Artist Trading Cards..."Fish" a series of 3

 I created these Fish ATCs for a private trade.  When I got this challenge I looked through my collection of vellum images and was happy to find these tiny tropical fish.  I layered the fish onto white cardstock so the colors would really stand out.  Then I tried my hand at watercolor for the backgounds of card no. 2 and 3.  Then, because I love to add demension to my ATCs, I layered them with vellum coral images.  I think my favorite one is card no. 3.  I gave it a coat of crackle paint and rubbed on some Staz on ink.  I love doing these ATC challenges.  They keep me active in my artsy endeavors.  The best part of this hobby are the ATCs I get in the mail.

no.1

no.2

no.3

sweet tweet

sweet tweet
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bloom where you're planted

bloom where you're planted
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Pictorial

Pictorial
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Joy

Joy
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I could'nt sleep, so I created some ATCs using some of my paper scraps.

Themed Challenge...3 Favorite Quotes

I really enjoyed this challenge and can see myself using more favorite quotes with my ATCs.

Theme Challenge...Owls

Owls, owls, owls...I just can't get enough.  These are another set of themed trading cards I created for a private trade.  My latest obbsesion is to add flowers and buttons to all my paper crafts.  I bought a jar with an assortment of old buttons from an antique shop in Mesa, Arizona and just love playing with them.  I sorted them out by shades of colors and now have displayed on my bookshelf.  The jar the buttons came  in was quickly put to use.  Now it's used to store some of my paper flowers.

Blue Themed Challenge

These three ATCs I made for a private trade.  The theme was "Blue".  The Blue Fish is one of my favorites.  I've used this image before, but added some sparkle to this one. I also layered it on a black card stock cut copy to give it more dimension.

Valentine

Valentine
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Valentine

Valentine
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Valentine

Valentine
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Valentine

Valentine
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A special ATC for Valentine's Day

Valentine no. 6 Love.

Love.
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Valentines... ATCs 2011

no.1

no.2

no.3

no.4

no.5

Just a few Cards of Love and Romance.

Frida...Devine Trade for Jenn

Frida...Devine Trade for Jenn
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This is the last of the 9 card challenge I created for Jenn. We will do it again next year and hopefully for years to come. Frida's art is a wonderful source of inspiration and I know that I will continue to pay a loving tribute to her and her art in upcoming projects.

Frida...Look, my love. Trade for Jenn

Frida...Look, my love. Trade for Jenn
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I so love this self portrait of Frida. I often wonder what she was thinking. In my mind, she calls out to the veiwer to love the simplicity of color and lines. Maybe, that only makes sense to me, but I've used this peice twice and will probably use it again in a project.

Frida no. 1...Trade for Jenn

Frida no. 1...Trade for Jenn
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I'm so loving this Frida tribute. I joined a flickr group today that is filled with "everything Frida". I submitted some of the cards I made, but they have to be approved by the group administrator before they can be posted. There are hundreds of submissions and the ones that I saw are pretty awesome. I'll have to explore that group more deeply and get some artsy inspiration.

Frida no. 2...Trade for Jenn

Frida no. 2...Trade for Jenn
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Just 1 Moment With Frida...Trade for Jenn

Just 1 Moment With Frida...Trade for Jenn
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Frida...Alter no. 1, opened NFT

Frida...Alter no. 1, opened NFT
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