So busy busy busy...

So...in between moving all my art stash out into

the shed/studio, and settling in our new family

member*2 legged not 4* I have been playing in 

some ATC swaps over at 

Willowing and Friends FB group...

 "Mermaids and Water"

"Stars and Shapes"

and an Art Swap *postcard size* with a lady in 

Canada that missed the first ATC swap, who asked

for "Fairytales" and "Anime"

 Loved how the "Babes in the wood" turned out, and 

the "Manthings" said my Anime piece reminded them of a

 specific scene from a classic lol so I am happy with that :D

Next up the "Chagall" inspired Mermaid for the M3 class

I bought from Willowing.com*which I am still enjoying*

 and the Froude inspired Faerie that is to be part

of a wall hanging!!!

So I am still around guys, and thinking of you all every day

Enjoy XXX

I love that you're so damn creepy!!!

Earlier this month a friend (aka Prudence Puddleduck) asked if I preferred Valentine's Day or Halloween...and the discussion ended with "Why can't we have both together?"

We decided to swap ATC's and this post shows the one I am sending to her, but today I was introduced to the "Vampire's Day Soiree" 

* I am so joining in with this mwahahahahaha*

So...back to the ATC...

I had just bought some mixed media atc cards from a clearance pile at Hobbycraft, and used one to paint some lush colour on with acrylic paints....

 I have an old rag doll stamp (can't remember company will try and find out later)...

 stamped with permanent ink onto a single layer of serviette...

 and bonded to card with matt medium.

The serviette disappears (ooooooooow....tis magic) while the inked image remains

 A little blood red heart  (Stickles) appeared in the jar....

still shiny and wet and....fresh!!!!

 And now our little Gothic pair just needed a bit of colour

....not too much though....

The blood red writing reads "with all my heart...."

Creepy enough for you Debi ?

No bad dreams now folks mwahahahahahahaha.....:D

Enjoy XXX

What to do with ATC's ?

A while back I decided that I didn't like storing ATC's in a box. I like to look at them, they are after ll, little works of art! So I came up with this idea. I had a large piece of hardboard left over from a broken clip frame(saved cos it might come in useful haha!), so I gave it a thin coat of emulsion paint to seal it(rough side) inked it a bit, wanted to decorate it more but no point as the decoration is the atc's! Threaded a piece of strong ribbon through 2 of the clip holes and "Hey Presto" an ATC display board.

I've placed all the atc's in celephane bags, then attatched them to the board using "sticky dots". This way I can peel them off to read the detais on the back :D

Sorry pics are a bit dull, have you looked outside lately :) XXX

August ATC's

Got both sets of ATC's done already this month!!! The set of 4 is for ATC Swappers "Sporting Summer". I've used some vintage sports images from Joanna Sheens ATC Assistant cd( a very useful resource). The newsprint in the background is from the same cd.

The set of 3 is for this months The Stampman ATC swap "Time", something we crafters never have enough of :D The music paper is from Dezinaworld, and the watch face is from a collage sheet (png format) from Eligia's shop.

ATC Swappers, Animal Antics

This month at ATC Swappers we have been given the theme "Animal Antics". I resisted using my Beatrix Potter stamps again, and instead chose these little wooden embellishments I bought last month. I printed my atc backers onto card stock, and then stuck them onto the same piece of 6x6 paper. The paper I've used is from Dovecrafts "Wild Blossom" collection by Kate Knight. I decided not to colour the embellies as I thought the natural wood looked very "organic" against the bright floral paper.

Enjoy!

Love as always Gina x x x

ATC Swappers

I have always liked making ATC's (artist's trading cards), but struggled to find someone to swap with. Now a lovely young man called Paul Ford is running a swappers blog called "ATC Swappers". He's been going for about a year but I've only just found him, brilliant!! You just email him and he tells you what you need to do to join in.
This months theme is "Tall Tales" as in childrens stories. I have chosen "The Tale of Tom Kitten" and used my Crafter's Companion "Beatrix Potter Collection" stamps to create a little story board. I coloured the images using my trusty copic pens, blending with a warm grey to give them a watercoloured effect.
Hope you like them.
Love as always Gina x x x