Lavinia Stamps "Honeysuckle" Artist Trading Card

This is today'a Artist Trading Card (ATC)..  I've used  "Pumice Stone" Distress Oxide Ink, spritzed with water for the coloured background of the card, adding torn pieces of text from an old book, then edging the card with "Pumice Stone" again.

Using Versafine Clair 'Shady Lane", a mid green coloured ink, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps 'Honeysuckle" stamp.I then coloured the stamped image with three shades of Distress Oxide Inks, applied with a thin paint brush.  The colours of inks I used are:  Antique Linen, Victorian Velvet and Peeled Paint.  I then used the "Peeled Paint" ink to loosly edge the card.

Finally, I added some black dots round the stamped image to provide colour depth definition then added a Lavinia Stamps word sticker from their "Sentiment Sticker 6" set, saying "love nature".

"Hello my darling" Art Stamps Flower Artist Trading Card

This is my cheerful Artist Trading Card (ATC), for today, using a piece of yellow card for the base, I added some torn strips of text from a book and two strips of orange Washi Tape on the two long edges of the card. I then used a red Posca Pen to splatter paint across the surface.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamp leaves and a flower from the Hobby Art Stamps set called "Abstract Flowers -CS175D" on to white and green card.  I fussy cut the shapes and glued them on to the ATC.  Finally adding a word sticker saying "hello my darling" and dots of white Ranger Enamel Accents.

"Grow" Artist Trading Card

It's a misty grey start to the day here, so I have made a bright Artist Trading Card to lift the mood.

Starting with  a piece of bright orange card for the base, I used Versafine Clair  "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the Funky Fossil Designs "Vintage Script" stamp.  I then used torn pieces of white and orange patterned paper and glued into position.

I added a red banner through the middle and covered it with a strip of Funky Fossil Designs Washi Tape. then a this strip of yellow patterned paper.  In the middle strip I stamped the word "Grow" in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Next, using Versafine Clair "Green Oasis" ink, I stamped the plants/pots which are part of a Hobbycraft clear set of stamps.  Finally, I rounded the corners of the ATC and then added some white dots of white Ranger Enamel Accents.

Butterfly Artist Trading Card

 

I came upstairs to do one thing and ended up dipping into the craft room, making this Artist Trading Card (ATC).

I used bits of off-cuts of patterned paper, and washi tape for the background.  I added a layered die of a butterfly using two Memory Box Inc dies (Pippi Butterfly 98508 and Isabella Butterfly 98507), colouring the top layer of the butterfly with "Abandoned Coral" Distress Oxide Ink.  Finally adding a word sticker saying "use your wings" some sticky black dots and a dot of white Ranger Enamel Accents.

Lavinia Stamps "Two for joy" Magpies Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. I've used a piece of card with and aged look to the colour for the background. Adding torn sections of text from a book, coloured with "Bundled Sage" Distress Oxide Ink.  The edges of the card have been inked firstly with "Old Paper" Distress Oxide Ink and then "Sand Dune" Versafine Clair ink.

I used Versafine Clair "Pinecone" a dark brown ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Witch Hazel: branches.  I then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Magpies".  I printed off the "Two for joy!" sentiment from the computer , sticking it into position, then finally added some small gold leaves to the branches.

Poppy Stamps Inc "Lorelai Outline Leaf Die" Artist Trading Card

This afternoon was one of those crafing sessions when things don't turn out how you want them, resulting on two Artist Trading Cards (ATC),ending up in the bin.  Fortunately, I did manage one that I was happy with.

I used a piece of patterned paper from a Funky Fossil Designs paper stack for the background design, topped with a white die cut made by Poppy Stamps Inc. called "Lorelai Outline Leaf Die Ref 840". I inked the edges of the ATC using Verfsafine Clair "Twilight" Dark Blue ink.

I used a word sticker from my stash, sorry no idea who makes it, saying "all great things have small beginnings"..  I then added some dots of black Posca Pen edged with a gold gel pen. 

Spellbinders "Blooms One S2-044" Artist Trading Card

 

When you can't sleep craft... that was me last night, so I got up and made an Artist Trading Card (ATC).

I actually used two pieces of card, a yellow piece for the base and then another in dark green with a punched edge like it had come from a small note book, layered over the top.

Using yellow card, I die cut three flowers using the Spellbinders "Blooms One - S2-044" die set.  I glued the three flowers on to the ATC then using a white Posca Pen added white dots on the green background, so break up the solid colour.  I used a birhgt orange coloured Posca Pen to decorate the die cut flowers, finally adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "be awesome today".