GRID TAG

Here is my tag for Louise Granlund's Tag Tuesday challenge this week. I'm not too crazy about the monochromatic color scheme, but the black does break it up somewhat. My blogging expertise still leaves a lot to be desired. I am hoping to get some pointers from a friend in the near future!! And, I hope to participate in more of the fun challenges I have seen out here in blogland.

RAK

Here is an ATC/RAK I recently sent to a Canadian friend. The background was cut from an "Art to Borrow" sheet from an issue of Somerset Studio. All of the collage elements are from ARTchix Studio. There is an overabundance of ARTchix supplies in my studio. I could make an ATC a day for MANY days. Hmmmm . . . . sounds like a project. LOL Maybe one a week is a more realistic goal with my sporadic schedule.

Checkerboard Challenge

Helga Strauss from ARTchix Studio currently has a challenge on her blog "My Artistic Life" to make some art using a checkerboard. Here is my entry. I followed Louise's advice and scanned this piece; but for some reason I cannot get it to scan any larger than this. As I said when I started my blog, it is definitely a learning experience - maybe I will figure it out in the next week or two! Hop on over to Helga's blog to find out how to join in the fun.

Tag Tuesday

One of my favorite blogs is Kard Krazy. Louise hosts Tag Tuesday every week. Here is my entry using ONLY one word.

Sorry about the background - I will work on my photography for posting. Focal image is from Lost Coast Designs, the vine is from Hero Arts and the word is from Catslife Press.

Thanks, Louise. I love to make tags, too.

My first blog entry

My first blog entry! I decided to take the plunge and create a blog. I am definitely a novice and will have to learn as I go. There are so many creative souls out there with such interesting blogs! It will be quite an experience for me to figure it all out!

My love for the paper arts - rubber stamping, collage, altered books, ATC's - will be the general topic(s) to be shared here. Any constructive comments are welcome; I will need all the help I can get!