giggleface studios

Finished Postcards

I finished all of my postcards for the swap I joined. I think they turned out better than I thought, and now they have been sent off in the mail and are on their way to live in new homes! Take a peep...

Postcards and Scratch & Sniff Stickers

I recently signed up for a mixed media/collage postcard swap over at ihannas, thinking that it would be an easy thing to do, but turns out it was harder for me, than I thought...this is my first real attempt at mixed media! Oh sure, I have done the whole scrap-booking my kids baby pictures and had great success with that, because it was done in a kind of cookie-cutter format with paper, glue and stickers, but when you have sooo many mediums to choose from it can become a bit overwhelming. I sat all week trying to figure out what in the world I was going to put together. I could easily throw some things together and call it done, but I really wanted to put my whole self into this project. I wanted to show my recipients a little peek of who I am...and I finally got it together. They are not all the way finished and thankfully I still have until Feb. 14th to get them in the mail! Wheeew!

I also put this 'scrap book' together a few weeks ago and have been meaning to show you! I found the idea over at One Good Bumblebee. The idea is to collect random bits of papers through out your house/office and bind them into a book. This was a lot easier for me to put together than the postcards, and I think I know why...this book is for me, for my eyes only, it's my book...whereas the postcards are for others to see and to 'judge'. I have a hard time with showing myself sometimes for fear of rejection, and that was part of the reason I signed up for the swap...to let myself out slowly!

I will show you some of my pages (mind you this is and will be an ongoing project). I love cookies, especially with sprinkles...because sprinkles make everything so much happier. So when I look at this cut-out I smile and then I am happy...and maybe a little hungry!