Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day!, a photo by flowerlily1 on Flickr.

All Images were created, manipulated and/or enhanced in Photoshop by me.
Printed on card-stock, cut out and collaged.
For added texture and interest I embellished the water with clear embossing powder.

For trade with the "Georgia Peaches ATC Group"
Theme: Labor
Month: September

The Georgia Peaches 2 Year Anniversary!

The Georgia Peaches 2 Year Anniversary!, a photo by flowerlily1 on Flickr.

All Images were created, manipulated and/or enhanced in Photoshop by me.
Printed on card-stock, cut out and collaged.
For added texture and interest I embellished the cocktail glass with clear embossing powder, the cake with embossing powder and gel pens and the candle flames with yellow glitter.

For trade with the "Georgia Peaches ATC Group"
Theme: Anniversary
Month: September

Wonderland Through an Artist's Eyes

Wonderland Through an Artist's Eyes, a photo by flowerlily1 on Flickr.

All Images were created, manipulated and/or enhanced in Photoshop by me.
Printed on card-stock, cut out and collaged.
For added texture and interest I embellished the mirror glass with clear embossing powder and foam tape to attach the silhouette of Alice to give it dimension.
For trade with the "Georgia Peaches ATC Group"
Theme: "Special NE Group Swap" - Wizard of Oz/Through the Looking Glass
Month: October

Follow the yellow brick road

Follow the yellow brick road, a photo by flowerlily1 on Flickr.

All Images were created, manipulated and/or enhanced in Photoshop by me.
Printed on card-stock, cut out and collaged.
For added texture and interest I embellished the shoes with glitter.

For trade with the "Georgia Peaches ATC Group"
Theme: Wizard of Oz
Month: October

Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a photo by flowerlily1 on Flickr.

All Images were created, manipulated and/or enhanced in Photoshop by me.
For the skeleton I used an invitation template from Martha Stewart which can be found here.
Printed on card-stock, cut out and collaged.
The skeleton was assembled with brads.

For trade with the "Georgia Peaches ATC Group"
Theme: Dia de Los Muertos
Month: October

Mermaid Evolution

Mermaid Evolution, a photo by flowerlily1 on Flickr.

This is another drawing I did a while back.
The first image is the hand drawing, the second is the watercolor painting (unfinished).

In the third image I used Photoshop to recreated every element of the illustration and this is the final digital rendition.

Evolution of an Illustration

Evolution of an Illustration, a photo by flowerlily1 on Flickr.

So here is something I was playing with.

This little girl started as an idea for an ATC swap a few weeks ago. I hand drew her and painted her in watercolor (image 1 & 2)

ATC can be viewed here

This week I wanted to test my drawing and painting skills in photoshop and this is what I came up with (images 2 & 3).

How to make your own "embossing fluid"/ Como hacer tinta para gofrado

, a photo by flowerlily1 on Flickr.

The other day a friend of mine asked me if I knew how this fluid was made. I had never wondered about that myself. (Yeah, I know…unbelievable for such a diehard DIYer LOL). In any case, when I got home I googled it and found the answer here... gomakesomething.com/blog/041610tip/

Since the recipe is simple I decided to give it a try. Glycerin can be found at most pharmacies. I found it at Walmart (pharmacy section $3+). Craft stores sometimes have it as well. It is used to make fondant therefore; it should be in the “Cake supply” section.

I don't know if glycerin can vary in consistency but the ratio suggested in the above site (1/1) didn't work with the one I got. The mixture was a little too thin and only a little embossing powder adhered. I added a bit more glycerin (1.5 glycerin/1 water). This ratio yielded the right consistency and it works great!

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El otro día una amiga me pregunto si sabia de que estaba hecha la tinta para gofrado. Nunca me había hecho esa pregunta pero cuando llegue a casa hice una búsqueda en Google y encontré la respuesta aquí… gomakesomething.com/blog/041610tip/

Ya que la receta es tan simple decidí probar. La glicerina se la puede encontrar en farmacias. Yo la compre en Walmart (sección farmacia $3+). Tiendas de manualidades también pueden tenerla. Se usa para hacer masa elástica o fondant para tortas así que estará en esa sección.

No se si la glicerina varia en consistencia pero la proporción sugerida en el link de arriba (1/1) no funciono con la glicerina que yo compre. La mezcla resulto un poco ligera y el polvo de gofrado no se adhirió bien. Añadí un poco más de glicerina (1.5 partes glicerina/1 parte agua). Esta proporción me dio la consistencia correcta y funciona de maravilla.

Klic-n-Kut Zing (day 1)

Klic-n-Kut Zing, a photo by flowerlily1 on Flickr.

Klic-n-Kut Zing

YAY...my new Zing arrived yesterday!!

I decided to breakdown and buy this digital cutter. The versatility of materials it can cut was a big deciding factor. However, the biggest selling point for me is the fact that I can make my own desigs and this machine will cut them. Well HAH!...it's not as easy as klic-n-cut. Yesterday I spent some time trying to figure out how to "import" my designs but I have yet to figure it out. From what I've read, it seems I need to first to make them into "vector" shapes (which in turn means now I need to learn about vectors *sigh*) before I can do any such importing.

Oh well....I'll keep working on it. Hopefully figure and be able to cut something today *X-ing fingers*

Back to Dotees!

So...after taking a long break from making dotees, I am now back at it!

Kikuya is the first one I made at a get together with my crafty friends back in December.



Frankie and Frank were twin dotees I had started two years ago for the "Wacky Silly and Unusual holidays swap" (October 31 - Frankenstein monster day) on swapbot. Frank got finished but Frankie who was staying home has been laying unfinished until recently. He is finally done!



This past Saturday we had a crafty day get together with my friends. The theme we picked was "Steampunk". This little lady is one of the Steampunk dolls I made. However, since I was so distracted yapping away while I worked, after I was done attaching and beading her face I realized I had attached it to the wrong side LOL. I really didn't want to undo what I had done (because I thought it was too much work HA!). At my buddies suggestion I decided to make her a two faced dotee. In reality this turned out to be A LOT more work because, not only did I have to embroider and attach another face but I had to decorate both sides LOL…oh well….I really enjoyed making her anyways…DOUBLE THE FUN!