Three Quirky Birdhouse Post Cards

Here's my first of three attempts 

at this themed design.

And the other two:

Too late for the group swap, 
I 'll do a one-on-one swap 

with a mail art friend who also 

missed the swap opportunity :)

Mini Books from Masterboards

One of my mail art friends recently

sent me a few

lovely collaged 3" squares

and introduced me to 

Mini-Books from Masterboards.

Before I reciprocated, I viewed

the three-part YouTubes on the topic.

Next, I gathered some papers,

ephemera, stickers and postage stamps.

Collaged Masterboard 1 possible layout

This afternoon I really had fun

making two collage sheets 

starting with full-sheet

scrapbooking papers.

Collaged Masterboard 2 possible layout

I added more images, bits of

sheet music copied on

coffee-dyed paper, and

snippets of other scrapbook papers.

Then I cut the squares apart, and

for some unexplained reason

I only ended up with nine

3" squares out of each sheet.

Math-challenged here :(

Finally I finished the squares

with magazine pictures,

rubber stamped images and stickers, 

then scuffed the edges

of each square with a brown 

cats eye ink pad.

To finish them I will add

sayings, poems or

observations on the backs.

I will probably punch a hole

in the upper left corner of each square

that I keep for myself, and then

use a cord or ribbon to keep them all together.

SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

Bedraggled Luna Moth

This lovely moth was clinging to a fence

in a parking lot recently.

I just had to take a picture, as it was only 

the third such moth I've seen in over ten years.

Then it flew to the wall. 

Red, White and Blue

Square

Artist's Trading Card

Post Card

Just some impromptu play with leftover scraps...

And Yet More Red Black White Art

I just couldn't stop making Red/Black/White art.

Here are a few more pieces:

Artist Trading Card

2+1/2" Art Square

White acrylic paint was dripped down from one edge of the card(s).  I used food container caps to make white rings.
Rubberstamps filled in, and black pen lines too.

In Love With Rhododendron

These clusters of blossoms remind me 

of cheerleaders' pom-poms.

Decorative Napkin Art

Four of these are for an online mail art swap.

I added 3 - 5 collage elements to each one.

An Art Session, Finally!!! Farm-themed ATC's & RBW

Today I finished up postcards for two active mail art group swaps:

OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM

I used copies of photographs I took 
during a barn-admiring phase, 
and collaged vintage animal images 
over them with perhaps a little humor.

RED, BLACK, WHITE

(Okay, I went a little overboard...

used acrylic paints, rubber stamps,

styrofoam cylinder "stamp," paint pen, marker

and stickers)

Loving Hands

Someone is holding us

after we hit the window

and fear that we will

never fly again.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  

When I heard the "thunk" against the glass, 

I ran out and 

combed through the thick garden foliage. 

There he was, stunned. 

I hate it when that happens...

I carefully picked him up, but

when I set him on the lawn he didn't respond.

I held him gently, loosely for a while, 

asking for a miracle

until he finally, suddenly 

pushed off and flew away into the tree tops.  

Photo by jnc

What gorgeous birds...

Oh, that we had wings to fly...

Hang On...

There is always HOPE 

if we know where to look for it.

Photo by hhc

Never give up.

STEADY...

swap art by honi

When we are tossed about and battered

by the wild waves of adversity,

we need a strong and steady ROCK

on which to stand.

Purple and Blue

photo by hhc, flowers by God

Nature's hues, purple, blues

refreshing, bloom despite the gloom. 

At This Time...

Swap art by hhc

My heart is breaking- 

for this country, 

for our world. 

We need healing.  

We need wisdom.  

We need deliverance. 
The angels are weeping.

God help us.