September Artwork for Cassi's Design Team

The Holidays are getting closer! I love Thanksgiving and Christmas. Fall and Winter are my favorite times of the year. I just wish we had more of them where I live. We are still having summer weather here. I am ready for the cold to come...

As most of you know, I am a member of Cassandra's Design Team. I use her images for my artwork. I have three ATC's here in which I used her images of Marie, her roses and banners images as well. She has a ton more awesome images if you want to use them for creating your artwork. Just click on her Etsy store link above and check it out!



I also entered a Halloween ATC swap group I found on Facebook. The group is called Artist Trading Cards and you can click this link to go to the blog. Here are the cards I did for the swap.



I hope you will check out Cassi's creations, You will find something you will love! God Bless...Becs

Autumn Harvest Blessings

I have been looking for ATC and other mixed media swaps and came across Swap-bot. It is a great place to get involved in all different kinds of swaps. I entered the Autumn ATC swap and made this for my partner. I had alot of fun with creating my digital collage, then I collaged several layers and then glittered and added "harvest blessings". The beautiful flowers I used came from Cassi's creations on Etsy. You can find a ton of awesome graphics at her store.

I will be posting some more ATC's I made using Cassi's images. So please come back by tomorrow or Friday to see what I have been up to. Bye for now...Becs

You Got It....Beverly's PINK SATURDAY!!!

I am so happy to be a part of Beverly's Pink Saturday this week. If you want to see oodles of pink, you can click on her link at How Sweet The Sound for a huge list of Pink Saturday Blogs...

The pink hat above is one of my creations. I thought I would share it with you. I also have a couple of other pics of frames and candle sticks that I got carried away with the pink paint on...LOL





Beverly has asked us as part of Pink Saturday to visit a blog that was new to us. SO last week I visited several, but I want to share this one with you. Mary at Rose Brook Cottage has the most lovely blog. She is a wonderfully talented artist and paints beautiful roses....PINK ONES too!!! Please pop in and tell her hello for me.

I will be spending Pink Saturday with my women's ministry group having a tea and going shopping as a group! I can't wait! Happy Pink Saturday! God Bless You All...Becs

Up to My Chin in Shoes!!!!

Well, I never thought I would say it, but it only took my sister and I Seven (7) Hours to make 25 paper shoes! Oh My Gosh! The women of my church are having a tea in the morning on Pastor Debby's patio. After tea, we are going for a walk in downtown Exeter, to go shopping. Exeter has a new Boutique called "Al La Mode" and it is exquisite right out of Paris I am sure! The owner, Jessica is a sweet heart!



Anyway, back to the shoes. I thought they would make a cute party favor and would work well as napkin and utensil holders. The color scheme was with fall colors, so this is what we came up with! Cute huh? Here are some more pictures of the shoes...Let me know what you think.









Have a great weekend and God Bless You All...Becs

It's Time...BEVERLY'S PINK SATURDAY!!!

I am so excited to share some awesome pink finds today. The first Pinks items I have for you are my own shabby pink birdhouse and pink candelabra.





And here are some amazing pink gowns...I especially love the Hello Kitty Wedding Gown!





Here are some rockin' pink shoes...



And I soooo want these boots!



Every girl has gotta have one of these.



The best for last. The Royal Chair...I adore this chair!

Alice in Wonderland Tag Swap

Le Vintage is holding an Alice In Wonderland Tag Swap. I am so excited to be a part of it. The swap is based on the original tale from Lewis Carroll. If you are interested, there is still time to join. Just click on the link above or in my sidebar and check it out! I will post pictures of my tags when they are done.

I am so excited that Tim Burton is doing the movie and Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter! Very cool!

I will also be posting some more Marie art in a few days as well as some art work featuring Cassie's Creations images. You can find some awesome images at her Etsy store.

See you all in a few days....Becs

It's Show Off Monday!

It's show off Monday at Etsy Cottage style Blog. I wanted to brag about the Marie shoes I have been making. I also made a tutorial for the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group for this shoe. I found it in Somerset Magazine's Marie Publication. They are so fun to make and quick too!

Here are a couple I made this weekend.





For other bragging rights stories, go the Etsy Cottage Style and check it out! Becs

My 1st EVER PINK SATUDAY!

This is my first time to join in on Beverly's Pink Saturday. I have admired it for months. I am so glad to be able to participate this week. I think I will start off with a few things pink that I found on Google and I thought were really cool. It's amazing what you can find just by typing "Pink".

Doesn't this make a statement? I love it! A Pink Hummer....Hummmmmm!


And this Pink Cadillac....Pure Pink Luxury!


A Pink Diamond, a definite girl's best friend!


And all of Beverly's Pink Saturday peeps need a pink crown!


I could so live in this room...


Have an awesome Saturday and please click on the link to check out everyone's Pink! God Bless...Becs

Victorian Ladies ATC/ACEO cards

I just added these cards to my Etsy shop. The digital images are from Olga's Designs on Etsy. I added ribbon, glitter and rhinestones to them. Here are some individuals.







And, I wanted to show you the latest pages I have done in the altered book swap I am in for Marie ANtoinette. This book belongs to Cindy Arthur, she is a wonderful artist! I did a two page layout and then a tag for her book as well.





I am going to be participating in Beverly's Pink Saturday this week! I am so excited. So stay tuned and check back in a couple of days to see what I found. I have been looking at Pink Saturday's all over blogland and finally took the plunge. Talk to you all soon... Becs

Featured Favorite Artist - Terri Gordon

Terri Gordon is my first featured artist. I am so excited to share her work with you. She is amazingly talented. She just started her blog, Designs by Terri Gordon.



Terri is a fellow Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group artist and is also part of Cassi's Creations Design Team on Etsy. She uses ribbon in ways you would not believe. Her creations are divine!



I asked Terri to tell me a little about her self. This was her reply, "I have been doing crafts all my life, I did a little of everything, but I get bored easily. It was a few years ago, I saw all the beautiful scrapbook papers and thought I have to do something with that. Then I found this wonderful medium of Altered Art. When my youngest son went off to college, I decided to sell my artwork, at first I was very nervous, I wondered who would pay me for my art and was it good enough. Then I just jumped into it and I am having so much fun. Call me crazy, but I love to cut things out of paper, the more intricate the better.

I have been married to a wonderful man and artist (Medical Illustrator) for 32 years now and have two wonderful son's. One is 26, who lives in Seattle and was just married and the other son is 20 and a junior at University of Michigan. I work part time for my husband's business, doing the accounting. Since I have joined Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group, I have had so much fun. the artists are so wonderful, and the best part is I finally get to use all the beautiful notions and ribbons that I have been collecting for years."





You can see why Terri is one of my favorite Artists! You can purchase some of her work at her Etsy Shop

If you haven't already done so, visit her blog, Designs by Terri Gordon







Talk to you all later and enjoy Terri's art! Becs

Tiny Artist Kit

We are doing a Marie Inspired Tiny Artist Kit on the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group. I altered an Altoid Tin using digital art from Cassi's Creations Store on Etsy, ribbon, rhinestones, metal jewelry pieces, flowers and glitter. The kit contains pearls, crystals, lampwork glass, and various pieces of metal charms in gold, purples and lavanders, including a bracelet chain with a toggle clasp. Thanks and talk to you all very soon. Becs

Art Work for Cassi's Creations Design Team

These are my first two ATC's I made as part of Cassi's Creations Design Team. I used her images from Digital Collage Sheet Rusty Dreams Fairy, Car, Rust, Birds Mixed Media Altered Art ACEO collage sheet and images from Digital Collage Sheet Yellow and Blue Mixed Media Altered Art ACEO. You can purchase these images and more great sheets on Etsy at Cassi's Creations

To make these cards, I used images from the collage sheets and then collaged several layers of the images for a three dimensional look. I also embellished with glitter, buttons, millinery flowers, rhinestones and ribbon. Each card is adhered to a sturdy chipboard card. The edges have been distressed using Walnut ink stain.

Cassandra offers very beautiful and unique digital images for reasonable prices. Check out her Etsy store for a huge selection. Please come back again for more art work by Cassi's Design Team. You can view artwork of other design team members by going to Cassandra's blog My Artful Adventures, and click on the names of her design team members. They all do beautiful work!

Talk to you soon! Becs

Cassi's Creations Design Team

I am so excited! I am on Cassandra's Design Team for Cassi's Creations on Etsy. We will be making art using her digital images. Isn't that cool??? This way you can see all the different ways you can use her images. She makes some of the coolest pages for downloads and a reasonable prices! I will be adding pieces I have made using her designs, at least once a month. So stay tuned. You can click on the button on the right to go check out her Etsy shop.



I made this Marie Inspired Charm Bracelet for my Etsy shop. You can find it in my Etsy shop. I made the photo charms and put together all the other charms with glass pearls and Swarovski Crystals. I also featured hand made artisan Lampwork beads by my dear friend Dhea Powers of Fire and Glass Designs.



And while I am talking about my Etsy shop, what do you think of the banner I made myself? I think it turned out cute!

Chat with you soon! Becs

GREAT NEWS!

I just found out that the long awaited Marie Zine being published free and online by Cassandra Van Curen, will be out soon! It is gonna be filled with oodles and oodles of Marie Inspired Artwork. Stay tuned! Becs