Manos

Manos, hands in spanish are still a subject of inspiration as you

 can see in this new works, I`ve used them as a stamp, pretty 

much like we are taught when children and I combined my 

hands with other stamps I`ve recently created like the one in the center,

 it`s very  light here for I used a very extended white so the colors 

bellow could  also bee seen...hopefully! ;D

This other one is a current page on my journal and I love the strong colors!

I am still loosening up and having tons of fun! It`s taking me to different 

directions, art is a beautiful amazing universe!

Here you can see some of my carved stamps, I love them `cause it`s cheap and

easy to find and keep me practicing on carving, I`ve recently made a huge

order to the US for some carving materials and I just can`t wait for them to

arrive, it`s gonna be a blast!

I am visiting a crafts and arts show today over the WTC here in Mexico city, I love

going and getting inspired and being able to see all of the retailers in one place,

some come from very far places and it`s hard to find their amazing products other 

way and the good news is that it`s all for sale!  So I will share some photos of

 my day in my next post! ;D

Have a beautiful day!

Boo Card and Spooky Journal Page

I love working inspired by the seasons and holidays, this keeps me
motivated and changing helps me in not get bored so this week I
made a cuple of proects one a cute card using my new home made
stamps wich I can`t stop telling you about how much I love making them!

The background is also a stamp I`ve made, then I`ve cutted the stamped pumpkins,
I`ve been making this caracters for quite some time and now I love having them
as stamps!  A long time dream! The bats are made carving an eraser,
the rest is die cutted or hand cutted!

To finish I added a splash of glitter to the background for I love this
look of splattered stars! This unique card could be framed as it is!

The other fun project is for the new journaling group over

Hands and Heart Online Comunity I`ve creadet this group to share

my ideas on creating fun art journal pages, I love this art form,

is so relaxing, freeing and I learn so much from it!

The prompt for this month included making a paper doll witch!

Making a pocket and using the colors of the season...

Of course again those swirls stamps were home made!

There are some that repel the idea of halloween, I think is super fun and

this works prove it!  Halloween can be so inspiring and full of diverse caracters,

it is just how you apporach to it, everything has two sides and one can choose

how bright or dark you want to go! Don`t you agree?

Happy Halloween Sweet Friends!

"Moonlight" new acrylic painting and giveaway winner!

Hello magical beings, I hope you are well but most important

 that you are  H A P P Y ! :D

Happiness should be the priority in life, finding true

Love and Happiness inside yor heart!

Sounds poetic and dreammy but it takes deep wisdom to reach for it

and hard work on removing personal issues wich can take hours of

self discovery and lots of errors but those errors are part of the

wisdom acquired, don`t you think?

I want to share the news about Hands and Heart studio, I`ve painted a new

witch, this time I saw this girl sitting on the moon watching how the moonlight

is reaching the corners of the land, sometimes we don`t have to do anything

but stay quiet and observe.

I feel so lucky that my new kitty found me, she`s amazing and so much love is born in my
heart because of her, she`s magical, everything around us is magical, we just have to
stop the everyday world and watch, remove the clouds to breath the purity of the sky
that is there everyday, those are the things that we should be absorbing!

You see the world with your heart, you breath what you have become

and all this can be better each day by letting go of the old self, becoming

new each time you can remeber that everything changes, sometimes painfully,

some others easily... growing to become a great YOU!

I am also working on my new online workshop and I am trully amazed by the
possibilities, I am having a great time and I can`t wait to share all this, it opens this
next December 1st and you can read more about it here... or in the previous post!

I am really happy with all this new tools and feel really blessed with all this
 I feel I have to share it too, this is for those who want it!

This are all made with my own design stamps and I am also trying things
to make my own inks and paints but this won`t be part of this workshop
for that still needs more study but I will share design techniques
and how to use the stamps in different ways  to make your own
 fabrics, papers and lots of personalized projects!

Join us in the fun of making your own home made stamps!


Finally as promised, the halloween hand made cards give away
 goes to my sweet friend Beth Pollock!

I couldn`t belive her luck today but I am so happy with it! She`s a fantastic
woman, so full of beauty and love, please also check her new blog wich is
beautifully embellished and check her first post with beautiful photos
that show a magical place that appears to be from a fairy tale!

I hope you stay in touch and that you have a fantastic creative day!