The Potting Shed

Becki · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: Is anyone working on anything?

My card supply has really gone down because of moving etc so now I'm settled in a bit more I have started to make a few bits.

The cards and bookmarks sold really well at Alison's B&B last year so at the moment I'm concentrating on Thank you cards and Birthday ones, and Childrens. I havn't any beads left for the bookmarks and the profit margin is very low, even selling them at £5. Should I put the price up or not do them this year?

Anyone else started on anything?

Here is a small picture of the bookmark for those of you that wern't here when I did this, the original idea was Leonie's and she had a better picture but it's gone.

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lottie · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:59 am Post subject:

Third time lucky at this!

I have been making ATCs lately - little works of 'art' 2 and a half inches wide by 3 and a half inches high.

You could use them as toppers for cards - or swap them for ones made by others.

They are on my website - you can find them on the link on the right hand side under Categories - then Artist Trading Cards and ATC swaps.

Here are a few to give you an idea.

This is one I painted freehand. But you can do anything - you don't have to paint them.

This one is a vintage print which I have tinted with inks and stamped a background.

This is a collage of torn up paper, I tinted the photo, and guilded around the edges. The tulips I cut out and coloured.

Anyone fancy a go? You can stamp them, ink them, make them out of material, anything. Fun to do and quite relaxing

They are actually smaller than the large ones you see on screen!
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Becki · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:56 am Post subject:

You are so clever, they are lovely Smile

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lottie · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:28 pm Post subject:

Nope not in the slightest bit clever - but I am enjoying messing around. You could do them - you have lots of sticky on things and all sorts of stamps.

This is my latest experiment - but I did manage to splash myself with the hot enamel Rolling Eyes

I painted the papers for the background and tinted the photo. The butter flies are just ones I cut out of a magazine. I then stuck all the bits on and enamelled it, the enamelled the top butterfly and stuck it on.

A bit hit and miss though Laughing

They always look better in real life.
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Kathy · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject:

I'm a bit like you were Becki, too many boxes and stuff packed away so the card crafts will have to wait till I move now.

Lottie those are lovely, quite frustrating not being able to do anything just now. Smile

Becki · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:08 pm Post subject:

Well I made 3 this afternoon, not very productive but nice and relaxing. 2 of them were made nearly completely out of freebies that came with a magazine. It might be worth buying it all the time if it's as good as those were Very Happy

I feel I've achieved more with those 2 than the other one !
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Cabbagepatch · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject:

Beautiful work, very creative.

Very Happy

Haize · 3 Star Club Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 1126

No projects here at the moment - I've been putting off the dreaded tiling for too long! Laughing

Ooh, must recount and update my total.

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