Gluebook Page Swap

I'm hosting a gluebook page swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group.  The theme is vintage women.  Gluebook pages are just glue and paper - no embellishments.  It's fun and it's liberating.  I was watching a movie "The Dutchess" and in this movie, the women all wear extravagant tall wigs.  So for my page, I made the wig out of flowers!  Thanks for stopping by!

Another page in Lin's Journal

This is another spread in Lin's journal.  I had fun making these pages.  They are pretty much gluebook pages.  Thanks for stopping by!

Found Relatives Swap

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, I'm hosting a Found Relatives swap for the month of May.  I'm asking that participants simply do something creative with the Tim Holtz Found Relatives.  I have many old books, so I took old book covers and covered them either vintage dictionary pages or scrapbook papers. I also used vintage ledger pages for the backgrounds.  I used paint and stencils on the backgrounds.  I had fun making these collages. Thanks for stopping by!

Another Calendar Page

Here's another one of my calendar pages for the Handmade Calendar Swap I'm hosting at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group.  The images are from Rucola Studio at the Deviant Scrap website.  The bird charm and German scrap are from Collage Stuff.  This one has the calendar on a little tag.  Thanks for stopping by!

New Digital Postcard

This morning, I woke up at like 4:30am and just got up!  I created this new postcard this morning.  It uses images from the Collage Stuff French Ephemera collage sheets.  This postcard will begin shipping with Collage Stuff orders in the next month or so.  Thanks for stopping by!

Twinchies!

I'm thinking about making June's swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group a twinchies swap.  As usual, before I announce any sort of swap, I make some samples.  I cut matboard in 2" x 2" squares, so I'd have a nice sturdy base.  The background is some Seven Gypsies scrapbook paper.  The woman image is from the Collage Stuff  "Fabulous Faces" collage sheet.  The Gold French Border is from Collage Stuff.  The butterfly images are from the Collage Stuff "Flutter" collage sheets.  The medium bee charm is available at Collage Stuff.  The words were created at the Acme Label Maker website.  I edged the twinchies with Copic markers.  This is the first time I've made twinchies and it was a lot of fun!

Third Cabinet Card Frame

Here's my third sample for the Cabinet Card Frame swap.  This swap is the May swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group.  The images are from Tumble Fish Studios and Hidden Vintage Studio at the Deviant Scraps website.  The flowers, cabinet card frames and German scrap items are available at Collage Stuff. I had the brass charms in my stash.  If you'd like to participate in this swap, join the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group.  Thanks for stopping by!

Second Cabinet Card Frame

This is a steampunk collage in a Tim Holtz cabinet card frame.  The image of the man is from Hidden Vintage Studios, the hat is from Itkupilli, the light bulb/test image image is from Tumble Fish Studios - all at Deviant Scraps website.  I made a digital collage and inserted it into the frame.  I added the gears and key using mat medium.  The gears are available at Collage Stuff.  I picked up the pocket watch at Hobby Lobby.  It's a Jolie's dimensional embellishment.   Thanks for stopping by!

Sample for a new swap

I love the new cabinet card frames from Advantus and Tim Holtz. When I saw them,  the first thing that went through my head was how wonderful these would be to use in a swap.  These frames are like a sleeve.  You can slide in a photo, your own art or whatever!  The May swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group is going to be a Cabinet Card Frame Swap.

Whenever I announce a new swap at the group, I have to provide at least one sample, so here is the first sample.
The base image is from one of the French Ephemera Collage Sheets available at Collage Stuff.  The remaining images inside the oval are from Tumble Fish Studios at the Deviant Scraps website.  I added  little pink jewels and accents with gold Liquid Pearls.  The pink ruler ribbon, flowers and little gold metal accents are available at Collage Stuff.  Of course, the Cabinet Card Frames are also available at Collage Stuff.  The frames come in a pack of 5. I added some interest to the frame by stamping haphazardly with brown archival ink.
The frames hold something about 4" x 6".  I cut a piece of cardstock 4" x 6" and created my art on this base.  This size gives you a little wiggle room to position the finished art inside the frame.
Thanks for stopping by!

Altered Postcard #3

Here's my third altered postcard.  This postcard reminded me of Frida Kahlo for some reason, so Frida it is!  The Frida image is available at Collage Stuff.  I printed out some little black and white squares and trimmed them down for the frame on the postcard.  The other images are from Crow About Studio B at the Deviant Scraps website.  I used gold Liquid Pearls to accent different areas of the postcard.  The tiny black buttons and the heart jewel brad are also available at Collage Stuff.  Thanks for stopping by!

Altered Postcard Sample #2

Here's another altered postcard sample!  Thanks for stopping by!

Altered Postcard Swap

I'm hosting an altered postcard swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group in April.  It's always a VERY good idea for me to come up with a sample before I post the swap.  So here's a sample that I made.  I used an old postcard that shows a British war memorial.  I decided to keep the memorial theme and added cemetery angels, flowers, music, a clock and a photo of a British serviceman.  Before I started I scanned in the postcard.  No way was I working on the postcard to start with.  Working with the scanned image let me finalize the design before committing to it. I stamped the postcard with coffee archival ink but masked the memorial statue, so that it would not be stamped.
The cemetery angels, flowers, British serviceman photo, clock button, and German scrap are all available at Collage Stuff.
If you'd like to participate in this swap, join the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group.  I'll be posting this swap later on in the week.
Thanks for stopping by!

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, there is an ongoing monthly 4x4 page swap.  This is page that I created for my June page.  I used images from Collage Stuff, Itkupilli's  Etsy shop and Tumble Fish Studios at deviantscrap.com.  The brass embellishment, brass crown, postage stamps and German scrap keyhole are from Collage Stuff.  This is just pretty much cut and paste.  I did a little digital imaging - changing colors, and putting the woman's face in the mirror.  Thanks for stopping by!

Paris Chunky ATC

I'm still making chunky ATCs.  This isn't much different than making regular ATCs.  It's just that the design goes down on a wood block.  I used some new "feet" that I got in stock at Collage Stuff.  I find these much more stable and sturdy than the dice I've used previously.  The dice do add a nice touch of whimsy, but make the chunky ATC sort of unstable.  I used images from Collage Stuff, Tumblefish Studio at deviantscrap.com and from Crow About Studio B at deviantscrap.com.  The embellishments are from Collage Stuff.  The wood block is from Collage Stuff.  I took probably 50 photos to try to get some that looked like the real ATC in person and none of them are quite right.  It's much more vibrant and clear in person.  Try your hand at a chunky ATC!  At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, there is a chunky ATC swap going on.  There's plenty of time to participate!

New Canvas - Forgotten

Sunday, I bought a bunch of different sized stretched canvas pieces. Here's a photo of a piece I finished last night. It's a 3 x 5" and I've decided I really like this size. I also bought some gel with tiny glass beads in it Sunday and used it here and there on this. Probably the best place to see the tiny glass beads is at the right about 3/4 of the way down from the top or 1/4 of the up from the bottom on the right. This one will be listed at Collage Stuff for sale. http://www.collagestuff.com/