The last ATC (Artist Trading Card) swap I was involved in had “monochromatic” as its theme. I could have been more adventuresome, I supposed, but I chose my favorite color as my theme color. Guess what  it is!  Actually, it did turn out to be more challenging than I thought. I knew more what I didn’t want rather than what I did want this theme. No Pepto-Bismol cards and not to be too frilly. The non-Pepto was easier than trying to curtail the femininity of the cards (after all,  they are pink.) A couple are very feminine, but in an Old Paris kind of way, which I love.

Come along with me to the land of ATCs and my very favorite color…pink! I also re-used many items I had around for the cards. I’ll let you know what some of the elements of the cards are.

Enjoy!

For some of my cards, I was lucky to have common sayings and phrases to lend me some inspiration. This one is entitled “When Pigs Fly.” The background is made of the cardstock paper that was in a package of stickers (for support of the package.) I already had the little pig confetties and ribbon. A few free-hand wings and eyes for the piggies, and we’re flying! The corners are photo corners, white which I painted pink. 

This next one uses paint, stationery and a magazine picture along with a sparkly heart. I worked particularly hard on the polka dots, so this one is called “Polka Pink”.

 I used an old piece of lightweight cardboard for this next one. My mother acquired it for me and there was writing on it. I think it the writing was notation for possibly a building project. The handwrting itself was just so pretty that I included it for “Love Note.”  The pretty rose paper was one of those mail-in postcards to receive a magazine and just bits and ends of ribbon I had. I really like how this turned out.

Music definitely influenced this one. I had in mind a playful, light little card, charicatures of the roses, actually. This is not how it turned out at all. This was the first card I made for this collection and it took the longest. I painted the background and roses and corners. What took so long was gluing down the mesh and finding the perfect words. I finally accomplished both. I made this while listening to Josh Groban’s “Mi Mancherai.” I give you “Soul of the Rose.”

This one turned out happy and light. More paint, more polka dots, an old doilie and bits and ends of ribbon. Oh…the pink foil heart in the middle? It’s made out of the foil off a Hershey’s Kiss.

 

This is about half of what I made for the swap. It’s getting late and I have to get up early tomorrow. So, enjoy these cards and the others will be following in the next day or two. (I’ll really try hard to get the rest up here tomorrow night.)

‘night!

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