Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Artist Trading Cards

Have you heard of Artist Trading Cards (ATS)? They playing card sized creations that artists use to trade, show examples of their style, and get ideas from others. This is my latest ATS. I'm so happy with the color and the composition of this card. It's hard for me to give it away!


The background is inked with Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Vintage Photo, Mowed Lawn, Spiced Marmalade, Peacock Feathers). The flowers are from a pre-embossed paper that I found in a thrift store. The stamp is from Heidi Swapp's Magnolia Jane collection. The cross was in my stash.

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Junk Journals

I am starting to get into  a new craft - junk journals. A junk journal is a hand-crafted journal made up of bits and pieces of material - paper, cloth, ribbon, clips, chipboard, or any other type of material you have on hand. Some are even made from food boxes, like cereal or cracker boxes. Each one is unique and they are a lot of fun to put together.

For my first try I decided to experiment with pockets and peek-a-boo hiding places for journaling cards, keepsakes, and other types of ephemera. I call this my "Beautiful Moment" journal.


This is the cover of my new journal. It is a one signature journal - a signature is a set of pages bound together and attached to the cover. The cover is simply a piece of double-sided cardstock. The ribbon is actually scrunched up bias tape. Material used for the cover design are:


Here are some of the journal pages:







Monday, February 12, 2018

BoBunny Bliss


BoBunny is one of my go-to brands. This card was made with products from the Soiree Collection. The flowers are from various sources and I added silver glitter glue to the largest flowers. I am really happy with this bow! I am not a great bow-maker, so when I create a nice one I like to show it off.

Materials:

BoBunny Soiree 6x6 paper pad
BoBunny Soiree ephemera pack
BoBunny Soiree buttons
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Paper flowers
Cheesecloth
Adhesive pearls