Three Skinnies for various swaps

Here are three skinnies I made in the last couple of days. I like this 3 x 5 format, not too big and not to small...

The Three Muses "Ribbons and Bows"

Ribbons and Bows is the theme at the three Ms. This is a postcard I made for a swap. Ribbons and Bows are not a big feature in it but they are there, so I thoutght I could use this card for the challenge.

Body parts are from Studio Maya at Scrapbook Graphics (legs) Jacket: Lisa's Altered Arts, Head: Digital Collages (I think, found it in my stash). Borders:Deviant Scrap and my own. Curtains:Cut from paper from Cebeline.

Postcard for a swap.

This is a 4 x 6 created for a swap in one of my art groups. Main image from whimsical musings collage images. Borders from Cemeroni,Scrapbook Graphics and my own.

Journal Page "Dreams of Summer"

I needed a break from all the zetti type stuff I have been doing. As today is my day off I created this spread in my art journal.I called it dreams of summer. It's pretty cold here again and I can't wait til I go to warmer climes for my summer break... The background was created with a paper napkin, collaged over a painted background. The little girl image is from a free collage sheet from Land of Nod studios. Most of the borders are my own. The bird image came from my pile of collected collage images.
My journal is becoming so fat that it is very hard to scan it properly, hence the fuzzy bit in the middle.

Mini journal page for a trade

These are the two sides of a journal page I created for a trade at my favourite art place. One side was to be zetti the other free choice. The background on both sides are my own. All other elements are either freebees from flickr or bits from Tumble Fish Studio at Deviant Scrap. The coffee lable is from Efie's blog and the little girl's head from Paper Whimsey.

Crowabout week 83

After teaching meditation classes for most of the day at the adult education center where I work, I was somewhat in a mystical mood. Hence the rather unusual piece (for me) I created with the brilliant collage sheet Land of Nod studios provided for the Crowabout collage group on Flickr....
Background is from Joes Sistah (slightly altered by me) all other elements from the sheet.

Zetti skinny

This is a skinny for a swap on Swap-bot. The head is from Paper whimsey, the body from a little girl on Lisa's altered art. Borders are from Norma Frances and some crow about sheets or my own.

More mail art

Another decorated envelope. This one is for a free choice theme at my favourite art site. My theme is Provence. I used paper napkins and collage elements, paint crayons. etc. Main image from a Bouguereau CD from Lunargirl, most other elements from Effie's blog. I decorated both the front and the back. The grapes and Provence text are from the paper napkin

Journal page

My journal has been rather neglected in recent weeks as I have been too busy with other projects, both art and otherwise. But seeing as I joined up to Pam Carriker's journal 365 class and we were just given a new installment for June, I thought I better do a page and try out the new tecniques. It was quite a strange process as my heart was not really in it, really because just recently I have been exploring quite different styles. Still, it is always good to explore many and varied things and perhaps ultimately putting more and more of my own stamp on it...

The three Muses "Time"

The Three Muses have been going for one year. Time flies though in a way it seems to me as if they have been there much longer...
Anyway, the theme this week is "Time".
Here is my piece, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU LOVELY LADIES!!!

Another Envie

Here is yet another of my decorated envies. This one is for my dear blogging friend Martina, who kindly agreed to take one of the Decos that were sent to me. Thank you Martina!

Mail Art envelope

Here is another mail art envelope for a swap on swap-bot. Making these is just so much fun! I disguised the address on the scan as I thought the recipient might not like to see her address publicly displayed on my blog...
Main image Lisa's Altered Art altered by me. Most other bits from Efies.blogspot.com

Another Deco page

I received two deco booklets to do pages for so here is the second page I did. This ones theme was vintage travel. The booklet has been travelling the world since March 2008. I hope it reaches its destination soon. Main image is from Eliza's tintypes altered by me. Most other bits are from Efies blog. French text from a gift of Land of Nod studios.

My first Deco

Today I received two Deco books from one of my Flickr friends. I only recently found out about decos (there are just so many things to discover in the art world out there).
The theme of the first one was "Glamour Girls".
I decided to use my digital card I made for the SPA challenge on Sunday as my central image as it seemed to suit the theme just perfectly.
Anyway, here is my page.

I would love to start a deco myself now. If anyone is interested, please leave a comment.

Sunday Post Card "Show Business"

The theme at Sunday Postcards is "No Business Like Show Business".
I created a digital collage.
Credits:
Background:Joe Sista on Flickr (altered)
Main Image: Found on the internet and altered
Rose Embellishment: Gail Smith
Forground golden image: Efie at efies.blogspot.com
Tophat: Fidgetrainbow tree
Letters: Scrapbook graphics

Two mail art envelopes and a zetti skinny

I have completely fallen in love with creating mail art envelopes. All these things were created for various swaps on swap bot. Many of the elements came from the amazing Effi who provides enless images for absolutely free. You can find her here

The Three Muses "Legs"

The new theme at the three Ms is "legs". I was pretty sure I was going to do stripy legs of some sort, but in the end I created this skinny. I love those beautiful innocent legs... I could not scan it because of the roses at the top and unfortunately the photgraph did not turn out very well and is rather darker than the actual piece. The image is from a William Bouguereau CD I got from Lanargirl.com

Yet another zetti style spread

Today I did yet another zetti style journal spread. Somehow I have fallen in love with this style. And yes, I know I am about two years behind everybody else, ah well...

Journal page

A journal page using many of the same elements as the skinny below., I just had to play with them some more. Like usual I am showing the page before journalling has been added.

Zetti style skinny created for a swap on Swap-Bot. Most of the collage elements are from a brilliant free sheet created by Terri Kahr from Pringle Hill Studios. Thank you Terri for this wonderful sheet! You can find it here