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A few more ATC's

Since 2 comments came in 3 minutes apart for atc 000011 in my previous post I was inspired to create a few more with what I had left from the "Invite Peace" paint pallet atc's.  There was a lot of paint on that pallet and then there was the string I used, lots of colorful string so here goes.  These are all up for trade...after m.heart picks one if she wants any of these! 

Update:  m.heart picked "explore" so 000015 is traded, 000012 is traded now as well.

000012

 

000013

 

000014

 

Then I was out of usable ATC's from that paint and wanted to create more.  The paint was a lot more "wet" than what was left over on my pallet that day so 000015 below was a way to...

 

wet paint is a lot more smooshy!

000016  is a base of wet smooshy and another layer of "dryer" pallet dabbing (these are technical terms and there will bee a quiz)

 

Last but not least is 000017, started as a scrap from "pallet dabbing" of "Invite Peace" then blotted up the paint from my reenactment  pallet.

I "inspire" myself and "hope" to "inspire" those to "explore" what I "imagine" next...hmmm makes you....

 

Somewhere in there I have planted a hint to my next piece.

More atc's

As I made "Invite Peace", there was a lot of excess paint so I blotted some atc size cards on my pallet.  Eventually I even cut up the pallet. Here are atc's 000009,000010, and 000011 ready to trade!

 

 

 

Update:  000010 and 000011 are traded!

ATC 000007

I can safely post 000007 now because the recipient has received it.  I traded for one of the first ATC's from m.heart .  Based on theme for her first ATC's and the crazy comment conversation, it was only fitting to cut all images on this ATC (minus the background) out of a 1964 field guide of the stars and planets.  I also based a bit of my theme on that old phrase that is something like "the road between friends is never long". 

Yesterday I received my ATC from m, with a cute little buddy.  If you have ever read my "About me" page, you know I am a fan of "snail mail", so here is the little note care that came with.

and the missing "A" trading card.

Thanks again m!

ATC 000008

I needed to skip right over ATC 000007 because the recipient wants to be surprised.  It is in the mail so as soon as I get the word I will post it.

Yesterday I had some left over paint so I chose to paint this little bird again.

If it looks familiar, it was not that long ago you saw the first one in my "mixed media Monday, numbers post".  Another cute bird, a bluebird of happiness that is.   I wasn't sure how to add a blue bee in the above ATC so it may just hang out on the back and let the bluebird bee in the spotlight.

ATC 000008 is up for trade pending the choice of someone who I am in a swap with and her decision between this and 2 others.

atc 000006

I have been trying to squeeze in some atc's  here and there.  Still working on mission organization, art journals,and another big piece.   I have managed to put casters on some wood crates finally and started a few more necklaces in between. By the way stay tuned Monday Sept 29. I have been chosen as a guest host of a challenge topic somewhere based on the piece lying on the table here.

Here is ATC 000006 ready for trade.

I had to do my little Ki-Ki bird.  It got it's name from Lauren from back in the pre-blog days based on this little kids painting... since then Ki-Ki has been everywhere.

hair clips

boxes

and in all sorts of my artwork.

The good news is I realized I have a ton of old artwork on Shutterfly so all the files which were lost in the great computer death of August 2007 are there.  I do have them in albums but most days I am not in love with scanning things!

Ok so who would like to trade with the Ki-Ki bird ATC 000006 above?

ATC 000005

ATC 000005 stems from some sketches I had done a long time ago about a bee painting it's own wings.  Something I have in mind for my website or etsy banner.  The wings on this are painted book pages, the background is a very soft pale pinky color painted with acrylics.  All of my ATC's will have the blue bee on them somewhere, that is me, that is my trademark, it goes along with tons of positive thoughts and much happiness.  The bee is not the emotion blue, the bee is blue bee-cause it chose to bee unique!

This ATC is up for trade with anyone interested. 

PS. Gaye, Lucy and Suki...your ATC's have been with me everywhere I went the past few days, even to the first day of kindergarten!  As in...I thought I mailed them and they are still in my agenda book.  I will mail them out from work today, I promise! 

One last thing, you will have more fun flying through your art this winter if you win my "mixed media mania" give away....hurry ends at midnight Sept. 6th!

ATC 000004...and some give aways!

My fourth ATC is up for swap and is the 10 minute piece from my Inspire Me Thursday post of creating against the clock.  Anyone interested in trading for this piece please comment below.  Also still available is the crazy ATC 000003.  The numbering is from an old pharmacy number stamp I reset and am stamping on the back of each one.  It stamps the number twice which was used once on the actual prescription and 2nd in the log books we used to keep before computers entered the pharmacy world.

UPDATE:  I will bee trading this ATC with Suki.  She too has hopped on the ATC train so if looking for more, take a look see here.  She has added the Suki touch as only she could do!  Love them all Suki!

Also want to fill you in on some give aways I have found.  First, Suki of Paint, Poems and Ponderings is giving away 6 issues of Cloth Paper Scissors magazines.

  I can not beelieve she is parting with them, I have those issues and can pick them up over and over again.  Hurry, her "Mommy" is picking the winner on Tuesday Sept 2nd.

Next the wonderful Elsita, Elsa Mora is giving away a tiny paper cutting she made.  Or actually do not go there, I want it.  Ok, yes go there she also has a special message about taking a blog break for a month and needs some great energy for her new month ahead and all her life challenges.

Just look how cute this is!!!!

Yarnstorm is giving away 5 copies of her exciting new book, The Gentle Art of Domesticity

Stay tuned because tomorrow I will be posting about an exciting give away myself!

ATC 000003

A crazy one up for trade.  If anyone wants to trade, bee the first to let me know.  I think this is a rather funny one, but I did survive the 80's!

ATC 000002

Here is my next ATC up for trade.  If you want it, ya gotta trade for it.  First offer gets dibs.  An offer with a bee on it, gets my attention even more!  I am almost considering a twist to ATC's...what do you think of ATBee's?  Hmmmmmmm

Update:  ATC 000002 is beeing traded with Lucy!

First official ATC

Started making ATC's (artist trading cards)  and have so far made just four.  This one is the first one.  I will eventually join some swaps and look further into them but for now I offer this for a trade.  I intend on staying with all of them having a blue bee on it for Blue Bee Designs, my official business.  So if there is a trader out there, first dibs gets it and stay tuned beecause they will really start to appear here.

UPDATE:  I will bee trading this with Gaye at The Paris Salon, so excited to have my first "official" trade with my first "official" ATC....sounds so "official" doesn't it!!!