Today was Urban Arts + Crafts 5 year anniversary and ATC contest trade.
I have a TON of photos to upload. But here are a few from the celebration.
There were 120-something entries.
Folks trading. There were a lot of participants and a lot of cards to choose from!
The winners...
Here is a group photo of the cards I traded @ the Hallmark trade. I haven't had a chance to individually scan them in yet. Stay tuned for close-ups and the artist's names.
When I thought of this theme I really had a 70s retro feeling. One of my hobbies when I was little was needlepoint. So I foolishly decided to needdlepoint my ATCS. They took at leat an hour each. But it was well worth it! I also hot-glued on some funky buttons.
I'll post the cards I traded for next Wednesday.
3D paper constructions. From the Real Simple paper construction gallery.
Find awesome Martha Stewart Crafts sold @ Michael's.
DIRECTIONS FOR GARLAND:
Fly the nation's colors on the Fourth with this jaunty string of stars. For each ornament, cut a four-pointed star from solid-color card stock and two from patterned origami paper. (Draw your own stars or use Martha's templates.) Use a glue stick to sandwich the card-stock star between the decorative ones, right sides facing out; stagger the tips to create an eight-pointed star. Machine-stitch through one axis of a big red star; sew 4 inches beyond its tip, or lift foot and pull out 4 inches of thread, then pick up again at the tip of a blue star. Repeat, alternating between colors.
