Last weekend I created some ATCs to trade at my local ATC club called the Transit Traders. WOW! That group of ladies is amazing! I came home from that meeting inspired to create using a few new techniques! However, there is NEVER enough time in my day. Someone is always hungry at my house!
Anyhow I had a few cards leftover, so today I created an Easter card with one of them to enter into the Hand Stamped Sentiments Easter Challenge.
I made the bunny from an idea taken from Jackie Topa's Blossom Petals punch class. What I was going for in this card was to create a picture frame image. So I added a Soft Suede layer, then a Very Vanilla layer stamped with the Woodgrain stamp in Soft Suede and sponged with Crumb Cake ink. Then I added a 4 1/8 x 5 3/8" layer of So Saffron designer series paper and added that to a Soft Suede card base. It's almost like you're looking out your cartoon window to the outdoors. If there was a caption, what do you think the bunny would be saying?
Stamps: Woodgrain Paper: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue, Garden Green, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder, Tempting Turquoise Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Garden Green; Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink markers Accessories: Blossom Petals punch, Cupcake Builder punch, small oval punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, White Signo gel pen, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots textured impressions embossing folder, Snow Burst textured impressions embossing folder
Welcome to our Valentine's Day Blog Hop. You are invited to visit each blog to check out
our fabulous Valentine's Day ideas. Just stop and leave a comment on each blog. At the end
of the Blog Hop - Feb 14, Valentine's Day - Ariane will be picking a random name from the
comments list to win a FANTASTIC Craft Pack with ink pad, Designer Series Paper, Card
Stock and a card sketch, all from Stampin' Up! If we reach 50 comments, Ariane will also
give away a FREE Stamp Set!!!
Look at all the sparkles from the shimmer mist!
For my project, I decided to create something other than a greeting card. I made an artist trading card (otherwise
known as an ATC). More information on ATCs can be found here. This ATC made its debut at my local ATC
club called the Transit Traders. Check out their new web site.
Stamps: Fresh Vintage
Paper: Whisper White, Patterns dsp paper pack - Subtles, Pink Pirouette, Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo,
Real Red, Riding Hood Red, Rich Razzleberry
Ink: Crumb Cake
Accessories: Big Shot, various embossing folders, Oval punch, Small Heart Punch, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint
Happy Valentine's Day! I'm not only sharing with you the Valentine's Day ATCs that I made a few weeks ago, but I'm also going to try and add a video link to my blog today. Can't be that hard, right?
I wrote once before about being part of the Transit Traders, a group of lovely ladies who share their talents and dedication to making ATCs. For January's meeting I made Valentine's Day ATC to share/trade. Here they are:
Sorry, this photo is a little blurry.
Stamps: Paisley Prints (retired), Teeny Tiny Wishes Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, red glimmer paper Ink: Pretty in Pink, Real Red marker Accessories: Full Heart punch, Small Heart punch, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Big Shot, Finial Press embossing folder
I didn't realize until I wrote the supply list how many items it actually took to create this ATC! Sure hope this stamp set comes out of retirement and makes it in the new catalog because I really love it! The only special thing I did on these cards was ink up the Paisley Prints heart stamp with pretty in pink ink, then color over a few of the paisley shapes with my real red marker. My cousin Kate also attends the Transit Traders group. A few days before the January meeting, she seemed a bit concerned that I didn't have my ATCs completed yet. Maybe it takes her a long time. After all, some of the ladies make more than one type of card to trade. That's too complicated for me; I prefer to mass produce in an assembly line method. I simply whipped up the ATCs the morning of the meeting! I can do that because I am the "Stampin' Mom of Four!"
Now onto the faith part of my post. As you know, my friend and downline Linda has been with her 13 year-old grandson Nick and his family in Massachusetts as he recovered from a cardiac arrest. Well, miracles can happen and Nick is back to school. He still has a lot of healing to do. Have faith, Nick! This one is dedicated to you!
I've got my four children home for the Christmas holiday : ) My sister, who only has one child and lives in a spotless house on the weekends (she lives with my mom and dad during the week because of her job -- long story!) came to visit this morning. Toys, pillows, blankets, dirty dishes, etc. were ALL over the living room floor. Even after she complained, I didn't even care. My kids are having fun and that's what matters. The mess has been cleaned up numerous times and it will get cleaned up again.
Today I'm sharing Christmas ATCs that I sent out earlier this week. I belong to the Transit Traders, an artist trading card group that meets quarterly to, of course, trade cards, share techniques, etc. At the October meeting we all decided to make Christmas ATCs and send them to everyone in the group. At first I thought, "Oh no! One more thing that I have to do for Christmas."
Cards from other members started arriving in the mail and I started to feel the pressure. It took me a while to decide exactly what I was going to do. Once I got started I really enjoyed creating these beauties:
I stamped the trees with versamark, then applied white embossing powder. After that, I used the void area from the scallop oval punch to add clouds to the sky and snow to the ground. My only regret is that I didn't put a "merry Christmas" on it somewhere. But I like it how it is. And that's how I like my living room, too.
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree Paper: Bashful Blue, Brushed Silver, Night of Navy Ink: versamark, craft white Accessories: white embossing powder, scallop oval punch, sponge dauber
