Fame ATC's

Hello Bloggers long time no post  I haven't been around in blogland very much lately firstly we were away at Easter touring in our Motorhome we had a lovely break but unfortunately I picked up a cold which turned into a horrible bug, then hubby caught it and it has taken some shaking off, so all in all I haven't really felt like crafting or blogging but I'm better now.
I was gutted to miss the 8th challenge over at The Craft Barn Q & L challenge, hope I can catch up later.   So today I made my 2 ATC's for the 9th Q & L challenge the words we have been given are Unique and Fame I chose Fame as the song popped straight into my head and has been buzzing around ever since.  click here song from film....I loved the film!

The backgrounds are made using a paint which I swirled together and then put two pieces of card together and pulled them apart. An experiment  which was a success as  I really love the effects that I achieved and the texture is fabulous, the thicker the paint the better the texture and effects.

I have chosen to use the chorus on my ATC's which was too long for the ATC so I made two, tissue tape was added to the edge of one and torn into pieces for the other, I used the butterflies as I thought the background looked like the pattern the wings when magnified........or is that just my imagination lol. 

I wish you could feel them they are very touchy feely

Thanks for looking 
'till next time


Items used
Tim Holtz ATC die, distress ink
Acrylic paints
Tissue tape

Butterflies and Birds ATC's

Here are my 2 ATC's for the 7th set of words for The Craft Barn Quotes and Lyrics Challenge. Change and or Truth.
As a song didn't pop into my head and my searches left me uninspired I have gone with quotes this time.



 

 

A gelli print background was my starting point which I cut with Tim Holtz ATC die, then using 2 different embossing folders.....

 

Sheena embossing folder

 

Couture Creations.

 

Using metallic gilding wax colours amethyst, patina(turquoise) and bronze I went over the raised areas the smell is gorgeous, quotes were printed on computer and edged with frayed burlap distress ink.







I would also like to play at
Imagination Crafts Anything Goes


Sorry I haven't been around to many blogs lately Life has been a bit hectic but I am catching up slowly

Thanks for looking
'till next time


Ingredients
Tim Holtz Sizzix ATC die, distress ink frayed burlap
Embossing folders Sheena Douglass and Couture Creations
Gilding Wax Creative Espressions
Gelli Plate background

Flowers in the Rain...

News Flash...........My last two ATC's for the Craft Barn Q & L challenge ART/ROAD  HERE have won a prize of ....a gift voucher £20 to spend at the Craft Barn..........I shall be shopping later.......Thank you Craft Barn this is the icing on the cake for a very enjoyable challenge.

Time for  The Craft Barn Qand L challenges  this fortnights words are Flowers/and or Travel.
 I have made 2 ATC's, firstly for Flowers I have chosen to go with Lyrics for the song "Watching flowers in the rain" rooted well into the sixties by The Move. I searched for it on UTube Here if you want to sing along, careful it is addictive I have been singing and humming it all week!!!!

 

I started with a piece of cream card from my bit box which I cut with TH ATC die, this piece had been stencilled with rusty hinge (I think) flowers so I stamped  larger flowers over the top.    I used Free Stamps from Craft Stamper Magazine over this ,the flower was stamped in vintage photo distress ink and the girls eyes in espresso adirondack ink, words printed in word and edged in vintage photo.

 

 Travel

I searched for a quote and came across this one which I really liked.  Background was again a piece from my bit box cut with Tim's ATC die and had a mixture of stamping and paint on it, I tore bits of TH tissue tape and attached them to the background, quote was printed and edges inked.





  

Thanks for looking

 

'till next time

King of the Road

Hi everyone
Firstly welcome to my new followers thank you for joining me, also a big thank you to everyone who has dropped in and left me some lovely comments I really do appreciate them......thank you :)

I have had a lovely inky few hours this morning making these 2 ATC's and they will fit in with 2 challenges firstly The Craft Barn Q and L challenge, Art and or /Road were the words we had to use, so the first thing that jumped into my head for Road were the lyrics from  one of my favourite Country songs King of the Road which I love, there are lots of  versions by various artists HERE is a link to a UTube version if you want to sing along.  My fist ATC is using a quote including the word
Art. 

Oh yes and as you can see I have been heavily influenced by  my Tim Holtz stash.......well he is the King of  all things inky.....and they just happened to be on my desk ( always lol),  which fits in nicely with A Vintage Journey Challenge Anything Tim, my second visit there.

This ATC is softer in colour I used spun sugar and old paper distress inks and stamped the image in coffee Archival, I have had these stamps ages and they are great for a quick effect they are from Eclectic Palatte, Stampers Anonymous.

King of the Road is one of my favourite Country songs and has been sung by so many artists hope you clicked on the link above to hear the version I found on UTube.  Now I had to improvise... there goes that word again..... as really I needed a Train stamp and would you believe it not one in my stamping stash.......so this little truck came to the rescue.  Background is distress inks rusty hinge and tumbled glass, all stamped images are from Tim Holtz stamps Visual Artistry collection, except for the title of the song which is stamped using a small alpha set I have onto distress inked background (same as main image).  I have to apologise for the photo as no matter how many times I took it the words didn't come out in real life they are much darker.........honestly!

Challenges I am joining

The Craft Barn Q&L challenge words Road and or/Art
A Vintage Journey Challenge #1  Anything Tim

Thanks for looking
'till next time

ATC's

I have managed to complete my ATC's for The Craft Barns 4th Quotes and Lyrics Challenge today despite my Mojo taking a day off without telling me.........!! The words for this challenge were
 Marriage/and or Age. Here is what I managed to struggle to come up with.

The first two are song Lyrics for "Marriage" not very original but Mojo was very absent!!  Backgrounds are some papers which I had left over from another project which had been splattered with distress stains, I then used some small Tim Holtz stamps all over these in various light colours ...so light they are not showing up in photo...... :( 
Heart was punched from card which had had the wrinkle free technique all from  my bits and bobs box, over stamped with the same stamps as background.  Male and female stamp is a free one from Craft Stamper Magazine last year.

These two ATCs are age Quotes
Backgrounds as above this time they were stamped over with black archival and Tim Holtz ATC stamps.  Quotes were printed on a label machine.
All ATCs were cut with the Sizzix Alterations Bigz ATC die and corners.

Not a good afternoon crafting but at least I managed to complete the challenge and with just a few hours spare no time to try again later........hope Mojo comes back soon!!

'till next time

Strong ATC and Tag

Hi everyone sorry to have been a bad blogger I have been under the weather with face and head pains which were eventually sorted out by the Dentist.....yikes 4 visits in 7 days not pleasant at all, but he was very good and has so much patience with me as I am such a scaredy cat!!! So not much crafting has been done, I am starting to feel better and the sun is shining.......well I think that's what it is :)) lol.
Our Grandson is coming today for a sleepover haven't had that pleasure for a while, he is growing up so fast so very quick post today as this morning I have made my ATC with a Tag  for the Q & L challenge at The Craft Barn

Can you see the sun shinning through the plant I couldn't resist taking photo here!
I really like this quote and also thought it very apt for the weather we are having here in the UK so a double meaning I think.
Quote has been added to an /ATC and the backgrounds are made with distress inks and stamps Tim Holtz, tissue tape and my favourite die of all time umbrella man any excuse brings him out to play....

Thanks for looking and I will be around to visit you all over the next week I have missed blog land so can't wait to see what you have all been upto.
'till next time

Silence is Golden................

Hi bloggers hope you are all safe and dry I can not believe the weather we are experiencing  rain and more rain and here it is so cold windy and wet today. 
Today I am going to share my latest entry  for the Q & L challenge at The Craft Barn.  If you not sure what I am talking about click on the link for The Craft Barn and all will be revealed.

For challenge #2 we have the choice of 2 words Silence and Dazzle.  Well the first thing that popped into my head was the song Silence is Golden by the Tremeloes, fabulous song at the time and I have been singing it every since lol.  I have made an ATC with a tag pocket thingy.....

 

 

Firstly apologies for photo's the light here is so poor today. I cut a tag with Tim Holtz large tag die and folded up the end to make a pocket to hold the ATC.





The tag was inked with distress ink wild honey dried marigold I added rusty hinge through several masks one was a retro circle design, another was dots and lastly bars.  I stamped and embossed in gold with a stamp from my Tim Holtz  stash.

 

 

 

ATC was inked in the same inks and stencils the "eyes" stamp is an really old one  and knew I had to use it as it went so well with the words, I embossed the edges with gold embossing which also stuck to the wet ink which I had forgotten to dry so a happy accident as I like the result.  The words I typed and printed out on the computer, cut into strips and inked the edges with rusty hinge.  

 

 

Who remembers this song and is still singing away, would love to know let me know if you drop by.

 

Thanks for looking again I have really enjoyed making this project just wish the light had been better for the photos  the flash wanted to work but that left a shine on the embossing and obliterated the design hey ho!!

 

'till next time

 

Ingredients used 

Tim Holtz stamps and Tag Die, Distress Inks

Masks 

Eyes stamp unknown

manila and orange card

 

Smile...........

A very quick post for my entry into the new Q & L challenge at The Craft Barn . For this challenge I have decided to make ATC's I love this little cards and haven't really made any for a long while, I may mix it up with tags or ATC's on tags...........we shall see how things progress.

I apologise for the shadow on the photo had to take in bad light and flash kept coming on.
Image is stamped in vintage photo on cream card coloured using distress ink. I found in my stamp stash this lovely quote which I stamped onto cream card and inked edges

'till next time


Ingredients
Stamps IndigoBlu, TCP Studio (Quote)
Inks distress ink peacock feathers picked raspberry vintage photo, versafine black