This is my very first ever ATC (Artist Trading Card). Not sure if I followed all the rules–not that there are any ATC police to come and get me if I didn’t. LOL The main requirement of an ATC is in its size; it’s basically a miniature work of art and should be 2-1/2 x 3-1/2″ in size. ATC’s are meant to be swapped or traded, but never sold. I really need to get making a bunch of these, so I can start doing some ATC swapping. How fun would that be? To have a grand collection of mini works of art, created not just by you, but by people from all over the world?!
My first one was created for a challenge in a Ning Community I belong to, called Scraptivate. The challenge was to create something with the theme, Taking Flight. What we created was up to us, and medium or art form. So I just decided on an ATC.
I used some scrapbooking paper to cover some illustration board. Then I found a vintage photo of an angel that I liked, which seemed like a perfect fit to the theme for the challenge. I tore the edges of the photo and Mod Podge’d it to a grungy’d up piece of card stock I had. I wanted some color, so I found a butterfly photo to add (Butterflies do fly, after all). I added a strip of grungy, ripped muslin to the bottom for texture, and added two buttons to create some depth. I added some glitter to her wing, though it’s difficult to see that in the photo. The final touch was adding the word, Fly, which I stamped onto grungy paper.
One of these days, who knows, she might belong to someone on the other side of the world! Fly, indeed.
You’ve done really well with this one too Tina! I haven’t quite spread my wings wide enough yet to try an atc and join in the fun of swapping, but I will ……… one day. :^)