Taking a breath

I spent most of my day doing things other than art, but I managed to get a few elements made for my teal color swap. Yes, I'm still working on it. And right now, I am taking a breath, trying to slow a bit with less external demands on my time.

I thought all these colors would compliment teal nicely. Of course, it would help if I really knew what color teal is. I began by painting a few sheets of ink jet labels with Twinkling H2Os. I really love the sparkle of these, although they never show in photos or scans.

So, what did I make? The labels were too narrow to use my new scallop circle punch, so I grabbed my bird punch and went to town. I made a few and realized the tails weren't coming out of the punch. And right after I gave good ole Martha (Stewart) a thumb up. To correct the problem, I folded two of the labels together with the backing toward the outside. Then I punched and had no problem. I concluded the punch was catching on the sticky back and not letting go. By doubling the layers, I kept the problem to a minimum. You can see I have already punched quite a few acceptable birds. I have also shown the remains of my punching two labels at a time. Such a waste of good H2Os, but it can't be helped.

So that you wouldn't forget this is an art blog, I also thought I would bring a piece back that I made previously. The one above I call "Anatomically Correct." I made it using a magazine image and vinyl stickers and placed everything on top of a dyed paper towel.

A word about tomorrow's Silent Sunday post. I was inspired by a post written by Bea at Dog in the Hole Studio a week or so ago. I would like to thank her for the inspiration behind tomorrow's post. I will be out all day today, so I'll catch up with everyone on Monday. Have a great weekend, dear friends and supporters.

Want to see some drop dead gorgeous art? You're going to love Lambsworld, the art of Linda who lives in Washington (State) in the US. She has a great eye for composition and is my blog pick of the day. As I scrolled from page to page, I kept admiring her art. Linda participates in a lot of swaps, so maybe one of these days I'll get up the nerve to ask her to swap with me. I especially fell in love with her chipboard houses with a bird theme. Of course she called them Bird Houses. Please check out Linda's art today at Lambsworld. You won't be sorry.