Remember the Inchie Swap?

There is something about this time of year that makes me want to tie up loose ends and organize. It's just all of the "Year in Review" activities. And I guess I wasn't a very good hostess because I did not get around to posting about my August Inchie swap until now. Remember this post? What I'm only four months behind? NO. I've been meaning to post pictures of everyone's submissions. I finally got around to photographing all of them. I took pics of each one individually and some group photos. They really turned out cute and if I have a link to each one I will provide it. Thanks again everyone for the great work and participating in my A-Z Inchie Swap.

A-Z Inchies (All)

A-Z Inchies (All, top view)

"A" Tracy Durcan

B" Tracy Durcan

"C" Little Sea Otter

"D" Linda - lkrhodes


"E" Kim H Running on Ink


"F" Littleseaotter


"G" MissPrissy


"H" Allison


"I" Maria Kitchen Sink Stamps


"J" Helen Craftyprayer


"K" Linda - lkrhodes

"L" Helen Craftprayer

"M" Miss Prissy


"N" Maria Kitchen Sink Stamps


"O" Michelle G ~Out On a Limb Blogspot


"P" Michelle G ~Out On a Limb Blogspot


Q. Nubin craftinginohio.blogspot.com


"R" Nubin craftinginohio.blogspot.com


"S" Kim H Running on Ink


"T" Allison A (SCS Gallery)


"U" Allison A (SCS Gallery)


"V" Beth ~astampingoodtime


"W" Damaris


"X" Damaris


"Y" grammysammy437 (SCS)


"Z" grammysammy437 (SCS)

A-Z and Now I need to go get somes ZZZZZZZZZZZZZs ~Enjoy

A-Z Alphabet Inchie Swap - UPDATES

Edited: Bumping this back up to post the latest news on 11 Aug 2008. I've received one more set from PP Allison still waiting on 2 sets and then they will go postal!! If I don't receive them .....no worries, I will make up whichever sets don't arrive so everyone will get a full A-Z swap. Stay tuned....

Edited: 07 Aug 2008. Hi everyone! The inchie swap is in full swing. Only 3 more sets left to arrive and I will start assembling the sets for mailing. Still out: Letters A, B, (Tracy), H, T (Allison) and U, V, (Beth). I've moved this blog post up to the top to post the udpates. Stay tuned~~

A is for Apple

Here is an example. This picture although big is really 1inx1in

Edited to Add: I changed the number of participants to 13 and Inchies to two letters each.... a friend of mine pointed out that in order for each person to get a full set to exchange of the alphabet they would have to do 26 to swap. So I changed it up so that each participant would get two letters of the alphabet and only have to make 13 of each letter. That will alleviate boredom with one design. Inchies are small so doing 26 won't be that hard. I never was that good at math. winkwink
Ok guys I am throwing down my first ever A-Z Alphabet INCHIE Exchange/Swap. I will need 13 participants for this thing to fly so sign-up peeps!!! When complete we will all have a full A-Z set of 26 Inchies. This is similar to ATCs swaps you are all used to except we are doing 1x1 Inchies. How fun is THAT!! If you need inchie supplies or ideas head on over to Ellen Hutsons webstore she has lots of stuff.

Here are the UPDATED AS OF JUN 20TH dete's -

1. Rule number 1 – HAVE FUN - =D

2. Make 2 sets of 13 same image Inchies with an image using a letter of the alphabet (you each have your letters now) - one will be from me. For example: if you are assigned an "A" you could used an image that begins with the letter "A", such as an Apple. You would make 13 Inchie Apples and then 13 of your second letter “B” for example you would make 13 inchies with an image of a ball. These are examples only use any image you choose

3. 13 of 2 same images total NOT 13 unique/different images

4. You will make a total of 26 inchies to swap

5. No Vendor Restrictions

6. Quality Work – chipboard or heavy cardboard for backing

7. Use of an embellishment (creative candy, glitter…your choice)

8. Use the letter on your Inchie (See example below)

9. Postmarked by August 2 –

10. Include SASE w/return envelope and postage

11. Store your finished product in a ziplock bag or some protective covering

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. I will keep everyone updated on a regular basis as we make progress. Visit my blog for updates. Be sure and say hello or leave a comment. I have links to the Inchie Thread on SCS as well on the right side of my blog under the title “Dashboard” I’ll try and update at both places and via email.

Thanks for joining my swap, I can’t wait and see everyone’s creations….

(Click the example picture to go to Ellen Hutson's Inchie Blog)

My email address can be found on my sidebar under my profile picture click on "View My Complete Profile"

A. Tracy Durcan ~Durcan Designs~

B. Tracy Durcan ~Durcan Designs~

C. littleseaotter http://scarletandgray.blogspot.com/

D. Linda - lkrhodes

E. Kim H Running on Ink

F. littleseaotter http://scarletandgray.blogspot.com/

G. Me =D

H. Allison A (SCS Gallery)

I. Maria Kitchen Sink Stamps

J. Helen Craftyprayer

K. Linda - lkrhodes

L. Helen Craftprayer

M. Me =D

N. Maria Kitchen Sink Stamps

O. Michelle G ~Out On a Limb Blogspot~

P. Michelle G ~Out On a Limb Blogspot~

Q. Nubin ~craftinginohio.blogspot.com/~

R. Nubin ~craftinginohio.blogspot.com/~

S. Kim H Running on Ink

T. Allison A (SCS Gallery)

U. Beth ~astampingoodtime~

V. Beth ~astampingoodtime~


W. Damaris - please send me your link if you have one

X. Damaris - please send me your link if you have one

Y. grammysammy437 (SCS)

Z. grammysammy437 (SCS)

~MissPrissy!!

C is for Chickie

More inchie art fun. I thought using a little chick for my C word for the next inchie was cute right next to the boy inchie. I used the little chick in the MFT spring set. I have used that little stamp more than anything, love it because it is so cute. I also used yellow stickles and a red bow. The bow is real ribbon not just marker. It's super tiny. Again being inchie art this little square is 1"x 1". Went to a Stamp Expo today with another PRISSy pal. It was a smaller venue and I ended up getting a few items. I got some Dee Grunyed stamps? I prolly spelled that wrong. Oh well.

B is for Boy ~More Inchie Art Fun

Well here is my second installment of inchie art. Like I said before using the alphabet to create my first inchie art collection. I used the A Muse fishing boy (B) and doodled the wording to spell boy. These are fun but I can see how as with anything my style will evolve with these. But for now the boy is pretty simple. I colored him with markers and that was it no glitter nothing (gasp choke cough). I did use black embossing powder to prevent the ink from bleeding when using my Copics. You really can't tell but these are 1"x 1". I wish my photog skills were better so I could demonstrate the scale of an object but when I try to photog it on my matte on the counter surface the focus and flash didn't adjust. So to at least get a clear picture I had to take it from further away but this doesn't allow me to show the size. Photographers chime in I'd love to hear your tips or tricks. It might be my camera too because I think I might need a new one. The focus and flash both seem to have lost some consistency. I chose a boy for my B piece because I love boys. Don't you? Men are so cool... boys/men it doesn't matter... there very interesting species... fun to be around and fun to watch... I guess you could say yes I'M BOY CRAZY... who ME? My husband will be happy to hear that I am sure. hahahahahaha. EDITED TO ADD: For a while there I think I hated boys (now that I think about it a bit) but they kind of grow on ya' ...wink wink... they have a way of doing that!?@?!

Inchie Love

Hi ya'll... I'm uploading my first inchie art. I decided to do an alphabet series for my first inchie collection and so I started with the letter A. A is for Apple. I isolated part of a stamp to fit the apple and also used masking to fit the word apple across the top of the inchie. Can ya' tell I'm super tired tonight? No Boing Boings or Yippee Kai Yai Yays or nothin'. I'm just getting over that cold/flu bug I had last week and I still get that washed out feeling by the end of the day. Plus I did not sleep AGAIN last night. Grrr. I colored the bg with my Copic sky blue marker (I'm sorry for no specifics I don't have everything right in front of me so just a quick post tonight) to start with. I also added stickles to the apples and the leaves. I added some bling to the corner to balance out the bling. I also attached the inchie to a black matte 1 and 1/4 inch big. Just a little bigger than the inchie to add a frame around it. Nothing special here. These are fun I could see them getting really addictive. I used the Apple of my Eye stamp from the retired SU set Farm Fresh (2004-2005 Catty). I think SU produced some of its best stamp sets from 2003-2005. I've purchased a bunch from these two catalog years off of SCS and eBay. I never even heard of stamping up and scrapbooking until 2005 the year I became a demo. I know wierd huh? The rest is history because I'm definitely hooked and a major player (err aka hoarder) now. hehe. My photog skills leave much to be desired. I just viewed my post and ya can't tell this is an inchie it's so large already. I cropped it too and this makes it appear a larger scale. IRL its 1x1 inch in size I promise.

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