ATC's- Lots of them!!!

 I am a little behind in posting my ATC Swaps- I am in a monthly swap locally, and have joined in a Technique Junkies Swap as well.
 
 The local swap theme- Stencils

 This is an ATC I made for both f the swaps- I used this one for my 1-4-1 swap since it was right around Easter. This technique is called Stencil with a Twist. Image is Impression Obsession and the background stamp is Starving Artistamps. I cut a stencil for my background with an SVG from Bird's Cards- which she generously offers for free- love her beautiful files- on my new Silhouette Cameo! This is a mini version of a card I made for TJ newsletter.

 Here are the rest of my trades:

 These three Geisha ladies are all one (background) stamp by Technique Junkies. The background is Wendy Vechi Gold embossing Paste over a bright Delusions background.

 This single Geisha by Mark's Finest Papers. Same Technique as above.

 The next three are the same technique as above- the theatre images are from (now closed) Firecracker Designs by Pamela. The Owl is a pre-colored image from DeeDee digi's, and the rooster  and sentiment are by .SmARTworks (now closed).

  This is my 1-4-1 trade- this is by Diane M and the butterfly is made from duct tape. She made the background using a Gelli Plate.

 On the Lt -Diane Schafer
On the Rt Diane Marr

On the Lt- Joann
On the Rt- Carol

On the Lt- Linda
On the Rt Marcey

On the Lt- Harriet
On the Rt Mary W.

And, a few more ATC's from the Technique Junkies swap for May- I was the hostess- I made mine all different for this one as well- the bunny one shown first was one of my 5, and the Geisha with the fan above (Technique Junkies) was one as well.

  This background is called Faux Mosaic and the image is a digi from Create with TLC.

And this is a portion of a stamp by Technique Junkies and the technique is called Pearly Gelato's.

  This is called Washi Shaker By Hewitt H

  Barb I made her ATC's all different as well- this is called Pastel Stripes.

 This is by Barb I- telescoping ATC.

 One more by Barb I - called Woven Background.

 This is by Beth C. and is called Depth of Field .

 This is by Cheryl R., and is called Circle Strips.

 Holly B used Delusions Resist on her ATC.

 Juliet A created using Goosebump Resist and also Zentangled on the reverse of her ATC

 Lynn W created using Altered Design Paper.

Priscella made her ATC's using the same technique, called Shadow Tiles, but different images.

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

Here come the Cottontails....

 Those who know me well know the joy in creating for me is trying new techniques : )  This is a new fun technique by Technique Junkies called Stencil Spray with a Twist.

  I had a blast- started with cutting a stencil for my background with an SVG from Bird's Cards- which she generously offers for free- love her beautiful files- on my new Silhouette Cameo! Then, I sprayed on Dylusions in some bright colors.
  The  bunny images are from Impression Obsession- I inked them up with two different colors of brown inks and texturized with the ink pads before stamping them. I cut them out leaving a tiny border of white. The sentiment is a digi from Sweet n Sassy stamps. The background stamp is from Starving Artistamps (stamped in black- not sure if it is retired?).

Challenges:
Crafty Ribbons- AG with Ribbons
Creative Knockouts- Furry or Feathery Friends
Addicted to Stamping- Anything Goes
Repeat Impressions- Easter
Simon Says Stamp- Animals
ABC Challenge- J is for Just as you Like It (AG)
Mark's Finest Papers- Easter Card

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 Shelly

Creative Belli Challenge #140

Our new Belli Challenge is to create with 3 shapes.

 I made a card using squares, triangles and hearts.  I thought it would be fun to make a card that is similar to a quilt- so I added a feather stitch via a Starving Artistamps stamp from a set of stitched images.
 I added a bird die from a Marianne die set. 

The Spirit of the Belli Challenge is to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments. I used twine and some Glimmer Mist that I need to use more- what a fun sparkly effect!

 When you upload your challenge card to any gallery (Splitcoast, Outlawz, CDAC, etc....), please use keyword CBC140

  We have alot of inspiration for you by the DT- and the new Belli has been announced- please check out the Creative Belli Blog for links to the DT cards and to see who the Belli and new Guest  Designer is!

We'd love to have you join us for the challenge!
Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

Bloggers Challenge- Back to School

 Back to school for us is college and Grad school.  My daughter Katie is in an 11 month Master's of Education program that is very intense- so I made this card for her.

 Katie's specialty is Social Studies- and that involves quite a bit of reading.  (Both of my girls are big readers.)  She has not yet received her school assignment yet, but once she does, she will be on the same schedule for Christmas and Spring break as that school- not her University, and will be done when that High School school is out in the spring.
 The image I used is from Rogue Redhead Stamps - HERE is the link to the Blog, which in turn has a link to the stamps. I water colored the image trying something new- I used the distress inks I used on the background, with a few touches of Prismacolor pencils added in (like for the skin....).  I enjoyed trying this and may give it a go another time.  The background is done with a Technique Junkies background called Back to Back-using Rogue Redhead stamps and a mosiac stamp from Starving Artistamps.
  The inks I used are: Faded Jeans, Shabby Shutters and Brushed Corduroy. I misted the background with a little water and srayed it with Pearl Glimmer Mist.  The bottle cap is from Archivers- they come in a package already flattened...... The grad cap was colored with Copics and Stardust Gel Pen and is from MSE!

Bloggers Challenge is open to all- HERE is a link to our challenge Mom LISA's Blog. Come join us!

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Challenges for my card:
Dutch Dare- Back to school
PaperPlay- Make your own Designer Paper
Little Darlings- School Days
Crop Stop- Back to school

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly