HLS ATC Monochrome

Hello, thank you for your visit. This post is a sad one for me, it is my last one on the design team,
because my six month term is up and Kylie has decided to take a well earned challenges break.
 I would like to thank Kylie for the wonderful experience and the opportunity for accepting me
on the team, enabling me to showcase on her wonderful blog.
Today at Happy Little Stampers Artist Trading Cards
the challenge for June is Monochrome
 We look forward to seeing  your project,  Please visit the main blog
to check the details and be sure not to miss the wonderful inspiration created by the
design team.

                                  For my ATC Monochrome,  I used stamps from a set
                                called Enchanted Woodland which were free with the 
                                                Creative Stamping magazine #83.
                                    I used several shades of grey Promarkers, with a touch
                                               of gelly roll white pen to add highlights.
                                I blended the background with DI Pumice Stone (grey)
                          Thanks, I hope you enjoyed my ATCs over the past six months
                                        I've had fun making them. Stay safe everyone.

HSL - ATC Rainbow

Hello, thank you for your visit. Today at Happy Little Stampers 

we begin a new monthly challenge at ATC Challenge -

We look forward to your interpretation of Rainbow

We look forward to seeing your ATCs. Please visit the main blog, 

to check the details and be sure not to miss 

the inspiration by the design team.

Here is my ATC -

I sponged the background with DI Tumbled Glass.

All of the elements were stamped onto white card,

 coloured in with Promarkers, cut out and added to the ATC.

The stamps were free with a magazine Papercraft Essentials

Issue #185 April Showers. 

I added Glossy Accents to the raindrops. 

Happy crafting, and wherever you are, I hope you are safe

and well and continue to be so.

Happy Little Stampers - ATC -Background

Hello, thank you for your visit. Today at Happy Little Stampers 

we begin a new monthly challenge at ATC Challenge -

We would love to see you Make Your Own Background.

We look forward to sdeeing your ATCs. Please visit the main blog, 

to check the dedtails and be sure not to miss 

the inspiration by the design team.

Here is my ATC - My own background

I started with a piece of white stamping card. 

Sprinkled Lemon and Light Green Brusho onto the paper.

Sprayed water and watched the magic of Brusho powders.

Patted off the excess water. Heat dried. 

Stamped and stamped again with a mask over the first stamp,

with a stamp from Crasty Roo Stamps. 

Added small flowers to the background. Added a 

sentiment from my stash. Looking forward to

seeing your ATC's backgrounds.

Happy Little Stampers - February Challenge

Hello, thank you for your visit. Today at Happy Little Stampers - ATC - the challenge is
........Fruity........ We look forward to seeing fruit on your ATCs. Please visit the main blog
to check the details and be sure not to miss the wonderful inspiration created by the
design team.

Here is my Fruity ATC

I enjoy playing around with ~ATC's. I started with the apple stamp,

covered it with a mask to create the background.

Blended the background with Scattered Straw Distress Ink. 

Stamped a few leaves and 'hessian' texture  with stamps 

from my stash. Stamped the word Apple.

The apple and word are from a Creative Expressions 

set - Fruit- an old set but it has lots of lovely fruit to use.

The apple was coloured usisng Promarker alcohol pens. 

Happy Little Stampers ATC - Masculine

Hello, I am thrilled to be joining the Design Team on the ATC - monthly challenges.
I have loved making ATC's for many of my crafting years.
A new challenge blog for me, and a new adventure starting in my new year.
Please join us in our January challenge  https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/

I have made a trio of ATC's each ATC was stamped with a
different one third of a long stamp by Phill Martin called
Masculine Paraphenalia.
Heat embossed - resist technique, blended several
Distress Inks.  Decoupaged the centre circle with the stag. 

Anything But Square

Hello, thanks for visiting me. Today at Make My Monday

we begin a new challenge. 

#113 Anything But Square.

Check out the blog for details, don't miss the inpiration

by the Design Team. 

I recently made some ATC's so thought I would for this challenge.

I'm enjoying seeing them making a slow comeback.

I started the background on a Gelli plate (my first time).

Added a few stamped circles, the Dotty Flower by Woodware 

stamps, as are the words stamped - Vintage Inspiration. 

Go on have a go, any shape you like but not a Square. 

Make an ATC

Hello, today at My Time to Craft our two week challenge

begins with Make an ATC.

Please pop over to the blog for more information and details.

Also you can see the wonderful inspiration by the Design Team.

I made 3 random designed cards, all with different techniques. 

Left ATC - Blended Distress Inks- Images stamped - glitter glue

Centre ATC - Blended Distress inks - Background stencils- Foreground stamps

Right ATC - Paper painted with acrylic paint - 2nd paint streaked -dried -

main image stamped and heat embossed.

ATC's have always been a love of mine since way back in 2003

A wonderful way of experimenting with new techniques.

ATCs

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog, I appreciate your visit.

Today starts a new two weekly challenge over at Cardz 4 Galz.

Aly in the Netherlands has chosen for us - ATC'S

(ARTIST TRADING CARDS)

The Design Team have once again excelled and produced some

amazing and wonderfully inspirational artwork, please pop over

to check out their little wonders. 

I have chosen 3 non related ATC's which I have recently made

for a Facebook  9 piece swap, these being my own. 

I have used varied TH Distress inks. varied stamps, also on the third card

I even used gold embossing powder for the fireworks display. 

I have adored ATCs for many years and love to have challenges,

whether they be of themes, colour or techniques. They are so useful

to try new techniques and stamps. I do hope if you haven't had a go

give it a try and share your little pieces of art with us. 

Colour Combo at Ruby's Rainbow

Hi, thanks for popping by. We have a Colour Combo for the

next two weeks at Ruby's Rainbow. 

RED, GREEN, WHITE OR CREAM.

Please pop over to the blog to check out the DT Gallery.

First thoughts of these colours for me was Christmas, then

I thought NO, challenge yourself to do something totally 

Non -Christmas. 

I firstly made an ATC for the topper. I then used the colours for

the remainder of my card. 

All stamps and papers from my stash, many being left over pieces.

Have fun with the colours and please pop back again. 

An ATC

For the challenge this week at My Time To Craft the challenge is to make an ATC (Artist Trading Card). What do I mean? If you pop over to the challenge blog all will be revealed and you will see some wonderful ATCs from the Design Team. The most important detail of an ATC is the size. They MUST measure 2.5 inches x 3.3 inches. You can use any medium, style or technique you wish. For mine I covered my piece of card with a piece of design paper from a Papermania 12 Days of Christmas paper pad. I cut 3 shapes for the trees, then doodled small designs, circles, straight lines and then a hatched pattern. Adding here and there a touch of Dovecraft Crystal Glitter glue. Added a Christmas greeting, If you've never made an ATC, then why not give it a go. Thanks for popping by.

Challenge #16 -- TIME

Challenge #16 at Cardz 4 Guyz has been chosen by Jan, who decided upon TIME. This is always a popular topic for male cards so we are hoping for a good turnout of entries at the main blog. Please do pop over to see the Design Teams samples for you can't help but be inspired to go off and start planning your project. Last week I added on a scrapbook page for the Wheels challenge in an attempt to let all who visit us know we will accept anything which has been created with paper, this includes MDF and the remainder of altered art materials. I am following this on this week with my selection of gifts for a guy.
  Let me introduce you to them one by one.

A Gift Card Holder

Inside holder with Gift Card.

  A Fat Page 4" x 4"

An ATC - Artist Trading Card - 2.5" x 3.5"

A Bookmark

I used for the gifts the following

Blue and white cardstock, Distress Inks, Chipped Sapphire, Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans.

Stamps from several sets,  Paperartsy, Stampendous, 

Instructions for the Gift card holder are on  You Tube, it is so easy to make. 

hope to see you over on the Cardz 4 Guyz blog, thanks for taking the time to visit and hopefully comment. 

Everything Stops for Tea

This week it is Challenge 15 - Anything Goes/ Father's Day at ATCs and Cards with Attitude.  Please pop over to the main blog to see what the teams have been up to, lots of interesting works of art this week. I chose from our sponsor the lovely digi stamp of the  teapot with a cup and saucer. I coloured them with Promarkers, added a doily on the background, some pretty bunting and I made two delicious cup cakes, with lots of sticky glue and glitter. I greatly enjoyed making this ATC and look forward to once again visiting your blogs. Thanks for your visits to me and for your lovely comments which are always appreciated. 

Mushy House

This week at ATCs with Attitude finds us at Challenge 14, - Anything Goes, you can either make an ATC or a Card, anything you choose. I chose from Anita's Digital Designs the Mushy House and made an ATC. It is such a cute house, suitable for many cards and events. I coloured the house with Promarker's. I coloured the background and stamped the images with TH Distress Inks as water colours. I look forward to visiting you over the next two weeks, to see your Anything Goes creations.

ATC - Dress or Dresses

When I was commenting on someone's blog I spotted a mention of Wicked Wednesday Challenges- ATC. Before the end of the month I owe a forum member on Do Crafts an ATC for the word Divas. The topic for this week at WW  is Dress or Dresses, it gave me the kick I need to get my ATC made. Will be posting it off tomorrow. I covered my ATC with a piece of paper with dressmaking patterns, coloured it with Frayed Burlap. Stamped 3 ladies from a collection of 12 from Debbie Moore, perfect ATC size. I left them black and white to contrast with the Sepia look and attached the necessary word Divas for our swap. I'll be popping back ladies, trying to support new ventures.

CCM - Spotlight . ATC's

On the Crafty Cardmaker's Spotlight this week we are asking you to make an ATC, there is no topic, a chance for you to create whatever you wish. Please remember the size MUST be 2.5" x 3.5".

I started making ATC's in 2004, I still make and swap them within an ATC forum. I'm fortunate to have hundreds made by some very talented and creative friends. For this challenge I have made 3 unrelated, to show a few different techniques. Left -I made the background onto glossy card, by painting Cosmic Shimmer watercolour paints across the card, when dry, I stamped the flower image and quotation, added a metal butterfly. Bottom- I again used glossy card but this time I lightly sprayed light green, dark green and Golden Fish (orange). I then stamped the dragonfly, added the card to black card with the brads. Right- this is my first attempt at Steampunk, time I caught up with what's 'on trend'. The beauty of ATC’s is you can do no wrong, as long as the size is correct, it is an opportunity to experiment and create what you will.

Poppy Challenge

The Stampman, for two weeks their challenge is Poppies. Janet, a lovely lady and friend, with her husband are planning a Poppyfest sale, you can read all about it, over on The Stampman, her blog, or on my blog to here. I have made a number of cards and gifts to deliver to Janet, so before some of them go to her, I am entering them into the challenge. First this ATC, I used Lavinia poppy stamps and distress inks for all of the card. My second entry is this very reasonably (cheap) priced notebook, I altered the front, and stamped a La blanche poppy on the front.

I hope you get lots of entries and maybe some generous donations, thanks to Stampman for supporting the appeal in this way.