Join our artist trading card swap!

Ocean Sun by Lisa Fulmer

Make one and get one back!

Artist trading cards are fun to make, swap and collect.

You can use any foundation, surfaces, mediums, styles, materials, imagery, techniques...whatever you love to create with.

The only rule is that an ATC must be 2.5"x3.5" in size.

The theme for this ATC swap is texture.

Use some kind of textural element in your card - it could be a texture medium blended with paint, textured papers or fabrics, embossing, dimensional layers...just get creative and have fun!

The deadline to submit your ATC for this swap is July 2, 2013.


Here's how to participate:

1. Make one ATC that reflects your take on the theme. Sign the back with your full name (legibly) and date. Feel free to add your blog or website address too.
2. Wrap your ATC so it's protected and place it in a mailing envelope with your return address legible.
3. Mail your ATC to arrive before the deadline to me, your swap host:  Lisa Liza Lou, PO Box 56, Concord CA 94522.  I will keep all of your mailing addresses private. 
4. Include additional stamps (US only) inside the envelope in the same amount as it cost to mail your ATC to me. This will cover the cost of sending your ATC on to another participant. Do not enclose cash or check. I will provide return envelopes.
5. International participants - do not include stamps (the US post office won't process outbound mail with int'l postage). Instead, include your PayPal email with your ATC and I will send you a money request to reimburse me for the postage to forward your ATC.
6. I will photograph each ATC before randomly swapping them with each other and mailing one back out to each participant. The photos and participants' names (linked if you provide your blog/site URL) will be posted on the Charity Wings blog.
7. Participants can opt to make two ATCs and get two back. I will swap and mail out by July 6, 2013.

Leave a comment on this post if you plan to participate! Feel free to post any questions as well, and we will reply to you here on the blog.

REPLAY: Charity Wings Art Center Class with Lisa Fulmer

If you missed last night’s FREE Charity Wings Art Center online class with Lisa Fulmer of LisaLizaLou Designs, here’s the replay!   Lisa shared some great ideas and creative techniques for painting and stamping paper mache boxes.  A list of supplies needed is available on this post.  Remember, if you are a Charity Wings Art Center member, you get to attend one of these free online classes every month AND are eligible for a giveaway during the class!  Get your Charity Wings Art Center virtual membership starting at only $10 a month here!

The Art Miles Mural Project at Charity Wings Art Center

Last weekend, The Art Miles Mural Project presented a FREE Intergenerational Mural Marathon at the Charity Wings Art Center continuing their quest to create 12 miles of murals and "Be Together"

The Art Miles Mural Project is a passionate and colorful 12 year movement combining the efforts of children and adults worldwide to promote global peace and harmony through mural art. (from the Art Miles Mural Project mission statement). 

We are very excited and proud to have been able to take part in this amazing project, creating murals for Moore, Oklahoma and the city of Boston as well as intergenerational murals with parents, grandparents, children and others!

We’re very appreciative to everyone who came out to take part in this event.  We were even joined by the girls from the Vista Scholarship Pageant who worked hard on our Oklahoma mural.

To learn a bit more about The Art Miles Mural Project and Charity Wings Art Center, check out the video coverage of the event above.

A special thank you to the San Marcos Arts Council for providing all the art materials for the mural marathon.

Free online class for Art Center members!

Lisa Fulmer of Lisa Liza Lou Designs will share some creative techniques for painting and stamping paper mache boxes.

Perfect for storing jewelry and other treasures, or for gift-giving...and yes, an empty box CAN be the gift itself!

Wednesday - June 5, 2013
6:00 - 7:00pm (PT)
Charity Wings Parlour

Click the link a few minutes before class time to "enter the room" and join the live webcast and chat. Be sure to type in your full name at the prompt.


If you'd like to work along with Lisa, here are the supplies you'll need to have on hand:

• Paper mache box with a lid (any size or style)
• White gesso
• Assorted colors of acrylic craft paints
• Texture medium (sand, stucco, flake, glass bead, etc.)
• Clear gloss medium
• Rubber and/or foam stamps
• Assorted ribbons, metal/washi tapes, embellishments
• Craft glue, sea sponge, palette knife
• Scrap cardboard for testing techniques
• Hair dryer 
• Blue painter's tape, freezer paper
• Paint brushes, water cup, baby wipes

This online class is free for Art Center members. For only $10 per month, you can be an Art Center member and enjoy loads of benefits like this, too! Click here to learn more.

Art Miles Mural Project: Intergenerational Mural Marathon at Charity Wings Art Center

The Art Miles Mural Project  presents Intergenerational Mural Marathon at the brand new Charity Wings Art Center Friday, May 24 11AM-5PM Saturday, May 25 11AM-5PM especially for grandparents and grandchildren, moms and dads, teens and aunts and uncles, neighbors and friends of all ages. Come join our quest to create 12 miles of murals and "Be Together" This is a FREE mural marathon and all materials are provided by the San Marcos Arts Council!

Tie Dye Your Summer with iLoveToCreate and Charity Wings

The Original Tulip One-Step Tie-Dye Van is coming to the Charity Wings Art Center on Saturday May 25 from 6-8 pm to spread the joy of tie-dye fun and creativity! Join us for this FREE event to create your own Tie-Dye t-shirt and have some fun!  Full details here!

OH and did I mention that iLoveToCreate has a Tie Dye Your Summer contest going on?  You could win an iPad and a Tulip One-Step Tie Dye Party! Enter here.

And for your sweet tooth... Li'l Miss Shortcakes is a mobile CupCakery that strives to bring a unique spin on all things cake right to your curb-side or special event. They’ll be at the Tie Dye Your Summer event too! Yummmmmm!!!

To get you in the mood, check out iLoveToCreate’s Pinterest board of 101 Tie Dye Shirt Ideas here!

National Scrapbook Day 2013 Recap

What do you get when you mix the Charity Wings Art Center with a Robin’s Nest 15th anniversary celebration and a National Scrapbook Day crop?   FUN FUN FUN!  Even better than that we raised money for the amazing organization, TERi Inc., whose mission is to change the way the world sees people with autism and other developmental disabilities.

Croppers joined us in Oceanside, CA for this crop AND we did a LIVE STREAM of  the event with challenges, demos, make n takes,  and fun giveaways!  You can see the recording of the livestream here.

Check out one of the super make n take demos we did during this event above!  Isn’t this wall hanging from West Coast Stamper/Rockin’ Red Robin lovely? 

We so appreciate the support all of you have given us for this and other events!  We could never do this without all of you behind us.  This note from Greg of TERi Inc. touched us deeply and we wanted to share it with all of you because YOU are such an important part of our team!

Elena and the Charity Wings Team,

I cannot express the appreciation I have for your generosity of time and spirit! That you would pull together a group of caring individuals to selflessly give to our organization is a remarkable statement of what Charity Wings is all about…giving to those who are less fortunate. The fact that everyone seem to enjoy the event and appreciate the spirit in which they were brought together is further evidence of the innate goodness of your group.

Greg

Our First Official Charity Wings Art Center Class!

We just had our first official Charity Wings Art Center free class for a special breast cancer support group.  Look at these amazing results!

What an inspiring night it was!  Thank you for helping us to bring art into the lives of those who need it!