Sparkle Tart by Kate Palmer

Artist Trading Cards Published in Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft

Wow - I can't believe I forgot to post this lol - i got a copy of the magazines before they hit the regular shelves and didn't want to post prematurely and in holding back I completely forgot to post, apparently that's what happens when you're busy! 

My new year's resolution was that my art is 'good enough' and not to be such a chicken and just send in a few things for consideration for publication.  At the time I'd been making a few ATC's so this is what I sent in and out of the 9 I sent - 7 were published - sooooooo exciting to see your art in a magazine.  My only gripe is by the time they made it to the photographer I noticed a couple of the embellishments had come off, s0 some of the ATC's are a little 'naked' to my eye.  Anyhow without further ado, here are my published Artist Trading Cards, not all cards on each page are mine - just those with close up features.....

Vol 17 No 4 2011 Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft

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Vol 17 No 5 ANNUAL 2011 Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft

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Vol 17 No 6 2011 Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft

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Of all of these I have 3 favourites, the maroon ATC with the vintage wedding couple - this uses a photo of my Grandparents, both have been gone for a few years now - so looking at this brings our many happy days spent together right back to me.  The 'Blue' ATC was one of my most sucessful attempts at creating a scene on a small scale, I got my masking spot on so it all looks like the one stamp - also love the stamps from Cherry Pie used on that.  Lucky last is the ATC with the vintage ladies at the beach - created with very watered down Starbursts - in person the colours glow - I love how it looks (will see if I can post clip on YouTube so you can see how it looks too).  

If interested you can see more of my Artist Trading Cards here in my gallery.

So I thought I'd share this - there is no reason for you all not to be brave and submit as well.  Honestly I thought maybe 1 or 2 might make it through for publication - but this proves you can never tell!

May your day Sparkle!

Explore Life: Scenic Copic Card

I decided to combine 2 things I've wanted to try - colouring something Antique white and colour co-ordinating with unusual coloured background papers.  This is the finished result from my experiments, which I was totally thrilled to have accepted for PUBLICATION in the Feb 2011 issue of Vamp Stamp News.

What I used:

Copic Markers used:

• Dress - E40, E42 & E43 + Blender pen
• Hat/ Shoes - G40, G82 & G94
• Shawl - E70, E71, E74, R81, R83 & R85
• Skin - R0000, R00 & R11
• Hair - E43 & E47

Stamp Pads used:

• Memento Black ink, 
• ColorBox Chalk pads in Chestnut Roan and Dark Moss, 
• Versafine Olympia Green, 
• Brilliance Moonlight White, 
• Distress ink - Antique Linen, Old Paper,  Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, Black Soot

Stamps used:

• Creative Expressions unmounted plates – Elegant Ladies and More Trees
• Stampscapes – Curvilinear road, Cloud space, Foliage (sm), Cabin small
• Making Memories: Magnetic Text stamp set 'Explore'

Other items used on card:

• White Gel Pen, Stamp positioner, Champagne pearls from Joy Crafts, patterned papers, green Bazzil card, Martha Stewart Iron Gate Punch, assorted ribbon, Collections mini tag, Glossy accents

What I did:

1. Stamp Elegant Lady onto white x-PressIt blending card, using Black Memento ink.  Colour with copics as listed.
2. Mask image, and sponge on layers of Distress inks, beginning with lightest colours and adding darker colours to edges and around masked image.  
3. Using Chestnut Roan, stamp Curvilinear Road over bottom half of card, try to place lady's feet at appropriate placemon path.
4. On right side of card stamp small tree from Creative Expressions, in Dark Moss chalk ink onto background, stamp off ink onto scrap paper for lighter image.  Use stamp positioner to guide placement of all background images.
5. Stamp larger image of same tree onto left side of card using Dark moss chalk ink.
6. Stamp cabin stamp on left using Chestnut Roan chalk ink.
7. Using small foliage stamp and Dark Moss chalk ink, stamp foliage over lower edges of card, right and left sides.  Switch to Versafine Olympia Green ink and stamp more foliage over right and left - this change of ink gived the illusion of foreground and background.
8. Stamp Cloud space using Brilliance Moonlight white ink, and while wet smear with a cotton bud.
9. Use Dark Moss and black soot to darken edges and any areas which are too pale. Then remove mask.
10. Mount onto trimmed patterned paper, which has been punched on the bottom edge with Martha Stewart 'Iron Gate' punch.
11. Mount this onto complimentary patterned paper, and then onto green Bazzil base card.
12. Adhere champagne coloured mini pearls to top right edge and ribboned tag to lower left.  Tag has been coloured using same ink colours as background, stamped with 'Explore' in Memento black ink and covered with Glossy Accents.
13. Finish by accenting with white gel pen.

If you would like to watch a tutorial on how to create the Antique White colouring and the scenic background, you can watch it all on my YouTube Channel.

 

 

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