New Snowman!

Christmas has already arrived on my studio and the reason

is that I will be attending some Christmas fairs and so I am

preparing some cute goodies for it!

Snowman are always a favorite subject for me and this two

guys are the first. I had a debate over my facebook to decide

which was the favorite and many picked the blue sky guy, I

of course, love both and I am painting more and also 

 I am making some cards with them!

Since little I`ve been fascinated by paper crafts so when I discovered

hand made cards I went to heaven and I visit often! Lol!

 Besides being an artist I love crafts and so I am always busy making

some cute stuff as you can see bellow, I have a hard time now trying to

keep my studio clean but I have to so the inspiration keeps flowing!

I`ll be busy for a while and I won`t be posting here a lot but I

will be up dating my facebook page if you want to check

and see what`s up over Hands and Heart, I also

hope you have a wonderful time and keep your self creative!!

Carved stamps!

 I have been a stamp lover for a long time, I don`t know what it

is but I have to have every design I see in the stores and it can be 

quite an expensive obsession!  

So a few years a go I decided to make my own and it`s 

been a slow journey and I keep learning and finding things about it, 

it`s a hard job and takes a lot of precision and care but it`s worth it!

I have been practicing for a long time now and my collection keeps growing!

I will never have enough I think!  Here are a few with elements I love...

Hours of fun play with them, can you tell?

This bellow are my first stamps to be offered for sale in my Etsy shop, I hope, dream 

and wish they sell well, I think they are pretty good and cute! Please wish me luck!!!

This little guy bellow  is so cute I can`t stand it!  

Don`t you think he`s adorable!

This flower has two sides, I like making a different design in both sides and I love

the frame! It really feels good when you create something original doesn`t it?

I am having a give away over my facebook page, two prints of my original paintings

will be given this next June 6th and you are invited to join and write a comment here

so I can count you in the draw!  Please like my page while you are there, I need all

the love I can get and you will be appreciated and loved back! ;D

Queen of your own story!

 In my story I am the best I can be, we all keep growing, learning and

defining ourselves and it`s a non stop update!  This is the gift of life but

also it is a great challenge!  The good news is that in your universe, you 

are your own Hero, your own Queen, know it or not, you are the one

making your story so feel like the best thing that`s been on this planet!

Because you are!

You are creating your own fairy tale, one that is real, one that can be filled 

with magic and knowledge, day by day, write your beautiful story, each time, 

with higher consciousness with more purpose... 

yes it`s hard but you are here already so why not make the best of it!

My story is of Art of growing, unfolding...

I trust we are somehow guided, that my heart is leading me.

 I am loving my new journals, I have ordered them from the US  `cause they 

aren`t sold over here yet, I am in love with the pages, they are amazing!  

I have only painted a few  pages and I am already thinking about more!  Lol!

Here is an update on the little people, I have three left and a few in progress... 

Uf! What a job!  It`s hard, never thought that could be so but here it is and

as they say, no pain no gain! Lol!

Hope you create yourself great week for you and for your loved ones!

It`s in your power to make it even more beautiful!

Flower cards in my garden!

It`s a hand made cards season!  Yes, I can`t stop this, it`s addictive
 and super fun, if you are a card maker, you know what I mean!  

This cutie was created with ease and content, can you tell? All papers
are hand painted and the face is one of my favorite stamps, the rest is
drawn by me of course!

So I made six of them!  making some kind of craft always makes me happy, I think
I have to keep on doing things with my hands and imagination for some deep expression
wants to come out all the time no matter what!

This set is of six cute cars and they measure 4" x 4" each and they come in
a paper bag as the envelope, I like those bags a lot and I think they make
a different, unique way to give your cards!

They are raised to give them dimension, I love the shadow that this makes!

The envelopes are this paper bags! I love them and they hold the card perfect!

I hope you are also making beautiful things these days!  Share your links to them!
Have a fantastic week! 

A Christmas Gift For You! Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas!

Years ago when I started blogging, it was all

a new adventure for me, I didn`t think of it

as I do now, it is like a blank palette to me,

were I am painting with my dreams, thoughts

and art, it`s a place were a new kind of communication 

is developing, I get to know some of you and 

share who I am now and how I see art, 

life and even business. It all has been a 

learning process to me and one I love!

I am really grateful for all this and being able

to be part of this time and how it`s changing

our cultures and almost feeling there are no

time and space limits!

I thank you for sharing what were your interests 

over the survey, what you wanted to read about,
 in appreciation, I am giving you a  Christmas

 gift, one I hope you enjoy!

I hope to bring you more inspiration in the

future and I thank you for sharing with me your

 time and beautiful comments along this year!

Watch the video for a step by step process of the

painting, here is what you`ll need:

Your sketch , you may use mine as a reference or even
transfer this one to your canvas with transfer paper...

A 6" X 8" stretched gallery canvas

Pencil

Acrylic paints( I use Amsterdam colors:

Ochre Yellow

Sky blue light

titanium buff light

white

black

Pyrrole red

Olive green deep

Burnt umber

brushes

fixative 

barnish

Watch video and enjoy!

I`ll be taking a long brake after this post, I

will come back with more cool things as soon as

I am ready!
I wish you have wonderful holidays!

Let your star shine bright!

 Hello dear friends! I have been really busy these days but I just took a 

moment to come and talk to you!

I am getting ready for the holidays making all kinds of cute gifts

and things to sell so no free time but also enjoying a lot creating!

I am also super bussy with my next online workshop wich opens this next

December 1st and I am posting everything that same day so it`s a lot of 

work with the shooting, editing and putting it all together! Whew!

Having a moment to just breath and reconnect with my self is trully important,

usually we rush and keep our minds looking out that we forget to stay calm and

be present, remembering that it`s all going to pass and finally be gone... so the important

thing is to be happynow and enjoying the moment!

I am also preparing some goddies for you!!  So be prepared for some good

postings coming to celebrate the christmas! I can`t wait to share with you!

Save your toilet paper rolls!

I love painting wood boxes and I think these are pretty cute...

I wish I could make more for the holidays for they are a great gift!

I also wish I had one for my self but they are all gone now! 

This one came from a painting I did a few years ago wich is one of my favorites so I had

to reproduce it!

This year I`ve learned how to make totees, they are so useful and also a great gift!

Some have been printed with my paintings and they flew faster than a blink! Lol!

A Watercolor piece, I love it, is like a guardian to me! I love how the feathers

came out!  Birds are so beatiful and so inspiring, being able to fly is the best gift ever!

I hope you are shining bright  and loud! 

Spooky tags and a gift for you!

Hello sweets! I have a fun gift for you!

This digital download with an original

skull painted by me for a spooky

creation! Please right click, save and print
for your personal use!

Then check the little tags tutorial bellow

for some inspiration! ;D

I`ve cutted the skull shapes out and used a flower punch

on some pink paper...they look so cute already!

Then I`ve used another punch to cut some big flowers as the tags!

Use spooky colors!

And used another punch for circles, if you don`t have these you can use

regular tags that are already made or hand cut the shapes!

I`ve added a cute hat and the flowers in different sections

to add variety, then punched holes and attached eyelets!

You can change tehe eyelets for some that are made out 

of paper or simply leave it as it is!

You can add a cute ribbon and attach around

 the gift bags filled with some treats!

Hand write a sentiment and voila!

Celebrate life! 

and make someone happy this Halloween!

I hope you enjoy this!

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!