The Little Girl Who Wouldn't Go Away

I guess I'm still in the Halloween "dark" mode. I made this little digital collage and printed it out on fabric. I'll definitely do something with this. I used another one of my Zetti stamps I received in the mail. Isn't she adorable? Well, maybe not if you read the little poem and look at the background. But she will be popping up in different colors and settings from now on. And I am going to have to order a few more! :)

On a lighter note, here are the remaining two 60's flashback ATC's that I received the other day. This one is a textured background (coffee filter) painted black. And the tie dye is real! She really dyed the coffee filter. How cool is that?!

This next one didn't scan well at all. Sorry about that. It's really neat, though. The peace sign is made up of seed beads. Hence the uneven scanning. Very nice effect with the Peace and Love stamped in psychedelic ink. This scan does not do the card justice. Arrggghhh! Maybe Santa will bring me a nice BIG scanner!

That's it for today. I am supposed to be making my paper dolls, but this little girl just wouldn't let me get to work until I gave her a spooky background! Stay tuned...

Happy Halloween!

My Teesha Moore stamps that I talked about in my last post arrived today, can't you tell? FYI, the stamp is the little girl. You can click on the photo to get a much larger view. See her funky outfit? I colored her in purples and pinks today to match the digital background. She is so cute! I have another one that I'll post next time. I thought I would put her into a Halloween mood so I gave her a few frightful friends.

The mailbox had all kinds of presents today. I also received my '60's Flashback ATC's. Here is one called "Valium Mornings". It just has that vintage feel to it, doesn't it? I LOVE this card!

Here is another of the 60's ATC's. It has really captured the era with the verse and the art. LOVED it, too! The other two I will post next time. I'm still getting used to trying to figure out the spacing when you try to type between photos. As you can see, I haven't quite figured it out. Oh well...

That's all for today. I need to go get the candy dish ready for the little beggars that will be arriving soon. BOO!! Happy Halloween!

60's Flashback ATC's

Here are the ATC's I'm sending in for the 60's Flashback theme. Sorry some of them ended up scanning a little blurry. I don't know what that's all about. If you look real close (you can click on the photo to get a larger view) you'll see that I included a metal peace charm somewhere on each charm.

My favorite is the Twiggy card. I wish it had scanned better. The background is that cool handkerchief I found at Hobby Lobby. The boots are dimensional stickers that I found on a sheet with a 60's theme. How appropriate! I stamped the word MOD on one of the letters on the fabric.

Speaking of stamps, I found these tiny rubber stamps at Michael's in their dollar bin! I'll try and scan them in my next post. At first, I picked up the little box and thought, "how cute!". Then I realized there were all different kinds of fonts! I started with three little boxes. Perfect for ATC's!

The guitar card is another one that I used the fabric for a background. The stickers were part of the same set with the boots. I think I added one sticker for each card. There were plenty to go around.

Other news: Isabella's Coffee House is adding an annex! That's all I'll say for now. Details to come later...

ATC2: 1960's Flashback

Here is the second card I created for the Artella 1960's flashback ATC swap. It's digital here, but the background is on fabric and the rest are cut from watercolor paper. Did people really dress like that?! This swap is a lot of fun! I found some cool stickers yesterday that I'll put on my next one. It's a sheet of a tie dye shirt, some funky pants, white platform knee high boots, and some other stuff. It's a hoot! I'll show you when I get it finished.

Must run now to get these zine pages painted. It's turning into a bigger project because of my perfectionism! I'm loving the finished look, though. I'll post some pages when done. Deadline for mailing is Oct. 11. (whew!) Yes, I've re-done about half of it. Hmmm... What can I say? Didn't get much done on it yesterday because of a BAD migraine. Yuck, I hate when those hit. It had me down most of the afternoon/evening. Sometimes even Imitrex doesn't take care of it all of the time. It did help, though. Hopefully today I won't get another one. When they come in two's and three's I get worn down!

OK, enough about all of that. Stay tuned for what's next!

ATC Mania

Here is a digital mock up of one of the ATC's I'm working on for the Artella 60's Flashback ATC swap. I found some really groovy images to use on the web and some of hubby's music paraphernalia! :) The second photo is some cool fabric I came across. It's actually a bandanna that I found at Michael's. Perfect! I'll cut out bits and use on my card backgrounds.

I found a site that had a bunch of 60's buttons like the one on this card. I'm going to print out a few and add this glaze to the paper which makes it look like a plastic coating. Each card will have a semi-real button attached to it. There were some pretty hardcore buttons back then. Being easily distracted, I spent way too much time looking at different 60's culture websites! It was a fascinating era.

Speaking of ATC's, I was browsing through Yahoo groups yesterday and came across their ATC swaps. This group creates swaps for every theme imaginable! I couldn't believe all of the great ideas for ATC's! And then I stumbled up the ... Art Doll ATC swap! Yay!! This is a year-long swap (starting in October). Woohoo! Your four ATC's are due in the hostess' hands on the last day of each month. You get five in return! The hostess creates one for everyone. What a bonus! Every month has a theme and of course October's is Halloween. So, that little swap will keep my creative juices flowing. It's funny because I was going to suggest an art doll swap in the Artella ATC swaps. I may still do so, but this will make sure I get a regular "fix" for my art doll obsession.

This will also add to my stash of ATC's from different artists. I'm still thinking of a way to make a collage with all of them, either printed out on fabric or as they are. I want to get a good stash built up though. I'm especially looking forward to receiving my first batch of art doll ATC's. That will be a special group. From the looks of the gallery, those people are very talented. I hope mine measure up. I'll keep you posted...