Bronte ATC Inspiration

Hello its Jane here today with a debut post for the Country View Crafts project blog. Yes Susan has let me loose with a post for the shop. I apologise in advance that I am not familiar with the Inlinkz tool so I have written a list of the products I used today, with a link to Country View Crafts, at the end of this post.

 I am sharing my newest PaperArtsy stamps which popped through my letter box this week. There are so many beauties in the new release but I went for the gorgeous Lynne Perrella LPC036 set. They are a nod to the Bronte sisters and I love them.

This set shrieks Jane Eyre to me so I wanted to do something book inspired.

I coughs ahem....have never made any ATCs (Artist Trading Cards in case this is new to you) before. They have been around for years but I have never really thought about making them.  However last week I had fun mono printing with my Gelli Plate (an item from my stash that had been sitting unused in it's packaging for nearly 2 years!!)
 I only have a small one but I found that my prints were a perfect size to cut down and use for ATCs. I am sharing 2 of them here today. To be ATC size they need to measure 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" and I chose to round my edges.

ATC 1

ATC2

I won't go into the details of the actual mono printing as I recently shared these on my own  blog but these are Fresco colours I used.

 I also used a book page to create the background of ATC 1..it fitted my Bronte theme perfectly. No it wasn't a copy of Jane Eyre but A tale of two Cities but shhh...I won't tell it you won't 😉

I also found that the Tim Holtz mini stencils fitted my plate perfectly.

I used a couple of the spare prints for die cutting the elements I added. It means that the colours coordinate perfectly. I also used some Tim Holtz's Remnant rubs and Small Talk Ideaology stickers which again are a perfect size for ATCs.

I stamped everything with Archival inks. For my ATC2 I used the little house scene stamp from Lynne's set. For the extra stamping I used one of my older PaperArtsy sets Lin Brown Eclectica ELB23 which has some great pattern and leaves.

Here are some of the details in close up

ATC 1

I used a white gel pen for accents and to add to the pattern at the side.The Remnant Rub pen below was just right for the Bronte book theme and you can still see the book page peeping through.

I die cut some flowers with the scraps and added liquid pearls to their centres.

I also added an eye Remnant rub through the window die cut of ATC 2

This little bird is peeping in at the old English scene...could that be Jane Eyre peeping out and singing..."Heathcliff it's me Cathy"...oops sorry that's another story isn't it 😉

Thanks so much for reading my post today. I really hope that I may have inspired you to either try or revisit making some ATCs. They are such fun. Try some different colours too. There are some amazing new products to play with in the shop....and with free postage too. 

As my little ATCs say...

If you're lucky enough to be different,

never change...

it's all perspective.....

Bye for now,

Jane x

My blog is Jane's Journal do pop on over...a very warm welcome awaits you there.

Main products used;

PaperArtsy stamps Lynne Perella and Lin Brown

PaperArtsy Fresco Paints bubble gum , candy floss ,  guacamole and toad hall

Archival inks leaf green ,  watering can and  Black

Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs elements

Tim Holtz heart mini stencils

Ranger liquid pearls

Tim Holtz Idea-ology small talk stickers

If anything is out of stock do email Susan as she regularly re orders.

Correspondence Art (again ........)

Hello fellow crafters and welcome to my first project for this month which is another correspondence art page in my single layer stamping book.

I am really enjoying hunting through my stamps to see how I can combine them on these single layer postcard sized pieces. I hope I am not boring you, but the end is nearly in sight as I now have a lovely pile of pages for my single layer book. So perhaps I'll do the covers next month!

This is a pretty photograph heavy post, but I thought I would take you through the steps I took to get the 3D look in a single layer.  My apologies to those of you who are pros at this - this is for beginner stampers who like me couldn't really figure it out until I got to grips with it!

I started with what will be the uppermost stamp on the page using Archival Ink. I stamped it again on a piece of post it note and cut it out neatly around the edges in order to cover it up for more stamping.

Next the bottle behind the word was stamped and again a copy made from a post it note and stuck down over the top.

At this stage I decided to add some text (in Distress Ink) which will end up behind both of the original stamps.

The postcard stamp was added using Archival Ink and then the lovely chappie from the Mercantile stamp set got another airing and a double in a post it note. Again I used Distress Ink to get a lighter tone.

You can see how I manage to get the stamp on the sticky bit of the post it note so it just sticks down lightly. All you need! The stamp in Distress Ink will now sit behind Mr Mercantile.

And before I took everything off I gave everything a splatter (Distress Ink) and blended some ink through a layering stencil in order that the faces and journal quote remained clean.

Then its hey presto! time when you remove the post it notes and all those lovely layers of stamping are revealed.  It amazes me every time (but then I'm easily pleased ........!).

And to prove it is completely flat ......... !

As I have said before I love doing these little postcard size experimental stampings to give me ideas for birthday cards which need to be put in the post.

Thank you so much for joining me today - I really appreciate it.

Jennie x

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Big Ticket	Tim Holtz Layering stencil - Splatters	Ranger archival ink - cobalt	Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Faded Jeans
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mercantile	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Correspondence Stamp Set

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Lady Rose

Hi, Jennie here today sharing a quick card made with the gorgeous new Lady Rose stamp set from Stampers Anonymous.

This card was a first quick play with these fabulous stamps but I can see they will be used for lots of lovely backgrounds too.

I made the background first, stamping the wonderful Rose Spray with Potting Soil Archival Ink, stamping off first so it was more muted.  I then added some background stamping with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, again stamping off first for a second generation stamp. A little Vintage Photo was blended around the edges.

 You can see how beautifully detailed the Rose Spray stamp is (and there are two in the set).

Lady Rose herself was stamped in Potting Soil Archival ink on a shaped piece of cardstock as I wanted to layer her on top of the background. I did nothing more than add a little Vintage Photo Distress Ink around the edges.

I finished off with a few vintage embellishments - the ribbon was lightly dyed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

And my finished card - this came together very quickly which is always helped by using a vintage tonal colour way.

Thank you for joining me today!

Jennie x

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Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Lady Rose	Tim Holtz Distress ink - Gathered twigs	Potting Soil Archival Ink	Distress ink pad - Vintage photo
Flowers - All	American seam binding - White

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White Fire Wanderings

Hello all, Alison here from Words and Pictures, and I've been playing with the oh-so-fabulous new White Fire Fresco Finish paint from PaperArtsy.

I've loved the White Fire colour of Treasure Gold right from the start of my crafting, and it remains my go-to gilding wax... and now I can have it in paint form - fully metallic with a fabulous sheen.

It's also one of the translucent Frescos so you can use it over colour to add a fabulous sheen, or add several coats for more coverage.

I used two ATC sized pieces of card and ran them through the BigShot with the Tim Holtz Compass embossing folder, and then gave them a rough coat of the White Fire paint.  You can still see the card coming through in places, but even so the shimmer is fabulous.

I spritzed with some of the blue and green Distress Sprays, as well as adding some Ground Espresso.  I let the ink pool and in places spritzed it with water to get it to move more.

I added some more burnishing with Sepia and Jet Black Archival inks, just sweeping them over the raised texture in places.

The words were cut in plain white card using the Adventure Words Thinlits.  Once cut, I gave them a coat of the White Gold and then burnished with the Archival inks again.

They're layered over some torn book pages, and I added some vintage pen nibs to record the journey!

I added a bit of text stamping for extra detail and interest.

That's about it - a simple make, just a way to experiment with the White Gold Fresco paint really... and I can highly recommend it!

There's another project coming your way here in the next few weeks using the same paint, and if I weren't away from my craft table I'd probably still be playing with it now!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I'll see you again soon.

Alison x

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White Fire - PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint	Tim Holtz Texture fades - airmail and compass	Thinlits Die Set - Adventure Words: Script by Tim Holtz	Tim Holtz stamps - Curiosities	Ranger Archival Ink - Sepia	Ranger Archival ink pad - Jet black
Distress Spray - Ground Espresso	Tim Holtz Distress spray stain - Mowed lawn	Tim Holtz Distress spray stain - Peeled paint	Tim Holtz Distress spray stain - Peacock feathers	Tim Holtz Distress spray stain - Salty ocean

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