Paris ‘Challenge Me’ ATC

As any of my regular readers knows, I trade quite a few craft items on Swap-Bot. This one was for a swap I designed called ‘Challenge Me’ ATC which was quite new and different. In order to make the ATC, the sender had to list  their favourite 10 crafting supplies or tools in the comments section.

The recipient would choose 5 of those that the sender HAD to use to make the ATC. The recipient would also look over the sender’s profile and choose a theme from things that the sender listed as likes. Then the sender created the ATC with the 5 items chosen (basic supplies like scissors, cardstock etc were givens for everyone) plus one additional item from the list of 10 and 2 other items of choice.

I made this a couple weeks ago so I’m not sure I'm 100% but I think the 5 were DP, ephemera, punches, dies and ribbon. The scalloped border is a punch, the doily a die. The ephemera is the music paper, background is DP. I used a stamp as an additional item from my list of 10. And I added pearls. The theme my partner chose was Paris but could I find my Eiffel Tower stamp? UGH! Took me ages! And I know I have 2 but I never did find the 2nd one.

I dyed the silk ribbon with Copic ink and distressed it with Vintage Photo ink. I used a Bow Easy to make a nice tidy bow. TIP: Did you know that if you wrap the ribbon in a figure 8 around the ‘legs’ rather than wrapping around the outside of the ‘legs’ of the Bow Easy and  you put a twist in the ribbon in the center, the bow loops will fluff much more easily? Especially with lots of loops. I forgot to do so here and you can see that my loops will stay out to the sides and not fan all the way into a nice circular shape. I don’t have enough loops to make a full circular shape anyway but if I did, they would always try to stick out to the sides unless you figure 8 wrap the ribbon.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamps: unknown
Ink: Vintage Photo, Antique Linen Distress, Memento black
Paper: Graphic 45 Romantique, white typing paper (doily), vanilla, black CS-SU!, vintage music paper
Accessories: doily die-PTI, punch-EK Success, May Arts Ribbon, Bow Easy, Copic, Kaisercraft Pearls

Tea ATC

Another ATC swap. I’ve actually done quite a few Swap-Bot swaps since I posted my last one. Between swaps and getting ready for Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peak projects, I’ve been really busy!

So fair enough, not very interesting. I wanted the little ‘enjoy’ tag to look like the little thingie that hangs off tea bags.

 
This is how it looks with out the ribbons in the way. But there is a catch…

It opens up! That’s why the other end of the ribbon had a bead on it. So the ribbon doesn’t come through the hole at the back. You can see the stamped ‘charms’ hanging off the ribbon at the back.

 
Now you can see the tea cup behind the spoon handle.

And the image at the back. Sorry it is so slanty and I’d take another picture but I already mailed it :)

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamps: all Stampington except ‘enjoy’-SU!
Ink: bordering blue-SU! Encore silver, Memento black
Paper: white, blue-SU!
Accessories: corner punch-EK Success, hole punch-Cropodile, B41 Copic, bead-stash, Tiny Attacher-Tim Holtz