ArtBella: November 2005

Mini "Things With Wings" ATC's

Vintage Holiday Themed ATC's

Click On This Link...

...if you want to see all the beautiful playing cards made for the WINGS OF HOPE PROJECT inspired by the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

http://www.alteredchix.com/

Once there, click on "WINGS OF HOPE" to take you to the picture trail! These beautiful cards have been sent to Oprah with our hopes that they will be used for charity. Enjoy!

Favorite Quotes Theme

This card was made for a Vintage Favorite Quotes Swap. The background paper was given to me in a paper swap and I have saved it for a long time. It felt right for this card with all its texture and layers because we travel through life with those very same things. Or at least the really interesting people do!

Vintage Beach Themed ATC's (Artist Trading Cards)

4 Page Spread For Circus Round Robin Book

This is the opening page of "The Circus Girls" spread I did for another Round Robin Book. This page was actually created last after I realized that I had picked all circus women to display! A coincidence?! I don't think so....I myself think I'm a freak! So I must have been telling my own story, eh?!

This is the last of the four pages. The colored dots are actually clear bingo chips! I also used vintage circus tickets in this spread.

Strange Girls....why were they born?! Because we are ALL beautiful to behold! This is the third page of the spread.

This is the second page of the spread. I have plans to make a book like this for myself one day. I just love how whimsically it turned out! A great theme!

Gold Themed ATC Swap

The theme of this swap was GOLD. I am really proud of how these cards turned out. They seem so "rich" and "deep". The square images in the background are actual cancelled postage stamps. Perfect for this project!

3 Mini ATC's For A Winner Takes All Lottery

These were made for the winner of another WTA Lottery Drawing. She said she loved abstract and roosters. These were so fun to make! I knew right away I wanted to use Picasso's Woman with Book, as that is one of my favorite images! One day if I ever own a tiny house, I'm going to decorate a room around this poster! Anyways, these represent the first mini's that I really fell into "the groove" making. I'm thinking abstract/surreal images may be the best subjects for me with the mini cards since they are so small (1.5 x 2.5 inches).

Altered CD's For An Asian Themed Swap

These are a bit blurry looking because the jewels on them raise the image off of the scanner bed. Some day I'll have a good digital to take pics with. Until then, this should give you a pretty good idea of what they look like. :)

More Altered CD's For An Asian Themed Swap

ATC's For A Vintage Angels Swap

The gold edging on some of these are from candy wrappers! Yes! You can eat the chocolate and then use the paper for art! What a great deal, huh?! ha ha ha! Seriously though - these cards really spoke to me and I loved making them. I hope they are watching over their new owners like good angels should.

Birthday Card and Matching Box

I made these for my Sarah Bella for her 37th birthday. I thought the little girl looked like her a little bit and I just loved her silly smile under all that cake! The saying on the card is: Bella always found a way to have her cake and eat it too! Which PERFECTLY describes my sweet bella! Somehow she always comes out ahead!

Lil Freakies Paper Dolls

I made these for a Miniature Halloween Doll Swap! They are only 4" tall.

2 Mini Cards For A Winner Take All Lottery

Sure, not everyone is going to appreciate the Elvis card! But it was hilarious to make! The winner of the WTA Lottery in the miniatureatc group got to choose the kind of cards they wanted made for them. And this person liked Vintage (thus the nude on the right) and Satire/Humor. She said she loved the Elvis card a lot and that it was right up her alley!

But I DO like Elvis! Honest!

4 Page Spread In A Round Robin Book

This is in Laura A.'s Fantastical Fantasy Book that she sent out for our round robin in the Altered Chix site. On the bottom is a picture of J.M. Barrie himself - the wonderful author of Adventures in Kensington Gardens - better known as Peter Pan! It was this picture of him that inspired me to create this spread.

3" Magnates For The Eiffel Tower Swap in Artchix

The only rules for this swap were that you had to use an image from the Eiffel Tower Collage Sheet from ArtChix and they had to be paper. I decided to make little magnates. I really like how these turned out.

Miniature ATC's (1.5 x 2.5 Inches)

These were for a swap I hosted called "Favorite Words/Quotes/Authors" Swap. The words themselves are from a vintage dictionary I found falling apart in the thrift store. Recycle! It's good for the earth! :)