All That Scrap For Me

Hello again! Today I thought I'd share a little Artist Trading Card (ATC) that I made for a Valentine's Themed ATC in the Fiskateers craft group. If you've never heard of an ATC, think of it as a crafter's version of a baseball card. It is small in size (3 1/2 inches x 2 1/2 inches) and is intended to show your creativity. Crafters will commonly collect them (which is pretty much what I do) or use them on craft projects like cards or scrapbook layouts. So, without further ado, here's my little creation:     These little cards took quite a while to do, but you know the old saying, "good things come to those who wait" right ;)?! Here are the products I used: - Bazzill Cardstock - Bitter Chocolate and French Vanilla - My Mind's Eye Designer Paper - Be Loved - Lovely Loops, Sweet Hearts and Dearest Dots - Tim Holtz Distress Inks Walnut Stain and Evergreen Bough - Some form of a distressing tool (I like the Heidi Swapp one) - Heartfelt C...

Howdy folks! So, first of all, let me tell ya that me and my camera were not getting along when taking pictures of these little things. Of all the ones I took, these are the best so please bear with me :) (I'm definitely not a professional photographer LOL).   A while back, we did a stick pin swap at Fancy Paper Crafters . I had so much fun making them last time, I wanted to try them again. These are the completed ones from the swaps last year:     After digging through numerous drawers of embellishments for a project I was working on, I gave up trying to find "the perfect one" and made my own! Here's a list of supplies that you'll need (fortunately, all of these are pretty easy to find at any local craft store). - Corsage Pins or White Round Floral Pins   - Copic Marker of your Choosing (I think I used BG23 - Coral Sea ) - Beads of your Choosing (I used Swarovski Crystal Beads and a random antique silver bead I found in my collection) - G...