More Rolodex Collages

I'm back to the small "canvas" of Rolodex cards for my collages, and I feel like the whole process has finally "clicked" for me.

It's getting easier not to agonize over every little word and image choice.

It's getting easier not to worry about "too much" or "too little" on a card.

It's getting more and more fun to watch colors and images and themes fall together among the scraps on my table.

It's getting easier to "get over" the cards I don't end up liking as much.

And, as always, I value a project that lets me use all of the bits and scraps that I can't resist saving from catalogs and magazines.

I keep saying I'm *almost* ready to join in on the Rolodex swapping craze going on out there.

Now, I think I really am!

If you like to alter Rolodex cards, too, and would be interested in swapping, please send me an email at aleakaskey@yahoo.com, and we can make arrangements!

Another place to swap is over at Artist April Cole's website for Rolodex card trading.

I see that Swap-bot has several groups set up for Rolodex card swapping, but I haven't quite figured out how to navigate the site to see if there is anything going on currently.  I found most of their old swaps by searching "Rolodex swap" in Yahoo.

A very inspiring place to visit to learn more about altering Rolodex cards is Patty van Dorin's web site.

If you click on "Scrapodex" in the left-hand column under "Categories" on Patty's page, you can see all the entries she has written about the Rolodex cards she has both created and received. 

Something I noticed about Patty's cards:  Rather than creating whole collages on each card, she truly does make it a showcase for pretty scraps.  A card might contain one pretty image or a few attractive scraps, quite often stitched.  There is great appeal in approaching the Rolodex project like that, instead of feeling any "requirement" that each card hold its own complete collage.  Just something to consider!

Happy Rolodex scrapping!