ATC World - B-Ling it up

I had no idea what to do for this swap but I knew I wanted to enter.
I sorted out some 'b-ling'y stuff and then got to work.  I added strips of the paper left over from my Iris Folding and left them to dry.



A strip of holographic peel off border, some glittery flowers, sparkly diamond shapes, shine butterfly and roses.

And find the small diamantes hidden about.


I also had some silver net but couldn't get it to sit right on two cards so only one had the teddy bear and circle!

UPDATED - 19th June 2013
I received the following swaps yesterday ......


 Absolutely B-Linged out!  A silver blue glittered background has a blue Butterfly - pink glittered outlines - and jewels
Thank you Jo



This one is stunning in its monochrome.  The colouring of the image uses a glitter gel pen and there is extra glitter added to the red dots.
Thank you Kathy


I am sure the Audrey Hepburn posed for the glammed up image in Pink. This one has pink glitter and jewels.
Thank you Jan

ATC World - Art Medium Series / Acrylics

Not having used Acrylic paint before and being offered a box of them what could I do?  Using them taught me patience, waiting for each colour or layer to dry!  but here they are............



an Abstract

A Tee in a Field of Buttercups

An Apple Tree

UPDATED:
I have received the following cards for this swap -

Not having dabbled in this medium before I am amazed by these cards.

Thank you Hollie for the Pear

Thank you Katherine for the Purple Mystery

Thank you Resi for Ode to Diebenkorn

WOYWW 4th Anniversary Swapsies

Ho! Ho!

Look what I've got!!

 RED!  not a lot I can say except it is RED! ...........and a crocheted heart, stitching and WOYWW on the side!  Love it.......... it's RED
Thank you Kezzy




 Still being new to ATCs I am in awe of this one!  The quality is remarkable, both the ATC and the matching envelope.
Thank you Lottie

This has travelled in its own unique envelope!  Marit uses magazine pages to make envelopes ......... this really does appeal to my recycling side.  
I may have to de-construct and use this idea.......... it looks so bright and cheerful.  
The ATC is stitched and painted and yes! I will see you on Wednesday..........
Thank you Marit



UPDATED - 17th June 2013


I have received this little beauty this morning - came in its own tiny envelope which the postman didn't even frank!!!  
Glittered and stamped base with cut out grunged letters.
Thank you Shaz
UPDATED - 19th June 2013

This little beauty arrived yesterday - with all the lowdown on how it came into being, loved that little extra.  
Distress paints....... hmmmm....
Thank you Joel 






UPDATED: Ist June





I received these smilers today.  Have to call them that as they certainly made me smile.  
A very pretty 3D bee and then Suzy thought I needed a view from the dark side.
They were enclosed  in a sweet little card - smile  love them smile.
Thank you Suzy   

and another!!!!
I have received this treasure of a painted ATC.............. I just love all the artwork that is shown on her Blog and now I have one of my own!

Thank you Peggy

WOYWW 4th Anniversary

So all the snoopers interested Bloggers met on line and arranged to swap ATCs with one another in order to mark the 4th Anniversary of this weekly event.  When Julia started this idea she did not realise how many people would join in.  I am sure that if it was a physical meet up then she would be on her twentieth move by now............
The arrangement was that we all swapped with at least the visitor following us and if we wanted to swap with anyone else that was up to us.  It also goes without saying that we didn't have to make swaps if we preferred not to.

I had a ball and made ten - yes! I know! - but I was having a good time!

I used some card the DH didn't  want anymore - leftovers from his boardgame making days - and it had a gorgeous pearlised finish to it.  I stamped this with script in purple and then put it to one side.

I needed to put the letters WOYWW somewhere on this card so I started to look through my stash ........ it's a silly thing to do ........... I just looked through my stamps and, as most of you know, my stamps are' new' and I found some self stamping Alphabets and then a flower - have to have flowers somewhere!

The Alphabet stamps were different colours but they went with the purple so that was ok.  I stamped the flower in various colours - one per card.

I then embossed the whole card with various coloured embossing powders - another 'find' - these were very pale but the result was very interesting.  The Alphabet and flower embossed as though they had been individually done....... amazing!  makes me look quite clever!  

I decided to add some love and then embossed this with clear embossing powder, finishing the cards with a tiny bow.

Back to the base card - DH had sellotaped the sheets together and when I cut out the ATCs I had to make sure that I also cut off the tape.  One still had the tape along the edge and I did not see this until the full card coloured embossing!  too late!  nice finish though!!

They are now winging their way around the world to other WOYWW ers .......... such a loverly group of people.

ATC World - Faeries

These are not Fairies!  There is a difference but you must go look it up yourself!!
I found these sketches on the web and just loved the colours.  The author published them on the Deviant Art site but I was unable to leave a comment and I certainly give him credit here.

I started off printing out all four sketches, the idea was to cut out the faerie and then use the print as a silhouette.  Didn't work like that!



I embossed the wings on all three remaining  and then added lines in a different colour. 


I was just experimenting with some 'new' embossing powders. I then glued the pics to the info bases and trimmed to size. 

 This left just the sketch and something else was needed..............  I used a felt tip pen along the edges and then added Flowersoft as undergrowth - or at least that was the idea.  


I still don't know whether I am happy with these ........ something still missing, I don't know...........

Ah! well!  they have been posted off now in order to arrive to our hostess in time.


UPDATED:- 22nd June
Another great assortment arrived today.

A pink fairy, glittered and glowed as she stood proud against the floral background - deffo magic!
Thank you Jennifer


Artistry in purple with silver, jewels and butterflies - very pretty.
Thank you Lisa

This one used a playing card - will have to put a pack on my Christmas list! - and used a (to me) Shakespearean fairy with a butterfly.  The background and frame was waxed and had a jewel in each corner.  Thank you Leslie. 

ATC World - Birds

I don't usually use birds in my designs - watch this space as there will now be a conglomeration of birds!!! - but I had seen some really good designs in one of my Scrapbook folders (don't ask me which one.... just call it stash!!)

I printed out some bird backgrounds and also some bird related pictures and words.  


I used a rose coloured bird which I rough cut and attached to a green bird base.  I then watercolour washed the top bird and left to dry.

Bird outline in printed paper

The other two birds were also applied in this way but onto the background.

Bird outline in map paper

The words were added and I tried  embossing with some glitter black powder but either the powder, or the stamp pad, I used are too old and my stamping came out smudged.
Looking at this pink bird, I think the swallow is flying upside down!!!  Too many insects if you ask me!

I covered all the cards with a 'gesso' mix and left them to dry.  The glaze that was left on the cards was excellent, I shall try this again as it made the cards stiffer. 


They still needed something to 'pull' them together and I searched through my trays looking for 'a brownish something' and then found a tray with cut out paper embellishments - magic!!  I sorted through them and found various leaves, flowers and butterflies, and partial glued some leaves and petals to the edges. 
I have made sure that this tray is near the top of the pile for future use

UPDATED:- 22nd June
These three beauties arrived today........


Beautifully Modern
Thank you Christi

I  photographed this one at an angle so that you could see the enamelling on the bird - just beautiful

Thank  you Jennifer

So many elements in this one ..........Music background with shiny Rose adn then a felt flower attracting a decoupaged humming bird - gorgeous.

Thank you Jo

ATC World - Coming Up Roses

Roses, or whatever your interpretation of everything coming up roses is. Red, yellow, pink, white, multi or what have you in interpretation.

I love flowers ....... have I said that before?!?! so this is a must!

I chose a vintage digital image, a drawn image and a sketch - you're going to ask me where I found them now aren't you? see the caption on each photo.

Image C DigitalTwoforTuesday

I coloured this design with felt tips and then added Flowersoft to the darker parts of the petals.......... I felt the rose was regal enough.

Image C JustSomeLines

Who could resist this drawing?  I used watercolour pencils and was going to give it a wash but changed my mind and coloured the bucket with metallic pencils.  I used a very pale blue pencil for the wings and then added a bit of bling!

Image C BeccysPlace

I used gel pens to colour this one and then coloured a plain lemon ribbon bow to match.






UPDATED: 1st July

Received these beauties in the post today.......

 This little beauty embossed and coloured with a contrast peel off.
 Thank you Jeanne 

Then this beauty has been thoughtfully covered in peel offs.

Thank you Jo   

This special one  has been stencilled and chalked and then contained a small surprise - behind the rose of course!
Thank you Jeri   



Love all these, specially cos they're Roses!!