I am not sure the title “he cracked up” will make sense in the picture, but if you look closely it appears the joker is behind cracked glass. I coated him with UTEE and sprinkled in micro beads. After it cooled, I bent the card in different directions to make it crack.
He Cracked Up
I am starting to play with ideas for the next mingle coming up in late February in my altered art group. The theme is Fairy Tales, and the first idea I came up with was related to Alice in Wonderland.
Since I plan on making a few, then deciding which one or two to throw into the mingle, I will post them here as I finish them.
Painting the Roses Red
This is my entry for the Ladies in Big Hats mingle in my altered art group. The photo was taken on May Day in 1943 in a small town in south eastern South Dakota.
I needed a distraction to keep me busy until my daughter comes home from college on Tuesday, (her flight arrives about 11:30 PM on Monday) so I decided to make some new ATC’s for upcoming themes in my altered art group.
The first three all have to do with New Years Resolutions:
Live, Laugh, Love
It's your life
change
I also really jumped ahead and worked on the theme of Sugar and Spice, this was my first attempt, a dancer all pretty in pink!
Sugar and Spice
Twas the night before Christmas
At least in my crafting room it is!
I have started to work on Christmas Cards, Christmas Gifts, Altered Art exchanges …..I even have a sketch of a gingerbread house I want to make. Here is a peak of what I have been up to. This is an ATC for my Altered Art Group.
Sisters
Well here is my latest ATC for you to enjoy. It is not extremely clear, since it is textured, and did not lay flat on the scanner. The little girls on the sled are my mother and her older sister. The photograph was taken in the mid 1930’s.
Sled Ride
A little clearer scan of the photograph I used.
Sisters
I made a couple new artist trading cards today.
I was not real happy with my first gypsy to include in a trade, so I tried another today. I have until tomorrow to decide if I want to include this one too!
Crystal Dreams
The other one that I am working on is a picture of children. This picture was taken in 1909, and the boy on the right is my maternal grandfather.
Days Gone By
A fall ATC (artist trading card)
Autumn Glow
