Showing posts with label Retro Art Cafe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retro Art Cafe. Show all posts

Friday, September 28, 2012

Challenge #10 at THE GAME...Four Squares-newly edited

Hello everyone, I am a day late posting my own post...I posted on THE GAME from my Mom's house after emailing her all our pics. LOL

Anyway...


FOUR SQUARES:

Create a 4 X 4 or other square size art with 4 squares on it, featuring at least 3 images. The fourth square can be another image or a quote something like that.  PLEASE go join us!
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I made (making---as it is a WIP, almost done though)
a 12 x 12 Scrapbook page with 4 squares on it! 
The paper is "kraft resist" from Tim Holtz for RANGER. I used a handful of the TH Distress inks (I finally have them ALL, but not the re-inkers, yet) by RANGER to color the paper. I also used them on the card stock squares. Card stock is STAMPIN' UP.
The square with my kids on it, and the square with the moon and the witch hat, are both pockets, raised on foam tape. This is where I will put the journaling. The Moon Images are from RETRO CAFE ART GALLERY. the ribbon is from my stash, which was part of a de-stash purchase from someone else LOL.
I used a fine point sharpie to write.
"1999;  They are a long way from Goodnight Moon."
meaning my kids are growing up quick, LOL.

In this picture; April is 17, Tom is 13.5, and Amanda is 12.  Forgot to say...Tom is a Punk Rocker (dog collar and matching belt, are the real McCoy bought for him by me in Philly---I was still living on campus-he is also wearing mascara and black nail polish and lipstick...I think lipstick), Amanda is a hippie (I got that dress in a thrift store...hippie dress in beige with brown trim, I used one of my cool fabric paint dying techniques with blues and purples. She is wearing 2 different shell necklaces, a wire twisty choker, and has a painted peace sign on her cheek) April is a Cat...with a way skimpy mail ordered costume (she was living with her dad that year...I wouldn't have allowed this)

I do not plan on embellishing this page too much, as I like the words on the page, and I already covered up so many, I really hate the idea of covering more.

Thanks so much for visiting!

PLEASE join us at 
this challenge:
Four Squares

Sunday, May 13, 2012

another page to my mini dark journal

I haven't worked on this in ages...I had started the bkgd. and knew what I wanted to do with it, but hadn't acted on it. Today I finally did.  Those of you who have been around a while might remember I am doing 2 of these in this size, one to reflect me in my dark times and one for my happy times.
The pages are all 4 x 6, and most have something that hangs over the edge(side edge)  not all pages but most.

 2 views...
paper by MY MINDS EYE, Poe Collage image from RETRO ART CAFE, German scrap by COLLAGE STUFF, Tombstone stamp by STAMPFRANCISCO, Poe quote (Premature burial) from a google search.
There is a paper pebble over the skull on the Tombstone, and Crackle effects by RANGER on the Poe image.


entered in:
Smudgy Antics ...anything goes
Forever Night ...anything goes (dark)

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Kitty Christmas

I had fun with this image:)


It is called Peppermint Cats by MFT stamps

I hope you Like how I blinged it up!

 Card stock- STAMPIN' UP, Yellow square Holographic Punchinella by SKYBLUEPINK, Flowers by PRIMA MARKETING, Gold Ball Pins from RETRO ART CAFE, Gold stickles(stars & flower centers) and Picket Fence Distress stickles(hat) by RANGER.
 Kitty image by MFT STAMPS colored with BIC Mark Its!, digi sentiment a freebie from DESERT DIVA (Hannelie from the IDIC DT), which is on Foam tape

Entered in:

Paper Creations Ink ...bling it up
One Stitch at a time ...use a digi
PaperSundaes Challenges ...anything Christmas
StamptacularSunday Challenge ...Christmas Glitz
Victorine Originals ...Christmas
LollyPop Crafts ...happy holidays
Dream Valley Challenges ...Christmas
Pile it on ...bling it up
Sparkles Forum challenges ...the one you love at Christmas
Kaboodle Doodle challenges ...let's get together for the holidays
Tuesday throwdown ...for someone special
Crafty Boots challenge ...Christmas/Winter
The Stamping Boutique ...Christmas/Winter