Tis the season!

Since it's getting so close to Christmas I thought it only appropriate to make some Christmas inspired ATC's!  I made a trio of them, as I'm known to do, and they each make me smile.  Here is the first one using three different VLVS stamps!  I used the Cowgirl with tray, the Arched window and the Set of three ornaments to make this ATC

and here is a close up to show the red embossing I used for the ornaments

For the next ATC I used the Lady with wine stamp

 

and here is a close up

and last but not least this little gem using the fabulous Angry lady stamp

I hope you enjoyed these ATC's and I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with family and friends!

 

I can be a hermit....

Seriously, I am the kind of person who can entertain herself for hours and doesn't mind being alone! haha I did an art journal page paying homage to my "hermitism" and the neat thing about this page is that alot of the paint was leftover paint from cleaning my Gelli plate, and I love how the leftover paint created this background for this project.

 Here is the page with alot of left over paint from some other projects and then I stamped the grunge numbers onto the page

 and then I added the gorgeous lady swimsuit back (isn't she gorgeous???)

and here are a few more close ups

I also used the line of chevrons, star pin, set of wings, chevrons and the not all who wander are lost .

I hope you enjoyed my journal page and until next time,

Glenda

Under the sea with Viva Las VegaStamps!

I had alot of fun making this trio of ATC's using an "under the sea" theme.  Anyone who knows me knows my love of mermaids so of course I had to make a couple using my favorite sea creature, the gorgeous mermaid! Here is the first ATC using the fabulous mermaid stamp as well as the waybill invoice, the jagged chain link fence and row of stars.

 If you look closely you will see that I used black embossing powder for the jagged chain link fence and gold embossing powder for the row of stars.  I also glued some brightly colored beads onto the card as well.

Here is my next ATC and this was my first time using the fun scuba lady

 and if you look closely here you can see that I also used the elegant flower stamp along with some red and green embossing powder.  I wanted to make it look like there were ocean plants so this stamp was perfect for that! I also used some clear acrylic buttons to look like oxygen bubbles.

Here is my last ATC using the mermaid lying down

I hope you enjoyed the journey to the bottom of the sea and until next time,

Glenda

VLVS November Inspiration!!

Hi there Glenda here,  and it's my turn to show my take on the Viva Las VegaStamps! inspiration piece and here is the inspiration

and here is my take on this piece

I can't tell you how much fun I had making this!!! I started off with blank pages that I painted green, sprayed orange mist at the top and let it drip down and then glued on some scraps of paper.

Then I used my Gelli plate, white paint and some stencils as well as stamped the numbers in black ink onto the pages.

Next I used a fabulous stencil I have from a book called "Stencil 101" along with a can of black spray paint.

and here are some close up pics of the project

and here are the fabulous Viva Las VegaStamps! I used: the coffee ring stain, the writing arrow, the censored, the one way, the stars, the adventure awaits, the insert your life story here, the french writing background, the arrow, the spotty background, the row of stars and last but not least the grunge numbers from Plate 1444.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I was inspired by the November inspiration piece and would love to see your take on it!!

Fun with my new Gelli plate

I finally got myself a Gelli plate and had some fun with it!  I'm still a total novice when it comes to using the Gelli plate as this is my first project but I had fun and got messy none the less!  I started off by squirting 3 different colors of bright paint onto my Gelli plate and using my brayer to put the colors all over the plate

Then I laid the Gelli plate down onto my clean page and with my hand smoothed it down to get the paint to transfer.  As you can see by the circles I also used some stencils with black paint.

 

I also used more stencils with different colors of paint directly onto my Gelli plate and then transferred the plate onto the page again.  At one point I put white paint onto my Gelli plate and then lightly drew some squiggles and then transferred it onto the page, I thought that was kind of neat!

Here is my finished journal page:

 I love the bright fun colors and loved playing with the Gelli plate! Here are some close ups

The stamps I used for this project were the hitchhiker stamp, the row of stars, the star pin, the not all who wander are lost, on the flip side and the chevrons.

I hope you enjoyed my journal page and until next time,

Glenda

Mixed Media ATC's

Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed. 

One thing I love about making ATC's is that you can use alot of the supplies that you already use if you scrapbook, art journal, do canvases, project life, etc...  I also find it's a great way to use up all the little paper scraps we seem to accumulate (I get a ton!!).

To make this first ATC I gathered up some odds and ends that I had lying around

as well as the treasured Line of Chevrons stamp and the Showgirl with baton stamp and made this ATC

 I also found another overlay as well as some pom poms and miscellaneous items and added them as well, but that's what makes the ATC have more depth and interest.  Don't be afraid to layer on the items!

I also made this ATC

using the Lady tilting head stamp as well as a chipboard piece, rub ons, some pattered paper and a rhinestone.

And last but not least this fun ATC using the Lady dress flying up stamp

 using a project life card glued onto cardstock, some rub ons, a transparency, rhinestones and pattered paper.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my ATC's and that it has inspired you to dig into your stash and layer on the supplies! 

 

It's all about me

Hi everyone, Glenda here with a pocket page layout all about me.  I thought it would be fun to do a layout on myself and I had alot of fun using 4 different VLVS stamps to make this page.  Forgive the glare on some of the pockets as it's a bugger trying to photograph these things!!! *(#&)$#&

Alot of the stamps are just the right size for either ATC's or for the pocket cards. 

 I love this Lady hair blowing stamp so I stamped her onto white cardstock and then cut her out

and I used black marker to make her darker as well as Sakura Gelly rolls to color in the little hearts on the camera.  Here are few more close ups

and here are the fabulous stamps I used:

The Lady hair blowing

the Distraught lady

 

the Lady in costume 

 

and last but not least the Line of chevrons 

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I used these stamps and until next time!

 

 

Banksy love

I just love the Banksy stamps and decided to make a trio of ATC's using some of them.  Here is the first card

and I used the following stamps:

the Banksy spray can cop

the Line of chevrons

and the Brick background,

along with a rub on and lots of yummy mists dripping down.

The next card is a little cheeky but when I look at this Banksy cop giving the finger this is what comes to mind:

and for this card I used the Banksy cop giving finger stamp, a stencil, letter stickers, inks and a piece of Hambly transparency.

Here is my last card:

and for this one I used the Banksy sweeping under lady along with the Marrakech stencil from StencilGirl, inks, glitter, clear patterned tape, a piece of Hambly transparency and an acrylic sticker.

I hope you all enjoyed my trio of Banksy ATC's and have a great day!