{"id":9584,"date":"2024-08-25T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/?p=9584"},"modified":"2024-08-15T01:50:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T23:50:12","slug":"mixed-media-atcs-250824","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/mixed-media-projects\/mixed-media-atcs-250824\/","title":{"rendered":"Colourful Mixed Media ATCs Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hey, hey, hey! Selene here today with an easy ATC tutorial using Distress Crayons for the background together with the cute heart stamps from Mixed Media Marks 1<\/a>.
ATCs size is just perfect when you want to make something quick and try new techniques leaving any fear of failure behind!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n


I worked a lot on the background, because… layers are all, but let’s start from the very beginning.
After cutting the paper (ATCs are 2.5 x 3.5 inches) I chose a stamps that could fill the whole card from Mix it Up 4<\/a> set and heat embossed it with clear powder.
This process allows the embossed parts to resist any water medium applied on top of them.
For these cards I used Distress Crayons: these are wonderful as you can carelessly scribble here and there and then smooth them out with a finger, blending them in an easy and fast way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As they are also water reactive, I then decided to use water and a brush to blend them even more. Once they were dry, I used a blending brush and “Black Soot” distress oxide ink on Marks 3 <\/a>stencil to add texture on the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then, I stamped bubbles from Pencil Marks 1<\/a> set with lack Versafine Clair ink and, as I found that they were sinking a bit too much into the background, I decided to put an accent on them using white acrylic paint. With the leftover I splashed a bit of ink on the background (Have I already mentioned that splashing and splotching are among my favourite things to do…? )
And last but not least, circles stamped in black ink and a touch of black liner around the bubbles closed the background.
I find them so cute! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a focal image I decided to stamp hearts, a timeless subject!
After being watercoloured and splashed, they were ready to be pasted on the ATCs. I finally added coloured sewing thread, ribbons and… my cards were finally complete!
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Here’s the final result. They’re so pretty, aren’t they?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I hope you like the final result and that you may decide to give it a go!
As usual, don’t forget to share your projects with us! \ud83d\ude00
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