More Fun with Swaps

Wish I May...Wish I Might Swap

Reflections Swap

Holiday Blues, Holiday Cheer Found Poetry Swap

The Sketchbook Project 2012

I'm so excited to be part of the 2012 Sketchbook Project!  For more details, check out their website for details about the project and the tour.  http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject2012

Here are a few spreads from my sketchbook that is still in progress.  The topic I chose is Time Traveler.

Any feedback you may have would be most appreciated!

A Few More Pretties in my Etsy Shop!

A New Creation

Available

Remade Renewed

Available

Check out my Etsy Shop!

I've got some wonderful things available in my Etsy shop and more to come.  I hope youll come by and check it out.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/theweavershand

Here's a little taste...

SOLD

More Swapping Fun

I've been working on cards for a few swaps.  Here are the first few sets.

Here is my first set of cards for a PAT or Pick a Theme Swap.  In a PAT we are in groups of 5 and each group is usually a different medium or difficulty level. Each person in the group picks a theme for their card and the other 4 make them a card in that theme. This group was Zetti. The themes picked were women, birds with attitude, something with a fish or lizard and wherever your muse takes you.

Animal Aristocrats Swap

A la Carte Mixed Media Swap

Long Time No Posts...Sorry!

Its been a crazy few months and I've gotten so behind on my art and my postings.  Life is changing rapidly and I'm just hanging on and waiting for the ride to stop.

I've finally gotten to a point where I can take some time for my art again and with another Moleskine Swap starting I had just the project to work on.

Here are the pages I did for my journal...

Cover

Travel Log

4 Page Spread

I had so much fun working on this one and I love the way it turned out.  I have another Moleskine to do for the swap and I need to work on my submission for the Sketchbook Project so I'm thrilled to be in a journal kind of mood!

I have a personal trade and a PAT swap to work on too so look for those soon.

ArtTrader Magazine

I absolutely adore ArtTrader Magazine.  Its so beautifully put together.  The articles are so interesting, the pictures are fabulous and I learn something new every time I read it.

I never, ever would have had the guts to submit one of my cards to the magazine.  I just wouldnt.  I look at the fabulous art in there and think "no way...mine is nothing compared to this".  So I was completely blown away and tickled 3 shades of pink when they contacted me and said they wanted to feature one of my cards in the next issue!  Me!  Can you believe it?  Well, of course, I said "heck yes"!

Getting that request...having them take notice of something I had done and find it worthy of their magazine...amazing.  I'm still walking on air.  It also gave me the courage, finally, to submit something so I entered a contest they were having.  Summer Hats was the theme and the winner would be announced in the same edition as my card.  So I came up with a couple of cards before I lost my nerve and sent them in.

Guess what?  Runner Up!!  I was the Runner Up!!  Can you believe it?  I didnt think it could get any better or that I could float any higher but here I am...in the stratosphere telling you that nothing has ever done more to boost my dreams to a higher level than this. 

I doubt myself so much.  I know God wants more for me.  I know this is the path He has set before me.  He's practically spelled it out in neon for me and yet I still doubt.  I still resist.  I pray that I can take this boost and let it lift me up to the next level.  I pray that I wont slide back into self doubt and that I can really take that leap of faith that I know God wants for me.  His will and not mine.  His time and not mine.  His strength and not mine.  Through Him all things are truly possible.  Even for little ole me!

Here are the cards...

or better yet...check out ArtTrader Magazine...a free, online magazine with oodles of delicious eye candy!!
http://www.arttradermag.com/issues/ArtTrader_Issue15.pdf