More Collage!

Yes, more on collage...my favorite (for now) technique....this is also for an ATC Swap I am in called vintage Pierrot Collage. I didn't even know what a Pierrot was until I signed up! (BTW, a Pierrot is basically a French, Creepy Clown.) Here is my card.

I LOVE COLLAGE!

I just LOVE making collages...there is something great about getting my hands sticky and full of ink and glue. I know, I know....it may not seem appealing to all of you, but I am sure there are more than a few who love this feeling as well. Anyway, I am in an ATC swap and the title is Vintage Collage - Just Pink...here is my interpetation of this topic. (Notice the "score" paper in the background...)

WTA Cards!

Winner Takes All....on one of the several groups I belong to, you can participate in a WTA (Winner Takes All) swap. WTA is basically an ATC (Artists' Trading Card) raffle. Here are the two I made for the winners....do they look familiar? I just get on a roll with an idea and can't turn it off...it is like a sickness!

An Artists' Alphabet Book Swap

Been away from blogging for a while, but I haven't stopped creating art....soooooo....here are few of the things I have been working on!

This page is for a Chunky Book swap I am in called An Artists' Alphabet....my letter is "E" so I focused on Ephemera, as you can see! It was so much fun looking for cool vintage paper items to include.

The page is 4" x 4" and I justed used items I was collecting for a few years....old, paper tape measures, vintage stamps, old photos (copies, not originals) and other items.

3" x 3" Purple Page

And finally . . . I just finished these today and they are going into the mail to my fellow swappers on Monday . . . my PURPLE PAGES! I just love this image and had to use her. I glued old phone book pages to card stock, then covered them with many different purple inks. After that, I stamped a diamond pattern with silver pigment ink over the top. . . .letting it dry overnight. I then adhered my girl (Violet, I like to call her ;-) ) on top. I just had to embellish Violet's hair with a little gem and voila! Oh . . . .almost forgot . . . there is a tab on the edge. I just got a tab punch (Stampin' Up!) and had to use it.

My Green 3" x 3" Page

Here is my green page. Okay, this one was a little more involved. I first altered green paper by using Elmer's Glue dabbed on. I let that dry overnight. Then, using Ranger Distressing Inks, I covered the background with many different colors. Over the top I used Stampin' Up! ink (Forest Green). . . . THEN I tore paper from an old butterfly book. After that I cut butterfly images and adhered them on. The antenna were too delicate to cut out so I drew them on with a fine tip black sharpie. This was a fun page to help get me through this loooooonnnngggg New England winter! Think Spring!

3" x 3" Green Mini Book

This is the cover of my Mini GREEN book . . . I used some inchies (1" square altered art bits) and adhered them onto the front. The background is a great green leaf print from the cover page of an old, old book. I have been hanging onto it for a long time now for the PERFECT place to use it. I then stamped the word GREEN on the bottom.

3" x 3" Romance Mini Book Cover

This is the cover for the first 3" x 3" that we did. I stamped in silver ink on black cardstock using a stamp with romance definations on it. Then I added this altered bottle cap I received as a thank you gift from a swap I am cohosting. I love the way it turned out!

3" x 3" Mini Books

In one of the great art groups that I belong to, we are swapping out 3" x 3" pages for a mini book. The first set we did was themed Romance (that was for February . . . .get it . . .. Valentine's Day!) . Well, this just got to be soooooo much fun and a second theme was announced . . ..GREEN (that was for March . . .get it . .. St. Patty's Day!) . THEN, just because we couldn't stand NOT getting mail every day . . . there was yet another announced: PURPLE (that was for . . . .well . . . maybe Easter, perhaps?). We are just getting started! I have a feeling this monthly swap will be going on for a while! It is FUN, FUN, FUN!

Anywho, here are some pictures from these swaps. Enjoy and I hope you are inspired!

Little Beauties

The mini cards are 2" x 1.5" and are perfect for a little embellishment on an ATC, Chunky Page, or card. I made these for an Instant Art Swap.

I used sheet music on a navy blue cardstock background. Then I adhered butterflies cut from a vintage field guide book. After that I stamped the word "LIFE" and added thread around the body of the card.

DaVinci Swap

These pages are from one of the two Leonardo da Vinci Chunky Book swaps that I am participating in. This swap is monthly and will be featuring a different artist each month.

More Little Notes

These are some other Little Notes. On the left, I took an image and have it peaking through a circle on the card. The card is stamped with a french text stamp after I distressed the background. On the edge is says "FLUTTER".

The one on the right is over a vintage image I have had on my memo board for months. It fit perfectly on the card. The card is distressed and has vintage text on the background.

Little Notes

These "Little Notes" are soooooooo addicting to make. They are made using a piece of card stock measuring 2" x 4" and folding so you have a little card measuring 2" square. Then, decorate!!! This is a great way to use up scraps all over my workspace!

The background was made by using distressing inks by Ranger and overstamping with a crackle stamp. I then used my "high tech" insulation pieces and stippled even more inks over the top. Then I added a small square of vintage music paper. After that, I cut all these little birds from a vintage books. I adhered them on the background and over stamped with an evergreen stamp.

Even More Instant Art!

Here are the ATC backgrounds. I used many different old vintage texts from old books and just layered and layered. The base is a heavy cardboard. I have made these before and usually cover it with a sealer, but since this is for a swap, my partner might want to add more embellishments or inks.

More Instant Art!

Here are the slide mounts. I used Alcohol Inks as a base, then before the ink dried, I added copper fabric paint. I spritzed it on with a toothbrush. The paint really added a great texture to these slides.

Instant Art Project

I am participating in an Instant Art swap . . . participants are required to make and send a bunch of items to a partner.

Some of the items are: 5 decorated tags, 5 "Little Beauties" (1.5" x 2" small embellishments), 5 ATC backgrounds, and 5 decorated slide mounts. Here are the set of tags I made for this swap.