Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ATC swap part 12

A new set of cards has arrived! This time they are from Pandora in the US.

Pandora created ingenious little cards so richly layered with card stock.

Pandora's ATCs

Thank you for taking part, Pandora! I am waiting just on a few more cards to arrive for this swap before they get traded and sent out into the big wide world.

I also received my cards from the Bluebird of Happiness swap organised by the lovely Mary who also included some lovely bird cut outs  which I suspect her magical Sizzix machine might have produced.

received from the Bluebird of Happiness ATC swap

The card on the left is made by Sonja and the card on the right is made by Trine. Both cards will be treasured additions to my ATC collection.

Until next time... xoxo

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ATC swap part 11

Here are the latest arrivals for our Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil swap (as always in no particular order):

The first lot are from Mary Montedonico in the US. I must apologise about the poor quality of the scan it does not do Mary's beautiful creations justice. Mary based her cards on "Bloody Rosie" and used black tulle, ribbons and stick on jewels to great effect to embellish her multi layered art work. Mary's cards are intriguing and I wonder just who this victorian looking "bloody Rosie" was and what her story is.

Mary Montedonico's ATCs

The second set of cards is from Dawna in Canada who created these beautiful and spooky creations with digital collage(?) Each card has a different quote that sets the mood for the artwork.

Dawna's cards closed

Dawna's cards opened

As you can see there is a wonderful variety of artwork from all the different participants.

Until next time... xoxo

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ATC swap part 10

Deedee's beautiful ATCs have arrived today from California. I am amazed at yet another totally different interpretation of the theme and the stories these cards tell!

Deedee's cards

Deedee used cutouts, rubber stamps and acrylics for her whimsical creations.

Thank you so much for taking part, Deedee!

Until next time... xoxo

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ATC swap part 9

Here are the latest arrivals for my ATC swap. The first lot came from Desi in the Netherlands. Desi created wonderfully dark dutch houses with a night garden.

Desi's ATCs

The second set is from Marilyn in Canada. When I was brave enough to pull on the little ribbon I made a grizzly discovery within these amazing cards!:-)

Marilyn's ATCs

The third set arrived from Sonja from Serbia. Sonja's cards have a beautiful vintage look to them.

Sonja's ATCs

Thank you Desi, Marilyn and Sonja for taking part. It is an absolute pleasure to see what everyone created!

Until next time... xoxo

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ATC swap part 8

Two more sets of cards have arrived today, and what stunning creations they all are! I am amazed at the different interpretations of the theme and the creativity of every participant.

The first set is by Mel-made from Australia who used inks, gel pens, ink pencils and liquid graphite for her deliciously creepy plants.

Mel-made's ATCs

The second set of cards arrived all the way from Canada from Anne Trudell.
Anne created five different and beautiful designs using black gesso, paper cutouts, acrylics and ink.

Anne Trudell's ATCs

Closeup of the card on the bottom left with the window opened

I feel very privileged to receive all these wonderful cards and being able to admire them in person before they get sent back out into the world.

Until next time... xoxo