My first traded ATC

Hi All, I am so proud. I got my first request to trade one of my ATC's. It is the one of the fairy creation. I am so happy that it is going to a great home. I spent some time this weekend really focusing on the task. Hands down it is a lot of fun. I have a lot of supplies because I make cards and scrapbook. Now I need to get rid of it and ATC's are an excellent way to do it. I might even see if I can create a meetup group that would like to swap in my local area. Now wouldn't that be cool? Well. I have to go, so much work and so little time.

Until Next time Blogger family.

Betty

So I thought I would post an example of my first round of ATC's. It's funny because I keep forgetting the ATC doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to be a part of me. I have been experimenting with alcohol inks. Not too pleased with the first results but I will definitely post again. I will also take a look at some links on-line to see if I can find some pattern ideas.

I chose to do one of my favorite female cartoon character. Betty, from Archie and friends. My kind of girl, strong, independent and beautiful. She is a fighter. I should know. I have been reading her for almost 30 years. I remember going to the local grocery store and getting a double digest at least once a month. It was the only reason I went to the grocery store.

ATC's

What are ATC's you may ask? Well beyond being just one more hobby for me to fall in love with their true definition is Artist Trading Cards. They are the same size as baseball cards but are created by the artist with their own style and feel for life. Some are drawn, sketched, glued, background colored, etc. But above all I have been found that you DO NOT just slap a sticker on it. Now I am fond of stickers but I love color as well. I am also a fan of magazines so I am certain my style will include color and pictures. If you are into ATC's don't hesitate to send me an e-mail if you want to trade.
I don't have a picture to post today unfortunately. I am in Miami with a customer and have not uploaded any of my new work to my computer. So I will say bye for now.

Make A Wish

Today my company hosted a party for the child we are sponsoring a wish for. It was incredible. The entire building came out to support. I could not have been more proud to see the amount of employees that came out.
As you can see it has been a couple of weeks since I blogged but I definitely hope to start back up soon. I also need to get back on the band wagon with my crafts. just so much to do and so little time.
My kitty is better. After a week and a half he seems to be getting back to the way he wants to be. He is fighing the tube feeding and actually trying to eat on his own which is fine but he needs a certain amount of food in him to not get sick. He is a great cat. So, I am happy I have him but I am really tired of the tube feeding. I was looking for low maintenance, nothing about this is low maintenance. I spend four hours a day feeding my cat. All I can say is he better get with the program soon.

Bones

So I just got the news that my cat is not doing well. His name is Bones and he is 10 years old. Of course I have only had him a short time. He adopted me. He has a mass on his abdomen and it really has to be operated on. He is eating very little as well as drinking very little. He is dehydrated. The real deal is that I just allowed this cat into my home and heart a month ago and now he is sick. But since I am kind of attached now I want to take care of him. I just can't believe it. If you understood me you would know this is exactly what I didn't want to happen. I am not a pet person of any kind. I don't even have fish. My plants barely stay alive. In fact, I have killed 4 of those in the last year. It's getting rough. He really is a cool cat and I don't want to see anything happen to him. I know he is old but he still deserves to have the best life that he can have.
Until later Blogger family....

Home Sweet Home

So I made it back from my jaunt in Chicago. I am so happy to sleep in my own bed. As I get older I realize that I like to take trips but I would rather have my own bed to sleep on. I did not get any journaling done while I was gone. I did work on a paper tinting technique with my cousin. Who is really into card making as well. I haven't made a card in my room in over 3 months. I have scrapbooked. I plan on going to a crop on Friday night. I think it will be cool to do it. I just need to find some pictures to actually scrap. I guess I could do some that I took this past week. I have quite a few of the kids.

But here is one of my creations from before I left. I hope you enjoy it.

Until Later my Blogger Family

Magazine Hunt

I went on a magazine hunt this weekend. I needed some additional material for the art journaling I do. One of the women in my group suggested that I try Half Price Books. Not that I wanted to pay even half price for magazines that I knew I would cut up but that was better than full price. So I hit a couple this weekend. I gotta say, that was a great idea. I am not really a magazine girl. Most of what I read is either via Internet or newspaper. But I found the issues that were roughly a year old to only be $1. A great bargain for me.

So $15 later I had some great selections. My favorite was National Geographic because it had some great backgrounds on almost every page. I only bought 2 but those will probably last me over a month. I also grabbed a think Vogue because I love shoes and clothing. An Architectural Digest and a few Garden Digest issues. The Oprah ones I already had from a couple of days ago. What I also found were some great clearance books that had life's sayings as well as some poetry that I think would really describe me. The name of the book was "angry girls". Need I say more? My son thought I was crazy by getting old magazines but now that he is seeing what I did I think he might actually try it himself. As long as he doesn't resort to cutting up textbooks, I don't really care. )

I am posting one of the entries I completed this weekend. I have to remember to date them.

Until later BloggerLand...