some creative spontaneity

about a month ago i happened to visit Nina, a very creative blogger who was experimenting and having fun putting some atc's together. i hadn't been involved with an atc trade for quite a while and she was making it look so tempting that i wanted in on the fun. Nina very graciously agreed to trade with me and i immediately began to create mine. if you want to see the cards that i sent to her then pop over for a visit to Mrs. Moen; The Not So Secret Life of a Quilter.

these are the fun cards that she sent to me. i love what she's done using textures, layers and just minimal accents.



Orange Flower

love this creative use of the orange paper clips


Tiny Forest



another simple and fun idea





Lovebird



this one's my favorite~!



love that nest of thread bits.

Little House

and check out this tiny little dwelling with it's wonderful "goodnight moon"

awesome huh~!?  

i have been inspired to use more creative textures within my own work.



sometimes it's good to just spontaneously jump in and PLAY a little bit~!!~ thank you so much Nina for the opportunity to enjoy both the creating, sharing, and (best of all~!!~) the receiving of a few more atc's.



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recent gifts include:

• the enjoyment of acting on a playful impulse and sharing in creative experimentation
• walking on the sun warmed soil in bare feet to pick (and eat) snow peas from the garden
• seeing the summer flowers colorfully burst into bloom  
• watching a couple of orange kittens romp in the field; so fierce and funny with fur standing out in excitement as they clumsily play their "gotcha" games with each other.