Category Archives: Inchies

Inchies

Inchie-A-thon

Inch sized paper doll cat
Inchie sized cat paper doll

I have been participating in the Inchie-A-thon that is going on over at ATCsForAll.com (which continues through Jun 22).   An “Inchie-A-thon” is an online art party where artists gather in an online forum to make, share, and trade art.  Because artists from around the world participate, the party goes on around the clock.  You can play a little while or all week – depending on your schedule and interest.

Above is shown the coolest thing I made over the weekend.  An inchie sized (1″ x 1″) kitty cat paper doll.  The head, bow, legs, and tail are attached with mini brads.  It was surprisingly simple to make.

Below are a few of the other inchies I made this weekend:

“late for breakfast” inchies
colored pencil cats
image and text collage inchies
bunny inchies: colored pencil and Indian ink

Most of my inchies were drawn with Faber Castell Indian ink pens and colored pencils, a couple were made with printed image and text collage.

Inchies

More Framed Inchies

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I have traded many inchies over the years.  I currently have 6 frames, holding 100 inchies each, hanging on the walls in my apartment.

Inchies are miniature artworks that measure 1 inch square.  Inchies can be drawn, painted, stitched, beaded, collaged, made with Origami or cut paper, made from polymer clay, metal, or any material that you can think of.

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Inchies can be flat or dimensional, they can be interactive and fold or slide open to reveal a hidden area.

Most commonly inchies are drawn, collaged, or painted on card stock or other firm strata such as watercolor paper or recycled boxes, that has been cut or punched to a one inch square size.

Highly rated 1-inch punch:

More inchie info can be found here:
http://hobbyloco.com/inchies.html
 

Inchies

Inchies

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Inchies!

    top row:

  1. cut image, collage text, painted border, stamped text
  2. painted background, shrinky dink rose, stamped text
  3. painted background with torn paper, origami tree
  4. string art on a pierced background
  5. cut image, collage text, painted border, stamped text
    second row:

  1. pen and ink doodle art
  2. painted background, hand drawn fish, glitter glue, thread
  3. paper collage and punched stars
  4. hand drawn images on a book page background
  5. cut image from stamp, collage text, tiny star glitter
    third row:

  1. hand drawn images on a book page background
  2. string art on a pierced background
  3. doodles and glitter on a handmade paper background
  4. hand drawn images on a bleach painted background
  5. collage images on a handmade paper background with a gem
    fourth row:

  1. hand drawn images on a bleach painted background
  2. cut image, collage text, painted border, stamped text
  3. pen and ink doodle art
  4. cut image, collage text, painted border, stamped text
  5. punched images and stamping on a book page background
    fifth row:

  1. collage images embellished with gold metallic pen on a watercolored background
  2. paper collage and punched stars
  3. shrinky dink heart and stamping on a book page background
  4. pen and ink doodle art
  5. painted background, hand drawn fish, glitter glue, thread

Made for a swap.