Thursday 8 July 2010

Playing with ATCs again...


Images and ephemera by Nancy Baumiller at Deviant Scrap

I just love playing with layers of paint and ink, and it's a real chllenge to do it on such a small scale (2.5 x 3.5") This has several layers of paint, plus stenciled circles, Altered Originals spray inks with a touch of pearl pigments added for extra bling, distress ink in worn lipstick, plus lots of stamped circles with bottle lids and scrapes using the edge of an old credit card. I also added stitching, a tiny piece of mica, and then stamped some random splats in black Stazon.

Here's a close-up of the layers:


Of course I couldn't just leave it as a simple ATC! I added a hanger with ribbon and a clip by Tim Holtz. I bought these clips ages ago but I have only ever used them for holding the pages of my art journal open when I am painting!!


And here's a fun ATC using more Tumblefish Studio images from Deviant Scrap. This ATC is already on its way to Canada :-)

Images by Tumblefish Studios at Deviant Scrap

23 comments:

  1. Beautiful ATC's, love all the layering and the colours.

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  2. Oh they are wonderful Kate...LOVE them!!
    Jenny

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  3. oh how LUSH are those... I love them...fab layers and colours - can't wait for this party to be over on Saturday so I can play for myself..lol..Kirsti x

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  4. yummy! the first is my favourite :)

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  5. These are just fab - I really need to get my hands on those paints as they are so bright and cheerful.
    Love how you've made them xx

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  6. Fab ATC's such depth of colour and texture !!

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  7. These ARE "Yummy!" (As Sarah exclaimed!) Love the ideas of the hanger and all of those luscious layers just sent me over the moon with happiness!!! Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  8. These are both really cool1 I especially love the first one!

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  9. I can't decide which is my fave so I'll have to say both! The backgrounds are fabulous Kate, lots of scrummy layers... x

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  10. I want that one . . . . yup the first one, LOL
    got my ATC today thank you so much, you should see it in prime position next woyww, am playing with dyans inks and things to return the swap, no pressure just got to send to a real proper artist person like, aarggghhhhhh :)

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  11. Fantastic ATCs Kate love all the layering and the colours are always good. Will we be seeing you on Saturday?
    Pat xx

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  12. They are both fab, love the way you do all your textures of paint. Annette x

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  13. These are soooo intense Kate, really vibrant and alive! You do that so well!! Fabulous!

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  14. The top one is my favourite - and I love that you love doing ATCs too. Maybe we can do a swap some time??

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  15. Fabulous ATCs Kate. Love all the layering and vibrant colours.

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  16. What a colorful, extravagant, fabulous collection! Thanks for sharing it with us!

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  17. They are ab fab such vibrant colours! x C

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  18. Kate, I am your biggest fan and I cannot tell you how much I love your work and am so impressed with it. One of these days, when you decide to sell work, I'm gonna be broke, broke, broke from buying it all. I'm starting a savings account now. This is just incredible. I want the whole world to see it.

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  19. Oooh. Forgot to tell you. I put Walk This Way in the July Gallery Stand Out thread at DeviantScrap and pointed people to your blog so they can see more of your work. Congratulations!

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  20. Beautiful work Kate - I saw it over at DeviantScrap!!! What a great place to play!

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  21. just love coming by to see what you are up to kate. great job !!!

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  22. i'm so glad i found your blog. your art is amazing!

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