These are some ATCs I made for a metal swap on ATCsforall. For the top one, I made the heart from Friendly Plastic and stamped into it. I then freehand embossed a piece of aluminium to fit around it and aged it using acrylic paint and sandpaper. The background is acrylic paint, which I heated to make it bubble, and I added shiny mesh, brads and knitted wire.
The second one has an acrylic paint background which I creased a bit to age it. I stamped over it in black Stazon and added some more black Stazon around the edges. I attached a piece of aluuminium mesh using brads. I made the doll's head and dress from aluminium which I again embossed freehand and aged using acrylic paint and sandpaper, made the arms and legs using wire and beads and the hair from bent wire which I attached using a flower brad.
The third one has a textured background which I created using lace and mesh attached with PVA glue then painted over with acrylic and added metallic rub on to bring out the texture. I cut the heart from copper and freehand embossed it, then heated it until it went bright orange. I painted it with black acrylic and then sanded it. I added a piece of aluminium mesh behind and German Scrap wings, and a tiny gem on the top left. Finally I added a German Scrap star border at the bottom.
Number 4 has a background made from mesh and heated copper acrylic paint. I then dry-brushed it with various metallic paints. I added the wire, and the brads which I aged using black Stazon ink and sandpaper. The hearts are freehand embossed aluminium which I coloured with black Stazon and then sanded.
My final ATC has a background which I created using extra heavy gel medium, painted over with black acrylic and then added metallic rub-ons in shades of red and gold. I stamped the image onto copper using Versamark and then heated it. (The Versamark protects the copper, so it changes colour around it but the image remains unchanged.) I then freehand embossed around the image. I layered the image over a piece of aluminium mesh and added some brads to finish it off.
8 comments:
Hello Sian!
I really enjoy your work. It's stunning! I particularly love how you combined Friendly Plastic with Metal clay.
I would like to feature you on the Friendly Plastic Blog for this Friday's post if that is okay. I will credit you and link to your blog. Maybe you'll get some lookers and traffic from it.
If you are not already aware, we have several Friendly Plastic groups:
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We promote all things Friendly Plastic from the product to the artist...
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Love to have you join us!! Thank you again for sharing your wonderful art!
Linda
Linda Peterson
I wish I was part of this swap. I would love to receive any one of these beautiful ATCs! Thanks for sharing your talent with us! If I can't have it in-person, at least I can admire it on your blog. :)
A stunning set of ATCs Sian - I like your technique of heating the copper - what interesting results. Your freehand embossing is fabulous too.
Loving all of these - especially the top one with the dark coloured heart
love friendly plastic..and these are all superb...like the mix withthe mesh...brill...sassyxx
Sian I hardly know what to say - these are awesome!!! You certainly have got your stride back. PLEEEEEEEESE can we swap soon - maybe a personal 1:1 challenge?
Wow these ATC are stunning Sian, I am joing the same swap and now I hoper I get one of yours!! Good to see you in the ATCforALl forum!!
Woweeeee! Your cards are absolutely amazing!!! I'm so glad I found your blog. I have it bookmarked and will stalk, I mean, visit it regularly!! haha I just got my hands on some friendly plastic and can hardly wait to use it on some ATC's!!!!
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