Artsy Project Life Cards

I have some more colorful, fun Project Life cards in my shop.  I wanted to make my scrapbooking artsier (is that a word?) and more creative and fun... so I took some of my watercolor paintings and collages and printed them on to miniature cards which are perfect for Project Life and scrapbooking with pockets.  These little cards are also fun to write little messages on to tuck into gifts or you can use them as a launching spot in your art journal. 

 

New Postcards in Shop

I have a new bird postcard in my Etsy shop!  I have lots of fun artwork, collage packs and more in my shop.  Just in time for summer.... enter "SummerTime" in the coupon code box at checkout to receive 20% off your entire order.  Thanks for reading my blog!

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New Cards and Prints in my Etsy Shop

I wanted to let you know that I put a few new items in my Etsy shop!  Here are some of the colorful new things.

Bird Greeting Cards

The watercolor bird is also available as an 8"x10" print.

 

 Watercolor Bird Print

Artsy Watercolor Greeting Cards

There are many more colorful artworks and collage packs in my shop.  I'd love for you to stop by and visit!  The money I earn just goes back into buying art supplies and things for my art making hobby :)

New Mini Art Cards in the Shop-- ACEOs

I ordered some artist trading card prints (Art Cards Editions & Originals or ACEOS) from I Print From Home and I'm very pleased with the quality!  I divided them up into two sets.  You can get the whimsical girls & animal set in my shop or a set of 14 abstract and colorful artworks. 

Art trading cards (or ACEOS) are fun to collect or tuck inside a greeting card.

If you want to print your own cards from www.iprintfromhome.com and receive $10 off your order, enter "TWEET-Marcia Beckett" in the referral code box.  I will get referral credits and you get $10 off your order. 

Ribbon and Cards in My Shop!

Just a quick update for you!  I added a few new things to my Etsy shop.  Stop on over and take a peek. 

How about some hot pink ribbon?

Or some retro heart trim?

I also have some pretty orange floral ribbon.

I put together a couple fun Happy Mail stationery packs with an assortment of cards.

And finally some punched shape packages with shapes punched from scrapbooking paper, painted papers and my own artwork!  You can use these in your collages, scrapbooking or throw them in goodie bags for a little surprise.

 

Have a fabulous day!

Artsy Blog Hop

I was asked to participate in this artsy blog hop by the lovely Zoe Ford.  Her artwork is bright, bold, colorful and fun like the style I enjoy working in.   Here are the three questions + my answers.  At the bottom, I am linking to three more awesome artists who will be answering these questions next week.

1. How does my creative process work?

It depends on what I am making.  Often I will see something online that will spark my interest and I will try that particular technique.  Or, I might see something compositionally that I want to try in my own style.  Many times, I will just choose some images and papers from my stash and play around with them until I find an arrangement for a collage that I like.

2.  How does my work differ from others in my genre?

Hmm... that's hard to say.  My artwork is usually very colorful.  I love color and I love artwork that is crazy full of lots to look at.  I teach elementary art my style often has child-like or playful imagery.

3.  What am I working on now? 

Currently I have no series or big projects going on.  I try to sneak in little bursts of creative moments when I have time.  I pick up my art journal and will use watercolor paints if Desmond is sleeping.  If he is awake, I can put him on my lap and use markers or dry collage.  

I have been working on some things for school and products for my TPT shop such as these posters and this Art Journaling with Kids E-Zine.

I have also been experimenting with different online companies to print greeting cards and postcards.  I have tried Zazzle.com (the greeting cards were not very crisp, but the company gave me a full refund.  The postcards they sent were glossy and nice.)  Mixbook was much better.   Still not perfect, but better.

Now, I have three blogs for you to visit.  I met these girls on an artists Facebook group!  

1.  I love the textures and soft color palette in Julia Sears Osterc's artwork:  Lovingrd

2.  Lynnette Cretu's art has beautiful lettering of scriptures. 

3.  Donna L. Martin creates some lovely layered and textured mixed media work.

Backgrounds in My Art Journal

I made some fun and funky backgrounds in my art journal that I have not shown you yet.

If you are getting ready to do some crafting for Valentine's Day, I have some digital collage sheets in my Etsy shop with vintage Valentine's. 

I also have a few sets of vintage Valentines where the actual Valentine will be mailed to you.  These have been going FAST!  Most people on Etsy are selling these for $1-4 per card and I decided to just sell them in groups for much cheaper.  So, these are going for 25 cards for $18.  I also have a couple sets left that are in smaller quantities.

And for you, my blog readers, I have a coupon code that will be good through the end of February for 20% off everything in my shop.  Use the code "BlogReader" when you check out. 

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New Art Journaling & Project Life Cards in My Etsy Shop

I ordered some new designs for scrapbook cards.  In this previous post, I explained how I made the cards. I like to have little pieces of collaged paper to use as backgrounds in my art journaling and Project Life scrapbooking, so I photographed sections of collages that I made and printed them off into the perfect size for Project Life sleeves.

I really like the quality of how these cards turned out.  When printing these, there are minimum quantities to order and I don't think I will ever use all of them, so I put some of these in my Etsy shop.  Hopefully if I earn some money from these, I can print off more designs!  I'm also open to trades if you have your own homemade Project Life style journaling cards (or homemade stickers, I love stickers.)

Here are some pictures from my shop:

"The cards are meant to bring a colorful burst to your projects. You can use these as a layer in:

• greeting cards

• Project Life books (the cards are sized at exactly 3.94" x 2.88" in order to fit into Project Life sleeves)

• art journals

• traditional scrapbooks

• or just flip the back over and write an uplifting note to a friend.

I like to use these by gluing a small photo on top and outlining the photo to make it stand out against the colorful background. Another way to use these is to glue a smaller piece of light paper on top (or stick a label on it) and add some writing.

You can buy a set of just one design or you can buy a set with all 5 designs.  Check it out at my shop.


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All Creatures.. journal page

This journal page was created using scrapbook paper, acrylic paints and oil pastels.  The faces and bodies were painted by dipping a brush in water and rubbing the brush  on Gel Sticks in order to get color.  I also used Derwent Inktense Blocks mixed with white acrylic paints for the background.

Guess what?  I'm having a winter SALE at my Etsy shop for November and December.  I have some vintage ephemera, postcards, downloadable digital products and some mixed media art prints.

Use the code: Winter2013 for 25% off your entire order!  Yep, you heard that right, 25% off!!  

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Project Life Journaling Cards

I have been creating 3"x4" journal cards digitally for my scrapbook.  I enjoyed making them by digitally combining snippets of my artwork with designs and text in Photoshop.

I thought this would be a fun project for me, so I will have some unique cards for my Project Life scrapbook, plus I could add them to my Etsy shop for other people who scrapbook or art journal.  These could be used in Smashbooks, art journals, Project Life or other scrapbooks.

They are available for instant download at my Etsy shop!  Only $3 for 12 different designs.. and you can print them off as many times as you want.

Funky Fabulous Etsy Shop: Kiss My Patootie

Another fabulous Etsy shop to share with you for the May Etsy Promotion!

Kiss My Patootie, owned by Donna from Australia, has a wide selection of really unique shirts, skirts, jewelry, pencil cases and hair clips.  Check out these fun items:

Girls Halter Top

Pirate Pencil Case

Hula Girl Tank Top

Aren't these awesome?

Funky Fabulous Etsy Shop: Jeni and Pats Beadhive

The fourth fabulous Etsy shop to share with you for the May Etsy Promotion!

 Jeni and Pats Beadhive

Pat and Jeni are a mother and daughter team from Brisbane Australia. They create affordable, gorgeous bead art from inexpensive semiprecious gemstones, and beads. Check out these beautiful accessories.

Funky Fabulous Etsy Shop: Candykins

Candykins is a funky, fabulous Etsy shop run by Candice Barnes in Australia.  Her items are cute and quirky hand embroidered delights.  She also has a blog where you can follow her. 

Aren't these just the cutest?

Dress Up Doll Felt Broach

Rain Cloud Brooch

We Go Together Wall Art