Thursday, January 31, 2019

Polar Bear and Penguin ATCs

This swap was for two ATCs and polar bear one and a penguin one.
The stars on the penguin one are temporary tattoos. I had put them in my sticker maker thinking I would make them stick better, but then they were kinda sticky, so I put some silver glitter glue over the top and added the penguin piece. I realized after signing up that I only had one polar bear and this guy was it. I added some letters to spell 'Hello'
What I received:
I love these, except that the sequins and snowflakes are only in the sleeves. I'll lose them when I pull them out.

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Valentine note cards

I signed up for this one before realizing how small the cards were to be. But one of my goals for the year (I don't do resolutions) is to do everything I sign up for. I asked the size and they said 3x3, I don't like such small cards, even though they are fun to make. I'm just not good at cards.
I used some double sided paper for the background, because it was there. The first one has a couple diecuts and a sticker. The second has a die cut that I added the word 'love' in gold letters to. The third one has a die cut on it. I added white paper to the insides.
Here's what I received in return:
I'm not happy with these. They don't even look like there was any effort put into them.
With this group, we have to send a picture in before we can be partnered. I'm surprised this was an OK'd picture. I may or may not have repurposed them.

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Pink pocket letter

I decided to make the whole pocket letter pink, or as close as possible. That was my challenge.
 I used a random paper for the background. The first, third, seventh and ninth have embossed papers layered on them. The first has some flamingo stickers, some pink bling and a word phrase that says "Oh happy day" The second has a die cut with a dinosaur sticker and a word phrases that says "Good things are coming". The second and third have a little banner on top of them. The third has a rosette on it. The second row has some pink rose trim. The fourth has a pink tag with a rosette, a chipboard circle sticker and a pearl piece. The fifth has the trimmings of the embossed pieces to make a square with an elephant sticker and some puffy heart stickers. The sixth has a banner piece and a foam candy piece. The seventh has a butterfly with a bow and a word phrase that says "Today is your day to shine". the eighth has a diecut piece with a sparkly heart and a clear sticker that says "hey". The ninth has an owl sticker and some heart bling.
The goodies:
The puffy heart stickers I used, scraps of the paper I used, some chipboard pieces, some stickers, lip stickers, die cuts, pink heart sequins, some foam heart stickers.
I didn't get a picture, but I covered the back with brown paper with pink polka dots.
Here's what I received in return:
 I love all the flowers she included.
The goodies:
 And then some extras:

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

winter pocket letters

I signed up for two in two different groups.
 This one I used some temporary tattoos on. They don't show up very well, they are the first, second, fourth, eighth and ninth cards. I also added some deer to the first card. The third and seventh cards have a felt penguin on them. The fifth card has a tree and gem star. The sixth has a couple stickers.
Goodies:
 stickers, washi, tea, and some paper scraps.
The back:
 I used this paper for the backs of both the pocket letters.
Here's what I received:
Sadly, my phone died before I got a picture of the back and I was too tired to deal with it. I'm not sure how I feel about this one. It wasn't really decorated, both sides looked about the same with goodies on both sides. We were supposed to include hot cocoa or tea and there was no letter.
Second pocket letter:
 I had more fun with this one. The first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth all have parts of a sticker set. The first has a scrap of snowflake paper and a sticker. The second has a minion tag that I cut down to fit. The second and third have a banner on them. The third has a plaid background sticker with a snowglobe sticker on top. The fourth has a wooden like background sticker, a piece of plaid paper and a reindeer tag I cut down. The fifth has a snowglobe sticker and some sparkly foam snowflakes. The sixth has a scrap of snowflake paper, a word sticker and a very 3D squirrel sticker. The seventh has a I heart snow sticker, a scrap of snowflake paper and a very 3D fox sticker. The eighth has a scrap of plaid paper, a sticker and a llama from a tag. The ninth one has a minion tag I cut down.
The goodies:
washi samples, tea, ephemera, felt mittens, die cuts and puffy stickers, sequins, punches and some more stickers.
What I received:
 It's simple, but still cute.
The goodies:
I really liked the die cuts, and the sequins, but I hate it when I fill all the pockets and my partner doesn't.