My Journey Into Art

hi!!!

Mary-Beth — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:49:14 +0000

it’s been a while since I’ve checked in, sorry bout that. Art has evaded me til recently and I’ll have to get busy uploading it for all to see.

One thing that really shook me was the amount of spam that was waiting for me hwne I logged on. I had over 300 pieces of spam and more than half of it wsn’t caught by my spam filter!! WTH! Have these people got nothing better todo than cause mischief and mayhem for other people? Getting just a little tired of it!

OK I’m off my soap box!! (sorry)

I’ll post the new art shortly!

Grungy Monday #1

Mary-Beth — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:16:13 +0000

a wonderful new challenge hosted by the ever so creative Linda Ledbedder at studiol3 . This is the tag I made at almost the very last minute. Just haven’t been very crafty-creative lately, between spring cleaning, and the old ugly ‘why do I do this’ question, creativity is taking a back seat.

Tim Stuff used – masks, DI’s, tokens, pins, grungeboard and Ranger’s GA.

Hope you like it!

CCC#33

Mary-Beth — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:26:14 +0000

I have had a tag almost done for the last 3 challenges but something has happened each week to prevent me from finishing or posting it. aaargghh Frustrating as I really enjoy taking part in the challenge. And now it’s almost over!!!!

I checked out Linda’s blog this morning and almost laughed! I was so happy that I didn’t have to wrack my sorry brain to come up with another idea for this week’s tech! I had already done it for the card I made my DH for Valentine’s Day!!! What a coincidence! So here it is!!

A lovely lady and fabulous artist named Shelly Hickox had sent me the gears die cuts in trade for the bird cage die cuts I had sent her. She asked me if I wanted some in metal and I am not one to turn down such an offer ! lol The gears are cut out of a dull silver thin metal that I altered with Butterscotch and Terra Cotta AI’s with some Gold metal mixatives thrown in. I also added some TH spinners, gears and some watch parts for good measure! I had put some watch parts in the hole of the large gear and tried to fill it with GA but it went not so accurately! I added a really sappy sentiment inside just for my DH!

I have become so lazy!!! lol

Mary-Beth — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:02:35 +0000

I have so much to put up on the blog but I just sit!

OK, so I have just sent off my contribution for an envelope swap with the theme of Postal or I guess mail art. I’m not sure I really met the criteria but I like what I did. Hope everyone else does also!!

the envelopes and what I put in them. There are 15 of us in the swap and all the envies will be bound with a cover that either the hostess, Joanne or the individual artist, in this case, moi! lol will do themselves. I will post the end result as soon as I have it done!

The front of my envies. I used Distress inks, TH Tissue Tape and the flaps are ‘bordered with edging I had bought a long time ago.

Back of envies. This swap was the perfect opportunity to use stamp I had bought ages ago but never used. The air mail, triangular and pen stamps are from Oxford Impressions Stamps and the Gothic Alphabet from Quietfire Designs.

giveaway alert!!!!

Mary-Beth — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:59:00 +0000

a fellow ATT’er is having her 1 year blogoversary and is offering up a wonderful giveaway to celebrate!!

Please go to An Art Soul, Barbara Mason’s wonderful blog and follow her instructions to get a chance, or 2 to win!

CCC #26

Mary-Beth — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 06:05:26 +0000

Woohoo, I am so happy I can enter this challenge at the lovely and oh so generous Linda L’s blog! I did this piece a few weeks ago after I saw a tag done by the Man himself for the Ranger blog. I absolutely loved this tag he did but changes things up a bit, after all, I didn’t want to copy what Tim did, but I did want to make it my own! I used the technique I shall encourage you to go to Linda’s blog to discover!!

This is a bad pic but I wanted to get it up, impatient person I am!!! I’ll get a better shot later today and post it! I have also added 3 jingle bells in the empty spot on the bottom of the cage.

half way there at Day 6

Mary-Beth — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:36:15 +0000

From Jean W, a lovely little book, I only have the cover scanned but she uses the Stampington 12 days images and embosses them in gold on a very lovely vellum I think it is.

And from Daphne D, a wonderful fabric art book matk

Day 5

Mary-Beth — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:14:45 +0000

From Sandie R. A fabulous zentangled keychain which she made with a bamboo tile!

And from Bonnie M. a gorgeous hand dyed, hand sewn bali lantern

Day 4

Mary-Beth — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:55:22 +0000

From Carolyn A., a sweet paper pine cone ornament, she was kind enough to supply all of us with the template to this ornament also! YAY!! Maybe next year I’ll have a tree of pine cones!

From Marg H., a fabulous personalized luggage tag that Marg had laminated for us! There’s a little flap under which Marg has entered our names and addresses!

Day 3

Mary-Beth — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:10:23 +0000

from Wendy K, a sweet little sewn banner with yummy lace and wonderful patterned fabrics.

A sweet mini book form Suzanne C who is fabulous calligrapher and hand lettered the quote in the book – it happens to be a favourite of mine! Suzanne also owns Quietfire Designs, a stamp company for which she designs stamps using her calligraphy. Wonderful for those us us who can’t but want to use it in our art!

(wow, I need lessons taking pics!!!! ) The whole saying is “Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly!”