Colour

Here's a colour piece I made to send out in return for my call. I really like it - something a bit fun and possibly educational at the same time as shows you what different colours mean. I like having the words behind the big colour!

It all just drawing and colouring in but then art should be about fun and I had fun making this :)

In The Frame

This weekend i made ATC's for the in the frame swap on my UK ATC's group. I started on one with an idea i'd had and then the others just progressed from there. My favourite is the Frame in Frame one because the thought of a frame in a frame makes me smile, very much like when you get the mirror effect where its endless.

Not the best picture of these so I will sort out a better one as soon as possible but i look forward to seeing what other people have done and getting them at the end of the month.

On the my own swap front - only one person has signed up so far which is disappointing. It might end up just being a straight swap between us which would be a shame but I am still trying to round up a few more people :)

Last weekend's creativeness

Sunday I had fun bring creative as I had some time to just sit down and play around with things. Both were idea's i'd come up with on my travels, I think of so many things when i'm driving to work and such and the pain is I can't write them down because I am driving so I am sure many a good idea has been lost.

This postcard is for Frantic Mail Art in Ireland and I've been saving up ring pulls especially for this so was glad to finally have enough to make it. Their theme was fish and I wanted to do something a bit different. Fish scales are often very metallic and shine in the light which was where my idea came from. Now all I have to do is get round to sending it.

This ATC was an idea i've had floating around my head and I am going to play with a bit more in terms of flowers and brads as it means the flower can move - so I am sure this weekend I will have a bit more of a play on postcards and such.

It wasn't made for a particular swap and the
S P I N is there to indicate that it does spin. Hopefully when i do send it out it will go to someone who enjoys it as much as I did making it. It also gave me the chance to play with some rub on's i had bought and been wanting to use for a while!!!

Hosting my own swap - very excited

Thats right, stacey on the UK ATC group has asked me to be the monthly swap host this month and so I am doing a Dr Seuss swap this month which I am very excited about as it will be my 1st swap as a host plus i love Dr Seuss. Only 1 person signed up so far but hopefully more will sign up cos i want it to be a great sucess.

Here's a couple of ATC's I made - the button one was originally for a button swap but mine got lost in the post and came back to me so i missed the swap but have instead sent it for a blind swap I am doing with a lady in America. The other one I made especially for the swap.


I recently bought some new card and paper and also i popped in a couple of craft stores looking in the sales - got a couple more stamps and inkpad cheap as well as some ribbon and stickers. Hopefully make use of them soon!

Welcome 2007

We are now into the new year and all the partying and such things are over, we now have a whole fresh new year ahead of us. Creatively its like a new start and I hope to do alot more stuff this year. Over the xmas period I made an ATC - snow themed to send as a Random Act of Kindness (picture to follow) and I made some postcards which I haven't sent out yet but I will, i am kind of storing so i have things to send people. Been a busy xmas so not much else to say. Keep coming back for more stuff though!!!!

Mail Art Call - COLOUR

I have looked online for many mail art calls and i respond to some but now I have decided its about time I did my own one. So I am asking for any form of Mail Art or ATC on the Theme of COLOUR - I love COLOUR it makes such an impression so show me what impression it makes on you. Anyone who sends something will receive something in return!!!

Deadline: At the moment their isn't one so open call
Theme: COLOUR
Address to send to:
Seuss's Cat
103 Rydal Drive
Bexleyheath
Kent DA7 5EG
UNITED KINGDOM

I look forward to seeing people's work and sharing mine in return!!!!

Its been a while

Indeed it has - I now have a new job working for Royal Mail which has been keeping me super busy for the last 6 weeks - but now i am settling in and therefore getting back to doing the ordinary life things as well. I just finished ATC's for 2 swaps - one on accessorize and one on buttons - photo's to follow later which were good fun - inspiration just kind of hit me with the accessorize one so i really like those cards.
There will probably be less going on with christmas coming up but who knows when inspiration hits you!

work, work, work

Been busy working so have had a little less time to do things as such. Been partaking in a few more ATC swaps - joined a UK group and so easier to trade. Just been in a fairytale swap and have received my cards which are nice - had the psychedelic swap back as well. Some lovely cards. I have had all the swaps i am cards back actually and i have some excellent work - so much better than mine but then with practice i should get better. Been working on my recent swaps which are Perform, the 5 senses and Magic. The 5 sense has been fun but a challenge because some things at 1st seemed hard to represent but i am getting there. I am at the beginning of magic and so am just batting my idea's around at the moment but i think this is going to be a fun one.
Had a couple of pieces of mail art, 1 from Jinx from the Postal press list who i just decided to send something and she sent me something back - an altered ATC.
Also found my Alice in Wonderland piece I had sent to Kat but i had not included an address so she has now sent me a nice photo of mushrooms as well - I really like this picture - the mushrooms just look so big.

Been resent the postal press list with a journal project going on and so am working on sending mailart to as many people on the list as i can. Everything takes time!

Just bought some cheap Acrylic paints so had a little play with them - to make a watery background for a postcard. Was good fun and obviously going to take a bit of practice but then thats all a part of progression.

Masquerade ATC

I have started work on these and have some good idea's or so I think. I have finished one of them which i will put up now and i will add more as I finish them.

I refound the shiny paper i had which helped inspire this ATC - it kind of looks like an invite. I have also created one which is like an invite.

Then I created this butterfly mask which i thinkis nice and colourful - when researching this a bit, there were some really nice butterfly masks available and i think its a nice thing to wear. The other mask i cross stitched and added beads which i thought was a new idea in a way of making them - using my strengths!

1st ATC Swap

I joined my 1st ATC swap over the weekend which is on the theme Masquerade. I am very excited about it and plan to have some good glittery ATC's - i keep wandering around with the song - Masquerade from Phantom of the Opera in my Head.

I also sent out an ATC to a lady in Australia in a very colourful Button envelope, i do love the envelope i spent ages on it. I will put pictures into this posts so you can see what they look like :)

Also alongs the lines of colurful is my flower envelope as well which i sent to someone on the postal press list but have not heard from them so do not know if they received it - i hope so!

1st POST!

What to say as your 1st post - should it be witty or exciting - such tough choices?!?!?!?!

Well this is my 1st exhibit as such of my work. I welcome feedback and advice and am just looking to see what other people think and maybe meet some people to share mailart with.

As of yet no there is nothing up here but in the next couple of days I will get some artwork up here so do check back :)
And true to my word - some artwork - a selection of postcards i made. I sent the arrows one to someone on the postal press list who seemed to appreciate it - makes me happy :)