More recycled art stuff

This is Altoid tin #2, with bits of tatting, wrapping paper, mother-of-pearl buttons, and an odd earring. I hope it will sell on ebay like #1 did. I shipped that one off to Colorado Springs yesterday.

Getting into collage again

I'm getting ready to move house again, and with that comes the necessity of some organizing. I must be a real world class pack rat. A couple of friends tell me I have the coolest "stuff". As in collections of odd bits and pieces of great things to use in collage work.

I decided to try my hand at some altered art. First, came the Altoid tin. I had a couple of them rattling around the house, and thought it might be fun to play with some of them. Oh, yeah. This is what I can do with some odd antique buttons, bits of lace and tatting, some pewter charms and this lovely wrapping paper I've been hoarding. Uh...recycling. ; )

Now, I've begun to swap some artist's trading cards with others I've met online. This is unbelievably fun! Here is the digitally designed card I sent out in October, and I received eleven outstanding miniature works of art by return mail. ATCs are a standard size of 2.5 inches x 3.5 inches, the same as baseball cards. They fit conveniently into album pages made for collector cards. Very, very cool.

I love this photo of Harley so much I decided to scrap it again in Alma's Quick Fix layout.


I used Amy Bleser's Carefee kit, with the Artistamps font, and Anke Calligraphic.

Pirate Girl

Courtney is my cousin's granddaughter, so I suppose that makes her my third cousin? Anyway, she's a doll, and here she is all ready for Halloween, although it was at least a month before!

Grungy papers and elements by Christy Heins.







On the big night, Courtney's mom and friends all dressed up to go out for trick or treating. Hard to say if the big girls had more fun than the kids! Papers and elements by Robyn England .