"Nine Christmas Santa Elves"

Over the past several days I have enjoyed the pleasure of creating nine ACEO Christmas Elves, each has their own unique personality and derive joy from their chosen Christmas profession and helping to spread happiness throughout the Holiday Season. As I was looking at these nine charming little individuals, I thought "Wouldn't it be delightful if I could combine them all on one page?!" and so, with help of my handy dandy scanner, I created a unique art print and use of ACEO's complete with all nine Christmas Elves! 

This charming authorized art print is made on an ink jet printer using 140 pound weight white acid free card stock, size 8-1/2" x 11". The print size is a non-standard 7" x 10", and the individual elves images are slightly smaller than the regulation ACEO size of 2.5"x3.5". But for those of you who would like all nine elves, this is a unique way to do so. Besides being able to frame the entire print, one can cut them apart and use them in a variety of creative ways.

You can find the "Nine Christmas Santa Elves"  for sale in My Etsy Shop as an authorized art print.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Karen Anne Brady aka IrelandBrady

Bird Bee and Bloom: Lollapalooza #2 - The Baby Bird Watcher by AnitraB...

Bird Bee and Bloom: Lollapalooza #2 - The Baby Bird Watcher by AnitraB...: "Drawing #2 will be held on Wednesday morning, via random number generator. I will post the winner's name that day. And, what is the item? ..."

"Three New Elf's have arrived!"

Happy Holiday Season!  Three new elf's have arrived and joined the Christmas Elf Family!  They are:

"Bell Ringing Elf"

"Santa's Wish List Elf"

"Gingerbread Decorating Elf"

Merry Christmas!

Karen Anne

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I am having a Sale!

I have so many aceo cards that I have drawn and painted I would love to clear out some of stock to make way for the new year!  I am having a sale on etsy, use this coupon code aceo50off and all the paper aceo's are 1/2 price and free shipping!!  Please take a few moments and check out my store for these great deals!



Here is just a few in my shop,

CLICK HERE to view all of them!

I have lots of other items too!

Thanks for looking!

God Bless Have a great day of shopping!

"Candy Cane Elf"

We are now up to six members of the Christmas Elf's Family!  "Candy Cane Elf" has just arrived in time to share his candy canes with you!

Welcoming in the holiday season!

Karen Anne

"Wreath Decorating Elf"

Hi Everybody!  It seems I've gone and started another series!  This one is my Christmas Elf Family, I have already listed four elf's in My Etsy Shop that you can view by going to the Christmas Themed Section of my shop.  These little ACEO's are whimsical, charming and will bring a smile to your heart!

Our newest member is "Wreath Decorating Elf" and he is one happy little fellow!

Happy Holidays!

Karen Anne

A Different Subject Matter for Me

Ted

by Artist Rita Squier

Original Watercolor Painting

ACEO - Art Card

Every now and then, I choose to paint something I've never tried before. I decided I would try to paint a stuffed teddy bear and now we have Ted!

I think he's adorable!

It is good to venture out and try something new.

More Holiday ACEOs

I recently listed another holiday-themed ACEO:

"Red and Green Ornaments"

acrylic on #140 watercolor paper

available here

And if that is not enough ornaments, here are more:

"Holiday Ornaments"

acrylic on #140 watercolor paper

available here

A Tip for Framing ACEOs

Here's a great way to frame up a few little ACEOs.

Mat and frame them into individual 8x10 inch mats and hang them on a wall in groups.

These simple black frames give my dew drop series a cool contemporary look.

My dew drop ACEOs can be found in my Squier Etsy Shop.

New Moose on the Loose!!

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share the latest in my "Moose on Parade" series. This one is called "Wizard Moose" and was inspired by the Harry Potter movies.

ACEO ATC PRINT Happy Buddies On Christmas Day With Love PLUS FREE GIFTS Art created by Mommy and little Julia

 

 

OKAY HERE IS TODAY'S DESIGN!
CREATED BY SWEET LITTLE JULIA!

This art has been created by Julia who is only Five years old. Julia is a terrific artist and loves to colaborate her art with her Mommy! So together Julia and I have created this wonderful "Cute Art World design"! All sales from Julia's Art Shop go to Julia's Education fund.

I hope you all enjoy it!

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Eureka! "The Letters E & U" ....

EUreka!  With the completion of "The Letter E" and "The Letter U" I have finished "The Alphabet Series"!

I began my quest to complete a zentangle alphabet series on 9/18/2010 and finished this project on 11/21/2010.  One letter takes approximately 2 to 3 days to complete.  Many a day I would wake around 6AM and be so drawn to the letter I was illustrating that I would work on it until 5 or 6PM that evening.  Each letter has been lovingly drawn using India Ink on plain white paper, then carefully cut out.  After which I painted a water color background and applied the completed letter to the dried water color.  

I have listed the letters "E" and "U" in My Etsy Shop available with color backgrounds and plain white backgrounds as authorized art prints (8"x10") and Open Edition ACEO's (2.5"x3.5").  

So, with no further ado, I happily share with you ....

Happy Day!

Karen Anne

Trying to get into the holiday spirit....

Okay, I know it is a little early, but I had a request to do some holiday-themed ACEOs for a local show, so I am trying to get into the spirit.

Here is the first one I listed in my Etsy Shop:

"Holly Bough"
acrylic on #140 watercolor paper

listing here

OK! - I'm on my way to the finish of my alphabet series with completion of "The Letter K"!  This is the 24th letter, leaving only two more to illustrate!  I have already listed "K" in My Etsy Shop as an Authorized Art Print (8"x10") and as an Open Edition ACEO (2.5"x3.5").

Sandie of Arizona, one of my Etsy Shop's loyal patrons, was the first to guess that I was working on "K" and I am now working on another letter for her.  Out of the two remaining letters, which do you think I am working on right now???

Once again, if you are the first guesser of the letter I am currently working on, you will not only be able to choose the only letter remaining but you will also receive a complimentary Open Edition ACEO of your alphabet choice upon completion of the entire series!  Please limit your guesses to one per day.

"The Letter K"

Happy Day!

Karen Anne

Nanowrimo or bust!

Ink leaves on watercolor I

This piece is India Ink on a watercolor background.

So, about Nanowrimo: I'm writing a novel this month..or trying anyway. Tomorrow is the half way point of trying to write 50,000 words. I'm at 20,000 and I am really excited that I have challenged myself to go this far, and can't wait to keep on pushing through to the end.

If anyone else is involved in this, I would love to hear how your month is going!

Cheers,
Rebecca

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"The Letter V"

I feeling victory coming on with the completion of "The Letter V"! This is the 23rd letter in my alphabet series, only 3 left!  E, U, and K.  I have listed this in My Etsy Store as an authorized art print (8"x10") and as an Open Edition ACEO (2.5"x3.5").  In addition to that, I am now making all the letters available with a white background as well!  

Chris, Paint1Chris, was the first guesser of "The Letter V" and she has kindly chosen from the vast amount of remaining initials, the letter of her choice.  What letter do you think Chris chose?  

Once again, if you are the first guesser of the letter I am currently working on, you will not only be able to choose the next unknown (to others) letter but you will also receive a complimentary Open Edition ACEO of your alphabet choice upon completion of the entire series!  Please limit your guesses to one per day.

"The Letter V"

Karen Anne

Dew Drop Series Continued

Sienna Dew Drop

by Artist Rita Squier

Original Watercolor Painting

Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches

ACEO - Art Card

My Painting A Day Challenge continues along with my Dew Drop Series. I love the texture of the burnt sienna watercolor paint. It's granulating features adds character to this dew drop painting.

Original ACEOs are wonderful little works of art that would make a unique and treasured gift this holiday season!

This one and more original watercolor ACEOs can be found in my Squier Etsy Shop.

Enjoy!

"The Letter F"

It is just fabulous to finally finish and feature "The Letter F"! With the completion of this letter I am left with only four letters to illustrate ... E, K, U, and V.  I have recently listed this in My Etsy Shop as an Authorized Art Print (8"x10") as well as an Open Edition ACEO (2.5"x3.5").

Stacy, MagicLoveCrow, has once again been the first guesser (I am beginning to think Stacy is psychic!) and has very kindly selected the twenty-third letter for me to illustrate.  Please venture a guess as to which letter Stacy has chosen!

Once again, if you are the first guesser of the letter I am currently working on, you will not only be able to choose the next unknown (to others) letter but you will also receive a complimentary Open Edition ACEO of your alphabet choice upon completion of the entire series!  Please limit your guesses to one per day.

"The Letter F"

Happy Day!

Karen Anne

"The Letter I"

I invite you to inspect "The Letter I"the latest addition in my alphabet series! "I" is the twenty-first letter to be illustrated, leaving only five initials to be completed!   I have listed this in My Etsy Shop and it is available to you as an Authorized Art Print (8"x10") or as an Open Edition ACEO (2.5"x3.5").

Sandie of Arizona, one of my Etsy Shop's fantastic customers, was the first guesser of this initial and she has favored us with her choice of a new letter to be illustrated.   There are now only five letters left to choose from, they are E, F, K, U, and V.  Which one of you will be first to guess which letter Sandie favored us with?

If you are the first guesser of the letter I am currently working on, you will not only be able to choose the next unknown (to others) letter but you will also receive a complimentary Open Edition ACEO of your alphabet choice upon completion of the entire series!  Please limit your guesses to one per day.

"The Letter I"

Happy Day!

Karen Anne Brady

Adventure's Ahead is an original ACEO.  It began as a digitally created collage and then was hand embellished by a variety of fine art colored pencils and pens.  It can be found in the WindandHoney Etsy shop.