Arty Girlz challenge

I made this ATC for the challenge over at artygirlz. You need to make an ATC or anything the size of an ATC or smaller. You can make an inchie,twinchie, card topper. I am in the christmas vibe so I have made a christmas themed atc. I used glitter mists and cuttlebugged the background then used felt pen to highlight some of the embossing. I added a piano and a robin and the caption. Feeling a bit worse for wear today. How I managed to get up and take the kids to school I will never know. I consumed at least a bottle of wine at my reunion with my old uni pal. We ate yummy tapas and remembered. He treated me as it is chrimbo and he is working! I had an amazing evening and can't wait to do it all again.

A trick or a treat! - Arty girlz challenge #57 orange/ blue and TMTA

I have made this little atc for arty girlz challenge # 57 orange and blue and Think Monday Think ATC which theme is Halloween. I had such a ball looking for the image. I also used a new technique I discovered to make the background. I used acrylic paint onto acrylic paper. I let it dry I then added newspaper I added PVA glue added paint on top added some swirls with the end of the brush and dryed with a heat gun and I adore the results.

I chalked over the b&w image and added a few extra touches.

Glad to have found the time to make this as it seems so hard to find with OH feeling in so much pain. We spent this afternoon at the doctors but now know that it is arthritic. Gout ruled out. He is having a blood screen for rheumatoid arthritis and has a hospital appointment in November.

Announcing a special offer! - ATC for 3 challenges

I have made a little 3.5 by 2.5 for 3 challenges. My other half has been struck down by something arthritic and is only 42 and so I have very little time to blog in the past couple of weeks. I made a coaster pen pot earlier so I used some of the paper to start this ATC. Penny black challenge is to make an ATC using their products. Sketch Saturday is to make something using the sketch and Basic Grey's challenge is to make something with stitching.

I used some pale blue card as the base for this atc then I added my glitter mist and embossed paper. I then used some boxer collection basic grey paper and hand stitched it to the other backing paper. I stamped a penny black image onto some acetate and then I used acrylics on the back. I added a cute button with stitching and here it is.

Arty girlz, Mixed Media Monday and Craftaway a sunday challenge ATC

Well I managed to combine 3 challenges into one! Arty girlz challenge is to use red, Mixed Media Monday is Harmony and craftaway a sunday is birds. I used a fabulous quote by a fabulous artist to link to the harmony aspect and as inspiration for the whole piece. I used a red sunset and red birds for the red challenge and simply birds for the bird challenge. Phew!

Henry the VIII, I am, I am

I have done this ATC for 2 challenges. Inspired by Year 4's history topic The Tudors I created this ATC for both TMTA (handwriting) and Monday Mixed Media (someone famous). My daughter is also learning about mechanisms for Design and technology so I practised making a flap so I can share it with her sometime this week.

Thank God it's Friday and TMTA

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Thank God it is Friday! Stumped a bit this week, about what to do for the Think monday Think ATC challenge, which has a dance theme. Thought about it and thought Autumn colours influence me quite a lot, the backgrounds have a middle eastern feel to them and I came up with this set of ATC's. I am going to submit this for Thank God it's Friday aswell as I got the idea today and their challenge is a free theme.

Here is a bit taken from Wikipedia to explain belly dance technique and the reasoning behind my backgrounds that I created using acrylic paint and stamps. I kept the collage very straight forward.

Most of the basic steps and techniques used in belly dancing involve circular motions isolated to a certain part of the body. For example, a circular movement "drawn" parallel to the floor by the hips alone, or by the shoulders alone. Accents such as "pop and lock," where a dancer either shimmies or makes a striking motion with their shoulders or hips, are common, as are feats of flexibility, rolling one's belly muscles, balancing various props like baskets, swords or canes, and dancing with chiffon or silk veils.

Sounds like hardwork! I am a bit shy so I wouldn't like exposing my belly.

TMTA - Architecture

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I have decided to have a go at Think Monday Think ATC after all the wonderful comments last week on my ATC's. ATC's are just the best fun too. The theme is Architecture and I decided that I would design a basic house using cutters as templates and using acrylics to paint it. I then added some stamps. Doorway to ones soul and hearts by paper artsy. Home should always be somewhere to love no matter how basic. It is also a statement of who and what you as person are. Architecture can reflect your soul and where you are. Quite deep and meaningful for a 2.5 x 3.5. Great challenge blog.

Yes I know I should be getting out and about with the kids! But.......

I have found 2 new blogs today curtsy of Dawns award. So instead of getting the kids out I made this for creative Wednesday's Garden challenge. What a sheer joy to create. I used the following materials.
I also discovered some new techniques from http://www.rsmadness.com/


glue
tissue paper
sakura pens
stamps (english stamp Company,Joanna Sheen, crafty individuals)
glitter mists
baby wipes