The theme for this weeks SUNDAY POSTCARD was" Summer flowers" I loved using this old print and adding the new bright border from some summer scrap booking paper that I have had a couple of years now..Every time I am doing a scrapbook I can't help buying some new papers and I always have a bunch left. Have a BRILLIANT day. Diane
Postcard art is catching on with a fever. The size is 4" x 6" which is a great size for your art work. Although the 1" x 1" is also having a big following, at my age they are a bit too small for my eyes. I have made many Artist Trading Cards, they are fun and at 2.5 x 3" they are easy to work on and fun to collect. I have a large binder full of them. I have been collecting them for about two years now. I love the Chunky Book Pages too. I find for myself that I need to mix it up a bit or I get board...I always like to try new things and need to start a large canvas any time soon. Have BLESSED DAY......Diane
Once again here is my Sunday Postcard. The challenge was to alter a real postcard. The old postcard I used was a pair of Sarus Cranes. The postcard was from the Bird Park on Santa Catalina Island, California. I am not sure the date of the postcard but the place to put you stamp is one cent....Have a JOY FULL day....Diane
Postcards are fun.....I really enjoyed making this one. Today I will start my" Sunday Postcard Challenge" and it really is gonna be a challenge. Alter a real postcard. Humm....still churning that one over in my mind. Relax.......Smile............Life is beautiful. Diane
I just wanted to share a couple of shots that I got while over on the coast. These were taken at our hotel, I love the Neptune fountain and the great piece of drift wood. We stopped in the Redwoods while over there. They are so grand and you really feel small in the whole picture of things. After all they have lived here for 100's of years, if you cut one down dozens come back on the stump and they have to be tested by fire before a seed can even grow.
Now I am feeling bad that I didn't even go to the beach while I was there.......It was so o o o o windy I don't think I could have stood still to take a picture, and the beach will be there next time..... but those buys that I got while antiquing would not... I received my first returns for the GOT BLING SWAP. And I am telling you they are great, and its not too late to join. There are only 9 members and I would love 10 people, really open for 15 and its still early so if you like making 4x4 pages or would like to try them, sign up.... Have an artful day. Diane
After a wonderful long weekend at the coast, I am refreshed and relaxed. We don't get many 3 day weekends, so we really appreciate them. We had a great Hotel, lots of room to kick-back in. We thought about going to the movies but didn't see much worth seeing. Not all that into some of the flicks that were out there. We did enjoy some great meals and walked along the docks. It was really sunny which is unusual, mostly foggy over there and much cooler which is why we go there this time of the year..Escape the 100's.
My Husband takes his lap top so I was not entirely disconnected but I forgot to take all my passwords so I had a bit of a time looking at all my sites...Had to be a visitor on two of them but know a few back doors so it wasn't too bad....Saw that it was Jan's birthday and bought this little postcard while antiquing and thought I would scan it and sent it to her....Happy Birthday Jan!!!http://jan-jansjournal.blogspot.com/
Hope you get to eat Cake....and have a bite for me...Birthday Hugs, Diane
