"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 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.

GARDEN STROLL

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

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"

THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS

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

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

The Harpist

Finding the Prince

published in the May/June 2007 issue of RubberStampMadness

Arbor Day

Published in the Summer 2011 issue of RubberStampMadness

Planting the First Trees

In the dry American Southwest, the planting of trees is an important investment in the future.  All stamps in this scene are from 100 Proof Press.

Ribbons and Lace

The Stampsmith Challenge for November is "Ribbons and Lace".  Here is my creation using their lovely Art Nouveau stamp.

MYSTERIOUS EYES

This card used one stamp, the mysterious eyes (sorry, I don't know what company it is from). I used sandpaper to remove the printed images from the cardstock and stamped the eyes onto the white paper core.  Other embellishments include vintage trim, velvet ribbon, lace paper, and rhinestone border.  Eyes colored with gel pens and Copic markers.

THE FOUNTAIN

This piece was inspired by "Roman Girl at a Fountain" by Leon Bonnat.  It was published in the July/August 2007 issue of RubberStampMadness