ATC purse template

I made this little template to share with you.

It is a purse made of paper,or you could make it out of material .

It will fit a few ATC's(It is just a little size larger).And it took only a few minutes to make.Just click on the template photo,then right click and save to your computer.Then print it out and cut.Then fold where the dotted lines are.I didn't add any embellishments or anything fancy.I just wanted to show you how it would look when it was finished.Great gift bag to fill up with Candy or any thing you might want.

Spring time swap

Earlier this year I joined in on a swap with some of my old friends from Stamp Majik.This is a yahoo group owned by Joey L.She lives in Australia.This is the very first group that I joined and learned about Artist Trading Cards.I really loved this group and quite a few of the women in it.But they didn't seem to want to work on art work as passionately as I did.Then I moved on to Valerie's group (and also I love this inspiration of fantastic women)

W.T.A. swap

These are two Atc's I made and sent out to Judy H.As she was one of the winners in the "winner take all" lottery swap.One is a 4x4 and is magnetic.The other one has actual jean material as part of the backround..I called it wishing on a star.

Under the sea ATC Art doll

This is the ATC art doll I have made for a trade with Tess and Deb.
I have only made a couple of these art dolls,and I'm not sure if I made it right.
Why because I know the art dolls are suposed to have a brad some where to allow movement.But this one has no movement.But I also know that the art doll can be folded up and so I made this one as a three fold back round.I hope they like it.

Lucky lady dip ATC

Here are the four ATC cards I picked out of the lucky lady dip.We had over a hundred different ladys to represent,and could pick four to do.
Mine were: Genie of the lamp,African Queen,Old lady of the sea,and Autumn Goddess

Venetian mask,Merman ATC size

This is a mask I made to swap.It is ATC size and is to be decorated up like the Venetian masks.Yes it was made out of the coffee can foil.Each piece of the mask was made then glued together(9 in all)Now all I have to do is mount it on to a ATC back and add some bright green frayed string(to look like sea weed)

Future Artist..Sara

I had a wonderful opportunity to have a friends kids over yesterday.Rob and his lady Marla were over for a fish fry.They brought along the three kids.Sidney,Sara,and Jacob.They have seen my art craft room and of coarse the girls wanted to play.So I came up with the idea of making a necklace from the laminate counter pieces.They made some really cute stuff even Jacob.Each made a necklace for there teachers.Darn if I didn't get a picture of em but Sara did also make me a ATC and so here is the picture.I see a future artist here in all three of them.You know they also told me the school they go to doesn't have art class? I was shocked and sadened.

Art Doll

Here are the little piggies I made for the art doll swap.The doll was to be any thing flying.This was my first (ART DOLL).Yes I have made paper dolls but these are just a little different.I looked and asked around for some information on what the rules were,if any.The only rule I know of is the doll must be able to fold up to be the size of an artist trading card.So not being sure I made my little piggies the size of the ATC backround.The wings move and the bottom legs move.The wings were made out of some 2" wide ribbon I had.

It's All in the Packaging~

Now this was a fun swap to be in.I haven't gotten my six in return yet but I will be sure to add them and so you this unique swap.
The backing was made from the hard packaging plastic you get from the store and throw away.This was fun to recycle..I'm going to make some more!

Red and Black ATC Heart

ATC Jester

This one of the four ATC's I made for a Joker/Jester swap.It is a collage and colored with glitter gel pen.And of coarse gold foil paper hand embossed.

Down by the old Red Mill

This is my latest ATC made out of foil.
The image is 3D and colored with markers.
Already traded to Pat O.

ATC

Here are two of the latest ATC's I've made.The back round of Rah and the heart in the forget me not is made of foil paper embossed with my designs.Rah is traded to Lise from the stamp majik group.

ATC ~Fan Princess~

This is my first ATC that I made.I called her the fan princess.She is made out of embossed paper.The gold paper I hand embossed with my own design and colorised it with markers.The gold paper is from the lining of a cigarette package.I have not been able to find this paper for sale but I think I will be getting a hold of the company that makes the clove cigarettes and ask them about it.Yes I made her to trade and yes she was traded to Terry Moore.