ARTastic May Design Team Page

Alas, all good things must come to an end.
May will be my last month as a Design Team Member with ARTastic.
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Mays Inspiration will come from the painting
Mother and Sarah Admiring the Baby - Mary Cassatt
(Below DT Project)

Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points try and
work the following into your layout.:
1. Single Photo of a mother, grandma, child etc....holding a baby = 1pt
2. Lace somewhere on the page = 2pts
3. Something orange = 3pts
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I dug deep and found these 2 pictures of Thomas (less than 6 months old) and his 'Aunt' Jenny. Jenny was being bad... as aunts tend to be *wink* and let Thomas play with an empty (ish) Coffee Cup. Like he EVER needed the extra caffeine!? lol

Paper and Lace are unknown
Inks and Markers are Stampin' Up!
'Biscuit' Journal Block was cut with a SLICE.
Stamps are Close to My Heart and Stampin' Up!
Coffee Cup and Doily are both Real.

I sliced a chunk out of a Coffee Cup and attached it (still curved) with a Glue Gun.
Hand cut the 'bite' out of the biscuit and added 'crumbs'.

Inspiration Avenue Weekly challenge - Royal and/or Wedding

Weekly challenge - Royal and/or Wedding

There's a big wedding happening in these parts later this week. It's the perfect excuse to get all regal, drag out the union jacks and put up some bunting.

Let's help our Kate & Wills celebrate their upcoming nuptials with some Royal Wedding-themed creations. (Though if you prefer, you could just use the themes 'royal' or 'wedding' on their own.

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Since we just got married in September I have a *few* Wedding supplies sitting around... just a few. ;O) Perfect chance to use some up that aren't 'quite right' for our Album. (ie. Not Celtic, Green or Blue)
Postcard Base, Inks and Markers are all Stampin' Up!
Pattern Paper is K&Company (wedding pad).
Stickers are DCWV.
This frackin' adorable digital stamp is a Freebie from:
http://sliekje.blogspot.com
I tried my best to match the hair color to the Betrothed Couple.
(see below)

April ARTastic Design Team Page:

Aprils Inspiration will come from the painting:
Autumn Wonder by Debbie Adam's

Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points try and
work the following into your layout.
1. Clouds = 1pts
2. Trees = 2 pts
3. Autumn colors (Browns, reds, oranges) = 3 pts

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I decided with such lovely Autumn Themed Inspiration I'd scrap a picture from one of our traditional yearly Apple Picking excursions!
Pattern Paper, Paper Strips, 'Are We There Yet?' Sticker and Cloud Journal Block are all from Cosmo Cricket's: Nutmeg kit.
$ store metal embellishment under the sticker.
Apples are made from a Krafting Kimmie Stamp.
Ink and Marker are Stampin' Up!
The plastic 'Apple Picking' Bag was made from a scrap of page packaging: I cut the corner off a package that had held 12X12 papers, inserted some of the stamped Apples under the top layer and then wrote on the 'Bag' with Sharpies (to help show the layers).
The apples not in the 'bag' are coated in 3D Crystal Lacquer to make 'em nice and Shiny!

Dive Demands:
Clouds: on Journal Block and along 'Car' Paper Strip.
Trees: Background Paper
Autumn Colors: Throughout.

Up close of the 'plastic bag' detail...

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Autumn Wonder by Debbie Adam's:

March ARTastic Design Team Page

March's inspiration will come from the painting
'The Circus Horse' by Marc Chagall
(Suggested by Deb)

Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points try and
work the following into your layout.
Added Bonus Points = 4 pts
Total points = 10pts

1. A Bright colorful layout = 1pt
2. An animal somewhere on your layout = 2pts
3. At least 3 circles = 3pts

For Added bonus bonus points. A horse on the page = 4pts

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I decided to start with this piece of DCWV 'Rockstar' Paper I've been *saving*...
the watercolor rainbow of colors is soooo close to the painting. Bringing in the colorful.
The animal/horse was easy thanks to the pictures!
Circles are a button, chipboard and paper 'center' and brads.

Journaling:
Pony Dr.
Bearbrook Farm'August 2009...
Beautiful day up at
the farm. The boyz
made a new 'friend'.
This horse kept following
us on his side of
the fence. Super
friendly fellow.

Journal/Title Blocks and the scalloped circle in the center are Fancy Pants.
Simple Life chipboard circle is Paper Crush.
Bling swirls are Prima (1 biggie sliced up over the page).
Resin Brads are Basic Grey.
Fleurs and Butterfly Button are a mix of stash finds.

February ARTastic Design Team Page: 'Venus at her Toilet' by Pieter Paul Rubens

February Inspiration will come from the painting

'Venus at her Toilet' by Pieter Paul Rubens
Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points try and
work the following into your layout.
1. Layout must be about YOU! = 1pt
2. Add wings somewhere on your layout = 2pts
3. Use a mirror image or use the same
picture of YOU multiple times = 3pts

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I used 3 copies of my Christmas 'Dickinson Style' Portrait...
2 in Sepia and the center one in Color.
Background paper is Graphic 45: Steampunk Debutante.
Most of the paper embellies are K&Company or freebie clip-art.
Clip-Art is sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists, as re the paper doily and the 7 Gypsy's tag used for the journaling.
Brass Bookmarks and Brass Butterfly were salvage rescues.
Lace is from my Auction Stash.
Mini-Keys are 7 Gypsys.
Cameo Sticker is Jolee's Boutique

Journaling:
Lace, Velvets, Silks,
Old Jewelry, Cameos and
Keys, Clockparts and
other Rusty Bits... these
all hold a fascination
for me... I guess...
I'm Just
Old Fashioned

ARTastic January Design Team Submission

January's inspiration will come from the painting 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' by Renoir

Luncheon of the Boating Party

by Renoir

(Suggested by Shelee and Peggy)

Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points try and

work the following into your layout.

1. Scrap a celebration = 1pt
2. 3 or more people in the layout = 2pts
3. Food somewhere on the layout = 3pts

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I'm sure most people would have a pic of a
celebration of some sort amongst their photos.

Please email your layouts compressed/resized for web viewing to shazzaalleyes@hotmail.com
Also, please add your blog address to your email so I can add it to the post, that way we can come and visit :)

Entries for 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' will close
Saturday 29th January at midnight.

Start off 2011 by joining us here at ARTastic,
we would love to see more of our 'Followers' join in.

Cant wait to see this months entries !!!

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mmmm... food! What a good topic. :O)
I decided to scrap the King of all Foodie-Celebrations: Thanksgiving.
We always have a veritable herd of family over, on top of the herd that already live under our roof. lol
Table laden down with a feast of:
ham, turkey, potatoes, turnip, carrots, olives,
apples, cranberry sauce, corn relish,
pineapples, salad and buns.
This is always my eldest son Arthur's favorite part:
The Food.
Though all da boyz kinda hang around, underfoot, as my Mom & I are getting the buffet meal laid out.

December ARTastic Design Team Submission: The Mystical Nativity

Decembers Inspiration will come from the Botticelli painting

The Mystical NativityDiva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points try and
work the following into your layout.

1. a stable = 1pt

2. angel/s = 2pts

3. Gold embossing (Somewhere
on the page)=3 pts

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I drew inspiration from the rich, royal colors in this painting...
I scraped some pictures from the Live Jousts we watch every year at the Osgood Medieval Festival.
This man, playing Sir Eric or Ireland that year, is one of our favorite Jousters. Canadian (yeah!!!!) and always a Fan Favorite because he is also a very talented speaker, able to engage the crowds and promote audience participation.
Paper is DCWV Happily Ever After; as are the Epoxy stickers (mini blue corner dragons, shield, purple Celtic dragon and Knight on horseback), Crown Ribbon and the Knight & Shining Armor Rub-on (enhanced with 2 teal crystals).
The Stable is a photo of a medieval stable (located in France) printed on photo paper and cut out. I rubbed some blue chalk behind the image to bring it out a bit.
Swirly stamps in burgundy are Fancy Pants.
Key and Key hole are 7 Gypsies.
The Gold embossed Wings (Wing It) and Angel (Renaissance Angels) are Stampin'Up!, colored with chalks and a wet pen.

November ARTastic Design Team Submission

Novembers Inspiration will come from the painting....
'The Beach' by Chris Wake
Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points try and
work the following into your layout.
Either a sandcastle, bucket and spade or beach towel =1 pt
A few Seagulls = 2pts
A family beach photo or similar = 3pts
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I'm sure everyone would have a beach photo to use this month :)
Please email your layouts compressed/resized for web viewing to shazzaalleyes@hotmail.com
ALso, please add your blog address to your email so I can add it to the post, that way we can come and visit :)
Entries for ' The Beach' will close
Sunday 28th November at midnight.
Cant wait to see this months entries !!!

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This month I used a picture of William (son #3) at the beach from last summer.
I started with Fancy Pants paper, then globbed blue paint on under the photo, bit of glimmer mist then topped with an overlay (also Fancy Pants).
The sand is real... sprinkled over 3D Crystal Lacquer. I made sure to overlap the stickers under the picture and down the side. All on top of the overlay.
I also ran a bunch of mini-brads down the side to accent the overlay design.
The square was a blank canvas sticker (Technique Tuesday) I misted then stamped with the image (my seagulls) and sentiment:
'The best things in life are not free, but priceless' (Stampin'Up!).
'beach day' title was glimmer misted and attached over more blue paint, square stickers, bling and more sand.

Summer 2009
Britannia Beach
Sun, Sand & Fun.
William's Favorite Place...

October ARTastic DT page

October's inspiration will come from the painting
'A Summer Morning' by Rupert Bunny
Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points try and
work the following into your layout.
Shades of pink= 1 pt
Pink Rose/s = 2pts
White bird/s = 3pts

It turned out to be a LOT harder to do than I thought... I don't think any tears hit the actual page luckily. I almost changed my mind a few times but the pictures were printed and I really did want to get *this* page done.
I decided the soft colors of the Artwork lent themselves well to the Memorial Page I've been trying to get done for our much loved bunny Cleo we lost last year. Lots of pinks in there: ribbon, letters, flowers, her favorite blanket and of course the Pink Roses. Birds are hard to see but they are around The Rainbow Bridge Poem. There is also a fair bit of lace across the top and touches of bling here & there.

The Angels called home too soon.

The Rainbow Bridge

There is a bridge connecting heaven and earth. It is called the rainbow bridge because of its many colors. Just this side of the rainbow bridge is a land of meadows, hills and valleys, all of it covered with lush green grass.

When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this lovely land. There is always food and water and warm spring weather. There, the old and frail animals are young again. Those who are maimed are made whole once more. They play all day with each other.

There is only one thing missing. They are not with the special person who loved them on earth. So each day they run and play until the day comes when one suddenly one stops playing and looks up! The eyes are staring! You have been seen, and that one suddenly runs from the group!

You take her or him into the eyes of your trusting pet.

Then, together, you cross the rainbow bridge, never again to be separated.
Author Unknown

Cleopatra ‘Cleo’

May 2008- February 12^th 2009

Our time with you was short, you were taken too soon.

Your passing left a bunny sized hole on our Family.

We will always have your tiny footprints across our hearts.

ARTastic DT Project for September

pssssttt...
If your a newbie to ARTastic let Shazza know I sent you!
Then let me know by leaving a comment below...
I'm going to put together a Goodie Bag and draw from the list of anyone who does this. So what's to lose? Give it a go!

Septembers inspiration will come from the painting......

Frida Kahlo - Self Portrait with Monkey

Diva demand for an extra 6 bonus points, give me ......
1. A photo of you or family member with your pet/pets = 1pt
2. Shades of brown and orange on your layout = 2pts
3. A single tropical flower or plant = 3pts

This is an 'easy peasy' challenge this month, so it would be great to see some of our new followers have a go :)

Cant wait to see this months entries !!!
Please email your layouts compressed/resized for web viewing to shazzaalleyes@hotmail.com

I HAD to scrap my Brandy Gurl... she is my Baby Dog. My Daemon, always following me around.
This picture was taken *the* Christmas Day that Greg proposed. There was sooo much excitement going on around me and she wanted to be close, so she jumped up on the back of the couch and wrapped herself OVER my shoulders, like a puppy-fur collar. She has some claws on her I can tell you, ow! and she's no lap-dog. (husky-chow chow-lab mix)
Please excuse the Bunny nibble out of the bottom left corner... I think Hope was jealous I didn't scrap her. *giggle*
Chatterbox Chipboard tile title & corner pieces, puppy print strips cut from PP, Rub-Ons from Fancy Pants, 7 Gypsies ATC cards (dogs & list) orange Glimmer Misted, Felt flower is a coaster with the princess button in the middle and the Seed Packet was printed of Clip-Art (I cut it big and folded all the edges back to make it look like a 'real' packet... then ripped the corner so it looked used).

DT pages for ARTastic Challenge Blog

Time for another AWESOME monthly challenge over at ARTastic Challenge Blog!!!

August's inspiration will come from the painting........
'Sunset'
by Claude Monet

Diva demand for an extra 6 bonus points, try and work the following into your layout, card or OTP project ......
1. Sun or sunset = 1pt
2. Shades of blue and green on your layout = 2pts
3. A cut out black silhouette image = 3pts
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These pictures were taken at the SteamPunk Science Fair recently put on by our Local SteamPunk group.
The beautiful doors of the old church, it was held in, were too much to resist while we were all dressed up!
I started with plain blue card stock, glimmer misted some of the TimHoltz Cogs&Gears Masks (hard to see but they're there, honest!) then a Stamped more cogs &gears on with the Gel-a-tins Shifting Gears set (one of my newest *toys*). I added the Verdigris Sun (clipart), a couple of keys (stickers) & the Gear Silhouettes (hand cut cardstock). The Soul Mates & Kindred Spirit are snip-outs from a Heartwarming Vintage Cuts sheet, Steampunk (clipart)and Green metal Family sign for the title.
So I have everything covered: Blue/Green, Cut-out Silhouettes and a Sun!
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Journaling:

SteamPunk Family
Excerpt from the Diary of Lady Dr. S.Elliott:
We are on a mission to find my ‘Husband’.
Though truthfully I am already a Widow…
He was attacked by a Vampyre and no body was even found.
We know he is still out there and until we truly kill him we will search through time, hunting the hunter.
Killing any other unholy demons we encounter in our Travels… May God Be with Us…
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Steampunk

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction, that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes fictional works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used — usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era Britain — but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, often featuring futuristic technology as the people of this historical period would have envisioned it to look like, i.e. based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art, etc. This technology may include fictional machines like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer, but occurring at an earlier date.
Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of "the path not taken" for such technology as dirigibles, analog computers, or digital mechanical computers (such as Charles Babbage's Analytical engine).
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Kindred Spirits
The ‘Vampyre Hunting’ Family
Greg... Man of Mystery
Lady Doctor Sarah
Thomas the Urchin
Soul Mates
Wild-West William
Robert the Intrepid Inventor
Aviator Arthur

My July Design Team Pages are up!

I can finally share my DT Pages for July...
I don't want to be a spoilsport posting pages before the Challenges are up.
Ruins the fun! :O)
This Month as well as my Regular DT sh-tuff at ARTastic
I'm also the Guest DT on From Screen 2 Scrap (FS2S).
My Bio is up.
Check it out!

For ARTastic Challenge Blog:

Julys inspiration will come from the painting....

'The Card Sharpes' by Carravaggio

Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points, try and work the following into your layout, card or OTP project.

Playing Card/s = 1pt
Shades of brown = 2pts
Feather/s = 3pts

This is my Design Team LO:
I snipped some feather from a Feather Duster to put behind the buttons.
Lots of staples to hold the scrunched up ribbon on... and some (painful!) Hemp hand-stitching.
Lots & lots of Brown Mulberry Paper and I 'made' the Joker Playing Cards.


For FS2S:

July's movie poster is 'Sherlock Holmes'

(MY CHOICE!!! )

Here is July's movie poster inspiration, please feel free
to interpret this poster in anyway you wish

Added criteria for an extra 6 bonus points
give me..........
1) Metal somewhere on your layout = 1pt
2) Use the color 'teal' or shades of green = 2pts
3) Title must be in a block or rectangle = 3pts **

** (like a printers block and similar to the title on the 'Sherlock Holmes' poster)

This is my Guest Design Team LO for FS2S:
I really tried to stick to the 'block-y/shelf' format on the poster. The backgrounds is 1 sheet then I cut strips from another pattern sheet (crackle finish design), stamped the strips with a script writing stamp (careful to keep it all going in the 1 direction). I used the strips to divide it into 'boxes' like the poster... stamped some bigger script writing over it all (again mimicking the poster) and added the metal Block Title (was a magnet the strip came off of) and added some metal Garden Charms.

Toot-Toot Part II...

I'm right:
Here
Whoo hooo!!!
I'm so excited...
*squeal*
Sarah

TOOT-TOOT!!!

Yup, that's right... my BIG June announcement:
I'm the newest Design Team Member over at ARTastic Challenge Blog.
I'm thrillllllled to be able to work with such a creative bunch of ladies and I look forward to the challenges ahead.
Pop on over and try the monthly "Art" based challenge...
There are always prizes to be had!!!

Junes inspiration will come from the painting

The Perfumed Garden by John Coburn

Perfumed Garden added criteria.....

Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points

1 x tree = 1pt
2 x different coloured birds = 2pts
3 x falling leaves = 3pts

This is my Page:

I really liked the divided but solid background so I emulated that on my page with ripped pattern paper strips.
Also kept to the Original Art color scheme... with the addition of green. :O)
The tree is hand-cut from patterned paper and the leaves are all punched from various patterned papers...
lol, yup, took some time to get those all attached.

ARTastic Challenge Blog & FS2S! for May.

For ARTastic Challenge Blog:
This months inspiration is 'The Kangaroo' by Garry Shead and DH Lawrence.
The requirements were:
An animal on the page for 2 points: Check!
IF it's an Australian Animal there's a bonus 1 point: Check!

lol... I think I met the extra Bonus quite well...
I was looking for ideas and I stumbled upon The Australian Animal Tarot Deck.
It's gorgeous! So I used 9 different Aussie Animals on my page. :O)
Wondering... if my future is in the cards???

The Main title is Gold Thickers and the rest is written in Sakura Glue Pen, then coated in fine Gold Glitter. Background paper from DCWV 'Once Upon a Time' set.


For From Screen 2 Scrap!:
The Inspiration poster was Fried Green Tomatoes.
The requirements were:
Green Title: Check!
Green & Red as 'featured' colors: Check!
A Tomato somewhere on the page: Check!

I went with a sewing theme... the 1st Tomato thing I thought of was the infamous Tomato Pincushion. I um... did wound one in the making of this page.
I sliced it in 1/2 then attached it to the page along with a thimble, part of a measuring tape, buttons, thread, needle and... of course, some pins! ;O)
The background is 'patched' together out of Photos and Paper. The Stitching between the patches is Liquid Applique I let dry over night then heated to make it 'puff'.
ALL the title is Hand-Stitched (Can you say "owww!!!") with Green Plastic Canvas Wool and Red Embroidery Floss. I ran some lighter Green Paint over the Title to give it a little more 'pop'.
A Family is Patchwork of Love!!!

Duo-Challenge...

Zipping away this morning before I have to pack up my supplies to get the house ready for Church tonight (we host our lil' Home Group on Wednesdays).
Today I did:
From Screen 2 Scrap! Challenge: Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine
Added criteria:
1) Must use yellow on the page, either the title, base cardstock or photo matt = 1 bonus point Check!
2) Must use as part of your title 'Little Miss'....... or 'Little Master'....... Example: Little Miss Happy. Little Master Grumpy or Little Miss Megan or Little Master Connor = 1 bonus point Check!
3) **Movie Diva Demand** for an extra 3 bonus points.... give me either a car, truck, train or van somewhere on the page
Total bonus points for the month = 5 bonus points Check!



ARTastic Challenge: St.Nicholas Circle

St Nicholas Circle criteria

Added criteria - Each item added to your page = 1 bonus point

1) Lamp Check!
2) Arrowed sign post Check!
3) Bridge Check!
4) Rotunda/Gazebo Check!
5) Green roofed house Check!
Total = 5 points

Ra Ra...

Woot!
Some more of my Art Work infecting the Blog-O-Sphere at:

ARTastic Challenge Blog

and

Darkness Inspiration

Thanks to both sites for taking an interest... I'm honored!