ATC World - 2 + 1 Days of Christmas

All lost in the post ...

So I have made new ones - slightly different ......

Two Turtle Doves

Not having the drawing I drew a dove-ish shape and then cut it out of Christmas paper, I punched some heart shapes from red and gold paper.  I covered some wrapping paper with PVA and put to dry.  When dry, I adhered some hearts in a random fashion, added the birds, swapping the wings on each bird, and edged the card with gold inkpad.

Another image that I love is this one of two 'turtle' doves from a defunct blog.
I sorted out my feathers, covered the shells of the turtles with Clear Lacquer and added the cut down feathers, using the lacquer as a glue.  A gold strip of gold Washi tape completed the card.

I printed this image to size and then, using Madeira Glisten Gloss thread, I stitched the outline and wings of the two birds in backstitch.  this card was edged with a red inkpad.

A partridge in a pear tree


I laid Gesso over a peice of card and put to dry.  I cut out the components using a digi from PinkGemDesigns and some papers from stash.  Once the Gesso was dry I swiped stampads over and then attached the paper cutouts.  I used sage green ink pad along the edge.


On my previous card the background was from my box but it was a one off so I printed out one of the Wordle backgrounds to use this time.  I cut out the number from a Christmas wrapping paper, found some die cut leaves and used the same bird as before.  I smeared PVA over the background and put to dry then added the number 1,  3D leaves and the fussy cut bird.   I edged the card in sage green ink.


I found this site while searching out the 12 days and just loved this picture.  I coloured this one with ordinary coloured pencils with a few 'highlight Gelpens' for the lights round the tree.  I edged the card with purple.

And hear this ....  the original cards arrived at their destination after three weeks in the post ..... the same day I posted these cards - too late to get them back!!!!

UPDATED 03.02.2014

2 Turtle Doves



Thank you Kathy S. 

 Thank you Lori. 

Thank you Resi. 

A Partridge in a Pear Tree



Thank you Jan G.

 Thank you Lori. 

Thank you Resi.

Thank you Kathy, our great Hostess .... who not only hosted this swap - sending out all the swap cards, even with all the late deliveries - but also made each participant an album in which to keep their favourite swap cards.  Beautiful, an extra touch which is so appreciated, especially so close to Christmas.  Thanks again Kathy.

ATC World - 4 + 3 Days of Christmas

4 Calling Birds

My first picture is from Beccy's Place - here - I should've checked here first, there are some really great images for the 12 days and more!


Just coloured and left... no further embellishment......

I saw this design on the web and added the words to make it into the appropriate sentiment.  I coloured the diamonds and added gold peel offs border top and bottom.

I used felt tip pens to colour this image, using a gold pen for the border of the 4.

3 French Hens


Ordinary colour pencils lifted these three french hens off the page although I couldn't resist adding the English flag colours!!!



Adding ribbons to this printout brought this picture into 3D


I printed out the Christian meaning to the 12 Days and edged it with a red ink pad.  I added a large printed 3 and filled in the number with clear lacquer.  I highlighted the Three French Hens ...

UPDATED: 07.12.2013

The numbers 3, 2 & 1 appear to be lost in the post so I have made new ones ....

Three New French Hens

Slight variation on this one as I used gelpens to colour with, the squares were coloured differently and then edged the card using a red inkpad.

To re-create the third one i found I didn't have any ribbons left so had to use different ones, I added some blue on the inside layer.  Once again I edged the card with red inkpad.

Not having saved the previous background I used a different one for the third card, edging it with a box of dashed lines.  I managed to find the same font as I used on number one so added this to the card and filled in with Clear Lacquer.  This card was edged with red ink.

UPDATED 03.02.2014

Three French Hens

Thank you Jan G.

                          Thank you Lori. 

Thank you Resi. 

 Four Calling Birds 

Thank you Resi. 

Thank you Jan G.  

and my own returned to me  he! he!

UKATC November Theme - Kitchen

I printed, cut, coloured, printed some more and then sat looking at cards and paper.
I laid out each card as I thought it would look best and then adhered everything to the backing card.  The backing sheets were found on a web search, reduced in size and then printed out onto white card.  I also found the clip-art there and then fussy cut out the utensils I needed.  The Lady image was also fussy cut as I think it is supposed to be a newspaper clipping - vintage = free.  While looking for some words I found this book - the words appealed to me, and my funny sense of humour.  I printed out my phrases using various texts, adhered to the cards and voila!  I am very pleased with them, I just hope the recipients also like them.

UPDATED 03.02.2014

Thank you Jan W. 

 Thank you Judith Ann. 

                          Thank you Kate.

ATC World - 8 +7 Days of Christmas

I move on to the next days of Christmas..........
8 Maids a Milking




This sepia picture of eight vintage milkmaids makes me smile..... so there is only one sentiment I could use!!  i completed the card with a covering of PVA.



I used an embossed piece of black card for the figure eight and printed out the milkmaid image (defunct website), which I fussy cut. The background came from my Wordle saved ones, not too bright but enough.


I printed out some background paper then coloured up the maid from 'on the twelve days site and fussy cut them out.  So the sentiment had to be  bright and eyepopping - which it is!  I attached some of the desk glitter glue over part of the picture to finish.


7 Swans a Swimming

I used some watercolour paper for the background for two of these cards.  I painted a water scene on one and put it to one side to dry.  I drew the swan on typing paper, and a separate wing, with a pencil and then cut it out.  I coloured the swans face with pencils and attached to the watercolour paper, adding the wing.  The sentiment was printed on my pc.


I printed an image from the web and fussy cut it out before attaching to the second sheet of watercolour paper.  I painted 'sunset' colours on the wet paper and left to dry.  The 7 is one of my larger peel offs and then the whole card was backed onto a piece of fancy green background.


I loved this silhouette when I saw it - so I printed it on blue paper!  I fussy cut the image out, and attached it to a red Wordle background.  A PVA covering finished another lovely.


UPDATED:
I have received the following cards:

 
Thank you Kathy H 

Thank you Sandie H

Thank you Lori  

Thank you Sandie H

Thank you Lori

Thank you Jan G