e is for egg - TMTA

Here is my ATC for this week's theme which is eggs.

alterd Altoid Tin filled with goodies

I did this Altoid tin swap with my online art group and this was the tin I altered and all the goodies that I put into my tin. This was such fun to do this tiny tin filled with goodies.

Drawing and Watercoloring just for the fun of it

My dear friend, Bren gave me her book that she used several years ago to learn to draw. I am reading the book and have gathered my supplies. It seems like I never have the time to just enjoy doing some art. So last night I was just itching to get started so I found a drawing that I liked of a frog and got started. This is a postcard for a friend that always makes me laugh so I wanted my drawing to be lighthearted. I was also influnced to do some watercolors after watching the Strathmore art workshop videos. My drawing is a long way from perfect but I am just starting out without any formal training and just starting to read Bren's book so I was very pleased with it. I hope my friend, Kathy enjoys it.
Here is the original drawing in a book of the frog.

And here is my watercolor drawing.

This is one of the matchboxes that I swapped with Roxanna. This one is sweet and simple. Both matchboxes are a Valentine theme.

This is the 2nd matchbox.

This matchbox has beads for feet.

On the inside it has a stamp and heart shaped sequins under Glossy accents.

I hope you had a Happy Valentines day!

Spring

My little Yellowbell Shrub has been confused all Winter and been blooming the whole time without leaves. The daffodills are starting to open and it's starting to look like Spring here in South Carolina. The girls are just weary of the rain. It seems like we've had a wet and dry season here this past year instead of Winter and Summer. I hope that Spring is just around the corner and old man Winter doesn't decide to come blasting in!

Journal page

I recently made a new fun journal to just paint, journal and play in. Here is the first layout in my journal. It was inspired by the Starthmore artisit workshops. Here is a link for the workshops:

http://www.strathmoreartist.com/workshop-reg.html

It is not to late to sign up and see the workshops that have already been done and the upcoming workshops.

The girl is a stencil but I did do some painting and drawing over the stencil. The journaling was simple but I know the meaning behind it. It was too personal to share even in my journal but was a great way for me to have therapy through art. You can click on the image to get a closer look.

Every Inchie Monday - City

I didn't think that I could do the theme of city in an inch but lucky me, I had the perfect stamp!