My Muse

Who Knows Where...

There is a challenge going on at Oscraps to use a free Anna kit, ArtPlay Palette Saffron Villa - and it is a truly gorgeous palette! I was inspired by many of the entries of heritage photos and began thinking of clocks and time and the passage of time and what happens as time goes by...

Whenever we reminisce or talk of things long ago, my dad always says it was "the day before yesterday". As I looked at the other vintage pages, and thought of this favorite photo of my parents, the Judy Collins song "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" came to mind. That haunting song gave me the last piece of inspiration for making this page.

SUPPLIES  By Anna Aspnes:  ArtPlay Palette Saffron Villa (FREE!!!), 12x12 Page HipsterPlume FotoBlendz No.2, SprayPaint No. 2, Painted Circle Splatz No. 1 BrushSet, ArtsyClocks No. 3 ElementSet, Yesterday and Today Digital Art, FONTS:  King15 & Minion Pro 

Makes me want to notice more...enjoy more... and appreciate more - each moment before it is gone. Thanks for looking!

You Are Loved

Anna asked us which of her products we like best, and I have to say the ArtPlay kits. There are MANY - and I have many favorites among them. The one I used for this card is "Smooch" - and it is definitely on the list.

Her papers are like mini-works of art, and seem to just need to be framed and hung on the wall, so to speak. I used that approach in making this card - finding a special snippet in one of the papers, matting it to black and hanging on a "wall" where I blended in some of her other artwork. I started the project with the digi version (second card below) and then decided to try it as a hybrid as well.

SUPPLIES  ArtPlay Palette Smooch No. 1 Kit by Anna Aspnes, Cardstock: Bazzill White OP, Embellishments: Paper Blooms Coconut (KaiserCraft), Creative Candy Micro-dot Twinkle Stickers (Amuse)

Super-dreary day here - and hard to get a good photo with only unnatural light to work with, but hopefully, you get the idea! I found the focal image printed the best on photo paper, though it is hard to see the difference in paper stock in the photo. I generally use Epson Ultra Photo Paper Lustre. I like the texture of my good ole' Bazzill White OP cardstock and the background image printed on it very nicely. Then mount the image on black cardstock, attach with dimensional foam tape, add a few pale pink gems under the word "loved" and a pretty paper rose - and there you have it.

Here's the digi image I designed originally. It has all the elements, but sometimes it's nice to have the added texture and dimension of the hybrid card.

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

If You Don't, Who Will?

If you've been missing Anna's products for the last month, I have some good news for you. Anna's store opens at O'Scraps today with nearly 1000 products at a 35% discount! See her announcement and giveaway here. The giveaway ends today at 3:00 MST - so better hurry...

Thinking through what I might make as my first endeavor on AnnaTeam, I was drawn to one of her recent kits - ArtPlay Palette Find My Way No. 2. I loved how she had a butterfly with other butterfly images offset within (see large butterfly below) and especially that it had dictionary text for the word "follow". I looked online for an interesting quote about following your dreams and found this really cool one by Emerial Lagasse. Who knew he was a philosopher as well as a chef? "If you don't follow your dreams, who will?" It's so obvious, yet so uncommon, isn't it?

This card is all digi, and can be printed right onto cardstock, scored, folded and mailed - but could also work well in a hybrid format. Working with Anna's product brings out the artsy in everyone!

SUPPLIES  Anna Aspnes: ArtPlay Palette FInd My Way No. 2, ArtsyBlendz Origins ElementSet, Katie Pertiet: Alandia Tropics Kit

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a great holiday!