Peeled Paint atc's

Last months challenge for the Artist Trading Club was set by the very talented Gaby and it was to include the peeled paint technique which Gaby very generously provided a tutorial for.  Now I must admit I'm not a technique junky so this one was a definite challenge for me and I'm a bit late posting my atc's cos I sort of put off doing them cos I wasn't sure what I was going to do.  After a bit of a play I managed to come up with a background I was happy with and it was just screaming 'seaside' at me.

I wanted to go for something different to what I usually do and moved away from girly pretty....

I love this cute bird stamp and I gave him a hat to protect his head from the sun :D

Went a bit off the wall with this one... my mind works in mysterious ways sometimes...lol

Then I calmed down and went for a look that is a bit more traditional....

cos you can't have the seaside without birds, shells and beach huts.

All stamps and images I used are from Crafty Individuals.

Thanks a million to Gaby for the inspiration and the tut which was fab.

There is a new challenge up today for June and you have a whole month to join in if you pop over and find out the details here

Now today is a very very Special Birthday for a very special lady and I can't go without wishing Beate a wonderful Happy Happy Birthday.  Please pop by and leave her some Birthday wishes... I know she would be chuffed if you could make her day even more special.  She is a really talented inspirational lady and you won't be sorry to pay her a visit :D.

ATC club April swap (Vintage)

This month's ATC club challenge which is Vintage was set by the very talented Patty
Now for a change I have done 5 different ones this month... though the main image ...this pretty girl from Lisa's altered art is the feature on each one.

The background on the first one was a freebie from Altered bits.com and I used SeeD's stamps and Anna Griffin letter stamps for the word.  I've also used Tim Holtz brushed corduroy ink on all of my atc's cos it is just my favourite and suits this theme so beautifully.

The background for the atc above is a freebie from The Vintage Moth...I love this... all those stamps layered together...brilliant.  The Butterfly is from Crafty Individuals.

This delightful background featuring a bird on a branch which I watercoloured is part of a generous freebie from Patty.  I just had to use it on one of my Vintage atc's.

I have been waiting to use this fabby pen background which is a paper from Tim Holtz for ages and it went so well with the book and specs stamp from SeeD's.

Finally my 5th atc which is the one I will keep for my own collection was put together using another free background from The Vintage Moth.... the edges are part stamps from SeeD's vintage collection and I also used sepia accents on the hat.
Thanks for looking
Hugs
Chris xx