Ten Two Studios

I made these this afternoon, using the new Micro Single Coffins sheet, and some Single Microscope Mailers.

Design team member Deirdre Attaway made these adorable gift pockets by flattening bathroom tissue rolls and decorating them with pieces from the Nostalgic Elements digital sheet.

I just received my proof copy of the fifth anniversary print ‘zine, and all I can say is WOW! It looks even better than I’d hoped, and I can’t wait to get these into your hands. You are going to LOVE THIS!

Here’s the deal: the ‘zines are being printed by Amazon’s CreateSpace, so I handle none of the orders or shipping. They’re doing it all for me, which is great. To give you a rough idea of their timing, I ordered by proof copy on Friday afternoon, and it was in my hands on Tuesday. CreateSpace ships globally so, those of you outside the US will reap the benefits of their speedy service as well.

You can order your copy through CreateSpace right now. YAY!

UPDATE: This swap is now closed, and the collage sheet is no longer available for purchase.

October 2nd is my 50th birthday—yep, it’s the big five oh. To celebrate, I’m doing two things: taking a road trip to a place I’ve never been, and hosting another ridiculous ATC swap/subscription giveaway/’zine project, just like I did for the fifth anniversary. Here’s the deal:

• Sign up for the swap in the comments section of this post. You MUST sign up in order to participate.
• Purchase the Big Five Oh digital collage sheet using the button below. This sheet is being sold as donationware. The minimum donation is 84¢—that’s 50¢ for me, to help subsidize the cost of doing a swap this large, and 34¢ to PayPal, to cover the transaction fee. If you want to donate more, you can edit the price of this item in your shopping cart. Donations will go towards the cost of postage and return envelopes for the swap, as well as production costs for the ‘zine.
• Print out your swanky new collage sheet, cut it up, and make five (5) artist trading cards. Each card should contain at least one of the images on the Big Five Oh collage sheet. Your cards can be all the same design, or different—whatever you feel like making. You’ll notice that all the images on the Big Five Oh sheet are sort of travel themed. Think travel, journey, wandering when you’re designing your cards, because for my big five-oh, I’m going on a trip, and also because I’ve taken quite the long, wandering journey to get here.
• Print and fill in the swap form included in the collage sheet download. This will give me your mailing address (and give you mine), as well as permission to scan and post your work, and include it in a ‘zine that may be created later. Remember to do this! Cards that arrive without a form in the same envelope will be immediately returned to the sender, unswapped.
• Put your finished cards into individual trading card sleeves. Mail your cards and the filled form to me at the address on the form, so they arrive by Friday, September 24th. No return postage is required for this swap, no matter where you are in the world.
• If I receive enough cards, I’ll put together a Big Five Oh ‘zine. If scans of your cards are used in creation of a ‘zine, you will receive a link to download a free copy when it is published. While every effort is made to fit as many cards into the ‘zine as possible, I can’t guarantee they’ll all make it in. Last time, I received 250 cards, and fit just over 100 into the ‘zine.
• From amongst the folks who submit cards for this swap, I’ll choose five to receive free six month subscriptions to The Monthly Muse (or six month renewals if they’re already subscribers).

Drawings for free subscriptions will be held on September 24th. Cards will be swapped out and returned by Tuesday, September 28th.

Today, I restocked the round tin ornament kits that sold out almost as soon as I posted them last fall. Included in each kit are enough 3-part 2″ tins, beaded swirly hangers, bead fringe trim, and both red and white ribbons to make three ornaments. There are 18 images included in each kit, so you’ll have your choice of themes—plus some leftover for other projects.

Don’t wait on these. There are only a dozen, and when they’re gone, there won’t be any more until next summer. Grab yours here.