March 30th Birthdays

Today March 26, very cold in Buffalo, low 30's and tonight into the teens. Thought we were having an early spring. Guess Not! No snow though! That's a good thing
I have been working on Bridal and various invitations and never have gotten to Easter Cards. MY my, where do the days go. Faster than I need them to.
Tonight is my son-in-law's 50th birthday party. His birthday and my son and another family member's birthdays are March 30th.
Hopefully since I missed Easter cardmaking, I can now try for Mother's Day. Hopefully I will succeed.
The card above was fun, and easy. I die cut the white part with tea cups and You're Invited.
The cups are stamped, and I used a pink glitter pen to outline the black on the stack of cups.
This is a busy time for Bridal Showers and parties, from now til September.

I love Etsy.com, and if you are creative, you should check it out to buy or sell your beautiful creations.
I will post some of your creations, if you send them.
Happy Spring and hopefully you are warmer than being in Buffalo, New York
Patricia

alice in wonderland coloring pages - Google Search

alice in wonderland coloring pages - Google Search

Today Sunday march 21st, I would like to offer a $10.00 Gift Certificate to the best Alice In Wonderland, creative picture. Click on above link to printable pictures of Alice In Wonderland. Either watercolor, acrylic paints or beads, anything artful and unique. Foreward me the pictures on blog by March 30th deadline. The Best 25 Pictures will be posted for reviews of the best original colored picture. Use whatever Alice In wonderland picture/character you wish.
On April 5th, I will let you know the best, chosen best by those who responded. If that does not happen, I will get a vote from a panel of professional artisians and crafts people for their vote.
Any questions, please leave comment and I will respond.
thanks and happy creating!

"Oh wait! Don't go! Please!"

"Oh wait! Don't go! Please!"

Calla Lily and Weddings

Today, catching up or trying to at least on art projects in the working.

Ideas for the next couple of weeks:

An Alice In Wonderland Collage

Spring Flowers Watercolor--which hopefully are on the near horizon.

An eccentric colorful collage on large canvas.

Calla Lily seems to be the buzz for weddings this year. It is a classy and beautiful flower and if I had a wedding to do over, definitely would be my first choice.

They seem like serene bells, perfect for a wedding.

It is hard to find a stamp, but did eventually find one.

In the card shown I used a few tiny polymer clay like flowers found in the artificial flower department, things for weddings area.

Anyone done a oil or watercolor painting of calla lillies?

Pleasant sunny and clear day in Buffalo. Yes!

Take care and please share your work and ideas.

patricia

Condensed Milk Cardmaking Technique

This is a fun and easy technique and I am sure the results are endless. This technique uses canned condensed milk (not evaporated). The thick gooey kind.
Use a brayer and like you would in applying ink, apply room temperature condensed milk to whatever rubber stamp you think will get the results you want. I haven't tried it on anything
smaller.

Stamp image on paper cardstock. Sprinkle embossing powder over the stamped wet condensed milk image. I used a clear embossing powder. Then use the heat gun and dry the wet condensed milk image. Now as it dries and more heat, be careful not to burn the paper, the image becomes browner and browner around the edges, almost giving it an antique look.

I chose after the light browning on the edges and dry, it give a light watercolor wash over the image here and there to give a little color.

Play with this technique and find your own special effects, I am sure you can achieve.

Enjoy