ATC by Cathy N

 Good evening, Cathy here with an ATC. I haven't made one of these in a while. It was quite fun.

                                                                        Stamp Used:

                                                                      18984 Group of girls

It was very fast and easy. I Started by making the background with some blue distress ink. I then stamped Group of girls in the middle. 

I edged it with the same blue ink. I then layered on gray cardstock and added a banner and a wooden snowflake.

Too many freaks by ~*Arwen*~

 Hi Lovelies

 

Welcome back here ❤💜 

Today, I like to share my new ATC:

 

 Here are also some close-ups:

 The stamps, I used:

- Creepy striped creature 

- Too many freaks not enough

 

other supplies:

-  Watercolorpaper (Canson)

- Cardstock

- handmade watercolors

- Micron Pen 

- POSCA White

 

See ya soon *mwah*

 

Little rude boy by ~*Arwen*~

 Hi Lovelies

 

Welcome back here !

Today, I like to share my newest ATC.

Do you remember Dennis ? "Mr. Wiiiiiiiiilson" :)

 

 Close-ups:

All stamps I used:

- Grunge Circles

- Slingshot Boy

- What a hoot

 

other supplies:

- Watercolorpaper (Canson)

- Cardstock

- VersaFine Clair

- handmade watercolors

- ZIG Pens  

 

 

See ya soon *mwah*

 

Am I cute by ~*Arwen*~

 Hi lovelies

Welcome back here :)

Today, I wanna share my newest ATC 

And that's the way, how I created it:

1.) I cut my ATC to the right size and stamp my motif beforehand.

2.) Now I want to add a pattern to my ATC. To do this, I'll draw 3cm from the bottom.

3.) I now divide these lower 3cm into 1x1cm segments.

4.) Before I continue drawing my pattern, I first color the existing pattern.

5.) After that I can finish it and add shading.

6.) At the end, I color the kitten, the rest of the background, add a saying, and a few splashes of color.

All stamps I used:

- Cat paws

- Am I cute or what

other supplies:

- Watercolorpaper (Canson)

- Cardstock

- handmade watercolors

- Dylusions Shimmer spray

- VersaFine Clair

- Micron pen

- Posca white

See ya soon xx

First Love by Arwen

 Hi Lovelies ❤

Back again on this Blog.

Today, I wanna share this pair of ATCs:

Let's have a look at some close-ups:

Stamps, I used:

- Squiggle Heart

- You never forget

- with love

 

Other supplies:

- Canson watercolor paper

- Staz on

-  Distress reinker

- TH Stencil

- SU Cardstock

- Distress Oxide "Milled Lavender"

Hope, you like it :) See ya soon

IMAGINATION by Fran Chalmers

 Hi everyone!

Today I have made three ATC's. Children have great imaginations when playing, which I am showcasing with these stamps.  

First of all, I stamped out all the images onto thick paper, using my stamping platform to make sure no detail was missed.  

I made all the backgrounds using distress inks and a small brayer.  Once I had made the backgrounds, I coloured the images, cut them out and stuck on to the backgrounds.

(I can see I've missed a bit of colouring on this one - will have to sort that!)

I added the word "imagination" on each ATC (leaving out the "pure" part of the stamp)

Stamps Used:

Boys Playing with Shopping Cart 19803

Kids in Futuristic Hats 19656

Boy in tub boat 19542

Pure Imagination 19041

Other Items Used:

Distress inks in Spiced Marigold, Candied Apple, Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Uncharted Marine

Small Brayer

Memento ink in Tuxedo Black

Copic Pens

Chrome Pen

See you next time!

Snarky ATCs - Princesses

Hi everyone,

Here are two snarky and colorful artist trading cards that I want to share with you.

My background is quite flat but although has a lot of layers. I started with collaging a few book page snippets on watercolor paper that was a little smaller than a regular ATC. I added a little white gesso on top and then did some reverse stenciling with blue acrylic ink. Reverse stenciling means using a stencil as a stamp which works perfect with different fluid mediums.
Next, I added some yellow acrylic ink and stenciled on top with another circle stencil and white gesso. I outlined these circles with a blue posca pen.
I also stamped some marks to the background.

Then I stamped my snarky focal image, colored the cross eyed fairy with ZIG markers and cut her out. After inking the cutting edges, I glued her to the page.
I adhered the cards to ATC sized bases that I cut from black cardstock.

All thats left to do was adding a quote. I stamped it twice, cut both to pieces and adhered them to some black cardstock so that it stands out a little more from my busy cards.

Stamps used:
Cross Eyed Fairy (9334)
We Can't All Be Princesses (19848)
Brush Hatches (20573)


Other material:
- Canson watercolor paper
- black cardstock
- acrylic ink (sapphire blue, indian yellow)
- stencils (Altenew: feeling dotty; bubble wrap)
- Versafine Claire Ink (nocturne)
- collage paper
- Posca pen
 

 See you soon!

 

Artist trading cards - Jump in puddles

 Hi everyone,

I've got another pair of ATCs to share with you. They might be inspired by the many rainy days we had over the last weeks.

The background was made with alcohol inks on matte cardstock. Therefore I applied them onto my gelli plate, along with a little blending solution and directly add the paper on top - without letting the ink dry and without adding any acrylic paint. The light colors made me think of a sky and that brought me to the ATCs as they are. After inking the edges it even looked a little stormy.

The process of making the cards wasn't complicated, but I want to emphasize my way of creating a little dynamic. One aspect is the asymmetry I used to put my two card layers together. In addition to this, I aligned the woman with the umbrella in the opposite bottom left corner. Images that are "cut" at the edge of a project can make a real difference and add more interest to the composition.

Stamps used:
Girl With Umbrella facing away (19127)
Keep Calm/Puddles (19120)
Windmill Scene (19124)

Other material:
- white and navy cardstock
- alcohol inks (cloudy blue, rust) + blending solution
- gelli plate
- Versafine Claire ink (nocturne)
- Memento ink (london fog)
- Distress ink (black soot)
- Arteza watercolor pens

See you soon!

 

ATCs with a twist - Nutrition facts

Hey everyone,

Today I'm sharing an interactive and snarky artist trading card tutorial with you. They are easy to make, but nevertheless so fun. Let's get started!

Here's a little video of how it looks when you unfold them:

 

Since I made two ATCs, I cut two bases with a hight of 3 3/8 inch and a width of approximately 4 1/2 inch. I made a seam at 2 3/8 inch but didn't fold it yet. So one part of each card was a little smaller than an ATC. On the other part I stamped the hilarious lady on a scale. I placed her in a way that she almost touches the upper and lower edge. I cut everything that's right from her as well as between her legs and inked the edges with a black marker. 

Next I added some color blending with three different oxide inks to the inside of the card (where nothing is stamped) and a little speckled egg to the front next to the woman. I didn't do any masking here, just tried not to blend over the lady too much.

Then I stamped the nutrition facts to the inside and a fun quote next to the woman: 'I'm allergic to food. I break out in fat."

I colored her in quickly with my ZIG markers and folded the card after everything was dry. To keep the card closed, I wrapped a rose ribbon around the card and tied a bow to it. With double sided tape I added the folded part to some ATC sized pieces of black cardstock. The tape also keeps the ribbon in place.

Do you like interactive cards and ATCs as much as I do?

Here are some more detail photos:

 

 

 

Stamps used:
Lady on scale (18492)
Nutrition facts (4335)
I'm allergic to food (18391)

Other material:
- Canson watercolor paper
- black cardstock
- Oxide Inks (black soot, broken china, speckled egg)
- blending tool
- score board
- ZIG real brush markers
- double sided tape
- ribbon


See you soon!