Chunky ATCs

I wanted to share these Chunky ATC's I was inspired to make during our recent trip to Alabama to visit Pam (see previous post).  But I can't do that without saying that due to recent tornadoes and storms in her area I'm really hoping everything there is okay and it's just a matter of there being no phone or internet service.  I'll just rest a lot easier when I hear from her that things are okay.

We worked on these ATC's there and I made up a bunch more when I got back home.  I have to confess the rosettes at the top and the grungeboard flower on the front of the 2nd one were inspired by Lori.  (It's hard not to copy when you are working right next to someone:)

Totally fun to make and approved by the son as being "really cool."

Fabric Collage

When I said I wouldn't be continuing with Tag Tuesday anymore, I don't think I expressed how busy I have been the past few months.  The day job has kept me hopping

 -- which is a very good thing, I know.  

 I also took a trip to visit some of my cruising friends (Tim Holtz cruise, 2009).   Sarah, Lori and I met up at Pam's house.   I had a ball travelling to Pam's with Lori.   And Pam was a wonderful hostess to us all.

We did the things we all enjoy -- junking, eating, crafting!  A fun trip!

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And I made something!   I've been wanting to try fabric collage but I don't have a sewing machine.  So I went with some hand stitching which looks a little crude, but all in all I like it.  I used  fabric from some upholstery sample books I had.  I then dyed that and all my lace in coffee.  The image was printed out on a cotton sheet suitable for my inkjet printer.

Altered Jean Pocket

I've been holding on to this blue jean pocket for a while after having confiscated it from a pair of my son's old blue jeans.  It's unique in that it has a zipper (covered by the flap).    Finally this pocket, some Sticky-Back Canvas from Claudine Hellmuth/Ranger, and the Huck Finn set from Artistic Outpost came together!
.I stamped onto the canvas with Staz-on and then colored the edges with distress ink.  I added more color to the images with Copics.  To ensure it stayed onto the pocket I actually pulled out a needle and thread to add three buttons (I'm not one to sew if I don't have to).  I stamped the word Dream from that same stamp set onto metal tag to embellish the top.
I don't have many little boy stamps and I'm not into cutesy type stamps, so I just love this Huck Finn set.

Flapper Fashions

More Flapper Fashions from the new Artistic Outpost release.  I created a collage background from that stamp set and then stamped on the flappers on an oval as a focal point.  I thought these little art deco earrings I had made the perfect embellishment.