Altered Canvas

It's the new rage - everyone's doing it...

It's a shame, because these are so much brighter in person.

Esti's Picasso

Click on this link:

http://www.mrpicassohead.com/canvas.html?id=00abbc3&skin=original

More Textured Puzzles

So i have this really cool stuff called 3D molding paste. And for the first time - I put that baby to use! I have a great brass cherry tree stencil and smeared the stuff all over it. Then I just painted colors on top to whatever the person wanted. I like the one puzzle standing alone the best.

Worn and Hopeless Jeans Swap

I joined another swap (surprised?) where i take a piece of demin, and alter it to fit a person's theme.

This month is was birds. Not exactly my forte - but alas, I have done it.
Once again I achieved perfection.

:O) Just playin!! :O)

I'm so not a bird person, so I really winged it on this one. LOL, didn't mean for the pun! "I'll fly away" was a song I heard by Alison Crouss the whole time I was paintin my birdies, so I felt it right to include those words. So here it, enjoy!

Altered Shirts

I've, done it - I've altered my clothes. Have I lost my mind?? Last month I had some friends over for some fun times. I have really wanted to start painting on clothes, and this was my first attempt. I had so much fun. More time went into planning then anything. I had the darnest time trying to do a straight square shape with the tape, so I went for a trapazoid and then a stain glass effect. I think it turned out great - remember, this was just my first attempt - they always get better!!

This is me in my shirt. I can't believe i posted a pic of me. Okay now, stop laughing and just look at the shirt.

This is one of my good stamping friends and the great sweater she did. Isn't she and her shirt just gorgeous?!?

More to come in time...
...nothing is safe from my hands and paint!

Watercolored Spring Spreads

Okay, so it's almost summer now, but I got these great zia stamps, and I HAD to use them!! I love her stamps, and her color wash jewels - that's all I used (okay, and a little bleach!) to do these spreads.

First is the sign in. It's the size of an ATC. You've got the front, and the back.

Next, the first spring spread. Light colors, spring flowers and spring chinese symbols. I really like the fluidity of watercolors, and felt that it was perfect for a spring spread.

I really like her cherry trees branch, it works with so many things.
Of course, in person, these spreads really pop! There is a lot of intensity with these watercolors that you just can't scan in. Words are all handwritten for the effect of fluidity - that's a fun word, i wonder how many more times i can use it....

Okay, these filled with more symbology for spring. We've got the zodiac signs, some water and air symbols and more watercolors and flowers. Aren't those water lillies gorgeous?

I had a bit of trouble with the dragonflies, they turn out quite the way I would have liked, but they are still lots of fun and very colorful! I got to intense with the wrong colors, so I used some bleach and backed out those colors.

These were a lot of fun to do, even though my heat gun died on me!! Hope Kevin likes them!!