2 ATC's - 2 Techniques

Allergy Season

I painted the base of this atc that is made out of heavy cardboard and then glued pieces from Junk Mail on it. At the time I was suffering from allergies bad so hence the subject matter.

After everything was glued on it, I used sandpaper over it all...the images, the base and the edges. I just wanted a scratchy appearance since I always feel itchy during allergies. But really this is a great technique to use when you want an aged look. And that is what I use it for the most.

Supplies used: Cardboard, acrylic paint, ephemera from junk mail, gel medium (for glue) and sandpaper


Life in a Jar

In the last blog entry I talked about using salt with watercolors this base I used alcohol with watercolors. It makes a very bubbly like appearance.

Supplies used: watercolor base using alcohol, silver pen (for edge of card), ephemera from junk mail

Here is a tutorial on using alcohol with watercolors. It is a lot of fun using both alcohol and salt.

Watercolor Bases: Salt

Purple Postage
Compassionate

When I lived in Omaha, years and years ago, I took a watercolor class at Mangelsen's. And one of the lessons was using salt with watercolors. I like to make bases for collages and atc's out using this technique.

2 links of How-To use salt with watercolors
Watercolor Techniques
Michael's Arts and Crafts Projects

The Little Princess

Little Princess 1

This card is one of my favorites because the quote is from The Little Princess which is a favorite book of mine as a child and actually one I would like to read again as an adult. The little girl in the image just reminds me of someone that would twirl in her new dress with a dolly under her arm. And so it made me think of The Little Princess.

This card was a series of cards I did all with The Little Princess quotes and all with the girl on this image but each different in look and quotes.

Background is just blue acrylic paint dry brushed on to bristol board. The little girl is from photo I have but she is a xerox copy. I have paint pens and they are kind of fun press on the tip a certain way and the paint soaks into them. And then they write/paint onto whatever. I have them in metallics and that is how her dress is done and also the background swirls. The quote was just laser printed in Rina font.

Supplies used: bristol board with dry brushed acrylic paint, silver and gold paint pens, quote printed on laser printer, xerox copy of photo