A quick morning post to upload the ATC I made last night for the TMTA challenge this week of "Texture Effects". This is my first entry this year so I am a bit slow getting back into these weekly challenges...This one has a painted (Lumieres) and stamped (text) piece of tyvek which has been distressed by ironing (sounds cruel?) to get the textured effect. I've stitched it to cardstock with wire. I was looking for a suitable embellishment and found this little "model magic" mask that I made as part of a workshop with the wonderful and very entertaining Cathy Daulman in Adelaide in 2000 at the SDU convention - I think it was that long ago, I really am a hoarder! I am not into masks at all, they always spook me, but I can't throw something out that is perfectly usable. Anyway I know someone who will like this ATC so it was worth keeping it all these years.
I haven't used tyvek much but making this has reminded me how versatile it is so I really should get it out more often. I would have stitched it to my cardstock if my sewing machine was working as I used a very lightweight tyvek but the wire probably looks better with the mask anyway!
9 comments:
The wire was definitely a good choice. This is really cool.
Wow fantastic ATC. Great design.
great look, thanks for sharing and I hope we see more :-)
I love the tyvek - it remind me that I have some stashed away that I can play with. It's a great ATC - isn't it a good feeling when you find a use for something you have stashed? (I'm such a stasher!)
I think your card looks great. I'll have to try printing on and ironing a piece of tyvek. I finally got a tyvek envelope in the mail which I can use. Thanks for the idea.
What a beautiful ATC, Debbi, I love the colours and the mask is the perfct finishing touch, it really works well with the BG, so does the wire sttching, great piece.
Debbie, the CPS Studid quilt is so stunning. Elaine cooke
Debbie, I love your calender girl post card picture. Elaine Cooke
Fantastic ATC!! :-)
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