Here is what I have been working on for the NEO Avant-Garde Art and Craft show that will take place July 29th, 2012 at Wagner's Country Inn in Westlake, Ohio.  These cute little shelves measure about 9 3/4 inches x 1 3/8 inches.  They are ready to hang in a cute little area in your home or your office.

I made these little baby carriages for my daughter-in-law's baby shower.  She is having a boy this July!  It is my first grandchild.   I found a stamp at Hobby Lobby that said "baby boy" that fit perfectly on the carriage itself.  I used the simply charmed cartridge for the baby buggy.  we just taped them to a stick and placed it in the flower pots that served as table centerpieces as well as raffle gifts.  My sister made darling cut out cookies and originally I made the extra buggies to place on the bag holding the cookie but they were so pretty I didn't want to hide the cookie itself so I then had extra buggies.   I decided to tape them along the gift table for added decorations. It was a beautiful shower that my sister and sister-in-laws put together for me.  I also decided to knit him a sweater!  I used little monkey buttons and was quite thrilled with how it turned out!

Technique 5: Shattered Stains

Tim Holtz's A Compendium of Curiosities, Volume 2, page 48

Sponsored by Simon Says Stamp

Here is my tag for Linda's challenge she is having on her blog at  http://www.studiol3.blogspot.com/
I love using Tim's book for different techniques....just getting this one done under the gun!  Whew!
 Well, my mistake....I guess my clock is a bit slow.  I went to enter it and the link was closed.  Oh well, I will be faster next week.  A new challenge will be posted tomorrow! Ha!

Challenge #2 Dabber Resist Technique

Here is a tag that I made for the CC101FBGroup challenge.  It is the dabber resist technique using dabber paints instead of ink to stamp. 

Faded Layers Technique/ Studio13 challenge

Here is my entry to Linda's blog challenge at  http://www.studiol3.blogspot.com/
This week we did a project on  page 43 of A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. 2 
 by Tim Holtz.  I will not divulge how to do the faded layers technique out of respect for Tim.  You will have to buy his book to find out how to do this technique!  It's worth it.

Water Color

Inspiration Emporium April 2012 Watercolor Challenge Entry:

Here is my attempt at a water color......using distress markers.

Sister/Friend Love

I love how this canvas art piece turned out.  I used dabber paints for the background color and music stamp.  The tag had been made for a challenge and I hate to waste a great tag so I made it into a piece of canvas easel art that is now for sale in my BlueRoomInk etsy shop. ( http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlueRoomInk)   I am making lots of items so that I have a good inventory for the July Avante-Garde art and craft show in Cleveland July 29th. 

Technique 3: Marbled Stains

Today over on Linda's blog site,  http://www.studiol3.blogspot.com/,  we are on week 3 of A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. 2. page 46.  This is being sponsored by www.eclecticpaperie.com.

The technique is a fun one but out of respect to Tim Holtz I will not share my methods.  You need to buy the book yourself and dive in!  You will not regret it for one single minute.

Tag Art

I love how this tag turned out....but in the process I had made lots of mistakes but I just kept on creating and covering them up with new ideas and voila!  I plan on using this in my next art piece for my etsy store.   http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlueRoomInk

Jalopy Scene

Here is a fun canvas art piece that I made.  The umbrella man and jalopy are adhered with pop dots.  The jalopy is covered in black distress embossing powder so it gives it a rustic appearance.  I thought the sentiment was perfect for this scene!  It is for sale in my etsy store at http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlueRoomInk

Technique 2: Faux Patina

Here is my entry to the A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol.  2, page 58 for http://www.studiol3.blogspot.com/   You need to buy this book by Tim Holtz to learn of the techniques.
Also  Simon Says Stamp Blog is giving away prizes which makes it even more fun to participate.

Textured Face

I love how this textured canvas turned out!  I started by making a tag and before you know it I was adhering it to a canvas and then textured the canvas with crackle paint and distress stains.  I love the effect it gives.  I added the flower and the knob for a bit of 3D quality.  It is on pinterest and has had a few repins and it is for sale in my etsy shop.  Just click BlueRoomInk underneath my etsy store gadget on the right hand side of my blog.

I have been published!!! Woo Hoo!

Okay...maybe this is a scrapbooking or art project but it is another type of creation.  I wrote an article for a contest in Ladies Home Journal last November....well, I didn't win the contest but they sent me an email telling me that they were overwhemed with over 3400 entries!  They then said I could submit my story to their "sister" site called DevineCaroline and possibly get published.  Well, I got that email in March and figured...what were my chances....I saw the email in my pile of old emails last week and decided to give it a try...Last night i received an email that I was published!!!!!  Here is my article.  I just thought I would share it.  Since I have written this my brother has retired as of January and I no longer am working as his dental hygienist.  The article was great closure for me.
http://www.divinecaroline.com/22198/127316-unexpected-loss

Hickory Dickory Dock

This is an 8 inch x 10 inch canvas/paper art piece. The nursery rhymes were written on card stock with a purple glitter pen and hand colored. They shimmer in the light. It has been embossed with clock works on part of the paper and lightly inked with pink distress ink. The background of the canvas has been inked and treated to give a mottled appearance then stamped over top of it with different clock stamps. It stands by a large easel and would look darling in a little girl's nursery. This is a one of a kind available in my etsy shop. http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlueRoomInk

Textured Frame

I have been creating like crazy lately. I love how this textured frame canvas/paper art turned out. I have it up for sale in my etsy shop as well. The colors are so inviting. I used distress stains in the crackle paint to get this nice effect.