Today was the Sidewalk Crack Art play day at Art 'n Soul. It was a new art form and they dived right in. I think they enjoyed the process and I'm sure they'll never look at sidewalk cracks again without asking what shapes do they see! Sam said she was walking and saw a sidewalk crack she wanted to photograph with her phone, but the battery died.

by Sam Lee
Sam first saw a man with a construction hard hat on; however
as she worked on, Sam felt he had become more of a
french artist type with a beret and scarf. I'm amazed at how
well Sam captured the facial features!

And then from other sidewalk crack designs, pieces of abstract art in the making . . . the photos were taken before they had finished.

by Carolyn Gough
two fish

by Carolyn Gough
a bird; something happened as she was putting
the designs on the wing and so Carolyn moved
on to the next two abstracts. I think the wings look
great, don't you?

by Carolyn Gough
a little French Poodle
(is this what you call a poodle from a doodle? -- debbie)

by Carolyn Gough
an owl covering his eyes

by Shannon McCary
I love this bird; Shannon used
watercolor colored pencils

by Shannon McCary
the bird has been colored with watercolor
colored pencils; applying water with a brush
will smooth out the colors.

Marty Robinson came by the store to show how much she's enjoying playing with the new IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko Radiant Neons and the Delicata in Silvery Shimmer. She said she was concerned that the Radiant Neons would be too garish and discovered, much to her delight, that they are bright and wonderful to work with.

by Marty Robinson

by Marty Robinson

by Marty Robinson

by Marty Robinson

by Marty Robinson

by Marty Robinson

by Marty Robinson

by Marty Robinson

Our current Artist of the Month at Art 'n Soul is Nancy Bishop. If you haven't taken the time to look at the display of some of Nancy's creative card making, you really should.

Nancy Bishop
Art 'n Soul's Artist of the Month

by Nancy Bishop

by Nancy Bishop

by Nancy Bishop

by Nancy Bishop

by Nancy Bishop 

I love how Nancy has taken a photograph, and imposed
a stamped image that has been detailed cut to go with the photo. 

by Nancy Bishop

by Nancy Bishop

by Nancy Bishop

by Nancy Bishop 

Thanks, Nancy, for sharing your beautiful work with us at Art 'n Soul. We appreciate your loyalty and friendship, as well as your passion for making gorgeous cards.

From the Memory Box blog, a beautiful butterfly card . . .

by Donna Sledzik for Memory Box

Click on this link to go to the Memory Box blog:  http://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2014/03/butterfly-card.html

If you want to have fun with black embossing powder and the new Radiant Neon inks, you'll want to watch the video by Tina McDonald for IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko.

by Tina McDonald
Artist-in-Residence for IMAGINE Crafts

Click on the link to go to the IMAGINE Crafts' blog to view the instructional video by Tina:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa2JhHZQ-Tc&feature=youtu.be

I hope we'll see you tomorrow. Marj is at the store then and she'd love to show you all of the products that arrived from Notions. The ever-popular We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Boards are back in stock and envelope glue, as well as bling, adhesives, Pan Pastels, Micron pens, US Art Quest shimmery watercolor sets, Wink of Stella pens, Glue Pads, Radiant Sprays from Luminarte as well as their Silks, Inka Gold, and a new tool . . . a Glitter Cleaning Runner tool. Combined with the new Magenta stamps, we're busting at the seams with new products at Art 'n Soul.