All My Art: embossing

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Some new ATCs

The first card is called Bermuda Triangle. I made it for the Inkurable Stampers' Gothic Art Challenge. The theme was Planes, Trains and Automobiles. I stamped the card with a texture rubber stamp and embossed it with Ranger gold embossing powder. Then, I added dabs of watercolor to the background.

The plane is supposed to be bursting through a map of the world. Unfortunately, this effect didn't come out too well. This card is my impression of what it would be like to enter the Bermuda Triangle, and what you would see after you entered.

The next two cards are for a swap which is supposed to represent the season we are currently enjoying. Some of the Australian girls are posting cards with Spring themes!

The first card was created with tissue paper background that was stained with instant tea. The leaves were created by painting the paper with acrylic paint and then cutting them with a die cutter. The word 'Fall' was embossed using Ranger gold embossing powder.

The leaves for this tree were created using this tutorial I linked several days ago. I painted the background with watercolors

This card is for a monthly lottery with the theme Glitz and Glamour. I used acrylic paint to create the background.

This card is one of perhaps many I will make inspired by Matisse's Cut Outs, which is the theme of the Monthly ATC group I belong to. I printed the colors on self-stick labels using a color laser printer. I then cut and adhered the pieces to the card. I believe this is similar to the method Matisse actually used to create his Cut Outs. Watch for more.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Purple Marie

This ATC card was made for a swap with my Yahoo group. The challenge was to make a card using color combos that we don't usually use. I used various shades of purple and blue watercolor to color some thin paper. After it dried, I crumpled it up and pasted it on the card, using a brayer to press lots of folds into the design. The butterfly is embossed and the pansy is a dried, pressed flower.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Gothic Arch Challenge - Asian!

I started with natural paper and stamped it with StazOn Saddle Brown. The butterfly was embossed with Stampabilities embossing ink and Ranger embossing powder. The edges were shaded using oil pastels. The embellishments were all from gift packages received from fellow traders! You know who you are. Thank you all so much!

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Two Butterflies

The card is made with leftover strips of GPB (glorious brayered paper). The butterflies are embossed.

Garden Fairies

The monthly theme at Swap til you Drop is "Garden Fairies."

Poppy Fairy - background is paper brayered with acrylic inks.

Primrose Fairy - background is made with tissue paper covered with acrylic ink. A dryer sheet is also used, with free-form embossing on the top.

Strawberry Fairy - Background paper is a mixture of distress inks. Butterflies are embossed.

Geranium Fairy - Background is cardstock and a recycled piece of paper. The little flower embellishment is made from Soy Beads glued to the paper and painted over with acrylic ink.