Watercolour Stamping

The technique for this fortnight's atc class is Watercolour Stamping. I did this technique several years ago and it's always such a simple but spectacular look that I had to revisit it for the benefit of the newer girls in my classes. The better quality crayons work best - Lyra or Caran d'Ache - as they have more pigment in them and produce a more vivid coloured image. Of course, the old stand-by of Ranger Distress Inks work perfectly for this technique too!

"Stay Calm"...

"Damaged by seawater"...

"Arise"...
"Beyond the city gates"...


More samples to come!

Hammered Chip, Stringy ATC's

Hammered Chip is the current ATC Technique class I'll be teaching this fortnight. It makes the humble chipboard shape look more like hammered metal using Perfect Pearls, black paint and either a texture hammer or the end of a paintbrush.

The first couple of samples I've also shown a close-up of the chipboard pieces so you can see the texture more clearly.

"Cine-matic"...

"Disreputable"...

"Like a Star"...

"Organically Grown"...

"Peace"...

Here are some more samples from the Stringy ATC Class as well...the first one is actually an atc that's been attached to the front of a card. Just shows that you can do something else with your atc's besides just make them as atc's!

"You Own My Heart"... (card)

"Bionic Robotic"...

"Art is not a thing"...

That's it for now though I'll probably have some more Hammered Chip samples to show in the next post.