tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82721122011-07-31T03:58:38.273-07:00I am a scrapbooker/fiber artist who indulges in all things related to dyeing, painting, stamping, glittering, beading, quilting, cutting, gluing, embellishing, layering, texturizing. If it involves paper, cloth, or glue, I'm probably there!Tonya Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712992563793690052noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272112.post-42874631682612848252008-08-17T14:14:00.001-07:002008-08-17T14:14:06.662-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29614788@N05/2771476249/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/2771476249_266f2ee8c2.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29614788@N05/2771476249/">Artist Trading Cards - Stacked</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/29614788@N05/">gotonya</a>.</span></div><p>Recently, I attended the Long Beach International Quilt Festival. It was an amazing market of all things quilt related and a haven for fiber artists like myself. As I wound my way through all the vendors, I came across the area that Quilting Arts had setup. In one section, they had a wall of Artist Trading Cards, where you could trade your card for someone else's. I knew, then and there, that I needed to go home and create!<br /><br />So, I went to Iowa the next week, and found Polky Bolton's book of 1000 artist trading cards. Inspiration!<br /><br />Came home. Forgot about it all. But then, I whipped out my misty fuse. Layered angelina and misty fuse (multiple times) and then topped it all with silk organza. <br /><br />I made to long strips of these creations. I had no idea what I was doing at the time as I was just playing with the misty fuse. These little creations sat for a while. Then, yesterday, looked at them and thought, "Ah-Ha! ATC's!!". <br /><br />My rotary cutter came out and I cut 27 qty 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" rectangles out. zigzagged the edges using Sulky Blendables thread. <br /><br />Then, I whipped out my stamps and Jacquard paints. I stamped, stenciled and painted my way through. I think the result is stunning and am so happy w/ it. I thought, btw, that I only had 26. So my numbering system is 0/26 - 26/26. Woopsie. :) I put 0/26 in a special book I am making that documents my art projects this year.<br /><br />My theme: My Layers.<br /><br />Okay, time to turn the chair around and return to creating...<br /><br />Click on the picture above to see additional photos.<br /><br />Cheers!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8272112-4287463168261284825?l=gotonya.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tonya Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712992563793690052noreply@blogger.com1