Wednesday, June 26, 2013

WOYWW - JUNE 26, 2013

I found such a wonderfully creative blog a few weeks ago called, Peggy Apl Seeds, Peggy is an artist who lives in the Philippines and shares her Prayer Journal pages, ATC's and other creative and inspiring artwork.

I looked for a link on her blog to her Etsy shop or website and there was none. I dont know for sure but I think she just posts for the love of her creativity, her faith and to share with others. To me that is such a foreign concept since I have had my art business for the last 9 years and everyday I am thinking about marketing, blogging, posting and have almost lost the true meaning of why I create my art, because I love it, its me and it always will be even when it changes and when sometimes I feel like creating something with scripture or when I draw angels with rosy cheeks or cakes with daisies on them.

I have to tell you how inspiring the concept of just creating art for the sake of creating felt to me, I almost couldnt believe there was an artist with a blog not selling anything! Every Wednesday, Peggy makes a post on her blog called, "What's on your workdesk Wednesday" WOYWW and links it up on the Stamping Ground Blog. So I thought I would have a little fun and do something different today and link my little post, too.

I'm working on my butterfly flower cake digital stamp image, its a bit faint but you can see the pencil outlines. Also, I painted a couple more ACEO's over the weekend. One is inspired by Christmas in July. I'm also working on my class project for Monday's art class that I am teaching for the summer (not ready yet, so its not in the photo:)) Thank you, Peggy, so very much for your inspiration and creativity. And also to Patsy, who I think is Peggy's sister, your blog has the most beautiful things to inspire anyone's soul, too:)







Sunday, June 16, 2013

SKETCHBOOK PAINTINGS

 Happy Sunday and a Happy Father's Day to all of you who are celebrating today.

I had today off and am playing in my sketchbook with some watercolors and glitter. I have been really enjoying painting, coloring and inking and glittering these little ACEO paintings lately.

I'm sorry that the photos are a bit fuzzy, I'm taking pictures with my camera because I wanted to make sure the glitter showed but I cant get them into focus very well since they are pretty tiny:) Hugs, Michelle



Wednesday, June 12, 2013

MPS 50% OFF SALE - NEW RUBBER AND DIGITAL IMAGES

"GARDEN GODDESS"
NEW! "DAISY CAKE"


"GONE FISHIN' WITH DAD"


Also, I have a new image called, "DAISY CAKE" that I just listed in my shop, its now 50% off!

***50% OFF SALE AT MY ETSY SHOP - NOW THRU MIDNIGHT  SUNDAY, JUNE 16TH PST - NO CODES NEEDED,  I WILL REFUND YOUR ACCOUNT AFTER YOUR PURCHASE****AND TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PURCHASE, YOU WILL RECIEVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU COUPON CODE IN YOUR MAILBOX FOR 20% OFF YOUR NEXT PURCHASE OF $4.00 OR MORE BEFORE JUNE 30, 2013!***


Now images are downloadable immediately after purchase!

NEW MIXED MEDIA ACEO CARD

I have been playing with the ACEO bristol board cards I ordered a while ago and decided since I painted a birthday cake for my Mom last week, I decided to make another one for a friend of mine.

I used pen and ink, watercolor and couldnt resist a little bit of Diamond Stickles glitter on top of the red hearts, it makes it look extra cute:)

They are really easy and fun to make and they fit perfectly inside a birthday card as a little extra surprise!

Monday, June 3, 2013

BIRTHDAY CAKES/ACEO FOR MY MOM

This weekend I made my Mom a little birthday gift. I was playing around in my sketchbook and was drawing lots of birthday cakes so I decided to make her a really pretty one on paper since I could never actually make her a real one:) I drew and colored and glittered this one in my sketchbook and thought it would be fun to make a little ACEO card for her, a little mini-birthday card. So I got out my watercolors and had a blast coloring and glittering her card. I hope she likes it! Her birthday is Wednesday and my brother and I are taking her to a fun
BIRTHDAY CAKE FROM MY SKETCHBOOK
restaurant and I know it will be a special day!
ACEO BIRTHDAY CAKE