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

Music Themed ATC

This was an ATC I made for the Altered Designs TGIF Mingle with the theme of music. I used a background stamp by Inka and embossed with clear powder. I colored the background with Ranger Distress Inks and then stamped the Inque stamps. A few punched paper and acrylic notes completes the piece.

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Diane

Owls ATC

Here's another ATC I made with my stash of marbled paper. This one was for the Stamper's Corner Yahoo Group with the theme of Owls. The owl image is by Inkadinkado, the quote from Inka and the border is from Hero Arts. As a finishing touch I added white Inkessentials pen to border.

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Diane

Tasteful Nude ATC for Altered Designs

A few weeks ago the Altered Designs Yahoo Group had the theme of Tasteful Nudes as our TGIF ATC. I used an image I got free from Digital Collage Sheets. The base layer is blue paper outlined with a Blue Pearlescent Painters marker. On top of that is paper from my first attempt at marbling. It really isn't the traditional marbling but I liked the look anyway. I stamped with Inka and a section of a Stampers Anonymous stamp. I closely cut the woman from the background and added it to the paper. There is one stamped image you can't see in the scan that I stamped with my new VersaMark pad in the Frost color. It shows up in person but difficult to capture with the scanner.

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Diane

Triptych ATC

It was my choice of what theme to pick for my monthly ATC swap with Sid in the UK. I suggested either two diptych or one triptych. He said let's go with a triptych. I thought about what to do for the longest time and finally settled on a phrase I used in my Design II class.

In that class we were supposed to keep a journal and write things down that sparked our creative process. We were in the middle of one project and there was some questions posed to the instructor. For some reason I wrote this in my journal "Rules, rules, rules...There are no rules in Art!"

Anyway, this triptych can read two ways. I designed it to be read closed like a book where you'd read "There-Are-No-rules-In-Art". This is why I put the hand on the word in to signify that you'd open the triptych to read the blue panels after the first red panel. After I assembled it I realized you could also read it "In-Art-There-Are-No-Rules".

The backing is mat board and the hinges are tyvek. I know I had an old tyvek envelope but couldn't find it. I asked hubby if he had some and he went into the garage and came back with a roll that was about a yard wide and two miles long...yes we do have some tyvek, the house wrap kind. I needed about 7" x 1" so I didn't make much of a dent.

The pages on top of the mat board are from my first attempt at marbleizing paper. I took a class at the local art center (didn't care for the class but got my confidence in creating the paper) and had the paper left over. On top of that are the words and many different stamps. I have stamps from JustRite, Inka, Inque and Stampers Anonymous. I used a Krylon gold leaf pen to outline the edges and cover the tyvek white color to complete the project. I'm really happy with how it turned out and hope Sid likes it.

Until my next post,

Diane

Hidden Message Card ala Inky Antics

I think I mentioned this before but I'm lucky enough to live VERY close to where the StampScrapArt tour does an annual show. I took a class last year from Inky Antics. When finished the card looks like the one on the left. When you pull the ribbon you get the hidden message like the image on the right. I like taking their classes. You get ALL the cards done in the time allowed and great instructions so you can reproduce the cards later. I used a dimensional sticker on the front from K&Co and the words we stamped with Studio G $1 stamps. The inside message is from Inque.

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Diane

Art and Soul Hampton 2009 ATC

Art and Soul starts tomorrow and I've got 46 ATC's ready to trade. I'm excited, I'm enrolled in SEVEN classes! I'll be tired but artfully revived after this intense event. The theme this year is Rock and Roll. I took the official logo and transformed it to a rub-on using Grafix Rub-onz. First I took an 18x24" piece of Strathmore watercolor paper and cut it into ATC size. Then I took some Daniel Smith Gold gesso and watered it down to make a wash. I wet the watercolor paper first to minimize the warping. After the wash dried (each one is unique and that's neat) I stamped the background sheet music stamp from Inka Stamps. I then took my Studio G $1 stamps and spelled out "art n soul" and "rock n roll" and intertwined them. I added the rub on and another music stamp in black by Rubber Stampede. The finishing touches are the brass embellishments by Fancifuls Inc. and the gold outline using the Deco marker. Some of the brass embellishments are almost covering (or in some cases do cover) the letter "l" in soul. I hope it doesn't deter from the overall ATC.

Until my next post,

Diane