Stampotique Artist Trading Cards

 In the Monster Series 2 set of ATC's, I was experimenting with masking an image and then printing the background with a Geli plate.  The image is from Daniel Torrente's line at Stampotique; the verse is from Stampers Anonymous.

Mintay Halloween ATC's -- Witches (and a raven)

 Images from Mintay Halloween 2024 book:

And the raven:

What next?

100 Acre Wood Series 2 Artist Trading Cards

 Here is what I came up with for the ATC Winnie the Pooh swap hosted by Wishful Thinking.  6 cards total are required for the swap.  The background is made with Distress Inks, a Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous stamp and an embossed tree (don't know manufacturer):

The Pooh's are EK Success Disney Classic Die Cuts and the quotes are cut from 12 x 12 Reminisce cardstock .  The Pooh's are popped up on foam to make them stand out from the background (I didn't want to ink around Pooh and make him grungy).  

Famous Saying

Stop and Smell the Roses

 

Never Go Hungry

 

Move Forward

Piglet Hugs

Rumbly Tumbly

Honey Friend

I sure hope my swap partners like them!

Orange Alcohol Ink Series of ATC's

 It's been a while, but let's jump back in starting small with artist trading cards.

On the 5th and 6th of July (2024), I decided it was time to jump back in to playing with inks.  I used orange and blue alcohol inks on yupo and then stamped them with some to the Tim Holtz stamps by Stampers Anonymous to make the backgrounds.  To finish them off I decorated them with various ephemera.

Card #1 titled "Worth" has a strip that reads:  Wander.

Worth

Artist trading cards are 2 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches.  

Card #2 in this series is titled "Higher than a Monarch" and the strip on it reads:  "Don't forget to fly":

Higher than a Monarch

The alcohol inks are on Yupo and are a lot shinier than they seem to show up here.

Card number 3 is titled "Simple Friends Simple Adventures" and is simply a quote on the background.  It reads:  "Life was meant for Good friends and great adventures."

Simple Friends Simple Adventures

And the 4th and last card in this series is titled "Learning to Fly".

Learning to Fly