The Journey Begins.....

Whoooowhooooo....on a roll here!!!.....Since having to take a few days off from my regular job due to a stress fracture in my right foot...I have been able to let my creative juices flow in my BeeHive studio!!...(with my foot wrapped & elevated..of course!)

This is an 8x10 mixed media canvas I created from "leftovers"(I rarely throw anything away) from my ScarletLime http://www.scarletlime.com/papercrafting.html mixed media kit club....plus one of my latest alterd art books ( yes..I know I should be inserting said book title here..but, alas cannot find it in my studio right now...argh!)....ANYHOO.....She is  a bookpaper-doll....kinda out of proportion...but, my first of hopefully many more to come!...I am having a BLAST!!!
I suppose I should show the first ScarletLime canvas here:

....it is from Christy's ScarletLime December mixed media kit....however I created it on a 12x12 canvas in my stash....and then...sticking to my "Queen of Little" title given me years ago whilest on the craftshow circuit...I created this ATC size and framed it in sweet ugly green:

Did I say how much FUNFUNFUN I am having????.....Well...I am back to work tomorrow....so I am heading back to the studio to "play" some more before the party is over.
Perhaps I will work a little on BEEEEEEEatrice for my submission to the AllThings Altered Blog Hop coming up the end of March....still working on her undergarments...layerlayerlayer....ModPodge.....(this linky-do is for a wonderful, fun blog read by Amy Anderson)......and one side notey here........If you are a crafter who loves using ModPodge......PLEASEPLEASE call it by it's correct name.....it is NOT MODGEPODGE......read the label, please....ok...done with that little side rant......

Have a creatively, WONDERFUL blessed day!!!

Valentine's Day 2012..Mixed Media Loveeeeeee

Well......here is a mixed media creation I made for my sweet hubby this past Valentine's Day.....A picture from the past ( our 10th year Anniversary)..that I pulled out of the archives.

With my effort lately being to try to get myself BACK into the blogging mode...posting of pics of my latest passion...MIXED MEDIA ARTS.....I have to remember to take pics "along the way" as I am creating...so I can post the process.....But, for now...I will just have to show the end result and list some of my stash that I used.....

The actual "frame" is a vintage cupboard door that I salvaged from when we used to do our trade shows....I HAD TO HAVE it..for me!.....Painted...painted....oh, and then painted again...sanded....painted....you get the process....ModPodged left over papers from my mixed media kit from Scarletlime....(.loveeeee Christy Tomlinson).....and inks & sprays ( yeah...I REALLY need to be more exact with my descriptions!)....Fabric heart was handcut from some scrap fabric ( I cannot seem to throw anything out!)....

Anyhoo...my hubby loved his gift....a sweet reminder of us in those younger years ( wow...this was taken almost 22 years ago!).

Sooooo...come back & visit...I have soooo many ideas swimming & spinning in my head....BEEEEEatrice got a fresh coat of MY FUN FAVORITE TURQUOISE color...and I have started adding some tissue paper to her bodice.....ooooooh gonna be so yummy!

Have a creatively blessed day!

Meet BEEEEEEEEEatrice!!!!

She's been with me now for several years....purchased her while we were on the creative show circuit ( more like a circus!)...from an antiques dealer....Isn't she just wonderful???

Since moving to South Carolina to be closer to our grandguys, she has now become part of my studio...and my on-going Mixed Media Art project. I will show bits and pieces for the next few weeks...but she will make her DEBUT ...fully dressed and altered on my post for the
ALL THINGS ALTERED blog hop I am participating in this March...I will keep you posted!

In the meantime...I am having a blast in my new studio here in SC....still working full-time at Lowes...and creating any chance I can on my days off.....oooooooooooooh...TODAY is one of those days.....so TTFN...the creative juices are flowing!!