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Friday, April 1, 2011

Easter ATCs!

I'm heading to the Post Office shortly to put my Easter Bunny Swap ATCs in the mail! I'm actually going to meet a deadline! Hooray for me! This swap is hosted by Alpha Stamps and is a 3 for 3 swap. I really had fun creating these - I hope you enjoy looking!


The image of the chicks and flowers is from Alpha Stamps "Easter Chicks" collage sheet.
I cut out the flower section and the tie ends of the kerchief to make them 3D. I found a bit of tiny white rickrack to outline the egg cutout, and added green seed beads in the valleys. At the top is a piece of green silk ribbon. The banner is mounted on foam for extra dimension.




This one also uses an image from the "Easter Chicks" collage sheet. I put white lace trim around the egg cutout, topped with a pink chenille-type fiber. At the bottom, the banner is mounted on foam, the leaves are punches, and the flowers are picked off a stem from the dollar store. I glued seed beads in the centers. (There is a pink flower in the center, but it was molested during the scan.)




This image is from Alpha Stamps' "Chicks & Violets" collage sheet. I cut out the three chicks at the bottom and mounted them on foam for dimension. The violets were not as distinct as I wanted, so I hand painted over them to give them a bit more "oomph". I put dark magenta silk ribbon at the corners and a ladybug made from a button with the shank removed. Again, the blue color was washed out, so I painted it.

It is so satisfying and gratifying to get into my art room and actually produce finished projects. I think perhaps I'm getting my groove back!

16 comments:

  1. This are fabulous! I love the ribbon/fabric additions to each, what texture. The first one is my favorite, I really like how you added the beads in the sags of the rick rack.

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  2. These are spectacular - its make me wish I had signed up for the swap! I am so glad someone suggested this visiting tour or I would have missed all three of these lovely ATS's. Now I must check out your older posts!
    Cheers!

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  3. Very cute ATCs! Maybe I'll end up with one - I'm in the swap too ;)

    Bella

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  4. love your ATC's...They are so pretty and make me feel warm and springy after a miserable winter..Thank you so much for becoming a follower on my new blog...I will follow your fabulous blog as well..I am also so happy about this visiting tour and glad that we could connect...

    Kathy

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  5. I enjoyed seeing your ATCs. Now I'm wishing I had joined this swap but I thought I would be busy working on an art quilt -- I'm still procrastinating on it (though I prefer to say that I'm letting my ideas for the quilt jell just a bit).

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  6. Lovely colors and images. They are very comforting to look at.

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  7. Your atcs are wonderful.. Wishing now I had signed up to play.

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  8. I agree, love the Easter ATC's. The colors you chose are very pretty. I also wished I had signed up for that swap, but been busy with a health issue, zaps my muse!

    Your work is just lovely!
    Debbie
    ps. I am now following,,,don't know where/why my picture won't display, haven't figures that out

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  9. Your pages are really darling!
    Smiles, Cyndi

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  10. I LOVE the plaid in your easter ATC's I sure hope I get one in our Alpha Stamp swap. I too was a Sager for many years until my divorce a few years ago. I guess we have more than a few things in common. I hope you had a lot of visitors to your blog this weekend and met lots of interesting people from our group.
    Teri Steele
    steele4ton@yahoo.com

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  11. Hi Beverly! These are soooo sweet. Wish I had time to make something for Easter. Just stopping by your blog to checkout your art and to become a follower. Laura

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  12. I like the way you use an egg shape as background. Easter images make me smile.

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  13. Beverly, Just stopping by for a visit for the Alpha Stamps blog visiting weekend! I love your Easter ATC's - they are precious!

    Deborah Haught

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  14. Your ATCs are great! I love the images.

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  15. Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting my blog! Always nice to see face there :D I've been browsing yours this morning. What a very creative place! Thank you so much for sharing :D

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  16. Wonderful ATC's, all of them are just darling!
    hugs Lynn

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