cleaning up files

this scan of a paper doily resist print experiment--

became part of this tag for last years craft book....

 

and part of this wrapping paper (which I don't really like as a repeat- just showing it as part of the stream of things... and we wanted lots of different designs for the book anyway).

and part of this experiment- which I haven't used for anything yet- but maybe it has possibilities?... besides the doily background which is mostly obliterated, I played with a photo of a bunch of roses in Photoshop and used some digital brushes of lace from Katie Pertiet (which are incredible fun to play with!).

and after a long hard day this...

I know! Time to quit for the day.

fireflies

love these little guys I'm doing for the GS book....

totally immersed in girl scout adventures

I have hardly been separated from my computer for a while now but am really on a roll.
Living and breathing the adventures of the flower pals.

This is the piece that cinched the assignment for me. In the rush of things I hadn't been told that I was up against anyone else to do the job- glad I didn't know because I might not have done it. A little quirk of mine. We're always competing against so many other artists I want clients to have made up their minds by the time they contact me. Anyway, I got the job and they are truly wonderful to work with.

tearing paper

made lots of these little collage-y ornaments, wish I had time for more- maybe next year....



I just did a bunch of these little hanging ornaments to use use on packages wrapped with my cheery big dot papers.

This was a pop-up card for last year's GREAT CARDS AND TAGS/Arena Books (Photography by Jon Van Gorder)- The cut-paper image was probably too complicated for a busy crafter but they could have done something simpler using rubber stamps and collage- and the construction of the pop-up is is quite easy. Hope someone tried it. It would be great if Leslie asked for crafters to send in their versions of the projects- it would be interesting to see what they come up with. This same tree design was played with and became the 'Dotty Tree" paper in the next post. I don't like to let go of a fun idea...

holidaze

Possible send-0uts to clients...?

Today's experiment -I think I'll use this for a mailer eventually. I like the use of the cut out words and letters- think I'll do more of that when I get a chance...

variety

Nobody can say I don't do a variety of projects. This was for the HISTORIA DE UN MATECITO: This is Matacitio- the cup used to drink yerba mate, a South American beverage with lots of culture and history involved. The character was used to point out interesting facts throughout the book.
The beverage is supposed to be good for you on top of giving you lots of energy. Apparently a better and healthier boost than caffeine. I gave it a try but couldn't get used to the taste. Love my Starbucks...
The little guy reminds me of another I did a while back for a paper company- a crumpled ball of paper with a baseball cap and sneakers. That one was a challenge; I'll see if I can dig him out of the files to compare.