Mouse Card For July

Aren't they cute? Having a ball with eating the melted ice cream! The mice were colored with colored pencils and gamsol. Of course this is a color copy not the original. Thank goodness I only have to color one and then can copy the rest for the cards. Putting 95 cards together takes some time and if I had to color that many I think I would go blind!

"Off With their Heads!"

Here are photos from the Alice in Wonderland journal I just finished. I blew up two of the characters then paper pieced on top of them. Some of the layers are flat where others are foam mounted up. They pages turned out pretty good I think. I hope the owner of this book likes them. I have not gotten the next journal but should this weekend since we pass off again.

Cool Ribbon Banners

Check out these fun banners I made! A friend gave me these ribbons and I wish I could remember the company that makes them but they are so whimsical. I decided to use these fabric flowers and turn them into banners. The above one is on the door going into my studio.

Here is a close-up of a couple of the flowers.They have such wonderful sayings printed on them. Sometimes I wish I could run off and join the circus!! LOL

Solder House Class With Sally Jean Alexander

Sally Jean Alexander http://sallyjean.com/ came to town to teach last week. I took this wonderful house class with her on Friday. It was so much fun! It lights up with a balloon light. Very cool!

Here are some close-ups of what I added to the inside of my house.

Love this little guy!

Fun Hanging Mobile Class I Took

Really cool class I took at Stamp Asylum today. It was taught by Joni Russell from Artful Illusions. http://www.mrsolearysart.com/oleary.html It is made from these little wire hangers that look vintage but of course are reproductions. Cool never the less.This is a close-up of one of the tags. I covered the clock on the stamped image with a plastic watch face. I added loose watch parts inside it so they move around under the plastic.
The tags are all stamped then ribbons and collage fodder is added. Some is glued directly to the tag and others are popped up with pop dots.
Love the hands on this one holding one of the stamped images. Gotta have that stamp!

Metal rimmed tags are stamped and hang below the tags. Joni did other classes at the store this weekend too. Hopefully she can come back in October to teach again. Watch the Stamp Asylum blog for more details http://stampasylum.blogspot.com/

My May Classes at Stamp Asylum

This fun book is made with Graphic 45 beach theme papers. It's an easy one to complete. Once you learn the concept change up the theme and papers for a custom look for you. Class date is Saturday May 8th from 2 - 6 pm.

This is one of the six cards you will make in the Creative Twist on Cards class. You will learn techniques and come away with six finished cards. Class is Saturday May 22nd from 3 - 5:30 pm.

Call Stamp Asylum to sign up for either or both of these classes. Their phone number is

972 596-1224.

First Alice Journal

This is the first of the Alice journals I have received to work in. I painted this background using acrylics and a credit card. The border, Madhatter and the Rabbit are from a digital kit I bought online from Scrapbook Graphics http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com .

I sewed the mushroom using some brightly colored fabric I have and put batting behind it to make it more dimensional.

The flower spray is from Prima. I did add some stickles to some of the flowers.

This has been fun and I am waiting on the second journal. We swap again on the 15th.