Creative Frenzy!!!

I have been on a roll the last few days, especially last night. The inauguration was so inspiring!! I was just so intent on seeing the oath of office. There were TV's on in the office and every chance I had I stole a glance. But of course, missed the oath--Did get to listen to most of the speech and I was really glad and hopeful and feeling so much pride and love for our country!! Something I have not felt for a long time.
Came home and was literally compelled to create something about that day. So--I made a card that will replace the original one I made for the Milwaukee ATC Live Trade on Saturday, Jan. 24. Here it is ---The definition of hope:

Below are some of the other cards I have been working on in the past week. I plan to take most of them to Milwaukee too. Hope you like them. Again I am trying to use only what I have at hand, and not print extra images -I have not yet gone to Dick Blicks and I haven't bought any art supplies or collage sheets, paper etc. I AM HAVING SERIOUS WITHDRAWAL!!

But I am using up my stash of supplies!!! That, as Martha says, is a Good Thing

STAY WARM AND MAKE ART--
Next time--Postcrossing and hopefully my new postcards!!
Lynne--XOX

SISTER TRADING CARDS

Toward the end of 2008 I decided to try the Sister Trading Card swap that I saw on The Artist Trading Card site-http://www.artist-trading-cards.ch/index.html. I thought it would be interesting to be part of a BIG ongoing swap between women artists, so I email Cat Schich via the link and asked if it was still going and she quickly emailed me back that, yes it was!! So...I pulled the 20 ATC's out of my stash and packed them up and sent them off to Cat in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Then promptly forgot about it, it being Christmas and all that goes with that.

A week or so ago I got this great envelope full of wonderful ATC's from all over the world, wrapped in a page form what looks like a vintage atlas-how appropo! Besides cards from the USA (Kansas, California, Arizona, Ohio, Utah, Washington,DC)--there were cards from Canada, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Croatia.
Here is a picture of all the cards--mine is there--Little Witches-

This was so much fun and I was awe struck when I looked through the cards and there was one card-the Blue card in second row from top--from Michelle Jackson from one of the Yahoo ATC groups that I belong to . Michelle is a VERY Talented digital artist and I have another wonderful card that I traded her for.
Check it out--DO IT!!
Lynne