Tag Archive for ‘Artist Trading Cards’

ATC Transformers: If you can’t stand the heat…

Finished ATC: 2.5″x3.5″ Finished Card Size: 5″ x 7″ Supplies: Stamps: Flourish (Fancy Pants Designs) Woman, Cooking Items by Ink Stained Roni (Queen Kat Designs) Paper: Pattern Paper (Cosmo Cricket) Cardstock (Couture Cardstock) Ink: Archival ink pads: (Ranger Industries)      Black      Coffee      Red Stormy Sky Distress ink pads (Ranger Industries) Other: Chipboard ATC Base – Recycled [...]

ATC Transformers: Friends

Finished card size:  4.25″ x 5.25″ Supplies: Stamps: Girlfriends Matter (Inkadinkado #1205) Here’s To My Friends (River City Rubber Works #1970-G) Paper: Dark Pink (ClubScrap, Jubilee kit – Jan 2010) Light Pink (ClubScrap, Jubilee kit – Jan 2010) Dark Pink Print (ClubScrap, Jubilee kit – Jan 2010) Midnight (ClubScrap, Jubliee kit – Jan 2010) Vanilla [...]

ATC Transformers: Foiled Beauty

 Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″ I just love, love, love creating Artist Trading Cards, also known as ATCs.  They are a passion of mine. For me they are just the right size for  sharing my artwork with lots of people. Supplies: Stamps: ATC Background Stamp ( Another Stamp Company) Paper : White scrap paper [...]

ATC Transformers: Landscapes

 Finished Card size 5.5″ x 8.5″ Fits an A9 Envelope    I have to be totally honest and tell you that when I first saw the theme for this month, “ATC Transformers”, I didn’t even know what it meant.  Being a new designer and all, I didn’t want to expose my ignorance right away, so I did [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Autumn Leaves Pencil Cup

Welcome Autumn and Happy Thanksgiving!  As a certified custom framer working at Michaels Arts and Crafts, I see a lot of frames.  Some made of wood, metal and even acrylic (such as those box frames).   I can’t tell you how many times I’ve restocked the little swivel photo pencil cups and never gave any thought [...]

Addicted to ATCs

By: Chris Herrmann, Artistic Guide Okay, now my secret is out. I am an ATC addict. Wow, now I feel much better! Seriously, I really looooove creating ATCs, so you can imagine my happiness when I discovered  a fantastic book all about making them. The book is called Artist Trading Card Workshop by Bernie Berlin. [...]