Inchies!

Find out about Inchies on the In the Cottage Studio website! These 1 x 1 inch pieces were made with Clear Artstistic Stamps. Better yet, try the Rumble Challenge and create an inchie, post a comment on the In the Cottage Studio site with a link. There's a drawing for a Cute Stamp Set!

We all need a little Escape

Collage Image is from Digital Collage Sheets.

Metal ATC's

Quick and easy ATC's made with a thin metal sheeting from the hardware store. Get all the details on how to make there here.

A little Coffin

Okay, it's creepy. But it was fun to make! I painted this wooden coffin I got a few years ago. The stamps are from Prickley Pear. The doll parts are from Sky Blue Pink.

Creepy Friends ATC's

More Creepy ATC's.

Everything is coming up Roses!

I used a freebie from Clear Artistic Stamps to create this rose card. Everything is colored with Prisma colored pencils blended with mineral spirits.

Trick or Treat With Peter Pup

Peter Pup loves to Trick or Treat! This is another new stamp from Stamp N Plus Scrap N. Cutesy, I know. But coloring him is fun! You can find Peter Pup here.

Mr. Peter Pup

This little guy is brand new from Stamp N Plus Scrap N. You'll probably see alot of him on my blog since I have tons of samples to make!

A Week of Pink

In connection with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Clear Artistic Stamps is having a week of Pink on their blog In the Cottage Studio. As an added Bonus, 5 sheets of "Delicate Blush" shimmer paper will be added free to every order placed on the Clear Artistic Stamps website!

This ATC was made using the A Dreamer's Moment Stamp Set. A Matching card can be viewed at the In the Cottage Studio blog site.

A lot of us know someone who has dealt with Breast cancer. Don't forget your monthly exams and yearly mammogram.

Prickley Pear Sketch Challenge #1

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps is hosting their first ever Sketch Challenge! To see all the details, go to the Prickley Pear Blog. There are tons of samples and the Sketch Layout. Be sure to try the challenge because one lucky participant will win 25 rubber stamps!

ATC's with plastic embellishments

The ATC was made using an Halloween transparency from Prickley Pear. The ghosts were done with shrink plastic and glued over the transparency. Check it all out on the Prickley Pear Blog!

Defining ATC's

All Stamps by Clear Artisitic Stamps. Using old dictionaries and some new fall stamps, I created a few fun ATC's.

Halloween ATC's 3!

I just finished a few more ATC's after getting some postings done for Stamp Companies. I just love Halloween. Can you tell?

In The Cottage Rumble #16

Clear Artistic Stamps has a new Rumble posted on their blog In The Cottage Studio. The theme was "Inside and Out" featuring some fabulous projects from the Design Team. I made a Surprise Shaker ATC. The cover was done in alcohol inks on glossy cardstock.

The inside shows the surprise shaker and a spot to write a note. Folded up, this project is the size of a regular ATC 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. All stamps used were from the Dragonfly Dreams collection at Clear Artistic Stamps.

Great book finds

I got a great old psychology book last week. Makes for fun ATC's!

More from the land of Scary...

Scary ATC's

I'm in the process of making some scary ATC's for an upcoming swap. I love this time of year!

Dazzling Layers

These great stamps are from Stamp N Plus Scrap N. The flower has 3 layers. The first one is the whole flower, the second has petals cut out of it and the third is just the center.

Trick or Treat

I got this great Halloween Paper from my friend Diane. The Stamp is from Stamp N Plus Scrap N. The pumpkin was colored with pencils and blended. I did pop up the candy bag for the 3D effect. Don't forget that the inside of the card is just as important!

Inside card pumpkins by Stamp N Plus Scrap N.

Candy Witch

This witch is one of the new iris folding stamps from Stamp N Plus Scrap N! Would you take candy from her???

Jovial Pumpkin

I had some fun paper from The Angel Company so decided to make this wild card. The stamps are part of the new collection from Prickley Pear. I used a Kaleidacolor pad for the stamps.

Blog Candy!!!

Blog Hops and Now Blog Candy. A very, very talented Ms. Vicki Parson has started a great new Blog for those of you who wanted a little challenge on the weekends. There's a little Blinkie on my blog for those of you wanting to make a quick leap over there. It's called Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential. Check it out! The First Challenge will be on October 3rd.

Are you a Good Witch?

This cute little good witch is part of Prickley Pear's new Halloween Collection of stamps. I colored her with my Copic Markers on great paper from Gina K.

Welcome to Our First Clear Artistic Stamps Blog Hop!!!!

This week we are introducing our new additions to the Design Team as well as 10 New Sets that have recently been released! Our blog hop is a short 9 station affair and there will be prizes that you can win at the end IF you leave a comment at each of the ten blogs you hop around to visit!

I am the ATC/ Miniature Art Holiday Designer for Clear Artistic Stamps. My new stamp set to showcase is the wonderful Dragonfly Dreams. It's a Limited Edition Set so get yours before it's gone!

The Twinchie and ATC was done using markers on the stamp in various colors. I stamped on patterned paper. The dragonfly was colored with glitter markers for sparkle and shine. With a few gems in the corner of the ATC, and a few words on each, these little projects came together in no time!
Here is a list of our Blog Hop Stations:
* Belinda
* Heather

*Nancy
*Wendi
*Samantha
*Lisa
*ME! (You're already here!)
*Etha
*Jeanne
* The Cottage Studio

Feel free to just hop on to the next person or start at the beginning with Belinda's Blog. You have until Wednesday 09/09/09 to visit and leave a comment at everyone's blog to be entered into our drawing. It's a great way to see all the new sets! First prize will be the fun Limited Edition set Thoughts of an Egret and there will be other prizes as well.

It's all about the candy....

Sept. is around the corner. Here in MN it's got the fall chill in the air. That got me thinking about Halloween already. It's only a few months away! Prickley Pear has some very cute Halloween stamps from last fall and a BUNCH of NEW stamps that just came out for this year! It's hard to see but the "chalk" looking spiders and quote do have a nice look. It's all about the candy, right?