Paper dolls!

Finished paper dolls (for the same swap as the mermaids--you can see one of the
finished mermaids HERE.)  I took several pictures, since what's the point of making
paper dolls, if you don't PLAY with them??

The swapped pages will be bound into a book . . . four of my pages are similar,
but different.  This is the front, with a stitched vellum pocket to hold the doll and
clothing.

The back of the pages (the letters are glittery), the backgrounds are all
spritzy and inky, stamped with Rogue Redhead Designs awesome
background stamps.

wearing some Gelli print clothes

That was fun.  At least for me--but I hope you had fun, too. 

The girl child and I are out of town at the moment--I will be back to blog
visit you next week.  See you soon! :)

swaps to mail--What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday, #224

It's finished swaps, getting ready to mail them out--

and my favorite background stamps, and other random supplies.

Have a great WOYWWednesday, everyone--I'll be by to see you later!
Thank you for all the help and good wishes with the ATCs Around the World Project,
I appreciate it!  There are still plenty of countries on the list, just saying . . .

PS--some of those stamps are now available in the UK at Make the Day Special
(Sorry for not including that, BJ!)

mermaid paper doll

For my Altered Arts Magazine post today, here is a mermaid

paper doll book page I've been working on:

The swap pages will be bound by the awesome swap hostess into a book--

how great is that???  (Thank you, Wendy!)  Anyway, this page and the

mermaid's body have Gelli plate print bases.  In the pic above, you can see

the glitter highlights--those are from a Wink Of Stella pen.

          The left side is intentionally a little blank, as that will be bound--here she 

          is swimming in her lonely sea . . .

And here she is out--the blue is from a repurposed blue plastic folder, 

the letters are a vintage stamp set, and the head is from Altered Pages .

I'm kind of into this whole arty paper doll thing now--if you have a link

you'd like to share, I'd love to see some you've made, or some 

favorites you've found?

Thank you for looking, and a Happy Sunday to you!  (Just a reminder--

if you haven't checked out the ATCs Around the World project yet, please

give it a look.  Even if  your country is already "taken," maybe you can

help with an address or two.)

paper dolls and ATCs--What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday, #223

Workdesk is once again in the living room, but NOT because the art room is
a mess (it's still very tidy).  If I'm working on something when there are other
people in the house, I'm more centrally located if I'm not back in my hidey hole.

paper doll pieces--one is going to be a mermaid

The box in the upper left corner is full of atcs:

flat atcs for the ATCs Around The World project

I'm working on sending an ATC to every country in the world--as you can imagine,
it's going to be difficult to find an address for every country.  If you wouldn't mind
receiving an atc, or if your country is already "taken" and you know of someone who
would like one, please let me know--you can find more info at the top of my blog in
the tabs.  You know I could seriously use your help with this, WOYWWers.  And
if it's okay with our favorite hostess, I'd like to send the UK card to her?  What say
you, Miss Julia?

Thank you, WOYWWers-- I'll see you later with a big mug of tea and a good long
round of blog visiting.  And thank you, Julia, for the weekly trip around the arty globe.

PS--let me add that the ATCs Around the World is not a swap, although
I won't say no to anyone who wants to send me one, right?  But if you have
an address for a family member or friend or coworker, that would be great,
and no return atc needed!  :)

atcs around the world project--can you help?

So I'm working on sending an atc to every country in the world (which explains
all the flat atcs lately, yes?).  If you, my bloggy friend, could help with an address
or two, that would be fabulous--please see the master list HERE.

Here are two of the atcs I plan to mail out--these feature images from Altered 
Pages.  (Unfortunately, they've been lurking about my desk, detached from their
original sheet, and I don't know which pages they came from, and there are SO
many great collage sheets at AP, I can't find them!)

what a soulful expression!

I would totally wear that hat.

 Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

keeping it flat . . .

You know what?  Once you get used to embellishing atcs, it's hard to keep them
flat!  I've been working on making atcs that are easily mailed, which means steering
clear of the bulky embellishments.  Here are three I'd like to share with you today
for Altered Arts Magazine:

These clearly aren't a set, but there are different elements about each one I really like.

subtle touches

this one is just fun

REALLY like this background, and c'mon, it's a penguin!!!  :)

The background on the middle Mickey Rooney atc is mixed media collage,
but the penguin has added stamping with found objects, which is always a good
time.

So is it just me?  Or is it hard for you to keep your atcs flat, too?

Anyway, why not join in some challenge fun:
Aud Sentiments--any sentiment.  (Hello, Pal!)
Crafter's Cafe--humorous.  (Am I the only one thinking Hello Pal! is funny?)
Fab n' Funky--complementary colors (Mr. Penguin's blue and orange)
Frilly and Funkie--anything goes.  I guess that could be any of them, but that
butterfly in the center of the first one came from f&f, so . . .

There are plenty more great challenges out there, so if you need some inspiration,
you may want to check out Paper Playful for a little kick in the creative pants.  :)

Two for Tuesday Blog Hop with Altered Pages and Bombshell Stamps

Howdy, hoppers! (You should have arrived here from Cowgirl Katie's.)
Here is my Two For Tuesday blog hop offering, a booklet/card with flap closure:

sentiment from Bombshell's Western Gal, collage images Altered Pages

cowgirl quotation printed on vellum

good advice, right?

can be opened accordion style for display

So what are you waiting,  for let's get hopping!

Start at

Bombshell Stamps Blog

and then hop onto our Design Teams Blogs

Kelli Green

Leslie Rahye

Katie Shanahan-Jones

you are here----Trisha Too

GO HERE NEXT-------Alison Heikkila

Roni Johnson

Jodi Elam

Lyneen Jesse

Alaine Medio

Daniella Hayes

Kim Gaughan

Becky Voth

Sharon Rogers

Tristan Robin Blakeman

Jenn Cochran

Danie May

Marnie Bushmole 

Stephanie Siatta

Kathi Rerek

Gia Lau 

and finish back at 

Altered Pages Blog

ever tried embossing powder beads?

It's super easy, and the results are worth a try:

I think they look like glass!  If you've never tried this technique, or want a reminder
of how fun and easy it is, I'd be delighted if you would check out my latest article at 
Unruly Paper Arts:  Embossing Powder Beads.

finished a little something, working on another--What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday, #220

THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by last week, I appreciated your
visits VERY much.  It's crazy around here right now, with school starting,
and trying to get our shop moved.  We've been in the same place for about
25 years, so it's kind of like a giant messy closet. 

Anyway, I'm almost positive I snooped out everyone who stopped by last
woyww, and will do it again this week, despite all the goings on.  It was like
a little retreat to take the time to drop by and say hi to you all.  Thank you
again for the comments!

Totally forgot to share my latest Unruly Paper Arts article--the technique
I wrote about is what got me started on the big sort out/clean up in the first
place, since I couldn't find one of the required supplies!!

a little peek at the technique, you can see the article HERE

Here's the amazingly-clean-for-me workdesk this week:

that's my real life, in-the-artroom desk!

The piece in the middle is for a blog hop--if you have time, stop by Tuesday,
August 27th.  There will be lots of prizes for you, from what I hear.

Happy What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday, and thank you, Julia, for
being such a fabulous hostess!

always time for a little Poe . . .

It's that time of year again, with the back-to-school, getting ready for fall,
and Halloween fun.  The fall kits are coming out at Altered Pages, and here
is a peek inside a Poe mini book (it's seriously tiny, about 2 by 2 inches--
get it?  A little Poe?):

Lots of classic Poe photo images,

and of course there has to be The Raven.

Plus plenty of ephemera and other goodies!

Everything you need to make your own tiny treasure is in the Altered Pages
E.A. Poe Mini Book kit.

And you might want to join in the AP GREEN challenge this month:

an atc featuring an AP image

You have until the end of August to join in, and the prize package includes
a Ranger Ink Blender, Fancy Buttons, and Bazzill Chipboard Embellies.

Have a great weekend, everyone!