My Asian Perspective.

OSA - APE 10 2010-2011 Annual Publishing Event.

2011-07-26T12:46:00.000-07:00

For the past year I have been the hostess of this exciting event. I want to thank all the participants for the beautiful work submitted. Although the work is long and tedious, as I completed each book I was amazed at how lovely the completed books looked.

Enjoy my chronology and photos of this event.

OSA-APE 10

Oriental Stamp Art - Annual Publishing Event 10

The Journey July 2010-July 2011

Hostess Dee Beattie. New Westminster BC

blog address http:://deecraft.blogspot.com

Details:

Theme: Geisha,

Colors and Tones: Green, Gold, Black

Size: 4 x 6 landscape.

Binding: Coptic Stitch

Participants.

Annette W. Yupaica California

Annemiek G Zeeland Netherlands

Barb I Pinnellas Park Florida

Barbie D Oroville California

Cindy C Edmonton Alberta

Gene L Las Vegas Nevada

Janis G. Monrovia California

Kathy M. New Plymount New Zealand

Kavi C Hillsville Virginia

Melody C Port Angeles Washington

Pomaikai M. Shoreline Washington

Sandra G Houston Texas

Sonia E Waukesha, Wisconsin

Sonja I Edmonton Alberta

Sue F Centennial Colorado

Linda S. Columbia Montana

Wendy M. Spring Texas

Gift Book given to Heather T of Oregon for her ongoing commitment to the OSA website.

Timeline

July 2010 I accept the role of hostess.

July 2010 Theme, Size & Colors announced

August 2010 Sign-up.

Sept 2010 First set of Artwork arrives

Dec 2010 Due date of Art Work

Jan 2011 Late Arrivals

Feb 2011 Hostess Page made

March 2011 Cutting and scoring of spines

Collating

Covers made for Heather T. and myself

Binding Begins

June 2011 Glueing pages

July 2011 Binding Completed.

Banner for Cameron

2011-02-14T20:36:00.000-08:00

My neice came over with her son Cameron who is 5.

OMG he is the cutest button in the world.

We crafted, we made a banner for his bedroom,,, he is so into Firetrucks and Firemen, and puppydog tails, and fire hydrants,,,

this was cut at 9 inches for the hydrants.

Oh, this was cute and fun

Create A Critter Video

2010-05-16T20:58:00.001-07:00

3 More Asian Inspired Cards , with Create A Critter

2010-05-16T20:24:00.000-07:00

Quick little birthday card.

2010-05-15T14:46:00.000-07:00

I needed a quick little card for a little girl, and I pulled out this great stamp from MARI & ME.

Decided to make it a Challenge card for my favorite OSA Stamp group.
Used Circut Pagoda Cartridge for the branch and flowers.

Flower Making with the Cricut.

2010-05-13T18:00:00.000-07:00

Making these flowers was tons of fun.

To start with I cut out 5 flower shapes from Plantin Schoolbook

The paper was a light peach

I cut the shapes at 1.5" 1.75" 2" 2.25" 2.5"

After that I ran them through the cuttlebug

and then I inked them with a dark peach versamark.

I glued them together with zip dry glue and added my bling.

The leaves were also done in the same manner.

Watch for me to make many more in upcoming weeks, these are addictive.

Handcrafted Easel cards

2010-05-13T17:55:00.000-07:00

Loads of fun making these Easel Cards, but the flowers were tons of fun.

Check my other post to see directions on how to make the flowers.

2010-05-11T17:37:00.000-07:00

A card arrived today from Sandra G in Houston Texas.
I love the texture and the colors. This was a 1-1 mingle.
thanks so much Sandra

National Scrapbooking day

2010-05-02T12:26:00.000-07:00

In Honour of National Scrapbooking day I visited 2 stamps stores,

bought 3 punches, 6 stamps, new paper, my new cricut mats arrived

and I came home and made 7 cards.

I also got 2 free gifts. Yippee

Now that is what I call a great day!

2010-05-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

Cricut Cards using Pagoda Cart., made on National Scrapbooking Day

May 1 2010

OSA RAK from Margo S in Shelton Wa.

2010-04-18T10:16:00.000-07:00

This card came from my favorite stamp group

Oriental Stamp Art.

To visit the website, see the link on the top right hand corner of my blog.

Thank you Margo,

I love this card,

Beautiful Layout and Colour!

Fun with Exploding Boxes

2010-04-17T20:37:00.000-07:00

3 Co-Workers are expecting in August. Since the cards and Gifts will be from all of us NOT expecting , I thought these box cards would be nice for everyone to sign. They are so addicting to make.

Gay Paper Dolls.

2010-03-29T19:58:00.000-07:00

My Brother in law is set to marry his partner

of 20 years.

I could not resist making a set of

Gay Paper Doll Grooms as a gift.

Congrats Lawrence and Martin,

may you live

"Happily Ever After"

M & M number line for a Math Teacher

2010-03-09T11:53:00.001-08:00

I made this for a grade 11 Math Teacher I work with. She has her classroom decked out in M&M trinkets and collectibles, but her walls are bare. I think she will get a real kick of this,,, I will surprise her and hang them in her room, while she is away on her Honeymoon.

I used Cricut paper dolls to make 9 1/2 inch dolls, but then cut off the heads.

The bodies, m's and #'s were made with Plaintif Schoolhouse.

The circles and ovals were cut at 6 inches, as well as the numbers.

The eyes and lips, and eyelashes were made with () {} and various size circles and ovals.

I sitll need to laminate these, and hopefully find some fun ribbon to embelish.
Thanks for looking,

Anesama Ningyoo

2010-01-22T21:09:00.000-08:00

For the past 8 years I have been a member of OSA a website that showcases Oriental Stamp Art from members from all over the world. Members who wanted could have a photo album of their art work and handmade Asian cards. Due to rising costs the website will be shutting down in a few months. Members will be moving their work over to other website. I have chosen some of my favorite work to showcase here on my blog.

I love to make these dolls Anesama Ningyoo

Anesama ningyoo means "elder sister doll" in Japanese. There is a deep history to these paper dolls. In the Japanese feudal society, the common people were stuck within the social class in which they were born. These dolls were a way for young girls of the lower social classes to be a part of those other classes even if only through child's play. Most times, these anesama ningyoo were made by the elder sisters or women of the families. That is where the name originates. These dolls originally were made of various materials ranging from wood to rags. Eventually paper was used and chiyogami (Japanese paper covered with colorful patterns) allowed girls to have a wider array of kimonos for their dolls.

Enjoy some of my pictures

OSA APE 9

2009-12-06T17:18:00.000-08:00

my submission to Oriental Stamp Art Annual Publishing Event. 2006

A Barb Card.

2009-08-27T12:15:00.002-07:00

I want to introduce a friend Barb, who is a card maker.

Barb started making cards bake in the early 90's. She was rubber stamping and creating treasures before stamps were even available in Canada.

She would trek to Bellingham, Seattle and Portland on adventures, and learned many techniques that people are now discovering again.

I have never been able to part with a barb card. i get usually 2 or 3 a year from her, and they date back to 1994, so you can imagine my collection.

One year she even made me a stationary set full of cards. With the Stationary set , I made a cover, and have made a book with
some of her cards sent to me over the years.

this is the first of 3 books with Barb Cards. With my bind-it-all, I am able to put these together very easily.

They are a valuable collectable to me, goes with my OSA - APE books. ( I currently own 5 years worth. )

Enjoy,, these are a few of my favorite cards in this book, if you want to see more, you can visit her card blog. It is listed in my links, under blogs I like to visit. Please check her work out, as she is an outstanding artist.

Brickwork by Trevor

2009-07-30T14:41:00.000-07:00

Yippie, the fence is finally here, way over budget, but well worth the wait and the money.

Here is a picture of the house with the New brickwork and Fence.

The front yard has 8 pillars. Matching brick pillar, and eventually the chimney will be redone with the same brick.

We had the railing custom made from graybar metalworks, a custom color powder coating.

the front of the house is not finished yet, we still have some more work to do, but needed the fence to protect the dogs.

When it cools down we will get back to more work, but for now enjoy the fence,

I am so proud of my son, his brickwork is fantastic.

This Old House

2009-07-15T22:30:00.000-07:00

It has been a year since I updated my blog, life has just gotten in the way.

The short version, in the past 2 years I have moved, changed jobs, husband changed job, husband now works out of town, and did I say I changed jobs... hummmmmmm,,,, in more ways than one.

And on top of that I am trying to decorate this house, now on my own. My $1000.00 fence is now going to cost $5000 and counting,,, but it will be fun to post it here on my decorating with Dee Blog.

Bit by bit you will see the transformation!

This weeks project,, the attack of the Laundry Room.

This week I will strip the old wallpaper, repaint, tile, and add some ZEST!

I bought a new washer and dryer! The focal point.

What fun, who said Laundry Sucks. I have to say it is nice to just do Laundry for one.

Ron is like the boyfriend that comes over on the weekends with his dirty laundry.

Drinks his beers, plays with his dogs, plays with his wife, gets his laundry done, and POOF! he goes.

So my therapy,,,, a funky laundry room!

Wall Art

2008-09-22T21:42:00.000-07:00

Wall Art

2008-09-22T18:40:00.000-07:00

The month of August was busy for me, I painted my kitchen, recovered from 2 surgeries, and very little crafting, but I did cut wall art out for my new kitchen. Check out my fun...

A Cup of coffee, shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent.

TAGS for MOSAS22

2008-07-29T11:43:00.000-07:00

MOSAS round 22 , my partners were Betty G from California , and Bonnie M from New Hampshire MOSAS stands for Monthly Oriental Stamp Art Swap. We are partnered into groups of 3 or 4 and for 3 months in a row we make a small project for our partners.
this month I made the tags for my partners, I have had this set of stamps quite a few years and have used them many times in different ways,, this is just one of them,,,

Scrapbook Boxes

2008-07-19T13:22:00.000-07:00

I took a class this week on how to make these adorable little boxes
to put pictures and notes in. What fun , with 4 pieces of 12x12 paper.
These will be a gift for todays party at a friends. One if for the birthday boy, he can put pictures of his grandsons in it. One is for a young girl 10 years old, that I quite adore who will be at the party.
And the other is for the hostess of the party, and it is filled with photos of her grandson. I got the pictures off her daughters Facebook page.

Pencil Crayons and Gamisol

2008-07-15T18:10:00.000-07:00

Played with Gamisol and my pencil crayons today. This is 3 large stamps, that I have not colored
much yet, but it is fun,,, just trying to figure how I will do this, and I am playing. Making calenders with them is one idea. The Mineral Spirits is a fantastic product that I hope to use more,,

2008-07-14T23:30:00.000-07:00

Had fun today making cards for a swap. This one was unique, because we mailed all 3 cards to one person. The postage cost on this swap was low, because you only mail once... 3 different cards using 3 different pennyblack stamp, or 3 different views with one stamp, to one person.

My entry went to Sharon Moore in Meza Arizona, I used paper given to me for my birthday by Annemiek in Holland. I just love all the paper Annemiek gave me, as it is quite unusual to what I have seen to buy here in Canada.

Enjoy...

Asian Kimono Folded TAG Cards

2008-07-08T20:47:00.000-07:00

I have had tons of fun making these adorable folded cards for a Oriental Stamp Art Swap.
These cards are easy to make , and so elegant and so different depending on the paper.
I stamped these with the PSX set I have had for a few years. These will be swapped out with other Asian Card Makers

Gel Pen Containers

2008-07-04T20:06:00.000-07:00

I love my Gel Pens. This was the set from Costco, 45 pens, 17$ . something crazy like that.
I have my pens all over the house, I try to use them as much as possible. I try to write everything I can. One project this summer is a ART journal. I am practicing doodling in this journal.

I have made myself a couple of containers to hold my pens, the are much more interesting to use, when on display.

These were made with Peanut Butter Jars. Recycling at its best,,,

4 More little Purses

2008-06-26T20:36:00.000-07:00

I made these for the office ladies at my school. Filled them with nice Truffles to get them through report card day , thanks for looking.

Stamp Shelf from Hubby

2008-06-26T20:23:00.001-07:00

Hubby Made me this wonderful Shelf to Hold my stamps.
I am excited to have all my ASIAN stamps in one glance,,,

Asian Mini Purses

2008-06-22T17:57:00.001-07:00

having a lot of fun with BAGS TAGS
these mini Asian inspired purses, with matching fans. So cute, I will put little handkerchiefs
in them for Christmas gifts,,

Mini Bags, with Cricut

2008-06-22T17:51:00.000-07:00

Mini little bags, oh what fun, these are cut at 5 inches,
and are big enough for a packet of tic, tacs.
how sweet are they,,,,

Paul & Cari's grad pages

2008-06-21T13:14:00.000-07:00

I worked on a few pages at home for the Scrapbooks we make the students for the journey
at our school. Paul & Cari , both graduates this year. Both attended commencement and the dinner dance at the Hotel Vancouver.

Bookmarks for my coworkers

2008-06-21T11:50:00.000-07:00

We usually do small year end
gifts to each other,

so I have made some bookmarks
for my co-workers.
here are the first 3
a giraffe for Gary
A Japanese Poem for Gaylene,
and a gold beauty for Lynn.
I still will add some beads and threads, I have
laminated them.

Still need to make one for Maiken,
Barb, and Lea-Anna.

Deb Part 2

2008-06-19T19:05:00.000-07:00

Fun making these 2 cards to go with Deb's set.
These are 2 great Stamps I got at Country Lane Crafts.

Cards for Debbie

2008-06-17T21:16:00.000-07:00

This week in my last week working with my co-teaching partner of 3 years.
Because of Deb, I have been allowed to work part time
while pursuing other interests.
For this, I am making her a year end thank you gift. A am going to make her a few cards and put them in a little folder.
Here are the first 2 for the set.

A Fan from Marg O

2008-06-17T21:13:00.000-07:00

Marg O is the SAM On OSA. She sent me this lovely fan. I adore this, and it was made with a Score Pal,,, makes me think I need one.
here is a link to her SAM article and instructions
http://www.orientalstampart1.com/stamper.html

OSA Birthday Cards

2008-06-08T21:38:00.000-07:00

Needed to send out some cards for a birthday swap I am in.
This is for a few June babies.

Birhday Wishes from Cindy C

2008-05-31T12:16:00.000-07:00

Beaded Birthday Wishes from Mary Was*%

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Birthday Card from Bonnie W

2008-05-31T12:13:00.001-07:00

Birthday Card from Linda I

2008-05-31T12:12:00.001-07:00

Birthday Cards Arriving

2008-05-31T12:09:00.000-07:00

From Melody C.

Home From Naramata

2008-05-17T15:40:00.000-07:00

Had fun at a beautiful conference in Naramata on
Stress in the Workplace. Our Class had to make a poster, and I
just happened to have a few rubber stamps. We ended up all participating rubber stamping a poster.
Imagine my fun watching all these burly men playing with my rubber stamp
enjoy the class photo

Birthday cards for me,

2008-05-06T18:52:00.000-07:00

A little early , but 2 OSA birthday cards arrived,,, yippee

I am sorta excited about this birthday,,, I'll be 50... and now one fools with a woman of 50.

:)

thank you Linda I. for the geisha,
and Mary W. for a birthday card for me using some vases I sent her for the vase swap.
This is nothing like the Vase cards she made for the swap so I am not letting out any secrets.

Asian Cutie

2008-05-04T10:04:00.000-07:00

I love my Asian Little Girl Stamps,
here is a card to celebrate Cherry Blossoms.

Woof Doggy Criss Cross

2008-05-04T10:00:00.001-07:00

I love doggy themed anything,
I recently picked up these felt puppy inspired embellishments,
I used them for a class
I taught on Friday.

Another Criss Cross

2008-05-04T09:56:00.000-07:00

This ribbon was so sweet to work with, I love it,,, Large package from Costco, $20.00 almost 400 feet in it,,,
yippee, I love Costco

Criss Cross Cards.

2008-05-04T09:52:00.000-07:00

I had some fun making these Criss Cross Cards, from Splitcoast Stampers.
Played around with paper and ribbon,,,

Dahlia Folds.

2008-04-25T20:48:00.001-07:00

What fun this is,,,
here is the link to the website to do this
http://www.cardsandcrafts.freeservers.com/pdf/dahlia.pdf
have fun

The Heron, The Orca, & The Raven

2008-04-24T13:10:00.000-07:00

I found these stamps a few years ago, it was one of those,,, I have to have it, but I have not used it much. My goal is to play with these and create a few different styles in the next few weeks,,,
thanks for looking,,,
Dee

Thank Whooo

2008-04-14T20:13:00.001-07:00

My class went on a field trip today to a Owl Sanctuary and Rescue Rehabilitation center today. This is a thank you card for our volunteer tour guide.

Vegas

2008-04-07T20:58:00.000-07:00

This is a bad week for sympathy cards. Today I needed a card for a friend who lost a beloved dog named Vegas. I hope this card inspires her to remember " All Dogs Go To Heaven"

2008-04-06T11:34:00.000-07:00

A dear OSA member has had a tragedy. Linda S. on Columbus Missouri had both of her parents die in an explosion. They were in their 80's and it is believed there was a gas leak. Her dad died instantly , her mom 84 had burns to 30 % of her body and lived for 3 additional weeks. My heartfelt grief goes to Linda and family. I am so sorry for your loss.
this is the card I made for her. The little note in the envelope says
"Thinking of you at this difficult time"

Asian Vase Swap

2008-04-06T11:30:00.001-07:00

I am hosting a Asian Vase Swap in June. I have been playing with some layouts to create samples. This is my first swap with OSA.
This gold paper was a steal at Michaels in Washington State. I bought 30 sheets, wish I had bought more as it is beautiful. Photos do not do it any justice.

Having fun

2008-03-22T14:57:00.001-07:00

playing lots with my cricut vases,, what fun to stamp on all the
look at the link below to see my asian vases

http://orientalstampart.com/v-web/gallery/08AsianVasesSwap

cutting lots for an upcoming swap

Easter Cards

2008-03-17T00:23:00.001-07:00

Happy Easter.

I love this little Bunny Stamp. With my cricut ,
I made little vases, stamped on the bunny,
and added flowers. The background paper is made into matching envelope for each card.
They are going in the mail tomorrow,,
fun to make

Student Take Home Project

2008-03-11T20:31:00.000-07:00

For our Practicum, we send home a report for the parents, and a little something for our student that is related to the studies. During the lessons my student learned all about the Magic e. sometimes referred to as the Policeman e.

I made my student a paper doll that looks like him, with a Magician outfit held on with velcro.
Also a Lion outfit, just for something extra,,,

the outfits are laminated, and the back of the pink cape has a list of all the magic e words.

what fun,,,,

Old McDonald Had A Vowel a e i o u

2008-02-05T19:45:00.000-08:00

a turning wheel behind the flower changes the vowels,,,for a class project.

sandpaper tactile letters

2008-01-27T12:42:00.000-08:00

for my OG course two tactile letters made with the Cricket.
i for insect and e for elephant.
so much fun,,,

Bookmarks,

2008-01-26T22:22:00.001-08:00

I am crazy for bookmarks, they are fun to make and quick and easy. Most people need them, and save them, so I gave them out this year at Christmas,,, here is a sample of some that I made,,, photo is not so great because of the laminate.

3 d Geisha

2008-01-26T20:41:00.001-08:00

Made a 3 d card for a friend for her birthday in Feb. I attached a calendar in the front so she can display the card all year, and just change the month. The 3 d geisha is from a series I bought in Rotterdam when visiting last summer with Bep, Geke, Nel, and Annemeik. These are papertole dolls that you buy. Oh they are wonderful, I bought many.

Calenders Made for 2008

2007-11-11T10:45:00.001-08:00

Another Creation

2007-10-21T22:11:00.001-07:00

Calendars... for Christmas

2007-10-18T21:59:00.000-07:00

These are going to my my friends for little gifts for Christmas, they are so much fun to make,,,
I am trying to do a different technique on each one , to make each a little different,

BIND IT ALL geisha note book.

2007-10-04T10:18:00.000-07:00

The cover is made with Tim Holtz Alcohol inks on acetate,
what a fun technique, thanks for looking,,,

Geisha Swap

2007-10-04T10:15:00.000-07:00

This is for a swap held by Minda in Nova Scotia. Sonia E gave me these images prestamped many years ago, and I never did use them until now. They are colored with a brush and seashell inks.

Paper Doll Dustin & Darcy

2007-09-24T06:51:00.000-07:00

For Gaylene's Daughter for the wedding shower, I have framed this in a 12 x 12 frame
made this with the cricut paper doll cart. used the bride and groom cut outs,, what fun this cart is.

Spanish Sunflowers

2007-09-01T20:49:00.001-07:00

When we were in the Costa Brava this summer, there were fields and fields and miles and miles of Sunflower fields. Famous area for Sunflower Oil. Here is my first layout with my new Cricut Expressions and WIMG. I did use a few of my punches as well, the font used is Jasmine.
I am going to have so much fun making my Europe trip Scrapbook, the Cricut ROCKS.

My Giraffe Tile

2007-08-31T09:19:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite stamps is this giraffe. I looked at it for a couple of years before I broke down to buy it. Here I have Stazon'ed it to a tile, embossed, and then I used Tim Holtz inks to add color. I love those alcohol inks,,

2 New Stamps

2007-08-29T20:54:00.000-07:00

I bought 2 new stamps yesterday and had to try them out, made a cute little birthday card for my OSA birthday group.
the background is polished stone, and I added lots of crystals to this.

Ribbon Holder

2007-08-29T20:51:00.000-07:00

I bought the cutest ribbon holder at Treasury of Memories back in May, I put the final touches on it and have it on display in my craft room. It is a dandy handy thingamagig to have...lol

Potted Tea Bags, little GET WELL gift for Kristen

2007-08-19T21:34:00.001-07:00

Made some little tea bag tags today, to put at the tea/coffee station in the staff room, I was using up bits of flowers left over , and thought they were kinda sweet. I will do them again with fancy paper. SET the dial at 3 1/4 to get the packaged tea bags to fit in the slot of pot, and decorate as you feel. This would be fun for a garden party with lots of pretty tea packages.
thanks for looking.

Birthday card for Annemiek

2007-08-19T11:40:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of working for 3 hours yesterday at my new house in my new craft-room. All my craft supplies have been moved to the new house, into the basement, so I can at least do some card-making and scrap-booking. It is Annemiek's birthday next week so I made her a House Mouse card. It was fun to make, it is on glossy paper with black Stazon Ink, then colored with Marvy inks, and qtips, I embellished with lots of bling. Card size is 5 x 7.

My Asian Paper Folded Doll Cards

2007-08-13T20:54:00.001-07:00

First Post.

2007-08-08T21:06:00.000-07:00

Well I say all the time, I am going to Blog my crafting... what a super way to archive our talent. Today is Aug 8th 2007, we are getting ready to move , and I am going to make a new craft room. My Crafting consists of Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Quilting, Beading, Asian Stamping, Scrapbooking, Card Making, Fimo Clay and all paper crafting.

my online clubs are

Ann The Gran
OSA yahoo
BC Stampers.
Cricut Community.

Hopefully I can keep this site a good diary of my crafting,,,