Fungi Treasure Artist Trading Card

On my way to the exit of my local Tesco store, there is a charity book table, where you can take a book for a donation of 50p.  This little book "A Field Guide To The Mushrooms & Toadstools of Britain & Europe".  It's a fab little book, with lots of great images, which I thought I could use for collage and my Artist Trading Cards (ATC).

I cut a picture of fungi from the book and glued it into position on a Brusho background, cut to ATC size. I used the Lavinia Stamps "Pibbles" stencil with Versafine Clair "Green Oasis" ink.  I then drew round some of the pebble shapes with a black fine liner.  while the pen was out, I also added line detail to the fungi.

I then added some white dots of Posca Pen in between the pebbles, circling them in a red fine liner pen.  I then added some small red dots to the background too, along with a line of scratch marks round the top left edge of the ATC.

I added a small snail to the bottoms of the ATC, stamped in Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" brown ink, with touches of a gold gel pen. The snail is part of a Tracy Evasns stamp set called "Love Grows Here - TE65".  Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "treasure".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Beauty Surrounds Us TE56" Clean and Simple Card

After the busy background of my previous make, here's a very clean and simple card.  I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the flower, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs  "TE56 Beauty Surrounds Us" stamp set.

After mounting the central area on to black and then white card, I stamped the bird and the sentiment, both are part of the "TE61 Amongst The Flowers" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Lightbulb SS8" Lightbulb and Hares Card

A late evening play session, making this card.  I used a background I made a couple of days ago using Paperartsy  Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints for the background, using "Peach Nectar" and "Candy Floss" shades of paint.

I used the Tracy Evans "Lightbulb SS8 Stencil" with "Abandoned Coral" and "Spun Sugar"  Distress Oxide Inks to colour the lgihtbulb.  I added shadow using "Weathered Wood" Distress Oxide Ink, with areas of white Posca Pen and black fine liner pen.

In the background, I used the Tracy Evans "Distressed Diamonds Background SS31" stencil with Versaifne Clair "Morning MIst" grey ink. within the lightbulb, I created a ground using the torn edge of a piece of paper and more "Morning Mist" ink.  I used a white pencil to create a moon circle, filling it in with white and a touch of 2B pencil.  

Next I stamped the hares using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, the hares are part of the Tracy Evans "Berries TE55" stamp set.  Using the same ink and text from the same stamp set, I stamped the text down the right hand side of the card.  

I then stamped the tree branches in "Nocturne" black ink.  They are part of the Tracy Evans "Silhouettes TE38" stamp set.  Using the same ink, I stamped the bird, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Amongst The Flowers TE61" stamp set.

Finally, I added blossom to the tree branches using a white and pale pink Posca Pen.  Added extre details with 2B Pencil and a black fine liner and added a splatter of white Posca Pen dots too.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Create A Garden TE66 stamp set" Bird on the tiles Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I have used a Brusho paint background from my stash. I then inked the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Tiles SS37 stencil" with Versafine Clair "Twilight" ink and stamped the pattern on to the ATC.  After cleaning the stencil, I then applied the same colour ink through the stencil in the top right and bottom left corners.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the bird and the wild flowers.  These are part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Create A Garden TE66" stamp set.  using the same ink, I stamped the branches in the top right corner, which are part of the Tracy Evans "Silhouettes TE38" stamp set.

I used a white and a yellow Posca Pen for the flowers and tree blossom.  I used a dark blue and a white pastel pencil on the bird, adding highlights using a white gel pen.  Finally, I added a word sticker saying "Don't forget to fly".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "On The Wild Side TE50' The Fungi Forest Artist Trading Card

For this Artist Trading Card (ATC), I used a small piece of Yupo paper with green alcohol inks on it, that has been in my stash for longer than I care to remember. I'm calling this ATC "The Fungi Forest".

On a piee of grey card, I stamped the fungi, using Versafine Clair "Morning MIst" grey ink.  The fungi are part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "On The Wild Side TE50" stamp set. I coloured the stamped images using Posca Pens, a white gel pen and a black fine liner pen.  I then fussy cut them and arranged and glued them into position on the alcohol ink background.

I used a pink Posca Pen to add dots, that I circles with a black fine liner pen.  I then added smaller white Posca Pen dots to the background and some brown Posca Pen for the forest floor. Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "discover" to the top right hand corner.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Poppy TE39" Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  For the background, I used a small piece of card I had in my stash with a Dylusions Spray Ink over it.

I masked off a small section at the base of the card for the landscape and then stamped the flowers from the Tracy Evans Boutique "Poppy TE39" stamp set.  In the background, I used the Tracy Evans "Distressed Background Stencil SS31" with "Morning Mist" Versafine Clair ink.  I used the same ink to stamp the text along the left hand side of the ATC, which is also from "Poppy TE39' stamp set.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the word "poppy" at the base of the card.  I then coloured the poppies using a mix of Van Goch Pastel Pencils, a red Posca Pen and a white gel pen.  

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Seedheads TE40" Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I've used layers of Distress Paint, (Rustic Wilderness, Salvaged Patina and Prize Ribbon), spritzed dried and then another layer of paint added, along with speckles of spritzed white, orange and gold Posca Pen to create the background of this ATC.

I used Versafine Clair "Acorn", a rich mid brown coloured ink to stamp the seedheads, part of the Tracy Evans "Seedheads TE40" stamp set, on the ATC and then again on white card. I coloured the seedheads using three shades of Distress Oxide inks, applied with a paint brush.  the colours I used are:  Tea Dye, Spiced Marigold and Rustic Wilderness.  I added areas of black fine liner pen and white gel pen to them too.  I then fussy cut them.

At this stage, I decided that the background was too similar to the painted seedheads to I added more colour using a couple of pastel pencils in a brighter green and an orange.  I used Versafine Clair "Twilight" a dark blue ink, to stamp the text, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Magnolia TE43I then glued the seedheads into position.

I still wasn't happy with the background, especially the edges of the ATC, so I used a blue Posca Pen very loosely round the edges of the card,  I added some more white splatters of Posca Pen across the surface and finally added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker staying "genuine".