Collage on canvas Bird on a Picket Fence

Here is my latest creation. The photo doesn't do it justice. I painted the background, stamped the background using a styrofoam design, added cardboard for the picket fence, used homemade paper, added a bird and flowers image, and used pastels to add a glimpse of flowers in the background. I may add some stamping, but for now it is a finished piece. The handmade paper really adds an interesting dimension. I hope to put this in my library exhibit.

Tag Tuesday Theme: Summer

"A Moonlight Flight" This tag is all about the background. I made a styrofoam stamp and did at least three layers of stamping. The glow is from powdered pearls- copper that I put on the stamp with a sponge. Then I painted over some of the swirls with powdered pearls. The butterflies are from paper napkins. I wanted it to look like night and moonlight. Summer nights would be the best time for a midnigt flight. I like the way the wings overlap and the background can be seen through them.

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Think Monday- Think ATC Challenge: Cups

I love cups. My mother and grandmother collected them. My friends

Carol and Jewels collect them. I have so much fun finding cups at resale shops and while I'm on vacation. Cups are in many of my collages. But, better yet, I love a cup of coffee. Once, in a blackout the first thing I thought of was getting a cup of coffee..it might be my last. I like strong coffee with cream. Coffee in a cup is like dessert for me. I love pretty cups, but the ones I have have wild sayings ( only fitting for family and close friends). My daughter-in-law gives me a new cup each Christmas. The sayings are always over the top. The cup on this card is left over from my Mail Art swap themed: royalty. Ummm... time for a cup of coffee.

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