Alphabet ATCs–O and P

 

Latest alphabet swap ATCs.

 

O is for Opals embossing powders. These are nice thick crystals, which are not brittle when used to make tiles. I used black for the first two layers, and then sprinkled different colours for the last layer. Whilst it was still hot, I stamped into it with a Tim Holtz stamp. I  then added the sunflower to finish it off.

                        

 

P is for Pear. I stamped the pear onto a piece of dyed cotton and attached it to the same dyed cotton as a background. The word pear I hand stitched (!) using a simple chain stich. The rest of the stitching was done by machine, with the thick thread in the bobbin (ie stitched from the back). I mounted the whole lot onto a piece of pelmet vilene and zig –zag stitch around it. To finish of  I painted on a little Jo Sonja’s Gold dust for subtle highlights.

 

                       

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Conjoined ATCs

For this swap we had to make 3 ATCs that were joined together in some way. This is what I did.

                       

Proverb ATCs

Three ATCs I made for a swap.

 

Odd Sized Art

 

Not really an odd size, but Pauline very kindly sent me some plastic holders that were sized approx. 6.5 cms x 13.5 cms, so I arranged a swap to utilise these. Each participant would receive a holder back, along with her ‘odd sized’ art.

Here are the pieces that I made for this swap. I think we will be doing it again in the new year, as we did not do backs.

 

 

These were really great fun to do.

Silk Tie Phone Case

 

                             

 

 

This was made from a silk tie I picked up in a charity shop. I took it apart and there is a LOT more fabric in a tie than I realised!

I cut out a pattern , backed the silk with a medium vilene , and did some random stitching with a Maderia metallic thread.  I then used bondaweb to attach a silk lining. I cut around the whole thing to get the correct size, folded it , and then stitched around the sides and edges of the flap.  The closure gave me some problems, but eventually I settled on a pop –fastener.

Luckily it fitted the phone it was intended for

 

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ATCs with Moveable Parts–Part 3

 

 

                     

These were made using a stencilled moulding paste background. The stamp is one I have had for ages, not sure where it came from though.

ATCs with Moveable Parts–Part 2

 

                      

I had the background for these ATCs in my stash. They’d been made for a different swap, but I changed my mind(not unusual!) They were stamped, and embossed using Distress embossing powders.

The gears are diecuts, which I coloured using Viva Ferro Paint (Iron). They were then attached with brads and the words printed on my Dymo machine.

 

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