Pink & Lime ATC Color Swap

Well, I was hoping to post these when I had the whole collection of Color Swap ATCs, but my next set is lost in the mail somewhere between Columbia & Morristown. So who knows if Connie (the swap hostess) or I will ever see them??? I will be doing more of the color swaps, but won't have the complete set as I hoped, so here they are!

Connie gives us a two-color combo and asks us to make six ATCs with it. I made an extra and used it on a card for my COTM partner. The picture of the card seemed to turn out better than the picture of the ATC itself, oh well.

The inspiration for this started with my obsession with Jenny saying "Dear God make me a bird...." from the movie Forrest Gump. And this was born.

The Bird Stamp is from the June 2008 Unity Kit of the Month - Bliss & a Birdie. The crown was made from a vertical stamp I have of aged & distressed license plates - that look as if the edges were torn off (I think it is a Stamper's Anonymous Stamp, but I am not sure) - then I cut them into Crown shapes based on how they were "torn".
The sentiment was printed on the computer in strips and cut to fit each ATC. And Stickles were added for some bling. Wing details were added with Copics and Journaling pens. And to be honest, I am not sure if the eye is 3-d or not....I can't remember. Papers are Making Memories (Pink Floral), The Paper Studio (Green Plaid), Georgia Pacific Cardstock




Thanks for looking!!!

Now Go Create Something!!!

Catch up!

I did the following two projects for swaps. And I realized last night going through some pictures on my memory card, that I never posted them!!! So here they are! Just a little day to play catch up, since I will be spending my crafty time working on a quilt that is a Christmas gift today. :)

The first photo is a ROW HOUSE ATC. We were given the template and then had to create 21 houses. I chose to do a "Bakery" theme. And of course I had the perfect person to get me stuff - Keith! He brought home some things from Panera and I went to work. I layered each house with a Panera sticker. Then added a roof, which had been punched with a border punch from The Paper Studio. Panera Ribbon was also added to the roof. Then I stamped the cupcake/muffin from Unity's Simple Pleasures Kit. I painted it with some Sparkly Paint I have, added Spica glitter pens to the bread in the center, and the muffin. And then stamped "lovin' from the oven" from Unity's Lovin' From the Oven Kit.


I made these postcards with Unity's "Growing in Unity" Kit. The red cardstock was painted with a glittery paint to give it some shimmer. Then I took a Kaleidacolor ink pad and brayered it onto white cardstock. After it was dry, I painted coordinating colors of Twinkling H2Os onto each stripe, and spritzed with water to get them to "mesh". After it was dry I stamped the tree and bird in brown ink. It has a really pretty shimmer to it!!!


I hope you enjoyed this "catch up" day - come back tomorrow for some more Christmas fun!!!

A little Halloween, and a Little Pink

First of all I have to share the sweetest pic of two of my fur-babies. I "caught" them like this on Sunday morning. How sweet! Missie opened her eyes just as I was taking the picture, but they stayed like that forever. It is so sweet how Missie Moo & Mazie love to sleep together!


The card below is done with Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Making Memories Halloween Stamps, and a Cuttlebug Die/Embossing Folder duo cut out of some crazy paper I found at Hobby Lobby. Eyes are K & Co. gems I found at the Dollar Mart. Sorry for the glare - new camera.


This card is done for the Monday & Tuesday Challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.com The Monday challenge was to try a new technique with the stair step fold. And Tuesday was the Color Challenge (pink, black & White). Papers are Die Cuts with View & Hobby Lobby (zebra). All pieces on card are Chipboard. Stamped with Unity's September KOTM mini giggle grove, and quote in brilliance ink. Ribbon is from Michael's, flowers are prima. Black Jewels are K & Co. Again - sorry for the bad pic, my new camera has that movement correction, and I haven't quite mastered it yet - oops!