Get Ahead, Get A Hat or a Crown

Imagine that you have been invited to the wedding of Kate and William on the 29th of April this year. You will need a hat or a crown, a fab and funky hat/crown...something different, something to make you stand out in the crowd .... go on... go for it.. lets see yours. the wackier the better xxx

To join in with the swap make 5 ATC's on the above theme and swap 4 keeping one for your own collection.

However if you don't wish to join in with the swap but would like to create just one ATC on our monthly theme then please feel free to do so then leave a comment and link us back to you, we will visit you and look at your creation.

Above are 2 of my April creations.

We did hope to have Mr Linky set up however I havnt worked out how to just yet, I did go over to Chris's to do it but both her mum and dad were admitted to hospital and within 24hrs my mum was too.... Chris reckons we were seperated at birth as we have so much in common.. there is no show without punch. Time wasnt on our side it was hospital visits.

Look farward to seeing what you come up with.

Chriss x

AN UPDATE plus My ATC's for March challenge and the bird showcase.

AN UPDATE....

Now then you all know how much I love Crafty Individual Stamps from Jean and Malcolm.
Jean, if you don't already know has opened her very own blog :) you can find her over here... http://craftyindividualsblog.blogspot.com/ I am just so excited that she has decided to run a monthly challenge for us so why not pop over and give her a great BIG warm welcome to blogland.


I have completed my finger painting on text paper for this months Artist Trading Cards.... the 3 below are mine for the swap my other two are further down on another post.



A bit scoooowy wifffffy as I failed to scan them straight...lol. TRY TILTING YOUR HEAD TO THE RIGHT as you look at them it just may help.


As you can see I have used an old map from a book which I started altering about 6 months ago and NO I never got to finish it .... but hope to one day.

Now for the start of the Bird challenge set for us by our talented artist and friend Godelieve the 2 below are hers, you may remember them.

The colours and embossing are gorgeous you will agree.

Crafty Individual stamp on the above and once again colour stands out.

Whoever receives them will love them.


Below are Debbies..

Using a fantastic stamp designed by Crafty Individuals she created a fun filled ATC well 5 of them to be exact and those feathers she she used she plucked from her feather duster leaving it almost bare and so now she is unable to get rid of the cobwebs in her house giving her more time to be creative.... girl after my own heart

Answers on a post card please 'which came first the chicken OR the egg????'

Thanks Debbie x

All the way from Alberta Canada we have Electa's oh I am just loving the colours

And hey that bird is wrapped up well as I know the winters in Canada can be rather cold, I was on holiday in Alberta about 11 years ago in July/august and one day the heavens opened and from out of the sky fell millions of golf balls.... I swear I thought they were as they were soooo big I had never seen hail stones like it before they were making dents in some cars.... AND I do remember strawberry's the size of apples and apples the size melons.... well nearly.

I just had to show you the back of these atc's too.

Thank you Electra x


Hi Vonny,

Thanks for entering your bird atc's I'm sorry but I dont recognise the stamps but I love them that nest is yummy could you tell me who's it is please.

Great backgrounds great colours. Thank you. x


Hi Sheila,

Sorry yours are a bit lopped sided too so if you could just tilt your head or maybe stand on it you may get a birds eye view of them

The one that catches my eye is the top left the 5 birds all cut from coordinating papers.

And a little bit of embossing too. Thank u x

Chris went crazy here with 2 of her birds

Then she went all regal and gold on the 2 below I got one of the gold ones in my swap.

the bottom one to be exact

Thank you x

Then comes mine...recognise the same stamp used on our designers ....a completely different look

Bird Head CI stamp.

The birds on a wire are from another of Crafty Individual plates... Can you tell I love their stamps

Thanks for looking and if you would like to join in with us please do email me.

Birds are flying their way to you.

I'm catching up and getting my head/act together...it wasnt easy but thanks to blogging friends I am getting there.

I have not yet changed my address for those who have asked but that will happen this year however I will keep you informed. xxx

Anesha's finger painting ATC's for March

Just thought that I would show you Anesha's ''finger painting background'' Artist Trading Card swaps for the month of March

I just love these stamps from the man himself T.H. I also have them in my collection of ever growing 'rubber', just don't seem to be able to stop myself from buying a little something each month.... I am sure it's an illness once over it was shoes until I saw the light. lol

Anesha the backgrounds are even more gorgeous in real life and the colours are perfect together.. whoever receives one of these in the swap will be very lucky.... do you want to be in with a chance of owning one in your collection I know I do.

Will be back later this weekend with some fab easel ATC's to show off plus some of our stunning Masculine challenge atc's to show you too.

Hope that you have a great weekend and if you want to join in with us just drop me an email.

See post below for March ATC challenge.

Chriss x

MAN TO MAN ARTIST TRADING CARD CHALLENGE

Thank you for all of your good wishes that came my way during a bad time but I am back and back to deliver, I have missed this blog and all it's wonderful followers the lovely people I consider to be my blogland friends.

It will take some catching up but I will get back on track.

And so to start us off we have a fab challenge from a lovely friend and well known mixed media artist in both blogland and the craft world.... The lovely Heather and if you don't already know her you do not know what you are missing....go visit her gawjuss blog you will be glad that you did.

This is what Heather had to say about herself

Who knew that a rubber stamp of a Scottie dog would lead to a passion for mixed media art?

I'm Heather Robinson and I am a self-taught mixed media/altered art/collage artist with roots in rubber stamping.

Up until about 5 years ago, I was a stamping whirlwind making greeting cards by the hundreds.

A good friend convinced me (reluctantly at first) to try making artist trading cards and my world opened up from there.

I began dabbling in collage and it felt to me like “coming home”. I had always had an interest in altering books, likely spurred on by the fact that I’m a librarian and spend my days surrounded by books, but I had never really devoted much time to it.

That changed when I was invited to participate in a number of round robin journal projects.

Recent passions include beeswax collage, encaustic art and art journaling.

I have been published in “Rubber Stamper”, “Stampers' Sampler”, “Take Ten” and “Artful Blogging” magazines.

My blog can be found http://creativesolace.blogspot.com.

A big thank you to Linda who set our brilliant Tryptich challenge my word her Artist Trading Cards which she created were amazing.

Our MAN TO MAN challenge will run until the end of November...I know it's not long but I wish to catch up for Decembers challenge.

Our lovely guests ATC designers LYN, CHRIS AND KIMMIE will be with us in the new year... more incredible designs and challenges to look forward to.

For all those who asked of Marley and Mimi they are doing well thank you pics to be posted soon of them both.

I have to make a trip to the post office in the morning with all the back log of Artist Trading Cards...thank you for being so understanding. xxx

For new peeps out there who wish to join in please complete 5 Artist Trading Cards on the theme ....keeping one for yourself and sending 4 into be swapped.

Happy Sunday...Heather has been away from her blog for a little while however she will be blogging for us today Canada time x

Linda's Triptych Treasures

Freelance mixed media artist for this fabulous challenge is the very talented Linda.

Here s what Linda told us about herself...

I was born in Perth, Western Australia but travelled across the Nullabor with my boys a couple of years back and planted my feet firmly in Sydney.

I have tried a lot of arts and crafts and mostly enjoy experimenting with mixed media. I began my passion for paper as a scrapbooker but went on to ATCs and other off the page projects before settling into collage type art. Currently I keep busy with two young sons, my study (bach. degree of social science & bach. degree in arts), as well as teaching and promoting my art around Australia...someday I hope to go international.

I have been published in a handful of craft magazines for my ATCs and cards and enjoy working on design teams for companies such as Paper Artsy, Scrapware and Altered Pages.
The sky is the limit and I am having a blast :)
Linda B

These stunning Artist Trading Cards were created by linda using 3 different templates which she kindly provided for us ....see post above for the templates.


Linda describes this look as her 'manky look of the moment... delicate, feminine and GRUNGY just like her' lol.







I think that you will agree with me they are FABULOUS.

Linda's blog and art work is amazing please pop over H E R E and pay her a visit.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE IN WITH A CHANCE OF OWNING ONE OF THESE FAB ATC'S THEN PLEASE JOIN IN THE SWAP.

Date closes on the 31st October.

Thank you

UPDATE... Thanks Karen for your question.... THERE IS NO THEME.... it's open to your own ideas..... just enjoy doing them.

Sue, Lyn and Martina Zettieology swaps

Almost at the end of our Zetti swaps.... I think just 2 more sets to show after the 3 sets below.

1 to 4 are Sue R

Thanks Sue x

Fairy land park Lyns

Thanks Lyn x

4 above from Martina.... thank you Martina x

I am trying to get round everyone's blog and I am half way down our long list of wondeful ATC'ers and will hope to get to you all soon :)

Thank you to everyone for joining in the swaps because without you this blog would not be as it is.

SEE POST 1st MAY FOR THIS MONTHS ATC CHALLENGE WITH GABY X