RAB March Yellow

I was working on my yellow rainbow accordion book page over the weekend- continuing with the use of the yo-yos to carry my theme through all of the pages (sort of my signature style).

I also recieved my own in the post today from Sue- it has really interesting raised sections which could have been caused by string, although the flower shape at the bottom I have no idea as to what it is made from. I particularly like the text in it, makes the paper more interesting to look at.

The Last Snowflake

Phew! What a busy few weeks! I apologise for not updating you on all things small and postable sooner, but as there has been a sudden boom in production then I am sure to make up for it- more on that in another post.
The snowflakes have now all been received and swapped out. I have been a bit of a numpty and got so excited about swapping them all out that I forgot to photograph my own! So I may need to make some more to show you what they looked like. Anyway, here is the last of the entries for your perusal.

These little gems were created by Sue Horsley- aren't they lovely?

There were some issues in swapping out this swap, mainly because there were only 6 people in it (including myself) which wasn't enough to just give everyone one from everybody else, so some people had to have two from some people and it all got very complicated- I think I got it just about right in the end though. I ended up with two from Mary and two from Sue, one from Hazel and one from Wendy. It was a proper brain teaser though!!!

Snowflake Inchies

I have two more sets of Snowflake Inchies to show you. Both different approaches, although again I have no idea what kinds of techniques were used (both very clever ones I'm sure)

 This one is by Mary, and I can't decide which side I like the best!! I think that the left hand image is the front and the right is the back but they are both really nice- if I keep one maybe I should have it dangling on a string so that it will rotate and I can see both sides.

And this one is by Wendy, who always does the most amazing little pieces of art. I especially like the white background ones because it looks a little like angelina fibres and sparkles in the sunlight.

Alphabet U & V

It's that time of month again! The return of the alphabet ATCs!! We are nearly to the end though, two more months to go and I will have a complete set! I will have to reorder my ATC folders so that they are all properly together.

This month's are from Wendy and Annie.

(By Annie)                                                      (By Wendy) 

I really love the texture in the underwater one- it reminds me a bit of the Tangled in a Fish Net card by Marina that I got a few months ago, maybe that was where the inspiration came from.

The Well Wrapped Brown Package

I had several items of post this morning, one of them being extremely well wrapped with what appeared to be an entire roll of parcel tape all around the edges- now that is dedication to packaging!!! Once I had battled my way through the miles of tape, I finally got to the contents- my orange rainbow accordion book page and my first lot of snowflake inchies. Ah, I see you had forgotten about them- I am hosting a snowflake inchie swap, although as the deadline is today and I only have one lot then the deadline is being extended- I haven't even made mine yet!! Both of the items are from Hazel, and both are very lovely!

 The back of her page is also really interesting, liking the stripes!

 And finally, the snowflake inchies. I still can't get over how cute inchies are! These ones have a sort of rubbery texture so I'm assuming that the snowflake pattern is some kind of sticker.

White & Cream Postcards

I am literally shivering with delight at the deliciousness of the postcard returns I had in the post today. One of them, Annie, had a similar idea to mine with the lace flowers, but hers is more glittery, and the detailed cutting out in Paula's--must have taken some serious time. Now that's dedication!

(By Annie)

(By Becky)

(By Paula)

A Brief Mention and Sheer Fabrics

A lovely and unexpected surprise came yesterday in the form of my sheer fabric ATC returns.
I never really know what to say about the returns I get, apart from 'lovely' which is definitely my favourite word- I shall have to make a list of other likely words and stick it on my pin board. So in lieu of an avid description, I shall let the images and the cards speak for themselves.

 (By Annie)                                                      (By Becky)

(By Julia)

Also very exciting is that I was named on another blog!! Admittedly it was by a MMATC member (MixedMediaATC_UK for those who don't know that abbreviation) and she did ask me first, but still, a 'nice' bit of free publicity. If you would like to check it out, here is the link to, Poetic Mapping: Walking Into Art, edited by Ann Isik.