{"id":112,"date":"2011-11-17T13:28:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ursula-smith.com\/mixed-media\/?p=112"},"modified":"2014-01-31T02:43:58","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T07:43:58","slug":"smash-book-ideas-a-mash-up-of-atc-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ursula-smith.com\/mixed-media\/smash-book-ideas-a-mash-up-of-atc-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Smash Book Ideas- a Mash Up of ATC Creativity!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I have never been consistent about keeping an Art Journal. I have books scattered around, that I doodle or stamp or paint in, but I am more of a “scrapper”. By that I don’t mean scrapbooking \"&amp;#59;&amp;#41;\" I play often, and I use scraps of paper to test my theories or practice my techniques (one of these days I am afraid I might be buried by my piles of scraps\"&amp;#59;&amp;#41;\"). So when we decided to carry Smash Books, I wanted one for myself that I could use as my Every Day Scrapbook, but also use it like an Art Journal where I doodle and stamp and paint.<\/p>\n

This week I was going to post some pictures of frames that I had used in my Smash Book. But then, something magical happened! I received my very first ATC (Artist Trading Cards) from a swap I did with the lovely ladies from the Kelly Rae Roberts class I took over the summer. The cards I received went so well with the frames I had worked on in my Smash Book, that it was almost as if they were chosen specifically for me! I will have much more on ATC’s in future posts, since we are all enamored of them and I will be participating in many more swaps!!<\/p>\n

This week, instead of my original post, I decided to do a “Mash-Up” (and yes I love Glee!) of my Smash Book frames with those wonderful ATC’s. Enjoy!!<\/p>\n

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This first frame was a transfer I made using a print out from our new School Days Digital Kit<\/a> . I used Claudine Helmuth’s Matte Medium and I was glad to see there was very little wrinkling. The Smash Book pages are pretty sturdy, I am happy to report…<\/p>\n

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and look how perfect the ATC from Kelley Miller works with it! See more work by Kelley at  http:\/\/www.kelleymillerartworks.blogspot.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This next Smash Book page, I spritzed with a mister I made using Dye Ink and Perfect Pearls Powder. That did come through to the other side a bit, where the spritzes were heavier. It also curved the paper a bit. But if I had wet the other side, I am sure it would curl back, and now after having the book closed, it isn’t too bad. All Artistic journals have pages that curl somewhat- if you use them that is \"&amp;#59;&amp;#41;\" . Finally I printed a frame, cut from our Wedding\/Anniversary Digital Kit<\/a>, onto tracing paper and adhered it to the page using the Matte Medium. I love the way the tracing paper goes almost clear when you adhere it using gel medium…<\/p>\n

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And now look how perfect it goes with the cute ATC by Christina Fajardo! She can be found at http:\/\/christinafajardo.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The final frame was, once again, made from a frame cut from our School Days Digital Kit<\/a> and printed. This time I printed the frame onto water color paper, and then used Dye ink thinned with water to color the whole thing.<\/p>\n

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And just look at what a wonderful frame with makes for this adorable Birdie ATC by Cheryl Dossey! Cheryl is working on her site now, so I will update this post when she goes online \"&amp;#59;&amp;#41;\".<\/p>\n

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I still need to journal, stamp and embellish some of these pages a bit more, but not too much, because I want the ATC artwork to SHINE! I hope you enjoyed this little “Mash-up” of ATC’s and Smash Books!! To see Easy Scraps Scrapbooking Kits and Rubber Stamps and the Smash Book products that we carry, please visit http:\/\/www.EasyScraps.com*<\/a><\/p>\n

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