What’s in the cards for you?

Collage design for the Tarot

Tarot cards are among the most popular divination tools around, and thanks to its hauntingly beautiful illustrations, and largely because of people’s mistaken perception of its symbolisms, the Tarot earned itself a rather unfair reputation as harbingers of ill-luck, even evil. Despite this, it remains to be an object of fascination for people, particularly for artists.
And in keeping to the spirit of the season, Halloween, that is, we’re posting a few illustrations by artist Cat Gambito and her own version of the Tarot deck. For more works by Cat, visit www.scottandportis.blogspot.com. Blessed Be!

The Muse of Torment

Page Turners

Scrapbooking is more than just keeping memories, it’s also a way of putting your own creative stamp on the stories you weave on every page of your scrapbook. Here in the Philippines although thriving, the making of the scrapbooks themselves, or handmade books, as crafters call it, have been largely an unsung craft. And the crafters remain unknown, the people who create these wonderful canvasses for people to indulge their creativity.
We look at Cat Gambito and Marnie Villajuan, both artists and crafters who periodically churn out these wonderful books. We’re posting a few pages of their collage notebooks to give you crafters out there ideas to snazzy up your favorite scrapbook projects.

For ideas or to simply connect with other crafters, visit their site, the artistic adventures of scott and portis at www.scottandportis.blogspot.com