Speckled Egg's Altered Journal Swap...My Offerings for Kim and Debra

In a previous post, I showed lots of yummy pictures of the journals that I received

from Deb and Kim in the Altered Journal Swap.

These are the journals I made and sent...

For Kim...

soft shades of lilac/lavender, yellow and green

a vintage image supplied by Abbey of Little Birdie Blessings,

just click on her blog name to go to her blog.

Abby is a collector of vintage images which she generously shares

with her readers. On Thursday, she uses images

that she has added scripture verses to.
The post using this image can be found here.

If you make something using an image she has provided, you can link back to her blog.
Thank you for your kind and generous spirit Abby.

The papers I used are all from Melissa Francis.

You always have to include some fun extras...and chocolate of course

Debra's journal had more of a Victorian feel...

The images on the cover all all done digitally.

The image of the girl is from a note card that I scanned,

The frame is an old cabinet card image and the

bird is a separate image, too. I love layering different

elements on top of each other.

I also used vintage seam binding and buttons to trim out the front.

The postcard was another vintage image and I added the "D".

All of my swaps are complete for now.

I must get busy creating things for a Spring Boutique that my

closest crafting friends and I will be having at my home

on Saturday, March 24. If any of you are readers from the Pittsburgh area,

 please email me and I will give you the details.

I am thinking about hosting a

Bits of Spring Canvas and Tag Swap

We would each use an 8x8-inch canvas board

similar to the board I made Sandy for Viv's Valentine Swap

only with a Spring theme.

Nine, 2-2.5 inch squares, each decorated like a small art piece.

You would also make some kind of tag...3x5-inch to

go along with the board.

It would be a one-on-one swap.

Let me know what you think and if there is enough interest generated,

I will work out the details and we'll try it. I'm

guessing the due date for this project would be around the end of April.

This board was so much fun to make.

XOXO

Joyce



Swap II- Speckled Egg's Altered Journal Swap

A month ago a blogging friend, Mary Kahler, alerted me to the fact that Heather, of The Speckled Egg, was hosting a swap and she thought I would enjoy it.

I ran right over to sign up because her swaps are always so much fun and I have had the pleasure of meeting for the first time, and swapping with, two lovely ladies.

In my humble opinion, that's what makes swaps so much fun. The challenge of creating something for someone you don't know and stretching your abilities by, at times, creating with colors or with styles you might not be accustomed to.

Each swap team member created an altered journal for each of the other two team members, keeping their tastes and styles in mind. Now that all of the journals have been delivered and opened, I can post the pictures of what we each made.

First up is Debra of It's All Good.

This is the swap package she sent...

The amazing journal...

The front looking like an aged ledger adorned with birds on a branch...

Seam binding trimmed with charms and beads...

Inside covers decorated with sheet music and pockets filled with tags!

A sweet Valentine charm on a chain...

fun stuff to create with...Bingo cards & markers, slides, keys, music page,

and some boxes to assemble and decorate.

Your talent is great Debra , and I love everything you sent.

Thank you~

And now from Kim of Whimsy and The Word...

A gorgeous pink Queen journal...oh yes, it's sooo me!

This is decorated with lace and paper flowers and silver letters...all the things I like!

Decorated inside and out...

Kim included some fun ephemera to create with,

and some buttons& rickrack and cabinet cards

More cool stuff to wear...

A charm necklace made from a Domino...

and my favorite item in her package...this lovely flower pin!!!

Now I do have to tell you that included in Kim's package were two chocolate truffles..made by a local company she does business with. They are not in the photos. That's all I'm saying.

I hope you had as much fun with your first swap as I did Kim.

Your creations were so well thought out and executed and I am

thrilled with all of my gifts.

Thank you~

I'll close here for now and come back later to reveal the journals I made for my new friends.

xoxo

Joyce