Altered Postcard Masquerade

Here is another 4x 6 altered postcard I designed for Alpha Stamps.  This card is loaded with all kinds of lovely ladies in fancy dress.  I’m hoping to entice you into the shop to purchase or hire your own costume!

Products I Used For This Project

4x6 Chipboard Postcard

Lyric 6x6 Paper Pad

Black and White Braid

Small Organza Ribbon Roses

Brass Opera Mask

Label Starters Collage Sheet

Art Deco Cocktails Collage Sheet

Art Deco Party #2 Collage Sheet

4 Inch Paper Doll Costumes Collage Sheet

Fashions Meilleur Postcard

This is a postcard sized piece designed for Alpha Stamps.  I really enjoyed making the little outfits for the dress forms out of ribbons, fibers, leaves and flowers.

In the side photo you can see the dimension of the little resin birds. The teardrop beads under the clock where clear.  By painting them with alcohol ink I could match them to the paper.

Products Used In This Project:

4x6 Chipboard Postcard

Lyric 6x6 Paper Pad

Die-Cut Chipboard Dress Forms

Vintage French Ads Collage Sheet

Label Starters Collage Sheet

Ruffle Edge Trim - Cream

Small Organza Ribbon Roses

Black and White Braid

Peachy Pink Seam Binding

Miniature Birds

Fancy Diamond Filigree Buttons

Mixed Faceted Teardrops – Crystal AB (Painted with Alcohol Ink)

Small Resin Roses – Antique Pink

Stitched Leaf Ribbon – Moss Green

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Larely Nymph - Altered Postcard

This is the forth in a series of five postcards I’m making for the Alpha Stamps “Wish You Were Here” postcard swap.  The overall dimensions of the postcard are 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  The image of the woman is from the Alpha Mermaids #2 collage sheet.  In addition to decorating the postcards we were also supposed to come up with fun addresses that fit the artwork.  So this one is:

Larley Nymph

Mermaid Gardens

Atlantis

Song of the Sea Altered Postcard

This is the third in a series of five postcards I’m making for the Alpha Stamps “Wish You Were Here” postcard swap.  The overall dimensions of the postcard are 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  The image of the woman is from the Alpha Stamps Seashore collage sheet.  In addition to decorating the postcards we were also supposed to come up with fun addresses that fit the artwork.

Second Beach Postcard

Here is the second 4 ¼ z 5 ½” postcard I designed for Alpha Stamps. And like the first I will be swapping it in the “Wish You Were Here” beach postcard swap.

I started by tearing and curling various pattern papers.  After gluing the papers to the postcard I inked the edges and using the same ink I added color to the patterned papers.  The embellishments are a combination of seashells, beads, beaded trim and images of shells and jewelry. 

On the back of the postcard I stamped it with bars of music.  Next, I added a mermaid cut from the “On the Boardwalk Collection” papers.  I embellished the card with more images of shells and jewelry, a piece of cheesecloth (inked) and a brass anchor.

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Beach Postcard – Designed for Alpha Stamps

I designed this 4 ¼ z 5 ½” postcard for Alpha Stamps.  Alpha Stamps carries blank postcards in packs of 25. 

 I started by covering the postcard with various patterned paper and then inked the edges.  Next, I added beach stickers and posters and then stamped “Revel in the Sunshine” and “Ocean”.  To add more dimension I added cording to the lifesaver behind the woman.  The image of the woman is from Alpha Stamps Beach Umbrellas collage sheet.  Lastly I add images of coral.  For dimension and sparkle I added glitter, mica flakes, microbeads and beads.

Back of the Postcard

The umbrellas on the back of the postcard are paper drink umbrellas.

Alpha Stamps Supplies Used:

Kraft Post Cards

Vintage Blue 6x6 Paper Pad

Beach Umbrellas Collage Sheet

Bathing Beauties # 2 Collage Sheet

Beachy Postage and Words Collage Sheet

Art Deco Beach Rubber Stamp Set

On the Boardwalk Paper

On the Boardwalk Paper Set

Alpha Stamps is hosting a “Wish You Were Here” beach postcard swap.  I’ve joined the swap and the card above is one of the postcards I will be swapping.  Click here for information about the swap.

Springtime in Versailles Postcard

I’ve been working on a 4 x6 postcard for a swap in the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group.  The theme is “Spring” so my piece is titled “Springtime in Versailles.  The plaque on the gate is the one I made in the tutorial "How to Make Your Own Molds & Working with Paper Clay".

I decided I wanted to create a topiary since the French gardens at the time were so formal.  To make the topiary I started by painting chipboard swirls green.

 Next, I removed flowers from the stems of dried flowers. 

I applied Glossy Accents glue (dries clear) to the painted swirls and dipped them in the dried flowers.

 Lastly, I glued the swirls to the postcard and dressed them with jeweled ribbons and a butterfly.