Thursday 29 May 2008

Rather Gothic ATC


Isn't it funny how some projects seem to evolve all on their own rather than to any plan you might have had? This ATC started out as a skinny... well I was making a skinny a few days ago and stamped the Shrine (by Stampers Anonymous) onto printed cardstock that was slightly glossy, with Versafine Ink. Now I usually find this dries well on most surfaces, but this time it just would not dry! So I put it to one side and started again on my skinny, but this time using StayzOn. The first stamping did eventually dry after 3 days, but the result was very dark, heavy and slightly fuzzy. But I thought I could use it for an ATC, so I added an image of a girl from a Paper Whimsy collage sheet to the shrine. When I looked at it again, the image and the expression on the girl's face (scared or scary?) made me think it looked a bit Gothic. I had already made the background of pink card on black, but I decided to add some torn green paper which I had stamped with Gothic Script (Viva Las Vegastamps). I then added the black bird (Art Journey) as an extra Gothic touch. A good example of a project that created itself with only a little help from me! LOL

4 comments:

made by fifi said...

gorgeous angela xx

Craftyideas said...

I love this atc Angela it is gorgeous -beautiful colours and stamps. Love Rachel xxx

Anne said...

Wow!!! This is seriously breathtaking Angela!!! What brilliant, vibrant colours and that main image is just wonderful. Love the bird too! ;o) xx
PS, Thank You for your lovely comment on my blog ;o)

Chris said...

I love this Angela. It's come together so well. Happy accidents eh!