Swap-bot Updates!

So as I mention before, I am utterly addicted to Swap-bot.  I recently received my swap items!  So as you know, I was recently in Sublime Stitching HAND Embroidery Swap and Embroidery in Yellow.  What I received for Sublime Stitching Swap is this...

Super cute butterflies!  The fabric is pretty cool too!  I would of never thought to use a pattern fabric like this but it looks pretty darn cool.  

For my Yellow Embroidery Swap I received this:

Superrrrrrr cute seahorse!  Omg, I love it! I'm not sure what I'll do with it, but I really do like it. I might frame it or maybe I'll do a collage of swap items onto a huge board or something. 

As I also mention, I signed up for Owl ATC Swap #2 .  This swap was a lot trickier than I expected.  Man, I did not know what to do and I was gluing owls left and right.  Finally I said, F it! I'll embroidery something and glue it to a small card.  So I did and this is the end result.

 I took this owl stamp and stamped the image to some cloth.  Then I embroidered the owl.  I swear, they are the tiniest stitches I've ever done.  I even had to use a regular needle and three strands for the eyes and tummy.  I thought the owl looked like it was shrugging so I added the "whooo knows" phrase.  Then I free-hand a tree and some leaves to finish it. I really like the outcome. 

So that's the stamp, and what it looks like when its stamped on paper.  Super cute right?  I thought it turned out pretty well.  

This is the back part of it.  Pretty simple, I stamped a tree image and dated it with my name.  My swap recipient shaylafish really liked it!  She commented on my blog, gave me a 5 with a heart and then blogged about it here.  I was blushing the entire time I read her comments.  Soooo sweet!  It totally made the trouble I went through worth it! I'm really glad she liked it.  I'm still waiting on my ATC, its coming from Australia so I know I'll be waiting a while.  I also recently found out the person you are sending to isn't necessarily the one you will be receiving from.  Its all pretty random.  I'm a little bummed cause I sorta tend to stalk my recipients and then I get the wrong idea on what I'll be receiving. It guess its suppose to be a surprise!  I still liked the items that I received so its all good.  

I'm still working on my pinup swap but I did finish the Gina Matarazzo swap. Hopefully, I'll have the pin-up done by swap deadline.  I already signed up for a new swap called  Bluework Embroidery R#2.  I love the color blue so this should be fun.  I'll start it in October when I finish my Pin-up.  

That's all I have for now.  Happy crafting! 

Swap-bot... my new addiction

Swap-bot has really become my new addiction.  I cruise the website at least 10x a day.  No joke.  I try to refrain myself from signing up for too many swaps but they all sound so fun!  So far I've joined Pin Up HAND embroidery  and as I mention previously the Gina Matarazzo Swap.  I've been thinking about trying ATCs or Artist Trading Cards.  Now they really look intimidating if you do a quick Image search.  I mean, I know they are suppose to be miniature works of art but damn they are amazing.  I just can't compete with that!  In my defense, they are mostly drawn, painted, sketched, etc and we all know that I can't draw my way out of a paper bag.  The best I can do is put together something using my card making and scrapbooking materials.

This is my first attempt at making one:



I think its cute.  I mean, its no work of art but its adorable.  I really wanted to join this swap, Owl ATC Swap #2 . I am consider a newbie (as I should be) but I hope someone is ok if they receive that! I used my adorable Owl punch, stamped the flowers and glued it all together.  I have to say the hardest part (and I don't know why) was making the girl's eyes.  I actually used real fake eyelashes that I trimmed to fit her eyes.

Anyways, gonna sign up and work on another one and see which one is better.  In other news, I realize the person that I'm gonna ship my embroidery swaps to is the same person!  Sweet, save on postage!  :)

What are all of you crafting at the moment?