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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