Grungy Boy ATC's
And
what a great theme for me to begin with. I love boys layouts - I can grunge to
my heart's content and make lots of mistakes and yet nobody knows the
difference.
My project for week number one is a set of four grungy ATC's (Artist Trading
Cards).
I love making these, they are quick to make, easy to store and fun
to swap with scrappy friends. For this set I used Kaisercraft’s new
'Attitude' collection - absolutely perfect for masculine layouts, and the
smaller 6x6 papers are just as perfect for ATC's.
The links here are all to the
12 x 12 version of these papers...much easier to see :)
First
I spent a bit of time making the four background frames. I took an Inkssentials
Black Cardstock ATC and
glued two rows of string around the edge to create a border. When it was dry I
painted the string with a thin coat of black acrylic paint.
When this was done
I cut four chipboard centres to fit inside the border and covered
them all with Attitude's 'Whatever!' - I
used the green reverse.
The edges were all inked with Black
Soot Distress Ink.
The
next steps were different for each card, but the papers used are the same ones.
Card
#1
A
distressed, torn and curled piece of 'Teenager', a fantastic graffiti'd pattern with a grungy rusty red and white
number pattern on the reverse, has been punched and some eyelets
inserted. A piece of string is laced across the tear and there is a Football
Sports Boot charm dangling from the string.
There are also a few staples scattered around. The football boot's pretty
shine has been sadly rusted using Twiddleybitz Rusting
Powder - I hope Tracy will forgive me ;) Behind the tear I have tucked a tiny
piece of the reverse of 'Trouble' with an
equally tiny piece of Black Mesh on top of
it.
Also
given the rusting powder treatment are the small chipboard cogs - in this case
cut in half. On top of the rusting they have a little bit of Cinnamon Stickles
smeared around them. This was
dried using a heat tool to take off some of the prettiness of the glitter and
leave the rough texture. There is an Ideaology Mini Gear
just tucked under a punched and inked circle from the 'Individual' paper
sheet. This small circle is popped up on Foam Mounting Tape (oos).
Card
#2
All
the components of this card are the same as for the first one - and the next
two. This one has the addition of a Boys
with Caps charm
(again 'rusted') and a 'boyz' word strip added to the punched circle. This word was cut from
the manufacturer's strip running along the bottom of the 'Rebel' paper and
given an inky edge. There are also some Game
Spinners added to the Ideaology Gears
using the included long fasteners.
Card
#3
The
only thing on this card that differs from the others is the Boys Cap charm - the rust is the same. I love this charm, it's very cute,
and if you shop at my2angels this month it is one of the free gifts you will receive with
your first purchase. Lucky!
Card
#4
On
my final ATC I decided that I needed a banner, but of course could not leave it
looking tidy, so the last flag is falling down :) On each of the flags I
put a charm - two tiny Bike Charms and
a Spanner/Wrench
Charm all looking decidedly
un-cared for and another tiny gear.
The
small circle under the other small gear is cut from the 12x12
Sticker Sheet and popped up on Foam Mounting Tape (oos).
So
that was Week 1. I hope you enjoy my ATC's and are inspired to make some of
your own.....maybe we can swap? I'll be back next week with my take on this
month's sketch challenge - can't wait to get my hands dirty again ;)
MICHELE
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wishing you all a creative and fun weekend
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1 comment:
Gorgeous cards, love the grungy appearance, and colours.
Lovely new items, need to do some shopping! ;-)
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