Faces Of You (SIC August Challenge)

Hi everyone. It's been some time since I've had the time to do much scrapping. Most that I've done are for DT jobs.

Anyway, this month Scrap|Inspire|Create has an interesting challenge for you over at their blog. For August, you are to make a layout with a collage of ATCs in it. The number of ATCs used is not specified, so you can make as much as you like.

Here's my take:













I made 4 ATCs to show the different expressions of Nadiah's. I made the background and papers surrounding the ATCs are mostly earthy colours so that the vibrant look of the ATCs would stand out.

So hop over to SIC to enter August challenge or just to ooohhs and aahhhs the other DT's fantastic job!!


Materials used: Patterned papers: Collage Press, Crate Paper. Alphabet stickers: Collage Press. Chipboard elements: Kaisercraft, Pink Paislee. Brads: SEI. Word strip stickers: 7Gypsies. Journaling card: Collage Press. Ink Pads: TH Distress Inks, StazOn Inks. Mask: Tim Holtz Idea-ology. Stamps: Paper Artsy, Prima marketing. Others: Lace trims, blings, metal charms, velvet leaves: Local shop.

SnC ATC Swap

We have another ATC swap at SnC. I love ATCs. They're small and cute and thus very small area to embellish. The only fuss about ATC swaps is that you have to make a lot of them. This time there are 12 to be made and I don't think I can come up with 12 different designs. And so I decided on 2 designs: 6 of each.
Each ATCs must have two things: paint and stamping









For the second design, I used Mod Podge to adhere the beads to the paper. I just dab some Mod Podge and sprinkled the beads. When it's dried, I dab more Mod Podge over the beads to hold everything in. The only problem is, you can see the stain of the adhesive and in this last picture, even more so...

ATC: All About You ATC Swap

This month I joined an ATC Swap hosted in Scrap-N-Crop Forum. It's fun... 12 people joined where each have to make 11 ATCs to give out to the others. At the back of the ATC we are to write down our name, email, blog, address and anything else we would like the others to know.



I made 6 different designs; 2 of each. Well, they are actually the same design, but using different techniques. Here are my six:

Embossing

Stamping

Embossing

Stamping and Chalking

Stamping

Doodling

ATC

Artist Trading Cards or ATC is defined by Wikipedia as "individual art miniatures which pass hand to hand. Their current popularity among artists and hobbyists was sparked by M. Vänçi Stirnemann, who began trading sessions in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1997, and popularized ATCs via the internet"

I understand that the only rule for an ATC is that the size should be 2.5" x 3.5", which is the same size as a commercial trading cards such as baseball cards. The 'artist' usually sign and date the back of the card and generally made for trading purposes.

For the first time I am taking part in a trade hosted by Scrapperlicious in Scrap-n-Crop Forum, which will be between 12 participants. I guess I am one of the 'artists' :D. Am very excited to be part of this ATC swap and have been giving it a lot of thought of what my card would be like. I'll post here when they are done.

In the mean time, I have also been eyeing the 7gypsies ATC Revolving Holder

See what it looks like when it's full of ATCs (or any sort of cards really) on Leah Fung's blog here. How COULD I resist???

I've got more links for you to check out what is ATCs

1) Cedarseed - Art In Your Pocket: ATC
http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html

2) Weekend Stamper, Happy Emilia
http://emilytwn.blogspot.com/search/label/ATC

3) The 100 Themes Gallery for an ATC on Crafters.org
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=156173.msg1557586#msg1557586

4) Ed's Artist Trading Cards
http://www.geocities.com/edsatc/