Postcard Challenge Extravaganza!

At Inspiration Avenue we hosted a postcard swap back in May.  We each made five postcards and sent them to five different artists.  Names were drawn randomly.  Here are the wonderful postcards I received.

Donna

Louise

Marcia

Nora

Tammy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The final postcard came as a special surprise from my IA sister Kim.  

Kim

 

Each postcard was unique and it was a thrill to receive them.  I was kind of anxious about my postcards because I'd never done this before.  The IA group told me to "just have fun."  They said that no one was judging.  Once I relaxed and  began playing with my own images, I could hardly stop.   The only reason I was able to finish was that it was reaching the deadline and I had to mail them.  This was the first swap I participated in and I hope to do many more.   I joined another postcard swap group before this one even ended and I can't wait to receive those cards.

Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine Freebies

I was just looking at my latest copy of Cloth, Paper, Scissors and found a fun project for making two different mermaid collages.   The cool thing is that the artwork is provided for you.  They've got all kinds of free stuff.  If you're like me, you love those freebies.   I've learned a lot from their site.
Mermaid Pictures



I also found a free e-book on art journal techniques so I downloaded that too.  Here's the link for it.
Free E-Book on Art Journals 
I've been wanting to do some art journaling and it seems like this might just be the right time.

So go collect your own free stuff.  Whether you're into felting, mixed media, or beading techniques you can find some fun projects to try. 

Inspiration Avenue Challenge-Fantasy Vacation

I would spend my fantasy vacation in Bora Bora with the other mermaids and lots of beautiful swimming creatures.  Of course, my husband would be invited.

Catherine's Mermaid

My friend Catherine posted this mermaid for me today.  It's a mono-print that she wanted to post when I had the Inspiration Ave. challenge for Mermaids.  It was such a great surprise that she put it up on Facebook today.  Thank you Catherine.

Inspiration Avenue Challenge-Chickens and Roosters

Hettienne challenged us this week with creating an image about chickens and roosters.    Her story was very touching and made me think back to our last trip to Hawaii, two years ago.  If you click on the Inspiration Ave. link you can see the entire challenge and Hettienne's touching introduction.

This is the lovely Henrietta Hen and her many chicks.  I don't know if there are any baby roosters in this portrait but odds are that some are boys.  Of course, the actual rooster, Big Daddy, strutted around and took credit for all of these beautiful babies while Henrietta carefully supervised, preened, and cared for the chicks.  Sadly, we had to leave our feathered family at Hale Ulili in Kauai.  We hope to return sometime soon.  Maybe we'll see some of the offspring of these little critters.