These are the two ATC images that should have posted in the previous entry. See? I haven't been idle. Just tardy, which is an embarrassment

One of the deadlines I missed was an ATC mingle. I have the artworkdone and ready to mail. It's going into the envelopes as soon as I finish this post.The theme was ATC's on the theme of "Africa". When I think of Africa I tend to think first of the wonderful and very different animals who inhabit that continent. Without the animals, the people wouldn't be who and what they are, the cultures would never have evolved as they did. The animals and their habitats underlie everything that is. Here are the two cards I created

I've gotten way behind in my committments due to circumstances beyond my control. But I am catching up. Whew!! It worries me when I mess up. I'm avoiding any new commitments until I get the ones I've already made caught up and mailed. I'm close.

Here is some of the artwork

These pages are for a book that will be done at the Artful Gathering of an online group of mixed media artists, An Affair With Art. The theme is Christmas in July. The people creating the pages were to use rich victorian colours and keep to a specific topic for each page. The topic for this page assigned to Claudia Holcombe is snow flakes and Silent Night. Claudia has had serious health issues, so I have been helping her with the page. This is the result of our collaboration.

Let us know how you like it.

I don't have artwork to share today, but will shortly. I'm participating in Tim Holtz's Creative Chemistry 1o1 class online. I am very familiar with Ranger products, Tim's lines in particular, but even so, I am learning a BUNCH from this class. If you have thought about it and passed it up, change your mind and go register. It's not too late. You have lifetime access to the videos and th e comment sections, although those can't be added to after 4/9. It's one of the best class investment's I have ever made.

Tim Holtz has a habit of presenting the most delightful technique samples on #8 shipping tags. I only rarely have the stuff to do one like his and generally try the technique in a different format.

Well, this time I was surprised to find that I had almost all the stuff and what I didn't have could be approximated fairly easily

The tag isn't Kraft Tag, but the back side of one of the scraps of a paper from his Kraft Resist pad. I cut the tag using Tim's Bigz die.

I didn't have and can't find the Antiquities Cement EP. I used Distress Powder Weathered Wood in its place and I think it came out well. The real fun was making the Butterfly Mosaic pieces. Who'd a thunk????

And I truly love that saying. It's one that I will use again and again.

I hope you like it and will try this yourself. It's really an easy tag and I love the techique. You can find the instructions at http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/03/12-tags-of-2012-march.html

The Second Saturday altered book group has been blessed with four new members between Feb and March!! Since some of you aren't experienced in this fascinating art, You might want to look at the tutorial I posted in 2010. Look in the left column and find
"Older posts". the tutorials will be there. It shows how to choose a book and how to prep it.
We are jooking forward to sharing our art with you!

Today I went to a friend's house and 'played' with my art. We belong to a local altered book club. In addition to the altered books, we do other projects. Currently we choose one member per month and make a 4x6 inch post card on a theme chosen by the recipient. This month the card goes to a member who chose to have the individual artists work on a theme of their own choice

I know that she loves dolls and paper dolls. But I learned that she also collects pictures of little girls and their dolls. There were a lot of images on the Internet, so I chose two for the basis of my design. The pictures I found are very Edwardian in character so I used that style for my design.

I really love how the dolls look so much like their little girl "Mommies

Here is the result. What do you think?