RIP Buddy

Buddy
Originally uploaded by AlwaysInspired

Last night my Auntie's dog, Buddy, passed away. Buddy was 16 years old. He was a big part of my life as well as Auntie's. I lived with Auntie while I was in collage so he became my dog as well. I had my own dog at the time and they were the best of friends. I had to have my dog, Gizzmo, put to sleep a few years ago and loosing Buddy was like loosing my dog all over again. I know that Gizzy and Bud are fighting over food and racing around somewhere together. This picture was from last summer. Buddy loved camping. Even though he was pretty arthritic by this time he made it down the bank to step in the water. I'm so glad he got to have a great summer of camping last year. Thanks for being such a good dog Bud! We love you!

Flight

I made a new ATC for a trade. The theme was red hearts and I had so much fun coming up with something! Collaged heart and wings with white gel pen accents and distress ink. Embossed word with pastel highlighting and many other ink details. My picture sort of washes out the richness of this card. It is much more dimensional in real life.


"Flight"

I also made another Red Queen for the same trade. Now to just finish up these naughty inchies!

Oh, I am also taking a class to learn how to make a quilt at the local art center! I just ordered the fabric from etsy and I can't wait! It will be for my Mom for Mother's Day and her Birthday.

Naughty Inchies 3

Naughty Inchies 3
Originally uploaded by AlwaysInspired

More naughty inchies!
B for Boner. H for Horny. Hand drawn little devil in watercolor pencils and gel pens. N for Nipples. I tried the gessoed magazine technique with this and really liked it. Now to try it in ATC size!
T for Thong. I used water color pencils to draw/paint the backside and a small piece of ribbon and embroidery floss for the thong. Z for Zesty. A sort of zetti style with gel pen and stampers.
Two more sets to go!

Off With Her Head!

It has been ages since I've had time to make any ATC's! This morning I made two very special cards for a certain someone who shall remain nameless as they are part of a swap gift!

This specific person happens to be an Alice in Wonderland fan so I made the cards in that theme.

"Queen Of Hearts"

I used an old playing card as my base for this one and it was so much fun! I sanded the card to get rid of the shiny finish and added distress inks for some wonderful wear. The red triangles are cut from a paint sample! I got the image from a sheet of vintage paper dolls on flickr and added gel pen and ink details.

"Alice"
I used a paint sample card for the base and little tab accents! I sanded it and added distress inks, but in this pic you can't tell all that much. The image is again from a free collage sheet group on flickr. Ink and gel pen details. Lots of fun to make and I can't wait to add them to a completed package!

Sisters!

Sisters
Originally uploaded by AlwaysInspired

Nothing new crafty wise to share as the things I'm making are all swap gifts so I don't want to spoil any surprises!
I thought I'd take some time and let people know a little more about me.
I have a 9 year old sister who I love to pieces! There may be 18 and a half years between us, but we still act like normal sisters. It's fun to have a little sister. When I was a kid and an only child I never thought I'd like having a sister or brother, but it is actually one of my favorite things in life. Our time together is so precious. We laugh and do lots of art type stuff. She is getting to be a wonderful writer! Her stories are full of fun and she loves to illustrate them as well. I started getting her interested in ATC's too. She made a few and had so much fun! She even traded with a good friend of mine! I hope to get her into some kids ATC groups when I have my off season from work. She is also a little actress! You can often hear several different accents in a conversation and she loves to sing!
So there you have it, I'm proud to be a big sister!

Eggs!

Eggs!
Originally uploaded by AlwaysInspired

Happy Easter!

Crooked Little Houses

Crooked Little Houses
Originally uploaded by AlwaysInspired

Another embroidery piece that has been in the works for a while. It is a block for TwentyEighthStreet over on flickr. I'm slowly finishing up the hoop up and send swap. One more block to go! This is an Urban Threads pattern that I removed some detail from. The pattern was more suited to machine embroidery, but after some alterations it was perfect for what I wanted to do for this block.