Rolodex-Card-A-Day for November

We were out of town for the last part of November, so I did not get 30 cards done for the month, but I did create 22. You can see that I was very influenced by the colors of fall as well as Thanksgiving.

Embossed metal butterfly w/ Inka Gold; resist stamped flower;
background is scrap of modeling paste and spray inks

Embossed paper with Versamark and Pearl Ex; die cut word
and punched leaves

Paint scrap background; stamped and embossed "twinchie"; gold
Delicata ink on die cut flourish

Spray inks on WC paper, text from book, butterfly stickers
and stamped and colored poppies (Inktense pencils_

Heidi Swapp scraps repurposed from old CHA Make n Take

Paper and fabric scraps; stamped image

Dina Wakley stamp painted, deli paper, Dylusions spray
ink background over book text and gesso

Magazine and contact paper image transfer on scrapbook
paper; stamped title

Envelope liner background, heart is dryer sheets Mod Podged
together and embossed and inked

"Art Pop" collage sheet from Robin Marie Smith, enhanced with
magazine letters and stamps

Washi tape background; "reduction stenciling" w/ Xacto
knife cutting out hexagon shapes

Scrap letter and number stickers collaged for background; stamp;
camera washi tape, TH film strip and pin

Sprayed and stenciled background; flower stickers; Inktense
pencils

"Faux riveted metal"; stamps

Music paper with Shimmerz paint; collaged papers

Tissue paper ephemera leftovers - perfect for Nov. 19

Techniques from Tim Holtz November 2014 tag - Distress
Stains and paints; inked embossing folder

Spray inked and stamped background, bird sticker, die cut branch,
"22" scrap - perfect for Nov. 22

Decoupaged napkin background; punched, inked, embossed and
crackled ovals for pumpkin

Painted book text, small dragonfly cut from napkin, old transparency
butterfly sticker

Backing paper from purchased bracelet used on background,
stamps inked and colored w/ Inktense pencils; gold pen

Silhouette die cut (matches old Hero Arts stamp) inked w/
Distress Inks; gold pen

One more month to go! It won't be a full month again since we will be out of town for Christmas, but I will do what I can!

Another month of Rolodex Art Journal Cards!

July has come and gone and I've completed yet another month of the daily Rolodex Art Cards. I did really well this month, completing 29 cards for the 30 days!

Without further ado, here are the first fifteen.

Similar to the swap cards I made for my annual retreat - made a RCAD while doing the others

Scraps and part of a paint chip

Summer/beach scraps 

In honor of the 4th of July - stamped image on vellum and paper pieced background

Playing with my new Tim Holtz "Frameworks" die and stamp

Trying out an alcohol ink technique with stencils

To commemorate my grandson's 2nd birthday on July 8 - papers and stamps

Background is security envelope liner; collage images from Jodi Ohl

Collage of paper scraps

New Dina Wakley acrylic paints; DIY embellishments from pony beads

Distress Inks, Whipped Spackle, stencil, stamp

Stamped metallic paint chip background and paper collage

Stencils and paints

Scrap paint background; stamps; image from catalog

Dylusions spray ink background; Dina Wakley bird stamp painted with acrylic paint

The remaining photos will be in the next post.

Rolodex Art Journal Cards - June 2014, Part 2

The remaining art journaling cards for June.

Distress Paints background with heat embossed flowers, doodling

Distress Paints and stamping

Gelli print background, security envelope window, stamped eye sticker from mail art

Art Anthology Sorbet paint and stencil, collage images

Inked book text background, photo of my paternal grandparents at my parents' wedding printed on vellum

Sprayed ink background with collage images from Jodi Ohl

Art paper from Rae Missigman embellished with paint, cut papers and doodling

Inkjet image transfer and stamping

Spray inks and paints with ghosting technique, magazine image transfers

Scraps and old stamped "inchie"

Rolodex Art Journal Cards - June 2014

I was out of town for about ten days of June, so I have fewer Rolodex art journaling cards this month. But, despite the traveling, I was able to complete 20.  Here are the first ten.

Stencil with Art Anthology Sorbet paint and collage image from artist Jodi Ohl

Distress inks and Crafty Secrets art stamps

Inktense pencils blended over gesso; feather image transfer

Clear emboss resist with Adirondack inks on glossy paper

Dylusions spray ink, Whipped Spackle and stencil

"Mop up" paper towel background, slide mount with photo of me at age 3, top heart is 2 pcs dryer sheet Mod Podged together and painted and die cut

Homemade foam stamps, paint and white pen doodles

Background is artist paper from Rae Missigman, enhanced with paint and stitching rubons

Gelli print background, gold painted deli paper heart

Paint and spray ink "mop up" paper towel and papers, machine stitching

Come back tomorrow to see the remaining ten for June!