Monday, February 6, 2012

ATC - My First!

Honestly, I don't believe I have ever made an ATC and so Linda has taken me to a new adventure with this week's Grungy Monday!  Now of course it is all about Tim and his techniques and products, which is more than 50% of my craft everything.  Still in Valentine's Day mode and thinking about a little tiny space to work with, my thoughts went to my new love of shrink plastic!  Will be linking this up to Cindy Adkin's "Woman Thing Link Party" Make My Monday, "Romance,"  The Artistic Stamper, "Hearts" and Hel's Sunday Stamper, "Hearts."
Could Not Help Myself!
Cut my ATC from recycled cardboard (from sheets), painted it with Fired Brick Crackle and then inked with Fired Brick, shaded with black.  Also embossed with Tim's Damask folder.  Used Tim's new Valentine's Day release stamps, which were stamped on shrink plastic with Black Stazon.  On the reverse side, I colored in some red areas and this was then backed.  The tiny hearts in the jar were colored with red alcohol inks and shrunk.  The bingo 14 was clear embossed for a little more dimension.  Not sure if this will go on a tag, card or be hung.  Have to think about this one!  Well I did think and it became an ATC on a card! 

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful week!

49 comments:

Fliss said...

Love all the fab textures on here Terry. The colour is great and love the embellishments too.
Hugs, Fliss xx

cheryl said...

this is just brilliant Hun love all the textures on this,and the colours are amazing hugs Cherylxxxx

Meggymay said...

Brilliant, love your shrink plastic piece. Super colours as well.
Yvonne x

Anonymous said...

Terry
How fabulous to be kick starting your week with something new to you.
Cannot believe it is the first one you have made as it certainly doesn't look that way.
Wishes
Lynne

Brenda Brown said...

Your first ATC? Never!! It's fabulous with the shrink plastic and little bottle of hearts?
Hope you have a good week.
hugs {brenda} xox

Sandra said...

This is gorgeous. Love the shrinky plastic! And that jar is such a great touch! Never made an ATC too. This week I'm gonna make my first one.

Ruby Craft said...

Great ATC! Love all the layers and even a bottle full of love! Must try this shrink plastic! You make it look fantastic.

Jan Hennings said...

love your atc!

Anonymous said...

Welcome to the world of atc's. Hey its gorgeous, nice work Terry
hugs June x

Cindy Adkins said...

Oh WOW, Tery--fabulous ATC! Aren't they sooo fun to make? Yours is beautiful!!! Thank you so much for linking this up to the party!!!
XO
Cindy

Unknown said...

Love that vial of hearts and the ATC corners are great! Maddy x

Maria said...

Terry, you did a fabulous job for your first ATC! Way to go!! :)

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Terrific ATC Terry! Beautifully created. Hope all is well. Hugs, Gayle.

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

This is your first??? No way...marvelous job!!!

BarbaraW said...

You did a fabulous job with your first atc. Using the shrink plastice was so clever. I may CASE your idea.

Deb Neerman said...

This is fabulous, Terry! Can't believe it's your first ATC ... you rocked it!

Chrissy D said...

This is SOOOO Fabulous! I have neer made an ATC, you did great!

Netty said...

Love your ATC Terry, so full of texture and details. x

Mynn xx said...

This is amazing!!! LOVE all that texture--and all the details! :) Thanks for joining us this week at MMM! :)

Marjie Kemper said...

Oh my gosh, it's great! I didn't even realize what you had done inside the skinny jar until I read your words. WOW! I'm thinking you now have the ATC bug, T!

Unknown said...

Well your first ATC looks amazing. I have some of that shrink plastic. Your making me want to pull it out!!

Hugs, Linda

Sharon said...

Fantastic ATC - can't believe it's your first!!!

Shelly Schmidt said...

Awesome ATC! I love the shrinky dink- how perfect it turned out! The hearts in the mini test tube- how cool is that! You nailed it GF!

Maria Ontiveros said...

I love ATC's and have probably made hundreds of them. You totally rocked your first one.
Rinda

Michele said...

gorgeous and amazing first-ever ATC though i can hardly believe in all these years of crafting that you are just getting around to it! well done and a great use of a variety of elements. love and xo

Vicky Hayes said...

What a great idea to use shrink plastic Terry! I like the little jar of love! Vicky x

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

Well done Terry!

greetings, Alie :-)

Kat said...

Your ATC is fab,love the way you have mounted it up.
you covered the heart theme perfectly,
Thank you for joining in with this months challenge over at The Artistic Stamper creative team blog,
Kat X.

Sherry said...

Your ATC is fabulous Terry!!!

They are what got me started really although I don't make that many now. If you want to do a one to one trade of an ATC - let me know as I'd love to trade with you:)

PetraB said...

so cool with all the textures and loving the colour

2amscrapper said...

wow--amazing textures!

Fliss said...

Hi Terry, further to my earlier comment, totally missed that you've entered this week's Make My Monday challenge.
Thanks for joining in and wishing you lots of luck. It's really lovely to see you there.
Fliss xx

Lynn Stevens said...

Hahaha ,your so funny. Here you are with your first ATC (its wonderful by the way) and then you put it on a card! LOL
O.k I expect the next one to be JUST an ATC. How about a trade?
Hugs Lynn

Unknown said...

CUTE!! I never thought of using a word stamp on shrink plastic, that turned out perfectly, love it!

Daniella said...

Fabulous!!! Can't believe it is your first time!!!
I also love working with shrink plastic!!
xxDaniella

Maggie said...

Great first ATC...beware they are addictive I love making them and became addicted way back in 2006!!!

Maggie H

Silvia(Barnie) said...

How cool, your ATC looks fabulous, great elements.

Hels Sheridan said...

mwhahahaaaa.. one ATC done and you will be addicted lol I started making them in 2006... thought "I will try that" and...erm... it kind of started my addiction to all things grungy, inky and messy... and I still love to make them and haven't for far too long... I shall away to make one for myself but not before I say how I love your entry to the Sunday STamper... thanks for joining in !! x

Electra said...

I sure hope you continue, this is lovely Terry!

Unknown said...

Wow, such a great ATC Terry! Love all those different textures and embossed backgrounds, really fab!

1CardCreator said...

Positively perfect Terry! Love the shrink plastic too.

Suzi B said...

Love this dramatic card ... with lots of detail and texture.
thank you for joining in at MMM
suzi b :)

Shelly Hickox said...

Gorgeous! I need to get me some shrink plastic - stat!

Christine said...

Love it!!! I haven't played with shrinky dink since the 80s! Gotta give it a try again. I loved what Tim did with the melting pot and shrink film.

ลngεŁล said...

Me ha encantado tu trabajo. It's amazing. Hugs

Lisa said...

Totally awesome! I love the confetti bottled hearts you made. Very cool. The love collage you made and shrunk in the next post is great too! It really shrunk quite down. Maybe I missed it, but do you shrink yours with a heat gun, toaster oven, or something else? I've got start shrinking! LoL

Crafty Chick Designs said...

Love how you stamped on shrink plastic. Just love that stuff! A great card.

Val said...

Love this - lots of texture and great colour. Thanks for joining us at MMM.
Valx

Lucy Edmondson said...

This is such a great shrinky dink! I also have never made an ATC (say it very quietly .....),

Lucy x

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