Book Study - Wrinkle Free Distress

We've started a new book study on NGS group, we are looking at Tim Holtz's book "A Compendium of Curiosities". This week's study is the section "Wrinkle Free Distress". Tim has a video demonstrating this technique.
This technique uses a craft sheet, I want you to see how messy mine is before we start. It still works.
Swipe a few colors of Distress Ink directly on the craft sheet, careful not to overlap the ink colors.
Use a fine mist spray bottle to spray enough water onto the inks to create droplets on the sheet.
Press a tag or other card stock or paper onto the wet ink. I used piece of manilla folder. Be careful not to move the paper around as the inks will blend and muddy.Dry the inks with a heat tool. You will be drying the inks between each layer of inking to prevent the colors from muddying. I sprayed on lots of water and this caused a small amount of muddying of colors. Nothing I can't live with : )
Lightly tap the paper back on to the inked craft sheet, this time do not press down.
Again, heat the ink.
Continue to pick up ink color with your paper, heating between each layer of picking up ink. The lighter you apply the paper to the ink, the more splatter appearance will be achieved. Here's my Wrinkle Free Distress Piece:
Still have ink on my craft sheet, so I'll make another piece, remembering to heat set the inks between each layer of inking.
Here's my second piece:
I played with this technique before, getting more intense colors, you can see that post here.

Mosaic ATC

This month's theme is Mosaic ATC. I stamped the main image with black StazOn ink on glossy card stock and the background image with blue StazOn ink. Then used blue Distress ink to sponge on color over everything but the woman's skin and hair.
Cut the card stock into 12 pieces and adhered to black card stock. Added three blue rhinestones and stamped the word "bliss" onto one of the tiles.

Ian's Adventure

I'm away visiting my grandchildren and without my art supplies. When my almost 3 yr old grandson told me his adventure, I had to make him a little book using what was laying around the house, small legal pad, colored pencils and crayons. (Note I do not draw well, but toddlers aren't fussy).
A big kite took me away....
we flew over the ocean to....
Africa, where I saw dung beetles eating poop!
He loved the "book" and decided it was FIVE dung beetles, "draw more grandma" and used the crayon to make the poop BIGGER!!!
Love to encourage an active imagination.....

White ATC

The ATC this month is to be entirely white. I decided to use fabrics, lace and beads to give lots of texture. Covered a piece of batting with white on white fabric. Then covered with embroidered organza and some cut out lace and used sewed the edges down.
I found this charm I wanted to use as a sun, so I painted it with white enamel.

I added a large white bead to the center of the sun and smaller beads on the flowers.

Book Review - Diptych & Triptych Cards

On NGS group we are doing a book study of Bernie Berlin's book "Artist Trading Card Workshop". This week we're looking at the section "Diptych & Triptych Cards
Not sure what it's called but I made a four part ATC set before. Today, I made a Diptych set. Started with two backgrounds that where two different gesso resist backgrounds using the same colors. Stamped on a background image with blue StazOn ink.

Added vintage images, stamped on a large clock and wrote in a saying. They look well as one piece.

And also work as two separate ATCs.

Book Study - Folded Cards (ATCs)

On NGS group we are continuing with our study of Bernie Berlin's book "Artist Trading Card Workshop", this week is the section on creating folded ATCs. Bernie mentions that you can start with any size or shape, then fold down to the standard size (3-1/2" x 2-1/2"). Bernie says folds can add a whole new dimension and create limitless possibilities. There are several examples in the book. I love the one by Kim Rae Nugent of a raven with wings that fold across the card and open up.
I made some folded ATCs a couple of years ago which you can see here.
Today I decided to make another trifold ATC. I cut out a sheet of paper 3-1/2" x 7-1/2" and scored fold lines 2-1/2" in from each end. Also choose a sheet of paper used in my spray box to cover the inside of the card.
Painted the outside flaps with Twinkling H2Os and blended the colors by spraying with a fine water spray. Then stamped on some images with brown StazOn ink.

Cut half to fold in a butterfly embossing folder so it would slip over my card where I want it and embossed the image. Did another butterfly embossing folder on the other side.

Colored the raised embossed areas with Twinkling H2Os using my fingers to apply the paint. Then I cut away the card above the embossed butterflies on both side.

ATC with both sides folded in. All quotes are stamped on with black VersaFine ink.

How card appears with one flap open:

Folded ATC completly open. Added vintage image (colored with Twinkling H2O) and butterfly images. Also added some yellow Twinkling H2O to the debossed side of the butterflies.

Happy Birthday Caitlin

A very special princess wanted a purple dress for her 3rd birthday, I was happy to make this dress for her, complete with a bolero jacket and a string of "pearls". A beautiful dress for my grandniece.