Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Artsy Alpha/Numbers TE16" with a star Artist Trading Card

Here's another Artist Trading Card (ATC).  The background blues and orange shades are from a clean up of my brayer, some years back.  Because the colour was so dark, I didn't get round to using it.  So today, I decided it had been hanging around for long enough.  Use it or bin it!  I opted to use it.

Using a Wow! Clear Embossing Ink Pad, I stamped the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Artsy Alphas/Numbers TE16 Stamp" on to the dark brayered background.  I then coated the stamped ink image with Wow! Rich Gold Embossing Powder and heat set.

On a piece of navy coloured card I stamped the large star from the Tracy Evans "A Promise Of Tomorrow TE63" stamp set, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I then coated the stamped image with Wow! Clear Gloss Embossing Powder and heat set.  Once dry, I fussy cut the star shape and glued onto a piece of card cut to the same shape to add a bit of dimension, I then glued the double layered star on to the Artist Trading Card.

I inked the edge of the ATC using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and then added a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker to the middle of the star, saying "Create".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Acorn Snippet Stencil SS28" Card

 

Another card made using Tracy Evans Boutique Designs stamps and stencils.

I used the Tracy Evans "Acorn Snippet Stencil SS28" with Versafine Clair "Sand Dune" a light brown coloured ink.  Then on the edges, I used a deeper shade of ink "Acorn" brown.

Within the acorn shape, I created a landscape, using the torn edge of a piece of paper with Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" a dark brown ink.  I stamped the trees, which are part of the Tracy Evans "On The Wild Side TE50" stamp set, using Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" Green ink.  I stamped the toadstool, from the same stamp and coloured it with Posca Pen and Derwent Inktense pencils.

I stamped the red squirrel, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Alpha Florals TE32" stamp set, in Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown" ink, adding shading to the squireel usuing a white pastel pencil, a white gel pen and a black fine liner.

Next, I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink through the Tracy Evans "Flurry Snippet Stencil SS43".

I added more depth of colour to the ground using Derwent Inktense pencils and then stamped the sentiment "On The Wild Side" (part of the Tracy Evans stamp set of the same name), in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane".

Tracy Evans Boiutique Designs "Love Grows Here TE65" Dandelion Artist Trading Card

 

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. I have used a piece of gel plate print for the background.  I used Versafine Clair "Wisteria Purple" ink through the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Tile Stencil S37". 

I then used Versaifne Clair "Fantasia" purple ink to stamp the dandelion head, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Love Grows Here TE65" stamp set. I created a cloud over the dandelion head by using a finger dabber with Hero Arts "Unicorn White" Pigment Ink.  Once dry, I used a white pastel pencil to increase the dreamy cloud look of the dandelion head, then topped each bit with a white Posca Pen, using a white gel pen for the stem.

Finally, I used a purple Posca Pen on the edges of the ATC and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "wishful".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs :"Feathered Friend TE49" Happy Couple Card

I have continued to play with the Tracy Evans "Feathered Friend TE49" chicken stamp set, making this fun engagement card.  

In the background I used "Chrome Yellow" Ranger Archival ink to cover just under a half of the white card.  I then used the same ink with the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "TE34 Bubbles" stamp on the yellow and on the white areas of the card.

I then lay the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Cluck Stencil SS30" off the right hand edge of the card, filling the middle area with "Tiger Lily" Ranger Archival ink.

Next, I used Versafine Clair "Strawberry" red ink to stamp the chicken, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Feathered Friends TE49 stamp set.  I coloured the hearts in the body using a white Posca Pen. The grounded the birds using "Coffee" Ranger Archival Ink.

Finally, I added the sentiment of "congratulations" and "to the happy couple", both of these are part of the Simon Says Stamp "Tiny Words" stamp set, stamped in Verafine Clair "Strawberry" red ink.

Tracy Evans "TE52 Wilderness" Foxglove Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day, I hade a pretty cottage garden in mind while making this one.

The background is a piece of a gel press print, made many years ago, there was no pattern, just lots of pretty speckles of paint colour. I used Versafine Clair Shady Lane, Charming Pink and Dahlia Purple to stamp the foxgloves.  Stamping the word "Foglove" in Versafine Clair "Monarch" purple ink.  The foxgloves and the words are part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Wilderness TE52" stamp set.  I added touches of Derwent Inktense pencils and a white gel pen for exra detail.

Lavinia Stamps "Blackthorn Chapel" circles card

Today, I have made a card in the style of a dear friend, Eileen Godwin.  She has inspired so many people over the years and I love her work.

Starting with a white piece of card, I used a circle mask to create the background coloured circels using Range Arcival Inks.  The colours I used are:  Prickly Pear, Tiger Lily and Sky Blue.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Blackthorn Chapel", "Pixie Lanterns", one of the rats from the Lavinia "Ragwort & Strawson" and one of the birds from the Lavinia "Poe & Noctis" stamp set.

I then used two of the recently released Lavinia stencils, with the same Ranger Archival Inks (colours as above) and Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  The Stencils used are:  Baroque Flower Stencil and Distressed Chequerboard Stencil.

Using a black fine liner pen, I drew circles.  I then stamped text round the large circle using the Lavinia Stamps verse called "Forbidden Secrets", using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  I then stamped the word "Silence" which is part of the Lavinia Stamps "Nightfall" stamp set.

I gorunded the tree and the rat using a 2B pencil and a paper stub.  I coloured areas with Van Goch Pastel Pencils and a white gel pen,  Finally adding some whie and black splatter dots with Posca Pens,

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Feathered Friend TE49" Hen Artist Trading Card

 

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. In the background, I created a very loose looking yellow gingham grid using "Chrome Yellow" Ranger Archival Ink.

I stamped the hen, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Feathered Friend TE49" stamp set, using two shades of Versafine Clair inks:  Strawberry red and Acorn brown inks.  I then used Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink with second generation stamping of the branch round the edge of the ATC.  The branch is actually the tree from the Tracy Evans "Silhouettes" stamp set.

Using a red Posca Pen i drew the berries, adding a touch of white gel pen to each berry I grounded the hen using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, topped with some Van Goch Pastel Pencils.  I used the pastel pencils to edge the card too. I also added touches of a black fine liner pen to various areas.

On to a white piece of card, using Versaifne Clair "Strawberry" red ink, I stamped the words "Just Hatched", which is part of a Papertrey Ink stamp set called "On the farm".  I cut it to an arrow shape, glued into position, added a touch of "Chrome Yellow" Ranger Archival Ink on to the sign to tone the white down, finally adding a black edge, using a fine liner.