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fools talk cowards are silent wise men listen ~ Th fools talk cowards are silent wise men listen ~ The Shadow of the Wind~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the one for Day 56. All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #theshadowofthewind #carlosruizzafon
It snowed today. It's supposed to be Spring. Som It snowed today. It's supposed to be Spring. Someone should tell the weather!. Time to snuggle up and keep warm. . . . #catsofinstagram #blackcatsofinstagram #blackcats #blackcatsmatter #cats #artistsofinstagram #instaartist #catartist #mixedmediaartist #lovemycat #empireofthecat #artforfun #journalartist #cats
Basically what we have here is a dreamer. Somebod Basically what we have here is a dreamer. Somebody out of touch with reality. When she jumped, she probably thought she'd fly ~ The Virgin Suicides~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the offering for Day 52. Which is better? The book or the movie? All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #jeffreyeugenides #thevirginsuicides
If only she would stop speaking French or go to Fr If only she would stop speaking French or go to France, where it would be less noticeable ~ The Jane Austen Book Club~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the offering for Day 54. Which is better? The book or the movie? I am very torn with this one as the book is so good but I really <3 the movie. All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #karenjoyfowler #thejaneaustenbookclub
I try to teach my heart not to want nothing it ca I try to teach my heart not to want nothing it can't have ~ The Color Purple~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the offering for Day 53. Which is better? The book or the movie? I <3 them both. All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #alicewalker #thecolorpurple
A book is a fragile creature It suffers the wear o A book is a fragile creature It suffers the wear of time It fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands ~ The Name of the Rose~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the offering for Day 49. Which is better? The book or the movie? All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #umbertoeco #thenameoftherose
she had an immense store of trivial memories and w she had an immense store of trivial memories and when she wasn't living in the future she was living in the past ~ Brighton Rock~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, Day 58. All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #brightonrock #grahamgreene
She could marry this man, she knew and still be th She could marry this man, she knew and still be the captain of her soul ~ Oscar and Lucinda~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the offering for Day 48. Which is better? The book or the movie? The book is pretty awesome, but Ralph Fiennes is also! All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #petercarey #oscarandlucinda #australianauthor #bookerprizewinner
I know that I found it beautiful but I cannot reca I know that I found it beautiful but I cannot recapture it ~ The Reader~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, but this one is actually the right one for today! Day 57. Which is better? The book or the movie? I <3 them both. All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #thereader #bernhardschlink
Love itself is what is leftover when being in love Love itself is what is leftover when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident ~ Captain Corelli's Mandolin~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the offering for Day 51. Which is better? The book or the movie? All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #makingcards #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #LouisdeBernieres #captaincorellismandolin
You know a heart can be broken, but it keeps on b You know a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating, just the same ~ Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe ~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the offering for Day 46. Which is better? The book or the movie? All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #makingcards #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #fannieflagg #friedgreentomatoesatthewhistlestopcafe
Carpe Noctem For those times when you just want to Carpe Noctem For those times when you just want to look up and contemplate the moon and Carpe Noctem! (seize the night) Metallic watercolour canvas and phases of the moon made from heat embossed ATC coins using Gold Rush and Black Glint. You can find more photos and a complete tutorial on my site, link in profile. . . . #mixedmedia #atccoins #moonphases #canvas #watercolour #metallicwatercolour #fullmoon #heatembossing #wowembossingpowder #moonmagic #artwitchery #artwitch #carpenoctem #seizethenight @wowembossingpowder
I'm sure it's probably a mistake to try and draw y I'm sure it's probably a mistake to try and draw your own conclusions from the things you read in books. Who knows? ~ Revolutionary Road ~ #The100DayProject Day 47. All of my 100 Day Projects are collated on my website, including a post for the first 10, 20, 30, 40 days, link in profile. Posting out of order atm . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #makingcards #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #revolutionaryroad #richardyates
One of the kitties from the Empire wanted a close One of the kitties from the Empire wanted a close up I've been wanting to paint my cats for a while but for one reason or another, didn't, so now I've been trying to capture them in extreme close up so I can have better photos to work from, especially for eye details. She was getting a bit fed up with me sticking a camera in her face by this point and decided to look away. Damn paparazzi! No photos! . . . #catsofinstagram #blackcatsofinstagram #blackcats #blackcatsmatter #cats #artistsofinstagram #instaartist #catartist #mixedmediaartist #lovemycat #empireofthecat #catface #cateyes #artforfun #journalartist #cats #luminouseyes #catdrawing #catpainting #petportrait #catportrait #catcloseup #catpose
you just hope if you make things as I do that they you just hope if you make things as I do that they can make their way in the world and have some longevity ~ The Hare With Amber Eyes ~ When I came to draw this, I realised that I couldn't remember what a rabbit looked like and it kept coming out looking like a cat. There's a surprise! lol. But now we have something that can pass for a rabbit/hare and look it's Day 50 already #The100DayProject . All of my 100 Day Projects are collated on my website, including a post for the first 10, 20, 30, 40 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #makingcards #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #theharewithambereyes #edmunddewaal
wasn't friendship its own miracle, the finding of wasn't friendship its own miracle, the finding of another person who made the entire lonely world seem somehow less lonely #The100DayProject Day 41. All of my 100 Day Projects are collated on my website, including a post for the first 10, 20, 30, 40 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #makingcards #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #hanyayanagihara #alittlelife
Seize the Moment ATC My offering this time is an A Seize the Moment ATC My offering this time is an ATC and is my DT project for @MTW_Challenge March Mini Challenge. You have until the end of the month to enter the challenge with a chance to win some great prizes! Scroll through to see the challenge details... . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #makingcards #greetingcard #handmadecards #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #stamping #handstamping #rubberstamps #diycards #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #artisttradingcard #seizethemoment #rainbow #papercraftingchallenge #challengeblog
To look out and see not another soul between you a To look out and see not another soul between you and the horizon, could be a strange and disturbing sight #The100DayProject Day 39. All of my 100 Day Projects are collated on my website, including a post for the first 10, 20, 30 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #makingcards #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #watercolour #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #janeharper #thedry
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fools talk cowards are silent wise men listen ~ Th fools talk cowards are silent wise men listen ~ The Shadow of the Wind~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the one for Day 56. All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #theshadowofthewind #carlosruizzafon
It snowed today. It's supposed to be Spring. Som It snowed today. It's supposed to be Spring. Someone should tell the weather!. Time to snuggle up and keep warm. . . . #catsofinstagram #blackcatsofinstagram #blackcats #blackcatsmatter #cats #artistsofinstagram #instaartist #catartist #mixedmediaartist #lovemycat #empireofthecat #artforfun #journalartist #cats
Basically what we have here is a dreamer. Somebod Basically what we have here is a dreamer. Somebody out of touch with reality. When she jumped, she probably thought she'd fly ~ The Virgin Suicides~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the offering for Day 52. Which is better? The book or the movie? All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #jeffreyeugenides #thevirginsuicides
If only she would stop speaking French or go to Fr If only she would stop speaking French or go to France, where it would be less noticeable ~ The Jane Austen Book Club~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the offering for Day 54. Which is better? The book or the movie? I am very torn with this one as the book is so good but I really <3 the movie. All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #karenjoyfowler #thejaneaustenbookclub
I try to teach my heart not to want nothing it ca I try to teach my heart not to want nothing it can't have ~ The Color Purple~ So my #The100DayProject posts are a little delayed due to some things happening at home, and they will likely be out of order too, so this is actually the offering for Day 53. Which is better? The book or the movie? I <3 them both. All of my 100 Day Projects can be found on my website, including a post for the first 10, and every subsequent 10 days, link in profile. . . . #cardmakinghobby #cardsofinstagram #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakingideas #cardmakersofinstagram #mixedmedia #mixedmediacard #mixedmediaartist #papercrafts #papercrafting #handmadecards #makingcards #atc #100dayproject #artisttradingcard #handlettering #bookquotes #bookcover #bookart #bookcoverart #minibook #bookdesign #favouritebook #literature #alicewalker #thecolorpurple
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