Artist Trading Cards UK

For those of you on Facebook, I have set up a group with a mind to host an ATC swap for the UK & Europe (mainly!). We hope to have a swap a month, and I will post the first challenge once we have around 20 members. If you would like to join, go here. Or you can hit the ATCUK link above right.

Music 2

Here is another Music ATC for TMTA!

So, I did what I said, and I actually like the ATC better now! This is a birthday card for Meg, who's birthday it is tomorrow. Happy Birthday to you!!! xxx

Music Challenge

This weeks TMTA challenge is music, so here's my first attempt. I sponged some colour onto an old dictionary page, stamped a couple of notes onto that, then added the other bits onto a brayered background card. The vellum was stuck on with diamond glaze, then scraped over with scrap card to give a paintbrush effect. Looks better IRL! Had fun with the copper wire, it really didn't want to be a treble clef!! My friend Meg has a birthday tomorrow, she's a bit musical, so I might use this as a topper for her card. Hope she, and you, like!

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

Well, I actually have an extra day off today! Which is just as well, because I really needed to get this card finished. My old Regional Manager is leaving the company, and I volunteered to make a card for his old region to all sign! It's an accordion book really, with far too many pages to show here, but this gives an idea of the general feel. I have to say, I'm much happier with the inside than the outside, but it will be the things people write that will be important, so that's OK by me. I used so many different stamps I couldn't possibly list them here, but if you like the colour inside, I used Versa Magic Jumbo Java. Now it's time to make the box for it, and maybe sneak in a bit of ATC making before the other half comes home and wrenches the computer from my grasp!

Another Stitch in Time..

So I gave it another go, and came up with this ATC for Wednesday Stamper's Stitch challenge. Faux stitching has been used, but I think it looks effective. Most of the stamps are See D's, colour is sponged kaleidocolor. I feel happier with this effort!

Wednesday stitch-up.

I just can't seem to get on with this weeks Wednesday Stamper challenge Stitches. The inspiration just won't come. However, it did remind me of a saying " a stitch in time saves nine", so I twisted it slightly to fit with the big wooden numbers I have in my stash, and made this ATC. The clock stamp is See D's. Then I couldn't find a good way to put the writing on, got impatient & just used a regular pen. I will change that at some point!Actually, I suppose this works for TMTA too!

It's definitely not monday!

Here is my entry for this weeks Think Monday Think ATC challenge, which was numbers. After giving it some serious thought, I remembered those painting by numbers things I had as a kid! It didn't quite turn out as I planned, although I'm not 100% sure what I had planned! The number stamp is Paper Artsy, which I brayered with Kaleidocolor. The bird stamp was from Katy's Corner. I think trimming the corners has added movement to the whole card.

Feet?

Well, a bit of fun this, as I was too late to enter Parucircle's challenge of "Feet" I wanted to do something a bit different, and I know the photo isnt great, but hopefully you will get the point of it! I'm going to post to Wednesday Stamper too, hope it gives you all a bit of a giggle!

Well, I finished this ATC off today, I know the image is a little crooked, but I still like the end result. I started with a hand watercoloured background, then stamped the Paper Artsy image over the top. I think I got the stamp in just the right position!Highlighted with a bit of embossing, and Bob's your Uncle! Thought I would submit this to Wednesday Stamper's open theme for this week. Enjoy!

More Birthdays..

You may have guessed by now that Thursday is my day off work! So I have been a busy bee again. I'm trying to get ahead of myself so that I can make a start on Christmas cards. Well, one can try to be organized.....!
The first card is for my Aunt, for next month, the second commissioned by my new Deputy Manager for her Landlady. Hope they both enjoy!

Another Birthday!

This time our good friend Tibs is on the receiving end of a Vicki classic, yep it's those pesky Non Sequitur cranes again. I brayered the stamp with kaleidacolor and really liked the look of it. The background card is sponged with the same pad. I'm sure he will like it.

Think Monday - Think ATC!

Here is my first entry to TMTA.
The theme this week was to create an ATC featuring a tag, but I decided to make mine from a tag! The tag was the right width, so I simply folded over the top and used the string as a fastener. I sponged with Kaleidacolor and swooshed distress ink over, then stamped and embossed with Paper Artsy stamps. I'm quite pleased with the end result!

Happy Birthday Claudio!

Yes, another post! I have been a busy little bee today... It,s our friend Claudio's 21st birthday today, so here is the card I made for him. I just love this stamp! It's a shame you can't see from the scan, but the shell is actually knobbly, achieved with the judicious placement of some 3D glaze. The 21 is thin wire on the back of a bubble sticker then attached to the same copper coloured card as is on the side of the card. One more thing I hope someone likes! Again I am entering this for Wednesday Stamper's open theme, I really have a lot of missed weeks to make up for. xxx

For a Friend..

Here's an ATC I made for a friend who liked one I did a while ago. I promised him I would make one just for him and send it. So this is Andy's Asian ATC. I hope he likes it! As it's an open theme for Wednesday Stamper, I figured I would enter this there too. I hope you all like it!! The stamps are all Non Sequitur and Paper Artsy

Congratulations!

Well, my Deputy manager is leaving today, she has a great new job! So here is the card I made for her using the free stamp that came with Craft Stamper magazine. hope she likes it!