Next Trade

Our next trade will be May 19th, join us for a "T" Party... create cards starting with the letter "T!"

Images for inspiration only, pulling from various sources.

TRADE - Sept 23rd at worktheme: "what ev":: last post ::

This trade is our three year anniversary! YAY!

I'll be handing the reins over to Steph and Gayle to continue on with the ATC trade at work.

Four our celebration we decided on letting everyone do whatever they wanted for their ATC cards.

Card by Steph. It's called "Back to Sewing."



Card by Ruth. Her commentary on the economy (making ends meet).



My card. I was lame and I only got one completed. The needlepoint took two hours!



Card by Gayle. She used clippings from her elementary report card. Who still has those? WOW!



Silver and gold metal flake card by Esther.



Old post cards card by Brandon.


This is my last post on this blog. I haven't discussed with the new ladies if that are going to take over this blog or start a new one.

You can now see all of my inspiration finds on my new Tumblr blog... the laundry room.

It's been great... bye-bye!!!

now on Tumblr

Sept. 23rd is the last ATC trade that I'm going to be hosting. So... this blog will be taken over by a new author (I think).

You can see all of my inspiration finds on my new Tumblr blog... the laundry room.

09.09.09

Happy birthday to me!

TOOLS of the TRADE:collages

Lovely collages by Jackie Parsons.

Very ATC inspired!

Check out other neat works by other artists.

TOOLS of the TRADE: Fall '09 Pantone color

Color Trend Report | Fall 2009


The fall 2009 palette is very diverse. It is more unique and thoughtful than the typical autumnal hues of years past.

View the complete Pantone report.

And you just gotta love these Pantone mugs!!!

TOOLS of the TRADE: logos

It's neat to see the transformation of the Pepsi logo while Coca-Cola never changed. Well there is a Coke logo.

Whatev. Pepsi is STILL my fav hands down!!!

TOOLS of the TRADE:McDonald's Pop Art

McDonald's has this neat site called Pop Art.

You get to make your piece of art using straws and five flavors of pop. FUN site and nicely designed.

TRADE - July 29th at worktheme: "summer fun"

This month's theme is summer fun! I was super busy this month so I don't have any show-and-tell. Check out the ATCs!


Card by Stephanie. She has summer memories of raising bucket cows. Computer and hand illustration.


Card by Kim. Seashells on corrugated board with book clippings.


Card by Ruth. Picnic! Hot dog hand crafted from clay. Ants are store-bought. Fabric is vintage.


Card by Hatie. Ocean looks 3D with gold silverdollar and starfish.


Card by Dayle. Popsicle sticker with layers of foam for dimension.


Card by Lee. Goldfish in clear vinal. Looks like the fish is in water.


Card by Gayle. Retro pool chick and fireworks.

TOOLS of the TRADE:face doodle

YIKES! Talk about face doodling to the EXTREME! This is kinda scary...



iIllustrated by Indian-born Illustrator Nina Chakrabarti. The series was made for the free artsy US/Seattle based magazine, I Want You (issue 2 coming in October).

TOOLS of the TRADE:sticky notes

What a fancy way to decorate your office desk with these cool Fruit Sticky Notes.

From Japanese design studio D-Bros.

TOOLS of the TRADE: Target

Dror Benshetrit for Target.

Featuring simple, functional, modern items for your home.


I want this clock!!!

TOOLS of the TRADE: illustration

Beautiful Ink illustrations by Sydney based artist Rebecca Wetzler. Her work reminds me of Stina Person.

Tribute to Michael Jackson

Gone too soon.

More cool images here.

TOOLS of the TRADE: illustration

I found these warm and fuzzie illustrations from artist vol25.

Jessicia, the voice behind vol25, is a self taught artist that just want to make people happy with her art. She calls her shop vol25 because she was 25 when she opened her Etsy shop. "vol25 was like opening a new volume in my life, which in turn has created several new chapters for me."

TOOLS of the TRADE: stickers

Cool frames for labeling, artwork, scrapbooking, paper crafting, journals...and more!


Professionally printed by Ormolu on recycled sticker stock with soy inks using windpower. WOW!

TOOLS of the TRADE:CTRL, ALT DEL

Every designer needs to be able to erase their mistakes. Now you can comfortably sleep on it ;)

Get yours here.

TOOLS of the TRADE:paper

I've been finding so much cool stuff on Etsy lately!

Check out Crafterall's cool five layer cut paper art pieces.


And look at these collages from Sudio Fuller.

I see some ATC inspiration here!

TRADE - May 20th at worktheme: "shimmer, sparkle & shine"

For this month's trade we decided on a theme as a group -- "shimmer, sparkle & shine."

The scanner went a little coo-coo trying to capture all of the foils and glitter. Hummm... maybe I should have taken photos so you could see the details better. Anywho, here they are!


Cards by me. Some cool paper that had foil and glitter printed on it with some embellishments.



Card by Lee. Not shimmer sparkle & shine, but a cool lazer cut-out.



Cards by Cathy. 3D glitter flowers.



Cards by Dayle. Clear plastic and spray-paint on board.



Cards by Ruth. Foil flowers. Debossed linework around flowers by hand.



Cards by Gayle. Illustrated owls with embossing.

TOOLS of the TRADE: paper sculpture

This is just breathtaking!

By Jen Stark.