Stamps are Fun Too!

I've been reorganizing my Artist Trading Card binders so that each artist has a page dedicated to their art, rather than having them presented in date order.  This has inspired me to create a few ATC's of my own and has rekindled a love for some of my favorite rubber stamps:

Image by Maryse Carrier

Pencil Crayon

Image by Maryse Carrier

Pencil Crayon

Image by Rubber Moon

Pencil Crayon

Pencil Crayon

Recycling Art

Today I'm recycling untraded Artist Trading Cards to make birthday cards:

Hand-carved Crocus Stamp

Greeting by Daisy Bucket Designs

Image by Snag 'em Stamps

Greeting by Hero Arts

Greeting by Biblical Impressions

Sketching in the Park

My friend Janice has reminded me that this month is skipping away without enough art.  I did ride up to Queen Elizabeth Park last week to do some sketching, though.

I'm linking this up to Dion Dior's Friday Sketches and to the Artists' Play Room and Julie Balzer's Art Journal Every Day if I remember!

Shells from Sunset Beach

I'm linking this sketch of shells to Dion Dior's Friday Sketches.  I find Dion's blog very inspirational - her sketchbook paintings are gorgeous! 

ATC's from the 29 Cactus Series

These ATC's began in my journal as a series of 29 cacti sketches I did while vacationing in Palm Springs.  The backgrounds are stamped with gelatos and the cacti are painted with gouache.

The Trees of the Fields

The mountains and the hills before you

shall burst into song

and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands

- Isaiah 55:12

Sometimes a journal page background sits for months without any inspiration to finish it.  Although I love doing this saran wrap watercolour technique, so it was with this page. I saw mountains in there but nothing came. 

Last week, I flipped through my journal, stopped (with a sigh) at this page and suddenly this song from Isaiah 55 ran through my head.  The rest was completed in minutes.  Joy!

Artist Trading Card

This is another example of a journal sketch ending up on an Artist Trading Card.  This one is going to my sister, Dianne, who sent me four beauties last week.  I better get crackin' on some more!