ATCs are one of my favorite things to create. I just love trading/collecting them - I have a whole notebook full of them. The theme for this swap was "crows". I didn't really have an outstanding crow stamp, so I asked Lindsay at Lindsay's Stamp Stuff to create one for me and I chose to use one of the flourished crow stamps in her "Creepy Crows" stamp set. I started by cutting my cream card stock base to 3 1/4 x 2 1/4. I used antique linen, faded jeans, and spiced marmalade Distress Inks to create the background. Next I ran each piece through my cuttlebug using the swirls embossing folder. I painted the backgrounds with blue and orange pearl paints so the card would sparkle. I printed the crows, colored them with my bic mark its and cut them out. I die cut the branches using a sizzix die and punched the moons from an old Edgar Alan Poe book. I gave the moons a quick gloss of gold pearl paint and adhered all the pieces onto the background. I attached that to a 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 piece of blue bazzill cardstock and stamped the sentiment (Wood Cellar Graphics) on the back. I really like how these turned out!
The "Creepy Crows" and the new "Cute Halloween" sets are both available for just $5.00 each. Check out her blog Thefrugalcrafter's Weblog to see what awesome project she's created today and to find her new freebie! You can also check out the Design Team's blogs for some fabulous inspiration. Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Stamping!!!!!
18 comments:
This looks great! I love how you blended the colors in the backgound! I'm so glad you made the "crow" request. I love this set!
Gorgeous ATCs!!!
I'm thinking that I need to come over to your studio and play! I love what you are doing with the distress inks and cuttlebug folders, awesome!
LOVE it!!! The background is so great, it looks wonderful behind the crow. Great ATC!
Tracey, I think this might be one of my favorites of your ATCs! I just love the background and the depth you gave it with Distress Inks, pearlescent paints, and embossing plate. You've really made Lindsay's crow come alive and I just adore that the moon's text comes from Edgar Allan Poe!!! You and your ATC ROCK!!! :>
I love love love your atc's!!! yippy skippy..I'm gonna get one
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Oh these are cool! Nicely done Tracey.
These are all just awesome.. Love the BG..You have done a great job!!
Hugs, Linda
Hey, Lindsay! I'll bring my inks and cuttlebug tomorrow!!!
WOW. I'm totally speechles. This is just lovely and shiny and pretty!
Oh how pretty!I love the embossing and the colors!
Beautiful colors! Beautiful texture! Great details!
You did a wonderful job with mixing the distress inks for your background. They turned out fabulous!
These turned out really pretty!!!!
This is awesome you do Lindsey and Tim Holtz proud! You should e-mail it to him, he's great about responding. And it really is topnotch
these are amazing!! i can't wait to get one, too!!
Those are awesome!! SO creative!
Wow!! I love your work! I'm going to follow you. Are you signed up for my daily e-mail? If not, please do!! I would love it!!
Deb
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