Alice in ATC-Land
Posted By Phil on January 31, 2009
I went on a mini ATC binge today. I’ve been wanting to play with some of my new stamps for a while, and hadn’t yet had any projects in mind for which to use them. Ever since I started making ATCs, I dreamed of making a traditional deck of cards. After what I’ve done today, I think it’s a very real possibility, and something I’ll be exploring further.
First up is what I’ve titled Rough Queen of Hearts. The card concept worked okay, but when I tried stamping the Queen by first using my Marvy brush markers directly on the stamp, it turns out she’s too detailed and thus requires darker colors to stamp clearly.
(Stamps: “Queen of Hearts” from Tweety Jill Designs; “Q” from Marcella K’s condensed alphabet collection; “Heart” from Plate 60 of Nonsequitur Stamps. Inks: Marvy Matchable inks; and Marvy brush markers.)
So I tried her out again using all black ink, and sure enough, she turned out beautiful. I did the card the same way, only I added a light background using “D-2054 Solid Square” from A Stamp in the Hand. It’s a little trick I learned from Kat at the last convention I attended in November, and it’s incredibly handy. I colored the solid square stamp with my markers, stamped away once, and then stamped on the card. I called this one Hearty Queen.
Next, I aimed for a more traditional style card, with the character on the card fully reversible in addition to the number and suit. The first take didn’t quite work. It’s surprisingly hard to line an image up like that, so Alice ended up looking like she’s wading through water. Here’s Rough 7 of Clubs.
(Stamps: “Alice” from Tweety Jill Designs; “7″ from Pixie Stamp Design; “Spade” from Plate 60 of Nonsequitur Stamps; “Script text” from Plate 60 of Nonsequitur Stamps; Inks: Marvy matchables and Marvy brush markers.)
On the second go-around, I managed to get Alice just as I wanted her. I added a little color and changed the background into an angled one in order to make Alice stand out more. Overall, I’m very pleased with the result, and also the title: Alice in Club 7.
Love these cards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. What a great gift idea to do in any theme. Have several friends whom we play cards with, how fun to amke a set for them at christmas. What type of paper did you use for sturdiness?
these are all wonderful! I really like the last Alice 7 of Clubs as well! Very nice!!!
I really like 7clubs alice too, nice job.
Wow! You were busy! TFS:)
Thanks everyone!
Deborah, for these cards, I just used regular ATC card stock. They’d be easy enough to laminate, I suppose, but I imagine there’s also some card stock out there or some coating you can put on the card stock to make it sturdier. If I find any such options, I’ll let you know.
Love ATC’s …Went in a playing card swap last year…was over 4 months…and had to alter 13 cards each month. Now I have a full deck of cards (with the two jokers)…and it is truly a lovely set to behold!
great ATC’s!!!
What a cool idea! I really like Alice 7 clubs!