Day 168: Autumn Dreams Butterfly Postcard

i made a simple hand-stamped postcard for the Swap-bot swap, "Rubber stamp postcards" in the Handmade Postcard group.



i repurposed some cardboard from my USPS postage stamp order by cutting it down to 4 x 6-inches. 
i had some autumn leaves paper left over from another project, so i cut it 3.75 x 5.75-inches and adhered it to the cardboard.  i cut a scrap piece of plain white cardstock to fit on the postcard (about 2.75 x 3-inches) and rubber stamped the poppies from the Papertrey Ink Botanical Silhouettes stamp set in Stampin' Pad Tangerine Tango and Old Olive.  the sentiment is from Papertrey Daydreamer set (inked in black) and the butterfly is from the TJ Design Elements stamp set and inked in Stampin' Pad Marina Mist.



there are no butterflies on the back, but i hand stamped everything and thought it turned out quite nice.

everything is inked in black:  the Postcard stamp i found on Ebay, the airmail and center border stamps are from TJ Design Elements stamp set, "Please Deliver To:" is from Paper Pastries, the date stamp i found at an office supply store, "from" is from the Inkadinkado Holiday Tag stamp set, "hippofairy" is a custom personalized rubberstamp, and the postage stamp border is from Papertrey Ink's Postmarks stamp set.
handmade postcards sent to FarStarr & MissPaula

Day 167: Halloween Spider Bookmark

made this just for fun while trying to fill up a laminating sheet (making other Christmas bookmarks for Swap-bot swaps).

used a scrap piece of Halloween paper cut to 2 x 5.5-inches on top of white cardstock (cut just a little bit bigger). rounded the edges of both papers, then adhered and laminated them together. punched a hole in the top and braided white, black, and orange embroidery thread for the tassel.

cute huh? i made two, but my husband took one to use. :)

Day 166: Silver Bee Jingle Bell Cellphone Charm

got my package of bee charms and beads this week!  i'm so excited to be making more bees for the private Swap-bot swap i'm in. :)  the bee charm is made by TierraCast right here in California!  they make the most beautifully detailed metal beads and charms! 

so i just dangled a silver jingle bell from the black cellphone strap, added a couple more jump rings and a pink acrylic flower bead, a couple more jump rings and the bee charm at the bottom.  they're nicely tiered, i think.  cute little charm to hang from your phone or zipper. :)

Day 165: Bee Fabric Pocket Mirror

another bee for a Swap-bot swap.



a 2.25-inch pocket mirror using a bee fabric from my stash. this matches with the 1-inch pinback buttons i made yesterday.

Day 164: Bee Fabric Pinback 1-inch Buttons

a Swap-bot friend and i are doing a private Swap-bot swap. she's knitting me a cephalopod and i'm making her a bunch of different bee things!

so within the next few weeks i'll be making LOTS more BEES! :)



i made these little 1-inch pinback buttons using some cute bee fabric i found in my stash. there were 3 different bees in the fabric pattern (that fit on the 1-inch button, so i made a set of 3.

Day 163: Butterfly Name Tag Button

made this name tag for Brenda, the host of my local Los Angeles Church of Craft group. i used a few pieces of scrap paper in coordinating colors with the Hunky Dory Sizzix Sizzlits alphabet strip die for the name, Martha Stewart butterfly paper punch, and my 2.25-inch button machine.

nice and simple!

Day 162: Stampin' Up Butterfly Birthday Card

made this for the private Swap-bot swap, "Happiest Birthday to us! ♥"



the hydrangea flower is stamped just off centered to the right on the plain blank white cardstock card.  the flower is from the Stampin' Up hostess Because I care set and is inked with marina mist (for the blooms) and old olive (for the leaves).  the butterfly is from the Stampin' Up clear stamp set, Nature Walk, and it's inked with tangerine tango.  the sentiment is from Stampin' Up's happy everything set and was inked in stampin' up's marina mist. 

Day 161: Halloween Spider Bookmark

made a few Halloween bookmarks as part of the Swap-bot swap, "Trick or Treat 2011" in the Love to Swap group.  each of my 3 partners got one bookmark.



one of the bookmarks i made featured SPIDERS!  i used my Martha Stewart Crafts paper punch (spider and spiderweb corner) and Tim Holtz spiderweb tape to create it.  it's just white cardstock with the corners spiderweb punched, backed with black cardstock and finished with an eyelet and white organza ribbon.

Day 160: Halloween Spider Coasters

i made a set of Halloween drink coasters for each of my 3 partners as part of the Swap-bot swap, "Trick or Treat 2011" in the Love to Swap group.




the set includes a SPIDER so i'm posting it here... but they're also a cute vampire, ghost and skeleton girl, too. 
i used the dollar bin rubber stamps from Michaels and Joanns along with my Staz-On black stamp pad... and tada!  cute coasters perfect for October!

Day 159: Spider Bottlecap Magnets

it's not that i haven't been making creepy crawlies for the past 3 months, i just haven't been motivated into blogging.  yah.  that's it... :)



i made these a couple of weeks ago, as part of the Swap-bot swap, "Trick or Treat 2011" in the Love to Swap group.

there is spiderweb paper on the bottom of the bottlecap, covered with Diamond Glaze (sprinkled with super-fine glitter, and a spider on top. :)  and of course, a tiny super-strong magnet glued to the back.