Quilled ATCs

The theme for the first day of the GIBBS swap is "One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure". I chose to give Dianne little treasures for that day. I made six quilled ATCs, altered some paper clips, colored some Skittles and sent her Scrabble tiles that spelled out her name. I altered a small papier mache trunk to make it look like a miniature treasure chest.


Here's a closer look at the ATCs.

GIBBS 3 Swap

I had joined the GIBBS 3 swap in the Cricut message board and have been creating these handmade items for the past three month. My partner was Dianne, and she also sent me a fabulous box filled with equally fabulous goodies. Here's the link:http://s955.photobucket.com/albums/ae34/PetiteKalashnikovna/GIBBS%203/
I bought a Steampunk-inspired trunk from HL and attached a couple of tags to it to contain everything that I was sending.



The theme for the second day was "What Was I Thinking". I altered a shadow box for that day. I made grunge roses and covered the interior with paper from Graphic45. The chair is from the Summer in Paris cart, cut at 4 1/2" and embellished with Liquid Pearls. The lamp post is from Heritage, cut at 6 1/2". The lace, pearls and crystals are all from Prima. The theme for this piece is "Love and Marriage".




Day 3 is "Button It". I made napkin rings out of paper towels and covered it with paper from Tim Coffey for K&Co. Lace and wood buttons tied with twine were used to embellish them.

Fairytale Tilda

My husband was baffled the first time he saw Tilda. He was wondering where her nose and mouth went. I started drawing them on my stamped images just to placate him. lol! I used the second sketch for this week at RAQ's Challenge for my card. The sentiment is from Sweet Treats, cut at 1'. The paper is Anna Griffin. I used a Martha Stewart corner punch and the flower punch is from EK Success. Stickles were used to emphasize the image, and chalk for the background.


The Copic Markers used for this image are:
Skin: E51, E53, E55
Dress: R30, R32, R35
Hair: YR01, YR12, YR14, YR28
Lips: R29
Wings: BG000, BG01, BG02, BG05
Frog: G000, G21, G24, G94

Altered Cricut Expression and Jukebox

Now everything has to match in my craft room. lol! Carolyn Deline made some cricut jammies for me a while back, and I wanted something equally pretty to look at when the jammies were off. I also did not want my Jukebox to feel left out, so it got a makeover too.

Storage for my Copic Markers

I have been in a state of alteration frenzy lately. I have a collection of Copic markers and I wanted a way to store them. I did not want to pay $8 for the plastic boxes, so my solution was to alter the small Priority mail boxes that they came in when they were shipped. I also made another star box for the "overflows".

Altered ATG Gun

Here's my altered ATG gun, which I had gotten from My Sheri Crafts. The only physical difference I can see between the ATG50 and the ATG714 is that the 714 has grooves on the handle-- which means that the ATG50's handle was easier to alter. :-) I used Krylon in Fairytale Pink to paint the gun. It took 2 coats and after it dried, a sealant also from Krylon was applied on it.

Fun In The Sun!

I wanted something fun for my summer project for My Sheri Crafts. The sun is from Create-A-Critter, cut at 2" and the sentiment is also from the same cart, cut at 1 1/2". The martini glass is From My Kitchen, cut at 1 1/2". I decided to cut it in white paper and color everything with my Copic markers. The background paper is "Cupcake" by Basic Grey. The sun was inked using Cat's Eye ink and Crystal and Mermaid Stickles were layered to give the sentiment emphasis. Frame is from Spellbinders, embossed with Spots and Dots Cuttlebug folder.