ATC swap

We're doing something a little different for this JAV atc swap coming up. Normally a theme is announced and you put your name down for it and you send to the person who lists after you.

This time we've got until the end of March to make as many atc's as we want, in any style and they will be listed on the JAV blog and on a certain day you have to go in and ask for the atc that you want and if that person is willing to swap you for it. It's called a frenzy.

These are a few that I've made so far.

For these two I started out by using an A4 piece of white cardstock and using 3 colours in the Tim Holtz Distress Inks (pink, blue & green) and the Ink Blending Tool smooched them around until I was happy. Then I put a little Perfect Pearls into a Mini Mister with water and spritzed the page to blend it a bit more and give it a lustre. Once that was dry I cut out my ATC sized cards.

Using one of the original Distress Inks I then stamped the circular background using a Stampendous Stamp.

Then I cut out the ladies from a piece of patchwork fabric that was designed for the cancer survivors and attached them using a xyron for the dessert lady and the Zig 2Way Glue Pen for the other. Both worked perfectly.

I tapped some of the Distress Inks onto the Craft Sheet and added a little water with a paint brush and coloured in some of the circles.

I used a Marvy Marker to write the words, added some bling and coated the lips, shoes and middle of the bow with Glossy Accents.

For the fairy ATC's I the Fairyland Fairy Stamp and a flower stamp.

The flower I used Marvy Markers on as well as the background and the words.

The edges were done with a gold leaf pen.

These flowers are from the Darkroom Door Friendship Flowers set.

I used the Black & White Butterfly Rub-ons for the flowers and coloured them with Marvy Markers.

Cute Canvas Owls

I just received in these cute canvas owls and couldn't wait to create something.

So here is what I've done so far.

Use a buff tag as a base, cut out some patterned paper in a smaller size and attach. Stamp your saying with embossing ink and emboss in red. Put the owl through a XYRON to make it into a sticker or use a good quality glue and attach. Put an eyelet in and add a string or ribbon.

Use a craft card as a base and choose 2 co-ordinating papers. I used a border punch to do the scalloped edges and then glued it to the card. Cut a thin strip of the green cardstock and place over the join. Dot along the green strip with a white pen and then go over that with diamond stickles. I had two green branches that I had saved from a previous project and I attached them and then the owl on top. Stamp your saying. Punch out 3 small hearts and attach, then put a clear gem in the middle.

Again a craft card as a base. I started off with cream cardstock and I wanted a watermark swirl pattern in the background so I stamped the Darkroom Door Flourish stamp in embossing ink. I then stamped the branch in green pigment ink and embossed it in clear embossing powder.

Now evidently I didn't leave the background long enough to dry because when I went to sprinkle the embossing powder over the branch it clung to the flourishs as well so I just put it over all of the card and heated it.

Again I put the owl through the XYRON and stuck him on top of the branch. I used rub-ons for the owl and stamped the saying underneath.

Because I was stamping on top of an embossed pattern it lost a bit of the F so I decided I would use a marker to finish it off and I don't like the outcome so I'll probably go back and stamp the saying on a new piece of cardstock and then mount it with some of the green cardstock and attach it over the top of the words.

Mount it on some dark green cardstock and attach to the card.

Again a craft card and co-ordinating papers mounted on dark brown cardstock. A velvet ribbon along the join line. Stamp and emboss your saying. Attach your owl on top.

Diary cover

I was looking for a diary and decided that I would buy a cheap one (they have the same pages in there) and just decorate the cover.

First I started out with a sheet of Claudine Hellmuths Sticky Back Canvas. Cut off a big enough piece to go over the front and stick onto the inside cover (I cut it to close but it's not lifting off).

Peel off the backing and stick to a Craft Sheet, if you don't have one try glad bake.....you want something non-stick.

Choose a couple of colours of Tim Holtz Distress Inks and apply with the Blending Tool.

Using Archival ink stamp your message in the middle.

Stamp your Darkroom Door Butterflies in Embossing Ink and cover with White Embossing Powder, shake off excess and heat.

Tap a little of the Distress Ink onto the craft sheet or acrylic block and using a damp paintbrush or waterbrush colour in the wings of the butterflies.

Use a few little filler stamps and stamp in the spaces with the Distress Ink.

Peel off your craft sheet and stick to your diary. I've added a sticker along the edge.