Paint Your Dreams

Hi everyone, today I would like to share a set of ATC's I made with various AALL & Create stamps, including one set from Tracy Evans' April release, and another older set of paintbrushes etc. which I bought recently in a sale as I thought it could work for ATC's, and hadn't used until now.  The general colour scheme of this set is inspired by Tracy's current challenge in her FB group - monochromatic with a pop of colour.

My starting point was  the run off from some brayering of grey Distress Oxides for a previous monochrome card here. I stamped the background stamp in grey, then cut the card into four pieces each 3.25" x 2.25". I stamped and heat embossed a variety of paintbrushes and tubes onto separate card, then coloured the metal + paint tubes with silver acrylic paint and the handles with black Promarker. I fussy cut the pieces and arranged them over the cards until I was happy, then attached. I created my streaks and spatters of paint using pink Posca pen, then stamped and cut out my sentiments and attached. I matted each piece onto standard ATC size black card stock, then finished by applying Glossy accents  to the pink painted areas. 

Here's a closeup of each individual ATC.

ATC1

ATC2

ATC3

ATC4

Stamps: AALL & Create #909 Garden Notes (background), #340 Paint Your Dreams (image and wording), #906 Art Notes and #531 Textured Florals (wording);

Media:  Tim Holtz Distress oxide inks ( Hickory Smoke, Lost Shadow); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist, Charming Pink); acrylic paint (silver); Promarker (black); Posca pen (pink); Glossy Accents.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafting From the Heart #1 - Anything Goes (no cards)

Crafty Catz #634 - Anything Goes

Creative Artiste #92 - Anything Mixed Media Goes - TOP 3

Let's Craft and Create #194 - Anything Goes with option Pink and Grey (2nd entry)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2216 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Simon Says (Monday) - Make Your Mark (2nd entry)

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff #482 - Layers

We Love 2 Create Mixed Media #3 2023 - Anything Mixed Media Goes

Word Art Wednesday #593/594 - Anything Goes

I think I'm having a bit of an ATC frenzy at the moment ... I just love setting up the swaps, packaging my ATC's with a nice handmade card for the recipient, and receiving happy mail to put in my album!

That's all for today - take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,