Inthishouseandgarden Journal Swap

This is going to be a fun swap. For my journal (garden artful), I chose garden, nature, flowers. I guess I should've said distressed as well. The first and last photos are the front and back of the journal and the two pages are my journal pages. The "clothesline" pages are for my sign-ins. Now to pack off to the next of 9 players. Guess I will see the finished book in about 10 months or so (since we mail the first of every month). Stay tuned for more updates!

Round 3!

Ok. So we're getting close to the end of the round robin. I used a lot of distress stickles on each one. I think there will be 2 more rounds then I get mine back finished! This is for Sarah Fishburn.

give me a hand

This is for a swap - draw your hand and decorate it zentangle style. I mounted it on a foam sheet, covered it with laminate and sending it naked. The hard part was outlining my hand - I definately went outside the lines. Hope she likes it.

Artistic Atc 3

So I may have exceeded my swap limits. Have swaps going on in Inthishouseandgarden (round robin blocks and round robin journal), Allthingstim (atcs and tags) and of coarse Swap-bot. I think I have something due everyday. PHEW! This is for one that is due today. This is a drawing of my boy Jake (he's black - so this is the reverse drawing!)

This is hand painted (love daisies) and the calligraphy on the inside.

Another Round - Robin that is!

Here is the second round robin blocks for inthishouseandgarden yahoo group. Since I love that darn checkerboard, I decided to have that as my background for all blocks I do.

Birdcage stamp

My two newest homemade foam stamps - the birdcage and mushroom. As you can probably see on the mushroom, I have added detail into the foam. Getting addicting!

Black/White Postcard Swap

Another swap on Swap-bot. This time for a black/white handmade postcard. It will be cut in two and mounted to cardstock.

Stylish - Another Card

My home made dress stamp, but added a wire hanger!

Foam Stamps

The other night I taught a class at my local stamp group - how to make your own stamps from foam. It was a lot of fun, and I think they all enjoyed. It's so easy to make any kind of stamp (as long as it doesn't have too much detail). These little dresses I made and like the look. Stamped with distress ink (my favorite) and detailed with black pen and copic marker. The checkerboard I made with my excel program. Easily change the size of the block!

Fairy Swap

Here is my fairy book that I did for a swap on Swap-bot. Not sure why, but the colors are a bit off. Anywho, hope the recipient likes!

More fun with paint

In the In this House and Garden group, we are working on a round robin for altered wood blocks. Here are my three ready to mail. Some signed up for 1, some 3 (me! me!). Should be fun to see these as they pass through and return home. Will share the completed ones.

Nancy Baumiller Collage Play with Crowabout

I was looking at several blogs today, and ran accross Nancy Baumiller. She has a Flickr site that has challenges each week. I'm hoping that I understand this correctly, you are to take what she uploads and use it in a collage. This is what I put together using three of the elements in Collage 1. I'm also to thank those who put together the items in collage 1 (Images from: linnet555, cassandra204, monkey123, Suzee Que, clotho98, jack and cat curio, wackystuff, jerseybarb85, Judy Scott, fidgetrainbowtree, HA! Designs-Artbyheather, ArtbyChrysti, sassyarts, neefer, imagesbyKim, annieoakley, Stars*Go*Blue, sPaRK*YouR*iMaGiNaTioN, wiebelwuppie, Joy Eliz, PaperScraps and Nancy Baumiller!! )

This is called beautiful dreamer - the yellow flower, the striped road background and the letters on the left are all from photos I took in Washington DC a week or 2 ago. Added my usual butterfly and wam! A collage.

Bird nest charm

On All Things Tim, a discussion popped up regarding making bird nest charms with wire and beads. Several posted links they have seen. Here is the link to youtube and the link to the blog. The person I gave it to loves it! Try it - you'll like it!

Butterfly Note Cards

Okay, hooked again on swap-bot. These are for a swap for butterfly note cards. I used the new Tim Holtz alcohol ink colors, a can of air, white paint dots and swirls, a little distress crackle paint and my most favorite butterflies. As always, I hope she likes these cards.

200 hearts

On Swap-bot, if you do as required you get a 5 and if you do more you get a heart. Well, last week I got my 200th heart and I am sending this postcard to that swapper. I have used recycled card stock, golden fluid acrylics, golden pumice and tar gel. Lots of black marker and white pen and a little spray paint. It's called overflow. I hope she likes it!

Pick 2 - Prompts that is

Swap-bot swap for pick 2 prompts - photography swap. I decided to put them into a booklet style. All photos (some I didn't upload) were from my walking tour of the capitol mall in DC that I did last Monday. There are some amazing photos to be had. Unfortunately I was too early to get into the museums, but the sculpture and flower gardens were well worth the walk! I had two partners, and these photos are a combo of the two books. Hope they like!

Tim Holtz Weekend

WOW! Loved my two classes at the Queens Ink (what a fabulous store) in Savage Maryland. Tim is a terrific teacher/artist/person. Loved Mario and Patty (Queens Ink) too. I originally signed up for the Assemblage of Flight class but got Curio of Curiosity instead. So happy! Learned zillions of things and have something wonderful to boot. Tim gave us lots of goodies to take home and finish the frame. So generous! This was the first class. Sorry for the reflection - but it is glass you know.

This was the second class. Not finished, but again Tim supplied us with more than enough stuff to complete. If you can take a class with Tim - do it!

More post cards in the mail

This is for a senders choice postcard swap through swap-bot.

Another Postcard Swap on Swap-bot

These are for a swap for one... as you can probably tell, love those butterflies.

Newest Swap-Bot Altered Tags

This is an altered tag swap - all the tags started out on black card stock. I have 2 partners and each will 2 different ones. Hope they like them!