Leonardo da Vinci said:
Art is never finished, only abandoned.
Do you think this is true or do you come to a point where you know a piece is so perfectly finished that no more can be done to it?
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I really enjoyed looking at the many Christmas cards Scrapbit has been creating this year. The card I chose to highlight is simple and colorful. Wouldn’t you love to receive it in the mail?
Happy Holidays
Originally uploaded by scrapbit
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Gilded Cage
Originally uploaded by StampingMad
I got all the skinny book pages for Altered Abbey #4 done and I thought I’d show you this page first. I don’t know why, but I love it so much I can barely stand to part with it. I freehanded […]
The other day, I came across a tip to make glass glitter from unwanted glass ornaments. (I can’t remember which blog I read it on to give credit, but what a great, money saving idea.) Anyway, I took a bunch of red balls that were faded and scratched and stuck them in a bag to […]
I am working on a new set of skinny book pages as an emergency fill in for Altered Abbey’s skinny book swap. Some of them needed something extra, so I wrote phrases on some pieces of shrink plastic and popped them in the oven. I’m going to tie the little word charms to some of […]
I know I’ve mentioned my Bind It All machine before, but I love it so much, I’m mentioning it again. This handy gadget makes it so easy to bind fat books. I also used it to make pocket art journals for the artsy people in the family and 4×4 notebooks with some smooth surfaced exotic […]
Welcome to the December 2007 edition of Stamping Mad’s arts and crafts carnival. Thanks for joining me! Don’t forget to grab some popcorn and cotton candy before you browse through the carnival participants’ blogs. I’m heading for the funnel cake stand, too.
Amanda presents Leaf Placemats posted at Pajama Mommy.
Art
Carl Anderson presents Waterless Lithography posted at […]
I’m restarting the Friday Stamping Mad Challenge. This week’s challenge is to use at least one rubber stamp and a Christmas tree theme. You can make a greeting card, an ATC, an ornament…Don’t forget to upload your challenge piece to the Flickr group so everyone can see it!
This one is a tree I cut from […]
I’m thinking about posting a quote by an artist on Thursdays, which is the day I always seem to need inspiration. I’d love to know if you find them helpful.
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Scott Adams
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Today’s spotlight artist is the talented Tatsuko, who hand carves all the stamps used on these lovely cards! Isn’t this doxie adorable?
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