My Happy Project: A Few ATCs and a Box to Hold Them

The March Cards, Tags and More Kit from Très Jolie is all about ATCs, aka Artist Trading Cards. Not only did I receive a box full of card bases from Prima, but the kit came with several sheets of rice paper from Stamperia plus flowers and doodads to create all sorts of designs.

Here's what I came up with, starting with the box itself…

 Using a stipple brush, I began by coating the entire outside, plus the inside flap with Bronze Age metallic wax. I “borrowed” a piece of chipboard from the Mixed Media Kit and coated it with Vintage Gold wax and attached it to the front. Next, I took the glass bulb that came with the hairpin and glued it to the metal piece. I coated this with Aged Brass wax and placed it in the center. I altered a few of the Sweet Lavender flowers with acrylic paint and arranged them around the front.

Lastly, I attached a phrase from a Cosmo Cricket sheet that I’ve had for a few years.

A metal filigree piece from my stash, treated with Aged Brass wax, was glued to the side.

I thought that this image from the Photobooth Pad (part of last June’s Mixed Media Kit) was perfect for the inner cover.

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Once I finished the box, I started to work on my ATCs. I ended up creating two sets of three.

For the first set, I used some of that gorgeous rice paper and flowers and a metal clock from the kit, as well as a few items from my stash.

For the second, I used packaging and the stamp that came in the kit to create a variety of background. I added flowers and some of those doodads mentioned above, along with some Tim Holtz Paper Dolls and more of the phrases from the Cosmo Cricket sticker sheet.

Here are the details:

Some chippie gears (treated with Vintage Gold wax), a small clock and a few of the Opal flowers are all that are needed to embellish this background.

A pair of keys from my stash go perfectly with the sentiment; I’ve added a scattering of flowers to finish it off.

A few chippies, a few flowers here; I didn’t want to cover that wonderful image on top.

This happy couple is standing on the packaging that came with the hatpin piece; I colored the bride’s bouquet with a few markers and added a bit of lace from my stash to the side.

I created the background with the Prima stamp that came with the kit and Distress Ink. This little miss stands beside tickets and filmstrip ribbon that I fastened with staples. 

 My last: packaging from Scrapaholics chipboard, some filmstrip ribbon, a Finnabair numeral and a sticker sentiment, along with a piece of lace trim make a perfect setting for this vintage pair.

 

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*****Supplies*****

***Très Jolie March Cards, Tags and More Kit***

Stamperia – Decoupage – Rice Paper Sheet – A4 – Clockwise Cards #DFSA4287

Prima – ATC Cards – Blank Kraft Cards – 52 Pcs #588423

Prima – Flower Embellishments – Opal #595012

Prima – Lavender Frost Collection – Flower Embellishments – Sweet Lavender #635091

Prima – Finnabair – Mechanicals – Metal Embellishments – Mini Roman Numerals #960230

Advantus – Tim Holtz – Idea-ology – Film Strip Ribbon #TH92820

ScrapBerry’s – Glass & Metal Embellishments – Hairpin with Glass Decoration #SCB24001011

Très Jolie – Train Tickets – 2 Pcs

Très Jolie – Mini Clock Face – 1 Pc

Prima – Finnabair – Clear Stamp – 2.5 x 2.5 – Love Potion #966973

***Très Jolie March Mixed Media Kit***

Scrapaholics – Laser Cut Chipboard – Brick Pieces

***Other***

Cosmo Cricket – Stickers – Tiny Text #TX905

Creative Embellishments – Laser Cut Chipboard – Mini Gears

Advantus – Tim Holtz – Idea-ology Collection – Paper Dolls #TH93555

Prima – Art Daily Planner Collection – Sticker Pad – Vintage Photobooth #964832

***Mediums***

13 @rts – Ayeeda Medium – Acrylic Gel Medium – Transparent

Prima – Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Vintage Gold #963958

Prima – Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Aged Brass #963965

Prima – Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Bronze Age #964023

Prima – Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Acrylic Paint – Metallique – Ancient Coin #963057

Prima – Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Acrylic Paint – Metallique – Steampunk Copper #963064

Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Brushed Corduroy #TIM21421

Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Marker – Mermaid Lagoon #TDM43492

Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress Marker – Twisted Citron #TDM43539

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Irish

Patrick Joseph Charles Darby, aka my Uncle Pat, was outgoing, humorous, and so proud of his Irish heritage. I thought he’d be a perfect subject for my St. Patrick’s Day layout.

The design itself was inspired by the Très Jolie Kit Club’s mood board for March and assembled with the kit itself, along with a few odds and end from my stash.

I started by covering the chipboard frame with Metallique paint.

While this was drying, I selected the Queen’s Ocean sheet for my base. The Emerald Queen paper, with the greens and golds was perfect for my layers; I cut this into pieces of various sizes, distressed the edges, and began to assemble the layers. I added a couple of pieces cut from the Wild Day sheet to go with the black and white suggestion of the mood board.

I began to embellish my photo with the Emerald Isle flowers that came with the kit, along with gold lace from my stash. I altered one of the metal clocks with Metallique wax before layering it between the flowers and lace at the top of the photo.

To finish, I colored the droplets with more of the wax and scattered them around the page.  

A few closeups:

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*****Supplies*****

***Très Jolie March Kit***

AB Studio – Emerald Queen Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet No. 1 – Queen’s Ocean

AB Studio – Emerald Queen Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet No. 3 – Wild Day

AB Studio – Emerald Queen Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet No. 7 – Emerald Queen

49 and Market – Flower Embellishments – Floral Mixology – Emerald Isle #FM-85748

Scrapaholics – Laser Cut Chipboard – Shamrock Frame

Advantus – Tim Holtz – Idea-ology Collection – Timepieces – Metal Clock Faces #TH92831

Très Jolie – Droplets

***Other***

Prima – Memory Hardware – Rocquencourt Doily Lace #991043

Prima – Memory Hardware – Cours Mirabeau Floral Lace #991050

***Mediums***

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Hickory Smoke #TIM43232

Prima – Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Acrylic Paint – Metallique – Emerald Green #963170

Prima – Finnabair – Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Vintage Gold #963958

***Tools***

Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Paper Distresser #TON-370

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As always, I want to thank you for peeking into my blog; your visits mean a lot to me.