You have to Believe in Happiness

A series of 3 ATCs

The background as made by gluing layers of found text, and scraps of patterned papers together. There is probably about 10-15 layers here. After it dried I then scratched and tore pieces off so you could see all the layers.

Antique Linen, Vintage Photo and Weathered Wood Distress Stains were dabbed all over the tore bits. Water was misted to make the colors run even more.

Once dry a Webster's Pages Sticker was cut up to make my branches. The birds are from Prima.

The quote was printed out and aged with Distress Inks.

These were featured in the January issue of Scrapbook News and Review.

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auf dem Spielplatz

At a most fantastic playground in Krefeld, Germany.

The background paper was dry brushed with Gesso and then Golden fluid acrylic paint was dripped down.

The flowers were a Prima vine that I cut apart so I could spread the flowers out more.

The layout was featured in the January issue of Scrapbook News and Review.

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Cards with a French flair

2 cards created using the Kaisercraft Bonjour line. At first I wasn't sure of the soft colors but as I began to work more with them I have used up every bit of the paper that came in my Swirlydoos kit. I love it when that happens!

After all the papers were distressed the edges were inked with Prima Branch Bark ink. I used up my first ink pad so quickly I've had to order another one. The Branch Bark color is my new favorite brown.

Both cards were featured in the January issue of Scrapbook News and Review.

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Advice

Advice....we all get it. From our parents, from our friends and even from strangers. Some of it is good, some silly , and some just downright ridiculous. It is up to each of us to decide what we should, and should not listen to.

I did this page in an altered book to show advice. Each strip is a new piece of advice, either given to me or collected by asking my friends. I typed them all up and then cut them out to make her dress and arms. The background is acrylic paint put on with a credit card and then covered with my fingerprints. The head is a stamped image.

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Be inspired

every single day....

Art journal page that was gessoed first. The page was the misted with rubbing alcohol and then alcohol inks dripped all over.

Used a paint pen to add stars. Some Rub ons and Tape.

There was no immediate direction when I started this page and several times I just wanted to toss it, yet the more I woke the happier it made me.

Be inspired...

Me and You

Me and You. Oldest & youngest shadows.

Layout was done for Swirlydoos Round Robin relay.

Paper is from Websters & GCD. The flowers are Creative Imaginations chipboard covered with distress stains and then 2 colors of Lindy's Stamp Gang magical micas. Finally stamped with Prima stamp using Staz On.

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Smiling is Infectious

My middle one posing in the garden of one of Germany's many castles.

The background is a piece of Kaisercraft paper covered with Gesso. Using a large Donna Downey foam stamp and acrylic paint the flowers were stamped along the bottom.

A Pink Paislee stamp and Staz On ink create the frame. The flowers were a Prima necklace that I cut apart and clustered.

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