i love the unruly paper arts blogozine and facebook group. i was delighted to see that our muse Danie offered up a "things with sings" ATC swap for us. it was a 3 for 3 swap but I made 5 ATCs as the theme inspired me. this allowed me to send off 3 ATCs as requested, include a 4th one for Danie and keep one for me!
my ATCs started with background paper from gecko galz which I adhered with mod podge. I added bits of paper -- odds and ends from my stash -- and gave it a light going over with watered down gesso.
(i got this idea from a post by sharon rogers at the UPA blog). i then applied spray inks through different stencils. my fairies are from a gecko galz collage sheet called "fairy magic."
i added different nbits, washi tape, prima flowers, enamel dots, fibers, papers, etc. to finish the pieces -- distressing all edges of course.
i didn't photograph the backs but each back is also covered in contrasting designer paper.
i hope you like my ATCs. i was pleased to try a new technique to give dimension to the backgrounds (thank you Sharon!) and i am happy with the results. hopefully my swap partners will enjoy them as well! soon I should be getting my ATCs from 3 different swap partners. i will post what i receive!
by the way, I am linking the first ATC to the "fans" prompt at the collage obsession blog.
finally, although I did not use lunagirl images for these ATCs, don't forget the "faeries and mermaids" challenge at the lunagirl moonbeams blog! the challenge lasts all month and the prize winner gets shopping credit at the lunagirl store.
love to all.
