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 [email protected] 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!

Last Minute Gift Tag

A little something that would make a great tag or cover to a card...Click once to open, then again to get the largest size.

New Gluebook Pages

I haven't shown any gluebook pages recently, so I have some to share...

What do you think?

I forgot to announce the winner of the December Collage Challenge, it was #2,  Lydia. Her entry is HERE. It is really beautiful, so stop by & see it when you have a chance.

By the way, the 25% off Year-End sale in the e-store is over in just 2 weeks, so if you've been thinking about one of the classes or image collections, you might want to pick it up soon. Read about the sale HERE.

Christmas Postcard Image for You

Your December Calendar Page!

I hope you have a wonderful month!

This month's calendar is from the 1927 Postcard Calendar available HERE.   It's normally $5.00, but use the discount code decemberspecial and get 25% off!