Green Paper

On a Grand Tour...

Have you ever heard of a Grand Tour?

Wikipedia has a full description, but I'll just give you a few lines:  "The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means…The primary value of the Grand Tour, it was believed, laid in the exposure both to the cultural legacy of classical antiquity and the Renaissance, and to the aristocratic and fashionably polite society of the European continent."

Sounds intriguing, doesn't it?

photograph credit here

So, when you wonder why I haven't posted to my blog in forever, just imagine I'm on a Grand Tour. That sounds much more exciting than I-got-a-demanding-new-job, and sadly, I'm-not-very-interested-in-my-art-or-my-blog-lately.

As far as the winner of the November challenge...They all won! I am sending the French Dictionary Collection to each of the artists who entered. I am missing emails for 3 of the artists who entered, so if you entered but haven't been contacted, just send me an email at greenpaperpack@aol.com and I'll get your collection to you.

I plan to keep my Etsy shop open as I sell off some of my extras and things I know I really won't use again, so feel free to stop in from time to time to see if there's anything new.

And, of course, Classes and Images are available in the e-store, as always. If you've read this far, I have a bonus for you - 50% off anything and everything in the e-store. Just use the discount code grandtour (all one word). The offer's good through January 15th.

I hope you're well, and that you're enjoying your art. Have a wonderful Holiday season!

November 2012 Collage Challenge!

It's time again for our monthly collage challenge!  This month I'm challenging you with 3 images from the French Dictionary image college . There's one from each category: the Africa entry in the Antique French Maps collection, a fun page of vegetables from the Illustration Pages collection, and the N (for November?) from the Alphabet collection - I included the black & white version but it's also available in sepia.

The challenge is easy - create a piece of art using at least part of each of these three images:

To capture the jpg version above, just click on the image to open and then click again to get the largest size. Then, right click and save to your computer.

Or, you can download the easy-print PDF here:        Download November 2012 collage challenge

How to enter?

1. Create a piece of art - anything at all - using at least part of each of the three images.
2. Post your art somewhere on the web - your blog, Flickr account, Pinterest, whatever!
3. Using the Linky below, link us to your web location so we can come and visit. 

That's it!  

The deadline for the Challenge is next Thursday, November 8th. On the 9th, a name will be drawn at random to win the entire French Dictionary image collection. 

Here's the Linky to attach your entry:

I can't wait to see what you create!

By the way, I frequently use the French Dictionary illustrations and maps when double printing pages for my art. For a post with an explanation of how to do it, click HERE. 

October Challenge Winner...

This month, my son was once again in charge of picking the random winner of the Collage Challenge... he picked out #4 - Renee of The Tin Goat. She'll receive the full French Holy Card image collection. 

I hope you can all join me again next month!

October Collage Challenge!

It's time again for our monthly collage challenge.  This month is a mix of older pieces: a portion of a handwritten letter, a calling card and a trade card... I hope you have fun with this one! 

The challenge is easy - create a piece of art using at least part of each of these three images:

To capture the jpg version above, just click on the image to open and then click again to get the largest size. Then, right click and save to your computer.

Or, you can download the easy-print PDF here:       Download October 2012

How to enter?

1. Create a piece of art - anything at all - using at least part of each of the three images.
2. Post your art somewhere on the web - your blog, Flickr account, Pinterest, whatever!
3. Using the Linky below, link us to your web location so we can come and visit. 

That's it!  

The deadline for the Challenge is next Monday, October 8th. On the 9th I'll draw a name at random to win the entire  Antique French Holy Card image collection. Here's a glimpse of just some of the images:

Here's the Linky to attach your entry:

I can't wait to see what you create!

Challenge Winner

My son drew the random winner of the August Collage Challenge...it's Daisy from Distinctly Daisy. She's received the French Dictionary Images collection.  

One of the images is in our free images folder, so I'm posting it here too, in case you want a bit of the collection for your own. (Click to open then click again for the full size before saving)

Congrats to Daisy and thanks to all of you for playing along!

April Collage Challenge!

It's the first of the month, so it's time once again for the monthly Green Paper Collage Challenge. The challenge is easy - create a piece of art using at least part of each of the three images provided here:

To capture the jpg version above, just click on the image to open and then click again to get the largest size. Then right click and save to your computer.

Or, you can download the easy-print PDF here:    Download April 2012 challenge 

How to enter?

1. Create a piece of art - anything at all - using at least part of each of the three images.
2. Post your art somewhere on the web - your blog, Flickr account, whatever!
3. Using the Linky below, link us to your web location so we can come and visit. 

That's it!  

The deadline for the Challenge is next Sunday, April 8th. On the 9th I'll draw a name at random to win all 4 of my calendar image collections, a $20.00 value. 

Here's the Linky to use to attach your entry:

 

I can't wait to see what you create!

Bargains Available...

There are just a few days left for the Spring Sale in my store.  All of my exclusive image collections and classes are 25% off, through the end of March!

So, each of the exclusive image sets in the calendar collections  is just $3.75 with the discount...

...or, you can learn everything there is to know about gluebook-ing (and lots more) with the Your Vintage Gluebook Class , just $26.25...

...If you like one of my most popular collections, the Logomachy cards, you could get one original set on eBay these days for $75.00... or $500.00 . Maybe you'd rather grab the Logomachy cards collection and get all 4 styles, to print again and again, for only $13.50...

...and you might like the technique-and-example filled Collage Basics class at just $33.75...

Whatever you choose, it's easy to apply the discount:

To take advantage of the 25% discount, visit the store, HERE.

Add anything and everything to your cart

Put the word springfever into the discount code box.

Please let me know if you have any questions or want to learn more about any of the items in the store. I love to talk about my collections and classes, so ask away!

Retirement and Sales...

Just a reminder that some of my exclusive image collections and the 2011 Green Paper Collage Club will retire in just a few days - on March 15th. 

These will be removed from my e-store on March 16th and won't be brought back. Here are the retirees:

Antique Catalog Image Assortment

Lovely Ladies Image Collection

Science Stories Illustrations Images Collection

Baby's Bouquet Music Book Images Collection

The 2011 Green Paper Collage Club

If you've been thinking about any of these image collections, or the Collage Club, you'll want to pick them up by Thursday the 15th.

By the way, there's a sale going on right now. The retiring products, and all of the products and classes in my store, are 25% off with the discount code springfever, so be sure to put that in!

If you have any questions at all about them, or any of my offerings, just let me know!

March Collage Challenge...and Everything on Sale!

Just a reminder that all of my exclusive image collections and classes are 25% off, through March!

• To take advantage of the 25% discount, visit the store, HERE.
• Add anything and everything to your cart
• Put the word springfever into the discount code box.

The sale prices are good on everything in the store, including the retiring images and Collage Club.

And, don't forget the monthly Collage Challenge! It ends on the 8th, so you still have plenty of time to download the images and join in. 

Discount for All and a Winner!

I have a bad case of Spring fever right now - just one more month until it's officially here!

I'm celebrating (ok, kinda early) by offering a 25% discount on everything in my e-store. That includes the Your Vintage Gluebook and Collage Basics classes, all of the images collections, and even the 2011 Collage Club which is retiring soon. 

• To take advantage of the 25% discount, visit the store, HERE.
• Add anything and everything to your cart
• Put the word springfever into the discount code box

That's it. You'll receive 25% off every item in your cart! 

The store is set up to email the product link as soon as you pay, so there's no waiting to get started. 

Also, I am once again late in announcing the monthly Collage Challenge winner. How does this keep happening? You all have my sincere apologies. This time my son picked the number 17 - Nancy Layne. Nancy, I can't find an email address for you - would you please contact me at greenpaperpack@aol.com so I can email your prize? 

Thanks to everybody who played this month, there was some fabulous art on display!