Wednesday Stamper..I've been framed!

Here is this weeks entry for Wednesday Stamper...the theme was "framed"...

I decided to make a card with a border to "frame" the card...

I started with a vintage map paper background and vintage "Au Revoir" image from Crafty Secrets...I stamped "Bonjour" and misc. stamps, then added a transparancy image of the Eiffel tower from Artchix Studio...

I played around with pen doodles on the inside edges of the girl image and around the outside edges of the card...the black arrow and letter B is from Crafty Secrets...the red numbers are found ephemera, then added red punched stars, inked and chalked it to distress...

Thanks for looking!

Wednesday Stamper...Grunge!

What a super fun topic to dabble in this week...Here is my entry for Wednesday Stamper...The theme this week was GRUNGE...

My entry started on a vintage Bingo card...I then layered bits of paper ephemera, a vintage photo image, a gesso wash, stamps, more paint, more stamps...then finished it off with vintage lace, vintage 15 cent ephemera piece, black german scrap border, fibers and chalk!

Hope you like it, I had great fun with all the layers :0)

FUN beach trip!!! and some photos...

We just returned from a wonderful trip to the Oregon Coast about 4 1/2 hr. away...We stayed the first night at my sister-in-law's house and was so suprised by the incredible sunshine and wonderful Spring weather!!!...
We really enjoyed her back yard and garden...and even got a little sun on our cheeks!

We also visited her shop called JOVI in the Historic Nye Beach area...

and dropped in at a local art Gallery...

...then ended the trip the second night by staying in a Yurt at a local State park...and even had a camp fire and roasted marshmallows!... I like mine nice and brown and crisp but not burned :0)

The next morning the boys went to the beach and then we all took a stroll along the Newport Bay, got some Clam chowder at Mo's restaurant and picked out some Salt Water Taffy at a Candy Shop... and enjoyed snacking on it all the way home!!!

Fun Fun Fun!!!

Altered Diva bird collage

Altered Diva bird collage
Originally uploaded by createdbyamber.

Found text...background paper and images by Karyn Gartel for the Altered Diva Collage contest...This is my favorite piece I made...if you are interested in seeing my other pieces I created just click on my Flickr badge on the lower right hand side of the page...

The quote says..."Being challenged is always better than having something given to you, no matter what it is. If you haven't been pushed to your limits, you'll never know what your limits are"...

Wednesday Stamper...Auto's

I have been in a creative frenzy and haven't caught my breath to post as promised...I have been playing with my new Clear Art Stamps from Crafty Secrets ! If you haven't tried these type of stamps yet I encourage you to give them a try...I LOVE them!!! They are so easy to use and to store... All you do is peel them up from their storage sheet and stick them to an acrylic block!

I found the perfect outlet for trying these stamps out called Wednesday Stamper...

Each week they post a challenge...then you create something using their theme and at least one stamp...this weeks challenge is Automobile...

so here is what I created... a fun ATC!

One thing that I did was to stamp the birds on vintage paper, then cut them out...and chalked them! Text is from a vintage book...

I'll have more to post soon!

Wishing you a blessed Easter!!!