Mom ATC's 7 & 8 - Powder Play!

We're nearing the finish line with our set of ATC's for Mom (or an aunt, good friend, etc.).  Today we're working on ATC's #7 & 8...

Mom ATC #7 -

Chalked Ink

I thought we'd dig out for some of us a rarely used goodie in our stash...chalk.  I know I rarely remember to use these powdery gems so I figured it was time to dust them off and use them on today's ATC.

Supplies:

Chalk
Embossing or Pigment Ink
Rubber Stamp (mine is from StampersBest)
Cardstock
Collage Image (Altered Pages)
Sentiment

Instructions:

1. Ink up your stamp with a slow drying ink....embossing or pigment ink works best. 

2. Stamp the image onto your cardstock.

3. Use either a cotton ball, one of the tiny puffs or whatever your favorite tool is to pick up a bit of chalk.  I am using one of the puff balls paired with a pair of pinch tweezers.

4. Gently pat the chalk onto the various areas of the image.  Try not to brush the ink since it's still wet it may tend to smear a bit depending upon the ink used.  Since I'm using more than one color I skipped around a bit...

5. After you have applied the chalks to the entire image gently wipe it with a dry tissue. 

NOTE: Once the inks dry the chalks are pretty much set.  I took the scrap from what I trimmed off the ATC and really had to work at it to get the chalk to smear which wasn't much.   If you feel you will need to seal it and don't have any of the acrylic sealers give hairspray a try.  I've used it many times to seal chalks or other powder mediums and it works great.

6. Finish off the ATC as desired!

Mom ATC #8

Baked Powders

I guess today is powder day cause I used Pearl Ex powders for this technique. 

Supplies:

Cardstock

Ink (if desired)

Clear Glue

Pigment Powders

Embellishments to finish off the ATC

Instructions:

1. If desired, ink up your cardstock with whatever color you choose. 

2. Squeeze a nice dollop of clear glue over the cardstock and smear it around.

3. Use the tip of a paint brush or other small tool to pick up a small amount of one or more pigment powders and drop it into the wet glue.

4. Now pick up the paper and flick it from the bottom.  This will make the loose powder jump all over the wet glue for a totally random effect.

5. Now immediately heat the glue ~ you'll get all sorts of bubbles and distortion as the glue dries and pulls the pigments along.

just check out the cool texture I got....

Now finish off your ATC as desired!

So there you go ~

Two really fun techniques incorporating powders

with such different outcomes.

I hope you have time to give em a try!