Halloween Swap

 Halloween  Swaps

A swap is a fun exchange of items created by members of a group such as  

Art for the Creative Minds yahoo group.  It may be cards or ATC's  4X4 pages, junk journal. the variety of items it endless.  Some swaps are one to one, a single exchange, others are multiples of the same artwork sent to a hostess, who then sorts them out and sends them to the members who are taking part in the swap. 

It is exciting receiving the swaps, and seeing each persons interpretation of the swap's theme

This is a Tri-Fold ATC  2 1/2" by 3 1/2 ".  The swap was for a Art for the Creative Minds yahoo group.   The swap was to be to feature Edgar Allen Poe.  I used images from Altered Pages.
I started with a piece of black card stock folded down to measure 2 1/2 X 3 1/2.  The middle image of Poe was layer on the black and then a paper frame was place around it.  The Raven ticket was printed from the internet.  The picture on the left shows  Edgar Allen Poe gravestone.  The raven picture on the right is also from Altered Pages.

These tags are for a Halloween swap for Stamping Scrapping Swapping Democracy.  The tags were a multiple swap.  We sent 8 tags to the hostess and in exchange we will receive 8 different tags.
I cut black card stock to a #8 manilla tag. 6 1/4" by 3 1/8".   The orange layer was cut about 1/4" smaller all around and then the spiderweb piece was cut smaller by another 1/4".  I used a spider web washi tape that I received from a member of another group across the bottom.  I purchased a package of spiders with the angel hair webs from a Dollar tree.  I pulled the angel hair to give the appearance of a webs and then hot glued the spider in the middle.  I use a Halloween sticker to attach the ribbon to the top of each tag.

Composition Book Cover

"Composition Book" Cover

This is swap for the internet group  Stamping, Swapping, Scrapping Democracy (SSSD).  We were to choose a Month and create a theme for that month.  Seven people signed for this swap. We were required to make seven identical covers.

I chose October and a Halloween Theme. 

Once completed, I mailed the seven duplicate covers to the hostess of the swap for distribution among the group members.    

Materials Used:

• Cut a piece of black heavy card stock  6 1/2" by 8"
• Cut a piece of orange Cardstock ( I use Bazzill) approx 5 1/2" X 6"
• The middle of the orange card stock was cut out using a SizzixDie Bigx-Top Note
• Do not throw the cutaway piece out.  It can be stamped or embellished for future  for card fronts.
• Cut a piece of punchinella cut from corner to corner of the  base piece
• Attach the punchinella to the card stock with a piece of double sided tape.
• The main design ( the spooky house is a cuttlebug die)
• White pigment ink was dragged over over the house image to give an eerie  effect.
• The windows and moon where highlighted with gold pen
• Attach the main design on the backside of the frame with the coloured design showing.
• Attach the frame with the design to the card on top of the punchinella
• Stamp a Halloween saying on a piece of orange card stock and attach it to a piece of black card stock.
• Embellish as desired

A "composition book" cover is a particular style of notebook, pictured below.