Homes for the Holidays!

 

Last week we released some fabulous new Christmas goodies and this week we are continuing the trend! I'm especially excited about our brand new Votive House Shrine Kits! Sized perfectly to "house" a battery powered votive. Nothing says Christmas for me like the warm glow of lights on a tree (or mantel!). We have several other fabulous new goods in the shop as well! You can check it all out HERE!

 

I couldn't wait to jump right in and play with a few of the new houses. They were designed to look great facing either way. I love how our mini Nativity Sets and Bottle Brush Trees fit inside the shorter houses! I still have the light on inside my house as I type and it's feeling all warm and cozy in here!

 

Last week I announced our 2013 Christmas swap! Articulated Angel Ornaments! I made my first and am in love! I especially love the way her skirt turned out using our Scalloped Tulle Circles! (a few of you asked how I made the skirt. Layer two of our scalloped circles, fold in half, fold in half again, cut off the top, and wrap around your angel with wire or fibers. Easy!).
Get the swap details HERE!

New Christmas Goodies and Art Swap!

 

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas? For some of you I know it’s still early. For others, I know you have been chomping at the bit, so here we go! We have so many amazing new goodies in the shop, you’ll just have to go see for yourself! And yes, I know I'm a bit early this week too. Tomorrow I'm headed to my first Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre. I get to jump back into Halloween mode for a few more days anyhow :). You can check it all out HERE!

 

 

I’m excited to announce our 2013 Christmas swap! Articulated Angel Ornaments! I made my first and am in love! You can find my supply here. I especially love the way her skirt turned out using our new Scalloped Tulle Circles! Get the swap details HERE!

 

I had a bit of fun playing with our new 3-D trees as well! So cute, and FAST to make. You can easily turn them into ornaments too! I listened to some Christmas music to get me in the mood while I was designing the new goods (I kid you not!). Now I'm feeling the Halloween AND Christmas spirit. Happy Creating! xoxo

 

 

We have some delicious new goodies in the shop this week. Super cool Cameos and Settings, Charms, and some brand new Land of Enchantment Collage Sheets. Several of the Cameos work great for either Halloween OR Dia De Los Muertos Art! Perfect! You can check it all out HERE!

 

If you played in our Gothic Tombstone ATC Swap, your goodies are in the mail and on the way to you! The art was absolutely amazing this year! You can check out ALL of the artwork HERE on our Facebook Fan Page! AWESOME job artists! A big thanks to all who played!

 

Reminder! We are hosting a Mini DOTD Shrine Swap. Shrines are due Monday November 11th so you still have lots of time to join in! This is going to be another fantastic swap. I've seen some of the pieces floating around Facebook and they are stunning. Don't miss out! Get the details HERE!

MINI Theatre Art Doll Shrine Kits!

 

Hooray! Our marvelous Theatre Art Doll Shrine Kits are now available in MINI! They are so cute and practically fit in the palm of your hand! We love the Medium too! In addition to the new kits we also have lots of new Washi Tape, Collage Sheets, and more! You can check it all out HERE!

 

I've been dreaming of a Frida mermaid for some time and finally, here she is! 

Supplies Used: Mini Mermaid Theatre Art Doll Shrine Kit, Art Doll Head Digital Collage Sheet (shrink 50%), Aqua Glitter Paint, Lavendar Glitter Paint, Sharpie White Paint Pen, Mini Artist Pallette, Vintage Cream Paper Roses.

 

 

Reminder! We are hosting a Mini DOTD Shrine Swap. Shrines are due Monday November 11th! In honor of the swap, all of the new Mini DOTD Shrine Kits are ON SALE!

Get the details HERE!

Presenting... Theatre Art Doll Shrine Kits!

 

I'm beyond excited about our six NEW Theatre Art Doll Shrine Kits, gracing your big screens for the first time. I've been dreaming of these ever since the talented Virginia Smith created her Bunny Doll Theatre from our Medium Theatre Shrine Kits last March. Well, they are finally here and they are a BLAST to play with. And it just so happens our Medium Theatre Collage Sheets, Fairy Doll Head Paper Cuts, and more fit them perfectly.

You can check them all out HERE.

 

I couldn't wait to play with the new Theatre Doll Kits! Since Christmas is closer than we would all like to admit, I worked with the Angel Doll Theatre! Supplies Used: Medium Angel Theatre Art Doll Shrine Kit, Silver and Gold Theatre Curtains Collage Sheet, Silver and Gold Theatre Doll Collage Sheet, Red Mystique Theatre Doll Collage Sheet, Fairy Doll Head Paper Cuts, Banner Cut-Outs, Antique Gold Mini Scalloped Dresden, Mini Bottle Brush Trees, Mini Plastic Deer, Antique Gold Gilders Paste.

 

(Other supplies used: Archival black and brown ink, Rust-Oleum Metallic Spray, Gold, Glue, X-acto Knife, Scissors, Sand Paper.)

 

Spray paint all pieces front and back. Cut out images and attach. Sand and ink all edges, and then add embellishments. Easy! xoxo

Everything's Coming Up Roses

 

Happy Saturday everyone! Keeping up somewhat with last week's release, we have several NEW goodies in the shop that will continue to fuel your Dia De Los Muertos art! If you like roses and flowers, you will love the new goodies. They are a blast to play with. I definitely took my turn (see below)! Check it all out HERE.

 

I had so much fun making these Rose Ornaments! I started by spray painting both pieces white. Then I added some collage, stamping, and acrylic paint. Super easy and I loved the result!

 

For the Open Rose Cut-Outs, I spray painted all of the pieces white and then added color with acrylic paint. The colors really pop!

 

Love the Layered Rose Cut-Outs. Again, simply white spray paint and colored acrylics!

 

The Rose Shrine was the most fun to make. First I assembled the shrine. Then I spray painted the entire piece red. A little acrylic paint, embellishments (including my rose from above), and paint marker accents and done!

 

Used Rose Mini DOTD Shrine Kit, Layered Rose Cut-Outs, Frida Kahlo Bead, Pink Ceramic Skull Beads, Black Sharpie Paint Marker, White Sharpie Paint Marker.

 

 

My Frida Shrine above will be included in our Dia De Los Muertos Mini Shrine Swap! Come join us!

xoxo

Dia De Los Muertos Goodies and a NEW ART SWAP!

 

I'm super excited about the new Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) goodies in the shop. It all started with some adorable Handmade Skeleton Dog Figures. Of course they needed a Shrine that was the perfect fit! And then Fifteen Shrines later... well, you know how that goes! We have tons of new Mini DOTD Shrine Kits, Charms, Ceramic Beads, Metal Roses, and so much more! You can check it all out HERE.

 

 

Since we have so many cool new Mini DOTD Shrines in the shop, a SWAP is definitely in order! Shrines are due Monday November 11th! In honor of the swap, all of the new Mini DOTD Shrine Kits are ON SALE! I had a blast playing with mine as show above! Get the swap details HERE.

Skulls with Removable Craniums and More!

 

Happy Weekend everyone! We have some seriously amazing NEW goodies in the Retro Café Art Gallery shop and lots of them! Pretty much all of the new Tim Holtz, including the entire Stencil line, awesome Halloween Stamps, Washi Tapes, Skulls with Hinged Jaws (the bomb!), Halloween Charms, and so much more! Go see for yourself! You can check it all out HERE.

 

 

Come join in our Gothic Tombstone ATC Swap! You still have plenty of time! Tombstones are due October 7th!
(Art Sample by the talented Laurie Davis)
Get the details HERE!

 

And if you want to see even more awesome tombs (and other pieces of Halloween Art Candy) come find us on Facebook!

Halloween Fun and More!

 

Happy holiday weekend everyone! We have some wonderful new goodies in the shop this week including 6 new variations of our Door Shrine Kits, New Halloween Collage Sheets by Cassandra VanCuren, Charms, Stamps, and more! You can check it all out HERE.

 

Design Team Member Amy Nieman made some STUNNING ATCs using the New Halloween Collage Sheets! She also used our Spider Web ATC Frame, Falling Star ATC Frame, and Halloween Word Paper Cuts. Amazing!

 

Love them all Amy!

 

Speaking of love, check out this awesome Gothic Haunted House Shrine created by Design Team Member Lynn Stevens. She also used Bat Cut-Outs, Gravestone Cut-Outs, Flourish Cut-Outs, Colorful Skeleton Paper Cuts, Halloween Word Cut-Outs, Brass Skull and Bones Charm, Ivory Skull Bead, Hello Dollie Halloween Collage Sheet, White Pumpkin Repeats, and Skull Cameo Embellishments. Absolutely SPOOKTACULAR Lynn!

 

So now you're ready to create some Halloween art right?

 

 

Well, then why not join in our Gothic Tombstone ATC Swap! You can get the details here. The gorgeous tombstone above was created by Design Team Member Linda Cain. You can see more on Linda's Blog here.

 

New Goodies and a HUGE Paint, Paste, and Medium SALE!

 

Happy weekend everyone! We have lots of fun things in the shop this week! You can check it all out HERE.

And more importantly we are having a HUGE SALE on all things Paint, Paste, Watercolor, and more! You can view all of the sale items HERE, or go to any of the Painty-type Categories. Sale is through Monday!

 

Speaking of Painty, the very talented Diana Darden created this fabulous piece using the new Green Yellow Inka Gold and one of our DOTD Fairy Shrine Kits. Plus a Ribcage and Heart. Fantastic piece Diana!

 

She also created this wonderful piece for the Gothic Tombstone ATC Swap (come play) using the same Green Yellow Inka Gold and a Masonite Tombstone Base! Love them both Diana Darden!

(Fairies by Shannon Tuttle and Rebekka Reinsch)

 

All of the Fairy Shrines from our last swap are posted on our Facebook Page! They are all amazing, so go check it out. Fantastic job Artists!!! xoxo

Skeletons, Coffins, and More! Oh My!

 

Happy Haunting everyone! We have several spooky new goodies in the shop, including my favorite Chipboard Skeletons! I will tell you, a skeleton is not the easiest thing to design, but I was determined! I think he's a pretty handsome fella if I do say so myself :). See it all HERE.

 

A few weeks ago I designed this Haunted House Shrine Kit and Design Team Member Linda Cain took it to new levels! WOW! You can see the full details and instructions HERE on Linda's blog.

And you can find most of the goodies to make your own HERE.

 

Aside from Halloween, we have a lovely fairy swarm going on here! All of the Fairy Shrines are due August 19th. Several of them are posted on Facebook if you would like to have a peek. The lovely ladies above were created by Design Team Member Lynn Stevens. More to come!

 

If you are starting to get into the Halloween spirit, why not join in our ATC Tombstone Swap! Details are HERE and you still have lots of time!

 

I managed to take some much need art time and had fun playing with the new (and some old) goodies. This was actually my first ever tag. Crazy with all the art I've done! I guess I just needed the right kind. And coffin with skellie was it!

 

(Supplies: Large Coffin Tag, Large Chipboard Skeleton, Diamond Background II Stencil, Brass Crown, Black Gilders Paste, Typewriter Key, Mini Orange Scalloped Dresden, Black Glitter Tulle, 10mm Black and Orange Mushrooms)

 

I hope you find some hauntingly good art time this weekend too! xoxo

Pumpkin Inspiration

 

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great weekend so far! We have lots of new goodies in the shop this week and surprise surprise, plenty of Halloween! You can check it all out HERE.

 

The new Articulated Pumpkin Doll and Pumpkin Fairy are among my favorites. When I saw this doll created by Diana Darden using several goodies from the shop, I knew what I had to do, and Diana agreed. So there you have it. Thank you for the awesome inspiration Diana!

 

And for even more inspiration, check out Design Team Member Linda Cain's witch!

 

Until next time! xoxo

More Halloween Fun!

 

Ah, Halloween, I do LOVE Halloween! Can you tell? Check out all the wonderful new Halloween-y goodies in the shop HERE!

 

Design Team Member Linda Cain created this stunning collage using the new Steampunk Spells Paper and several other Retro Café Art Gallery goodies. You can see the full tutorial on her blog!

 

Swap reminder! Fairies are due August 19th!

 

And Tombstones are due October 7th!

 

No doubt he swap art will be gorgeous! Even if you can't join in, you can still enjoy the art eye candy on Facebook. Have a great weekend! xoxo

The Raven Theatre and More!

 

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great weekend so far. We have several awesome new Halloween goodies in the shop this week. Tons of NEW Halloween Shrine Kits, Cut-Outs, ATC Frames, and much more! The Raven Theatre is one of my favorites! I had the opportunity to visit Edgar Allen Poe's grave while visiting Baltimore a few years ago. Eerie and amazing! So I just had to design a Poe Theatre. Nevermore.

 

Check it all out HERE!

 

Next to Halloween, Dia De Los Muertos is another favorite holiday of mine! You know I love all the shrines for one. Design Team Member Linda Cain created this wonderful shrine to start celebrating early and there is a giveaway on her blog for a wonderful DOTD goodie pack. Hurry up and leave a comment, winner is being pulled on Monday!

 

Go enter HERE!

New Goodies + a GIVEAWAY!

 

Hi everyone! I hope you had a chance to check out all the wonderful NEW goodies in the shop this past weekend! It all started with the ATC Vanity and you can see where it went from there! Mirrors, Fairy Boxes, Victorian Flourishes, and so much more. Oh my!

 

The Retro Café Art Gallery Design Team has been busy creating fairies for the Fairy Shrine Swap so I thought I would share them with you. Fairies are due August 19th so you still have time if you would like to join in!

 

The above beauties are by Gerri Herbst!

 

Lynn Stevens lovelies!

 

 

And a gorgeous lot by Linda Cain!

 

 

Linda also created this fabulous DOTD Fairy and in celebration, hop on over to Linda's Blog for a GIVEAWAY. Winner will receive two DOTD Fairy Kits, charms, roses, and more DOTD Retro Café Art Gallery fun! Simply leave a comment on Linda's post HERE to enter! Good luck! xoxo