Mail Art Monday - After Rain Comes Sunshine

Hey everyone it's Cheetarah here and I've got a little something special for this weeks Mail Art Monday! I've made the above envelopes for our project swap over at the VLVS! groupies on facebook. I've also filmed the process which you can see below in my first Time 2 Stamp video :)

Hope you enjoyed this MAM tutorial :) 

And here they are flying off to my partners for the swap!

(the address is on there no worries, just blocked it off for privacy reasons ;) 

VLVS! rubber stamps used

Two Whimsical Ladies under Umbrella

Doodle circle

Bubble wrap texture

Measuring tape section

Writing circles

Mail Art

Others:

Distress Oxides and regular inks

Faber Castell Artist Pitt markers

Wow clear matte embossing powders

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Banksy takes over the post again!

Hello Again!
Welcome back to another Mail Art Monday!

Today I want to share the Envelopes I made for the VLVS Banksy Mail Art swap on the

  Viva Las VegaStamps Groupies Facebook page! 

(I hope some of you joined in!)

To start I created a pair of A2 sized envelopes using my Envelope punch board and some blue watercolor looking scrapbook paper.  

Next I stamped all 3 of my Banksy stamps in black Stazon ink. (stamps listed below)

I masked off my address block, with an business card that I often use as a mask. 

(Hence the ink all already all over it...lol)

I traced around this with a black Micron pen.

Now to enhance the blue color, I used Distress inks in salty ocean and tumbled glass. 

The stencil I used was by Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous (THMS055)

Next, I added a few flicks of picket fence and black soot distress stains. 

After I removed the mask I added a few doodles around the inside of the address lock with my white gel pen and a black Micron. 

I hope you all enjoy these fun envelopes, and I hope you feel inspired to get inky!

VLVS! Swaps

Did You Know?

Viva Las VegaStamps! hosts swaps in a sweet little facebook group dedicated solely to VLVS! projects. We sure do! In today's post we have the results from our last swap for your viewing pleasure. The last theme was a Fall Harvest Postcard and my oh my the results are GREAT! 

We have also started a brand new swap -- Art themed ATCs. If you are interested please join our group and or read this file to learn more. It's easy to sign up, and we keep the rules pretty basic to accommodate most! Now - onto the postcards:

Skull | She was a Freaky Little Thing | Cemetery | Bell Jar

Mesh Texture | Numbers Set | Have Students Will Scream

Invoice Waybill Background | Numbers Set

Witch Holding Broom

Be Afraid | Lady In Curlers

Bubble Wrap Texture | Gnome in Hammock 
Dream Big | Stitching

Old House | Redwood Trees | Flock of Geese

Futuristic Circuit Board | Weeping Statue of Liberty

Two Gnomes with Grasshopper | Free the Garden Gnomes

Skeleton Family | Flock of Bats | All Day Sucker | Raven

In The Pale Moonlight | Mesh Texture | Witch Holding Broom

Moon Circle | Jack o' Lanterns Along Fence

Royal playing card swap {Results}

Woohoo! We have another set of swap results in.. this time Royalty themed Playing Cards. We had 11 participants total and their pieces are awesome!

 Rock Archway | Stampasaurus Rex with Lawyer | Nun licking gun

Anchor | Horse Head | Statue of Liberty | Recycle Symbol 

 Wings Set | Butterfly Wings | Steampunk Corset | Motorcycle Rider | Brick Background

Numbers Set | Plate 1463 | Intense Lady | Plate 1465 | Moon Phases

Inspire | Fish in pants | Girl Making Face | Grandville Chicken

Banksy Gas Mask Flower Girl | Seek Paradise

Scuba Lady | She was courageous | Double Coffee Ring | Striped Leggings | She Was...

Men in Balloon Basket | Wildflowers Silhouette

Freaks | Flamingo | We Are Not | Many Legged Lady

Escape | Many Armed Clock Person | Get Crazy |  Fish On Box

 Fir Tree | Cowboy Bath | Lady Holding Hat | Man Aiming Gun

 Writing Triangles | Stitching | She was a Dreamer | Squiggle Heart

 Wheeley Frog | Frankenstein's Bolts | Fish in Heels

Man with Organs Exposed | Periodic Table | Ball and Stick Molecular Model | DNA Strand | Atomic Structure | Fed-up Vintage Lady | Butterfly Specimen | Invoice / Waybill Background | Stitching | Einstein's Tongue | Crown | E=MC2 | Girl in Princess Costume | Mesh Texture

Brick Background | Banksy Rat Protester | Many Armed clock Person

Flashing Arrow | Banksy Bazooka Mona Lisa

Want to join in on our swaps? Just join our Facebook GROUPIES Group and keep an eye out for upcoming swaps. We are currently taking signups for a Fall Harvest themed POSTCARD swap! :)

Dress Form Tag Swap Results

Here are the results from our tag swap a month or two ago! It was themed simply with "Dress form" and the results are DELICIOUS. We host swaps in our facebook GROUPIES group and would love to have you join us.

 Create Art Every Day | Dress form | Squiggle Heart | Wildflowers Silhouette
Butterfly Wing Set | Corset

 Numbers Set | Dress Form | Bell Jar | She Was a Dreamer | Fairy | Pair of Butterfly Wings

Blue Police Box | Bowtie | Dress form | Don't Blink | Hello Sweetie

 Grim Reaper | Big Bone | Art Doll

Dress Form | Skeleton Diagram | She Lived | Bubble Wrap Texture

 Whimsical Leaf | Whimsical Lettered Man
I have Bursts | Scribble Heart | Squiggle Heart

 Make A Wish | Girl in Princess Costume
Thumbs UP

Off With Your Head | Yes, I Know I Have | Screaming Lady

Whimsical Woman In Dress | Steampunk Wings

Even I try to participate in the swaps as often as possible! 

Stop by my blog to see my participation in full. 

Waybill/Invoice Background | Numbers Set | Gossamer Butterfly Small | Your Time As A Caterpillar

Don't forget! You can join our facebook group and sign up for any future swaps! 

WOW & VLVS! Day 2

Welcome to our blog! This week we will be swapping with the talented team @ WOW! Embossing Powder. Stamps and Embossing Powder = a match made in heaven!

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Find WOW! : 

Shop | Blog | Facebook

Find Viva Las VegaStamps! :
Shop | Blog | Facebook

Today we have two talented designers joining us.. Michele and Hermine!!

First up is Michele with this stunning tag set! 

She used our Waybill/Invoice background, Mermaid with Flower, Writing background, Clockface

Sheet music background, Banksy rain under umbrella girl and you can get more details here!

And second up is another set... this one square and by Hermine! 

And she has used Wheeled Jester 18746, Dancing Lady 19183, Book signing by Brian Kesinger 19252, Double Coffee rings 19568. You can get even more details on her blog here.

Don't forget to leave comments on all the blogs this week. You can win a prize! Stop by the WOW! blog to see what their team has worked up for our swap. See you tomorrow!

WOW & VLVS -- Mary Brockway

Welcome to our blog! This week we will be swapping with the talented team @ WOW! Embossing Powder. Stamps and Embossing Powder = a match made in heaven!

Find WOW! : 

Shop | Blog | Facebook

Find Viva Las VegaStamps! :
Shop | Blog | Facebook

Today we have Mary Brockway up with this beautiful piece!

Mary has used our Steampunk Gear, Sharp Edge Gear, Square Edge Gear and Gear Medium. All of her gears have been embossed with Primary Ebony and Metallic Platinum Sparkle by WOW! This photo clock is so striking and all the gear chip and stamps give it a great industrial look. You can learn more about the process on Mary's blog.

Don't forget to leave comments on all the blogs this week. You can win a prize! Stop by the WOW! blog to see what their team has worked up for our swap. See you tomorrow!

Spool Swap Results!

Every few months we host a swap in our Facebook group dedicated to VLVS!. The last swap was an altered spool swap and we ended up with some really great pieces!! Here they are :

 

This beautiful spool is by Christa Joyce. It unwinds from the center of the spool
with some beautiful messages. She's used the following stamps:
Wonderland, Wilderness, Your Time As A, and Bird In Flight. 

This spool is by me, and I can't show too many details at this time.
I'm submitting it for publication! I can tell you though, that I used the

Sheet Music Background stamp to give my bird some beautiful wings.

This spool is by Laurel! The spool sits on a paper doily (that got sort of 

whitewashed in the sun, sorry!) that features a couple of our stamps. 

She's used our Greatness Spray Painter around the outside.

This one is by Marilyn Hughes and is another that unwinds from the center.
She's used tons of great stamps like Cherries, Sunflowers, Birds on a Wire,  our Apple Core,

Fly, Soccer Ball and more.

This mossy bit comes from Michele! She's used our
Flower Head/Petals and Keep Calm/Puddles.

This neatO vintage spool is from Phyllis!
She used our Contortionist Bugler.

and lastly this beautiful winged pieces comes from Sheri.
She's used both our Large Striped Butterfly and Small Striped Butterfly,

along with Skinny Girl and Skinny Hat Lady.

Isn't this such a great turn out?? We're right in the collection phase of a Dress Form Tag Swap --- but you should join our group if you'd like to participate in the next swap!