A couple of ATC's

Here are a couple of ATC's I made for our local Sunday swap that we have once a month.
I generally only make 8 with 7 to trade and I even do a little header card for the folder.   Thankfully this month I made two different ones.   I have quite a few pre-made backgrounds and it just might be time to start using them.

I only made four of this one.   I had the background ready done, which is just Gold Lumiere paint with a little White over the top.   I had these Asian stamps and thought I would do something with a message.  Embrace Family.

This was the main one for the swap.  An image I have had for a while.  I do like the simplicity of this one.








Time to get organised for some swaps I am in.  We have two three day weekends in a row which is very nice and a lot of art and journals to complete.  In a few weeks I am off to a scrapbooking retreat which I am so looking forward too.

Till Next Time
XoX

Marie ATC for live swap

Wow three posts in one night, a-maz-ing!

Anyway there are a group of us who get together every month for a face to face swap.  

Here is my effort for tomorrow.   I am loving how this came together.

Last ATC for 2008

Hi All
Well I have created my last ATC for 2008. This is for Peace in the USA who was one of the winners in the WTA on ATC World. In fact I made 6 cards but three have a slighty different embellishment as I ran out of the metal ones.

I loved this picture of Santa which is on my friend Diana's blog and he came up well in this card.

Next year (also referred to as next week) before I file my christmas cards I might just scan the pictures so that next time I have the right image and I don't spend almost 4 weeks pondering on oh what do I do.

Hope everyone has had a fulfilling 2008, I sure have. I have a folder dedicated to ATC's for this year and when I go shopping for school stationery I will get my folders for 2009. Perhaps I will get two folders filled with these lovely pieces of artwork instead of one. One of my goals for 2009 is to learn how to make fabric ATC's and to complete my course.

I finally created

Well for one of these I had to. It was for an ATC at the Scrapbook Cupboard and it was due on 14 December. I did it on 19 December only 5 days late, but who's counting. The image on the front is an old family photo of my maternal Grandma. I am guessing that this is around 1910. The theme was Era and I tried to do something nice and simple to suit the simplicity of this black and white photo. This is one of my favourite cards. Probably as there is a sentimental meaning to it.



This is just a background at this stage. Not sure on what I will put on it. On Friday I received my Lumiere Paint order from the USA. All I did was paint on some Crimson Lumiere and when touch dry I lightly tipped my paint brush into the Bright Gold and just did random strokes. Once dry I got out my Time Holtz Flouish ATC stamp, used jet black Stazon and stamped the image to the card. This background I really like and must be one of my favourites for this year.

Time to move out of my comfort zone this week

I was crazy enough to sign up for the AdvancedArtistTradingCardsUk yahoo group for the Lady Lucky dip 2 swap. I chose my cards and then agonised over what am I going to do. This time each card has something on it that I have never done before. I used beeswax on one, melted tyvek (USPS Global Envelope - recyling) for one, Ripped up a servitte/napkin and adhered it using gel medium and printed on fabric. The quilt pattern on this card is actually from a swap I was in with 11 other ladies in Australia and New Zealand.

I will have to figure out what I am acutally doing in regard to adding info below the card but the top two are Lady on a Swing and Lady in a fruit hat. Bottom two are Mermaid and the Dolphin and Pollys Quilt. The mermaid is of course my daughter Claire.

I hope these meet the expection in this group of extremly talented ladies. I do live in fear that I am not good enough.

Till next time.

XoX

Dolphin Rider ATC

After a hectic week and getting christmas pressies posted to New Zealand and thankfully I have just one to go. I decided to focus on my swap that is due for the Advanced ATC group in the UK. One of the themes I chose was dolphin rider. The image on the bottlenose dolphin is actuallymy daughter Claire. I found a photo of her in the pool with her dad and after cutting him out and flipping the image it was perfect. The background is blue lumiere paint on a USPS Global Prioity envelope which I think is made from Tyvek. It melted quite well. Just added a bit of kindy glitz and dimensional magic at the bottom. Now onto the the other cards.

After asking for some feedback on the card as I knew it was not quite finished, I added some seed beads and the white fibre through the top right eyelet. Although words were suggested, I have heaps of trouble deciding on the right words. I just don't have the ability to say the right thing. And that happens in IRL too.


Till next time
Xox

Another one bites the dust.....

I have finally finished the card due this Friday for the monthly theme at the Scrapbook Cupboard. This months theme is Quotes so I decided to go with a Wise man theory and love the way this turned out. I like it's simplicity and that it is so true. Just have a few more cards this week to do that are due in the USA by the end of the month and a set to England too. Ummm time to think a bit more out of my comfort zone.

I have done more sewing and an OTP project but these can't be added yet as they are for a swap in the USA.

Till Next time
Xox

After 10 days.....

I thought it was about time that I posted something a little more worthwhile and interesting. Yep more ATC's. I think I am getting better, trying to be more adventurous and was not scared to rip a page or 6 out of a book, sand back some german scrap and try painting. The painting I need to work on. Not happy with the result but I keep my prototype card. The ones that go out for swaps are way better.

This ATC is for the Paper Imagery Designs group and the theme of the month is Sarah. I quite like how this one turned out.

The next two cards are for the WTA on ATC World. I have only made two sea horses. Using heat and stick powder and glitter. The secone one All Trees Need a Swing was fun to do. You gotta love plumbing supplies. The Swing itself is an 'O Ring'.



This could be the last ATC's from me for a few weeks, I will stay in my swaps but I need to get my head into the books and start studying instead of fluffing around with techniques. Semester ends next month and I need to get on top of things now.

Take care, keep me in your thoughts and don't forget about me (LOL!!)

XOX

A few More ATC's

I have finally gotten myself sorted, bought the laptop back into the study and hooked up the scanner to show you some of my latest creations.



Last Saturday (4 October) was the monthly live swap at the Scrapbook Cupboard. I chose to do something simple with a meaning as it is National Breast Cancer awareness month and tomorrow night I am off to a Girls Night In which is a Cancer Council Fundraiser.



Another ATC that I played with and resized to be an ATC was this Dress, i got the template from Paper Imagery Designs and they make bigger dresses and call them a mingle. I must find out what that actually means. But the ones I have seen look great. So this is my feable attempt. Mind you I quite like it.


This card is an experiment. ATC_World are doing a technique from the Bernie Berlin book with magazine images and gesso. I had no magazines here except one from Daycare so I played with a sunflower and this is what happened. I need to get some paints to do it better but I enjoyed playing with my sharpie pens with this.
I would love some comments back on this one as I am not quite sure of what I am doing as this is the first time I have attempted a project from this book.

My progression

After all of the talk on ATC_World, I have decided to add my first card, my most recent card and a couple that I have done in between. All up now I have made 34 cards an most of these have been part of swaps. Every now and then I will make 4 and just give them to friends.


So here you have it, my first card, about my 10th card and the most recent one. I can gladly say that I have improved and I am starting to enjoy what I do and the result that I am acheiving.

Till nex time, have fun, create more. XoX