nearly weened out.....

these are the last atcs i've made for Halloween swaps.......

think im officially weened out by now.

ive used this great new background tech that i saw while blog surfing......ive expanded it bit , but its so easy and the possibilities are endless.....



masking tape background....


cut your atcs from strong card and them lay strips of masking tape all over.



i ripped mine for uneven edges , joined it in odd parts and even layed strips vertically as well as the main horizontal ones.

then you could paint but i used oil pastels and smudged them about.

on the orange one i drew patterns in it with a needle and on the blue one i rubbed it back to expose the masking tape pattern more. Then i sealed and stuck my images on , but you could add more layers using stamps/stencils in ink or paint.......
i love the way the moon came out, a white oil pastel and a little bit of gesso...


the swirly bits are these new 'Fancies' [ spotlight, scrapbooking section for the aussie girls] which are atc size pieces of flocked transparencies. they came in black, red ,white, silver and gold......of course i couldnt decide so i bought a pack of each!! there a six different designs in each pack including frames and spots.......i gelled them on and they have dried really clear....

image from here thanks!

and these are some bracelets im making which i bought from spotlight again. havent finished the little one yet and im wearing the Halloween one into work :D
i think these would also look great covered with strips of paper or fabric and sealed.
im going to add more painty layers to the small one and then maybe a bit of crocheting
[very basic, cos its just something ive never been able to get!!]







little girl image from here, witch image from flikr and itkupilli.

Now if i could remember where the masking tape one was.....