GOT STEAMPUNK?

Tried something new with this one.  I took some Architex adhesive tiles by EK Success and placed them in a grid pattern.  Using heavy snips I cut some tiles to place in between the circles.  The steampunk dog was stamped onto the tiles with StazOn ink and colored with Copic markers.  All pieces were layered over an old piece of window screen and held together with screwhead brads.

THE YEAR 1902

I love to collect vintage ephemera to use in collages.  This piece uses an original receipt from 1902, an old photo, and an old postage stamp.  The steampunk watch is rubber stamped on vellum that has old postcards printed on it and then colored on the back of the paper.  This patterned vellum is layered over scrapbook paper that has clock images.

STEAMPUNK EYES

STEAMPUNK POLLY

This piece was created with two stamps from Third Coast Rubber Stamps.  Colored with Copic markers and pieced over printed scrapbook paper.  It was published in Just Steampunk!  issue of Just Cards! Vol. 2, 2012

THE END OF THE JOURNEY

As the knights near the end of their journey, the lovely maiden also departs, her watchful presence never noted by those below.
The frame of this piece is a piece of  scroll scrapbook paper cut down to fit.

SHIPWRECKED STOWAWAY

Our heroine is not sure she is better off as a stowaway, or being cast onto an island with this sword wielding creature.

finding inspiration

I find inspiration in lots of places:  paintings, nature, and even ads.  This Lancome ad caught my eye with its color scheme, so I dug through my stamps to find anything that sort of matched.  This is the result :-)  Note:  the woman stamp can be found facing the other direction at Golden Acorn stamps.  I am not sure of the source of my left facing stamp.

ON THE PALACE GROUNDS

The fairy princess goes for a ride.

I WANT A REAL HORSE!

GARDEN STROLL

man and woman: Inkadinkado; small plant: Stampscapes; all other stamps unknown;
Published in RubberStampMadness Spring 2011.

TENUOUS ALLIANCE

Will the offering she gives the beast be enough to persuade him to give her a ride?
Stamps used:  winged creature is Stampsmith; woman is Third Coast; pot is Stamp Affair; mountains are Stampscapes; brush/trees are Club Scrap; all other stamps unknown
Published in RubberStampMadness Summer 2010

PIONEER REQUIEM

This piece was done to honor the pioneer women who migrated West, sometimes losing loved ones on the way.  I wanted to show the mother kneeling at the little grave, baby blanket in hand.  The road behind her beckons her onward, to leave the little one behind.
published in "The RubberStampMadness Album of Scenic Art"

PICNIC TIME

Stamps used:  town and hills:  Aladine Atelier; grass and purple flowers: Judikins; all other stamps unknown

KITTENS!

These little girls remind me of my mother and her sister at that age.  My mom, Marjorie, had beautiful red hair, and her sister Helen had dark straight hair worn in the style shown.
Published in "The RubberStampMadness Album of Scenic Art"

NO HUMANS ALLOWED

Stamps used:  Lifeguard cat: Stampsations; swimming dog: My Heart Stamps for You; dunes: Art Impressions; sand bucket and shovel: Stamp Towne Ladies; Cat with Snorkel: Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers; water line: Third Coast; wave: 100 Proof Press;  all other stamps unknown;
published in the July/August 2008 issue of RubberStampMadness

ARABIAN DESERT

THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS

MIDNIGHT SNACK

published in the July/August 2007 issue of RubberStampMadness
Stamps used:  cart (partial) is Club Scrap; milk bottles (partial) are Golden Acorn; all other stamps unknown

SETTING A TRAP FOR PAN

Published in the March/April 2006 issue of RubberStampMadness
Stamps used:  lady, mushroom,  and fairy are Third Coast Rubber Stamps; trees are Stampendous; all others unknown

Yearning

SKI JUMP

THE CHICKEN KIDS HAVE A BIRTHDAY

I'LL SAVE YOU!

Brownie to the rescue!

END OF THE RIDE

Time for a nap after a long ride.  Looks like the horse needs some tender care from the vet after all his hard work.
Stamps used:  railing:  Darcies; hat:  Golden Acorn; sleeper:  Third Coast;  all others unknown:  back wall, haystack, boot, vet and horse

DAISIES

experimenting with extra thick embossing powder

EGYPTIAN REVERIE

This was my first scene accepted for publication!  Published in RubberStampMadness, May/June 2005
Stamps used:  woman is Third Coast; hieroglyphics are Stampin' Up!; cartouch is Stamp Francisco; night sky is Stampscapes

Afternoon in the Park

Man:  Above the Mark; woman came from a larger plate (unknown); girl:  Delafield Stamp Co.; all other stamps unknown

Cowboy with copper embellishments

This image is stamped on birch bark, found in a roll in the Christmas section of a craft store, or you can use birch bark found in nature.  Real horse tail hairs are threaded through a copper clip.

Cowboy on faux leather

Thanks to stamper Barb Gibbons for showing me this neat trick.  Heat fun foam and stamp image.  Distress edges and color with pigment ink pads.  Voila! fake leather!

Tiny Treehouse

The treehouse is from Third Coast stamps, and the little girls are from an unknown company.

Cowboy with concho embellishment

This image is stamped on birch bark, found in a roll in the Christmas section of a craft store, or you can use birch bark found in nature.  The hairs through the concho are actual horse tail hairs.

Collage in greens

This card was created using one Inkadinkado stamp.  The original piece of cardstock was edged with stamped images from the collage stamp and then layers of various green papers were added, ending with the stamped image on specialty paper that already had the green criss-crossing lines.

Flowers and Flourishes

flower stamp:  Hero Arts; brown flourish: Inkadinkado; orange pattern is specialty printed overlay; flower centers are glitter brads or gel pen ink

Jupiter's Fish

Sledding

Stamps used:  sledders are from Viva Las Vegastamps; mountain is Stampscapes; large tree and medium tree line are Stampabilities; building is unknown

This piece was published in the Holidays 2014 issue of RubberStampMadness under the title "Winter Fun".

Playing Dress Up

Spring Meadow

Horses

The Harpist

The Visitor

published in the March/April 2007 issue of RubberStampMadness

Finding the Prince

published in the May/June 2007 issue of RubberStampMadness

Sorrowful Angel

The soldier stamps are antiques found at an estate sale.  Other stamps used are:  hill (Stampendous), branch (Art Impressions); seated angel (Above the Mark). Colored mostly with Radiant Pearls.

Training for a Marathon

published in the July/August 2007 issue of RubberStampMadness

Farewell to a Beloved Pet

published in "The RubberStampMadness Album of Scenic Art"

The Job

Did you ever have a job that stifled your soul?  Or did you ever want a job so bad that you were willing to sacrifice to get it?  Or did you ever leave a job and soar off into the unknown?  

Published in the Spring 2012 issue of RubberStampMadness

Arbor Day

Published in the Summer 2011 issue of RubberStampMadness

Splash of the Titan

The title is a play on words:  "Splash" because of the woman dipping her toe in the water, and "Titan" because her character in the stamping catalog is Phoebe, one of the Titans.  And of course, this refers to the movie "Clash of the Titans", a favorite in our house.  This scene was a challenge to myself to see if I could use some of my many Greek stamps in a scene.