Laura Rumble - Crafter

I've been working on a couple of swaps recently.  I'll tell you about Jessica Brogan 's Card Deck Swap first, as there is still time for you to sign up and join in!  You can find the details here but my summary is; You alter a deck of playing cards.  You put some inspiring words on each card.  You post them to USA.  Shuffling happens.  You get sent a 52 different cards made by different people from all over the world. Here are a few of mine.  I went with the sequin/shaker trend. As you can see most of mine are slightly different but in the past I have made 52 of the same design. I have parcelled mine deck up ready to be posted and at the end of October my swaps should arrive with me... not sure I can wait that long!!  You have until the end of September to join in and post your cards off - will you join me? Thanks for stopping by!

This fortnights challenge at Crafty Ribbon Challenges is to use tags.  I've made an art journal page based on cycling... I've used pre-made printed bicycle tags and cut some lined kraft card to make my own tag.  I've added ribbon to all of them of course!! I've used natural/white swiss dot , black sheer ribbon and bicycles in latte. To add my journalling I cut strips of black card with a kraft core and ran them through my dymo.  The lyrics are from Queen's Bicycle Race.

My desk this week looks like this... A reel of my ribbon , a pile of triangles... There is evidence someone has been playing with my dymo... ...and I might know their name! And a bucket of half made mixed media cards with positive messages for a deck swap... Actually, I'll give you all the address to check out the swap as some of the WOYWWers may like to join us...  carddeckswap.com Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you at your desk :)

    On my summer holiday I totally fell in love with these ducks.  They were Indian Runners.  (Random fact - so was Jemima Puddleduck.)  I spent most of my time next to the window and they would keep me entertained by running past.  Of course, I needed to scrap them...   I used my dymo.  Stuck on a sprinkling of sequins. Used a duck paperclip - I think paperclips are my new obsession! I decided the best way to show how they ran in a line was several photos cut and put together.  It was impossible to get all the ducks in one photo and you couldn't use the panoramic setting as they were running too fast!! And a close up of the painty-texturey goodness I used as a photo mat. Love them.  I now want a garden big enough to have some ducks of my own!  :) I'd like to share this at: Crazy Challenge - summer - my summer holiday Thanks for stopping by