Paper Flower Pins

I saw this tutorial somewhere (that's what I get for surfing!) and thought I'd give it a try with a discarded newspaper. After all, not much GOOD news to report in them right now anyways. And politics, do NOT get me started!! I'd rather make flowers out of the news! I'll be trying this technique from an old dictionary I got from my father in law to see if the paper feels & acts any different than the newspaper I used.

I cut out 5 inch scalloped circles since I don't have a die cut.....imagine that! After watering down 4 colors of Adirondack inks, I then sprayed them using a mister. As an afterthought, I then spritzed with gingerbread glimmer mist. The centers are from discarded flowers that I took apart & have been using on all kinds of projects. The centers are discarded jewelry pieces that I felt looked wonderful for the bling aspect of the flowers. The paper flowers are then glued on a pin so it can be worn proudly. This was SO MUCH FUN to make! I can't wait to try more colors!

Enjoy!

Eclipse

One of a kind affordable jewelry is just an email away. Eclipse is a beautiful mix of black & silver combination that is as unique as you are. $40.00 A wonderful way to begin your Christmas season!

Stampers Day Out in Memphis, TN

After recovering from a respiratory infection that put me down for a full week, I was sooo happy to feel well enough to attend this event. Once a year the Rolling on the Rubber stamp club puts on a full day of creative play for artists. From 9 am to 5pm, we are kept creating, eating & shopping. How much better can a day get?

Michelle Wilkerson taught the first class of the day. She taught us the Zindorf technique. I've done lots of techniques but I must say this was a first! I selected palm trees for a tropical sunset scene. Turned out perfect! Way to go teach!

Cyndi Watkins took on the second class. She showed us how to use our alcohol inks to create wonderful backgrounds to showcase a stamped image. The technique was done on marbled tiles, heat set & then sprayed with a sealer to protect the artwork. Now all is needed is a felt/cork backing to protect furniture. I've done this technique before & this was a refresher! Nice teaching Cyndi!

During lunch I helped out RockCandy Studios handle the masses! I tell ya, it was like eating potato chips.....ya just can't eat just one. Well the same that goes with RockCandy, you can't just buy ONE item! I must say that Barbara Rankin took the prize for the one with the most RockCandy embellishments of the day! Way to go Barbara! • Artistic Outpost was there with the most wonderful rubber images! If you've not seen the Snowy Woods images, it's a MUST! I can't wait to ink my rubber & create wonderful pieces of art! • A table of the most beautiful jewelry covered the next table. The sparkle was intense! As a jewelry artist, I can appreciate the beautiful work. • Oxford Impression took the next table by storm. I bought several plates I'd been wanting for awhile. Can't wait to use the Bird images. Oh course, one plate wasn't enough! • Shelly Hickox had a table of art eye candy. I meant buy some test tubes but I missed out on those! Maybe next time?

Robyn Sharp taught the next class. A 6x6 canvas was the base as ordinary newspaper turned the canvas into a wonderful collage! In this collage, we were encouraged to sponge color & tear our newspaper into strips. We punched out about 50 small leaves. A strip of newspaper was torn out for the tree trunk. The little girl holding the kitty & the pumpkin is an image from Artistic Outpost. The black border along the bottom & the black bird is from RockCandy. A small yellow Swavorskian crystal was put on the little girl's hat. When I look at the canvas, I'm thinking of punching out more leaves & having them run off the canvas so it balances the bird's flight. Thanks for the class Robyn!

Inspired by Timmy baby (Tim Holtz), Shelly provided the parts for us all to create a Grunge Metal Necklace. The parts are all from Tim's Ideology line. Shelly showed us a wonderful sample for us to follow. As a bonus, Shelly taught us the Bandanna Technique. This was a first for me. How relaxing this was after everyone was through rubbing their color on! Thanks Shelly for a new technique to do!

My table mates were great! Georgia Moorehead, Corky Alford, Stephanie McMurry and Brenda Taylor & I had a terrific time & of course probably the most well-behaved of all tables! :-)

There are lots of perfect days but some are more perfect than others. Perfect, just perfect!

Thanks soooooo much Shelly for sharing this technique and to LadyCherie at http://ladycherie1.blogspot.com/ for coming up with it!

This morning in about 20 minutes time I created these vibrant mixes of color using Ranger's Color Washes & paper towels. These will be turned into wonderful future creations such as book covers, card/scrapbook pages, jewelry, etc. The possiblities are endless!! Look over the technique at LadyCherie's site & try it!!

Artistic Outpost BIG birthday BASH of Specials

It's OUR Birthday and YOU get the presents!We are so excited to be celebrating our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

It's truly overwhelming to think how fast this year has gone. Twelve months ago, we only had eight stamp collections and a big dream. Today, we have over 20 collections and we have made friends with so many wonderful people just like you who enjoy creating with our images. THANK YOU for a great first year! To celebrate we have many Anniversary Specials in our store, and also some Blog Candy to giveaway!Our Anniversary Specials:

You will find our original "8" collections are all on sale for a limited time for $9.99.

They include: Thai Buddha, Chinese Proverbs, Singing Cowboy, Distant Generations, Polaroid Cutie, Hair is Important, Christmas Stories, and Ave Maria.

We also have bundled together our last release Vintage Halloween and Route 66, for a limited time, you can get both plates together for $19.99.

New Release Specials:
We are also pleased to introduce two new stamp collections: Snowy Woods & BlueBird.
Snowy Woods is a larger collection of unmounted stamps measuring 8.5" x 11". This plate is full of vintage images of Santa and peaceful winter scenes. For a limited time, this plate is on sale for $19.99. Click here to see wonderful artwork using Snowy Woods images.

BlueBird is designed to reflect both winter and spring. We hope that it provides creative inspiration for you throughout the winter months. For a limited time, the Bluebird plate is on sale for $9.99. Click here to see wonderful artwork using BlueBird images.

As an added bonus, you can purchase both new plates for $28 in our Bundled Special. That's a $36 retail value!!!

Anniversary Blog Candy!!!!
Artistic Outpost is giving away one Vintage Halloween plate & a TJ CD to ONE lucky winner! (Already own Vintage Halloween - we'll let you select any plate of the same value in it's place.)
How do you enter to win? Simply leave a comment on their blog at http://artisticoutpost.blogspot.com/ telling us your favorite Artistic Outpost Plate by 11:59 CST on October 4th. When you leave your comment, be sure to put your NAME in the comment -- if you enter your comment as "Anonymous", we cannot give you the prize as Blogger does not record your email address for us. You'll need to check back to find out if you have won. We will have the random number generator pick one number from the comments to select the winner of the Vintage Halloween Plate and TJNL CD, and post the winner on October 5th. Please remember only 1 entry per person. Good Luck!