Artist Trading Card Swap Day

On the third Sunday of the month, the local Artist Trading Card group meets up, and we do a live trade. Each month has a theme (but you don't have to follow the themes), and this month's theme was "Tangerine ~ Feathers ~ Chaotic".

I saw this tutorial for making paper feathers, so I thought I'd give it a try. Thank goodness I have the sharpest little scissors in the world - it made all the little cuttings a breeze!

I would have liked to have added a bit of tattered lace between the burlap and feather, and maybe some old white buttons, or some mica flakes and a jute bow.....but I ran out of time, and had to RUN out the door! Like I say every month: "Next time I'll start earlier"....

ATC's

On the 3rd Sunday of each month, the local ATC trade group meets up to swap atc's (that's today!). I haven't been able to attend because I've just been too busy, and I've really been missing it. The early part of the year is always a little quieter for me, so I was able to whip up some atc's to trade!

This month's theme is: "Orchid~Maps~Pay It Forward". These all started off with scraps of map on them...but many of them are so covered with layers, you'd never know it! Also, the pink was my "orchid" colour (you may have to use your imagination!).

Spring Fairy ATC Artdoll

Here's my ATC artdoll for March's swap theme: "Spring Fairy".

April's themes are: "Cherry Blossom" and a colour challenge: "Pink and Green".

January Artdolls

Here's the ATC artdoll that I made for the January swap theme: "Snowflake":

Here's the paper artdoll that I made for the January swap theme: "New Year's Baby":



New Year's seems like sooooo long ago now! February's swap themes are: "Love" and "Hearts".

Today/tonight my son and I will be making little matchbox Valentine's for his classmates - cute - cute- cute. It's so much fun to have crafty time with your kids!

Fantastic Flat Paperdoll December Swap Themes

Here's the themes for this month's Fantastic Flat Paperdoll group: The ATC Paper artdoll swap theme is a colour challenge: "Vintage Tinsel and Turquoise". Here's a mosaic for inspiration (photo from flickr: 1. My holiday decorating inspiration this year....)

The regular Paper Artdoll swap theme is: "Elf/Gnome". More photo's for inspiration: (1. Huge Pixie Elves!!, 2. "Mistletoe Elf", 3. Thrifting in Pittsburgh, 4. Twin elves