Gargoyle couple

The SoArtful theme for this week is tongue twisters. This is the one I chose, and I cannot say it fast. It's provided a lot of amusement among the offspring today!

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Stamps: ISC ATC Elements set 2

Inks: DI Weathered Wood, Old paper and Frayed Burlap; Archival Black

Extras: Cling Film; Images from the 'Past Times' web site; Computer Generated Text

Sophistication

The Saturday Workout technique for this week is Fossil Stone. The link to details of this technique is on the SaWo site. In real life the background on this atc is more green, and has a stippled effect.
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Stamps: Time to Stamp Leo's Plate; Tim Holtz I See Paris

Inks: VersaFine Onyx Black; Adirondack Willow, Oregano and Mountain Rose

Extras: Hairspray; PM Clear Domed Sticker; 2 Flower punches

Lacemaker

The Theme Thursday challenge is sewing. Lots of vintage items from my MIL's sewing box that I inherited - the button, poppas (or snap fasteners) and the sewing pattern tissue paper background.
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Stamps: TTS Vintage Sewing; Paper Artsy School Days 1 and Buttons 4; Crafty Individuals Crackle 116

Inks: Archival Black; Adirondack Oregano, Sandal and Butterscotch

Extras: Vintage lace, button, tissue paper pattern and snaps

Two elder brothers

This atc is my first contribution to the So Artful challenge site. The theme is the colour turquoise and hats.
The title comes from the text, which is the opening page of Robinson Crusoe.
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Stamps: Paper Artsy mini 3

Inks: Adirondack Aqua, Sail Boat Blue and Stream; VersaFine Onyx Black

Extras: Gesso; Vintage text; Word ties - a freebie from a magazine; Dovecraft Brad; Mica; Black Paper

Artful Journey

This is my contribution for the Lots to Do challenge to create something based around the word art. I like the words on the background stamp which are all relevant to the theme.

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Stamps: Invoke Arts Travel Tickets; Paper Artsy Pierrot 1; ISC All About Me

Inks: VersaFine Onyx Black; Adirondack Oregano, Butterscotch and Currant

Extras: Water Spritzer

Little darling

This little darling is the picture challenge from Art Creations Friday.

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Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Mosaic and Flourish

Inks: StazOn Black; Gold Gel Pen; Alcohol Inks Raisin, Terracotta, Butterscotch and Pearl Mixative

Extras: Vintage Image; Prima Flowers; Gold Brads

Scented letter

The background for this ATC is made from tinted copies of a Lavender Water label that I bought in my local antiques market. This is for the Theme Thursday challenge to use labels.

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Stamps: Tim Holtz Bank of True Love

Inks: Adirondack Wild Plum; DI Dusty Concord; Versamark

Extras: Image from Tuscan Rose CD 3; Vintage Label; Heart and Corner Punches; Clear EP; Cream card

Lady's Closet ATCs

I have made 2 very different atcs today using images from The Lady's Closet.

The first one is for Black Friday celebrations at Vintage Veranda. The challenge was to put an inchie on an atc on a card. The vintage Paper is from an old music book about Bach's St. Matthew's Passion that was in the bin at school. Of course, I had to rescue it and distress it!
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Stamps: Time to Stamp ATC set; Elusive Images ATC set

Inks: DI Dusty Concord, Antique Linen and Old paper; Versamark

Extras: Detail Silver EP; PP by Imaginisce; Image
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The 2nd atc is for the Saturday Workout theme of Mosaics.

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Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Mosaic; Stampington Recommendation

Inks: Fluid Chalk Maroon; Adirondack Lemonade and Meadow; Versafine Onyx Black

Extras: Image

Tim Holtz stamps swap

This is the atc that I made for a swap Sarah Schwerin at Inkurable stampers was hosting in October. I have now received the swaps, and am thrilled with them. I love the way Tim's stamps are so versatile.

In reading order the atcs are by (me), Damaris (USA), Katrina Thomson (Aus), Gail Smith (Aus), Marnie Didlick, Elizabeth, Genevieve Payne, Sarah Schwerin (host) and Rhiannon Riddell
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Stamps: Tim Holtz Nature's Moments


Inks: StazOn Saddle Brown; DI Antique Linen, Scattered Straw, Tea Dye and Aged Mahogany; DI refill Antique Linen


Extras: Paper Cellar gems; Perfect pearls Bronze

Guitar Rhythm and Blues

The Created byHand challenge is Black and Brown. Here's my atc.

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Stamps: DarkRoom Door Venice

Inks: Archival Black; DI Vintage Photo and Black Soot

Extras: Clear EP; Black Ribbon; PP by Basic Grey and Debbie Mumm; DarkRoom Door Music Filmstrip and Wordstrip

Housekeeper

The Theme Thursday challenge theme week is just vintage. I had so many ideas I didn't know which to leave out. However, I did know that I wanted to use this image from DarkRoom Door, which I stained with distress ink. I also wanted to give her a role. Every scan I took of her ended up distorted, so I resorted to photographing her on my floor!

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Stamps: Sugarlump Studios; Time to Stamp Vintage Sewing; HA Large Delicate Woven Fabric; Stampington Loose Leaves

Inks: DI Faded Jeans, Dried Marigold and Vintage Photo

Extras : DRD Photobooth Ladies

Sealed with a kiss

Disaster struck yesterday. I had sent 5 atcs to a friendship themed swap at Katy's Corner UK forum, only for the envelope to arrive empty, and open. So I have made 5 new ones, and really hope they arrive intact.

This atc is also my contribution to the Created byHand theme of Ribbon. You can't see it very clearly, but the ribbon is polka dotted. I used alcohol ink to colour the buttons. Now I see this on the screen I think I should have chosen a softer colour than the watermelon.

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Stamps: Simple Expressions People 2; Time To Stamp ATC set 2; MSE Friends Always

Inks: VersaColor Old Rose and Topaz; Adirondack Watermelon; Alcohol Inks Cranberry

Extras: Paper Cellar Clear Button; Celebration Ribbon

Pagoda Empress

This is my entry for the Created byHand challenge which is to use given templates in some way. I made up the temple one into an atc.

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Stamps : Simple Expressions The Orient

Inks : H20s in Olive Green and Gold Dust; Archival Black; DI Black Soot; Marvy pen black

Extras : Japanese paper

Journey by charabanc

The Theme Thursday subject is Road Trip. I've always loved this stamp - with all the travel ephemera included on it, and the obvious enjoyment of the passengers. I wanted to give the impression that they were actually going somewhere.

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Stamps : Tim Holtz Enjoy the Journey; Darkroom Door Venetian Vol 1

Inks : Adirondack Lemonade, Rust, Ginger and Butterscotch; StazOn Ultramarine; DI Black Soot

Extras : Perfect Pearls Gold; Brown Brad

Yesterday is History

The Created byHand theme is Dragonflies. I'm afraid I couldn't get this atc to scan very well in focus because of the brads.

How do other people get their acetate to lie flat?
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Stamps : Clarity Stamps Yesterday is History; freebie dragonfly from Simply Stamping magazine

Inks : Alcohol Inks Eggplant, Denim and Stonewashed; Arcival Black; Adirondack Dabber Eggplant; Versamark

Extras : Eggplant Brads; Glossy Card; Detail Silver EP; Acetate

Knock knock...

I participated in an atc swap with DarkRoom Door, using one of their stamps. This is my contribution.

Below are the swaps I received from (in descending order) Janet Hamblin, Heather Askitis, Evonne Reidy Ireland, Kaeran Sutherland, Vicky Fernando, Sephi Kemp, Robyn Wood and Helen Brown.


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Stamps : DarkRoomDoor Doors set

Inks :Adirondack Lettuce and Denim; DI Vintage Photo and Antique Linen; Refill Tea Dye; Archival Black

Extras : Junior Dymo Labeller; Paper Cellar Pearl Circles; Corner Punch; Sticky Fixers; Spritzer

Just clowning around

I made this atc for a challenge on a new site for me - Inkurable Stampers. Isn't that a fab name - just about sums me up! The theme is men. This is also the theme for a swap on LtD forum.

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Stamps : Paper Artsy Pierrot 1 and Mini 23

Inks : DI Spiced marmalade, Fired Brick, Mustard seed and Dried Marigold; Archival Black; Versamark

Extras : Detail Gold EP; Red Brads

Hermine inspired

Hermine has set a challenge on her blog to use her background as the basis of a new art piece. It seems sacrilege to do anything to it as it stands on its own as a fantastic piece of fabric paper, but needs must! I've used a feature stamp, and faintly added complimentary stamps to the background, which is only a small section of the piece, but my favourite part.

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Stamps : Paper Artsy Letters 5; Stampers Anonymous Flourish; BLine Designs Tic Toc; HA Old French Writing

Inks : Adirondack Rust and Meadow; Archival Black; DI Black Soot; Versamark; Brilliance Moonlight White

Extras : Seafoam White EP; Bronze Photo Anchor and Brad

Marie Antoinette

The Theme Thursday challenge is about Marie Antoinette. I wanted to recreate a portrait for her (a la Ros). The original background is very dark, but I had a piece of card left over from a project that suited her perfectly.

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Stamps : Paper Artsy Schooldays 1; Crafty Individuals 118

Inks : DI Tattered Rose, Aged Mahogany and Dusty Concord; VersaMagic Spring Pansy; Versamark

Extras : Perfect Pearls 'Pearl'; Mini Crystal Gem; Detail Silver EP; Image from Internet

Triplicate

I made 3 ATCs in this design for a swap at the Lots to Do forum. The challenge was to use one of the techniques on this new site by sam21ski and hilmof. I chose masked stamping.

I was undecided as to what colours to choose, so I got out my distress inks and chose 3 at random with my eyes shut. Fortunately they were analogous. I watercolour-distressed for the background, and then spritzed using a homemade glimmer mist.

So many sets of 3 on this atc, so I had to call it triplicate!

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Stamps : Elusive Images ATC set; Invoke Arts Pens and Nibs; Stampington Venezia Correspondence

Inks : DI Aged Mahogany, Tattered Rose and Dusty Concord; Adirondack Eggplant; Versamark

Extras : Detail Silver EP; Paper Cellar Crystal Gems; Perfect Pearls 'Pearl'