Kindred Souls "With One Image" Swap cards

Hi all, As some of you might have seen, I posted some cards I made for a swap with Kindred Souls Art Group.  The swap was for cards using the same image but used however we wanted.  To see the cards I made click here. 

These are the cards I got in return.  They are all so different and amazing.

made by Gloria Alexander, Leader of Kindred Souls Art Group

 

 

made by Stephen Jew, bearcrazyman blog

made by Carol Sweeney, Creative Expressions

 

 

made by Victoria Sturdevant, art by vic blog

 

 

made by Mary Beth Janisse, My Journey Into Art

 

I have some more swap returns to post in a day or two.  Thanks for stopping by and please check out the other artists' blogs for more amazing art work.             Becs

 

My Home is My Castle ATC Swap

I recently joined in a blog swap hosted by Marion Bockelmann.  The theme was My Home is my Castle and there had to be a home or castle as partof the body or attire.  There are some amazing ATC's for this swap o please hop on over to Marion's blog to check them out.  These are mine, sorry about the photo quality.   I will post my returns when I get them.

 

I used chipboard cards for my base and stamps from Character Constructions.

 

These are my favorites of Caatherine's stamps.  They are from The BeeKeeper's garden" collection.

 

Hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July weekend and be safe!  God Bless, Becs

Vintage Dragon Fly's Halloween Match Box Swap

Last month I participated in a Halloween Matchbox swap hosted by Vintage DragonFly. We also had to make four items to go with the swap. My partner Peace, said she loved dark ghoulish and gothic halloween themed things. So I tried to keep with the theme she liked. The match box I made for Peace:


A Lizzie Borden Paper Doll:


A SPo0ky Tag:


A necklace and a couple of Charms:

And as you can see the matchbox is filled with other spooky goodies too!

Although I am not a Huge fan of Halloween, I do like the vintage and Steampunk Halloween themes. And this fabulous matchbox below is what Peace sent me. I love it!



And my cute "BOO" Banner and Spooky Pin:


A mini matchbox with 13 days of inchies inside, and an altered domino:


And a Vintage witch hanging collage:


Peace did such an amazing job! Thanks so much! VIntage Dragonfly hosts themed matchbox swaps every month, so if you are interested in joining, just click on the link here and it goes to the Vintage Dragonfly Flickr group and gives all the info.

Fall In Love With Buttons Swap Linky Party! And Vintage Connections Creative Button Swap reveal

A few weeks ago I joined in the Button Floozies "Fall in Love with Buttons" Tin and button swap. My partner was DeeDee Johnson. I altered this Altoid tin and filled it with vintage, old and new buttons in fall colors and themes. The image on the tin is an altered one by me. I also used some script paper for the bottom of the tin. I painted the sides with chalk paint and embellished with buttons and flowers. I found some really nice old buttons for DeeDee.



This is the beautiful tin DeeDee made for me and all the wonderful buttons she included in it. She also made me a needle keep. It is lovely. I have never had one of these before and am so thankful she shared one with me. Thanks DeeDee!


I am learning about old buttons since I stumbled onto this group. Laurie, Tami and many other amazing women share tons of info and pictures on collecting and preserving old buttons. They also share some unique ways to display them as well. In fact, Laurie is doing a Linky party for this button swap at Button Floozies, so please drop on over and check out all the other blogs and the awesome tins that were swapped!



I also joined in Tami Hacker's Creative Button Swap. We were supposed to send a few buttons that our partner enjoyed and display them in a creative or unique way. My partner was Joni Reinhardt. Joni sent me this adorable pumpkin adorned with lace and buttons and a whimsical crow on top! I love it! The buttons were all so unusual and were placed on the pumpkin with pins so they are completely removable. What a clever idea. Thanks Joni!



Joni collects Picture buttons and China Stencil buttons. I was able to find a few of these and added a few of my favorites as well. I made a pocket pillow out of old linens and lace, then tacked the buttons onto the pillow. I also added some other goodies in the pocket pillow for Joni.

Cassi's Creations Design Team Projects

Here are two Altered Art Journals I made using images from Cassi's Creations on Etsy. I used composition notebook journals and did some digital images then printed and affixed them to my covers. The insides and backs are covered with coordinating papers i had for scrapbooking. I sanded the edges and applied walnut inks for a distressed look. I added glitter, ribbons and fibers and a small matching tag to finsih them. They are listed on my website http://www.rebeccarosedesigns.com and I have some more listed in my etsy shop. You can purchase the images I used and more at Cassi's Creations on Etsy if you want to make your own. Please stop back by on Saturday for my Pink Saturday offerings...Becs

Victorian Ladies ATC/ACEO cards

I just added these cards to my Etsy shop. The digital images are from Olga's Designs on Etsy. I added ribbon, glitter and rhinestones to them. Here are some individuals.







And, I wanted to show you the latest pages I have done in the altered book swap I am in for Marie ANtoinette. This book belongs to Cindy Arthur, she is a wonderful artist! I did a two page layout and then a tag for her book as well.





I am going to be participating in Beverly's Pink Saturday this week! I am so excited. So stay tuned and check back in a couple of days to see what I found. I have been looking at Pink Saturday's all over blogland and finally took the plunge. Talk to you all soon... Becs

Pink tags of Hope

I finally got some pictures and listings of my new tags. My favorite, Hope! We can all benefit from Hope and Joy in our lives. I often have to remind myself that having hope is an activation of my faith. It is an action word. I have to exercise it. I have to choose it. I have to believe in it. With hope comes joy...