Something Scary!

Currently on display (and for sale) at the Linden Gallery Postcard Show (St Kilda in Melbourne, Australia).
Titled "The Boss", quilling on canvas (10" x 8") from an original photograph of my cat.
And if you don't think this boss is scary, take my word for it  -  the work has this title for a reason.

Had to show off!


And now for the ATC.
She's on her way!

Thanks to Halloween, there is a beautiful variety of challenges to link this ATC to. These include:

-   ATC Around the World Alles geht mit opt. Gruselig (Anything Goes with Option Scary).

-   Show Us Your Pussies Meowloween.

-   Wicked Wednesday Witches, Bats and Black Cats.

-   Moo Mania & More Halloween Party.

Halloween & Autumn

This week, Wicked Wednesday's theme is Anything Goes Halloween. On ATC's mit Herz, the October theme is Herbst (Autumn).
So here goes something:

Wings

For this week's challenge on Wicked Wednesday - Fins, Feathers or Fur, I have the wings of my favourite fallen angel.

Getting Ready for Halloween

We don't have Halloween here, wish we did. Marketing people try to push it here and there, but it's just not going to happen.
Instead, I read some disturbing info the other day. My cat's pet supermarket's latest newsletter called to owners to keep their jet black cats inside around October 31st, as there have been increased incidents of black cats being tortured or killed around this time of year. I have no words for the idiots engaging in these crimes. So, if you have a black cat, get them to celebrate Halloween with you indoors.
On a happier note, here is a black cat safely inspecting pumpkins, in preparation for the holiday we come to know well from American TV shows and films   :)

To raise awareness and champion the black cat cause, linking this ATC to:

Wicked Wednesday  -  Getting Ready for Halloween
and
Show Us Your Pussies  -  Furrything Goes Again

Circus Acts and Carnivals

Over at Sunday Postcard Art, it's Circus this week. Here is my view of circus (which I love for the acrobat component and hate because of the animal component):

And a second ATC for ATC Around the World September challenge Anything Goes with Option Sun, Moon and Stars. In this second entry, I am sticking with the option - sun, moon and stars.
I have a tarot spread. Do you think I will win the lottery?

Unique Pets

Or maybe we're not so unique. For this week's Wicked Wednesday ATC topic - Unique Pets, I am sharing with you what our household is like - we are owned by our cat who keeps us on short leashes

Also linking up to one of my owner's favourite blogs - Show Us Your Pussies, where this month's topic is Furrything Goes.

It is also our boss's birthday today - September 1st. Happy birthday, Master!

Summer Camp

I don't like the time I live in. Would have liked to be an adult either in the 60's or in the far future, where all the Star Trek fantasies are realities. But I'm here, now and have an ATC ready for this week's homework on Wicked Wednesday - Summer Camp.

Chocolate Postcard

This week's topic on Sunday Postcard Art is Chocolate. I had to force myself to buy then eat a block of chocolate so that I could use the cover as background for the chocolate-coloured cardinal on my post card. Embellished with quilled coffee beans so that the bird doesn't go hungry. What a difficult topic - fancy that, being forced to eat chocolate!

That's What I'd Like to See in the Sky

For Something in the Sky, this week's theme on Wicked Wednesday, I came up with this. I suppose it can be captioned "If you can see me, the witch fell off".

Also entering this ATC into the Show Us Your Pussies challenge "Furry Friends".


For a change of topic, ATC Around the World's June theme is Anything Goes with Option Flowers. Shaken, not stirred, Mr. Bond, I have a black tie with white carnation. And just as my husband came up with this idea, the ever gorgeous Moo Mania & More published Masculine as their theme for this fortnight, so linking up to you as well, MMM   :)

A little fringed/quilled carnation added to the lapel :)

Birthday Girl

My mum was a birthday girl recently, so I am showing off the present I made for her - a single quilled rose inside a Jack Daniel's box:

For Wicked Wednesday Birthday Girl, I found this image on the internet.

And here is my tag for this week's Tag Tuesday theme Shabby Chic. My mum would like this one as well - she likes all this pink stuff (for me, making a tag in this style was torture).

I would also like to link up the rose and the tag to Moo Mania & More Floral challenge. I hope either one is suitable for the theme.

Passover Card

Just as the Music challenge came up on Moo Mania & More, I happened to be making this card for the Jewish holiday Pesach:

My Animal

Recently discovered the Show Us Your Pussies challenge blog. This kills me - cats won. They beat porn in the number of Youtube views on the internet.
I am no different, I have the cat disease.

I made an anniversary card for my parents:

And a matching ATC, which I am entering into:

• Wicked Wednesday You Animal
• ATC's Mit Herz Diecuts & Stamps
• ATC Around the World Anything Goes

Here is the set that I am entering into Show us Your Pussies Furrything Goes:

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And, having only just found out about more challenges containing animals, I am also entering this duet into:

• Dragonfly Journeys Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty
• City Crafter For the love of pets! Of course it's all for the love of pets - why else would I make up a crazy anniversary card like this?
• And, since I have an anniversary card, I am entering C.R.A.F.T. Love/Valentines/Anniversary

And here is something else that's cute - I made a little 3-D envelope (envelobox) for the ATC:

ATC cat going into the envelope

ATC cat inside envelope

Yeah, right!

Myth is the keyword on Every Inchie Monday this week. This is my team, in Australia Rules Football, St. Kilda, being number 1 on the ladder. Why is it a myth? They came up with a wooden spoon last season and close to that for a couple of seasons prior. In their whole life of 150+ years, they have only won one grand final. And now, grand final is at the end of this month........ And here is my make-belief:

You can see that my blog's icon is this Footy club's logo

Another "yeah, right" is that this did not win anything at the Royal Melbourne show this year!!! The sphere is around 20 cm (app. 8") in diameter and completely hollow inside! How could 3 other people have done better than this?!  LOL and everything, but seriously!  :)   Those show competitions are now rigged, I'm telling you. To be fair, I got a glimpse of the work submitted this year, and it's magnificent. Fair competition.......   I think. I raised the standards last year when I took first place and best in section at this show. Hard competing against yourself  :D

This cross stitch also did not win any prizes, but I get that and don't question it.

However, and this really surprised me, this cross stitch on linen (with sewn in beads) got 2nd place. So somewhere still a bit of a winner  :)    The size is app. 69cm x 39cm (27" x 15").

Finally got some time to draw. I am putting together a new year's present - a wall calendar with one of my doodles on each month. I already have 8 pages I drew and published previously. Need another 5 (there's an extra page for the start of 2017). So this one is following this week's Diva challenge 235:

And this is my tag for Tag Tuesday this week:

stuff

Something I quilled just for myself, not for any competitions or challenges. It's Jewish New Year coming up, so this little piece was born. The actual picture is A5. It means "alive" or "living" in Hebrew and is a very popular symbol in Jewish culture. So now this picture will be gifted to someone.....    don't know who yet.

Unexpectedly I ended up joining Tag Tuesday. The theme for this week is Blues and Browns. Here is my first tag. Come on over and check out other artists' tags.

That last word for August on Every Inchie Monday is Necklace. All self-respecting necklaces need cleavage. Come on over here as well to check out more talented artists.

There's more. Mustn't forget the adorable moo format. Moo Mania (and more) have suggested Black and White. The Jolly Roger is a well known black & white symbol. And come on over here as well to see even more talent.

Tiny gecko and an itch :)

It's Gecko on EIM this week. I attempted a little gecko based on Australia Aboriginal art.

This fortnight's Moo topic is Feelings of Spring. These are the feelings I experience every spring alright. Bless you!

Snowflake? / Снежинка?

This month, our express challenge on Homyachok (Hamster) blog is Snowflake! Yep, I know mine are not exactly snowflakes, but stars. I have a good excuse - I live in Australia and we don't have snow and I have no idea what a snowflake is supposed to look like  :):):):):):):):):):)      At Christmas, we have stars falling from the sky!
So come on down, quickly (you have only til January 5) and show us some real snowflakes.
I am also entering these "snowflakes" in Moo-Mania & More's Snowflake challenge. Moo have now expanded to include all kinds of formats.

В этом месяце, наше экспресс задание на Хомячке - Снежинка! Да, знаю мои не совсем снежинки а звёзды. У меня есть хорошее объяснение - я живу в Австралии и у нас нет снега, и я не имею понятия, как выглядит снежинка  :):):):):):):):):):)     У нас на новый год звездопад!
Так что заходите к нам и покажите настоящие снежинки. Поспешите - задание длится до 5 января.
Так же поучаствую с этими "снежинками" в задании Снежинка на блоге Moo-Mania & More. Они теперь принимают любые форматы.

Iris folding. Diameter 18cm.
Айрис фолдинг. Диаметр 18см.

Moravian stars. You can see instructions here:   http://www.highhopes.com/3dstar.html
Моравские звёзды. Вот инструкции (к сожалению не нашла по-русски, но знаю они есть где-то в интернете):   http://www.highhopes.com/3dstar.html

We Choose Beer! / Мы вибираем пиво!

Just discovered a blog dedicated to ATC's - Fun with ATC's. This fortnight, the challenge is Black/White/Red. Here is my contribution.

Открыла новый блог посвящённый АТС - Fun with ATC's. На этот раз задание Чёрный/Белый/Красный. Вот мой вклад.

Gel pen and paper
Гелевая ручка и бумага

Guess the song / Угадай песню

This week, the keyword on Every Inchie Monday is "song".
На этой неделе, ключевое слово на Every Inchie Monday - "песня".

Tiny inchie, ginormous album sales
Малюсенький инчик, огромные продажи альбома

Christmas Card for a Cat / Рождественская Открытка для Кошки

Yes, I'm serious. My mother asked me to make a Christmas card for her English teacher's cat, named Leah.

Я не шучу. Моя мама заказала рождественскую открытку для кошки своей учительницы английского. Кошку зовут Лиа.

I zentangled card and box
Я прозентенглила открытку и коробку

In reality, the gilded strips have a great sheen. The "ball of wool" is made from memory thread.
В жизни полоски очень блестят. "Клубок шерсти" из memory thread (мулине с проволкой).

Zentangled the back as well
Прозентенглила сзади тоже

Made & zentangled the box
Сделала и прозентенглила коробочку

Looks festive - various presents for a cat
Выглядит нарядной - разные подарки для  кошки

J, K, L, M, N

The alphabet series for the Narisuem blog continues.
Алфавитные серии для блога Нарисуем - будем жить продолжаются.