Boys just want to have fun!

Hello everyone,

I have a set of Artist Trading Cards to share with you. My inital plan was to create an art journal page, but when I finished the background I found that it was not really looking good for me. But I didn't want to throw it away, so I just cut it to pieces and it worked well then.

These ATCs were quite simple to make. I started building my background on a larger sheet of paper with the two bull's eye stamps and three different colored embossing powders. I heat embossed one color after the other. Then I added a layer of Distress Oxide sprays and also some Dylusions spray. You can't see much of the Oxides at the end, but it left a nice visual texture. This was the point where I decided to cut it apart. The pieces are slightly smaller than ATC size, just because I like to add some backing to them.

I picked some paper dolls as focal images, one for each ATC, and then created a little cluster for each of them. I stamped the row on numbers on tome old book paper and attached the strips and some thread to the cards with some staples. Next, I added a cut out Writing Chevron to each of the card.

The three quotes that I chose are stamped on the same paper that I used for the back. This helps to make everything appear more consistent.

So, here are some more photos:

Stamps used:
Bulls Eye Target Solid (19196)
Bulls Eye Target Open (19193)
Rows of Numbers (20170)
Writing Chevron (19824)
I Found This Humerus (19767)
Boys Just Want (19766)
Wake Me Up When I'm Famous (19765)

Other material:
- Canson watercolor paper
- blue cardstock
- Lindy's Gang Embossing Powders (midnight teal, sassy sapphire, morning glory azure)
- Distress Oxide sprays (black soot, dried marigold, antique linen)
- Dylusions ink spray (after midnight)
- old book paper
- thread
- stapler
- Tim Holtz paper dolls


Keep on stamping!

Time Flies

Hi guys- Karen here with you again today..

I thought I'd try for something a little different today.. nope it's still a tag..

 

Just a little different with he colour.. well sort off.. I've gone for a brighter than my normal background, but still sort of me if that makes any sense.. So without to much more babbling...

 

 I started off inking my background with several different red/ orange shades of distress ink, Then using the bullseye stamp from plate 949   I stamped using water as my medium onto the background then heated it with my heat gun.

 

 

I then added in a little machine stitching and another layer to my background by randomly stamping the Grunge writing 1787.

 

My next step was to stamp, colour and fussy cut some other images. then lastly layer them all onto my tag. I also added in some gears that I had die cut previously for another project but hadn't used.

 

And as always a couple of close ups..  I love the colour in the background, it's a little different for me..  But I think it turned out ok.

 

 

Stamps Used:

 

Time Flies

Admit one ticket

Bulls Eye Target

Hot air balloon with flags

Men in Balloon Basket

Flying Watch

Grunge Writing 1787

Set of Pointing Hands ( I used the hand pointing towards the right) 

 

I hope you found a little inspiration  and want to say thanks for dropping by today,

 hope to see you again soon..

 

Happy Stamping - Karen xxx