ATCs with moveable parts

                  

 

                          

 

I entered this swap twice, but as it was partnered my designs for each were very similar.

 

The background for the 1st one was made from canvas, to which I’d added papers, tissue, paints and stamping. The heart shapes was cut using a Cuttlebug die. I stamped the image on some toning card and then stamped the words on the same card. The cut out heart was added with a brad, and finished off by edging with gold paint. The whole card was backed with pelmet vilene and machine stitched around.

The 2nd one was made with card, and a small piece of sparkling organza was placed between the 2 hearts.

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Autumn Colours ATCs

             

 

 

                        

The background of all three ATCs was made from a piece of painted cotton fabric, covered with organza and then free embroidered to hold in place.Using the heat gun, the organza was  burnt away in places. Skeleton leaves were added and machine stitched on. Sequins and beads were added to bring a bit of glitz into the design.. They were backed with pelmet vilene and machine stitched around the edges.

 

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More ATCs for the alpha swap

M and N

             

Marigold background was an embellished piece that was in my stash. I added some scrim and stamped onto a piece of alcohol inked card. Marigold was hand written onto a piece of coloured pelmet vilene.

 

Numbers was embossed silver tape, stuck onto card (2 layers) and put through the Wizard and the coloured with alcohol inks. The individual numbers were made in the same way and attached with brads.

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Teesha Moore Style Tip in Page - Again

 

I really enjoyed making the Teesha style page for the swap that I immediately made another one. I think these could be quite addictive, and certainly , if your mojo has gone walk-about,a good way to get the creative juices flowing.

                       

          

Silk Cocoon Rods

 

 

Was having a bit of a play with silk cocoon rods, stripping them and then painting. When they were dry I machined stitched them together onto a piece of black felt. I added a bit of glitter, by snipping pieces of Hemming Vilene onto the piece, ironing them on,(don’t forget the baking parchment!) and then using some transfer foil. I then started to machine stich, using cotton and metallic threads. I added a couple of rows of cable stitch, which is done from the back of the piece, using thicker thread in the bobbin, and because my  bobbin is  non adjustable, by passing the tension control. I have never tried this before, but i like the effect it gives.Something else that has stayed tucked away is my Flower Stitcher foot, which as the name implies, allows you to stitch flowers. Well you need to be cleverer then me to do that!  lol, but I was able to stitch circles! I did these in two ways, one with a thickish metallic thread in the bobbin, stitched from the back, and one with a cotton machine embroidery thread. I finished the piece of with rows of metallic, again stitched from the back.

I cut out an ATC sized piece,backed with Pelmet Vilene and stitched around the edges. The paper flowers and the Fantasy Film butterfly were in my stash.

                             

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Mixed Media Canvas

 

First time I have tried anything like this , but the urge took me and I just went with it.

 

                          

 

I started by roughly stitching scrim to Pelmet Vilene, and then adding  strips of torn wallpaper. This was painted with Golden liquid acrylic , Transparent Pyrrole Orange.When this was touch dry I added a coat of Nickel Azo Yellow, and when dry just a few touches of Outside the Margins 22 Karat Gold spray (added with a brush.) The silk carrier rods were also coloured with this.

I stitched the carrier rods to a piece of brown silk, just enough  to hold them in place. I used some thick silk thread, which I stitched with a ‘broken’ zig- zag stitch, working two at a time, and moving from one to the other without cutting the threads (these were cut later).  I then added the orange silk threads to the scrim and wallpaper background, using a zig-zag stitch. The silk rods were stitched to the background and the whole piece was then attached to a canvas, painted with Windsor and Newton raw umber acrylic.

 

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More Alphabet ATCs

 

 

K and L…..kiss and love.

K, background painted silk, image printed onto painted fine fabric. Kiss stamped using Stazon. Added some ‘pearls’ and mounted on card.

L, Background coloured fabric, cut up threads covered with organza and randomly stitched to hold into place. Zapped with the heat gun, and where the organza had shrunk away, free machining.

Piece of folded fabric stitched to one side and shell hearts added. Letters made from foam, painted,  heated and a stamp impressed into them. They were then stitched to the background. Mounted on card.

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