HAPPY THANKSGIVING - ATC CARD

Just a quick note to say HAPPY THANKSGIVING -
our day was glorious and blessed - great food - tons of laughs - lots of football
and we are still going at it - so here is a simple card made for the occasion:


I will return tomorrow with another zentangle for you all
to check out - enjoy the rest of your day!!!
PEACE and HAPPY CREATING~!~

ZENTANGLE HAND PROJECT1125

Finally - my daughter uploaded the pics of the zentangles I have been doing--
The one I am going to show you is the first hand project one. Now that I am looking
at it - it does not look as sharp as I thought but it is my first try at this zentangle artform
so - the more I do - the better things will get--
Here it is:

Unfortunately the paper is not as white here as it is in person - bad lighting in this
room - but I think you get the idea of it all -
this is what a zentangle is:

What is Zentangle?
Zentangle is an easy to learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is a fascinating new art form that is fun and relaxing. It increases focus and creativity. Zentangle provides artistic satisfaction and an increased sense of personal well being. Zentangle is enjoyed by a wide range of skills and ages and is used in many fields of interest.

What is a Zentangle? In a word, a doodle. A structured, contained doodle. The term 'Zentangle' was invented by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas when, one day, Maria described her experience, as she created her art, as feeling timeless, free and engendering a sense of deep well-being'. Rick recognised that she was in a meditative state and so Zentangles were born.

Well that is a quick explanation of it - the hand project and zentangle artform really are fun..
I can tell by each mini project I do - my style is getting a bit sharper and more
sure of itself--well let me know what you think of it all.
I hope you all have a BEAUTIFUL and BLESSED Thanksgiving~!~
Thanks for stopping by--
PEACE and HAPPY CREATING~!~

JOY XMAS TREE - ATC CARD

Today has been a bit busy with getting some things ready for Thanksgiving.
It is just going to be my hunnie and our daughter and myself - very peaceful
but we love the put on a spread - LOL.
I am still working on some zentangles and mandalas....I am thoroughly
enjoying the process - and doing something so new and different is
really making me feel good.
My daughter is off from school starting today (I thought it was yesterday) so she
said she would do all the pics and upload everything for me - so
then you will see what I am talking about...hopefully you will not be
disappointed.
Here is another ATC card celebrating Christmas:

Just a simple Christmas tree - not overly done with
decorations...just a tree of Joy!
Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving comments - I really
do appreciate it - This truly has been a great month for me - I have met
so many beautiful artists and have been inspired by so many creative ideas-
it is amazing!!
PEACE and HAPPY CREATING~!~

I LOVE SNOW - ATC CARD

Well - since yesterday - I have been consumed with the hand project-mandala-zentangle
creative outlets...just cannot stop.
I know I promised you all some pictures - and I promise they are coming - I have to have
my daughter help me with taking the pics - but all day yesterday she was
studying for a math exam which is much more important - so after school today she
should be free.
I am really enjoying just free flowing geometric shapes and such inside a hand or mandala
or just a flowing line of circles and lines etc--all in black and white - I think it looks
sharp and so interesting.
Well now you know what I am doing with my time - I did manage to create
another cute ATC card - here is my newest:

Sort of taken from the same theme as yesterday - this time tho
using a snowman - a pretty simple card but I do like the way
it turned out - looking at it makes me smile--
I really love the little snowballs - lol.
I hope you all have a very creative day full of fun!
Thanks for stopping by--
PEACE and HAPPY CREATING~!~

I LOVE WINTER - ATC CARD

WOW - today I am really late getting this entry up---

believe it or not I have been creating -
I have met this lovely artist Julie Jordan Scott through AEDM this month who
has been super supportive of me, through her sweet comments-
She is doing a project she calls hands-decorating an outline of her hand.
Well I am totally intrigued over this...so I just spent the
majority of the day decorating my hand with geometric shapes and lines and such.
I am really enjoying myself. Well her hand and the geometric shapes are
really inspiring me to try this new stuff.....
I have so many ideas for decorating hands - so I started. I still have to take a pic
and upload it in order to show you all...I think it is awesome!!
So here is my newest ATC card:

I absolutely love penguins - to me they are just too cute!
I used to deal with the snow of winter for the first half of my life---
but Thank God I live in the sunshine state - because after
going to college in Buffalo - I just could not take much more snow--LOL!
Some visitors have left comments about ATC cards (artist trading cards)-
so here it what they are:
they are SMALL pieces of art that are the size of 2.5x3.5.
They are NEVER sold - they are exchanged (traded). Small canvases of collages--anything
your heart desires - any media you want to use.
There are only two rules really - the size and never sold - the rest is up to your
imagination. They are about the size of a business card--that is it--
my ATC cards look huge but if it was printed out it would only be the size of a business card
that is why I love them - they are only restricted by your own creativeness - nothing more!
Well thanks for stopping by and I hope your Sunday is wonderful!!
PEACE and HAPPY CREATING~!~

FALL TURKEY - ATC CARD

What a Beautiful Saturday it is here - some great football games
are on and the weather is nice - all is right with the universe....
A very typical fall day - with Thanksgiving right around the corner
and all the holiday talk and commercials on -
So here is my newest ATC card:

A little simple but I like the way it came out.
I have not decided yet if I am done with it - again just
playing with elements and putting them together
to see what I can come up with.
I am enjoying the process of just putting things together without
having a certain plain in mind!
Again THANKS for all the sweet comments you all
have been leaving me - I so appreciate your support!
Enjoy your weekend-
PEACE and HAPPY CREATING~!~

BEST FRIENDS FAIRY - ATC CARD

Finally - the weekend is here - the weather is suppose to
cool down some more. Now that I look forward to.
Next week is Thanksgiving - WOW - time is just flying by
when one is having fun - LOL.
I just wanted to play with some elements that I have in my
paint program so I came up with newest ATC card:
This is still a work in progress - I am done with the graphics part--
now I am just looking for a quote or something to make it
feel complete to me.
I hope each and everyone of you have a BEAUTIFUL weekend---
enjoy every second of it.
PEACE and HAPPY CREATING~!~