Whooooooooooooooo

Have a haunting good evening!

Happy All Hallow's Eve!

Happy All Hallow's Eve!

Oh deer!

 The deer at our local lake (Lake Thunderbird) look really good.

Last winter they were very thin! I felt really bad. We had a very dry harsh summer the previous year.

 This past summer was a lot milder. They do look good.

                

 

Ohio gold

Alrighty, the stamp I used for this sample is called Ohio gold. This stamp was made from a photo that I took in Toledo, Ohio. My sister and I went to a farmers market one fall day. It was a lot of fun. I was able to get some awesome photos that I have since used in art work.

Wine time

Here are two of our newest images. This is Wine girl and Time echo. I used water color pencils to add the color. The ribbon is silk. I love using silk ribbon, it takes color well. This is an oversize card.

What's it worth?

So what are two turkeys in a tree worth?

Fish is fish

Here is another sample I made.  The stamps I used are Fishline and Sushi. This was a easy card to make. I stamped the fish on a piece of card stock and added color. After cutting the fish out I glued them onto the background. I then stamped the sushi quote, layered in on black, and glued it down.

Tah dahhhh.

Done.

Easy, quick, and fun!

Birds of a feather...a bird rubber stamp

Here is a hawk rubber stamp that we have had for a while. You can find this image in our first catalog. I made this stamp from a photo I have. The name of this stamp is Alan named after the young man that I was a nanny for a zillion years ago.

The next series of samples are ones that I have made in the last couple of days. I have taken some time and made some samples....fun, fun, fun. These cards are all over size.

Well, let me know what you think.... 

T'was the night....with DP Artworks

T'was the night (WH 47 E) is the name of this stamp. Monica Baxter made this sweet Christmas card. She stamped the image in black and either used Copic or Prismacolor markers to add color. I love her use of the plaid and polka dotted papers. She picked a nontraditional palette and did it well. The stamp Season's Greetings is called Wee greetings (WH 49 B). I love what she was able to do with this image. Thanks Monica.

A new look

I changed the look of my blog a bit.

Hope you like it.

Out of Africa with DP Artworks rubber stamps

Here is a card from Erma Jean C. from the Chicago area. This is our first card from her. This is one of our newer stamps. The stamp is called Parade (WI 101H). She picked this up at Stampaway this year. It was awesome meeting her. The colors under the giraffes are copic markers. For the pattern in the background, the triangles are the corner of an ink pad. The circles were made using a pen lid. I am not sure what ink she used but it looks a bit like Colorbox Chalks pads. I am so happy Erma Jean sent us this card. Thanks again Erma Jean.

Boys will be boys....cute children rubber stamps

    
This card was made by Bridgette Yond. She has two adorable girls, and made this for a friend of hers. The DP Artworks stamps she used are; Spencer (MO 40 E), Patrick (MO 46 E), Pup (MO 09 B), and Puppy play (MO 52 C). She used Prismacolor pens to add the color. It is a very cute card.

I was received an e mail yesterday asking how I name the stamps. Sometimes it is easy to name the stamps...and other times it is difficult. The little boy in the green shirt is named Spencer after a student I taught a million years ago. I also have one named after his brother and sister, Alex and Clair. I taught both boys. Their parents were amazing as well. So now you know a little more about how I name the stamps.

  The little girl on yesterday’s card is named after my sister-in-law Dion. I will try to start letting you know a little more about the stamps. Thanks for checking out my blog.

Friends forever rubber stamp sample

Here is a sample from our very own Tressa. She used two stamps; Dion (MO 17 E) and Toy duo (MO 18 C). She used color pencils to add a bit of color. This ATC was stamped with Black Memories ink pad. The background is ColorBox Chalks Amber Clay and Burnt Sienna. All the DP Artworks rubber stamps of children have been very popular. Tomorrow's sample features some other of our children stamps.

Mary and friends

Here is a sample I made. The stamp is called Mary and friends (WI 53 G). The lady in this stamp is not named Mary...but Margret. In naming the stamp I wrote down Marg and saw it as Mary on that late night of naming stamps. It is in fact Margret Sanger. There is a great write up about her on PBS about her. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/peopleevents/p_sanger.html She died a year after I was born. She was an amazing lady! The other background stamp used is Script (TR 66 G). I used Chalks Burnt Sienna and Memories Black ink pads. Torn paper, a watch face, a postage stamp and a wee compass were used to complete the over sized tag.

Stand by me rubber stamp

Here is another card by Shel Andrews. The stamp is one of ours, DP Artworks. The name of it is Stand by me (WI 80 E). She used water color pencils and a gold Brilliance ink pad to add color. Thanks again Shel for sending such great samples.....and yes, there are more to come.

Liking

 

 

So I went to Google and looked up the definition for the word liking...and this is what came up.......

lik·ing/ˈlīkiNG/

Noun:	A feeling of regard or fondness: "Mrs. Parsons had a liking for gin and tonic".
Synonyms:	fondness - taste - fancy - inclination - penchant   For those of you who do not know, my name is Deena Parsons....and when I was a teacher...I was Mrs. Parsons....wow...just wow. Out of all the names in the world and what's the chance that I would find this. I thought it was pretty funny. I don't even drink.

 

Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in Oklahoma

Fall migration is in full swing! The Baltimore Orioles are gone. Hummingbirds and the Scissor-tailed Flycatchers are still here. The Towhees, Brown Creepers and Yellow-Rumped Warblers have all been spotted. As of now no Juncos have been seen in Cleveland Co. I cannot wait to go to the lake again this weekend to see what new birds have arrived.

Brrrrr....is it cold in here?

Although this looks like a big stamp, it is in fact a 2"x2" stamp. Sherri C. (a new customer) ordered some winter and holiday stamps. This one is called Team work (WH 44 E). It is a gift enclosure card; she has a great head start on her mini holiday cards. In Sherri's note she promised to send more. We can hardly wait.

Orange and pink/ the new black and white

I've wanted to work in the pink and orange palette for awhile now. However I have not taken the time to just play. Mary G. from TX sent us a great card idea. She used our Life is (RE 15 D), Half round (PM 15 E), and Iron round (med) (EL 45 E) stamps. The card stock card is a pearl pink. The half round was stamped several times and layered using pop dots. This is a sweet card. Thanks Mary.

 

DP artworks address

Our address, just in case you need it is:

DP Artworks

P.O. Box 722033

Norman, OK

73070

So many books.....so little time

This is a sample made by Shel Andrews. The stamp she used is Sit awhile (GT 62 H). She added color using water color pencils. This was a very popular stamp at Stampaway this past year. That is where Shel pick up this stamp. The layers of card stock all have texture to them. I love this sample....and this stamp. I am so happy have a good sample using this stamp. Thanks Shel.

Ordering DP Artworks rubber stamps

Just a quick note:

If there are stamps that you see on our blog that you would like to own, please email us. We can get them to you. Our turnaround time right now is just less than a week.

Our email address is dpartworks@yahoo.com

Thank you so much for checking out our blog....it is sooo much fun to hear from all of you.

Little train...Big time!

Well lookie what I found!

Here is a photo of the train I was

talking about earlier.

How fun does this look?

Priputin Express...toot toot!

Priputin Express MO 01 E

 

Can I get a toot toot!

These items were sent to us from Allison and Chuck Priputin. They live in Dunlap, TN. I can't wait to visit them!

Soooooo...if you haven't figured it out yet this stamp was named after these awesome folks. They have (and I hope I say this right) 1/8th scale locomotives and rail system....the kind you can ride. We met in St. Mary's, GA a million years ago at the Creative Palette Convention. We have met up at Stampaway every since then.

The above sample is a ticket they used for train rides that they offered on their train. They sent them awhile back...better late than never....tee hee hee. Thank you Allison and Chuck you all rock!

Give more

Oh Happy Friday,

I can not believe a whole week has flown by!

Today's sample was made by Vicki Bridges. She live and teaches in a store located in Moore, Oklahoma. The store is And Bear Makes 3. If you are ever in Oklahoma or driving down I-35 you should take a break and drop by the store. The stamp she used is Give more (WH 19 D). We have many samples from Vicki and I hope to post more from her soon.

Oh man!

Happy Thursday!

Today's sample was made by Bobbey Sakoman. She is an amazing artist out of North Carolina. We have never met but I know that at some point our paths will cross. She has made us sooo many samples...it is amazing (and so are the samples)! If you have ever been to one of the stamp shows we do, you would have seen her samples. The stamps she used here are; Oh man (lg) TR 68 F and  Corner ironworks EL 36 G for the background. I love the rich blue colors she used! Thank you Bobbey for all the awesome samples that you have sent! I will posting more from her soon.

The stamp Oh man is Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man circa 1487.

The trees and the sun

There is something about the trees and the sun.

I find myself always shooting the same subjects.

I do not know if it is the power of the sun or the strength of the tree.

It could just be the peace of the moment.

The Big Apple sample

Along with the cute little inchie tags that Bridgette sent (posted yesterday) this card came as well. The stamp she used is Apple (TR 33 F). She stamped it using a Burnt Sienna Chalk pad. She added the color using water soluble colored pencils. I like the subtle colors of the red white and blue color families she used. We love this card!

 

Someone e-mailed me and asked what we do with all the awesome samples. Good question...We use them at shows, of course on our blog, tip-ins for our catalogs, and color copies are sometimes sent to stores to use as samples to spark creativity. Thanks for all the samples and e-mails.

Wee stamped tags

 Bridgette Yond made these cute little tags. This little image was a free stamp we handed out at Stampaway this past summer. We passed out only 50 of them. We are going to have this in our new catalog that we are working on....It is a BIG, HUGE job! The name of this stamp is called My turn (wee). (no assigned number yet)

 The next stamp she used was Faces duo (EL 55 D). This is a double sided stamp. I love this stamp. It reminds me of the faces on the bridges in Paris.

Here is another image that was a freebie at Stampaway this past year. The name of it is Ironworks round (wee) (no assigned number yet). As you can see all these stamps are perfect for inchies and small areas. Bridgette dyed her ribbons to match the colors she used. She used ink pads to customize the ribbon. Brilliant! Thank you Bridgette!

Shipping tags=Art tags

Monica Baxter strikes again. She sent us a couple of shipping tags.

In the sample above she used our Amelia stamp (PM 30 E).

This second sample features our stamp Traveler (WI 59 F).

She used earth tones on both of these samples. I really like both these tags, they are calming. If you click on the photos to enlarge them, you will see she used a gray/ gray blue pencil around each image. By doing this you make the image pop off the shipping lable or card stock. It is a way to give a flat image dimension.

Thanks again Monica!

Hummingbirds in Oklahoma

This little cutie likes to hang out on a little metal perch and stretch and sit. She will be here for the rest of the month and then make her way south. I will miss them when they are gone, but we sure do get some great birds here during the winter! I have not seen an Oriole for several weeks now. I do miss that flash of color and their calls.

It's starting to look like winter

Monica B. made this card for us. She used dimensional paint for the snowflakes, snow and the fur on her coat. It is sweet  and she will be using it as her Christmas cards. We always look forward to seeing her samples. Thank you Monica!

A great combo!

Bridgette Yond in MN sent this sample using several of our stamps.I love how she turned the card as a diamond. I also love the colors she used. It is very exciting to check the mail. Thanks Bridg for your new samples.

An altered book project...or two.

I have started a couple of altered book projects. The book above is going to have a steampunk theme. I have several pages done...which I plan to alter, yet again. The texture was already part of the book. It is an encyclopedia. I put a layer of gesso on it, let it dry, and then sanded some of it off.

These are pages that I tore out and painted with gesso. They are for a different altered book project. The theme for this book is birds.....as shocking as that sounds. I am adding NO crowns, NO pointy hats, and I will NOT be using the words; DREAM, BELIEVE, or other trendy words.

I also am painting the pages of this book with a thin layer of gesso. (Guess who found her gesso). I will be posting updates on these altered projects.

October rubber stamp card idea

October card using DP Artworks Stamps

Mary Sue posted this and I re-posted it...

Here is what I have been working on. I used DP Artworks Branch LG rubber stamp. I stamped the branch in black, using a Black Memories pad. I added lines for the web of the spiders. I found some pearl dimensional paint which worked great. The paint has a small pointy end which makes a nice line. Using the paint as an adhesive I stuck the spiders on. Finding some glow-in-the-dark stickers at the store I trimmed the moon and stars and Tah dah...It is done.

I like the way this card turned out. I am sending it on to Deena and the folks at DP Artworks. So soon you will be seeing it on their blog. I can't wait. I am making several of these for the boy's teachers and a few good friends.

Wee art

Do you know what these are? They are coin holders. Shel Andrews sent us this. It is double sided. The two DP Artworks stamps she used are Bee gear (small) and the other is Pressed (flowers). You could totally put this on the front of a card, altered book or even add a ribbon for and ornament.