Some ATC's

I haven't been very productive lately, but here are a few of the ATC's I've made the past weeks. I have to admit I am very excited to hear what my swap-partner think of the Rose ATC I made. I have never been able to draw to save my life, but for this one I really wanted to give it a try. I am quite happy with the rose, but I am not sure if it comes through that the eyelets are to be bulletholes....

Roses For Norway

July 22nd 2011 changed Norway forever.

Terror hit us, from within. Our reaction was to answer hate with love, and figth bullest with roses.

This inspired me to make a rose-themed ATC swap. This soon became a collection. So many of my fellow swappers at swap-bot.com wanted so send some extra cards to me, so I could send them to people who were affected by this.

It is so heartwarming and touching to see all the cards who finds their way to my mailbox. Here is a picture of all the cards I have gotten so far.

I can't believe that people on the other side of the world, from Australia, South Africa, USA, Canada and all over Europe has taken their time to make and send so many beautifull cards! From the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU!!!!

I will update with new pictures as they come.

Memories ATC's

Time for yet another swap. This time the theme was "Memories", and here are the two I made.

The first one has a picture on it from a rollercoaster at the Danish amusement park Dyrehavsbakken, or Bakken, a little north of Copenhagen. Each summer as a child we came back here. I have been there a few times as an adult as well, and I still love the park SO much, mostly because it hardly changes, it's like going back in time. I added the strawberries because strawberries were something we always eat a lot of when I was younger.

The second one is a picture of the street I grew up in, Badehusgata in Drøbak, Norway. The orange house on the left is my Grandparents house, and the white one on the right was Mrs. Johansen's house, she used to babysit me quite often, and as soon as summer arrived she took me swimming. (Hard to believe, but the ocean is RIGHT behind my grandparents house) The roses I added because my grandmother always had big, pink roses under the kitchenwindow. :o)

I really hope my swap-parnters likes the ATC's I made :o)

RenVonH xxxx

Distress Ink ATC

This ATC I made for a swap where we had to use Tim Holtz Distress Ink.

I made it very simple by draging an inkpad over the cardboard, then spraying it with water. I did the same for the background with the stamped faces, and the old bookpage on the left side of the card.

I stamped on the birdcage, decorated it with a little "bling" and mounted the stamped faces on 3D foampads before I gave them a coat of clear crackle paint.

A very simple ATC, but I am very happy with the result. :o)

Vintage ATC Series - The Ladies

Here is the ATC I made for an ATC - swap called Vintage ATC Series - The Ladies.

And here is my lady.

Hope my swap-partner like her! ;o)

Next up is The Gents :o)

Coloring Class

A new world opend it self to me today.
After being an eager cardmaker for twelve years, I have FINALLY learned to color stamped images. About time, wouldn't you say? And I agree!
For the coloring we used Tim Holtz Distress Ink, both pads and refillers. And wow, what a result!!!
The images here are my very first attempts at using this tecnique, and I am very happy with the result, considering it's my debut. ;o)
The staps used here are from Magnolia and Angel Eyes.


Connie, the VERY tallented girl who gave the class today, suggested we should emboss the motives, before coloring them, so the ink wouldn't "bleed out" too much. I decided not to that. Simply because that is the only thing I've been doing with my stamps over the last years. However, I will probably do that on my next coloring-project, to make the lines more clear, and to provent bleeding.

I had so much fun today, and I am really looking forwards to Connies next classes in making backgrounds and art journaling. :o)
RenVonH xxx

ATC of the day

It's always fun to "play around" with tiny pieces of scrap-paper, and here is something I came up with this afternoon.

I am totally hooked on using bookpages as backgrounds on everything I make these days, so that is what I used here as well, a little distressed with Distress Ink. I had a little piece of "bling-paper" I cut up in pieces so the background could break through. I cut out the flower from the junkmail from a florist. The fairies are from a scrapbooking sheet. Then I glued on the beads and the bow. I am quite happy with the result, and I hope whoever ends up with it will be happy with it as well. :o)

Art Journal For Beginners Day One Part 2

So, this is as far I have come. I have cut up some scrapbooking sheets to fit the pages in my journal. To use as bacground panels in the journal I want my journal to be colorful, but not "screaming".

I haven't gotten very far in my research yet, but I have learned that Gesso is something I really have to buy.

I am also turning the house upside-down for magazines I can find nice images for some collages.

Blowing dust of rubberstamps I haven't used in ages, and other things I can use to make my Art Journal something unique.

I have to admit I am getting really excited about this. And I feel 100% sure I will have A LOT of fun making it!

RenVonH

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Art Journal For Beginners Day One

I have always wanted to make an Art Journal. I like to think of myself as creative, but I am no artist, I can't draw or paint to save my life. Still I really want to give it a go. And I decided not to jump alone, so I created a swap for it at swap-bot.com. And there seem to be many of us out there who wants to try this out. :o)

Now, is it even possible, for a first-timer to turn this plain and dull notebook into a little piece of art?!?
Only time will tell.

Drop by from time to time to see how my progress for my first Art Journal is going. And please, do not be afraid
to leave comments, give me some pointers, suggestions or what ever.

Christmas ATC's

These ATC's were made for a Christmas In April ATC swap at swap-bot-com. Hooked on vintage as I am, I had to make also these in a vintage-style. The snowmen are from cutting-sheets from Panduro. I just LOVE them!!!! After Christmas I stocked up on them when they were half-off. I like using leaf gold on my cards, but not too much on vintage things, just a touch of "bling". ;o)

Various ATC's

Here are one of my first ATC's. Still very afraid to put too much on the little card I see. ;o) This swap was for Favorite TV Show I think. Looking at this now almost make me a little ashamed. It looks so "naked". But I guess one have to start somewhere and build up a "comfort-zone" for what and how much one can embellish an ATC with. :o)

Here is an ATC I made for a swap-partner who liked Vintage, and vintage adds. I really liked the "seeds-add" I found on a cutting-sheet. I hope she liked it as well. :o)

For a Seinfeld-ATC swap at swap-bot.com I made this ATC dedicated to my favorite Seinfeld character, George Costanza.

Thank You Card

My mom just got her last round of chemo, and wanted to give the nurses at the hospital a Thank You Card, so I jumped at the chance to make a card.

I am really into Vintage these days, so I went with a Vintage card.

For the background I jused an old bookpage I distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Vintage Photo. I jused some leaf-gold on the side to give it some "glam", together with the beads on the other side.

I used a Martha Stewart punch for the edges next to the image, and under the lace.

The Birdcage-stamp is from Glitz Design, the flowers from Kort & Godt, the lace and buttons is something I had lying around.

The image is from a scrapbooking sheet, but I can't remember who it's from. I destressed the corners on the image with a fine sandpaper.

This is the first card I've made in over a year without layer on layer panels, but I am pretty happy with the result. I will probably make many more cards in the same style in the future.

RenVonH

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My First Swap

So, I discovered swap-bot.com!!!! :)

What a fantastic site for us creative souls! A place where you can create, and swap your creations with strangers all over the world. All the different swaps on the site makes it possible for you to try out new things you never even tried before. But most amazing is how much inspiration you get from all the other swappers! :)

My first swap was an ATC-swap, with the theme "Favorite Movie". The task was to make one ATC to illustrate your favorite movie, and one ATC to illustrate your favorite character from the movie.

For me the it was an easy choice, Gone With The Wind, and Scarlett O'Hara. (What a woman!)

My creative style is maximalistic, but these cards I tried to keep simple, but still a little decorated. I just hope the my swapping-partner will like them! :)

I have a new swap coming up that has a deadline the 16th, so stay tuned! :)

RenVonD

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