Altered Trading Cards
I spent yesterday afternoon making altered trading cards (ATCs). They are basically a playing card that has been artistically altered on the back side. I have not had that much fun in ages!! I made more than I was planning. I used up a lot of prototypes and samples from earlier quilts I had made. It was fun to revisit the older works. And, it is really fun to make something so small and that I can finish in ONE day! Completion was great.
These first 4 came from art journal pages that were never bound into a book. I just cut them to the size of the playing card, and used gel medium to attach them. I think they look fantastic with my little succulent collection, who were quite kind to hold the cards up for a photography session.
The next set came from WAY back. These cards have little quilts stitched to them, in a way that forms a pocket for the little Guatemalan worry dolls. The dolls slip inside the pockets, and are not stitched in. I think I like the one with the batiked flower the best, but it might also be because of the hand stitched edging, which was significantly harder than I thought it would be, but worth the effort!
Next was a postcard, made from a leftover paper koi from my HST project, No. 16. It is propped up on my favorite new plant, a Queen Victoria agave. And while I love the plant, and hope it thrives on my deck, I mostly like it because it doesn't freeze. Love it with it's spike tipped leaves holding up the postcard!
Next up, a couple from my Quilt National works. The first is from the most recent QN piece, Where the Walls have eyes. These little quilts lift up off the surface of the card to reveal an eye inside! I almost cut a circle out of the center....
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