pippaandpom

Hi Everyone! I am here for the ATC's!

I am an artist, a woman, a mother, a sister, a daughter, a wife, a friend, a creator, a dreamer, and a muse. - I am so many things, I have so many titles, I really do not know where to start.I have changed my careers several times, and I see it now as an evolution.It all falls under the umbrella of 'Social Services'.

• I have been an 'Art Instructor', developed an art program for kids who were blind, a 'Mobility Instructor for the Blind', a 'Support Coordinator' for individuals with disabilities, and a 'Volunteer Coordinator'.

I live in Ontario Canada, in the country.I have a 20 year old daughter who has left the nest.I also have 2 step children.

• I have just started making ATC cards, and love trading.I usually sketch my ATC cards with pencil, and paint with acrylic, but I love collage.Check out my flicker(link above) to see my art

• I am new to this and love to see what people have done. Flicker is an amazing gallery of luscious ATC's.I love to hunt images on Flicker.

• Right now I love the combination of vintage images and animal faces.I love folk art as well.

• You cannot go wrong putting wings on anything. Flying monkeys, flying pigs... you just cannot go wrong : ) Even flying hats are cool.

• Creative, moody, funny, beautiful, or hand painted ATC's.(All of these qualities would be amazing) I love more than one layer, ATC's that open, textured papers, and clever collage.

• I collect amateur paintings I find at thrift stores and garage sales.I love a good treasure hunt. I love images of children and animals, especially when they are doing funny things. Vintage children's books also rock!!

• I cannot usually pick one favorite color because I love how colors work together. (Lately I have been attracted to pink and green, pink and red, olive green and orange, red and turquoise.)

• My one year old Boston terrier, Gordon. (I also have 2 wonderful kitties, Moe, and fat Kitty) They all show up in my art.I really enjoy art with animals.I would love to see your style art and my animals.

• Because I am brand new to ATC's, many little bits of paper and bling are welcome.I love embossed bits, die cut bits, alphabet letters, little gold paper frames, crowns, and paper flowers.

• I like weird and spooky images too.Skulls, eyeballs, and vintage anatomy scraps.If you take a look at my flicker (linked above) you will see I love spooky and weird in my paintings.

• Also like rich red, pink, and orange paper flower bits to make into flower crowns for little girl images.

• Vintage postcards, vintage photos, bits from good collage sheets.

• ATC and postcard blanks

• Good picture pages from vintage children's books (I have lots of these so let me know if you want some!)

• Printed ATC backgrounds, and pieces of lovely paper that would make a good ATC background.