Itty Bitty Collages

 I am submitting this post for Mixed Media Monday - this week the theme is “trinchies” – which is what this swap calls “Itty Bitty” collages. Whatever you want to call them, they are a ton of fun!

When I got back into swapping again a few months ago, one of the first places I visited was Lenna Andrews’ Creative Swaps site. She hosts lots of artsy swaps and posts photos of everything she receives. It’s so much fun to see all the entries in a swap, not just the ones you get back. Lenna is a great hostess; one of the best!

Yesterday I sent off my swap package for the Itty Bitty Collage swap. Itty Bitties are 3″ square collages. I’d never done that size before and it was really fun! Unlike inchies, it wouldn’t take too awfully many of these to make a really nice wall hanging or paper quilt, and I liked having a little bit larger area to work on than an ATC. 

The photo doesn’t quite show the finished product; I added some clear gems to each collage later and didn’t think to take another picture before I sent them off.  IMO, a little “bling” adds a nice touch to pretty much anything.  (Except the cats, who, it turns out, are SO not into being glittered.  Go figure!)

The theme of Lenna’s Itty Bitty Collage swap is “summer.” To me, summer means flowers, butterflies, the music of Nature and, apparently, scantily-clad vintage ladies.

Seriously, girls…can you hold those flowers up a little higher?