Beautiful ATC's

Hello Friends!!

Happy Thursday!!

Today I would like to share with you one of my ATC's that I have created for a swap that I am participating in over at the Gecko Galz Paper Crafting Group.  I have used some beautiful  ribbons and trims from Really Reasonable Ribbon as well as some fabulous digital images from Gecko Galz.

The theme for our swap is to create an ATC that represents "you as an artist."  

I thought I would use some of my favorite things for my ATC.  

I started off with the Fairest Rose digital paper from Gecko Galz, I of course used GIMP to alter it,and add some music notes.  I created the scallop shape, and added the text "I love to play with Beautiful things."   Not only are the paper beautiful, so are my embellishments!  I used my Favorites Juliet Lace, Moss Leaves, cotton days baker's twine, aqua seam binding and an adorable little button all from Really Reasonable Ribbon! 

Here are a couple up close pictures.

Here you can see how I flipped the Fairest Rose paper so that I had roses at the top of my ATC and the bottom, I created a new center, using the same colors and adding more prominent music notes.  Playing in GIMP with digital images has definitely become something that represents me as an artist.  I clipped the Juliet Lace, and tucked the individual pieces under the scallop piece *which if I didn't have so many embellishments, you would see it matches up with the base of the card (that is another thing I do as an artist, I do all kinds of digi work, then cover it up with emellies...lol).  I love buttons, and using the cotton candy baker's twine is my newest thing...I originally used beading wire.  I even added my favorite champagne pearls....It is rare that you will see a project where I have NOT used the moss green leaves!  

Seam binding is definitely something I love, and this one is in my favorite color.  Here you can also see the little blue bird that was one of the very first images that I took from an image (Graphic Fairy), and cleaned up to use in quite a few projects.  I did add a little sparkle around the edges with some clear hexagon shaped glitter.  So it has just a touch of sparkle!

One last shot at the whole card

I hope you enjoy my ATC, and how it represents me as an artist.

Don't forget that we have a challenge going on at Really Reasonable Ribbon:  Show me the green and that Bonnie has a DT Call going on as well. So please check them both out!!

If you want to join in on the swap, there may be a few spots open, just come and visit me at the Gecko Galz Paper Crafting Group.

Thank you for visiting!!

Hugs

Heather