Today was the local Victoria ATC Trade (if you're in Victoria, either a resident or just visiting, remember to drop by the first Sunday of every month). I made some Valentine ATCs:
The first were done with crackle paste that I've had for awhile but hadn't done anything with. After painting and stamping the background on canvas paper I mixed some magenta paint with the past and made a heart stencil and applied the past through the stencil. The next part was the hardest - let them dry without poking or prodding them for three days! I had a bit of breakage, but that was easily resolved with a bit of gel medium. I gave them a wash of burnt umber mixed with glazing medium which filled in the cracks nicely and made the hearts look a little less like a certain pink stomach remedy. After that was dry I sealed with more gel medium. Unfortunately the scans a bit blurry because they are so dimensional, but you get the idea.
This next series was done using a background of Quinacridone Magenta paint and then stamped with a handwriting stamp. I then glued strips of paper down and when that was dry I cut them into heart shapes. I finished them off by stenciling a bit of gold paint through a piece of sequin waste.
These I left heart shaped. I made some similar ones at the trade today but mounted them onto a background of old sheet music, ledger paper and page from a Chinese magazine. Unfortunately I don't have any of those ones to show as they were all traded by the end of the session.
Cindy; your Valentine ATC's are wonderful. I wish I could touch them! Your book, below, is amazing - love it!
Posted by: Marilyn Rock | February 10, 2011 at 03:37 AM