Golden Flowers ACEO

Spring has arrived, no denying it! The clear blue skies and new flowers...it's all so beautiful. So much that these flowers just insisted on being painted gold so that they shine and shimmer. Well, I had to oblige.

The card is standard ACEO size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches, acrylic paint on cardstock. It is signed and titled on the back.

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Hearts of Silver ACEO

Now aren't these little hearts charming? Sweet purple and pink hearts surrounded by little silver spirals. Very cute!

The card is standard ACEO size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches. It is signed and titled on the back.

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Vintage Hearts ACEO - Sealed with a Kiss

Wonderful green and gold hearts are sealed with a lip print (a stamp, not mine). The background is pieces of patterned papers set side-by-side and glued in place. The border and a few details are drawn with sepia ink.

Overall, a very warm and inviting card.

The card is standard ACEO size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches.

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Vote for May Flowers!

Cleveland Handmade is celebrating May Flowers. Come see how local artists are inspired by spring flowers and vote for your favorite:

http://www.clevelandhandmade.com/?page_id=70

My Miyabi Chiyogami Spring Flower ACEO is one of the entries. I'd be delighted if you would vote for it.

And tell your friends. :)

Very Cool ACEO Album

I recently bought this really cool mini album from Crafttastrophe on Etsy. It's handpainted, and you know I'm nuts about the swirly design and the bright colors. It's the perfect size for ACEOs and holds 24. I always carry a selection of ACEOs with me, so this album gets loads of attention.

Take a few minutes to browse Crafttastrophe's shop. She's a local Clevelander so I'm glad to see her shop doing so well. I've got my eye on a couple pairs of shoes...

Spring ACEO with Miyabi Chiyogami Paper

Here's another flower in my ACEO series. The flower is cut from some beautiful origami paper called Miyabi Chiyogami; it's printed with pretty spring colors and a morning glory design.

The flower is collaged onto a piece of matboard that I painted with transparent washes of acrylic paints in brilliant spring colors.

The card is standard ACEO size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches. It's an original. It's signed and titled on the back.

The ACEO is available for purchase in my Etsy shop.

I'm Featured on ACEO Showcase!

The folks at ACEO showcase have been kind enough to feature today one of my ACEOs, the floral one made with Miyabi Chiyogami paper:

http://aceoshowcase.com/floral-aceo/105

They have a wonderful site with ACEOs in all different styles. Please take some time to browse their site.

My ACEO is available for purchase in my Etsy shop.