Thursday, December 30, 2010

Geisha ATC's

This is for one of my first swaps with swap-bot. I used origami paper for the background and hand drew my geishas with sharpie pen and colored them with copic markers.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Matchboxes



These matchboxes were created from scratch using free templates that I found online and colorful scrapbook paper. This swap was for the Altered_stArt Yahoo group. There was an open theme and we could make up to 6 matchboxes to swap. I digitally colorized some bingo images I had to match the colors of my scrapbook paper.  The images of people are from alteredpages.com. Since my matchox covers were game themed I filled my matchboxes with game pieces from my stash.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Red and White Valentine's Tag

Front view                   Back view

This tag is for a monochromatic red and white tag swap with the All Things Tim Yahoo group. I used images from tim Holtz Distressable cd, red and walnuut distress inks, beaded fringe, some red bling, and a bit of fishing tackle which I thought was very "holtz-y".

Thursday, December 23, 2010

12 Drummers Drumming

Domino Swap
12 participants, each to make 12 each of one of the 12 days of Christmas, then mail out to each participant one domino.

I used sharpies, Staz-On ink, bling, Diamond Glaze, and ribbon around the outside edge.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Let it Snow mini banner

More fun with Lisa Vollarath's Grunge Alphabet Pennants. She also has other colors and designs. I have her pink set of alphabet pennants and I can see Valentine's happening.
The fun does not end!!!



Saturday, December 18, 2010

Decorated Elephants



Decorated elephant swap, sharpie markers and southeast Asian designs.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Domino Ornaments

This was an ornament swap, we had to incorporate at least one domino. I used Alcohol Inks on the backgrounds, then I stamped a tree across the three dominoes with clear pigment ink and which I sprinkled with gold embossing powder.  After the trees were embossed I used wire to connect the dominoes together. I added beaded fringe to the bottom, mini buttons for ornaments on the trees, and mini scrabble tiles for the words. For the hanger I used glass beads, vintage resin beads, and twisted wire.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Christmas Mini Banners

I had lots of fun with Lisa Vollrath's and Ten Two Studio's Grungy Pennant Alphabets. I made these mini banners for friends, family, and as thank you gifts.



Friday, December 10, 2010

Precious Moments Christmas Banner

My secret santa this year collects Precious Moments figurines. I found the Precious Moments alphabet coloring pages and colored them using shades of red and green and a few pastels. The banner pieces ended up being approx. 4 1/2" x 7 1/2" in size. Edger punches, stickers, bling, and fibers finished this cute banner off.  She loved it. and said she planned to hang it across her fireplace mantel.



Sunday, December 5, 2010

Snow Fairy ATC's

My snow fairies ended up in a very "chibi" style. I tried several different things that ended up looking too "elf-y", so decided that the chibi style worked best for my snow fairies.