TOFF #1 Alice in Wonderland

I am taking a leap and finally participating in a challenge blog. A few months back I stubbled across The Octopode Factory and have fallen in love with all of her images. This has also led me to the world of digi stamps. I was quite resistant to the idea at first but there were images that I just had to have that were not available in rubber. I am really loving being able to print the images in whatever size I need.
So Lily has started The Octopode Factory Friday Challenge Blog. Here is my first attempt at a challenge. This week the challenge was Alice in Wonderland and I used the digital Alice image and the cupcake is a rubber stamp. If you haven't checked out The Octopode Factory yet, What are you waiting for?

New Adventure

So I just signed up for a twelve week on-line class with Claudine Hellmuth. It is happening at Big Picture Scrap booking . I am really hoping this will help motivate me to start creating again. I am hoping to post my projects here as I go. Here's hoping for success!

Oh how I LOVE soldering irons!!!!!

I have always had a thing for soldering irons. I know call me crazy. I remember my camera shop days and making bracelets out of solder. I just love to watch it melt. Just imagine then how excited I was when I found a class at Studio 34 Beads teaching how to make soldered pendants. I went and took the class yesterday. I had so much fun learning how to make these and met some wonderful crafters. Dianne Russel-Horn taught the class, you can check out her work here http://www.sixthfloordesigns.com/ and she was just awesome.

For the large pendant the first side is from a magazine with a stamped word and the colored side is Club Scrap's Artifacts stamp that I colored with watercolor pencils. The small square I made using mailing tags perfect pearls, Tim Holtz stamps and distress ink.

Purchased a ceramic floor tile at Home Depot today so I can solder at home. I have a feeling I'll be making alot of these.

Vintage Ephemera

So I figured it was time to dive in and start the blog I have obsessed about for months now. I want to have a place to share my art and am hoping a blog will motivate me to create more. I really enjoy checking out other's blogs so I figure why not my own.
Just wanted to share a link to http://countdown.tentwostudios.com/ there are some really awesome free vintage ephemera downloads. There will be a new FREE page every day in December. How cool is that? Enjoy!