Mini ATCs

Yes, I know... all ATCs are pretty small, but these aren't so much "mini ATCs" as ATCs using the new Minis designed by Seth Apter for PaperArtsy and launched earlier this month.  It's a quick little post too (for me), covering two pairs of ATCs which were very quick to make.  They had to be... I was on a deadline!

I used embossing powders over brayered backgrounds, so there's a lovely shimmer when they catch the light.  (Check out All about the background... and Memories of the Future to see some of the other Minis in action.)

The first pair uses Eclectica³ Mini 43 EM43...















... and Eclectica³ Mini 45 EM45.
















They're both very "Seth style" images, with that bold graphics/industrial grunge look.  They're embossed in Ranger's Liquid Platinum, one of my all-time favourite metallic powders.
















I did a little bit of doodled outlining with a black pen, just to help them pop a little more against the busy backgrounds.















The words are from the Finnabair Art Daily word pad, given a little smoosh of Antique Linen Distress Stain.












And the black pen was in action again to outline the words and provide a little frame around the edges of the ATCs before mounting them on white card.
















The second pair uses Eclectica³ Mini 42 EM 42...

















... and Eclectica³ Mini 46 EM 46 - these great little texture stamps with bits of text tucked away inside them.
















This time I've done my embossing in white over the brayered paint.  I wanted to lift away from the darker shadows of the layers in the background.















I'm not entirely sure any longer exactly which paints are in action in these ATCs.  I think there's Double Denim, Midnight, Venice Blue and Glacier Ice (all Seth Apter colours), and then there's definitely some Snowflake and Slimed spattered over the top.














A little additional shimmer is provided by the sequins dotted around.















And no need to add words to these, they're already there in the stamps.








So that's my little pair of ATC pairs, ready to go on the PaperArtsy show display boards, dotted amongst all the tags.

We're almost at the end of my sample-making blitz, just one more pair of tags to go... and I think they may be my favourites of the whole batch.  I hope you'll be able to join me again to enjoy those soon.  In the meantime, thank you so much for dropping by and happy crafting all!

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
From The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

I'd like to join in at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge where they are looking for anything which is Not A Card
At Try It On Tuesday they are looking for Splatters and Splodges... I generally have plenty of those!