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Another swap, another attempt at mixed media. This time the theme on the Art For The Creative Mind group is Recycle & Reuse. I had an old sketchbook - unused - which I thought would look nice with an updated cover.


I crackled the basecoat, added some paper accessories from my scrapbooking stash...and I added the vines and leaves using Ceramcoat acrylics. I am very happy with the way this turned out - and hopefully my swap partner will enjoy it as well.

For The Birds

Collages I see in the mags and on the blogs look so beautiful...so well thought out and put together....until I try and do some. The Art For The Creative Mind group just completed For the Birds ATC swap. My poor partner ...

The Angel Policy - Rubber Stamps and Selling Your Creations

Hello Everyone,

I have been doing research for a friend of mine that wants to sell her stamps online, and I came across lots of information regarding the usage of rubber stamps and selling your creations.

Angel Companies are companies that will allow you to use their images to be used for handmade art, cards, etc in local resale venues such as art and craft shows, etc. However no mechanical reproductions are allowed.

PLEASE do your research in regards to the stamps you are using, before selling your wares - I would hate for the everyday Craft Momma to get sued. Here are some articles with lists of the companies that are affected:

Rubber Stamp Angel Company Lists A thru I
Rubber Stamp Angel Companies H thru Q
Rubber Stamp Company Listing R - S
Rubber Stamp Angel Companies List T - Z

Is Bottle Cap Art Altered or Recycled?

I don't know what bottle cap art falls under - Altered? Trash to Treasure? But whatever category it falls under, I had a lot of fun creating this bracelet for a swap on the Art For The Creative Mind yahoo group.

Some of the ladies on there really have done some beautiful things, using jewelry pieces, chains...lots of bling. Problem is - I'm not a BLING type of gal, so it was hard for me to envision what I wanted to make.

I had all my supplies, most from Maya Road - so I knew that whatever I was going to make would be using those things that I already had. I hope my partner likes this - I had a lot of fun making it.

A Rose Is A Rose

These ATCs are for a swap on the Brush Bunch list. I used Twinkling H20 paint pots to add color. I left them plain, since this is a paint list and did not add any of the normal paper craft embellishment...but I can easily see these used as centers for cards, so I will be using these stamps again. The sayings are stamps I bought from House Mouse many moons ago.

Grin and Bear It

On the Aussie Toler list, the theme is BEARS!!!....so once again I dug through my patterns, deciding to do more of Deb's bears. These bears designs are both from pattern 703.

Christmas In July

I love Christmas, and would paint Christmas items all year round if I could. On the Art For The Creative Mind group, one of the swaps are for Christmas Tags. I decided to paint Deb Malewski bears (pattern #196)on the 4 office supply tags.

Having recently discovered the joys of paper crafting, I forget how much enjoyment I take in painting. I especially love when I can combine decorative painting with paper crafting - the best of both worlds.

Brown Sugar Baby Brushes

I added another blog!!..who would have thought I would have 2!!!...I was stressing about keeping this one up!!LOL If you have a chance, peek in Brown Sugar Baby Brushes once in a while, to see what is on my paint table!

Maya Road Surprise In July

WOW!!!!...what a way to kick off the first day in July, but to receive a nice surprise from Maya Road!! While perusing blogs one morning, someone posted about a grab bag deal that Maya Road had - you pay around 40-50 bucks and get a box of things that they have on clearance. They pack the box for you...you don't know what is coming. I am sorry to say I really forgot what blogger posted their goodies...but I have to say THANK YOU!!!!...cause I took the plunge too..and look what I got!!!

And MORE!!


I took pics of the back, so you can see the names of all this stuff. I'm still pretty new to paper crafts, so I can only describe this as JACKPOT!!!LOL

Much love and a lot of thanks to my fellow blogger - so sorry I can't remember your name!!! - who gave the heads up about this awesome sale at Maya Road.