Baby Face

I made this ATC for the TMTA challenge this week. The theme is look into a face.

Kissing Giraffes

Here is my entry for TMTA this week. The theme is wild animals. The stamps are by Sherill Kahn, Invoke and Stampendous. I stamped on a textured paper to give the skin pattern a little more depth.

Togetherness

The theme at TMTA this week is togetherness. This is a photo of my brother and I. There were four of us but my brother David was closest in age to me. He was always my buddie. Though he would rather be playing with my other brother he alway may time for his little sister.

TMTA Queen for a Day

The theme at TMTA is queen for a day. Here is ATC I made using one of my Saturday Image Bonus images. The stamps are Studio G.

TMTA Autos

I made a series of three auto ATC cards using the monocromatic method to make the background. I love the depth the tone on tone stamping creates. I used Adirondack inks and the images are from Saturday Image Bonus. These ATC cards are for the TMTA challenge Autos.

TMTA - New Year's Countdown

Every year time seems to go quicker and quicker. The theme this week at TMTA is New Year. The stamps are Invoke and Rubber Cottage. The ink is Distress Ink.

TMTA - Eyes

The theme at TMTA this week is open your eyes. All these eyes are from Invoke stamps. After stamping them I thought how often we speak with our eyes.

We can have sad eyes, dreamy eyes, happy eyes and flirty eyes.

TMTA Stone

The theme at TMTA is to use a stone image. This is my interpretation of the theme. The stamps are Invoke.

Dream Ticket

Dream Ticket is my entry for TMTA this week. The theme is tickets. The stamps are from Stampers Anonymous. The inks are Distress by Ranger.

Dream of Peace

This week at TMTA the theme is hands. I made this ATC to symbolize a dream of peace. Something I think we all dream.

Dream Circle

The theme at TMTA this week is circles. This is my circle ATC I made for my older sister Ellen is turning fifty next week. I just can't believe it. She is a woman who has lots of dreams. In her forties she reinvented herself. After being an Occupational Therapist for years she decided to make violins for a living. How brave she was to change her occupation and to choose one so different. She is definitely a woman who pursues her dreams. I made this ATC to put on her birthday card. The image is one of my Saturday Image Bonus images. The stamps are Invoke.

TMTA Towers & Columns

Here are two ATC's I made for the challenge this week at TMTA. The theme is Towers and Columns. These cards have both.

The stamps are Invoke. I colored the backgorund with a Copic marker.

Fun Hats ATC's

The challenge at TMTA this week is to create two ATCs with at least one image connecting the two ATCs. The two ATCs should also look nice on their own. Here is my entry.

TMTA Women in Art

I chose as my women in art for TMTA an Italian artist from the 1500's Sofonisba Anguissola. She and all her sisters were trained as artists, though she was considered the most talented. This is a self portrait. I love her use of light in her paintings. Click her link to see more of her work.

TMTA - Hero

Clara Barton was the founder of the American Red Cross. I have always admired her and her achievements at a time when woman had very little say in our country. My TMTA ATC is dedicated to her.

Black & White - TMTA

TMTA 's theme this week is Black and White. These two ATC's are coffee themed.

TMTA - Mermaid

This is the only Mermaid image in my home. It is actually one of my daughter's stamps but it works for this week theme at TMTA. Most of the background stamps are Amuse. I'm not sure what company the mermaid stamp is as my 7 yr old daughter doesn't mark her unmounted stamps like me. I colored this with my Copic Markers.

Zentangle ATC's

The theme at TMTA this week is Zentangle. What is Zentangle? Well it is basically doodling. You can find a definition here. This is my ATC attempting this technique. The stamps are Invoke. I colored this with Copic Markers. I love how vibrant they make the ATC. This also worked well for the theme at Daring Cardmakers butterflies.

Trapped in the Tower - TMTA Middle Ages Theme

This is my interpretation of the Middle Ages theme at TMTA. When I think of the Middle Ages I always think of princesses trapped in a tower by the evil lords. So here she is in The Tower. I used my Copic Markers to color. They are great for shading the face. The stamps are Lost Coast I believe.

TMTA Spring

The theme at TMTA this week is spring. I found this stamp I bought awhile back from Outlines. I have not used it much. My style has changed so much over the last few years. It really it a cute stamp. Of course I used it to try the new copic markers I just bought. I also used Adirondack markers.