Life at Stampenstein's Castle

Rubber Stamper Magazine - Yeah...received an email back from Christine of Rubber Stamper Magazine and she requested instructions and the template for my Triple Level Tri-Fold card that I submitted for their Pop Ups issue....this makes me very happy because I designed that pattern back in the mid-90's....now it will be shared by all and not just a my students.....once it is published I will post pictures....my motto was always - "I want to educated the whole world in decorative rubber stamping!".....and I am trying....actually I should update that from rubber stamping to paper arts...

Dubois Family - Yesterday was spent rounding up "family" photos of Alexandra's clan and collecting information about their lives....every one was found so now it is time to complete the ABC ATC Vintage Family Saga- formerly named Heritage....this is a wonderful project and it will expand my creativity...please check back to view the continuing Saga of the Dubois Family....

*Blog Candy*....Congrats go to Kelly Burton, the recipient of our Blog Candy....Kelly, please post here when you receive it.....next Blog Candy will be held on July 20th after I get back from the Carson Stamp Convention....the Blog Candy....please check back on the 21st for the winner!.....I will be keeping my eyes open for Blog Candy at Carson...can't believe they won't have some awesome stuff for me to add to the Candy....

Alexandra Dubois Story

This will be a continuing Saga about the Dubois family portrayed in an ABC ATC form. There will be a person and story for each letter of the alphabet. This concept evolve on the Altered Gypsy website listed on the right. You can view its evolution there.

Our first member is Alexandra,the oldest daughter of a large, wealthy family. She has 6 sisters and 7 brothers. She likes quiet time and plans on taking a trip to Europe this year to visit friends and family in several countries. This will be the first time away from her home town of Dubois, Ilinois. She is anticipating a memorable visit to her grandparents home in Amiens, France on the Somme River.

WINNER!!!

Kelly is our Winner! of the Goody Prize....

I will get it into the mail tomorrow....Thanks for participating every one....Come back and check again....this was so much fun that I am planning on having a drawing every 2 weeks or so....tell your friends to come visit!!

ATC Man Challenge June 2007

Mail Art Design ATC Challenge June 27, 2007...I recycled a Starwars US postage stamp on the red one...

Ranger Tim Holtz Crackle Paints

Color Chart

Ranger Tim Holtz Crackle Paints

Coming in Sept...24 colors - can't wait to see what I can do with these....here the scoop....

Create decades of Distress in one simple step! Tim Holtz™ Distress Crackle Paint™ is a unique, one-step paint that cracks as it dries. With a convenient, built-in applicator brush, add instant aging to cardstock, chipboard, die cuts, papier mache projects and more. Distress Crackle Paints coordinate with the fabulous palette of 24 Distress Inks and Embossing Powders. Combine them all for creative weather-worn effects.

• easy-to-use, one-step crackle paint
• convenient built-in brush
• varied look based on application
• dries quickly with heat tool
• coordinates with Distress palette

Collage Sheet Challenge Jun 2007

Altered Gypsy challenged us to do an ATC from a freebie collage sheet...here is mine....

Round Robin ATC

Altered Gypsy

3 person round robin....Mary hosted it supplying the main paper....Kris add the second layer of paper, white words and image....I finished it off with the embellishments....that is a teeny book w/pages attached to the ATC.

Cathy's Envelope

Address is blocked out for privacy....This was a packet I made from 12x12 cardstock and this and that....

Free Blog Candy ends Weds 27th...

To all that post a response I will do a drawing next Weds. 27th for a grab bag of goodies including some UM's, Ephemera, ribbon, specialty papers, flowers, and misc. Just check back on the 28th for the winner so you can give me an address to mail it to....

Altered Gypsy Paris #2

Paris #2 ATC for Altered Gypsy....

Altered Gypsy Paris

This weeks challenge for the Altered Gypsy is "Paris"....

ATC favorite

Canvas and Adirondack Alcohol Inks

This is a sample of my "real" artwork....though I have been into rubber stamping for 21 years I have now branched out in altered every thing which still incorporates my stamps but a whole lot more....however several months ago a friend as me to submit some artwork to be sold for the ADA - American Diabetes Fundraiser...these are the result of that request....they were done on 5 x 5 canvases using Adirondack Alcohol Inks applied by brush....

Distressing Times

This is a grouping consisting of a Journal, Pen, Necklace and Tag Card that I made to match for a workshop that I never held....was fun making the samples....the inside of the Journal has torn pages that progress up in size....the pen is a cheapy one from Staples and all I did was roll it over the stamp inked with StazOn ink and dabbed a bit of color here and there dtp style...

Durango Train

Durango Train

This is the train that I was riding on when I took this photos....breathtaking views...

Serenity

This is a picture I took on one of our Durango CO train rides.....I love the serenity of it....and the snow capped mountains reminds me that it won't always be this warm out side....

Better photo of Baggie Swap samples

This was a baggie swap. These 2 ATC's were created using things from Kersten's bag.



The picture above is an Inchies Swap with Altered Gypsy. We all created 1" Masterpieces and to display them I attached them to a 5x5 canvas. The canvas was colored using Colorbox Fluid Chalks. This will be showcased in my Art Nouveau guest room.

Free Stuff!!!

To all that post a response I will do a drawing next Weds. 27th for a grab bag of goodies including some UM's, Ephemera, ribbon, specialty papers, flowers, and misc. Just check back on the 28th for the winner so you can give me an address to mail it to....

Yeah! Free stuff!!!!

Hard time signing in

Sorry for any delay in messaging but I have had a devil of a time signing on so I can post....this may take awhile to get started but hopefully soon I will have some things to share and drawings for freebies....I am cleaning my art room and have lots I would like to share with every one...

Here are some of my ATC's for a Le Mer swap...

This is the card that won first place at the convention in Collinsville IL this weekend....

Back home

Just returned from the St. Louis area where I attended the stamp convention at Collinsville IL....I won first place in the card contest - $100 of funny money to spend at the convention....and had a wonderful visit with my friend, Jan....

My next trip will be July 5-19....attending the Carson Convention while I am in So. California for the two weeks....it should be lots of fun....