Paint Chip TGIF

The theme for this Altered Designs TGIF ATC was Paint Chip. I decided to do the Herringbone Technique from the Techniqe Junkies newletter of Jan 2010. I used four different paint chips, two dark and two light green and stamped on one of each with different Impression Obsession stamps. I cut the strips into 1/8" or 1/4" strips and then layed them out on a piece of paper I'd run through my Xyron. After mounting it on black and then green cardstock a bit of bling (ok a bunch of bling) finishes the ATC.

Until my next post,

Diane

Wings ATC

The theme for this Altered Designs Yahoo Group was wings. I used a real library pocket insert that I cut to size. On top of that I added an piece of acetate that had some printed words on it (I think it was left over from a class). I adhered it using my Xyron since it is great to use with clear things. I used a collage image that I had gotten as a freebie. I think it was when I placed an order with the "old" Inka stamps. By the way did you know their stamps are now available from Scrolls Work? The last touches on this ATC was a bit of scrap gold ribbon and a vellum butterfly.

Until my next post,
Diane

Friends are the Flowers...

Here's a card I made using a technique from Tim Holtz. Drop some alcohol inks onto glossy paper and immediately squirt with a burst of compressed air from a can. After that I stamped with an image by Impression Obsession. The phrase is also from Impression Obsession and I stamped that onto vellum and adhered it to the card using my Xyron.

Until my next post,
Diane

The Color Green ATC

I saw this technique by Tricia Morris on the Stampers Quest site earlier in the week. I decided I try it for my "The Color Green" ATC mingle with my Stampers Corner Yahoo group. I used scrap papers in four shades of green. I stamped them with Studio G $1 stamps and cut them in small strips of varying width. I used my Xyron to apply adhesive to the base layer and then applied the strips. After they were all applied I trimmed the excess and then applied this layer to the finished ATC size. The final step was a bit of layering for an embellishment I got at Michael's.

Until my next post,

Diane

Playing with air again

Here's another card I made using the new Brights alcohol inks from Ranger and the compressed air technique by Tim Holtz. The base stamp and the sentiment are from Impression Obsession. I stamped the sentiment on flowered vellum using StazOn and adhered it with my Xyron. I added a double strand of ric-rack for a final touch.

Until my next post,

Diane

Spinner ATC's

These three ATC’s were for Sid in the UK for our monthly swap. I picked the theme which was to use craft spinner often used by children (hey we are all BIG kids right?). This was featured on the Yahoo group the Scrapbook Lounge. Unfortunately there aren’t any new episodes but the Yahoo group is alive and well.
#1
Center the card on the spinner. Dip a waterbrush into your color (I used Colorations Watercolor in lime, orange, green) and lightly touch the card as it is spinning. Add the second and third colors drying in between colors. Next, move the card to each of the four colors and reapply the colors drying in between. The stamp I used is from Impression Obsession. I stamped it using Whisper Orange and Butterscotch dye inks. Trace the lines of the stamp with a VersaMarker and emboss with clear embossing powder. Next, outline edges with Marvy Metallic Marker. Add the dragonfly embellishments and add to an orange background.

#2
Color over the openings of a Plaid swirl stencil with a VersaMarker on Paper Cut glossy paper. This will act as a resist. Center the paper on the spinner. Spray Colorations Watercolor spray with Fuchsia and Turquoise without drying in between. Spray Glimmer Mist Pearl and dry all sprays. Run the card through a Cuttlebug with swirl embossing folder. Dab the raised portions with Tsukineko Brilliance in Pearlescent purple, lavender and sky blue. Add the metallic word from Michaels $1 bargain bin and mount on a black background.

#3
The base is black glossy paper from the Paper Cut and the flowers are white glossy paper also from the Paper Cut. Estimate the size you need based on the size of the punch and cut to size. Center the piece of paper on the spinner. Using a fine tip Sharpie lightly touch the tip to the paper while it is spinning. Mix the colors to suit your taste. Punch the squares into the flowers. Adhere the flowers using a small Xyron to the black glossy cardstock.

I had fun making these and hope Sid likes them.

Until my next post,

Diane

Stampers Corner March ATC of the month

This month at my Yahoo group Stampers Corner our ATC of the month club had a theme of “acetate use”. The base of this cards is using the Rock King card stock from DCWV. On top of that is a whitish piece of paper cut to the same size as my acetate. I’ve got a pack from the Paper Cut. It is heat quality so you can use it in a copy machine or laser printer and you can heat emboss on it too. I ran a 8.5 x 11 piece through my laser printer and printed some free quotes from Pennywise Arts. I adhered the paper to the acetate with my Xyron to hide the glue lines. I used Ranger alcohol inks in the following colors: lettuce, meadow, pesto, bottle and stream. The finishing touches were a bit of peel-off stickers from Dovecraft colored with the same alcohol ink colors and some outlining with a Marvy Metallic Marker. Hope you like it.

Until my next post,
Diane

American Gothic redone

Here's another card made using a technique with a used dryer sheet. This one is an anniversary card. The stamps are from Lost Coast Designs. I stamped the diamonds on the blank card blank then added the other elements. The "revised" American Gothic image was stamped on glossy paper then colored in with Whisper pastel markers. I covered the entire image with the used dryer sheet using my Xyron. I think it is a fun card.

Until my next post,

Diane