Mail me some art

Local color - part 2

Wonderful art, with tales of adventure, history, and heroism among other things...

from Christie in Florida:

from Ellen in Virginia:

from Indigo in Colorado:

from Jan in Australia:

from Lilia in New Hampshire:

from Linda in Massachusetts:

from Ria in North Dakota:

Painted paper challenge - due August 16

Ok, so this isn't actually a swap.
It's a follow-up challenge to everyone who participated in the painted paper swap.

Make something from one of the papers you received and share it virtually with the person who made the paper.

We all love making (and swapping) these papers, but now what?
If you're anything like me, you've got a big stash of paper just waiting to be used.

Maybe you feel it's "too good" to use.

Maybe you have no idea how to use it.

I'm challenging you to sit down and use one or more of those papers, take a picture of what you made, and send me the picture(s) via email.
I will post everyone's beautiful work, giving credit to both you and the person who made your paper.

We will all benefit from lots of wonderful ideas of what do with background papers,

and you talented paper-painters might get to see what others are doing with your work.

Plus, this falls in the middle of my two-week vacation where I won't be able to pick up my mail, which means no scanning/posting of swap items.

We'll all go into withdrawal if we don't have some art to share!

Ten things you could make with your new paper:

postcard

ATC

garland

journal page

paper doll

envelope

booklet

mosaic

gift tag

origami

Challenge details:

make something (anything) using paper you received in the painted paper swap
take a picture of it
feel free to make multiple items/send multiple pictures
email the picture(s) to iamrushmore@gmail.com
include your name and the name of the person who made the painted paper
email it to me by August 16th
I will post all the work on the blog by August 20th

Painted papers - part 5

All of the painted papers have been bundled up and mailed as of this morning.

I was sad to see them go.

But there is still one last batch to share with you.

Lucinda was busy! She sent 12 papers, rich with texture:

and Trula was just as busy with the batch of 9 beauties.

Painted papers - part 4

I'm working my way through the scanning of the enormous stack of mail that arrived over the last two days. Sheet after sheet of delicious hand painted paper.

I love this job so much - being able to open all this mail and lovingly study all our your work. It's inspiring. I always come away with new ideas.

Here are six papers from Carlene: