Masculine ATCs

Happy Friday! I am back sharing my Masculine ATC's today... I used a mix of pattern papers and my Artistic Outpost stamps to mix up a series of ATCs. The theme was not only Masculine but also found objects. I pulled out all my bits and pieces to add interesting objects from my embellishments and bits and pieces.

My first ATC takes us to Paris during the Balloon Exposition:

 I love the color combination of the pops of red with black and white.

I moved onto the boy image and love how he is translucent against the blue wood panels.

This reminded me of artwork my sister created where she painted her people as translucent and blended into the background.  The work was described as us leaving imprints of ourselves in places with our memories.


The next ATC features the Englishman from the Loverly London plate from Artistic Outpost:

His image fits the sentiment from the same plate and I thought it was fun and quirky. I used an eye hook to give him a eye glass.

I love this image on my next ATC because of the joy on his face.

And the ruler broke easily enough to fit along the top and I had the perfect screw tops to attach to give it the rustic feel I wanted.

Products: Artistic Outpost - Paperboy, Paris Exposition, Loverly London, The Outpost, Country Life, Old Grist Mill, STAEDTLER Karat Aquarell watercolor pencils, waterbrush, Prima (Gears), Maya Road - Wood Bingo Chips, Ruler,  Tim Holtz - Sticker

Well thanks for sticking with me again on a long post.  If you are still here. :)  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Suzz

Artistic Outpost - Feb 2012 Release

I am so excited to share the February release of Artistic Outpost Stamps! 

The release includes: Diesel Punk, Charles & Amelia, Industrial Chic, and London Elements.

Diesel Punk includes images of good looking guys, a beautiful dame, a kid ready to be a rocketeer, and fast machines to tempt their fates. It reminded me of the old Hollywood movies! 

Charles & Amelia includes  images featuring the king and queen of the skies when flying was more than transportation – it was an adventure.

Industrial Chic includes backgrounds for any of your projects – steam, diesel, or any other kind of punk.

London Elements includes more iconic images of London that are wonderful by themselves, and work beautifully with the London Underground or Loverly London plates. 

My first card comes from the Diesel Punk plate:

These two gentlemen in their leather gear reminded me of  the open road and the old movies.  I stamped the background using the images from the Diesel Punk plate and added a touch of color using watercolor pencils and waterbrush. 

The background layer of maps is from the Route 66 plate. I stamped the image repeatedly and added a touch of  color.  The sentiment is from the Charles & Amelia plate.  I stamped the first portion of the sentiment onto a piece of cardstock and created a banner with a few brass brads.

The next card is a gate fold card created using the new Charles & Amelia plate: 

I combined the images from the fun & funky Industrial Chic mixed with the Charles &Amelia plates to create fun backgrounds on the inside and outside of the card.  The main image is stamped in black archival ink and color with watercolor pencils and waterbrush. The Ephemera Backgrounds Ledger provides a wonderful backdrop to Charles and the front of the band on the card. 

My last project is from the London Elements plate:

The last card uses a die cut for the birdcage and the lovely teacup and Afternoon Tea sentiment in a fun and frilly card.  I accented the tea cup with a flower from the  Bloom & Grow plate. The birdcage is stamped with the ledger from Ephemera Backgrounds.

Hope you have enjoyed seeing some of the new plates, for more inspiration you need to stop over at the rest of the design teams blogs:   

Anita Houston  

Gerrie Johnnic

Lisa Somerville  

Linda Coughlin 

Tracy Evans 

Yvonne Garner

Thanks for stopping by! 

Suzz