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.