Yesterday I really wanted to work with some paper so I made a few atcs and a new journal.
I wanted to try some techniques I hadn’t tried before. The first one is layered ephemera with ink. The second one I named Tea & Poetry because I used an Italian poetry stamp along with some flower stamps and distressed ink. The tea cup and spoon are both vellum stickers (it’s my favorite one…can you tell?) The third one was kind of botched, but I wanted to try a sewn atc so it’s yellow flannel with a cotton heart applique.
The journal was just a mishmash of white, colored and scrapbook paper that I liked and had laying around. I used a red duck cloth with a thick black binding for the cover and did a coptic binding to hold it all together. I left the binding open because I like the way it looks.
February 6, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I always enjoy your ATCs. If I ever become “not flaky” enough to feel confident about joining a swap, I may explore the art so I can have something personal to put in with whatever I swap. However, knowing me, I do not see my flakiness flaking off any time soon. LOL.
February 6, 2008 at 5:08 pm
What does atc stand for? They are beautiful, though.
I love the journal.
You are so talented in so many areas. I want to be like you!!
February 7, 2008 at 9:09 am
atc stands for artist trading cards. They’re 3.5″x2.5″ and they can be anything you want as long as you don’t sell them. This is a good primer if you’re interested.