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"Dimensional ATCs"
by Martice Smith II
Hello friends! This is Martice, sharing two examples of how to add a simple dimensional effect to your artist trading cards (ATCs). Let's get started!
For my examples, I used Bristol ATCs, measuring 2.5" x 3.5" and 2" x 2" art square from Inchie Arts, LLC.
No need to prime or prep the surface of these cards...Just jump right in and create!
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| Artist Trading Cards and Twinchies from Inchie Arts |
For the first Dimensional ATC, I chose these stamps:
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| Large Fern Frida Kae Pea - Wings |
This ATC was created with a layer of paper, matboard, plastic and stamped images.
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| "Watch me GROW" Dimensional ATC |
* Starting with an artist trading card (ATC), I lightly dabbed the surface and sides with Memento Luxe ink pad in Bahama Blue.
* Next, I mixed chartruese green and phathalo blue to create a subtle ombre effect. I used a sponge dabber to apply the mixture of paint onto the Large Fern stamp.
* I stamped the Frida stamp onto white paper, colored with Prismacolor colored pencils, added some doodling with a white ink pen and cut out the image with an craft knife. She's attached to a 2" x 2" art square, sprayed with irRESISTible Colored Texture Sprays: Electric Yellow (Neon).
* In the bottom corners, I used a Chinese metal stamp that reads "Growth".
(Each layer was added with foam dots, to give dimensionality.)
I love the look of the butterfly wings! It was a little experiment for me - I was trying out different inkpads to see which one worked the best on the surface of the Vertigo Sheets (from Imagine Crafts). I decided to go with VersaFine in Onyx Black. After a few minutes, the ink started to "bleed" and darken, so, I quickly sprayed it with varnish. (The wings' edges were painted in liquid gold leaf.)
For the second Dimensional ATC, I used these stamps:
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| Dogwood Blossoms, top Alphabet, bottom |
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| Homemade washi tape, made from masking tape |
* Next, I added a strip of washi tape near the bottom, a few sprays of Shimmer in silver and sparkle, and a light splattering of black gesso in select areas.
* I stamped Dogwood Blossoms on a scrap piece of gessoed phone book paper and applied two foam dots to adhere. Look at this sassy ATC!
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| detail of "Blossoming" ATC |
I just love how my homemade washi tape holds up!
If you look closely, you can see that some of the letters appear to have a red drop shadow. This simple illusion was created by slightly offsetting the washi tape over the stamped area (in red).
The finished ATC looks like this:
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| "Blossoming" ATC |
I hope you've enjoyed these two examples!
Peace to you and happy creating!
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Supplies:
Bristol Vellum surface, ATC (2.5" x 3.5")
2" x 2" Art Square from Inchie Arts, LLC.
irRESISTible Colored Texture Sprays: Lady Bug and Electric Yellow (Neon); Imagine Crafts
Memento Luxe inkpad: Bahama Blue
VersaFine Pigment inkpad: Onyx Black
Black gesso
Vertigo Sheet from Imagine Crafts
Metal Chinese Stamps
Sheer Shimmer Spritz - Silver and Sparkle
Foam dots - small
RubberMoon stamps:
kp5025 - frida
Large Fern - Art Stamp
Kae Pea - "Wings" - Rubber Art Stamp
ge2234 - dogwood blossoms
rm2594 - rubbermoon alphabet
