Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Sept Mystery Stamp ATC



I finished my Mystery Stamp item for Sept. This month I received 5 stamps from Ma Vinci Reliquary. "Dream", a small and medium sized of "Art" & "Muse".
I wanted to do more, but realized I wasn't even going to be joining the chat since my Guild meeting is that same Tuesday, so I only made the ATC.

Here's what I did:

I STARTED WITH WHITE CARDSTOCK. PUT A LAYER OF GOLDEN'S IRIDESCENT BRONZE ACRYLIC PAINT ONTO MY MELT ART MAT AND PRESSED THE SMALL "ART" STAMP INTO IT THEN ONTO MY CARDSTOCK TWICE. THE REACTION BETWEEN THE MELT ART MAT AND THE RUBBER STAMP GAVE ME A RORSCHACK EFFECT. I ALSO LOVE THE WAY THE BRONZE SEPARATES LEAVING A GREENISH TINT.

I CREATED TWO "SHRINK ART" EMBELLISHMENTS USING THE CLEAR SHRINK PLASTIC AND LIGHTLY SANDING THE AREA THAT I WOULD STAMP AND COLOR. FOR THE WORD "DREAM" I INKED MY STAMP (TRYING NOT TO GET TOO MUCH INK ON THE STAMP) USING DISTRESS "BLACK SOOT" AND STAMPED ONTO MY MELT ART MAT THEN PRESSED MY SHRINK PASTIC ONTO THE MAT GIVING ME A REVERSE IMAGE. I USED LYRA SUPER FERBY COLORED PENCILS (A GREENISH AND BLUISH COLOR) AND COLORED IN ALL AROUND THE LETTERS. THE SUPER FERBY'S ARE REALLY LUSCIOUS AND CREAMY METALLIC PENCILS. THEN USED MY HEAT GUN TO SHRINK THE PLASTIC. FOR THE WORD "ART", I DID A VERY LIGHT STAMPING (SAME AS ABOVE) THEN WITH A ZIG BLACK MARKER COLORED IN THE LETTERS. USED THE LYRA'S AGAIN BUT IN A PINKY AND GREENISH COLOR. THEN SHRUNK IT.

STUCK THEM TO MY CARDSTOCK WITH DIAMOND GLAZE. WROTE IN THE REST OF MY WORDS WITH A GREEN STARDUST GEL PEN AND SHADOW OUTLINED IT WITH A BLACK MICRON PEN AND ADDED THE LETTERS "HE" TO "ART" TO CREATE THE NEW WORD "HEART" WITH A MAUVE GEL PEN (SEE DETAIL PIC). MOUNTED IT ONTO AN PIECE OF AQUA CARDSTOCK.

WORDS SAY "DREAM WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART"

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