Mark Twain postcard

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The postcard above was created for a Mark Twain postcard swap on one of my art groups. The rule was have at least one of Mark Twain's quotes included. Mine says:

"If you tell the truth,

You don't have to remember anything!"

The background was made using a replica of the Territorial Enterprise and Virginia City News, for which Mark Twain once wrote in the 1860s. The image of Twain on the left is a print over vellum, creating slight transparency effect. It's hard to read, but the tag at the bottom says "The Good Old Days."

Monte's Fairyland swap

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Monte's latest set of ATCs, completed tonight. The swap, from one of my art groups, is called "Fairyland."

The pictures just don't do justice to Monte's creative mind. Some of these gorgeous cards have fairies "hiding" underneath elements that can be lifted to see the complete picture, such as with the single blade of grass on the first card, and the autumn leaf on the fifth card.

Also, the mermaid fairy is "underneath" a sheer overlay transparency printed with a circle design in blue, giving the effect of depth and water.

The swap called for six cards, but as usual, I had to steal one for my collection! Can you guess which one I kept? :-) It was a tough decision!

Finally back at the drawing board!

After a long, wintry hiatus, I'm slowly getting back into creating art! It feels wonderful, and it's a nice change of pace to be doing this again instead of freshly mourning for the loss of our loved ones last year.

Plus, Baby Larry joins me now (still in my belly), and makes everything so much more special! (Soon, my next project will be decorating his room!)

This piece is a Winter Art Doll for one of my art groups. I will be sending her off to my partner very soon. Although this doll is supposed to have a winter theme, I couldn't seem to glue down anything but these colors! I love them. Perhaps a burst of winter florals?