Altered Gypsy

4x4 Friday: Imbolc

2012-01-28T14:29:00.002-09:00

4x4 Friday: Imbolc

SPA: As Time Goes By

2012-01-28T14:20:00.002-09:00

SPA: As Time Goes By

Fortune

2012-01-25T20:46:00.001-09:00

Moon Goddess

2012-01-21T23:17:00.003-09:00

Dragon & Tiger

2012-01-20T22:51:00.000-09:00

I Love Paris Tag

2012-01-20T22:21:00.001-09:00

SPA: Dragon

2012-01-20T22:19:00.000-09:00

Sunday Postcard Art: Dragon

4x4 Friday: My Love

2012-01-20T22:15:00.002-09:00

This week's 4x4 Friday Challenge is My Love. Enjoy! :)

Love

2012-01-15T20:59:00.000-09:00

Feel the Sun

2012-01-15T20:57:00.003-09:00

SPA: Violets

2012-01-13T22:47:00.000-09:00

SPA: Violets

The Good Witch

2012-01-08T19:30:00.000-09:00

SPC: Swirls, Twirls, Curls

2012-01-07T12:42:00.001-09:00

A curvy postcard for this week's SPC challenge...enjoy!

25...

2012-01-05T19:24:00.001-09:00

days remaining in January. Don't you love it when the random items on your desk reassemble themselves into something you can scan and post? I think this orange star girl will journey to Paris come Monday.

New Year Greetings!

2012-01-02T16:27:00.001-09:00

Another new year has arrived and with it, my first post for 2012. I put together a couple of New Year cards to be mailed in the morning. May this year bring you much happiness, good health, fortune and giddy joy! Enjoy!

4x4 Friday: Happy New Year 2012!

2011-12-29T23:11:00.003-09:00

4x4 Friday: Happy New Year, Friends! :)

Wheel of the Year: Altered Journal Pages - Solstice

2011-12-28T11:08:00.001-09:00

Here is the latest installment of journal pages to make their way to Cathy, Nigel and Linn - Happy Solstice!

4x4 Time Flies

2011-12-27T23:21:00.001-09:00

Time Flies; 2011 is quickly coming to a close.

4x4 Friday: Presence

2011-12-23T21:58:00.002-09:00

A play on the word "presents" for this week's 4x4 Friday. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! :)

4x4 Friday: Presence

Sledding

2011-12-23T21:25:00.001-09:00

No sledding this Christmas weekend - rain and wind in the forecast.

4x4 Friday: Winter Solstice

2011-12-18T22:41:00.002-09:00

4x4 Friday: Winter Solstice

SPA: Vintage Christmas

2011-12-18T22:28:00.001-09:00

SPA: Vintage Christmas

Tidings of Joy

2011-12-18T21:56:00.003-09:00

4x4 Friday: Lunar Eclipse

2011-12-10T10:23:00.001-09:00

4x4 Friday: Lunar Eclipse

Did anyone catch any lunar action last night?

Rubbermoon Solstice II

2011-12-10T10:21:00.001-09:00

SPA: Poinsettias

2011-12-09T22:26:00.001-09:00

SPA: Poinsettias

4x4 Friday; Holiday Crazy

2011-12-04T12:20:00.001-09:00

Further procrastination on my part this holiday season - I've yet to mail a package, or make a solstice card. But I have been doing a bit of art! :) This week's 4x4 Friday challenge is Holiday Crazy. Enjoy.

SPA: Christmas Fairy

2011-12-03T22:17:00.001-09:00

Sunday Postcard Art: Christmas Fairy

TMTA: Furniture

2011-11-28T21:38:00.001-09:00

TMTA: Furniture

4x4 Friday Challenge: Winter Blessings

2011-11-27T08:35:00.001-09:00

This week's 4x4 Friday challenge is Winter Blessings. Enjoy!

Snow Queen

2011-11-27T00:21:00.001-09:00

SPC: Candles

2011-11-26T23:35:00.001-09:00

Sunday Postcard Art: Candles

Winter Sprite

2011-11-25T17:42:00.001-09:00

Here's my latest sprite - a fine spirit named Winter. What is unique about this one is its size. It's actually quite small compared to others I've created. I also used a handful of recently created paper beads on its strands of beads. This one will travel across seas before reaching its final destination for Winter Solstice.

TMTA: Kinder/Children

2011-11-24T07:43:00.001-09:00

TMTA: Kinder/Children

Solstice Card

2011-11-21T21:42:00.000-09:00

Yes, am staring to think about putting together some cards for Solstice. Here's one I made tonight - it's simple, easy to make, and a very do-able project in days to come.

Beauty

2011-11-20T22:14:00.000-09:00

4x4 Friday: Every Leaf

2011-11-20T21:31:00.001-09:00

Leaves of every color, shape and size make up this week's 4x4 Friday challenge. Enjoy! Also, I'm going to have a blog draw this Thursday, Thanksgiving, for the arty book, The Art of Personal Imagery. If interested, please add a post on my blog for the draw. You can either scroll about halfway down the page, or click on the book title above. Happy Thanksgiving! :)

Fall Colors

2011-11-20T21:05:00.000-09:00

New sheets at Lisa's Altered Art! :)

SPC: Framed

2011-11-20T18:35:00.001-09:00

Sunday Postcard Art: Framed

Psst...if you scroll down a bit, you'll find a blog draw to occur Thursday, Thanksgiving, for an arty book that I'll mail Friday if your name is drawn! :) It's not too late to enter. Happy Thanksgiving!

Tag It On: Chinatown

2011-11-20T18:33:00.000-09:00

Dragon's Dream: Chinatown

Ice

2011-11-13T22:00:00.000-09:00

Winter Raven

2011-11-13T21:28:00.000-09:00

4x4 Friday: Frost Queen

2011-11-12T21:53:00.000-09:00

4x4 Friday: Frost Queen

4x4 Friday: Chakras

2011-11-04T11:26:00.000-08:00

4x4 Friday: Chakra

Mail Art Madness

2011-11-04T11:21:00.000-08:00

Yes, this envie and card are for a certain, dear, Finnish friend - the very one living in Paris, France. Serendipity!

Altered Gypsy's Thanksgiving Blog Candy Draw: November 24th

2011-11-04T11:19:00.000-08:00

***Happy Thanksgiving! #1 is my draw, according to the random number generator:
True Random Number GeneratorMin:Max:6 Result:1 Powered by RANDOM.ORG So Cynthia, as soon as I receive your address, I'll mail out your book! :) Congratulations! :)

To celebrate all things November, and out of gratitude for all the lovely art my fellow artist bloggers shared on their blogs, I will draw a name for a copy of The Art of Personal Imagery. In order to qualify, please add a comment. Hopefully you might even decide to follow my blog and return again. I'll draw the night of November 24th using a random generator and mail out your goodies upon receipt of your address. Pass the word and Happy November! :)

Happy Halloween and Bright Samhain Blessings to All!

2011-10-31T05:47:00.001-08:00

Yes, Halloween is upon us again. While I'll be off to the classroom for much of Monday for both tricks and treats, my Sunday was filled with all sorts of spooky weather and a bit of creativity throughout the day.

The little altar on the desk will tonight sport photos of Uffda and Lena, our canine Sitka family who passed in the last year.

And with that, we light a candle in the dark, shake a bit of spooky, and enjoy the merriment of Halloween.

I know of one little cat who is sure to enjoy the day:

Happy Halloween!

4x4 Friday: All Hallow's Eve

2011-10-30T08:12:00.000-08:00

4x4 Friday: All Hallow's Eve

SPA: Halloween

2011-10-30T07:45:00.001-08:00

Happy All Hallow's Eve and Bright Samhain Blessings to All! :)

SPA: Halloween

SPA: Bats

2011-10-22T07:58:00.000-08:00

SPA: Bats

4x4 Black Cats

2011-10-22T07:56:00.000-08:00

4x4 Friday: Black Cats

Haunted House, Full Moon

2011-10-16T09:13:00.002-08:00

Wicked Bookmark

2011-10-16T09:12:00.003-08:00

Book of Spells Card

2011-10-16T09:12:00.000-08:00

SPA: Haunted House

2011-10-15T12:56:00.000-08:00

SPA: Haunted House

TIO #100: Ticket to Ride

2011-10-15T08:42:00.000-08:00

Dragon's Dream: Ticket to Ride

4x4 Friday: Potion

2011-10-15T08:40:00.000-08:00

This week's 4x4 Friday challenge is to whip up a spooky potion - yes, sticking with Halloween for a couple more weeks! :)

4x4 Friday: Boo!

2011-10-09T20:52:00.001-08:00

4x4 Friday: Boo!

Tag It On: The Whole of the Moon

2011-10-09T20:51:00.000-08:00

There's nothing better than moon art...here are a couple of moon tags for the occasion.

Tag It On: The Whole of the Moon

Black Magic Cat House

2011-10-09T20:47:00.000-08:00

Put some of the new Tim Holtz seasonal flavors and Cherry pie images to paper...

SPA: Things that Go Bump in the Night

2011-10-07T22:26:00.000-08:00

Sunday Postcard Art: Things that Go Bump in the Night

Sunday Postcard Art: Zombies

2011-10-02T09:35:00.000-08:00

Sunday Postcard Art: Zombies

4x4 Friday: October Witches

2011-10-01T14:03:00.001-08:00

Happy October! Looking forward to seeing some October witches unveiled this week. Enjoy! 4x4 Friday: October Witches

Altered Gypsy's Blog Candy Draw: October 7th!

2011-09-27T20:49:00.004-08:00

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Kelly, congrats! I'll drop this in the mail to you Tuesday! :) Enjoy! Thank you all for posting. To celebrate all things October, and out of gratitude for the lovely blog candy I just recd. from Linda (see post below), I thought I'd hold a blog draw on October 7th for the book and domino necklace pictured. In order to qualify, please add a comment. Hopefully you might even decide to follow my blog and return again. I'll draw the night of October 7th using a random generator and mail out your goodies upon receipt of your address. Pass the word and Happy October! :)

Wheel of the Year: Mabon/Autumnal Equinox

2011-09-27T20:40:00.000-08:00

Here's side one of my Mabon page. Off to all sorts of foreign lands come the weekend. Must first finish side two before posting.

Liveart Blog Candy! :)

2011-09-27T20:36:00.000-08:00

Wow! I am one lucky Alaska girl. This week I received a packet from Norway of all sorts of art goodies. The first thing that jumped out of the envelope was a bright orange piece of sequined trim! Fall goodness - but what followed was simply amazing: art, backgrounds, an IKEA frame, a tag card, a book on polymer clay, a gorgeous, handmade poly clay necklace, some paint...it made my week! So I thank you much, Linda! Thank you, thank you, thank you! And if you haven't checked out Liveart's blog, be sure to do so.

Spooky House

2011-09-25T19:57:00.000-08:00

4x4 Friday: Autumn Equinox

2011-09-22T21:16:00.001-08:00

4x4 Friday: Autumn Equinox

Demeter is with us in this week as we transition from summer into fall. She arrived with pomegranates while reading her story to my students in Mythology yesterday, and played in the winds that gusted 60 yesterday. These winds will return tonight and last through tomorrow - quite a fitting entry into fall. Light some candles and enjoy the gift.

4x4 Friday: Skeletons and Skulls

2011-09-17T18:45:00.000-08:00

Am feeling a bit Halloween-ish this weekend, so thought I'd try out some new skullies for this week's 4x4 challenge. Enjoy!

Cherry Pie Tag Sampler

2011-09-17T07:53:00.000-08:00

Witches Brew Tag

2011-09-13T17:18:00.002-08:00

Yes! My new stamps arrived from Cherry Pie and they are amazing! :) Had to make use of the witches without haste. Good stuff, good stuff.

Bare Branch Trees Journal Page

2011-09-11T21:43:00.003-08:00

Today I noticed fall. I noticed Diana's trees next door - lush and green during summer, there are now hints of orange. The day was warm and sunny, but I seemed to be looking through everything with a fall filter. The dark days and fall storms will return, but I wanted to put this day in my art journal, complete with bare branch trees that hold color, hold sunsets before simply holding themselves upright through winter. Our autumn goddess is soon on the scene with full September's full moon to usher in the change of season. Fall is nearly here.

30 Days of Get Your Art On

Hunter's Moon

2011-09-07T20:51:00.001-08:00

30 Days of Get Your Art On continues! Here's my journal page for the night, kind of a quickie, really. I found this fine old sun, aka Hunter's Moon (after some ray removal) on the packaging of some construction paper I opened today for my French class. Thought he'd make a fine presence on a page. The little poem on the page reads:

The beacon light shines on the hill,

The will o' wisps the forests fill

With flashes filched from noon;

And witches on their broomsticks spry

Speed here and yonder in the sky,

And lift their strident voices high
Unto the Hunter's Moon.

Nostalgia

2011-09-05T10:00:00.000-08:00

Here's my art journal page for the day. Gayla brought up several stamps that she loaned me - each vintage and unique. They've now taken a stand in my art journal. Thanks, Gayla!

30 Days of Get Your Art On

4x4 Friday: Change to Fall

2011-09-03T22:28:00.000-08:00

4x4 Friday: Change to Fall

Create Journal Page

2011-09-03T18:59:00.000-08:00

30 Days of Get Your Art On: The holiday weekend is giving me a chunk of time and inspiration to work again in the art journal that resides on my bookshelf. I don't often work in yellow, but today's heavy rain inspired it. The Zetti stamps helped as well. The strips of bead images came from a flyer that was included in my recent order from Shipwreck Beads. You can imagine the joy that comes with opening a box of funky brass bells in all shapes, sizes and sounds. Another reason for yellow? I also consider this my "back to school" journal addition. Rie started kindergarten this week; Bruce has been teaching in his new position across the bridge at Mt. Edgecumbe High School; and I am starting another year at Sitka High. The Zetti characters here remind me of my new classes of students - all characters themselves filled with ideas, words, personalities and pure charisma. I hope it will be a most excellent school year.

Bliss

2011-09-02T21:54:00.001-08:00

Traci Bunkers is having a 30 Days of Get Your Art On challenge, so I pulled my art journal off the shelf tonight and played a bit. The blue/orange strip is from the previous page I finished, but it offsets the crazy magenta/blue/green chaos I've created tonight. Not sure where I was going with this, but it was fun to end the evening with funky-color, messy fingers!

Create Tag

2011-08-30T20:33:00.000-08:00

4x4 Friday: Goofy Creatures

2011-08-28T20:00:00.002-08:00

4x4 Friday: Goofy Creatures

4x4 Friday: Happiness

2011-08-18T21:51:00.000-08:00

4x4 Friday: Happiness

TMTA: Eternity / Raven Universe ATC

2011-08-15T16:27:00.000-08:00

TMTA: Eternity

Full Moon Art

2011-08-13T17:38:00.000-08:00

Did you happen to catch last night's moon? Here's the result of what happens when you put together seven people at a table with deer antlers, an endless supply of beads, and bottle of wine. Arty night with friends!

TIO #91: It's a Horse's Life

2011-08-13T17:08:00.000-08:00

Dragon's Dream: TIO #91, It's a Horse's Life

It's a horse! No, it's a unicorn! Either way, I had fun using some new Zetti images for this week's challenge.

Tales from the Old Wooden Art Table: Win a Signed Copy of Voice of the Trees and More!

2011-08-10T09:24:00.000-08:00

Tales from the Old Wooden Art Table: Win a Signed Copy of Voice of the Trees and More!: "Well Dears, I have reached over 100 official followers here on the Old Wooden Art Table! I'm so happy that all of you are here and enjoyin..."

Sunday Postcard Art: Pirates

2011-08-06T09:26:00.001-08:00

Sunday Postcard Art: Pirates

Johnny Depp is the king pirate of them all, eh? :)

Take Flight

2011-08-04T17:39:00.000-08:00

Take Flight is the latest page in my art journal. It is also the Sunday Postcard Art challenge. I also need to give a shout out to Helga from ArtChix who sent me this fun sheet of winged porcelain gals. What better place than to archive them in an art journal? Thanks, Helga!

Sunday Postcard Art: Things With Wings

4x4 Friday: Celtic-Inspired

2011-08-04T17:35:00.002-08:00

4x4 Friday: Celtic-Inspired

She Thought She Was All That

2011-08-03T23:04:00.000-08:00

New images from Lisa's Altered Art.

Purple Butterflies

2011-08-03T22:45:00.002-08:00

New images from Lisa's Altered Art.

Theme Thursday: Paris

2011-08-03T21:42:00.000-08:00

Theme Thursday: Paris

TIO #90: Nature's Bounty

2011-08-03T08:16:00.000-08:00

Here's my halibut/salmon tag for the TIO challenge. Enjoy all the lovely tags over at Dragon's Dream. I'll be dreaming of big fishes in murky blue/green waters as Bruce fishes to fill our freezer in weeks to come.

Breathe

2011-07-03T23:32:00.001-08:00

Sunday Postcard Art: Fanta-Sea

2011-07-02T16:55:00.000-08:00

Sunday Postcard Art: Fanta-Sea

I dunno...did I take this one too literally? :)

4x4 Friday: Portal

2011-06-30T22:09:00.000-08:00

4x4 Friday: Portal

Wheel of the Year: Lammas

2011-06-30T18:47:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know it's 1) early for Lammas and 2) a celebration to honor the grain, but you have never tried my bread. I have only attempted its making one time in my life and it came out flat, like a bike tire. It worked well in soup, but Bruce wouldn't venture near it. So my Lammas page honors the things we appreciate in August: a winter's worth of salmon and halibut, fresh berries, sun and moon alike = clear skies. I've included on the second page is a Celtic Goddess Blessing for the occasion:

By the Air that is Her breath,

By the Fire of Her bright spirit,

By the Waters of Her womb,

By the Earth that is Her body;

The Circle is open, yet unbroken,

May the peace of the Goddess go over in your heart;

Merry meet, and merry part, and merry meet again!

Finally, the reason for mailing it early? Heading north to the Yukon and more northern parts of Alaska for a month come Monday night!

Theme Thursday: ATC

2011-06-30T18:35:00.001-08:00

Theme Thursday: ATC

Wednesday Stamper: At Least One Rubberstamp

2011-06-29T17:41:00.000-08:00

Wednesday Stamper: At Least One Rubberstamp

The Wind Blew Sweet Airs

2011-06-29T00:03:00.002-08:00

Crazy Amigo: Cupcake

2011-06-27T21:41:00.000-08:00

Crazy Amigo: Cupcake

TMTA: Cups

2011-06-27T20:06:00.000-08:00

TMTA: Cups
Picked up two of Itkupilli's new digi packs today: Kitsch and Bohemian. LOVE! :)