"YOU MUST NOT LOOK"

The old man's warning appears to go unheeded, as the woman looks into the forbidden chamber.....

Stamps used:  woman, tree stump, and man all from Third Coast Stamps; small rocks from Stamp Me Tender, starburst from Comotion; trap door from Stampa Rosa; rock wall from Cherry Pie

Playtime at the Arbor

Stamps used:  mother and babe, stone steps, and viney shelter are all Third Coast Stamps; the tall spikes grass is Stampscapes; small grass is unknown

The Protector

Who is protecting who?  Is the knight protecting the lady from the dragon, or is the dragon protecting the lady from the enemy knight.  Maybe the lady is protecting the dragon!
Stamps used:  Damsel with Dragon, Knight (partial) are Third Coast stamps;  the pillar railing is from Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers; the brick wall is unknown.  Stamped piece is mounted on scrapbook paper with a rock wall print.

The Shepherds

I love this new stamp of the man and his dog with ears matching the hat flaps from Viva Las Vegastamps!  Other stamps include:  sheep and trees also from VLVS; tall grass from Stampscapes; moutain from Coronado Island Design Stamps; bush from 100 Proof Press.
Colored pencils were used on this piece.
Published in the Spring 2014 issue of RubberStampMadness.

Chinese Lady Calligrapher in blues - 1 of 3 cards

stamp by Stamp Francisco

Chinese Lady Calligrapher Number 2 in reds

stamp by Stamp Francisco

Chinese Lady Calligrapher Number 3 in rust colors

stamp by Stamp Francisco

BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE

Third Coast stamps used:  Southwest Scene and First Cup  

Coronado Island Stamp used:  extension of horizon

Colored with Copic markers and pencils

Taking the Cat for a Ride

sources for stamps:  broomstick rider is Third Coast; clouds are from Mostly Animals; cat is from unknown source

Declaration of Love

 Here is a short tutorial for this piece:

Stamp image on scrap paper and cut out.  Using a pencil, trace the image onto heavy patterned cardstock.  Staying inside the penciled outline, remove  the outer layer of the cardstock with sandpaper.  When the white core is reached, use a stamp positioner to stamp the image into the white hole created for it.  In this case I used brown ink to match the colors of the cardstock.  Using a Copic marker in a shade darker than the original cardstock background, color the background leaving selected images untouched.  Sponge edges with gold pigment ink pad.

Color the prince and princess with Copic markers.  Layer over a piece of the original uncolored cardstock and layer that over an additional matching paper.  Add “love” brad.

Magic Potions

Using printed scrapbook paper as background:  the woman is the only stamp.

Candy Canes

The candy canes are precut plastic confetti hung on to a strand of sparkly yarn.  I added liquid glass to the "happy holidays" for a glossy effect.  The girl is by Third Coast Stamps and the words are from Stamp Affair.

Going for a Swim!

I love this vintage stamp from Coronado Island Design stamps!  Found the perfect sunburst scrapbook paper for the bottom layer.

Sweet Steampunk

This was a chance to play "paper dolls" by dressing up the iconic woman as a steampunk beauty.  I added goggles with clear green lenses, and "dressed" her, as the stamp is only from the neck up.

Fred's Dog Escapes

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.