It's Puzzling ATC Swap

At the artisttradingcards yahoo group, I'm hosting a swap titled "It's Puzzling."  At least one puzzle piece must be used on each ATC.  These are my ATCs for the swap.  Thanks for viewing my art!

Beatles Private Swap

I'm swapping ATCs with my friend, Miriam.  She choose the theme for this month - The Beatles. This is one of my ATCs for our swap.  I used a vintage French textbook page for the background.  I heavily stenciled it with buff paint and Stencil Girl stencil. The red letters are stenciled with a Dylusions stencil and the dots are stenciled with a The Crafter's Workshop stencil.  In my stash, I found a large clock rub-on.  I found the Beatles photo on the web and matted it with black cardstock. The album was released in 1963 according to info I found on the web. Twist and shout!

Tim Holtz Crazy Dog ATC Challenge Swap

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, I'm hosting a challenge ATC swap using the Tim Holtz Crazy Dog Stamps/Dies.  I sent a mini collage pack containing stamped dog images and an assortment of Collage Stuff products to all of the participants.  I used one of the same mini collage packs to create my art.  I colored the dogs watercoloring with Tim Holtz distress crayons and various types of paint/gel pens.  The background is a vintage ledger page with vintage ephemera from Collage Stuff.  I stenciled on top of the background using acrylic paints and stencils from Tim Holtz, Dina Wakley and Stencil Girl.  Some have Tim Holtz tokens applied.  I edged all the dogs with a white signo pen.  The edges of the ATC were smudged with black paint and highlighted with a white signo pen.  All of the participants were sent the same images, so it's going to be fun to see what everything came up with!

Yellow Pages ATC Swap

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, the May swap is a "Yellow Pages" ATC swap meaning use the phone book yellow pages in the art.  The background is a portion of the yellow pages stenciled with yellow paint.  Victorian scrap flowers are also in the background.  The stamped images are from Dina Wakley.  They are colored with distress inks/distress crayons and a water brush.  The women images and sides of the ATC are outlined with a black Stabilio pencil.  Little dots were also made with this pencil.  Thanks for visiting my blog!

July Remarkable Women Tag Swap

I am ahead of the game for the July swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group.  It's a Remarkable Women tag swap.  I've always been fascinated by the art and life of Frida Kahlo. I used inventory tags from Collage Stuff and stenciled the background with Stencil Girl Stencils and acrylic paint.  The "Frida" image is a stencil from the Crafter's Workshop.  I made adjustments to the stenciled image, closing in some lines, adding white dots to the eyes, etc.  I decided to color in the "Frida" image with Titan Buff acrylic paint and then went on to experiment with Distress Crayons on one of the images.  The majority of the acrylics paints are from the Dylusions line.  I added some Stickles glitter glue to the "necklaces."  The paper flowers were colored to match using the Dylusions paints.  I added sayings from Tim Holtz that I believe reflect on Frida's life.  I had fun making these tags and experimenting!

Letter C ATC Swap

The April swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group is a Letter C themed swap.  I used a gelli plate, stencil, black and white gel pens to create these ATC's.  I printed the letter C and the word creative on my PC.  Be creative and thank you!

Favorite Quote ATC

At the artisttradingcards yahoo group, I'm hosting a Favorite Quote ATC swap.  I created the background using a gelli print. Some of the prints show a bit of a Tim Holtz background stamp. I used a punch to punch out the holes.  The checked paper and vintage text were applied to an ATC base with the hole punched background applied next.  I printed out the quote on my computer printer.  I used a Fude ball pen to highlight the circles and the text as well apply dots here and there. Thanks for coming by the blog today!

March Easter Tag Swap

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, the March swap is an Easter tag swap.  I used the following items available at Collage Stuff:  inventory tags, white lace, burlap string, Victorian scrap, vintage sheet music and small dragonfly brass charms.  I started out making a background using acrylic paints and Stencil Girl stencils.  The honeycomb  in the background is from Tim Holtz.  I added vintage sheet music and an image of Easter sheet music.  The Easter Victorian scrap was applied next, some vintage sheet music at the bottom, and added the dragonfly charms.  "Easter Greetings" was printed and aged with Antique Linen Distress Stain. White lace and burlap string in natural and red finish off the tags.  Thanks for coming by to see my Easter tags!

Valentine ATC Swap

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, the January swap is a valentine ATC swap.  I started out by stenciling a background on a vintage ledger page.  I added vintage text to the background and a strip of washi tape.  The flowers are Victorian scrap, the heart is German scrap and the words are from the Victorian Valentine collage sheet - all available at Collage Stuff.  I edged the ATC with a pink Posca glitter pen.  Thanks for stopping by today and Happy New Year!

Man's Best Friend ATC Swap

On the artisttradingcards yahoo group, I'm hosting a "man's best friend" ATC swap.  I used stencils and acrylic paint for the background.  The dog stamp is by Tim Holtz.  The words are Tim Holtz chit chat stickers. I added little jewel hearts.  I love dogs!

Decmber Artist Choice ATC Swap

The December swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group is an artist choice ATC swap.  I created a background sheet using a vintage ledger page, acrylic paints and stencils.  I cut the sheet down to ATC size for each of the backgrounds.  I stamped the butterfly image on the same vintage ledger pages. Other items used include Asian character cards (available at Collage Stuff), Tim Holtz flashcards, Tim Holtz big chat stickers and jewels. Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Black, White and Red ATC Swap

At the Artisttradingcards yahoo group, I'm hosting a black, white and red ATC swap.  I used vintage dictionary pages for the background.  I used Stencil Girl and The Crafter's Workshop stencils for the black and white background with acrylic paint.  The bird mask is from Stencil Girl Bird Stencil Guts.  I outlined the bird with a black paint pen and then white dots.  The words are Tim Holtz chit chat stickers.  Thanks for coming by my blog today!

Christmas Tree ATC Swap

At the artistradingcards yahoo group, I'm hosting a Christmas Tree themed ATC swap.  The backgrounds are gelli prints.  The Christmas tree German scrap and Tim Holtz Christmastime ephemera are available at Collage Stuff. I edged the ATC's with a blank ink pad.  Thanks for coming by my blog!

Letter "A" ATC swap

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, the October swap is a letter "A" ATC swap.  I used vintage text for the background.  I used acrylic paints to stencil the background.  The leaves were outlined with a white Pilot pen.  The stamp, Frida and phone image are all available on collage sheets at Collage Stuff.  I used a black German scrap border (Collage Stuff)  to finish the bottom of the ATC.  I glued down a thin mica tile over the Frida image.  I generated the letter "A" and the word "artist" on my PC.  The edges of the ATCs were finished with green paint.  Thanks for coming by to see these ATCs.

Clocks ATC swap on the Artisttradingcards Yahoo Group

I'm hosting a clocks themed artist trading card swap on the artisttradingcards yahoo group.  This is my art for the swap.  I printed some clock transparencies, and used vintage ledger pages for the background. Glossy accents works perfectly for adhering transparencies.  I found the image of the man and the ship in my stash.  The numbers are all from UK bus tickets.  The floral Victorian scrap is available at Collage Stuff and the little Venise piece was something I found in my stash.  I never know what I'm going to find in my art stashes. Thanks for coming by today!

More Calendar Pages

I'm still making March calendar pages for the Collage Stuff 2017 Handmade Calendar Swap.  I got in some new stencils from Stencil Girl and I'm particularly loving the "bullseye" stencil.  I found some white foamy stickers in my stash.  They're perfect because I can color them with paint to match the art. Thanks for coming by today to view my calendar pages!

August Art Journal Page Swap

The recipient of my August art journal page swap requested vintage.  The front of the page uses images from Tumble Fish Studio.  The background is made from stencils and acrylic paint.  China markers were used for highlights.  The back page uses a page from a vintage bird book, and egg images from Collage Stuff.  The background is vintage text heat embossed with a background stamp.  I used gelatos for the yellow and blue text pages.   Thanks for coming by my blog to view my art journal page!

Summertime ATC's

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, the June swap is a Summertime ATC swap.  I used images from TumbleFish Studio.  I used glossy accents to accent part or all of the women on the ATC's.  I used sequin stars and red German scrap stars from Collage Stuff.  Some of the ATC's have stenciled backgrounds with acrylic paints or markers.  Stay cool this summer!

Puzzle Piece ATC's

At the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group, the July swap is a puzzle piece challenge - use a puzzle piece in art submitted for this swap.  I found a bag of puzzle pieces that I picked up at a garage sale and who knows when that garage sale was?!  I have an amazing art stash!  I covered the puzzle pieces with an image from a Collage Stuff collage sheet.  I used stencils and acrylic paint to make the backgrounds. I finished off the ATC's with a brass charm and Tim Holtz small talk word.  Thanks for coming by to view my "puzzling" ATC's! 

May Tag Swap

The May swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group is a rubber stamped tag swap, meaning to use at least one rubber stamped image in the art.  I made my usual background on vintage text or sheet music using stencils and acrylic paint. I used a text stamp in the background as well.  I used glitter bead gel through stencils as the final background layer, but it's hard to see in the photos.  The stamped images are from Dylusions colored with glaze pens, metallic gelly roll pens and colored pencils.  The stamped image are popped up.  The little flowers are old chipboard buttons from Maya Road embellished with a white Signo pen.  Thanks for coming by my blog today!