Saturday, March 27, 2010

Working on ATCs

I've been working on some ATCs (artist trading cards) to trade at Festival in Chicago and for an online swap I'm thinking of participating in.

I had some problems with the ones on the left.  I layered puff paint over some tulle on fabric on cardstock.  Then I put a couple of layers of paint over the whole thing.  Trouble came when I had a bright idea:  instead of cutting the cards with scissors, I decided to take it to work and use the paper cutter.  Easy - right?  Nice, even, straight 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch cards.  Ha!  In my defense, I rarely use the paper cutter.  It's not my job.  So when it came time to measure, I cut one of the strips at 2 inches instead of 2 1/2.  So I lost three potential cards.  Now I have to think of this as an opportunity to use smaller pieces somehow.  More later...

2 comments:

Robin Mac said...

Inchies perhaps? But use your scissors this time or a craft knife.I love the patterns on your cards. Cheers, Robin

Quilt Rat said...

Your ATCs are FABULOUS!!!! I especially like the ones upper left