Wednesday 5 December 2012

Have Faith!!! It's a Gesso ATC

Morning. Surprised to see me I bet? Well I thought that I'd show you this ATC that I made for the Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog who are being sponsored this week by Stampotique. The theme is "Wing It" which basically means anything with wings, so should be a nice easy challenge for most of you.

I have to say I really don't know why I don't make more ATC's as I had lots of fun with this one and they are great for trying new techniques and using up scraps of card. Maybe one of my New Years resolutions will be to make an ATC a week and participate in few swaps?


Anyway, onto my ATC. I used a Gesso technique that I'd spotted in Craft Stamper magazine to create the textured background. I liberally sprinkled the wet Gesso with angel dust aka as glitter and left it to dry. Whilst I waited for the Gesso to dry, I stamped Daniel's Tree Topper Large onto lightweight card three times, coloured with Promarkers and then cut her out.


Once the Gesso was completely dry,  the raised parts were swiped with silver acrylic paint and the edges stamped and heat embossed using Abstract Foliage.  The angel was then decoupaged onto the ATC. I printed the sentiment from JM Barrie onto tissue paper and then cut it out and used Mod Podge to place it onto the ATC. At this point I decided that the ATC needed something more, so I stamped Daisy Daisy onto some tissue paper, coloured with Promarkers and Mod Podge'd (is that a word??) it into place.

I do hope that you'll join the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Claire x

12 comments:

  1. Absolutely adorable!! Love your card and the gesso background is very impressive!

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  2. Stunning ATC, Claire! The background is fantastic and so is the rest of your masterpiece!
    Michaela xx

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  3. Wow Claire - this is fantastic!!! You should definitely join in with ATCs swaps. Polly x

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  4. Your ATC looks great! What an interesting technique - Craft Stamper have some really great techniques and projects. I've never done an ATC but it would be a useful way of using all those smallish pieces of cardstock that accumulate.

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  5. Great ATC Claire - the Stampotique angel is certainly one of the most unusual I've ever seen..so quirky. Thanks for sharing a Craft Stamper technique, I like that mag too and wish I could get it every month. x

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  6. This is wonderful Claire, I was wondering how you did your background - definitely one to try. Sue xx

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  7. It's beautiful Claire. I feel the same as you, when I make an ATC I wonder why I don't make more! x

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  8. Came over from Wicked Wednesday for a closer look at your amazing ATC... Just love the background texture, and subtle grays, and the image looks stunning against them!
    Alison x

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  9. Gorrrrgeous ATC, love your beautiful little angel :D I think I'll join you in that resolution to do more ATC's I think it may be a way to do some crafting every day!

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  10. Wow! Wow! Wow! Just love this ♥

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