This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. It was going to be white on white all the way, but in the end I decided on a touch of colour.
I used a Memory Box die for the honeycomb background and a die cut flower from the Sizzix / Tim Holtz "Wildflower Stem #1 - 664163" thin lits die. I used the yellow and green remaining on my blending brush to give a hint of colour. Adding a Tim Holtz / Idea-ology" word sticker saying "Faith".
Rummaging through my file of prepared backgrounds, I found a piece of a gel press I'd made years ago. The piece was just big enough for an Artist Trading Card (ATC), so I decided to use that for my base today.
I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink for the stamping. Stamping the bird, part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Quirky Birds TE10" stamp set. I then drew a circle round a lid in black pen and stamped the hearts and "tweet" sentiment also part of the same stamp set.
I used some black ink remaing on a blending brush with a torn edge of a piece of paper to create the grounding. Then used a black and a pink Posca pen to add more dots around the bird and to colour in the hearts.
This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. The base is a piece of Brusho painted card in hot orange and red colours. I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the central image, the stamp being from the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous stamp set called "Urban Chic CMS 086".
I used three Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous stencils, the first "String Layering THS103 stencil with "Strawberry" Versafine Clair ink. The second was the "Dot Fade THS006 Stencil" with "Purple Delight" Versafine Clair Ink. The third was the lower section of the "Xmas stamp and stencil set THMM178" with a gold coloured gel pen. Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "Cherish".
For this new baby card, I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the Penny Black Inc. 2001 wood mounted stamp called "Bundle of joy - 2075F" in the bottom left hand corner. I then used "Pink Peony" Ranger Archival Ink through the Lavinia Stamps "Waffle stencil", fading the colour out towards the right hand side and the top.
I coloured the stamped image with Derwent Inktense pencils, applied with a paint brush. I used a 2B pencil for shadows. Finally, I samped the sentiment "It's a girl" which is part of a Personal Impressions stamp set called "Double Sayings PICSAS6104, also stamped in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.
I was very fortunate to be given a huge bundle of 12x12" Stampin' up patterned papers by a friend. I decided to use part of one of the sheets for a birthday card, resulting in this quick creation.
The paper I used is called 'Dainty Flowers" by Stampin' Up, the pack has some beautiful designs and I thought this would work brilliantly for a birthday card for a friend. I cut it to 6x6" so I can make another three similar cards should I wish.
I layered the panel of paper on to a similar green coloured card and then on to a white card blank. I used a Funky Fossil Designs stamp from their "Stripped Back Sentiments" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink for the birthday greeting.
Another Artist Trading Card, a clean and simple design. I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the iris, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Beauty Surrounds Us TE56" stamp set.
Using a black fine liner pen, I drew the horizontal lines at one eight of an inch distance apart, adding some black dots. I stamped the word "Iris" from the same stamp set, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink. I coloured the iris by painting Distress Oxide Inks. The colours I used are: Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Wilted Violet and Villainous Potion. Finally adding touches of a 2B pencil for light shadows.
This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. For the base, I have used a piece of grey coloured cardstock, stamping the "Protea" flower, part of the Tracy Evans "Amongst The Flowers TE61`' stamp set, in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and colouring the stamped image with Van Goch Pastel Pencils.
