Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The most beautiful view is the one I share with you


I'm so happy to show you my project this week. I've made an ATC - an artist trading card, which is about 2.5x3.5". It's basically like any trading card (and about the same size) and you change it with other artists the same way. It's such a brilliant way to use up those small scraps of pretty paper, small embellishments and your favourite small stamps - or parts of your bigger ones. The stamp I have used here is called Arden, by Nikki Burnette. The text stamp is also from sweetpea and can be found on ching chou kuik's plate #42.


You might think that this kind of small thing goes fast to make, but since I'm not used to this size it took about as long as a card. I really liked working like this because it made me focus on more details. Usually I don't want to overwhelm my card, but here it's almost a must, otherwise it's just an image on pretty paper. You have to add some oomph ;) My oomph is adding glitter to the patterned paper's flowers and the girl's hair and wings. I also added dimensional glaze to her hair to make it pop. I machine sewed around the border of the patterned paper before attaching it to the darker pink cardstock. I also stamped the text and embossed it with silver embossing powder. I coloured the image, cut it out and attached it where the sewing line is. By placing her this way it looks like she's inside a frame and her wing goes outside of it. I love this illusion of a frame.


I had so much fun with this that I think I'll have another go at it. You should try it too and send your creation by e-mail for us to showcase next time we have our customer submission week.

15 comments:

  1. Very pretty Katarina! TCs always seem to intimidate me so yours is extra-special!
    Connie

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  2. Believe it or not, but I have never made an ATC before. After seeeing yours I really need to give it a try as your is beautiful. I really love that Basic Grey DP and coloring her in the same colors makes it look like it is all one piece of paper and that she is a small fairy walking amoungest a garden of flowers.
    Hugs:)
    Angela

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  3. I have never made one of these before, but I have a hard time with the small 4x4 cards! LOL. Pink and green are my two fave colors, so I really enjoyed your ATC. Wonderful coloring!

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  4. wow girl, I love how you placed her, definitely perfect for this "frame". Love the colors and the silver embossed sentiment is perfect. I absolutely love it.

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  5. These are wonderful colors and I love what you did with the sentiment!

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  6. very pretty, love the colors you chose and how you accented the hair.

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  7. This is gorgeous Katarina!! i love the embossed sentiment!
    Hugs.

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  8. Beautiful Katarina and her hair color is gorgeous. You really did a knock out job on this.

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  9. Beautiful sentiment it goes really well with that beautifully colored image. I love the card. TFS
    Kate

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  10. this is lovely i make ATCs so this has inspired me to use my sweet pea stamps more often

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  11. Wow Katarina! This is stunning! I love how she is colored and the special details you added like the glaze on her hair and the embossed sentiment! Fabulous! :-)Traci

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  12. Wow, thats just greate! Love your coloring, and idé of ATC card! Here is status quo..I have, as Angela, never made an ATC before!:) But, Course I could need to do some of them, it gets a lot of residual paper here, hihi!:)
    Thanks for sharing this lovely ATC, and great idé, Katarina!
    Wish you a very lovely evening!:)
    hugs, Ellen

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  13. What a neat color combo. I love how you used part of this image here with this saying and how you chose that saying to go with that image. Fits together so nicely. (Gonna have to use that idea sometime :)
    Thanks!

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  14. How beautiful...all of the elements work together so beautifully! you did a wonderful job!

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  15. Your colour combo is amazing, Katarina. This pink and green looks so great. And it looks like the fab image is a part of the paper. Perfect match!!
    Hugs, Karina

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