Stampin' Up "Textured Notes" Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. For the base colour of this ATC, I have used two shades of Distress Oxide Ink, using Shabby Shutters and Pumice Stone.

I then used one of the basket weave stamps from the Stampin' Up "Textured Notes" stamp set with Versafine Clair "Grass Green" ink.  I then used Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" a mid green coloured ink to stamp the foliage, which is part of the same stamp set.

I inked the edges of the card using Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" ink and then used an orange and white Posca Pens to add dots to the background, drawing round the orange dots with a fine liner black pen.  Finally, I added a word sticker saying "let it go". I forgot to round the corners of the ATC before taking the photograph!  Silly Sam!

Lavinia Stamps "Barkley" Artist Trading Card

I received my order of the lovely new release of stamps from Lavinia Stamps, called "The Loomweavers' Collection" today, so had to have a quick play with them, making this Artist Trading Card (ATC).

I used a piece of grey coloured card for the base using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the new "Barkley (small)" the racoon the Lavinia "Witch Hazel" branch and one of the "Magpies'.

I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to create the ground, using the same ink with a cotton bud to create leaves on the branches and also to stamp some foliage, using one of the stamps from the Lavinia "Foliage Set" of stamps.  Finally, I added touches of white gel pen and a white coloured pencil to lift the colour a little.

Lavinia Stamps "Honeysuckle" Artist Trading Card

This is today'a Artist Trading Card (ATC)..  I've used  "Pumice Stone" Distress Oxide Ink, spritzed with water for the coloured background of the card, adding torn pieces of text from an old book, then edging the card with "Pumice Stone" again.

Using Versafine Clair 'Shady Lane", a mid green coloured ink, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps 'Honeysuckle" stamp.I then coloured the stamped image with three shades of Distress Oxide Inks, applied with a thin paint brush.  The colours of inks I used are:  Antique Linen, Victorian Velvet and Peeled Paint.  I then used the "Peeled Paint" ink to loosly edge the card.

Finally, I added some black dots round the stamped image to provide colour depth definition then added a Lavinia Stamps word sticker from their "Sentiment Sticker 6" set, saying "love nature".

"Hello my darling" Art Stamps Flower Artist Trading Card

This is my cheerful Artist Trading Card (ATC), for today, using a piece of yellow card for the base, I added some torn strips of text from a book and two strips of orange Washi Tape on the two long edges of the card. I then used a red Posca Pen to splatter paint across the surface.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamp leaves and a flower from the Hobby Art Stamps set called "Abstract Flowers -CS175D" on to white and green card.  I fussy cut the shapes and glued them on to the ATC.  Finally adding a word sticker saying "hello my darling" and dots of white Ranger Enamel Accents.

"Grow" Artist Trading Card

It's a misty grey start to the day here, so I have made a bright Artist Trading Card to lift the mood.

Starting with  a piece of bright orange card for the base, I used Versafine Clair  "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the Funky Fossil Designs "Vintage Script" stamp.  I then used torn pieces of white and orange patterned paper and glued into position.

I added a red banner through the middle and covered it with a strip of Funky Fossil Designs Washi Tape. then a this strip of yellow patterned paper.  In the middle strip I stamped the word "Grow" in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Next, using Versafine Clair "Green Oasis" ink, I stamped the plants/pots which are part of a Hobbycraft clear set of stamps.  Finally, I rounded the corners of the ATC and then added some white dots of white Ranger Enamel Accents.

Butterfly Artist Trading Card

 

I came upstairs to do one thing and ended up dipping into the craft room, making this Artist Trading Card (ATC).

I used bits of off-cuts of patterned paper, and washi tape for the background.  I added a layered die of a butterfly using two Memory Box Inc dies (Pippi Butterfly 98508 and Isabella Butterfly 98507), colouring the top layer of the butterfly with "Abandoned Coral" Distress Oxide Ink.  Finally adding a word sticker saying "use your wings" some sticky black dots and a dot of white Ranger Enamel Accents.

Lavinia Stamps "Two for joy" Magpies Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. I've used a piece of card with and aged look to the colour for the background. Adding torn sections of text from a book, coloured with "Bundled Sage" Distress Oxide Ink.  The edges of the card have been inked firstly with "Old Paper" Distress Oxide Ink and then "Sand Dune" Versafine Clair ink.

I used Versafine Clair "Pinecone" a dark brown ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Witch Hazel: branches.  I then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Magpies".  I printed off the "Two for joy!" sentiment from the computer , sticking it into position, then finally added some small gold leaves to the branches.