Greetong Card Aug 28

Greetong Card Aug 28
Originally uploaded by okanagan_spirit

This is the neat nique project from Aug 28 at Cherish The Thought. Yes I got there and am thrilled that I did. This is a wonderful technique that I am sure I will be doing again. The black and white photo printed on shiny cardstock is hand coloured on one of the roses with pencil crayon and blended with a paper stump. This is layered over 2 pieces of cardstock, then onto a pale grey embossed piece and finally on a lovely light green card blank.

Journal Page Background

I couldn't get on the computer for very long yesterday, but I was on it just long enough to play with this photo.
And I turned it into this journal page just waiting.....


and this one too. These are journal pages without a home right now, but I'm sure they will make it into a journal soon.

ATC Swap At The Grind

ATC Swap At The Grind
Originally uploaded by okanagan_spirit

One of the themes for the May swap at the Grind is noodle so I started with a bowl and chopsticks I bought at Chinatown and took photos of rice noodles on various lace centrepieces I made. The photos are cut a little smaller that ATC size and mounted on black cardstock. The words and image are from Inkadinkadoo Asian Life clear stamp set and attached with foam mounting tape.

Bicycle In Motion

My son is working on a web page for a college class and wanted me to take some photos for him to use. We picked this nice treed spot and I took my first shots using the sport setting for subject in motion on my camera. I'm pleased with the results of him riding past as I took the photo and he found some to use for the web page too. This is my favourite.

First Try With Encaustic Wax

I went to a make and take demo at Cherish The Thought in Port Moody on Sat and was taught this one technique taught for making a photo mat background. This first sample is 4"X5.25" I am hooked on learning more about encaustic wax.

This is the photo I used the encaustic wax mat for.


Later Saturday night I grabbed some ATC sized shiny cardstock and made these using the 2 colours of wax I bought to get started and my small travel iron. Later I will add something to these and turn them into ATCs.