Alcohol Ink ATC

 The theme for the 9ATC Group is Alcohol Inks. I used alcohol inks with blending solution on the tip of a plastic stick to create the dandelion heads. Used dye ink sponged onto the background. Gel pens were used to add highlights to the dandelions along with Distress glitter. Red alcohol ink was used to stamp the word sparkle and brown StazOn ink created the stems.

Shiny ATC

The theme for the 9ATC Group is Shiny. I used gold card stock for the base of the atc and ran it through a patterned embossing folder. Added a black ribbon that I glued some large glitter pieces on. Used the same gold card stock to stamp the face image using black StazOn ink. Cut out and added the face image over the ribbon.

 

Texture with Gesso ATC

The theme for the 9ATC Group is Texture through Gesso or Texture Paste. I used Gesso by sponging it on over a stencil covering card stock.

I allowed the Gesso to dry, this took a couple of hours.

I sprayed yellow and blue inks over the Gesso Texture and let it dry.

I added some embellishments. The blue strip was cut and the dragonflies were punched out of some paste paper I had previously made. The flower was chipboard, that I first inked thoroughly with black ink and after the ink dried, used reddish metallic rub-on over the surface and then ran through a swirl patterned embossing folder. Also added a "pearl" to the center of the flower.

 

Comfort Quilts

some recent quilts made for Comfort Quilts

 

Background made with natural ingredients ATC

The theme for 9ATC Group is Backgrounds made with natural ingredients. I used blackberries and smooshed them over card stock, let them dry and then brushed off any berry parts that were left on.

Used a blue Distress Paint to stamp on butterfly images over the backgrounds and let them dry.

Trimmed the ATCs, stamped flourishes onto the background with black StazOn ink, colored spots on the butterflies with a pink metallic gel pen, used a thin black Sharpie to outline the butterflies and their spot, added the word "dance" from a dictionary page, and layered onto black card stock.

 

Music ATC

 The theme at 9ATC Group is Music. I used Direct to Paper (DTP) of the ripe permission Distress Ink on the paper, then heat set. Then used the carved pumpkin Distress Oxide to stamp a flourish image and heat set.














Used vintage photo Distress Ink to stamp a floral flourish onto the background and to color the edges of the ATC.

Used a die cut to cut a bird image out of music score paper and colored the edges with the vintage paper Distress Ink. Used punches to cut out the music note and the heart shape  out of blue card stock to use for the eye. Used a die cut to. cut out the letters s-i-n-g out of the same blue card stock.

Little Used Supplies ATC

The theme for 9ATC Group is Little Used Supplies. I choose to use my Gelli Plate, it is little used because early on I accidentally put a dent in it.  I made some prints with metallic paints on shiny black paper. Ran them through the Xyron machine.

I cut these prints into thin strips and adhered them onto black paper about 2.25" X 3.25"

I used white dye ink to stamp a bird image and the letters D-R-E-A-M onto the background.

I then colored the bird's eye with a gold metallic pen and the dots on the chest of the bird with a green metallic pen. I layered this onto white card stock to complete the ATC