My Saturday post .....

Morning readers,

Crumbs, end of June today - tomorrow it will be  ... JULY! All the shopping networks will start talking about Christmas in July and there will be  back to school items in the shops, despite the fact the schools haven't finished for summer yet!!

I recently made a masterboard (using Fresco paints in bora bora, south pacific and zesty zing which I then stamped using a Kaisercraft bubblewrap image using white paint) and had a few bits left over, enough to make a couple of ATC's and then this little ATCoin. 

My Artist Trading Coin

Materials used:

• Snippets of black card and a left over piece of a brayered paint background die cut in to 2½" and 2⅜" circles
• Foliage image stamped using black ink and then clear embossing powder applied and heat set
• Two stickers from the Idea-ology book deployed and then doodled on using the paint pen

Rubbernecker floral 497-11, Tim Holtz Idea-ology "chit chat" sticker book
Versafine onyx black ink, clear embossing powder
Background made using fresco paints, brayered, and then Kaisercraft bubble wrap stamped
(not shown) Posca paint pen - black

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Little Miss Muffet - challenge No. 192 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 386 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Crafting With Friends - challenge No. 70 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 149 - ANYTHING GOES

I've made quite a few of these ATCoins lately, wonder if I'm done for now ... or not! So, for a bit of a change this past week or so .. a card from me! At Craftathon recently, we were playing with alcohol inks/blending solution/straws and foiling!!! Made for some interesting makes and, since it was lovely weather and we were able to work outside, no alcohol ink heads either!!!

My card

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• Cream A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of card to 13.9cm x 9.6cm
• Photo paper cut to 13.5cm x 9.1cm
• Snippets of card in black and white
• White card cut in to a banner shape using a WeRMK die
• CAS-ual Friday sentiment stamped using black ink and border using purple ink

CAS-ual Fridays "WTF" stamps
Memento tuxedo black and Ranger Archival majestic violet inks

 

My alcohol ink background created using blending solution, alcohol ink colours: cool peri, wild plum and stream 

along with some Jones tones foiling sheets

To show the bling of the foiling

I'll be entering the above for the following challenges:-

1. Seize the Birthday - June 21st challenge - ANYTHING (Birthday) GOES
2. Aud Sentiments - challenge No. 206 - ANYTHING GOES + A SENTIMENT
3. Southern Girls - June 28th challenge - JUST A BIT FLASH (that would be my foiling!)
4. Cardztv - challenge No. 54 - ANYTHING GOES
5. QKR Stampede - challenge No. 302 - ANYTHING GOES

If you have it as hot as we do then do take care out there, slap on the sunscreen and wear a hat ....can't have any of my crafting pals with sunstroke!