Hi everyone, today I would like to share a set of ATC’s I made for the monthly swap on UK Stampers’ Forum where this month’s theme is The Blues. My inspiration for this was really twofold … the idea of a springtime bluebell meadow, and this month’s Lavinia Creative Challenge which is Magic at Midnight. I needed three cards for the swap but actually created four (plus a couple of failed attempts!), so I have an extra one to trade separately.
I created a midnight sky background on various white card snippets by blending several shades of Distress Oxide ink and using small circular masks for the moons. I then stamped the trees in black, and the bluebells in 2 shades of blue Versafine Clair plus Stormy Sky DOX for the faint background flowers. I stamped a bird or bunny in the bottom corner of each ATC, then highlighted everything with my Sakura Stardust pen. Finally I edged each piece with black marker, and matted onto standard ATC size cards cut from a large snippet of dark blue card stock.
Here is an angled picture to show the sparkle …
… and closeups of a couple of the individual ATC's - a bunny and a bird.
Stamps: Lavinia Spring Trees, Bluebell, Bird Collection, Pipin;
Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Chipped Sapphire, Blueprint Sketch, Stormy Sky, Bkack Soot); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Medieval Blue); Versafine (Majestic Blue); Sakura Stardust pen (clear).
Challenges I would like to enter:
Bunny
Crafts Galore Encore #110 - Anything Goes
Crafty Animals #71 - Anything Goes With an Animal
Cutie Pie #181 - Bunnies and Blooms
Daisy Chain #73 - Animals
Dream Valley #292 - Our Four Legged Friends
Get Creative #120 - Springtime Blues
Lavinia Creative Challenge (April) - Magic at Midnight
Paper a La Mode (April) - Plant Some Ideas (Not a Card)
Snippets Playground #452 - Use Snippets
Bird
Creative Crafters #63 - Anything Goes
Creative Moments #244 - Wings and Things (2nd entry)
Double D - Things That Fly
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies #2315 - Anything Goes
Triple B (April) - Birds, Butterflies and/or Blooms (2nd entry)
We Love Stamping (April) - Anything Stamped with option Real Birds or Animals
Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,
20 comments:
Wow, the scenes you made for your ATC's are beautifully awesome!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Triple B and Double D!
Diane TB and DD Co-Owner
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How magical are these ATCs with all that sparkle! So enchanting with the big moon and animals looking up into the night sky! You've definitely "planted some ideas" with these beauties! Thanks for sharing with us at Paper à la Mode! ~Katrina
Fabulous ATC set and love the Midnight Magic theme and stamps
Carol x
These really are lovely tiny works of art Pauline. Beautiful work with your snippets!
Hugs
Di xx
I adore the magical look that you accomplished with these cards. Excellent! So glad that you joined us at Double D this week.
WOW! The sparkle really makes it pop to life! Very pretty! Thanks for joining in with us at PIP Challenges!!
Hugs
Very atmospheric ATC's Pauline, great use of the combines stamps, many thanks for joining us at We Love Stamping April challenge.
B x
These are amazing ATC's Pauline - love the glitter and sparkle and the wonderful atmospheric 'scene' you have created - all in miniature!
Thank you for joining us at We Love Stamping, and using the optional theme for the month
Blessings
Maxine WLS DT
What a fab set of ATCs. Very atmospheric.
Thanks for entering one of the bunny ATCs as your Snippets Playground homework. Come and have some brekkie up in the Treehouse. Buttered toast, hot cross buns or croissants available with your fave beverage! Xxx
How magical. My fave is the one with the bunny because it looks so in awe!
A really beautiful set of ATC's Pauline, loving the shades of midnight blue and such wonderful sparkle!
Gorgeous scenes you have created on these beautiful ATC's. Thanks for joining us at The Cutie Pie Challenge. Pat K
SUPER work Pauline, gorgeous scenes, seeing they are small. Fabulous work.
Faith x
These are beautiful!! Your scenes are adorable and the sparkle is just fabulous!! Thanks for playing with Creative Moments.
Oh Pauline, these are all just awesome! Great job! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
DOUBLE D
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Triple B ... OUR NEW CHALLENGE BLOG which is all about butterflies, birds & blooms.
PS ... thanks for also sharing your creativity with us over on our Triple B challenge blog ... good luck!
These cards are amazing, Pauline. What a scene. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful art and creativity with us at Word Art Wednesday. I'm so very grateful to have you play along in our challenge because I really enjoy seeing your creativity. Have a blessed week and please join us again soon.
WOW your ATCs are so beautiful, Pauline. I love the shades of blue and the sparkle.
Beautiful Pauline - very effective.
Thanks for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge.
Helen x
DT
Gorgeous project Pauline. Thank you for sharing with us over at The Creative Crafters (creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com).
Wendy DT
Fabulous ATCs!
Thank you for joining us at Paper á la Mode!
DT Val x
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