My Cards and Tags: ATC's using Dina Wakley's Collaged Hearts

Ah, ATC's!  These mini works of art, otherwise known as Artist Trading Cards, only have one official rule: they must be 2.5" x 3.5" in size.  They are a lot of fun to create and they're this week's theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  I made a trio of them featuring a heart image from Dina Wakley's Collaged Hearts stamp set.

I started these cards using Strathmore Mixed Media paper.  I cut the card shapes, then added some lattice shapes for texture (Kaisercraft's Lattice die).

Next I smudged on some Distress Ink with a sponge.

I added some color splats by holding my Distress Stain bottles completely upside down, then smashing them straight down onto my cards.  The sponge dabber tops make great splats! 

Once the stain dried, I smeared some white paint on top to tone down the colors a bit.

Next I took some of the punched-out lattice shapes from my die and colored the edges with a black Sharpie.

I smeared some texture paste through a Tim Holtz bubble stencil for some white dimensional dots.  Next I added some Distress Paint (I let it drip down a bit, then spritzed it with water to complete the drip).  Then I glued the black lattice pieces onto the cards and smeared around their edges with black paint.

I stamped and cut out some hearts from Dina Wakley's Collaged Hearts stamp set and glued them to my cards.  I sewed over them with my sewing machine.  I wanted to add one more text-type of element, so I punched some circles out of some Tim Holtz flashcards.  I love the classic retro look of the font.

I glued my circles on and these ATC's were done!

Here are the fine supplies I used from Simon Says Stamp:

Strathmore Mixed Media Paper	Sizzix Big Shot	Kaisercraft Lattice 4x6 die	Dina Wakley Collaged Hearts Stamp Set	Tim Holtz Elementary Flash Cards
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil BUBBLE	Tim Holtz Distress Twisted Citron Ink Pad	Picked Raspberry - Distress Ink	Peacock Feathers - Distress Ink	Salty Ocean - Distress Ink
Mustard Seed - Distress Ink	Ripe Persimmon - Distress Ink	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Tim Holtz Distress Stain In Picked Raspberry	Salty Ocean Distress Stain
Distress Stains - Peacock Feathers	Distress paint Twisted Citron	Tim Holtz Distress Paint In Salty Ocean	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley Black Heavy Body Acrylic Paint
RANGER TEXTURE PASTE	Ranger Non Stick Craft Sheet

I am excited to see your ATC's!  Upload them to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store. 

Also, be sure to check out the inspiring Simon Says Kids Only Summer Challenge!