ATCs for swaps

Swap on UKandIreland Swaps FB

Notecard Folio and card

And a Pinterest inspired card - original here

Halloween?

Well not yet - but I am ready with three tags for a swap over on UK and Ireland Craft Swaps ...

I have really enjoyed making all these recent items.

Rosette Flowers and Bead Dangles

I made these for swaps over on Facebook group UK and Ireland Craft swaps ...

Pretty Rosette flowers ...

... in a presentation box ...

... with dangles.

More dangles for another swap.

Another ATC

This one uses a background paper created using Sarah Lawrences instructions in her book "Stitch, Cloth, Shimmer and Shine" ... I have added some 'plastised' paper made by covering and old dictionary page with resin and an image transfer on a chipboard heart ..

Another month gone ...

... so quickly.

I made this today - it's for an 'Altered Wooden Heart' swap. This poor heart has been through at least four incarnations and has ended up ENTIRELY different from my plan - which just wouldn't work.

I ended up over-painting several other layers of papers, collage etc and finally used some turquoise acrylic colours - then finally breathed a sigh of relief - I felt there might be somewhere to go. The painted background ended up so pretty I really didn't want to cover it up ...

... but I had to so in the end just did this ...

... I covered the sides in lace and copper and that's where it will be left ...

Another ...

... ATC for a swap. Theme was 'Greens' and I used 5-6 different shades of green on this ATC with inks, sprays, glimmers and acrylic paint ..

... also uses my favourite Stampotique stamp 'Marci' and a touch of red for contrast.

Clipboard ...

made for a swap on UK and Ireland Craft Swaps Group

The flowers are made using a Spellbinders die and the leaves are a sissix die. The tag measures 7" x 4" and hasan altered clothes peg, lace, a decorated envelope and 3 journal spots.

Altered paper Bag ...

... for a swap on UK and Ireland Facebook group ...

Made with Prima Romance Novel papers, some altered paper flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (I painted white flowers with acrylic paints and glittered the edges with Star Dust Stickles), some coiled wires, lace and ribbons. Ans this is whats inside ...

An envelope from the paper collection, a handmade tag stamped with Stampingtom stamp and finished with a die cut layered flower; a fabric flower I have made using Tim Holtz tattered florals die; and 2 tiles I have made in the Prima 'style' using chipboard, stamps, Distress inks and glossy accents.

Something new ...

I tried my hand at some clay modelling yesterday - just followed the instructions by Christi Friesen and this is how it turned out ...

Cute (sorry it's a bit blurry - I couldn't get the camera to focus properly) ...

and here he is in his purple nest (an altoid tin) ready to go off to a new home for a polymer clay swap (I used Premo) ...

The colour is more accurate in this picture.

Inchies and ...

Inchies, twinchies and flowers for a swap on UK and Ireland ...

Accordian journal ...

... made for a swap ...

... or if you want see this 'animated' and hear me talk (badly)  you can watch on Youtube!

Doors ...

... ATC made for a swap. I used wood grain paper which is distress stained and distress inked with a die cut leaf spray and a bit of bling for the front ...

... the door opens to reveal this ...

ATCs

Three ATCs made for a swap - they have a printed text background which I have painted over using Paperartsy's Fresco Finish paints. The die cuts have been layered up to give them some dimension and then painted and stamped with a Paperartsy text stamp. They are glued down and then a swirl stamp has been used around the edges of each card and words stamped and added. The ATCs have been finished with a couple of layers of gloss medium

Pocket Swap

This is the 'pocket' I have made for a swap at Your Paper Pantry that includes the three tags shown on my last couple of posts and a few other bits and pieces ... the theme was 'Thinking of You - Angels' ...

I've made three of these and loved it ... hope whoever gets them does too ...

Another swap tag ...

Tags

Two tags created for an 'Angel' swap ...

Another project

This is an ATC accordion book I have made using pictures of Mata Hari ...

folded ...

and stretched out ... the background papers are a cotton rag paper coloured with Adirondack Colour Wash Sprays (I know it's spelled without the U but I just can't bring myself to use this way). They are stamped with  wonderful Paperartsy stamps - including the fine background text stamp, Mini 61, which I love and then over stamped with some swirls using copper Brilliance ink ... text paper has been added to the bottom, and the images and ATC edges are finished off with Derwent Inktense pencil in Bark. I've added some star shaped brads and given her a halo with Liquid pearls - many would say she doesn't deserve a halo - but I love her. The words are computer generated, printed and cut out. 

Here are some close ups with a little more detail ... the light is terrible today despite the snow and my camera flash has washed out some of the rich colour the sprays give.

I do like how this project has turned out and just need to finish the cover.

Altered Surface

I recently took part in an ATC swap with the theme 'Altered Surfaces'. I knew immediately that this was the perfect opportunity to try out techniques and follow a tutorial by Lin Brown ... this was the result ...

I love it! Thank you Lin.

Using Stash

This is what the fantasy film 'items' turned into ... the tag is coloured with Distress Inks as is the seam binding ...

My intention this year is to use up what I've got (a lot!) - and buy less - it's going well so far but we are only 2 weeks in and I have some Christmas money to spend ...

Anyway with this in mind and the prospect of some proposed swaps with groups I belong to I have been spraying different papers with Colorwash ink ...

... they're really pretty so I took my favourite and added some stamping with Archival Coffee and Briilinace Bronze ...

... I'm not sure yet what this will become but it will involve cutting it up - probably into ATC size ...