A Licence To Grill Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I've used bits of Stampin' Up patterned paper to make this card, printing the sentiment of "A Licence To Grill" from the computer.  I've added  Posca Pen to the edgesand polka dots to areas too.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Magnolia TE43" Artist Trading Card

I'm tired today after a busy Bank Holiday Monday, so there has been minimal crafting, but lots of laundry to carch up on.  This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.

For the background, I used Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Chalk Paint in "Peach Nectar" and "Candy Floss" to achive this gorgeous colour combo. For the drama, I have stamped in Versafien Clair "Nocturne" black ink, using the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Magnolia TE43" stamp set for the flower and the sentiment.  Adding highlights with a a white pen and three drops of Ranger Enamel Accents.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Create A Garden TE66" Blackbird Spotlight Artist Trading Card

This was the Artist Trading Card I made yesterday morning, but didn't get round to posting it on line as we had friends staying over.

The background is brayered Colorbox ink with stronger colour towards the base.  I used a circle mask to cover the central area and inked the external edges with Versafine Clair "Chianti" dark red/brown ink. I then used a gold coloured gel pen pen to draw polka dots.

Within the central circle, I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the blackbird on a branch, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Create A Garden TE66" stamp set.  Adding some touches of white gel pen to the branch and bird.  Finally, adding a printed word saying "spotlight",

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Poppy TE39 Stamp Set". Poppy Artist Trading Card

 

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I used a gel plate print for the background that has been in my stash for some time.  I stamped the Poppy in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  The poppy is part of a Tracy Evans Boutique Designs Stamp Set called "Poppy TE39". I stamped the poppy head again on a piece of white card too.

Down the left hand edge of the ATC, I stamped text, from the same "poppy" stamp set, using Versaifne Clair "Shady Lane" green ink.  I then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the sentiment.  

Returning to the poppy head, I used a couple of Derwent Inktense pencils, applied with a paint brush to colour the flower, adding yellow Posca Pen to the middle, with more depth using a black fine liner pen and a white gel pen in areas to provide depth.  I then fussy cut the flower head and glued into position and coloured in the poppy stem with a Derwent Inktense pencil.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Numeral Cats TE36" Cats and the wall Artist Trading Card

Here's my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I used a background from my stash, which I think had been made on a gel plate many years ago.

I positioned the Tracy Evans Boutique Design "Wall Stencil ST9" about a quarter of the way down the ATC.  Then used three shades of Ranger Archival Inks, using Watering Can, Orange Blossom and Fern Green. I then added extra depth of colour using Van Goch Pastel Pencils. I went round the edge of the card using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and "Morning Mist" grey ink.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the cat looking over the wall and the full size lady cat.  I highlighted areas with a white gel pen, adding extra whiskers to the male cat looking over the wall at the female.  Finally, I added some hearts between the two cats.  The hearts are part of the Tracy Evans "Quirky Birds TE10" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink,

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 "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.

Funky Fossil Designs "Winter Wonderland" Misty Artist Trading Card

Rummaging through my prepared background file, I came across a small section of a gel plate background, made some years ago using Pan Pastels through a couple of stencils by Funky Fossil Designs, if memory serves me correctly I used "Lovely Leaves" and "Peony Panel" stencils.

Using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink, I stamped the trees, birds and "calm" sentiment, which are all part of the Funky Fossil Designs "Winter Wonderland" stamp set.  I created the ground, using the same ink and the torn edge of paper.

To create the mist, I used a finger dabber with Hero Arts "Unicorn" white pigment ink,  I had to apply several layers of dabbing to get the strength of "mist" I was looking for. I finished adding touches of white gel pen to the trees and the birds.

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".

A face, spots and stripes Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I used a background from my stash, where I had used bubble wrap and acrylic paint to create a patterned background. 

I used a section of a Dina Wakley collage paper, glued on to the base in the top righ hand corner.  I then used a black pen to draw round the circles in the background, adding dots and stripes in black to some of the circles.  I used a white Posca Pen to do the same to the other circles and also drew vertical lines in white round the face on the collage paper.  Finally, adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "be open to whatever comes next".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Insect TE27" Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  On to yellow card, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the image, leaves and sentiment, which are all part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Insect TE27" stamp set.

In the background, I masked off lines and filled the ones showing with "Monarch Orange" Ranger Archival Ink.

I decided to draw an additional circle, then coloured the circles pale blue usine a pastel pencil,  I used an aqua and purple Posca Pen to colour the insect and added touches of sparkle to the circles and the insect using a gold shimmer pen (sadly, it doesn't really show up in the photo).

Artist Trading Card - "Adventure Awaits You"

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I used a piece of sage green coloured card for the base of thisn ATC.  I then fussy cut and glued into position a face on a piece of Dina Wakley Collage Paper, using an Aqua coloured Posca Pen to draw vertical stripes.

I then used a lid to draw part of a circle and drew horizontal lines in a white pen and a black fine liner pen.  I then used a Funky Fossil Designs stecil called "Ever decreasing circles" with Versafien Clair "Nocturne" black ink. I used the same ink to stamp the birds, which are part of two Funky Fossil stamp sets called "Woodland Minis" and "Winter Wonderland".

Next, I used an aqua coloured Posca pen to draw dots and circled them with a black fine liner pen.  I then added a word sticker saying "adventure awaits you".

Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" "Pocket Card "David Niven" Artist Trading Card

 

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I have used pieces of Tim Holtz Idea-ology "Pocket cards" to make uo the background for this ATC.  I have cut and cropped a photo of David Niven from the book I found in the charity shop called "The Films of David Niven" and glued it into position on the card.

I then used the stencil from the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous layering stencil "THMM173, Christmas Stamp & stencil set" with "Strawberry" red Versafine Clair ink, to create red polka dots.  I then circled these with a gold coloured gel pen.

I added colour to the photo of the couple using "Victorian Velvet" Distress Oxide Inks for the faces and "Candied Apple" Distress Oxide Ink for the lips.  I edged the card in "Peeled Paint" Distress Oxide Ink and then the very outer edge in "Strawberry" red Versafine Clair Ink.  

Finally adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "It's always the small pieces, that make the big picture".

David Niven Artist Trading Card

I came across a fabulous hard backed book called "The Films of David Niven" on the charity table at our local Tesco.  The book has some wonderful black and white images in it, which I felt would be great for collage, which is how my Artist Trading Card (ATC) came about.

I used a yellow piece of card for the base, cut the picture from the book and glued it on to the card at an angle.  Using a black fine liner pen, I added horizontal and vertical lines and dots.  

I then emptied my hole punch and added some coloured dots to the card and some small pieces of Tim Holtz "idea-ology" collage paper with French text on it.  I coloured the faces and napkins in the photo using Derwent Inktense pens.  I dragged a red ink pad over the surface of the card and inked the edges in black ink.  Finally, I added a die cut circle in yellow card and the Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "I'm happiest when I'm with you"!

White on white Artist Trading Card

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".

Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Urban Chic CMS086" Artist Trading.Card

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".

Swallows and Peaches Artist Trading Card

Another quick Artist Trading Card (ATC) using a Stampin' up patterned paper for the base, with added lines and dots of a black fine liner pen.

I added three fussy cut Dina Wakley collage paper swallows and a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "flight".

The Face Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card for the day.  For the base, I used a small off-cut of a Stampin' up patterned paper, glued to a piece of card.

Over the top of the patterned paper, I added one of the Dina Wakley collage paper faces.  Using an Aqua coloured Posca Pen, I added some large dots, circled with a black Posca Pen.  Finally adding a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "smitten".

Feather and Memories Artist Trading Card

Another Artist Trading Card  (ATC) from me today, this time using a very old magnetic based stamp by Rubbadubbadoo for the feather, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink. I used the same ink to stamp the word "Memories" using a stamp from That's Crafy "Lot of Words" Stamp set.  I used a white, pale blue and black Van Goch Pastel Pencils to colour the feather.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "On The Wild Side - TE50" Butterfly Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I've gone for a very clean, clear and simple look with this one.

Using "Peacock Feathers" Distress Oxide Ink, I painted a line acorss the card, just below centre, I then used the same ink, diluted to lesser strengths to graduate the colour, almost back to white at the base.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the butterfly, wild flowers and sentiment.  All are part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "On The Wild Side - TE50" stamp set.  I then added painted colour to the butterfly using "Prize Ribbon" Distres Oxide Ink.  Finally adding some black dots by the butterfly.