Art Swap Post Card and Card

Good day and welcome!

I've mentioned my art swap group before

and today I'm going to show you my latest 

project for the swap.

We were to make a masterboard then 

from that we were to make a post card for the

person we were given.

I made more than one masterboard.

This one I used paints and a few different objects 

to make marks (bottle caps, and a fork for instance)

I like how it turned out.

I made this masterboard using the washi tape in my stash.

I just started layering it onto the page and filled the entire

page.

This is the post card I made with the painted 

masterboard that I made.

I enjoyed making it and still have plenty of the

original board left for other projects.

I was a little hesitant to mail out the post card, so 

I made a card with the other masterboard and put the 

post card inside.

This was a fun challenge and the person I sent 

these too was happy to receive them.

Thanks for stopping in today.

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Please, do come again,

until then,

stretch yourself and try something new.

 

October Swap

Hello crafty friends!

Today I have a card I made for an art swap.

The "parameters" were

Color: Use green or blue

Technique: Stencil, stamping, collage

Product: stencil paste, ink, magazine page, 

paper napkin/tissue paper

Theme:  nature, peace/calm, women

Finished piece:  card,  ATC, frameable/hangable art piece

Color: I used blue and green

Technique: I just realized that I failed on this one,

I didn't use any of them. 

Product:  I used ink and tissue paper for the background "water"

I also used magazine pages for the fish and seahorses

I covered them with packing tape, then soaked them in water

and rubbed the paper off.  This leaves the image on the tape.

I then glued some of them to plain white card stock and fussy cut them.

The larger seahorse was easy to cut and glue down 

with out the card stock.

I went with the nature theme in the over all card,

as well as in the "sea weed" which is actually

pressed and dried pieces from one of our plants

that we had in a planter this summer.

I just heard from my friend that she had received 

the card and loves it.

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

challenge yourself!

 

Swap Round 2 #2 Snowmen

Hi crafty fans!

My scrappy group of friends just finished 

our #2 Swap for this round.

The theme was snowmen.

Here is my project.

I started with some aluminum foil

that I shaped into a snowman's head.

I wish I had thought to take pictures of the

process, but I totally forgot.

All I did was tear up some news paper

and dip it in a mixture of flour and water.

I layered it onto the foil head and let it dry.

It took a couple layers, as I wanted to be sure it

was good and strong.
I then painted the head with craft paints.

For the collar, I accordion folded a page 

from an old book and painted it with

a cream colored paint, I then glued it into

a circle to create the collar.
I used gold paint to add a bit of color to the 

collar.  The head was adhered with 

Fabri-Tac adhesive and I added a simple bow

to dress him up a little bit.

For his hat, I used a small container from 

diabetic test strips, covered

it with black card stock and glued it to a brim.

The box is a square jewelry box that I had

in my craft room.

I painted it with gold paint, then used some 

distressink to "grunge" it up a bit.

I then covered the

whole thing with Mod Podge.

I think he turned out very cute and I hope

my friend likes him as much as I do.

Thanks for stopping by and spending time here.

I hope you're Holiday Season is fabulous and 

you are blessed with wonderful memories.

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Swap round 2 #1 Dogs and/or Cats

Hello everyone!

My crafting group of friends have started a new

round of swaps and today I'm showing you what I 

made for our first round.

The theme was dogs and/or cats.

The friend that I got, Marie, likes to sew, so this is

the little card I made to go with the swap.

Marie likes journalling cards to use in her scrapbooking

so I made a variety of dog and cat

ones for her.

These can also be used as card fronts if she 

chooses.  Just add a sentiment and adhere to a

card base and she's ready to go.

These are all stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black ink

and colored with colored pencils.

The "cool cat" is actually on the envelope that

I sent all her little gifts in.  I covered her

name and address for privacy.

She especially love 'cool cat' but

I think she really loved them all.

Now I wonder what our next swap theme

will be.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon,

until then, 

share your talents with others.

Swap card

I thought I had posted this card over a month ago,

but apparently not, so here it is now.

Better late than never!

I am in a newly formed "Swap" group

and I think I'm gonna totally enjoy this group. 

We are a group of stampers that met a long time ago

 online and have just reconnected and formed a group on Facebook.

Our first swap was to make a KISS card.

That is Keep It Simple Sweetheart!

I was to make a card for my friend Becky,

I knew she liked the beach, so I went with the beach theme.

I used "Shell Background" (#58102) from

Eureka! Stamps

I stamped the image twice onto white card stock.

Once with brown Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink

and once with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I used the brown one for the background

and colored the shells with FlexMarkers on the black one.

I fussy cut the shells and then adhered them to the background with

foam tape.



It's hard to get a good shot showing the dimension on the card,

but this one shows a little of it.

I think Becky enjoyed receiving my card and I can't wait to see what we will be doing in our next swap.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope your summer is going well

and you are enjoying some beautiful weather.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!