My First ATC's (Artistic Trading Cards)

I have never made ATC's before, but the challenge over at A Vintage Journey is ATC's only, so guess what...I am making ATC Cards.

I think I am hooked. These are great little cards that I can add to bigger cards in the future. They can have a lot of layering, or none at all. I tried to make three different styles using embossing, stickers, metal brads, lace and Tim's tissue paper.

I will give you a closer look at each of them.

My first one is done with Tim's Salvage Stickers collection, a number brad, rub on and some washi tape. the background is an embossing folder that I inked up with distressing ink and rubbed onto my ATC.

My next one I ran through an embossing folder, and then rubbed some distress paint onto it. I added an image I had laying around as my focal piece, then added lace, brads, stickers and again some washi tape.
I finished it off with some Crackle Accents.

My last one I went a little simpler. I have this great old map stamp that I have used for nautical cards and I didn't want to cover up too much of the map, so I didn't. I did however add one of my favorite Tim Holt'z saying, "Not All Who Wonder Are Lost" and finished it off with a metal embellishment that says Explore.

So I hope I did ATC's justice. They were fun to make and I am sure you will see them pop up on one of my future cards.

I would like to enter my ATC's into the following challenges:

• A Vintage Journey - ATC's only
• The Sisters of Craft - M, P1 Anything Goes
• A girl who crafts -M, P1, E5 - Always ANYTHING GOES
• A Little Bit Crafty - M, P1, E3 Distress it!!!