Hi everyone

Thank you for all your wonderful entries, there were some wonderful creations there and I felt inspired by them all. We will be back later for the winners post

Right onto our next challenge - The wonderful Caro has choosen this one

Beach/Seaside but she would like to see non flat entries, so decoupage, shells, sand etc to give it a bit of height somewhere

The prize this time is 

A mixed bag of Buttons 

So remember to follow the rules which are above

We are an ATC Challenge Blog - Which means this is for Challenges that have ATCs only

So here are what the wonderful teamies have come up with 

Caro -The Beach Huts

Done using acrylic paints, shells from my beach and stamped decoupaged image of huts coloured with copics

JAY

Shell shocked, covered ATC base with PVA glue applied crushed sea shells onto it, allowed to dry then added further two shells again with PVA glue once all dried added Silver Sprakle Fairy dust hope you like it.

Tony

I made the background with blue glitter glue, and the bottom half with seed beads (pinched from my cross stitcher wife). I made the frame from gold card and then an All out yesterdays topper with metal shell charms.

Abbie

Beach Huts - made using a photo, cut into strips, small shells and glitter glue and a Seagull colored with a silver gel pen

Leah

Some fun with the rabbit in the sun  lol

Sandie

For the back ground I used some windbreak style paper from my stash, I then used a picture of Dolphins to make in to a body board,adding a wrist cord and brad for effect.Finally layered some paper shells to finish the scene.

Fiona

For this atc I used a inkadinkado clear stamp then brayered the background, stuck on a beach and some small shells.

Jack

For this challenge I've made a triptych ATC (that's an ATC in 3 parts). I stamped my scene using Hobby Arts Coastal Scene-Its onto watercolour paper and then painted it using Koh-i-noor watercolour paints and Whispers pens.

Lisa

"Beside the Seaside" I used a collage of scraps of patterned paper to make the beach scene and then stamped out the beach hut and boat and layered on top.

Judie

I used Distress inks to do the backing and then sprinkled on some embossing powder then reinked using distress inks again, this has given it a resist look and feel. I got the image from google along with the wording and added some shells to the bottom

 Lisa Sparkle

Sandcastle Memories- the image is from a gorgeous Stampin' Up stamp set, the background is an old book page, lightly stippled with Distress Inks. The image is very gently coloured with Promarkers, just around the edges for some definition. Plus, a little red spade, because my bucket and spade were red when I was a child!

Kama

My Beach/Seaside Themed ATC

Shirley-Anne

 My Beach/Seaside Themed ATC

Please add your ATC Challenge entry below - Please remember that we are an ATC challenge Blog only - thanks and good luck xx

Winner of 1st Challenge Anything goes

We have had some wonderful entrys, so big thanks to you all.  It was too hard to choose so I have let Mr Linky choose our winner so without further ado -

The Winner is ......................................................................... 

Clare 

Email your addie over Clare and I will get the Prize sent to you hun  


 Well done


Hugs xx

Our very 1st Challenge - Anything Goes

Hi everyone, 

Big thank you for supporting us all in this very new venture. Right with out further ado...............................

Our First Challenge

"Anything Goes"

As this is our first Challenge, we thought we would be easy with you all lol, so we have gone for the theme Anything goes.  So whatever you feel like doing for this challenge, as long as its a ATC, then you are there

So this Challenge was gonna be open for just a week, but we are gonna run with this theme for 3 weeks, there afters we are gonna go fortnightly.

We will be having prizes every fortnight and this Challenges Prize is

 

A Die Cuts With a View paper Stack 

A few notes for you all 




Please READ the rules that apply to all challenges

LA RULES !!

Please read the details for the requirement of

 the particular challenge.

Please do not back-link Challenges before start

 date of our challenge

You may enter our Challenge up to 6 times.

You must link us in your challenge.

We will only leave comments on Blogger,

 Wordpress or Facebook. You are still free to 

enter the Challenges, but we are unable to

 leave comments elsewhere.

If you are wanting to swap your atcs at all, then headover to Craftymess - ATC Swap Group this is the group that Caro runs.

I have chucked the Design Team in at the deep end, as some of them had only hours to make theirs !!!!




So heres what the Design Team have come up with

 Jack 

For my first ATC I decided to use a favourite technique - brayering.  I brayered some lovely inks onto the edges of my card, and then added some 'hills' using a torn paper mask.  Then I stamped my Lavinia fairy and butterflies in black, adding Sakura Stardust pen for a bit of bling.

Caro

this is one of a set of 4 I am curently making. All layers cut by hand & then layered and decoupaged with pinflair glue - angels with attitude they are called xx

made with colourcore paper - embossed then sanded!, added 'me to you' peel offs and sticker.

  Shirley-Anne 

 

Image is from Ladybugcraftsink - 1st ATC in a series on FRIENDS, a set of unknown number at this time. To be reviewed

Leah 

Fresh off the craft mat lol . Digi Imgae  coloured with pro markers and cut out . Backing paper, Mirri card and inked edge . Also a couple of crystals for a wee bit of bling x

Abbie

           Made with collage sheet from Dezina World and purple ink from my stash

Jay

Made with stash chipboard Flower Fairie blue star hand drawn & cut,silver sparkle added

Lisa Sparkle

A big fat bee ATC. Bee stamp is from CArt-US , Flowers are Hero Arts using Aquamarkers instead of inkpads, background is smacked acetate technique (tutorial on my blog) and the word is a rub on. What can I say, except that the big fat bee spoke to me!

Sandie

My "Anything Goes" Atc

The backing paper is from Basic Grey, the script/mens stamp is from Paperbags Studios.The fob watch stamp is an old one of mine that I think came from Craft stamper magazine as a freebie a few years ago.

(I did post this pic earlier,but now I've popped back on site,it's not here,lol! probably clicked on preview instead of post!

Lisa W

A little birdie told me... Base is covered haphazardly in silver coloured leaf and then coloured with alcohol inks, a piece of tissue paper stamped with a hessian background stamp has been glued on and a sentiment added, a scrap of glittered paper (handmade using pva glue, tissue paper, glass paint and glitter), a decoupaged bird covered in glossy accents, some punched leaves to make a branch and finally some lace coloured to match with alcohol inks. Stamps used are from Hero Arts and Dimension Forth.

Fiona

I didn't know which atc to choose to put on so I got my DH to pick and he chose the easter one.

I brayered the background with a big n juicy pad and decoupaged the eggs, stuck some ribbon on and some puffy heart stickers.

Tony

I used a large flower punch for this and used a nice pastel background on the ATC back and on top of that the backing paper. This let the blue show from the flower punch. A few nice simple gems to accentuate the flower. A little ribbon and flower gems to finish.

Kama

My first ATC for the challenge. I used ribbon, printed image and dimensional magic I also used black stickles on her boots. This is one of my favourite ATC's 

Judie

Well for the first Challenge Anything goes, I have taken some alcohol inks and inked the baking of the ATC, I then stamped and embossed some cogs, punched some holes and threaded some chain through, attached a Tim Holtz Ticket and some metal tags which i stamped with alcohol inks and cogs again.

Kim

Background done using distress inks, stamped image coloured with pro-markers and cut out & decoupaged onto the ATC

Lets let the mess begin !!!!

Add your ATC to Mr Linky below and we will follow to have a lookie

Enjoy and Good Luck 

New Design Team Members

Hi Everyone

Firstly, big thanks to everyone who applied for the Design Team, we have choosen the following new members for the team

Shirley

Leah

Tony

Lisa S

Lisa W

Jack

Sandie

Kirsty

Jay

Abbey

Fi

Kama

Well done everyone and big welcome aboard.

Okies, Now we have our team assembled, we now have our first Challenge to announce 

This will open on the 1st May 2011 - The first one is just for one week, but we will run Fortnightly after this 

 Please take a moment to read our rules, it takes us time and effort to go round your wonderful blogs.


Our Prize for the first Challenge is

A Die Cuts With a View paper Stack 

If you are wanting to swap your atcs at all, then headover to Craftymess - ATC Swap Group

Lets let the mess begin !!!!

More of My ATCs

All these are ATCs Ive made and saved fr myself as i love either the place or the theme so much. You will all noticew the Isle of Wight features highly lol. Old and new Island!!

new to ATC's - a guide to what they are

ATC stands for Artists trading card  which are originally given by artists as a sample of there works.  They are bits of card that measure 3.5 x 2.5 inches, you decorate one side using a range of techniques and then write on the back a title for it, the date and who its made by and then you swap them with others.

 Your atcs must measure 3.5 x 2.5 inches.

The only rule with atcs is they are never sold.

I will warn you now though - atcs are very adictive!