Some new creations

Rose-on-Gray, originally uploaded by bluebirdsandteapots.

I visited a Shabby Chic shop in town and decided to add a bit of shabby chic style to my blog.






I am a print girl, I really am...I worked for Xerox for so many years that well, it's just the way I am wired. I love making prints of all kinds and recently I found this wonderful paper from Hahnemuhle, it is German Etching Fine Art Inkjet paper, 310gsm weight. Oh, it makes the most dreamy prints. Oh, that's another thing I love paper, everything, anything, all things PAPER.

So...


I created an 8.5 x 11" print of seven images:

One 5 x 7"
Two 2.5 x 3.5"
Four 2 x 2.5 "

I thought this might be a nice sheet for people to use with cards, tags or their artwork.

Roses, Roses, Roses, originally uploaded by bluebirdsandteapots.

To use this lovely paper, I created Teddy Bear and friend with a cornflower blue background.



Here he is presented in an 11 x 14 mat with and 8 x 10 opening.



Miss Bunny looked very nice with a blue background.



She looks very nice matted as well.

Now Miss Bunny Surprise looks a little more lively with her background...



But, she really makes a mighty fine witch! I called her Little Bunny Witch.




All of my new creations are in my Etsy Shop.


I have some other little creations that I added tonight. I visited my printer recently and had my Abundance painting made into giclee' prints. I can't wait to pick them up and show you. They are really the ultimate in prints!



The song for this post is La Memme Histoire

Here is the translation of the lyrics in English...

Rose-on-Lace, originally uploaded by bluebirdsandteapots.

Life’s a dance
We all have to do
What does the music require
People all moving together
Close as the flames in a fire

Feel the beat
Music and rhyme
While there is time

We all go round and round
Partners are lost and found
Looking for one more chance
All I know is
We’re all in the dance

We all go round and round
Partners are lost and found
Looking for one more chance
All I know is
We’re all in the dance

Believe

Believe in your dreams,
no matter what others say



You have to listen to your heart,



Don’t be discouraged
No No No,



Your heart’s desire is awaiting you,



Never mind,



The spirit of God sees your destiny,



Encourage yourself,



Find words that sing to your heart,




Create a wall of protection,



So you can march forward,



Get right up again,



And dream, dream, dream,



I Do Believe.




Open yourself up for opportunity,



so God can lead the way...



Like the song says...Believe!

PINK SATURDAY

Happy Pink Saturday. Bev from How Sweet The Sound is hosting yet another wonderful Pink Saturday. If you stop by her blog you can visit many pink posts.

Itty Bitty Pink Book Club, originally uploaded by bluebirdsandteapots.

A while back the lovely Nancy Gail from My Crafty Little Page contacted me and extended an invitation for me to join an ITTY BITTY PINK BOOK CLUB.




Nancy took a photograph of all twenty five pages that she created and topped them with a fancy bow!



Mary Ann of Follow Your Bliss hosts these lovely ITTY BITTY BOOK clubs. 23 people participated in the Pink one and we all had to make a total of 25 little pages. Two extra books will go to a breast cancer survivor and on extra one will be an auction copy to donate for breast cancer awareness. These are Mary Ann's pages.




Nancy's pages are lovely, and they encourage everyone to get their mammogram.



So, I took a print of one of my paintings, made it tiny 3.75 inches x 2.5 inches landscape. Yikes that is itty bitty.

Itty Bitty Pink Book Club, originally uploaded by bluebirdsandteapots.

Embellishing this tiny is a challenge. Here is what I came up with.




Of course glitter had to be involved. What’s a craft without glitter? I chose Martha Stewart's pinkalicious pink glitter.

DSC04259, originally uploaded by bluebirdsandteapots.

The back lists our information and I dedicated mine to my friend Judy who is on the path to recovery. On the back I took a really teeny print and tucked it into a cropped moo card.

Itty Bitty Pink Book Club, originally uploaded by bluebirdsandteapots.

A bit of ribbon, a teeny charm, and they were complete.

Itty Bitty Pink Book Club, originally uploaded by bluebirdsandteapots.

So, now I mail these to Mary Ann and she will take all twenty five and combine them with everyone else's twenty five and create a cover, bind them and mail each of us an itty bitty pink book. One will be auctioned for a local breast cancer awareness benefit.



I just love how these itty bitty pages look all lined up for their photo op. I hope you have a wonderful Pink Saturday and that you stop by Bev's place and visit all the pink posts today. Don't you just love Sting? His music continues to get even better and well, he just doesn't age a bit does he? For this post I chose his song Until.

Itty Bitty Pink Book Club, originally uploaded by bluebirdsandteapots.