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I struggles with an idea for the Christmas ATC Swap on AMR too. In the end, time was ticking away. I decided to re-work the Christmas card I made for my co-workers. Melonscraps said that was cheating. I replied that I was just using my own "sketch".
This time around I was able to use Nestabilities Nesting Birds die which made cutting out the birds much easier. (I hand cut them last year) Once I got the sandwich right, they cut though the felt "like bud-dah". These little guys have brads for eyes and feather wings. After attaching the wings and tails last year I swore I'd never work with feathers again and though them away. While I did remember I'd have to buy more feathers, I had completely blocked out the mess a bag of feathers created. Seconds after I opened this bag, it all came back to me. I didn't have to deal with the tails feather this time because these guys are just too little.
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I signed up for a Grungeboard ATC Swap at AMR. Almost immediately, I question that decision. I was really blocked. My first attempt was hideous. I am typically a bit harsh on my work, but this was awful; truly, truly horrible. I went to re-work it, and ended up completely starting over, but I think it was worth it.
This little froggy is a QuicKutz die. The die wouldn't cut all the way though the grungeboard so I had to go in with my micro point scissors and complete the cuts. I have to say those little toes 
were a pain in the tokhes. (yes, I looked up the spelling on that!) He is inked and his lower body is embossed with Tiny Bubbles and re-inked in a lighter green. Black Mark-its for eyes and a Glaze smile.
I heat embossed a Studio G stamped image on the back of a piece of MME Oui Oui Handsome and mounted that on the front of the same paper. The frame is a QK digital download for the Silhouette its all on a piece of Mud Pie Bazzil. I like this one a lot, and I'll be proud to swap him with the other Grungeboard girls from AMR.
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This first ATC was for a Splitcoast Stampers Swap. The theme was $1 Halloween stamps. The bats a Studio G Acrylic Stamp and the October 31 is a $1 Wood mounted stamp (maybe Studio G too?) The bats are embossed in black over a gold lame type cardstock, mounted on DCWV purple glitter cardstock. The orange ribon is American Crafts ($1 too, so BONUS!) I stamped the Oct 31 stamp directly on the black cardstock and embossed it in an off-white. Then I stamped and embossed the same image on off white cardstock, punched it out (circle) and pop-dotted it over the base image. All of it is mounted on DCWV orange glitter cardstock. Oh yeah, pop-dotted is a verb too, you can add it right above xyroned in your scrappy dictionary.
This one is for another Splitcoast Stampers' swap, the theme being owls. So here the branches are made from leaf ribbon in red and brown (some are red and orange, some are orange and brown) It the same type of ribbon used here. The owls are inkadinkadoo. The larger one is from one of my sets, and jr was kindly lent melonscraps (she rocks) I cut the owls out and pop-dotted them on the Bo Bunny cardstock. I once again reached for my circle punch to make the moon opening. All that was pop-dotted over DCWV yellow glitter cardstock.
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It's been brought to my attention that it's been nearly two months since my last post. Yes, I've done scrappy projects, bought a bit o' swag, continued the ongoing quest for organizational perfection and I've even built a new theme for said blog; I just haven't felt like photographing or blogging it. I don't know why, I have even been letting my Google Reader updates slip into three digits.
But I'm back, and here is one of my projects I did, and even photographed at the time; better blogged late than never, right?
Supplies: Doodlebug Glittered Cardstock, Making Memories PP (Crimped w/ Fiskars paper crimper, and punched w/ Martha Stewart Doiley Edge border punch), Brown Felt, A Jolee's Cherry, Fruit Punch Stickles and Grosgrain ribbon from Michael's $1 basket. I packaged them in glassine envelopes with a seal made up of two Bazzil scalloped circles (Nestabilities) and stamped with a Studio G (Series 7) cupcake.
These were for my first swap at Splitcoast Stampers, I'm a bit nervous about them I hope they're up to their standards. I must confess, I was a bit worried because there was no stamping, so I stamped the back (I forgot to take a pic)
Now it's your turn. Leave me a comment about how much you missed me. WOW I usually only hear the crickets chirping after I tell a joke. Hello? Is this thing on?
I joined an Alphabet ATC Swap at AMR. I asked for the letter G, so I needed to make 26 ATC for the letter G. I kind of struggled designing it, but I finally figure it out. The background is a glossy photo, and I pop-dotted the Hambly transparency. I painted the "G" back of the Hambly in pink and stamped the "G" on the front. The "G" stamp is from Technique Tuesday (Gee Whiz). And since on of the works around the outside was glitz, I added a couple of gems.
I also stamped another Technique Tuesday (Tall Big Timber Meadow) "G" on the glassine envelope. One of things I like most about this is that the screen print texture shows thought the stamping (Ranger Inks Archival - Jet Black)
Oh yeah, why did I chose "G"? Because I like the shape of lowercase Gs, that's why!
The boys talked me into going to the Dollar Tree tonight, while there, I noticed these little trading card albums. Do you know what else is the size of a trading card? Yep, ATCs!
Of course, the funky little design on the front wasn't quite cutting it, so I covered it in MM Noteworthy. And what doesn't look better covered in Noteworthy? And I've been dying actually use my new Zutter Round-it-All corner rounder.
Then, I inked the edges and in lieu of my AWOL slot punch, I punched three large crop-a-dile holes and cleaned them up with t BG file set. I covered the new slots with a Noteworthy die cut and tied a twill not in front. (I stole the twill from my oldest, it part of the packaging from his new blanket.)
the ATC letter are actually bright green Thickers that I inked. The felt flowers also came in the Noteworthy kit, and the center is a blue skittle, au natural.
And voila! A lovely ATC Album. It'll hold 16 ATC, perfect for the Four Seasons swap!
Thank you melonscraps for giving me this lovely ATC. (Also, once you glue the paper on the album, it's harder to tell which side is up which is why this lovely album is bottom loading :)
I finally made those ATCs I've been designing in my head. They were due for a swap on Friday. Originally, they were due on 5/16 and when they extended the deadline to the 23rd I though, "Well, why can't people just do their on time?" Now I am all shades of embarrassed because I didn't even make the extended deadline.
This swap's theme was "Your favorite Bible verse", my fave is John 13:34
I give you a new commandment: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.I had it printed on overhead transparencies at Staples. Then I stamped flourishes from Basic Grey (pink) and Inkadinkadoo (black) The butterflies are punched from DCWV glitterstack w
ith MS triple butterfly punch. I Fun Flocked their little bodies. I hope my fellow swappers enjoy them.
Now, there all back home, with only the fringes fraternizing with other embellies.
And I shared how I store my Skittles on the AMR board
