Catching up! Lots of ATCs

This first ATC is for a swap called, "Use Your Crap" It has all sorts of goodies on it, the minimum requirement was ten items. I have that and then some. :)

This next one is possibly not finished, but since I haven't really figured out what else to do to it, I am posting it here for now.  If I was to pick a scripture to describe my thoughts while making this it would be James 1:2-4.  The idea is that adversity often reveals beauty.

Next up is a swap called, "Put a Bike On It".  I started with Braille paper, then I spritzed two colors of Tattered Angels Glimmer mist over a stencil, then used a smaller circle stencil and my stippling brush with some Mustard Seed Distress Ink.  I used Peeled Paint distress ink around the perimeter.  The bike is stamped onto a piece of transparency film, then I used clear embossing powder to heat emboss it.  I cut it out and mounted it over the mesh on the bottom.  In the bottom corner is a tiny piece of map.  The title is Uphill Ride.

The next one is for a swap called Book page with a Flower.  The book page is from a Russian/English dictionary.  I used twinks on it, then while it was still fairly wet, I put a piece of bubble wrap on it to give it the little circles.  The colors don't seem to be very vivid on my computer, but perhaps they will show up better for you.

This ATC is another group swap called Sheet Music with a Heart on it.  The music is Russian (I think) and came in a packet of foreign ephemera in a swap I did with a missionary in the Ukraine.

And finally we have the next Washi Critter:  Meet Blue Lips the Washi Fish.  :)  He has 15 patterns of Washi Tape and 12 different colors of stickles.  I am going to see if I can figure out a way to attach a hook for the hanger to look like a fish hook. :)

So, that's what I have been up to.  The last four of these I made today, actually.  I have been hard at it since 6:30 this morning. Next up, I need to make a head piece for Elizabeth's Steampunk Halloween costume. Just a couple more days till the Christmas gift projects start taking all my creative time.

Map ATC

This is for a swap called, Map It! and the only requirement was that it have a map on it.  I started with an old National Geographic (1960's) map of Europe. I used QuicKutz to make the airplane with red cardstock, a real wood propeller, and vellum for the canopy.  Then I added the fortune cookie insert which set the tone for the rest of the piece.  Do something unusual tomorrow

• take a trip (airplane)
• try a new food (muffin)
• listen to something different (music note)
• spend time reflecting (stars)
• celebrate something obscure (party blow whistle)
• move in a different way (bicycle)

I made a second one using a aviators sectional map, a similar red airplane and an old lapel pin Ornery found when he was a kid with wings on either side of a propeller.  It will go into my collection. :)

Gift Card Tin and Note set

Map from 1958 National Geographic Society of the British Isles.  Top is Ireland, bottom Scotland, inside Ireland and Isle of Wight.  The top and bottom have an acrylic sealer on them to help protect the map from tearing. The outside edge has a black velvet ribbon attached.

Map THIS!

Armed with a whole shoe box full of old maps, I decided to make some blank note card sets with various maps cut apart. The three sets pictured here have from 8 to 15 cards in them, depending on how many usable pieces I could get from the map. So far I have five complete sets, with about three more planned. I put two cancelled stamps on each card in one of the sets, but I haven't decided whether I will add those to the other sets or not. I have a go-zillion cancelled stamps--maybe I'll make a few sets with just map pieces and a collage of stamps... hmmm.

New York has 8 cards-- $12.

North Central US has 15 cards w/stamps -- $25.

Europe (1969) has 12 cards-- $18.

Southeastern US (1958) has 12 cards -- $18. SOLD!!

Northeastern US (1959) has 13 cards-- $20. SOLD!!