Valentine ATC Swap

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, the January swap is a valentine ATC swap.  I started out by stenciling a background on a vintage ledger page.  I added vintage text to the background and a strip of washi tape.  The flowers are Victorian scrap, the heart is German scrap and the words are from the Victorian Valentine collage sheet - all available at Collage Stuff.  I edged the ATC with a pink Posca glitter pen.  Thanks for stopping by today and Happy New Year!

Christmas Tree ATC Swap

At the artistradingcards yahoo group, I'm hosting a Christmas Tree themed ATC swap.  The backgrounds are gelli prints.  The Christmas tree German scrap and Tim Holtz Christmastime ephemera are available at Collage Stuff. I edged the ATC's with a blank ink pad.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Summertime ATC's

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, the June swap is a Summertime ATC swap.  I used images from TumbleFish Studio.  I used glossy accents to accent part or all of the women on the ATC's.  I used sequin stars and red German scrap stars from Collage Stuff.  Some of the ATC's have stenciled backgrounds with acrylic paints or markers.  Stay cool this summer!

Paint Chip ATC Swap Challenge

The March ATC swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group is a paint chip challenge swap.  I cut paint chips into strips and glued them down on the background paper.  The image is from the Collage Stuff Broken Collage Sheet.  I colored it with Copic markers.  The gold German scrap border is also available at Collage Stuff. Thanks for coming by my blog today!

Birdhouse ATC Swap

The February swap at the Collage Stuff yahoo group is a birdhouse ATC swap. I wanted my birdhouse ATC's to have a Valentine's Day theme too.  I cut a rough house shape from chipboard and covered it with an old phone book page.  Then I stenciled with acrylic paints using Tim Holtz and The Crafter's Workshop stencils.  I used washi tape for the "roof".  The red hearts and black birds are German scrap (Dresden trim) items available at Collage Stuff.  I painted some paper with gold paint to fill the heart shape. To back the house shape, I used black illustration board embossed with gold detail embossing powder and script stamp.  I edged everything with black paint.  Thanks for coming by to view my birdhouse ATC's!

September Art Journal Page Swap

For September, the person's theme is fairy tales.  I couldn't really think of a way to do a fairy tale, so I did fairies instead.  The doilies and German scrap are available at Collage Stuff.  The beauty of white doilies and white German scrap is that one can color them to match the project.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Love and Romance ATC Swap

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, the February swap is a Love and Romance ATC Swap.  For the background, I used some gelli prints on deli paper and white cardstock that I had left over from my Valentine cards.  Since the deli paper is translucent, I layered it over some vintage text (ATC on the right).  I scanned in a page from a dictionary and cut out the love definition. The image and embellishments are all available at Collage Stuff.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Last two Easter tags

Here are the last two Easter tags that I made for the Collage Stuff Easter tag swap.  Love the little bunnies! Thanks for stopping by!

Five Christmas Tags

I'm hosting a Christmas tag swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group.  I decided to finish my tags last night.  They are just about finished.  I have to finish the back of two of the tags and add the ribbon trim..  These tags are about 4" x 8".  They are in stock at Collage Stuff.  The background papers are from the Basic Grey Aspen Frost 6x6 paper pack.  I love the 6x6 paper packs because the papers are already coordinated.  The Santa images are Victorian scraps that are available at Collage Stuff.  I just created a new Christmas collage sheet, "Christmas Past", and used images from this collage sheet on some of the tags.  The German scrap items used include the Merry Christmas Script, Red Medals, Red Renaissance Border and Tiny Red Border - all available at Collage Stuff.  The other images are from Tumble Fish Studios at the Deviant Scrap website.   I really like the Tim Holtz Mirror Stars, also available at Collage Stuff.  On some of the Santa images, I used Distress Picket Fence Stickles.  On some of the bells I used Mustard Seed Distress Stickles.  I had a lot of fun making these tags!  Which one is your favorite?  Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Tag

I'm hosting a Christmas tag swap in November at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group.  I used a plethora of Collage Stuff products on this tag - Victorian scrap, Petaloo poinsettias, Basic Gray Nordic Holiday papers, red tiny dot borders German scrap, gold "A Merry Christmas" script German scrap and Tim Holtz Mirror Stars. And all of the ribbons/trims at the top are available at Collage Stuff. So if you'd like to participate in this swap, see the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group.  Thanks for stopping by!

Halloween ATCs

I'm hosting a vintage Halloween ATC swap at the artisttradingcards yahoo group.  I got in a set of the Sizzix/Tim Holtz Framelets, the Retro Halloween set.  These sets include stamps and thin dies.  So you stamp the image and then use the die to cut it out.  I love these! The stars are Tim Holtz Mirror Stars colored black with a Copic marker. The German scrap is available at Collage Stuff.  Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

Altered Bingo Card Swap

The August swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group will be an altered bingo card swap.  This is a sample.  I used images from Tumble Fish Studio at the Deviant Scrap website.  Items used from Collage Stuff include the bingo card, the gold French border German scrap, gold oval frames German scrap, a vintage dictionary page, and acrylic jewel flowers.   Thanks for stopping by!

I Want to Get Away ATCs

The February swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group was an ATC swap with the theme of "I want to get away!"  This is my entry.  The background image is from the Collage Stuff "French Ephemera 2" collage sheet.  The couples image is from the Collage Stuff "French Ephemera 3" collage sheet.  The gargoyle image is from the Collage Stuff "Gargoyles Minis" collage sheet.  The Eiffel tower image is from the Collage Stuff "Vintage Paris" collage sheet.  A red Marlowe's theatre ticket (Collage Stuff) is at the top left.  The Black Leaf Corner German scrap, Black Fleur Border and Paris Clock button are available at Collage Stuff.  The Paris word image is from the Collage Stuff "artwords" collage sheet.  So...where I would like to get away to is to Paris.  I'd love to visit the old cemeteries, churches, monuments and revel in the architecture.  Thanks for stopping by!