Some ATC's for a Change

Last night I decided to take a break from making the Thank You cards which I have an order for and finish off a swap for my Wonder Down Under Stampers Group which was to make two Open Themed ATC's.  I got on a bit of a roll and was enjoying the change from cards, so ended up making a set of three using a stamp set I hadn't had a chance to ink up until now just for the hell of it.

These two are for my swap - I chose these as they both were of animals on a scripted background, I simply stamped, coloured, cut out and mounted for some dimension and added some bling by way of glitter and some rhinestones.

 I have called this set of 3 - Through the Eyes of a Child, and have used a background I made using a combination of a Crayon Resist with Alcohol Inks and Metallic Acrylic Paints.  

I randomly scribbled with my crayon over a piece of high resolution copy paper which has a smooth surface and is thicker than normal copy paper.  I then applied Alcohol Ink Over the surface, once dry I rubbed to remove the crayon and reveal the white of the paper.  

Once done I then took three colours of Metallic Acrylic Paint and applied over my paper.  I allowed a couple of seconds for it to absorb slightly and then I rubbed back with a cloth. It left a subtle hint of colour and the sheen of the metallic behind.I then simply added my stamped images which I coloured with my much loved Tria's, the sentiments and Newsprint Paper.

Today I am back to my Thank You Card Making, I have sixty to make in total.  I am trying to make a variety of designs as I would definitely get bored and frustrated easily if they were all to be the same.