A Couple More ATC's

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a couple more ATC's (artist trading cards) I made over the last week and a half.  I know I've made a lot of ATC's lately, but it's the only thing right now my health, migraines and life in general, are allowing me to do.  I'm trying to push through the migraines because NOTHING is helping them and crying/going crazy just makes them hurt worse.

First up is this cute little snowman (retired I think) from Colorado Craft Company that I received from a friend as a RAK.  After I stamped him in memento tuxedo black ink onto a Neenah white card stock scrap, I then colored him using my Copic markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I then lightly stippled some tumbled glass and stormy sky distress inks using my blending brushes.  I then layered the image panel onto scrap navy card stock before distressing the edges using my Tim Holtz paper distresser tool and added some tiny light blue brads.  After adding some pop dots to hold the brads in place, I layered it two more times before adding some plum pudding snowflake sequins and ice stickles to finish it off.   Here's a close up of the finished ATC:

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #62 - Use Your NBUS (3C snowman set)

ATC Around The World #113 - Anything Goes 

Gem of a Craft Challenge WK9 - Anything Goes 

Krafty Chicks #714 - Stamps (Colorado Craft Sweet Snowman mini set)

Christmas Crafts All Year Round May 2024 - Hot/Cold Drinks and/or Christmas Movie (Frosty the Snowman)

Next up is this cute bunny I received as a freebie from Colorado Craft Company  called Butterfly Kisses (retired I think( during their mail art not a lost art promotion - which is basically decorating your envelopes.  I used to decorate them regularly but got away from it.  I'm not sure why but I think I need to start again.  

 

I started out by stamping the images in memento tuxedo black ink onto scrap Neenah white card stock before coloring using copic markers.  After coloring, I lightly stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass, mowed lawn and old paper distress inks using my blending brushes then layered my image panel onto scrap designer paper and scrap light green card stock.  Taking my old Martha Stewart punches, I punched out several "fern branches", flowers, butterflies and pine sprigs before crimping the fern ones.  I then built a floral spray using all of my punched pieces and Ranger's glossy accents.  I finished my ATC off with some "faux brads" and silver pearls for the flower and butterfly centers.

Challenges entered:

 

Critter Crazy #86 - Anything Goes With A Featured Critter (bunny)

Snippets Playground #479 - Use Those Scraps (whole ATC)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 645 to 646 - Anything Goes Uplifting (saying)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #229 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Mowed Lawn, Old Paper

Card Stock: Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Punches, Distresser Tool, Pop Dots, Bling, Ice Stickles, Sequins