MPS BLACK FRIDAY SALE - 50% OFF ALL RUBBER AND DIGITAL STAMPS

I hope you have all enjoyed your Thanksgiving Day and were able to spend some time blessed with family and friends.

I just listed lots of new rubber stamp sets and am having a one day sale, Friday November 29th at my Etsy shop- Everything is 50% OFF:

***BLACK FRIDAY SALE - THIS FRIDAY***
ALL DIGITAL AND RUBBER STAMPS 50% OFF AT MY ETSY SHOP - 12AM - 12PM PST, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH 
COUPON CODE IS: FRIDAY50

NOEL ANGEL RUBBER STAMP SET

MPS 50% OFF ALL DIGITAL STAMPS

I am having a 50% OFF SALE ON ALL DIGITAL STAMPS AT MY ETSY SHOP UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST NOVEMBER 15TH  - COUPON CODE IS MPSNOV50

And I have a really fun new product that I am licensing my "Snowy Forest Fairy" artwork on and that I also designed the label, its called "Snow To Go! Insta Snow" Fairy's Frost Edition. Here is the label art and here is the link to this amazing product that looks and feels like real snow, just add water to the powder and it expands 100 times, so cool! And you can order it with or without fairys frost glitter here:

And to purchase my Rubber Stamp Sets at Sparkle N Sprinkle click here...

WOOFIE'S CHRISTMAS RUBBER STAMP SET

NOEL ANGEL RUBBER STAMP SET

WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK WEDNESDAY 214

Happy WOYWW! I'm sorry that my pics are a bit dark, we have had lots of cloudy weather in CA these days but that's a nice change and it makes it so much cooler dogwalking:)

The top two pictures are of some rubber stamp sets that I'm getting ready to post in my Etsy shop as well as my lesson plan notes for my Art class that I am teaching for the summer. This week I taught the kids how to draw a cute dog and it seemed like a real crowd pleaser:)

The next shot is of some more ACEO's that I painted over the weekend as well as my next digital stamp design, a set of Seashell Angels.

And this last pic is of a new digital stamp called, "Butterfly Birthday Cake" that I hope to list by the end of this week, just putting some last minute touches on it. I think that's it for this week, thanks for stopping by!

WORD ART WEDNESDAY - #87

I hope you all enjoyed your Fourth of July celebrations yesterday. I found so many wonderful blogs last week and since I have been having so much fun the last 2 weeks posting for What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday, I thought I would try my hand at Word Art Wednesday (as well as #Tell His Story (see badge link below)).

WAW has challenges with scripture art and these days my sketchbook is so full of that so I thought I would take their scripture for this week from Psalm 33 and make something in honor of our country with a stars and stripes theme.

I drew an ink sketch first and then made an ink/watercolor and colored pencil illustration and had so much fun playing!

Since my "reversion" back to my faith two years ago, after over 30 years, I started reading the Bible for the first time in my life and actually got a free paperback bible of the New Testament at (of all places) Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA on Good Friday 2011. A local church was giving them out at the game so I said, "Sure, I'll take one." I remember that I just could not wait to go home and read it and when I did the words spoke so deeply to my heart and my soul immediately, I knew my life would change and now that I know what is expected of me as a Catholic Christian, there is no going back and I couldn't be happier. My faith journey is really just getting started but I have loved every minute of it. So when I came across Word Art Wednesday I had to create something!

Here is the scripture for this week:

The scripture for this week is Psalm 33:12.

Blessed is the nation 

whose God is the Lord,

and the people whom

he hath chosen

for his own inheritance.

I hope you enjoy my humble little drawings and I hope to be able to play along again soon!

Hugs,

Michelle

WOYWW

Happy What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday, I think I am offically hooked on this, in fact, I love that is it making me accountable to actually HAVE something on my workdesk to show on Wednesday and to be working on.

Today I am hoping to get some better photos of my new rubber stamp sets to list at my Etsy shop for Christmas in July.

Also, I have two new scripture ACEO's that I want to take pictures of as well to list in my shop and am finishing up the final touches on a new digital stamp design, "Butterfly Birthday Cake."

And I am also sketching some Halloween designs for a Rubber Stamp set as well as brainstorming for some more ideas for my art class of twelve 10 year olds that are seriously keeping me on my toes and I always need to have backup drawing ideas for them if they get too bored with me:)

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:)

SEASHELL ANGEL SKETCHES

Happy Summer! I am excited about this time of the year because Christmas in July is right around the corner, I just love July for that reason:) So to celebrate summer and Christmas in July I sketched a few little summer cuties called the Seashell Angels. They were inspired by a little figurine at a friends house of a wee seashell angel. I have always thought it would be so much fun to draw one and out popped three the other night onto my sketchbook page, meet Flora, Twinkle and Pearl... 

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

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!***

My latest Rubber Stamp sets from Sparkle N Sprinkle called, "GONE FISHIN WITH DAD" AND "GARDEN GODDESS"  Both are Available HERE and there are lots of other "rubber stamp candy" there as well!

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!

NEW MPS RUBBER STAMP SETS RELEASE

"GARDEN GODDESS"

"GONE FISHIN' WITH DAD"

My latest Rubber Stamp sets from Sparkle N Sprinkle called, "GONE FISHIN WITH DAD" AND "GARDEN GODDESS"  have just been released! Both are Available HERE!

And for all your digital stamp needs please visit my Etsy shop, Now images are downloadable immediately after purchase!

And all my digital stamps are available for purchase at Sparkle N Sprinkle with no waiting, you can download them right after your purchase!

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

50% OFF SALE NOW THRU TUESDAY AT MPS!

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far. I wanted to share some of my new images/stamp sets with you all and let you know that I am having a 50% off sale at my Etsy shop until Tuesday, April 23rd at midnight PST (No codes needed, I will refund your account after your purchase)

. I have a new "Garden Goddess" set and a "Gone Fishing with Dad" Set and most of the images are available seperately. Check them out HERE

Also, all of my images on Etsy are now available to be downloaded after your purchase (excluding the stamp sets with 6 or more images - those I will still need to email to you)

Hope you like the new images and I hope you have a beautiful Sunday!

Hugs,

Michelle

A WATERED GARDEN SKETCH

Hi everyone! I am so happy that I have finally had some time this weekend to create again! Petsitting has been so very busy, which is a good thing, but not for my creativity:)

I have been trying to make my Sundays truly The Lord's Day lately, to rest, read my bible and go to church.

One thing I have been doing is to choose a scripture verse from my bible and illustrate it. I have a couple of faith journals and a sketchbook that I keep all my favorite verses. There are so many beautiful ones but yesterday I chose this one from Isaiah 58:11, "He will renew your strength and you shall be like a watered garden." Don't you love this one? I know when I am true to my faith and keep close to God and to prayer I truly feel like a watered garden, so true isnt it?

Hope you like this one!

Hugs,

Michelle

WOOFIE'S WINTER WONDERLAND

"WOOFIE'S WINTER WONDERLAND"

I've been coloring up a storm over the last couple of weeks and it feels so good to be pushing myself creatively again. I've just finished another image to use for the illuminated art lights. This image is a rubber and digital stamp, "Woofie in the Snow" and is now called, "Woofie's Winter Wonderland."

I truly got lost in all the magic of Photoshop with this one:) So much fun!

I'm working on Peppermint the Polar bear next with a really fun border of candy canes, stars and peppermint sticks:)

NEW LICENSING VENTURE

I've just signed a new licensing contract for my art to be sold on Illuminated lighting for a company locally here in Southern California. They will be using my colored images to create unique framed illuminated art.

The artwork is printed on a acrylic and then places in a frame and is illuminated with led lights behind the image and the color just pops!

I wanted to share one of the images they will be using. Does this one look familiar? It was originally "The Haunted Tree"  digital stamp, now in color it is called, "The Dream Tree" and we thought it would be awesome colored with an inspirational verse and I think it will look great as an illuminate work of art.

It feels SO good to be coloring my images again, I really have missed doing that over the last couple of years. I will be coloring Woofie in the Snow next:)

NEW MPS RUBBER STAMP SETS/EASTER BUNNY SET

Hi everyone!

Cant believe I havent posted in so long, ouch! I hope you all survived the Christmas crazies and are enjoying a wonderful new year so far.

Did any of you go to CHA last weekend? I went on Sunday and walked the show with the ladies from Sparkle N Sprinkle (the company that is licensing my art for rubber stamps) and had a blast! I got to watch "Demo Donna" from SNS shoot a Demo for the upcoming Craft Time TV and OMGosh, my head was spinning with all the beautiful stamps and colored papers and glitter there among other things!

SNS will have a booth at the Scrapbooking Expo in a few weeks and I cant wait to go back and check it out along with all the rows/booths full of eye candy. I know it will be alot of fun.

I just finished and listed my new "Easter Bunny Stamp Set" in my Etsy shop, its now available HERE:

HERE IS A NEW EASTER SET THAT WILL BE IN THE SHOP THIS WEEKEND!

And another fun suprise to share, here are my new Rubber Stamp Sets just released for Valentine's Day from Sparkle N Sprinkle available now, arent they cute?

"LOVE LETTER FAIRY" RUBBER STAMP SET

NEW "AMORE" RUBBER STAMP SET

AVAILABLE AT SPARKLE N SPRINKLE!









For all your digital stamping needs please visit MY ETSY SHOP or to purchase any of my digital stamps and DOWNLOAD them with NO WAITING you can now purchase them HERE!

and for my NEW RUBBER STAMP SETS FROM SPARKLE N SPRINKLE CLICK HERE!

AND COMING SOON, MORE SUPER CUTE RUBBER STAMP SETS FOR 2013!