More random art.

I really haven't been in the mood to do a lot of art recently. I signed up for a few art swaps to get back in the swing of things.

Birthday card:

The person I sent this to said she liked daisies, I hope she liked purple, too.

Flower ATCs:

I just really liked this background paper, I should have added stems. I used some paper flowers layered up.

Tag flip:

This was whatever theme I wanted, it started out just being a bright colors theme and moved into summer. The first tag I made was the flower tag. I just put flowers on and kept going until the whole tag was covered. The next one was the one above it. I liked the bright colors, had some more flowers on this one. And then I started the summer theme. I had summer items out for another swap, and just kept going. A couple of them, I really layered stuff, one of the people I watch on YouTube does a lot of layers, so I kinda channeled them on some of these. 

Disney cards:

The swap was for one card and any extras. The first card I made was the Minnie one. I liked it, but it was just so plain, so I made the Goofy one. I just ended up sending both. After sending this out, I found more Disney stuff, I kinda felt a little bad that a lot of my extras were stickers. I even gave up the stickers at the top right, I really like those, but again, a lot of my extras weren't very interesting, so I included them.

Faux glassine bags:

Basically we had to make 6 faux glassine bags, and decorate one. I used again some of that layering technique.

Fabric clusters:

We had to make 6 (seems to be a common number) fabric clusters. I honestly had no idea what I was going to do for these, I just thought they seemed fun. Most of the background fabric is the same as I had this piece just lying out. I then raided my trim/ribbon stash and just started layering. I ended up keeping the pink/white with the green flowers, it was more a ribbon cluster, it didn't have any fabric on it.

Garden card with bookmark:

We were supposed to make a card and bookmark. They were supposed to be somewhat close in theme. I like the bookmark a lot. I just layered and used some stickers on top.

Mini envelopes:

These were fun, but the YouTube tutorial we were supposed to use the measurements were in centimeters, and it was hard to figure that out. Plus, they all turned out a little wonky on the other side. We didn't have to decorate them, but I liked the tiny word phrases and they fit perfectly.

We also had to include tiny cards inside:

There's more in this picture than envelopes, as I know I made 8 of the larger envelopes and I lost one so I switched to the 6 of those and 2 really tiny ones. I just used some tiny stickers from the same sticker book as the phrases.

Random Art

A purple card:

Not really that interesting, I just took a card, added a couple stickers.

ATCs:

The person I was sending to liked vintage, so I tried to incorporate that theme. I basically just used the scraps on my desk.

Owl card:

Just a card background, I added the owl stickers and stamped dream on it.

Ladybug card:

I had a hard time with this one, my first try ended up badly. I ended up using a piece of polka dot paper for the background, a strip of white paper with some stickers and a journaling card.

Hello card:

Again, with the scraps on my desk. I added a piece of bird ephemera and stamped hello on it.

Gypsy tassels:

We were to make 3 tassels for our partner. I basically raided my trim/lace stash. 

I really like the colors on this one.

And this one was more metallic.

I also really like the colors on this one.

I think I went a little over the top. After mailing these, I was looking at other people's pictures, and none of them were as large as mine, not even the ones I received. Oh well, it was fun to make them.

Pocket letters

I signed up to do a flower pocket letter:

I just had some flower paper that I cut down and used a couple sheets of stickers. I have a TON of stickers, I'm trying to use a sheet of stickers per pocket letter.

Goodies:

paper flowers, some of the stickers I used, washi samples, glue dots and I always include scraps of the background paper I used.

Back:

I'm still trying to back my pocket letters with paper that goes with the theme. I have a lot of paper, too.

This one is a free theme, went with a sticker sheet I picked up at Dollar Tree, mostly flowers.

Goodies: memo sheets, bandaids, stickers, die cuts, paper clips, extra stickers from the front and paper scraps.

Another free theme:

Goodies:

washi samples, stickers, tags, and paper scraps.

Cat themed:

I basically just raided my stash for cat stuff and put it together.

Goodies:

paper, envelopes, stickers of what I used on the front, washi.

And this one is a red, white, and blue theme:

I totally thought I had more stuff, I ended up buying a couple of sheets of stickers to use.

Goodies: paper scraps, stickers, gems, washi, tags, stamped images:

And the back:

I really love this paper.

More Margarete Miller collage challenges

May 11th: A leaf or leaves, Something sweet, A group of three, A math symbol, A doodle + A label

Leaves: under picture, sweet: picture of girl, Three: skeletons and airplanes, Math: + symbol, Doodle: smiley face, Label: dragon scales

May 12th: A person or people, Bubbles, A crossword or newspaper/magazine puzzle, Text in a language not in English or your native language, Sticker from a fruit or vegetable, + The next noun you hear.

People: girl, Bubbles: word bubbles, Crossword: background, Foreign text: on crossword, Next noun: sun. I didn't have a sticker from fruit.

May 13th: Piece of jewelry, Green, Paper with lines, Something found in a desk, Ink drawing, + Security envelope

Jewelry: stars, Green: scalloped circle, Lined paper: zig zag on side, Found in desk: stapler and clipboard, Ink drawing: flower doodles, Security envelope: bottom right.

May 14th: Something you see through a window, Something you can hold in your hand, A mushroom or small flower, A poem or portion of, A piece of dictionary page, + A geometric shape

Something seen through window: nest, Hold in hand: grapes, Mushroom, Poem: about wind, Dictionary page: H, Geometric shape: square

May 15th: Something you're thankful for, Something that's alive, A ticket of some kind, A piece of map, Something stencilled, + A bug or insect.

Thankful for: friends, Alive: lion, Ticket: washi, Map: bottom left, Stencilled: blue ink, Bug: butterfly.

May 16th: Money, Something that starts with the letter F, Something written or drawn in pencil, Coarse paper, A label + A flag

Money: Canadian penny, F: fern, Pencil drawing: griffin from a friend, Coarse paper: glitter paper, Label: cigar label, Flag: page flag

May 17th: Something orange, Something with claws, A bell, Stripes or striped paper, Calligraphy, + Numbers

Orange: top, Claws: hawks and lemur, Bell: top, Stripes: right side, Calligraphy (not quite): thank you, Numbers: barcode.

May 18th: Something wet, Lavender, A game piece or piece of a puzzle, Paper in a soft color, A business card, + A sticker.

Wet: coffee, Lavender: flower, Puzzle piece: red, Paper in soft color: page flag in purple, Business card: drawing of girl, Sticker: carnation

May 19th: Something That Rings, A Plaid Pattern, A Piece of Map, Something In A Hexagon Shape, Text In A Foreign Language, + Numbers.

Rings: telephone, Plaid: pink, Map: left side, Hexagon: upper right, Foreign language: bottom right, Numbers: Left side.

May 20th: Something That Dangles, Something That Starts With The Letter J, A Piece Of Letter Or Note, A Schematic, A Rubber Stamping In Any Color But Black, + Circles

Dangles: tassel, J: joy, Letter: background, Schematic: bottom, Rubber stamping: red flowers, Circles: gems.

May 21st: Something Red, Two Of Something, Something That Points Or Is Pointing, A Piece Of Envelope, Kraft Color Paper Or Brown Paper, + A Sticker.

Red: stamp, Two: girl and flag, Points: arrow, Envelope: address, Kraft Paper: behind pineapple, Sticker: pineapple.

I got out of doing this after the 21st. Not sure why, I just wasn't motivated to do it anymore. I'm still following the prompts and would love to take it up again at some point. I do like the idea of doing it in a notebook/journal.