Sunday, June 13, 2010

ATCs

I love making ATCs as it's great fun working on a small scale and of course it's a good opportunity to use up scraps (and I have a whole heap of those!). Here are a couple I made recently using the Happy Wishes stamp from Hero Arts.

For this one I clear embossed the image on white card and then applied distress inks (broken china, shabby shutters, antique linen and faded jeans). The sky was spritzed with water. I white embossed the butterfly on vellum and added diamond stickles to the back of the wings and butterfly trail. Then for a bit more sparkle I added some more stickles here and there on the flowers.



For this ATC, I applied distress inks (spiced marmalade and worn lipstick) to white card and spritzed with water before stamping the image in black. I stamped the butterfly again, coloured it with distress inks and popped it. Then I added some touches of copper stickles here and there.


18 comments:

  1. Beautiful ATCs Heather the orange one is particularly stunning, looks like a beautiful sunset!!

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  2. What pretty ATCs Heather! I agree with Sally, the orange one is really stunning!

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  3. Love your ATC's! Congratulations on the new blog!

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  4. welcome to blogland heather....it's very addictive but great fun....love your atc's...hugs kath xxx

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  5. ATC's are so fun! Love these ones, the first is my favorite. Keep these fun posts coming!!

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  6. Hi Heather!! Welcome to blogworld! You'll have lots of fun! Love your ATCs, they are gorgeous! Hugs, Vanessa x

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  7. Love your blog Heather....have just become your follower. Visit me sometime at my blog.
    Isha

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  8. your blog looks great, heather!

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  9. Heather, these are beautiful - love them.

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  10. Love the first card! It gave a very special effect on the card with all the techniques.
    Lai-Yoke

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  11. Just beautiful. ATC's are a great way to try out different techniques. Love the blog too Heather.

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  12. Love your cards and ATC's Heather!! And what you do with your sewing machine is magic - congrats on your brand new blog!!! (it's already a favorite my friend!)

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  13. Love these ATC's Heather....very dramatic difference with the color choices. Love your new blog.....congratulations!

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  14. The sunset colours and black stamping are so striking! Welcome to the world of blogs!

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  15. So creative - love the same design looking so different.

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  16. Beautiful skies on your ATC's. Lovely!

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  17. ooh I forget to write here...lovely Background dear...the one with blue is so romantic and another one is so elegant ...oh woow card..

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