My Maple Tree is Beautiful

Green

ATC

Today on Wednesday Stamper, it's all about Green. This atc is a single layer of white cardstock with a stamped geisha image, inked background, applied text, gold embossed edge, gold leaf pen edge and beeswax. The beeswax gave the colors a very rich and transparent look which doesn't photograph as well as I'd like. Thanks for looking!

Disintegration Update + Tea

My own personal Disintegration Project is coming into week 7 now. Last time I looked - this worldwide online collaboration was up to 80 participants - with new artists joining up every day. I give weekly updates on the progress of mine - but the main "unveiling" will be on May 1st. Click on the Disintegration tile in my side bar for the original post on Seth's blog - or click here for: "The Altered Page." He's an amazing artist and inspiration of global art collaboration. He has many other ongoing projects and his blog is continually being updated with the latest thing he's creating and is involved in.

It IS Tuesday, isn't it? Time for tea ......

I have this fabulous tea jar from China. You put your loose tea in the screened compartment here ....

Add hot water, screw on the lid and brew - either by shaking, or turning upside down .....

And enjoy! This tea is "Montana Gold" a red rooibus blended tea with oranges and cinnamon - yummmmm!

Stay warm today! Spring is on the calendar - so that must make it real - right!?!

Blogoversary Giveaway

Jean! You are the winner from last week's blogoversary giveaway. My oldest girl picked your name out of the hat. Thank you to everyone for your kind comments on my 1st blog post over at my "other" blog .... it's been a fun 1st week :)

A New Book and it's placekeeper

I made this bookmark using the kind of acetate transparency that you can write and stamp on without smearing. I stamped the kitties and then folded it in the middle .... it works great!

One of my current reads: The Secret Life of Bees

I want to read the book before seeing the movie .......

This challenge and many other fun and fabulous challenges can be found over at the Awfully Big Art Adventure. Thanks Linda and Rosie!

A Crow of Many Colors

colorful crow

(oil pastel on 4X6 canvas board)

This week's Theme Thursday Challenge is "Eggs, Nests or Birds."

Matilda after 10 days

Matilda Now

A little over a week ago I came up with my garden fairy Matilda. She's been dutifully watching over the primroses and hoping for crocuses and as you can see after about 10 days of 24/7 watching over things she's looking a little worse for the wear. I decided to rescue her from the flower bed and put her in my etsy shop to be adopted. As with anything in my etsy shop, I have secret wishes that no one wants them, so I can keep the "art babies" (but that's another story :)

Here's Betty. She's taking over Mathilda's flower watching duties.