Studio L3 Challenge

I managed to squeeze in some time to work on this week's Studio L3 Grungy Monday 33 challenge. It's a cool Tim Holtz technique using fragments, alcohol inks, and stamps. Here is my piece.

Cute right? I think I will take it on my trip to Portland tomorrow.

Keeping the Postal Service in business!?

For those of you paying attention, yes this is my 3rd blog post today. Since I didn't get to write much in the past couple of weeks I am catching up.

Over the past few days I feel like I am definitely doing my part to keep the postal service operating. Between sending and receiving swaps, my business, and ordered goodies arriving going to the mailbox has become a daily adventure!

Here are some of my latest swaps I haven't had a chance to post until now.

On Art For The Creative Mind we got to try some neat techniques and projects this month.

  Altered Matchbox Shrine - "Tea Time"

 

 Altered Matchbox Shrine - Arful Collage

 

Card of the Month - "Games People Play"

ATC of the Month - "I Hear a Symphony"

(using a napkin or servette)

Tag of the Month - Bleach Technique

Compendium of Curiosities - Challenge 7: Tinted Visions Fragments

Studio L3's challenge with week is Tinted Visions Fragments pg.55. Again, this was truly a challenge for me as I could not seem to make the technique work the first two times I tried it. Then, when I finally decided to actually follow the specific instructions (note: applying the blending solution with the tool is the key) it worked!

Here are my first two attempts which don't look anything like they are supposed to but I like them just as much. They have a kind of modern edge that I find a complimentary contradiction to the images beneath. I think I will make the one on the left a pendant and I haven't decided yet about the one on the right. If you have any great ideas feel free to share them.