Felicidades

ATC for a new Yahoo Group I joined up...Paper_Traders:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Paper_Traders/
It is for the April challenge: Winner takes all...

Felicidades is a Collage ATC. Happiness(translation) is what I felt as I was able to individually cut each petal from a recycled tissue paper that was used in packaging. This tissue paper is not as thick as the tissue paper we buy in the store to line our gift bags. It is very, very thin and is easily torn. The board under the collage is also recycled as is the curled tan colored print piece.

I truly enjoyed putting together this ATC with what I call Tissue paper painting. I use a small brush to apply my mixture of adhesive. Each petal is traced with a ball point pen and given hints of color....

Blue Jay in my Journal

I have a Blue Jay in my journal.  I sold my a pastel of one and have been missing him. This one will stay and not fly away from it's home. Although I may get a glimpse of  'Jay' from time to time, I needed to draw another coronal....

These beautiful feathered creatures are very mischievous. They get into trouble when they try to match wits with a squirrel. The squirrel gets back at them, stealing their eggs. So much noise coming from the trees up above when these battles erupt. 

Spring is in the air as these blue feathered beauties build up their nests. You can see them as they fly from limb to limb. As they think what else can they get into. What other foils of trouble await them or await the unwary...look around and watch their plight for they may be watching you...

Easter Eggs

ATC -  Egg Salad
Mixed Medium
Traded on FineArtsATC group

ATC -   Egg-Tastic
Fine point Sharpie Marker
'WAS' To be traded on FineArtsATC group

Decorating eggs on my table had been a very happy time for me as I reflect my youth. I no longer wish to dye eggs but love for them to pop up in my drawings!

Egg salad was traded while Egg-Tastic was available for the group members. I will remove this Zentangled Egg and do my first GIVE-AWAY to one special follower randomly by Thursday, March 28th at 9am . Winner will be notified and will need to email me their address for it to be sent to them.

All you have to do is to become one of my google followers and leave a comment on this posting. Good luck!

Everyone is after my 'Lucky Charms'...

ATC - Lucky Charms
Mixed Medium
to be traded on FineArtsATC on http://groups.yahoo.com

Oddly enough St. Patrick's Day is my spouse's birthday...he is not Irish! Aren't I a 'lucky' artist with a Leprechaun from Ecuador!?!

My favorite color is green...but the brighter the better!  Don't get me wrong...I adore ALL colors but I seem to be partial  to green and yellow for some reason. I do love the sun. It is bright, warm and inviting. And, I do love the grass and the leaves on trees! So, if you have not guessed it! I love Spring and Summer!

St. Patrick's Day starts the countdown for me towards warm weather. Come on Spring!

Here is an excellent Journal Prompt:  What is your Lucky Charm?

Happy Valentine's Day

Another year gone by. Bringing us to yet another Valentine's Day. All the commercialization has choked it with ideas of what to give your special someone.

Why not bring it close to home and make a special Valentine. Go on a scavenger hunt at home or the office looking for items, colors, anything you can add to your HOMEMADE valentine. Memories of being a child, creating that Valentine for Mom(or your crush) should bring a sweet warm and tender feeling travel through you.

Last Year 2012's Valentine to my youngest son was this Heart shaped card that is still hanging in this 15 yer old's room. He does not say much but he obviously liked the card enough to hang it up. Now...to top that one...I don't have much time today as he comes home early from school so I have to get moving!

Here is a Valentine for all of you out there from me...
♥♡♥♡♥♡

Have a wonderful one! Don't duck from the cupid's arrow!

ATC - Golden Heart

Golden Heart
Mixed Medium

Traded on Yahoo! group: FineArtsATC. This one is on it's way home to Australia....I enjoy taking whatever I use to protect my surface under the ATC I am working on and filling it with my excess paint, gel pens, markers, gesso etc... When it is almost completely filled, I add additional mediums to pull it together then use it as a background for my ATC's or postcards.

ATC - Seaburst

Seaburst has a watercolor pencil background with Gel Pen pointillism of multiple colors. The process was long and took me 2 sittings with countless hours(lost track of time). The white dots are acrylic paint. Created for trade on the FineArtsATC Yahoo! group.