Yesterday though I did make these ATC's for the ATC trail swap on UK Scrappers. I never thought I would ever make an ATC, I just couldn't see the point in them. But I do now, they are a great way of experimenting and then you send your experiments to someone else and they send you theirs in return. So, in theory you could end up with a fabulous collection of different techniques, etc.
So, as I had typed up a note of what I did to make this one I thought, hey, I could blog this too, so here are the instructions on what I did. The ATC itself looks way better in real life, all the embossing creates the camera glare from hell.
I cut the Damask from Cricut Stamping Solutions cartridge and used it as a mask to chalk around. Then I covered the lot in versamark and a clear embossing powder. Before that cooled I used some sparkle embossing powder and then before that cooled another layer of clear. Once it had all cooled I cracked the embossing by bending the card several times. I then took a tiny bit of Vaseline on my finger and dipped it in a pot of cosmic shimmer powder, rubbing it into the cracks and wiping off excess with a tissue. After that I added some more plain cracks. Butterfly cut from Stamping Solutions too, once in lilac card and once in acetate which I ran through the cuttlebug d’vine swirls embossing folder. Quote I found online.
Thank you for looking, and don't forget to leave suggestions of anything you can think of which will get me back at my craft desk. BTW I have tried Promarkers and digi stamps/anyas, but decided that look is lovely but not me.
1 lovely people have commented:
Hi Leigh, lovely to get an update from you and to know that all is well.
I reckon the mojo packs up its suitcase and goes on it's summer hols for most of us crafters in the summer! There are always so many other things that call us!
Maybe try out one of your fav challenges blogs and enter a card? Maybe it will take most of the thinking out of it for you and you just need to follow a recipe or something?
Keryn x
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