Stamps and Canvas

Last week I made some stamps out of foam but never got a chance to test them. So, today morning I sat down and tried them and here they are:

 

 

 

I can get creative in so many ways with these stamps.

 

As part of Christy Tomlinson's She Art -3 class, I also prepared the background of these canvases using collage paper,stamps, stencils and acrylic paint.

Once they are completed I will post them here.

Thank you
Susan

Art Journal Everyday, Paint Party Friday

Project Life-Jan2013

These are my PL photos  for the month of Jan and Feb.
Jan was a difficult month for me as my camera broke and had to take photos with my husband's phone, depending on its availability.
This year also I'm continuing PL in the same album . So I made this page as a divider between the two years. I used rub-ons to indicate most of the things that I have set as a priority for this year.

 On the other side I included a family picture of ours.

 There is not much that has been recorded for the first week of January. School and swimming started for Ashish, and I also included a print of my art here.

 On January 16th it was my elder son's birthday. I baked a cake for him [chocolate is his favorite]. He was excited to play with his new car. This little one was so lucky, even though we didn't organise a party for him  he still managed to get several presents from many of our friends who were so thoughtful to have remembered his birthday.

The children playing with the new tablet.  Ashish had his 3rd Karate test in the last month of Jan. He is now a yellow belt. The last pictures are the tags and postcard that I made for the swaps. Ashish too made a bookmark and i have placed it in front of the tags.

That is all for January.
Will try to post Feb pictures as soon as possible.
Thank you for visiting
SusaN  

Faces

Drawing faces and figures have always scared me. The truth is that fear never allowed me to even try drawing them.
Anyway last month I signed up for Christy Tomlinson's She Art-3 class and it has helped me to take the initiative to draw faces. Now the fear is gone instead I am trying to learn how to sketch faces.

Here are some of the faces that I have tried. My very first face sketches.

Linking this post to SundaySketches
Thank you
SusaN

Spring is when life's alive...

My Spring page:

 "Spring is when life's alive in everything." [Christina Rossetti]

 

I have used gesso, watercolor, collage and stencils to create this page. Not happy with my writing but love how the butterflies have turned out.

 

Today my six year old was at home. When the little one was sleeping we both spent time painting and stamping. This is what I did. I tried out different techniques with gesso and watercolor. I also made some stamps using foam. My son tried them out on his sketchbook.Will try to post them next week.

 

Linking this page to Paint Party Friday and Art Journal Everyday

 

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend

Thank you

SusaN

 

    

 

Tag Swap by Inspiration Avenue

Last month the Inspiration Avenue team hosted a Tag Swap. It was my first time making and receiving tags.
These are the three tags that I received.

This is the first tag that I received and it is from Shelly Simpson. I love how she has used pattern paper to create the texture on the tag. The zebra striped paper is awesome.

   What can I say about this tag?Truly beautiful!This one is by Katie and she has added feathers, rhinestones, lace and ribbons to it. I also love the color combo of pink and purple that she has used here.

This is the last tag that I received. This tag is filled with Gina's creativity. If I am correct, she has stencilled and stamped on it, doodled,has glued handmade flowers, tiny stars and flowers, and has even used metal embellishments. Love all that she has added to it and at the back she has also written,"Love is an everlasting Garden for the Heart."

Thank you all for these lovely creations. They are all safely tucked in my Project Life album.
Thank you Inspiration Avenue team for hosting such a fabulous swap. Hope you will come up again with something fun like this.
Thank you
SusaN