Four new cards, my first arch cards ever. So fun-

Enjoyed making these Atcs. Dance is a revamped card I made a couple years ago and changed a bit. I love vintage blk. n whites of little children. There is often more in the picture if one takes the time to look closely, their hair, clothes (sometimes missing a shoe or sock or something...lol.), toys and etc. So cute! Yep, these are my first arches, why it took me so long I do not know but will make more. Star Goddess background started off with light modeling paste for texture then when dry covered with acrylic paint,  a light yellow (I know, can't see now) then a deep red (you can see some of the red) and lastly blue metallic and  a sprinkle of glitter.  Thanks for the visit. Hugs LinLin

Bout time I shared some of my Atcs on my blog

All of the ATCs above I created for trades or swaps on the yahoo group, Atcsforbeginners found here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATCforbeginners/ . Of course I had to start off with a Halloween card, so fun to make, below that a variety. I am just now beginning to step out of my comfort zone with these babies. I feel exhilarated on one hand and vulnerable on the other. I found that traveling daily to some marvelous blogs with great tutorials, jaw dropping art, sharing beautiful images some for free (bless you all), challenges,  and last but not least, positive energy. Yes, one can recognize this by observing with a monitor. When I figure out how to load their icon links on my blog I will. There are so many but want to share because they have been so inspirational to me. Thanks for dropping by and hugs to all.

From Jen's Tute

This has been one of my favorite tutes for layering. I began the process with white card stock covered with torn paper. It was so fun choosing what papers I wanted to combine.



Next step, I added white and cream colored lace and covered the whole thing with gel medium and let dry.

After it dries completely, I then add watercolor crayons in groves and on top of lace, well...everywhere and then pressed colored areas with fingers to smooth and smudge. I also dabbed on glitter glue. Then sprayed with a fixative.

After dry, add layer of acrylic white paint mixed with a little water and let dry.

I painted on another layer of white acrylic paint mixed with water. First layer was not enough for me, and let dry.

This is one of the ATC backgrounds I cut from paper.

Below is one of two cards made by using backgrounds above . This was a trade theme in my wonderful and fun group ATCforbeginners, located here

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATCforbeginners/

Always like to mention its very kind and great moderator Leslie Dupont and of course Jen for the tute, which you can find at her blog here

http://jenxo.blogspot.com/

Second card for friend and trade partner, Barbara in our group.

Good Morning!

Well, I am back for second day. Ok, as promised yesterday I am going to share a bit about another group I belong to. This group is ATCforbeginners and you can find it here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATCforbeginners/

Lead Moderator is Lesley Dupont. This is a great group for learning about ATCs. They are very friendly and offer large amounts of support. The group stays busy making ATCs, sharing ATCs in albums and---for the really fun part-trading ATCs. They also have some theme Jams and etc. Here are my first ATCs to share with the group, and thrilled that three were traded first day. Oh yeh, so much fun. Take a look and don't be shy, leave a comment. Oh yeh, tomorrow I will share about my other group, so see ya.