Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Friendship ATCs and an inchie

Happy Wednesday! I sure am glad a long weekend is fast approaching. Do you have plans for the Fourth of July this Friday? Travis and I are heading over to a friend's house for a BBQ. They have a pool, which means I'm diving head first into some luxuriously cool water. Ahhhh...I can feel the refreshing water on me now.

Here are a few friendship ATCs I made for some of my friends. I love how quickly they came together once I figured out the design.




I also made an inchie last night. For those of you who are not familiar with this latest scrapping fad, inchies are 1" squares (yup, they're small!) that are decorated and altered just like an ATC. I was introduced to them while I was on my paper chase in Seattle. When I first saw them, I kind-of rolled my eyes and thought, "Not another trend! I can hardly keep up with scrappin' as it is!" but then SOMEONE (oh, you know who you are, missy) sent me a bag of sturdy untouched inchies, and thus the love affair began (don't be jealous, hun - I'd alter you too if you'd let me). I hear Bazzill has come out with some 1" square "chips." Mine are nice and sturdy and came in white which is really nice because I can color in the background and not have to worry about covering it with paper.

I love this little frog stamp! She fit just perfectly inside my inchie. I'd love to tell you the sentiment on the back, but it's for a friend who reads this blog, and it's a surprise! I know she'll love it, though :)

Guess what?! I'll be back tomorrow with another card! YAY! It's official. I've snapped out of my funk and started creating again. Thanks for visiting today!

9 comments:

Marilyn said...

Those ATCs are great, and I love that inchie! I'm glad you're out of your "funk". I can't wait to see what you do next!

Tammy Hershberger said...

Cute ATC's Sam and I love your inchie! Good to "see" you a little more often now! Hope things are looking up!

Have a happy 4th! We're having a picnic with family! Have fun swimming!

Harley Dee said...

Just in time for the Inchie Swap at AMR :D Love ya gal! :)

Christina Carnoy said...

really pretty stuff, samantha, glad you're out of your funk!

Aleta said...

those cards are adorable!!! and I love that inchie!! TOO CUTE!

Scrappy Girl said...

What a cute frog! My mom has been "into" frogs lately. Thanks for telling what an inchie is. I had seen them on melonscraps too and I was wondering about them.

Anonymous said...

You're still on that orange and pink kick and why not, it's a great combo. :)

The inchie looks great - glad to see that you're using them. I need to start using up mine - I even made an inchie finder so I can move it over my stamps to see how it'll look on the inchie. It's a great tool (and free - if you have a 1" punch).

Anonymous said...

Oh - meant to add that I recognize that stamp on the bottom! :)

Martha said...

Beautiful ATCs...cheerful summery (is that a word?) colours!