If you look at the older posts you will see that I have updated the photos and ATCs

ATC New Beginning

The backing paper I painted myself with water colours. The clock was stamped and embossed, then the clock hands were added, and finally the 2008 which was embossed.

I think I will add some minature clock parts to this ATC for a bit more texture.

ATCs - New Beginnings

This is for a swap on Zuzu's forum - called New Beginnings.

On the backing card I used an aged dictionary relating to the title. For some reason it conjured up artifacts I have seen when visiting little chapels on the Greek islands. They were often pieces of wood - so this is a variation on that them.

The page was distressed and further aged. The image was torn - and aged - then I stamped a pattern over the working and the lady with child. On half of the stamp I used a complimentary colour to the background - and clear on the lady.

It was them embossed with clear embossing powder - and when looking at it with the naked eye you can see swirly pattern.

I used a dull gold leaf paint - like those of aged relics and dull gold leaf paper to finish it off.



This one was done in a similar manner - but aged with guesso so it gives a 'plaster' look to it. I also varnished it, and before the varnish was quite dry I used a heat gun on it to bubble it all up - it gives a lovely finish, especially with the torn edges - it looks like broken or cracked plaster.

Mini ATC - my first efforts

Please bear in mind that the following mini ATCs have been scanned with a bight light and are magnified - in real life they measure 1.5ins x 2.5ins and the colours are cleared, the embossing and metal more noticeable.

This was a black and white image which I painted and inked to age it. The copper was heated until it bubbled - and aged with inks too. This one took me 2 hours to make!

Mni ATC

This will be a bit of a shock - a lovely girl's photo - trapped in time in a burnt copper frame. Heated so that the copper bubbled and burnt and aged with ink

It is supposed to look like I rescued it from ruins!

Altered Art CD

I made another altered art CD - this one only took me an hour and a half or so to do.

Plain card for the background onto which I stamped 2 paisley patterns in pink and brown to match the colours of the vintage lady - yes - yet another I enhanced with paints and ink.

The stamp in one I have had for ages but never used before. In fact I have had it for years when I first thought I would take up card making - but never really got around to doing it seriously,

Once I had mountd the Vintage image, I painted around the outer edges of the backing paper to tone it down a bit. Then I cut out a Crafty Individual's miniature butterfly and attached that so it looks like is has just alighted with its wings not quite touching the disk.

I edged the disk with light gold Krylon pen and added a ribbon and bead as before. This time one that is shades of brown and pink.

Altered Art CD

This I made using a transparent CD spacer disk.

Alchohol inked one side with plum, ivy and silver. Then on a white card I stamped a sheet of writing, and glued that on top of the inked side - with the wording face down, trimming it when dry. So this gave me a plain white back.

Turned it over and collaged a Victorian lady in furs and a hand muff- which I had enhanced with inks,and water colours and glued that on to conceal the disk hole.

I then cut out some ivy leaves from some old silk leaves I had for ages for flower arranging, and glued them on.

To finish it off I added a purple ribbon and a silver bead to the reverse - which I attached with double sided tape and added a strip of paper to hide the ribbon.

It took me around 2 and a half hours to make - but I was pleased with the result.

In the daylight it looks lovely and shimmery and more subtle - and just the thing for this cold wintry weather.