NO Day Like Today!

Day four of one hundred day challenge.

with a little help from my scanner, I added some digital artwork to my painting and I think it came out pretty good.

this ATC is so far the worst, I think anyway. It is made from anything I could find on my desk and well, it shows but I'm still posting it because 100 days is a long time to be picky about my work.

Day 3 of 30

ok, I made it with an hour to spare! Day three of one hundred days of painting Yay!

so here they are...

the painting came from thin air really I don't know this person, she is just one of my many Friends that live inside my head...lol

The ATC is based on my nephew, who loves to play video games ... created with acrylic paints and a collage image from a vintage book. Hope you enjoy today's submission

Day two Time crunch

OMG! here it is Day two and I'm down to the wire again ...I have to admit the weekends are tough for me but I still think these came out OK.

the mixed media piece started out as a collage and then evolved...but in the end I loved it so yes I added the word to it to remind myself even when pressed for time I can still love what I do.

the ATC is quite the surprise of the day. I layer what I had on hand on my desk and the result is something pretty cool, I think.

30 days of Art

wow, It's 11:23 pm looks like i'm just going to make my first day out of 30 days of art....here they are ....mind you my ATC looks like my painting ...but they wont all be like that. hope you enjoy!the first one is the painting

the painting of bird house

                                                                           the ATC

Felt Bloom Brooches

These are Beautiful felt Brooches that  you can wear on a dress, scarf, belt, and handbag or even attach it to a headband, the possibilities are endless. The brooch comes with a stick pin that can be removed for even greater versatility. These were fun to make, long but still a crafty good time.  Each bloom uses one full sheet of felt, cut into over forty pedals. they measure about 4 inches across. if you have any questions let me know and if you would like a tutorial comment below and I'll post one.

Real Men Like Flowers

This one’s for the Guys

Want to make a brag book about your true love but want to keep it masculine? Well, here is my answer to that; I hand cut and created these awesome guyish flowers to adorn your layouts or mini-books or even as gift embellishments, the possibilities are endless.

Each has a pearl center (black or white) and made out of 3 craft designer papers a script, a map, and dictionary paper.

These large flowers come in a set of 3 and measure 2 ¾ inches across a sure bet to stand out on any project.

These medium flowers measure 2 inches across come in a set of six

These small flowers come in a set of 9 measuring an inch across

if you are interested in purchaceing any of my flowers check out my etsy shop or email me.

New ACEOS

ACEOs are so much fun to make! And these are twice as much fun because I used a technique called pulled art. You play with paint, pens and other fun mediums then sit back and look at your work until a story emerges and there like magic a picture comes through. Here are some examples and FYI they're available in my etsy store claraism.etsy.com

ACEO Dafney

Dafney has a problem, she never liked her picture taken but today was different; Today she has a secret. This little girl has a Victorian style about her and her eyes tell a story that she could never tell.

Do you recall that moment when you’re tittering on sleep and you feel like you’re falling? Well, this piece of pulled artwork has been inspired by that fall.

Abigail just overheard the strangest thing, and she‘s torn; should she tell or keep it a secret?

Marie is waiting for her one true love and today is the day; the day she thinks he’ll ask her to be his wife!