The first one was called a Hitch Hiker swap and you were linked up with two other people and you all had to do a bit of the ATC then post it on until it came back to the original person.
The first step was the background and I did that, then Vicky added something to it and Annette finished it off and sent it back to me. It was supposed to be a one card swap but I did three cards and as I couldn't decide which I thought would be easiest to add to I sent them on to Vicky and told her to pick but she did all three and then Annette did as well so I was very lucky to recieve all three back completed.
The three cards all together with the background done by me.
The background done by me.
The completed ATC as it was sent back.
The background done by me.
The completed ATC as returned to me.
The completed ATC as returned to me.
The February ATC swap that I signed up for was cats and/or dogs. It was a two card swap and you could anything as long as you included a cat or dog. Here are the two that I did.
For this one I started off with a distressed ink background which I then added some paint to, stuck on my cut-out dog and frog. Added some ground and the hopping with watercolour pencil, stamped a bit of a mesh stamp and added the rub-on words.
The black cat was done on watercolour paper. I stamped the flower pot and then drew the cat, outlined him in fine black waterproof pen before using watercolour pens to colour him and the background in. Stamped the wording in black ink and added the wool ball and I Love Cats rub-on.
It was lots of fun. This month the swap is stars and stripes, just one card so I've got my thinking cap on trying to come up with something.
