Sunday, January 4. 2009
Days of the Week Swap
Today is the last day of the Christmas break (say it isn't so) and it's back to school tomorrow. Then I'll get busy with semester exams and benchmark testing, so this weekend I took the time to make my ATCs for Joan Roland's Days of the Week Swap at Gluebots.
I started by cutting some old wrapping paper fund-raising materials to size for the backgrounds. Then I painted on a layer of gesso. Next, I used direct-to-paper distress inks to add a bit of color. Next I stamped the names of the days of the week on each card with coffee bean pigment ink. After that I stamped the flourishes with the same ink. I chose some magazine images from my stash and glued those on using Golden clear gloss gel medium. For the final step, I planned to seal the ATCs with more of the gloss gel. However, I found out that doesn't really work so well atop the pigment ink. (That must be why so many people swear by Staz-On ink) The Saturday card with the butterfly is the one I smudged up a bit with the gel. For the rest, I used clear gloss acrylic spray to seal them.
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KOOL KARDS!! Did you run out of birds for the cards with the egg and butterfly? Just picking...I can make the connection between the egg, butterfly and birds, so it all works out well. I didn't understand the glue and ATC, because I don't do scrapbooking. Have a Happy return to school tomorrow...don't strangle the kids (or yourself) on the first day back. They probably "dummed up" while off for the break and will have to ease back into the school routine.
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Angela
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2009-01-04 15:24
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I kind of like the smudged up one.
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Heidi
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2009-01-07 12:43
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