Imagination.......

Imagination is a funny thing....sometimes it can lead to inspiration and other times to frustration - trying to create what you see in your mind's eye. I'm imagining that the snow in Vermont will melt soon and that the sunshine will spark my creativity and renew my spirit.....




dreaming of spring........

Duster art.....

Duster Brush Diva Darlene

Dabbling in dusters.....if you haven't seen the deliriously delicious Diva of the Dusters, Darlene Domel of Stampland, you need to seek her out at a convention near you (schedule will be posted soon). Her definitive demonstrations are delightfully divine! Rumor has it that a dvd of Darlene's Duster technique will be available soon......I'll keep you posted.

Moms on eBay

Just wanted to give a shout out to my MSMs in my eBay Group......Thanks for all your help and encouragement....you are all so great.

"Altered Art"

Click to enlarge...... (all images courtesy Stampland or vintage Stamp Francisco unless otherwise noted)......click on Stampland link to see all the great mounted/unmounted stamps in their catalog!

So many stamps, so little time......

Made a mess at the kitchen table - and played! Here are some of the results....

I hate being a newbie sometimes.....

I hate being a newbie.....it's uncomfortable....it's work....it's embarassing.....that is why it is good for me. My MMB (Menopausal Mommy Brain) needs the work. A week later and not much better equipped to create what I want to here, but I'm learning and I keep on screwing up....but it's okay. Hopefully these samples will load this time....please newbie gods....be with me.

Homage to Classic Rubber Stamping

Maybe it's because it's what I know, maybe because it's simple....or maybe it's just because I have always loved every stamp Picasso Gaglione and Darlene Domel have ever vulcanized...all I know is that the time has come for me to "get my stamp on"....and I only want to use my old school Stamp Francisco images and my newly arrived rubber from Stampland....

There is something sacred and simple about one-dimensional art. In the old days (yes the 1990s are now my "old days"...my weapons of choice were grey rubber brayers from Picasso and Darlene, one of their hand dyed rainbow pads, cover up and correction tape, a true black prismacolor pencil, black/brown ink pad of my own mixing....a newsprint pad and a handful of inked up, dirty, but much loved rubber stamps.....SIGH....

I may not be able to get the entire house clean, finish a home repair project,get the yard work done, or see any results of my many "Mom" hours.....but if I take a few minutes for myself at the end of the day.....I can stamp - I can feel that sweet sense of task completion - and return rejuvenated to my unfinished life business with a secret smile of satisfaction. I know that I will not be able to resist returning to the creative and satisfying experience of creating something I love with a rubber stamp. Yes, an obsession, an addiction....but I just can't stop myself and don't know if I ever want to be cured.

I'm jonesin' for some old school stamping.....