IT Girl Mermaid June 2008 to Autumn

I am making little bound books for each IT girl, decorating the covers depending on their topic for the month. This month was for Autumn & her topic was Mermaids.

Angelic Skinny for Chunky Book Artists Swap

This is the front & back of my pages for the Angelic Skinny for Chunky Book Artists swap. There were 6 groups in total. I just signed up for 1 and am now a bit sorry I didn't get into a second group. I'm looking forward to receiving 11 other pages now. :-)

These are my ATC's for June. The topic is "Techniques". Unfortunately the scans aren't really the best. They are much nicer in reality. :-) I think because of the beads & raised texture & butterflies, the scan doesn't pick them up clearly.

I learned this technique last year at Art Unravelled in Phoenix. It was a class called "Razzle Dazzle Rectangles" by Gail Russakov. In a much earlier post on my blog I show the full piece we made in class. I adapted the technique for this ATC swap.

CC Swaps Diamond Tip In for June

This is my Diamond Tip In page for June. I couldn't seem to get away from "Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend", so I just gave in & went for it. It was a Fun page to make.

Art Venture Deco Book Swap

This is the front and back page for this swap. The only requirement is that the word "Art" appear somewhere in the design. I plan to use this same design for all 11 (so far) books as I seem to be Very Slow in coming up with designs. This will keep the books moving. This is my first swap like this, so maybe next time I'll figure out how to do so many different pages.......Quickly. ;-)

Unfortunately, the stamp on the front page is crooked. :-( This was because it was mounted crooked on the wood. I had this swap done before I noticed. I have since pulled the rubber off the wood and added backing as an unmounted stamp. The next one was straight. Grrr, that is irritating to have wood mounted stamps that don't line up with the image. Although I Love the feel of the wood & still love mounted stamps, I certainly find unmounteds easier to use & line up.

May Tip In - "Men"

This is my page for the monthly CC Swaps Tip In.........this month the topic was "Men". I couldn't Help but think of the Forester Sisters Song, "Men". I'm a Country Music fan & this just led me to where I wanted to go with this months page. Fun and Playful. And, because I couldn't find the pictures I wanted of my Dad, Uncle, Brother, Husband, Father in Law...........I had another idea, but I am Enjoying this one. It makes me Chuckle. :-)

Tag You're It Swap to Carol Clements

This is a little travel chunky book I made for Carol Clements in our Tag You're It Swap for May 2008. The topic she chose was Travel/Vacation. I Love chunky books & have been wanting to put one together to take on a trip along with glue, journaling pens, a couple of stamps and maybe a bit of paint so I can put together a chunky book of that trip along the way. Since Carol chose Travel as a topic, I got motivated to make a book for her and Finally made one for myself as well. :-) Now to get a chunky book travel supply kit together & I plan to take mine on our next trip & hopefully add to the book. I hope you enjoy it Carol. :-)