Out of a Hat Creations #56

Heather Valentin has released a few more digis and one is just calling out to me to colour so when I saw this Challenge I wanted to enter. 
I used one of my pre-made backgrounds first used here and added a few more drops of paint.
Using watercolour pencils to colour the image, I gave it a clean water wash and set it aside to dry.  After it had dried, I fussy cut the image and adhered it to the background.
I just love this little man - I hope you do to!

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge #80

Black and White and / or one other colour.
Now at first you might think that I have coloured the wrong image but no............ I'm a gardener, flowers will always be at the front!

I fussy cut the digi and then chose base paper to match the flower.  I coloured the rose with watercolour pencils and then added the peeloff. 

they so have Style on my ATC..........

here they are in nature ..... .

Dog Roses

My favourite flower - the rose.  There is a hedge of these flowers planted on an estate nearby ........... when it's in flower it is simply gorgeous!

ATC World - Butterflies

One of my favourite subjects - butterflies  - especially those huge blue ones that can be found in most Butterfly Houses.  I have made eight of these, I found all my butterfly stamps - hmmm!  Peel offs - yeah!  Backgrounds from the web.  
Created the backgrounds, some text boxes but they still needed something else............ I spritzed them ...... put them to one side.

I tried out the new butterfly stamps on them - excellent!  I am on a roll!  
I  used the butterflies individually in different colours and then gave it all a quick spritz.  The way I am going I shall have used up all my red soon!!!!


I decided to enter these three into the swap, I like their quotes!!!

I will update on receipt of my swaps.




UPDATE: 
I received my swaps today - amazing!


This one from Abby is an artists impression and I love it for it's red - ness

This glittery one from Brigita is absolutely glittery and gorgeous!




This one from Verna has a sketch of a cocoon behind netting which doesn't show up very clearly in my photo.  The Butterfly stands proud and is quite shine as though it has just alighted.

Wonderful selection don't you think?

Geckofgalz - Eclectic Me Set

My set consists of fifteen little expressions of me and I entered ten into a swap - there was no title for the swap so I called my cards "Eclectic Me".  


I am foremost a Christian, but also a lover of Red - and purple and gold, flitting from one thing to another like a butterfly.



My taste in Music is also eclectic, I listen to BBC Radio 3, Radio 2 as well as Absolute Radio.  One extreme to another.






My taste in reading varies from the classics to the biographical, any subject that takes my fancy although Historical Drama is in the lead.




I love to dance although I cannot follow any rules - I don't have rhythm, so usually I'm solo!!!



I love my garden and make sure there is plenty of greenery about me for all the seasons.


I also love Cinderella - the Disney one - and she appears on the rest of the set, which may or may not appear on this blog!


So here is a mixture of ephemera to show ME.

ATC World - Cats swap - results

I used some cats from a scrap kit I have had for ages, I used them to make my own 3D sheets - not very successfully I might add!  I grunged the backgrounds and stamped a bit  till I was happy and then added the fine cut cats.

I added a few embellishments and words then spritzed it all with Moon Glow's Glitz Spritz.  I mention the glows as I found them in my baskets 'somewhere' and they had never been used, or even opened, and were bought in 2005 - can you believe that?!?! 2005!  I have three colours and I love them - I don't think they are made anymore which is a pity.

I parcelled them up as best I could and sent them off.

Updated 19.04.2013

Received my swaps today.

From Marlene K

From Cheryl H

From Gynn C

1st ones finished

I made these as my first attempt but felt that something was missing.  

The groups that I have joined have been a great help, the swap system has been explained and  members have been posting techniques they have used.  





Hazel from the Yahoo group even sent me some that she had made so that I could see them 'in real life'!  I am amazed! 
I love the way she keeps the man at the bottom of her garden!!!




So I entered a swap with another group and then found out that I only needed to show the photo - but ........ I am pleased with the ones I made for Paris and entered this one.

I am learning, and enjoying!

I have 'borrowed' PJ's acrylic paints and am trying different backgrounds, the only way for me to find out which medium I like best.




I have sent my first swap 'Cats' ATCs so I am looking forward to seeing what will arrive back in the post ........... it's quite exciting actually .......... did I say that I don't get out much!!! lol

The Start of Something Small

Artist Trading Card

I have been aware of these small works of art for some time, and as I now want to produce some Steampunk creations I thought of these ATCs.  There are a lot of variations on themes and all have to come within the constraints of 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches.

I love Steampunk!!!

I want to make Grunge projects!!!

Where has this all come from?  I don't know.  Maybe as I am coming to my last few years I want to try something new.......... new to me anyhow.

I have joined two swap groups, so I can see and feel other people's works.  I have tried to make  some cards and after using a whole sheet of A4 card I ended up with .......... one......... card!
Oh yeah!  :-(

Back to the drawing board - tried them individually ........ big mess, big big mess, one happy lady............ three ATC cards.
Yeah!! :-)

So now I am ready to go public with them.  Well, not just yet.  Have to set up this Blog properly, change the name, change the background, cancel out my previous posts, find a good name ......... a really good name for this Blog ..............