Loreley for AWNB

Wow!  This image is beautiful - it's by Chris at CS Designs.  I decided to design this card as if Loreley is looking into an aquarium. 

The glass affect was created with diamond glaze.  I brushed a couple of layers only on the face portion.  It's a little hard to see in the photos, but I think you can get the idea of what it looks like.  It's quite amazing that it looks so much as if she's looking through glass.  The rest of the image is cut out and then added back to the image.

The card turned out fairly simple, but I don't think she needs much.  She's striking all on her own.  It's time for a new challenge at Art With No Boundaries.  Be sure to check the blog for the wonderful creations and all the details on the new challenge, the rhythm of the sea.  Thanks for stopping by and  I hope to see you there!

Frame It at Recycle, RePurpose & ReInvent

Time for a new challenge at Recycle, RePurpose & Reinvent:  Frame It!  Of course, that's the bonus round, as always Anything Goes!  Meet Charisma:

I created a little journal with this wonderful image by Chris at CS Designs.   What is recycled you might ask?

All the pages (I also used one on the cover) are from one of my daughter's diaries from when she was four.  She drew pictures and wrote and dictated whole stories for Mommy to write.  I had actually forgotten about the diaries and it was like discovering hidden treasure!  There was quite a bit of paper left in this one, so everytime I open my little journal that paper reminds me of Lauren's sweet stories.

I bound the pages with purple twine and simply tied it in the the center.  At the end of my little  journal, I created a pocket.

I added a tag with a pretty flower that copies the colors in Charisma.

Come join us at Recycle, RePurpose and ReInvent.  The design team all chose different images to showcase.  Thanks for stopping by!

Anna May Wong

Do you know Anna May Wong?  I have to confess that I didn't - but I do now!  What a fascinating person:  she was the first Chinese-American movie actress.  Chris, of CS Designs, has designed a gorgeous image of Anna May, which is perfect for the new theme at Art With No Boundaries:  Performing Arts.

She was born in 1905 in Los Angeles.  She would skip school to watch photo shoots in her  neighborhood.  You can read all about her here.   My project was influenced by this 1932 magazine cover:

Take note of the faint sunburst pattern in the background.  You'll see that repeated in my project.

Anna May was quite exotic and you should google her to see all the wonderful photographs of her.  I used grays and pinks and added some dark gray stripes just for fun.  I think with the nose shaded wide she looks a bit tigerish.  This card is a Z fold with the middle section showing the drama queen sentiment and film strip also from CS Designs.  I printed the Anna May Wong image tiny enough to add to the strip.

The last page includes the "Cinema" sentiment and has space for me to write a sweet note to my friend, who will love this!  (She's quite the self-admitted drama queen herself.) 

Come join us at Art With No Boundaries for our Performing Arts challenge.  We'd love to see your creations!

Art With No Boundaries New Challenge

It's time for a new challenge at Art With No Boundaries.  Anything Goes/Heavy Metal Challenge runs from June 4th through June 18th.  You may recognize this image by CS Designs from my post for  Recycle, Re-Purpose & Re-Invent.  It was great fun to make her look totally different! 

This is a cool three layer card.  The first layer is a frame to showcase Metal and Screws pretty face. 

When the frame is lifted, she is revealed completely.

The last layer includes a sentiment from CS Designs and space to write a note to the recipient.

Hope you'll join us for the Anything Goes/Heavy Metal challenge.  You can see the other DTs wonderful creations at the Art With No Boundaries blog.  I can't wait to see them!

My Time Made Easy: Happy Camper

I'm a happy camper!  I've been busily creating and enjoying every minute.  Welcome to the third day of fun creations showcasing the June release at My Time Made Easy.  I think the saying "Happy Camper" is wonderfully adaptable to a set of thank you cards.  I had in mind some sweet little cards that would be ideal for kids to give.

I used the new stamp set Let's Go Camping for the sentiment and Wonderful Woodland Creatures, an older stamp set for the sweet racoon and deer.  That darling card shape is really easy to do when you use Creative Card/Envelope 1.  Here's the envelope:

 I used the Let's Go Camping stamp set to create the sentiment for the inside (just put "I'm a" in front): 

Of course, the thank yous and envelopes need a cute place to live until they're sent out.  The new Paper Bag cut file took care of that.  I made it just a teeny bit bigger to fit the envelopes and 4 sets of thank yous fit perfectly inside.

The June release is available in the new section -  wonderful templates, papers, stamps, and cut files!  Be sure to check out the other DTs creations.  I can't wait to see them!

Lauren Meader
Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Linda Hammerton

Lori Kalus
Mara Campbell

 

Dare to be Different

How is your week going?  I should be cleaning up, but it's just so easy to find something way more interesting to do.  Speaking of interesting, and unique, and cool, have you visited CS Designs?  Wow, LOVE the images! 

This one is called Pirouette and isn't she darling?  I could see so many possibilities, I had a hard time deciding on her colors.  But, I think she's happy with how it turned out.  Hopefully, she's like me and really loves these colors!

Pirouette is going to be linked up for the Anything Goes challenge at Art With No Bounderies.  Are you cleaning up or did you also find something more interesting to do?