I Love Raw Milk Postcard

Another craft I made for a swap. I really like how this turned out! It was fun to make. I used an image (the cow) torn from a chocolate bar wrapper. The rest of the papers were from cardstock or old cards. And I rubber-stamped the text.

Postage Stamp ATCs

I made these two ATCs for a swap. The theme was used postage stamps. I used a couple of non-profit stamps. I get alot of those in the mail!

First Class

Misdirected Mail

They are not my best. I just could not think of anything else to do with them!

Above The Crowd ATC

This is another swap item I made. I'm not really happy with it, but here it is.
The main image came from a Trader Joe's flyer. They always have cute drawings in them, with a vintage look.
The theme for the swap was Year of the Horse and had to have a horse image.
For some reason when I saw it all I could think of was 'Above the Maddening Crowd' which I know is not the real quote! It's very paraphrased from 'Far From the Madding Crowd' by Thomas Gray's poem

Far From the madding crowd's ignoble strife

Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray;

Along the cool sequester'd vale of life

They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.

Madding = Maddening! ... My brain warped it! Haha!
Anyway, horses take us above the crowd!

I Love Tea Postcard

As with a lot of things I post here, I made this postcard for a swap. Tea/Coffee was the theme. I don't drink coffee, but I love tea!

The tag is from Numi Chocolate Pu-erh, one of my favorite teas!

Eli Bowen ATC

This Artist Trading Card was made for a swap with the them of Medical Oddities.
I picked Eli Bowen, the Legless Wonder. He toured with the Barnum & Bailey circus in the 1870s. Some info on him can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Bowen
This card was made with fabric, 

Silver & Gold ATC

I created a new ATC this afternoon for another swap. This swap was a bit of a treasure hunt and you had to choose 4 from a list of items to make the card.
I chose something red, textured paper, rubber-stamped image and something silver.

I'm Baroque Postcard

I made this postcard for a swap. The theme was junk mail. I used an image from a catalog and a couple of advertising postcards. The letters were also cut out of the catalog. It was fun!

Rainbow ATC

I haven't made anything to post here in a while. But, I made a cute ATC for the Rise challenge at the We-R-Soto forum, so here it is!

It's based on a song from the Disney film, Chimpanzee. So, I found a cute little pic of Oscar to use, too.

Brownie ATC

I made this ATC for a swap that had to include a camera image. So, I took a picture of one of my old Brownie cameras. Then, I did a search to find the history of my model. It was a 'No. 2' model made between 1929 - 1931. You can tell by the color of the case (dark brown - although it looks black in the image) and that it has a wind-up key. My grandfather bought it new, probably in 1929. I also found an ad with a similar model. I put both images together in PSP, then printed it out.

I really like how this one turned out. I love working with vintage images and items.

Vintage Stamp 'Liberty' ATC

Another artist trading card I made last week. This one with used postage stamps and rubber stamping.

Vintage Bicycle 'Ride A Bike' ATCs

I made this set for a swap last week. Sort of a collage. Two of them have a suede-like paper as the background.

Happy Spring Postcard

I made a set of four of these postcards this morning. Just with rubber stamps and different colored inks. Mailed three of them out today. Fun and quick. I need to do more stamping. I've got tons of rubber stamps. I just need more ink and some embossing powders, etc.

Mail Art Postcard

This postcard is for another swap. I love doing those because they kind of challenge me and give me ideas on other things to make! This one is going to Washington.

I think I need to get one of those cheap little battery-run fans from the dollar store to help me get the glue to dry more quickly! The glitter glue took quite a while to dry!
Oh! I just won one on Listia!!
I just won this for free, PERSONAL FAN http://www.listia.com/rhl9cg/174106 

Two ATCs

I made two ATCs the other day and forgot to share them. They were for a couple of swaps I was in.

 Elephant Walk

Apple Delight

Do Not Disturb ATC

I had some extra images that were similar to the Do Not Disturb postcard I made a few weeks ago, so decided to make an ATC version. I am auctioning this one on Listia:

Do Not Disturb - Original Collage ATC/ACEO. Check it out - http://www.listia.com/rh8bpw/174106

Destination First Class Postcard

I really like how this postcard turned out. I'm really getting in the mood to ride my bike more, so this postcard is a reflection of that. This was made for a swap.

Grocery Box Postcard

I've joined quite a few swaps on swap-bot recently for trading handmade postcards.
This one is to use part of a box or carton, such as a cereal box, etc. I don't eat processed faux food, but there are some real foods that come in containers of some sort. So, I adapted the little cardboard 'wraps' that go around the tubs from cream cheese, etc. I think they worked quite well. I mounted them on thin posterboard with Scotch Permanent Glue Stick and coated the front and edges with one thin coat of Plaid Royal Coat Découpage Finish.

This one is going to The Netherlands. My scanner cut the right edge off the image - both sides match, so it should look like the left edge with the cow's head and the text intact. It is 3 pieces of the package cut to fit the 4x6 inch postcard.

This one is going to Canada. This one was a little tricky as the 'box' was so small, but it worked out with a couple of little extra pieces to fill in the slot where the plastic lid came through (bottom left, above the Meyenberg name.)

I have several more postcard swaps coming up in the future. But, tomorrow I will be making several sets of beaded hat pins. I've made a few of these in the past year & they are kind of fun to do. I try to make them look a bit vintage, so we'll see if I succeed again. I'll share my results here tomorrow night.

Mail Art Postcard

I just made my first postcard! I made it for a swap. I really like how it turned out!

I used some poster board, cut to 6 x 4.25 inches. I made the graphic for the back of the postcard in PSP.

Then, I used some images that came in on today's junkmail and a little text sticker for the collage.

I used Scotch Permanent Glue Stick to adhere the graphics to each side of the poster board. Then I covered the front and edges with one thin coat of Plaid Royal Coat Découpage Finish.

I like how it turned out! I will be making more of these in the future. They are just a larger version of an ATC (Artist Trading Card)!