Holiday Ornaments

Long time, no post! I've been having computer issues - my new laptop got a nasty virus and it needed a few days R&R. Well, actually, the nice Sys Admin at my husband's work and my husband have been been working on it. And it's still not properly fixed, sigh.....

But it has left me time to make stuff. It's amazing how much you can get done without a computer there to distract you. I've realized how much I get sucked into cyberspace and wind up wasting a lot of time!

Anyway, here are the ornaments I made for the Gingersnap Creations Holiday Ornament Art Exchange:

The tag bases are chipboard with vintage sheet music, gesso and lots of stamping and ink. I'm going to post a tutorial on how to make them on Gingersnaps this month.

I hope you'll sign up and join our exchange - it should be a lot fun!

Details:

• Stamps: Snow Swirled (SU), Script & Postmark (Hero Arts), Postcard (Artistic Outpost)
• Paper: Chipboard, vintage sheet music
• Ink & Paint: Gesso, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel (SU)
• Accessories: Red seam binding (SU), Silver dew drops, Poinsettia flowers (Hero Arts)
  
• Tools: Cropadile, sponges
  

Winter Art Exchange

It's my pleasure to host another Art Exchange on Gingersnap Creations! This time around we'll be creating 4" x 4" panels with a Winter Theme. I created my Snow Baby by stamping this adorable Crafty Individuals stamp onto a piece of Antiqued Glimmer (TJ technique - Dec 09). He's mounted onto a piece of white snowflake embossed c/stock and wrapped in some cozy fibers.

For more details, read the Art Exchange Post. I hope we get lots of players!

Happy weekend,

Ali

Flower Form Art Exchange

The most recent Gingersnap Creations Art Exchange was a flower form. Here's one of the flowers that I made. The flower base was created from a piece of the Book Page Background (tutorial here) and the quote is from Artistic Outpost.

Here's a closer look at the background:

And here are the four flowers all together.


We have another Art Exchange coming on June 3rd - don't miss it!

Ali

Party Time Art Exchange

I'm organizing a 4 for 4 postcard exchange over on Gingersnap Creations and the theme is party time. I've almost finished all my cards and here's one that's pretty much complete.

The 4" x 6" base is 140lb watercolor paper which has layers of gesso,
found papers, stamping and paint glazes. The hats were created from
old book pages and embellished with all manner of things I could find
in my craft room. My favorite part is the pom pom trim on the bottom, which is hand stitched with red and white thread.

We'd love to have more players and there's still time to sign up. For more details on the swap, visit Gingersnap Creations.