Recent ATC's

I have been lost in the world of ATC Swapping the last couple of weeks, lol... I have sent out about 50 cards in the last couple of weeks and I am having so much fun connecting with other artists and creating all these different cards, with different themes and mediums. It has been very cool!!! Here are some of my latest cards...

Best Dressed

I am getting ready for an upcoming swap on www.swap-bot.com that is called "Best Dressed". The challenge is to make two ATC's for one partner, one with your favorite female fashion icon, and one with your favorite male fashion icon who you think has the coolest style!

My choice is Russell Brand and Katy Perry. They are known for their individual sense of style and are Hollywood's happiest couples. Both card backgrounds are collages that I made a couple of week's ago as "Master Boards" and cut into ATC size. I painted and used Ranger's Perfect Pearls as well as Distress Ink and then placed my images. I used Matte Modge Podge to seal the edges and stiffen the card. Next comes the embelllishments and title...

Card #15 Glamour Bird

Participated in Simply Artistic's ATC Challenge "Glamour Bird"... The hostess of this challange posted an image that our cards would be inspired by. There is still time to participate and they are hosting a contest to people who enter for a special gift from 7 Gypsy's... www.simplyartistic.com.

The layout of the card matches pretty closely her image of the bird in terms of how the bird is positioned and the diamond pattern. I have been wanting to add sequins to a card for a while and I think they are really pretty...

Think Monday - Think ATC

This week's challenge from Think Monday was an ATC with the theme of "Perfume". I love to create projects that are really girlie, so this was a fun one to create. I am going to add more to it but I think it's pretty cute so far...

I used vintage sheet music for the background. I love using sheet paper, it is the perfect weight and has a smooth finish. I downloaded an image I found on thegraphicsfairy.com and printed it out on lavender card stock. Scanned the "perfume" page of my dictionary and printed it out and trimmed to size. I used Ranger's Distress Ink in Tea Stain and Walnut for the aged look and the rubber stamp is a clear stamp by Tim Holtz.

Collage Options

I have been doing lots of Collage projects all of a sudden. I am loving the blend of papers and all the different things that you can do with the finished design. After I finish the basic Collage, I have been scanning them and printing out copies to use for patterned paper on Scrapbook layouts or backgrounds for Mixed Media projects and ATC.

This is today's Collage paying homage to my current celebrity crush Russell Brand. This is the beginning of a cool looking project and I can really do a lot with it. Also, I created a second copy and I am going to cut it into 2.5 X 3.5 pieces to make a series of ATC's.