UKATC November Colour - Purple

I sat down to make these cards with a really beautiful colour theme.
I sorted out several purple backgrounds, some wallpaper, some digitised designs.


I stamped and clear embossed these pansies, which once again proves that I am not much good at stamping and embossing!!!  I added some purple and gold peel off lines and edged the card with a purple stamp pad ink.

Embossed wallpaper showing a flower outline was covered with loosely woven fibre strip.  I have a large roll of purple sequin so some of that went down the side and a purple paper butterfly was attached.  I used glue dots to attach it but putting one on each wing took some doing!!!

I wanted to keep the word LOVE clear so I stamped a doyley and attached it along the top edge.  I used a silver butterfly that I purchased last week and, when I removed it from the acetate, I found a spare stone so attached it to the doyley and coloured it purple.

UPDATED: - 28.11.2013
I have received the following cards ....

Pretty punchings add to the little hedgehogs.
Thank you Barbara

Purple corners enclose the filigree design.

Thank you June 

An embossed heart sits on an embossed background.

Thank you Sylvia 

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge #111

I am busy trying to get most of my ATCs and cards ready for December - me being ahead!?!?!  Gotta be a first!
I saw this Challenge and it gave me the inspiration to create a Red ATC for my Colour Swap of the Month with my Yahoo Group (UK ATC)


I used Red Stripe and Red Spotted Washi Tape to frame a pink card and then cut out a sentiment.  I very gently dabbed the sentiment onto an inkpad, wiped the ink off with tissue and then applied glue stick to add it to the card.  I have several of these Flower Fairy tags, another recent find in my stash, so I stripped most of the backing from the Fuschia Fairy (she never felt a thing!) and added it at an angle on the card.  A red heart finished off the corner.

I will enter this bright and cheerful card in to the Challenge.

ATC World - 10 + 9 Days of Christmas

10 Lords a Leaping
I used images from the web as well as from on the 12days of Christmas website (I have used these images for several of my cards).



I printed out the number 10 and then coloured it using several shades of gold gelpen and put it aside to dry.  I decided that my Lord would be dressed in turquoise so I chose several watercolour pencils of various shades of this colour.  I then cut him out and placed him onto my number 10 card covering with a coat of PVA.



This Lord from the colouring pages is dressed in red, white tissue paper is glued over the picture to present a faux silk effect.



I printed out a Wordle background, covered the card with PVA and set aside to dry.  Once dry I wrote (coloured) the sentiment with a gold gelpen.





9 Ladies Dancing



I printed this picture from the 12 days site and then drew a gold circle approx in the centre and coloured the picture.  I almost coloured the whole but stopped myself in time!!




This cheerful lady is dancing with joy - see why here - she looked so cheerful she had to be used!!   Unfortunately, when I covered her with PVA, the colour ran a little but I don't think it is enough to spoil.  Two peeloff  numbers and the card is finished.

Conga dancing picture is from a defunct site but I just love it!  Girls night out makes you smile laugh, but been there.... I used various mediums to colour the girls, gelpens, glitter pens, felt tips .... just keep it plain.

UPDATED:-
I have received the following -




Thank you Jan G

Thank you Kathy S

 Thank you Resi

Thank you Kathy H

Thank you Kathy S

Thank you Resi

UKATC November Monthly Swap

I have used some of my previously made cards for this swap, this makes swapping a bit easier for me at this time - Christmas coming and all that!!!

Here we have a Faux Silk pansy as created here.

This is from Paris set I first created for a Circle of Crafters swap, some of the others being found here.

And we have the 'Twins' from the Cats & Dogs swap which can be found here.

On the first day of November I received the following cards:




The detailing on these cards is amazing.  They are decoupaged but even the lettering is tiny.  I love them and it will be some time before I put them away in the album.
Thank you Beryl   

UKATC 12 Days of Christmas

This swap has been hard work - although there are only 12 cards I must have made about 16!!!
I have not photographed them individually as I was trying to get them into their envelopes and parcelled ready to post.

I have used an angel stamp in white for two cards, a Nativity verse on another two and glittered a red stamp.  Angels were added to a stamped tree wish, to a purple bubblewrap print, and a zentangled background.  I stamped a silhouette city scene on Christmas paper and added a cut out Magi.  I stencilled an angel & star and then stamped a nativity scene over the angel silhouette on a pink card.  I used some brads to echo the stamping on one  and some shiny washi tape to another one which I also stamped with Joy.
 I enjoyed working on these backgrounds but I am so glad that I made about twenty.  I applied Gesso to several cards just to see the finished effect - didn't know exactly what I was expecting to happen.  I then spritzed and left to dry.  On some I applied tissue paper and stamped over the top before spritzing to finish.  Some I just doodled various shaped leaves in blue, black or green ink.  Some I gave up on and just binned them.

Each of these cards are to have their own envelopes before posting. so I stamped each numbered envelope with a Christmas wish for Peace!

UPDATED:-

I have received my swap cards - not to be opened until 14th December!

Along with a Christmas card and gorgeous Nativity ATC, which will 
 be on display on my desk, and motto ATC

Thank you Kate for hosting and posting.

UPDATED 03.02.2014
After I opened all my cards, not exactly on the right day, I am able to display the following:-



Thank you Pauline.

Thank you Lin.

Thank you Roz.

 Thank you Val. 

Thank you Pauline.

Thank you Judith Ann. 

Thank you Angie. 

Thank you Mel. 

Thank you Jan W.

Thank you Jan W.

Thank you Mel.  

Thank you Judith Ann.  

 I also received this tiny stocking and Christmas card.  I am amazed that anyone can produce such perfect tiny work.  I knew that this Group was friendly and clever but I am blown away by the workmanship and kind thought given in this present.  When I opened my presents, long after Christmas when I came to put away all the decs, I found all sorts of goodies ... beads, die-cuts, a tiny flower bead, a small sample vial of perfume and some small charms.  So thoughtful..... so very thoughtful.  

Thank you Jan, our wonderful Hostess and Group Leader.

ATCs For All - Washi Tape

Washi Tape swap suggested by a member of ATCs for All! sounds fun so I sorted out all my Washi tapes and I was ready to go.
Some time ago I bought a DoCraft Grab bag which contained several rolls of Washi Tape and then, while on holiday, I bought some more rolls of very shiny Washi Tape.
I have been using a roll of the DoCraft tape to secure my sets of cards when I post them off and had a tiny amount left.   I used some of the shiny tape to form a background on the first card and then added the last piece of the DoCraft tape.
I attached a 'luggage' label, also from the Grab Bag, by tying some thread in a bow and securing with a glue dot.



I wanted my second card to be totally different but still use several tapes so I sorted a pretty pink background paper to which I attached assorted tape, making banners which I highlighted in a deeper pink.  The tape across the top of the card unified all the tapes but now the pink background looked very plain!  I decided to enhance the colours using cotton buds as a paint brush with an inkpad.

My third card was to be a framed image, and I knew exactly which one image I would use.
I bought some batik stamps from the Evesham craft show so I thought I would try using them for this swap.  I am not very good with stamping ...... have I said this before?!?!  After much trial and error I decided to use my 'man' stamp, he's dancing and he's happy!!  Did I tell you that I am not much good at stamping?!?!?  After several attempts, I manage to print a reasonable image .... almost in the middle!  I framed this using a polka dot tape.  This ATC may not look much but it has taken me almost three hours to get this far!!  Far more effort has gone into this card but I am so pleased with the result.

UPDATED - 13.11.2013
I have received the following cards:-



Pink shoes and handbags washi tape with a super buckle.
Thank you Ali 

Washi tape background with Stamps.

Thank you Cynthia S

Washi tape borders a handpainted floral arrangement.
Thank you Kay T