WOYWW - #82

Participating in WOYWW sure makes you realize how fast the time can just fly by! It's hard to believe that Christmas is over and there are only a few days left before the new year will be here.


So here's what's on my workdesk THIS week . . .

WIP's - "controlled doodling" girls.
i always work on more than one at a time.

a girl's gotta have her archival ink and tissue tapes

some completed birthday cards and some stamps waiting to be used

LOVE this Danelle Johnson Art Warehouse -
Limited Edition Rubber Stamp Set
and of course tim's adage tickets

figured I could use some of this on the v-day cards???

started getting out the love stamps

brayer, ink tools, embossing heat tool, the "clean up rag"
and the mini stapler

some completed atc's and some atc backgrounds
waiting in the wings

So that's it for me today.  One of these weeks this spot is going to be neat and tidy for you . . . NOT - LOL!  Now go by Julia Dunnit's blog and see what other bloggers have on THEIR workdesks this week. 


PS  There's a contest going on here on my blog.  Wanna take a try at my Earth Wind & Fire crossword puzzle?  Go HERE  Linda Hoffman is REALLY close!

A Grand Opening, an ATC and a Rubber Stamp & Paper Arts Festival

This Saturday and Sunday (August 14th & 15th) is the Grand Opening of Stamp Fever in Orange, CA. If you live close enough to come, I hope you will come and show your support! This is the store where I taught several years ago that is now under new ownership and has moved to a bigger and brighter location in the City of Orange. 


Here's all the info on the celebration this weekend.  And don't forget, I will be teaching at Stamp Fever, Saturday, September 25th!  I will be taking samples to the store this Saturday.


Look at this gorgeous Special Edition Trading Card I received from Donna at Brynwood Needleworks.  Just gorgeous - thank you so much Donna!

September 11th and 12th is the Heirloom Productions Rubber Stamp and Paper Arts Festival in Costa Mesa, CA at the Orange County Fair and Event Center.  Some of the vendors include:  After Midnight Art Stamps (this is the vendor that makes the Krafty Lady art moulds), Carmen's Veranda, Hanko Designs, Invoke Arts, Judikins (good, I can pick up a large bottle of Diamond Glaze), Tessler Stencil Company, Rubbernecker (Love their rubber stamps), and MORE!


There's also going to be an artist trading card contest with the theme of "Brilliant Sunset" at this event both days.


That's it for now.  Do you know of any other events I should know about?

Ready, Set, Mark Your Calendars!

Saturday, July 10th from 9am to 4pm and Sunday, July 11th from 10am-3pm is The Original Rubber Stamp Convention in Carson, CA.  For those that have never been, the address for the Convention Center is 3 Civic Plaza Drive - located across the parking lot of the Doubletree Hotel.

Some of the vendors that are coming:  A Stamp in the Hand Company, Art Gone Wild, Hanko Designs, Judikins (get your Diamond Glaze and DG3 Art Gel), Magenta, Paula Best, Studios Blackbird (one of my FAVORITES), Stamp Out Cute, Tessler Stamps, and more.  And no, I didn't forget . . . 

Tim Holtz - November 2009

Yes, Stampers Anonymous will be there . . .

Ted - Mr. Stampers Anonymous March 2010

I haven't created any artist trading cards for this event.  I guess I should put that on "the list".

Let me know if you are planning to go to this event.  And if you decide to go at the last minute, you can find me in front of this guy's table *smiles* . . .

Oooh, I almost forgot to remind you!  They no longer have food at this show.  However, A Stamp in the Hand is offering a special 20% discount voucher for breakfast, lunch and dinner at the DoubleTree Hotel restaurant.  You just have to pick up the voucher at the show in the information room.  You know - the room where you take your atc for the contest or to purchase past convention t-shirts.

Mark your calendar for a fun day to shop and get inspired to CREATE!

WOYWW, a RAK and an ATC Trade

It's still Tuesday, but believe me when I tell you, my workspace is not going to look any different in the morning!  LOL

Tomorrow is What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday (WOYWW) over at Stamping Ground's blog.  I would be embarrassed to show the following space to someone that was visiting if they weren't an artist/crafter!  Yikes.  But since I'm amongst friends, here I go.  I'll keep the photos small but you can click on them if you REALLY want to see what a mess my space is today! . . .

Does it help if I tell you I'm preparing for another 

workshop next weekend?

Angie Beck from Angie in Yanchep (Western Australia) blog sent me these  digital papers (below) that she created and shared with me.  She  called them "scraps", but ooooooh I call them GORGEOUS and I can hardly wait to incorporate these papers in my work!  I hope to make her proud :)  

And check out all of the postage stamps on the envelope she mailed the papers to me in.  Oh yeah, I'll be using those as WELL!  Thank you so much Angie x's and o's from the other side of the world . . .

This was on the table, but I have since removed them so they didn't get lost!  I did a swap with Deborah over at Vintage Soul and received these fabric artist trading cards (atc's) from her.  Aren't these just GORGEOUS?!  

And look at the fabric card holder she made for them to fit in.  Wow, you really outdid yourself Deborah.  Thank you from one coast to the other *smiles* (Deborah is from Florida) . . .

That's it for a couple of days my blogging buddies.  Have a great rest of the week and I'll see you again soon!

Flowers at Work and a Mail Call

I walked outside late this afternoon at "the day job" and when I was returning to the building I noticed that the flowers were in full bloom at the visitor's entrance.  Gorgeous . . . just gorgeous!

I'll have to walk around to the other side tomorrow and see what else is blooming.

Lorri Lennox from Artivity and I are exchanging artist trading cards with each other.  Above are the cards she sent me - all the way from Australia.  Check out the one at the top of the group that Lorri titled Moon God.  It was created on plastic!  This is the first card I've received on that substrate.  I love it Lorri . . . along with the other two gorgeous cards *smiles*

Lorri also included some other "goodies" in the envelope with the atc's.  paper, trim, Moo cards with her artwork.  Thanks so much Lorri.  I hope my little package is inching it's way to you from California!

No rain here yet.  It will probably come on Friday when I have to drive to Santa Clarita for "the day job".  Fun times!

March 31, 2010 WOYWW and Winnings!

I'm joining in for What's on Your Workspace Wednesday again this week.  I've been creating inside as well as out on the balcony this week.  The weather has been soooooo nice these days.  And although I do live in Southern California, the weather man said it looks like rain coming our way today.  But that's ok, I can still work outside since my balcony is covered.


Here's what's on my workspace outside on my balcony . . .

Vintage rulers I'm going to be cutting up for a workshop I'm teaching in June, pens I use for Zentangling, gesso for canvases I'm prepping, some wood laser cuts of butterflies and birds in one bowl and keys and locks in the other.

Some collaged atc's I'm working on and some laser cut "dark doll" pieces for some steampunk jewelry I'm contemplating.  In the other photo is a vintage English book, a French/English dictionary and a Japanese/English dictionary to use in some collage pieces.

(Above) Inside on my coffee table in the living room is this work-in-progress of a Zentangle-inspired New York jazz piece.  This piece is on watercolor paper and is approximately 8" x 9".

Above are some atc's laying out on the coffee table as well.  Some with bling added (Stickles glitter glue) and are still drying this morning . . . Platinum of course.  You know how I love my Platinum Stickles :)

On another note, look what I won this week over on Jenny Doh's blog CrescenDOH and on Eileen's blog Art Saves Lives!  Thank you ladies :)  It's been a good week so far.

Yesterday at the Rubber Stamp Convention

The sun was really bright yesterday morning at the Rubber Stamp Convention and the Stampers Anonymous booth is back in the corner where there are a lot of windows. 
I tried my best to get some decent photos of some of Wendy Vecchi's samples. This is the best I could do . . .

Hels Sheridan over at Ink on my Fingers had asked me to tell Wendy hello and give her a hug if I could.  You see, Hels lives in the U.K. so it was going to be a stretch for her to be in Carson, California for the show.

So I told Wendy hello . . . and I gave her a hug . . . 

But look what Wendy wrote and held up for me to take a photo of so I could send to Hels . . . 

Was that sweet or WHAT? *smiles*

Ted Cutts - Mr. Stampers Anonymous taking time out from demoing for a photo op.  Check out this little house box that Ted put together yesterday and added some of Tim's new "feet" . . .

More samples in the booth . . .

These bird cage samples were made by Pearl (known to those close to her as "auntie") . . .

I know it doesn't look like it, but I DID leave the Stampers Anonymous booth yesterday!  LOL

Here are some card and tag samples . . .

I participated in the Artist Trading Card contest again but was so busy swapping that I didn't get to take a photo of the board before they took it away.  Sorry about that :(  These are the cards I received . . .

I traded some of my zentangle-inspired atcs and the last of the atcs I had made for the cruise last October.   Ooooo, that reminds me . . . I've got to send three of these to Deborah Bonner.  So Deborah, if you're reading this :) . . .

Pam (left) and Nancy (right)

I spent time with Linda from Stampmaiden's Artventures, Mary, Diana, Angie, Pearl, Michelle, Kathy and all of the new ladies I met yesterday.  I had a good time!