I was inspired to create this by the coming Autumn season…my favorite season of the year. And since I love fairies and Fairy Art, that made this even more fun to create.
Part of this is real, part of it is digital, as I am always looking for ways to combine my love of arts and crafts with my love of digital art. The best of both worlds. And Fall almost always inspires me, so I’ll be in the studio soon, trying to work some more creative magic.
Today I created something new from something old…I took an Altered Art Hang Tag that I created in the past, and turned it into a new Digital Collage. I’m calling it Daydream.
Artists should be “green” too when they can, and it sure doesn’t hurt to save money on art supplies. I think that’s one of the things I love about digital art…it doesn’t have to cost you anything to create it, and it lets you give new creative life to something you created in the past. I love how this turned out. It has a very shabby chic and dreamy feel to it at the same time. And boy, if I could get paid to daydream, I think I’d be rich right now.
This is my first attempt at being creative since my mom’s passing last month. My heart still isn’t fully in it, but she wouldn’t want me to wallow in sadness, so I’m trying to move forward…one step at a time. The Gingersnap Creations blog has a Two-Color Challenge right now, so I thought I’d try that one. The result is my my Be Glad of Life Hang Tag.
I’ve used shades of brown and white here. It’s a combination of a paper grungy hang tag and embellishments, along with digital touches added in. I still love creating Altered Art…it’s my go-to form of creativity when I’m not feeling inspired by anything else. I love the sentiment too. Be glad of life…
I’m trying, Mom. I’m really trying.
I’ve created this Creation of Beauty Hang Tag for the Words of Wisdom challenge over at the Gingersnap Creations blog. The challenge is to utilize some favorite words of wisdom (profound, funny, or otherwise) in a creation.
For this Hang Tag I’ve once again utilized a combination of both paper goods, ephemera, and digital touches to create this Altered Art piece. I love the vintage photo of the girl…she’s so lovely. And she is perfect for the quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson too, don’t you think?
Time for another challenge at the Gingersnap Creations blog…this time it’s a supply challenge and we had to use RIBBON somewhere in our creations. So this Timeless Beauty ATC is my creation for that challenge.
This Altered Art style ATC is a mixed media piece, combining paper, ephemera, ribbon, a vintage photo, and digital graphic elements. It definitely has a sort of timeless feel to it, don’t you think?
My Peace Angel Hangtag was inspired by the Starry Night Challenge at the Gingersnap Creations blog. This time of year, Angels are a perfect subject matter so that was my starting point as I brainstormed for this hangtag.
I combined a vintage photo of an angel with some moon and sky images, along with some digital paper, to create a digital collage for this hangtag. Then I added that digital collage to a plain white paper hangtag, along with some embellishments, to complete the altered hang tag. I love the angel imagery so much, I may just use it for some Christmas cards this year! I really love how it turned out.
I was in the studio over the weekend and found inspiration in a favorite vintage photo.The end result was this Young Miss ATC.
I used a Kraft paper ATC blank that I spritzed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist to age and distress it and give it that grungy look I so love. I added the vintage photo, some stickers, paper fasteners, and a flower for embellishments. Just a simple little piece of altered art really, but I love how it turned out.
I have never done more Halloween-themed art projects as I have done in this past month or two. Very strange for me. LOL But I’ve been enjoying it! I have carried through with that same theme for the new Ravens challenge at the Gingersnap Creations blog. I’ve used it to create this Altered Hangtag I’m calling Witchie.
The vintage photo is my witchie inspiration, along with the 3 stamped ravens, of course. All of my ephemera and embellishments have been added to a hangtag, which I’ve grungy’d up to look aged. Seemed only appropriate when I’m doing something with a Halloween theme to make it have an aged look too. Seems like I should make a gift just to go with this hangtag and give it to someone for Halloween!
I decided to join in one more challenge this week at the Gingersnap Creations blog. It’s the Turquoise, Blue, and Purple Color Challenge. And I’ve called my Altered Art ATC Fancy Free.
Once again I’ve used paper elements and ephemera to create my ATC, with a beautiful vintage photo as the focal point of the piece. Then I added a bit of digital editing to enhance the piece and bring out its colors more. I love being able to give an art piece just a little bit more personality, which the digital editing allows me to do. This lovely lady looks like she’s footloose and “fancy free,” don’t you think?
I’ve not been doing much artwork lately, nor much blogging. Trying to get back into the swing of things by joining in the Horror Stories challenge at Gingersnap Creations. We needed to create something with a Horror Stories theme…perfect for Halloween time. 
I’ve created this ATC that I’m calling Night Rider.
I’ve added lots of paper elements and some stenciling with paper doilies, along with some plastic gems. Then I enhanced the ATC with a bit of digital editing to help age it a bit and bring out more vibrant colors. I love the vintage witch image…she’s so fun (even if she’s not all too scary). And don’t you love the skull-headed bat? Now THAT is scary. LOL
