...making ATC's...well I couldn't tonight anyway ;o)...
but I'm going to have to stop now as it's bed-time!
This one is made with two weights of Zeelon which have been painted, place one on top of the other, then embellished with printer's foil and edged with cotton lace trim.
This was an experiment...I had already made a few snowflakes using a stencil and paint sticks and chose this one as the colours matched a silk rod in my box full that I haven't known what to do with until now!
So I stuck strips to my ATC card and then glued the snowflake on top -
voilà!
This one uses Zeelon again and I stamped it with an Indian wood block, trimmed the sides with lace and embellished again with printer's foil.
And last but not least this ATC has been turned into a greetings card.
I used a felt background overlaid with painted Zeelon and embellished with a butterfly cut from toilet tissue - yes you read that right!!
(limited edition rolls from Andrex!)
And once again I decorated it with the painter's foil - I've had that since the Festival of Quilts last August and this is the first time I've used them!
There's no stopping me now ;o)
8 comments:
What fun! I love it, never heard of zeelon - what is it?
Hello! Zeelon is a spunbonded fabric like Lutradur... http://www.spunart.com/zeelon.php
...but to be honest I can't really tell the difference. It's lovely to work with though and doesn't fray so you can do all sorts with it :o)
All looks very interesting Angela. Irene, the lady that runs our quilt group is really into all sorts of dying methods and she has taught us some very useful methods. I love it when we do stuff like that:)
ATC's, or QTC's are addictive! I sat and hand stitched one last night while watching nothing on telly!
Oh they are gorgeous. The techniques are just what I like. I haven't heard of painter's foil. I will have to look it up. I can't imagine working on such a tiny piece.
Hi, Angela. Really liked the ATC. I, also, had not heard of Zeelon. Very interesting. Loved your caterpillar quilt--adorable fabrics, just really cute! Hope you're keeping up with your journal--your entries looked very promising indeed. Good way to start the new year!
best, nadia
Love your ATCs. I hope to do one myself one day. But I don't know how. A nice quilt you hav on QB. I've voted for you. You should make a blog post to get your friends voting too. Have a nice week end!
Thank you so much everyone for your lovely comments...one of these ATCs will be winging its way very soon to you Caz :o)
I have also included a link to my Paris quilt...thanks for reminding me 'tubakk' :o) ...I hope you have a lovely weekend too! <3
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