SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #158 - U is for Upcycle

Hey all and welcome!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

With Earth Day approaching on the 22nd, Edna and the Sisters

are looking for projects with UPCYCLING on them.

My paints have been sadly neglected as of late, so I pulled them out

to make some ATC's:

Here's a close up of all five of them:

My upcycled items? That would be the cardboard I cut down to use

and also the shells. (from Topsail Island, NC!)

Here are some process photos:

14" x 14" cardboard with a layer of gesso:

I cut out 12 ATC's and painted them:

Stenciled this fun image in coral paint. I got to the fifth

one and decided to stop there. LOL! 

Added some gold paint around the edges.

Glued shells (from my collection):

Added the texture pebbles:

The last thing was to add the sentiment stickers then doodle around 

them with a white Gelly Roll pen.

Ok, you lasted to the end of this photo heavy post. Congratulations!

Now it's your turn to re-purpose something and use it to make 

something else! Upcycling! Be sure to link up at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers so we can admire it!

For more ideas, do yourself a favor and check out the blogs

of my Sisters, and our reigning Queen, Tristan. You won't

be disappointed!

Thanks for visiting. I hope you are staying safe, and haven't

gone ape-shit crazy yet! ☺

I'd like to enter this at Happy Little Stampers ATC challenge - make your own background

Supplies:

Upcycled items: cardboard and shells

DecoArt Americana acrylic paints: Indian Turquoise, Bluegrass Green, Irish Moss, Coral

DecoArt Dazzling Metallics paint: Glorious Gold

DecoArt Media - Gesso

paint brushes: Plaid, Lowe-Cornell

StencilGirl - ATC Mixup Daley stencil

Imagine - InkBlushers

Beacon 3 in 1 glue

Art-C: texture pebbles

Tim Holtz: Small Talk stickers

Sakura - white Gelly Roll marker

SHOPPING OUR STASH #392 - Make an ATC

Hello and happy Tuesday to you all!

It's time for a new challenge at 

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

This fortnight we are challenging you to step outside your

comfort zone and make an ATC, either a card or coin!

Here's my Artist Trading Card:

 

Grab your favorite beverage, this is a photo heavy post!

I started by cutting my ATC's from recycled cardboard (2-1/2" x 3-1/2")

and gave the front sides a coat of Gesso.

I cut a mop up paper towel that had Dylusions spray inks on them,

and adhered to the card with clear gesso.

After dry and the edges were trimmed, I went over the cards with crackle embossing

paste and a heart stencil. While drying, I die cut some mermaid silhouettes from black

card stock, and Winked all of them for some shimmer.

To make sure the edges didn't tear, and to add a border, I used my finger and painted

gold paint around the edges. 

 

I printed out my sentiment on the computer, doodled around the words and cut out.

The mermaids and sentiments are adhered with foam squares, then I added some

ancient bling from my stash for more sparkle.

You can kind of see the shimmer on the mermaid below and how the gold shines.

I love the added texture from the paper towel!

Yay! You made it to the end!

I hope that you find some time to play along in our ATC challenge at

Shopping Our Stash! We look forward to seeing what you create.

Need more ideas? Simply visit the blogs of my teammies to see

what amazing cards and coins they've created!

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Mix It Up challenge #23 - ATG + Inked Background

Happy Little Stampers ATC challenge - Hearts 

More Mixed Media challenge - ATG + Green 

Supplies:
recycled cardboard
Golden Gesso
Plaid paintbrush
Dina Wakey clear Gesso
mop up paper towel that had Dylusions spray inks on it
STAMPlorations - Hearts All Over stencil
Dreamweaver - crackle embossing paste
pallet knife
Delta metallic 14K gold acrylic paint
Grand Calibur
Impression Obsession - Mermaid dies
Wink of Stella pen
scrap card stock
computer and printer
Sakura - metallic blue Gelly Roll pen
SA by 3L - thin 3D foam squares
Momenta - jewel stickers