Monday, February 6, 2012

ATC - My First!

Honestly, I don't believe I have ever made an ATC and so Linda has taken me to a new adventure with this week's Grungy Monday!  Now of course it is all about Tim and his techniques and products, which is more than 50% of my craft everything.  Still in Valentine's Day mode and thinking about a little tiny space to work with, my thoughts went to my new love of shrink plastic!  Will be linking this up to Cindy Adkin's "Woman Thing Link Party" Make My Monday, "Romance,"  The Artistic Stamper, "Hearts" and Hel's Sunday Stamper, "Hearts."
Could Not Help Myself!
Cut my ATC from recycled cardboard (from sheets), painted it with Fired Brick Crackle and then inked with Fired Brick, shaded with black.  Also embossed with Tim's Damask folder.  Used Tim's new Valentine's Day release stamps, which were stamped on shrink plastic with Black Stazon.  On the reverse side, I colored in some red areas and this was then backed.  The tiny hearts in the jar were colored with red alcohol inks and shrunk.  The bingo 14 was clear embossed for a little more dimension.  Not sure if this will go on a tag, card or be hung.  Have to think about this one!  Well I did think and it became an ATC on a card! 

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful week!
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49 comments:

  1. FlissFebruary 6, 2012 at 2:26 PM

    Love all the fab textures on here Terry. The colour is great and love the embellishments too.
    Hugs, Fliss xx

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  2. cherylFebruary 6, 2012 at 2:34 PM

    this is just brilliant Hun love all the textures on this,and the colours are amazing hugs Cherylxxxx

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  3. MeggymayFebruary 6, 2012 at 2:56 PM

    Brilliant, love your shrink plastic piece. Super colours as well.
    Yvonne x

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 3:09 PM

    Terry
    How fabulous to be kick starting your week with something new to you.
    Cannot believe it is the first one you have made as it certainly doesn't look that way.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  5. Brenda BrownFebruary 6, 2012 at 3:12 PM

    Your first ATC? Never!! It's fabulous with the shrink plastic and little bottle of hearts?
    Hope you have a good week.
    hugs {brenda} xox

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  6. SandraFebruary 6, 2012 at 3:24 PM

    This is gorgeous. Love the shrinky plastic! And that jar is such a great touch! Never made an ATC too. This week I'm gonna make my first one.

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  7. Ruby CraftFebruary 6, 2012 at 3:49 PM

    Great ATC! Love all the layers and even a bottle full of love! Must try this shrink plastic! You make it look fantastic.

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  8. Jan HenningsFebruary 6, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    love your atc!

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 4:50 PM

    Welcome to the world of atc's. Hey its gorgeous, nice work Terry
    hugs June x

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  10. Cindy AdkinsFebruary 6, 2012 at 5:14 PM

    Oh WOW, Tery--fabulous ATC! Aren't they sooo fun to make? Yours is beautiful!!! Thank you so much for linking this up to the party!!!
    XO
    Cindy

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  11. UnknownFebruary 6, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    Love that vial of hearts and the ATC corners are great! Maddy x

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  12. MariaFebruary 6, 2012 at 6:12 PM

    Terry, you did a fabulous job for your first ATC! Way to go!! :)

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  13. Gayle Page-RobakFebruary 6, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    Terrific ATC Terry! Beautifully created. Hope all is well. Hugs, Gayle.

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  14. Anita Houston The Artful MavenFebruary 6, 2012 at 6:48 PM

    This is your first??? No way...marvelous job!!!

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  15. BarbaraWFebruary 6, 2012 at 7:14 PM

    You did a fabulous job with your first atc. Using the shrink plastice was so clever. I may CASE your idea.

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  16. Deb NeermanFebruary 6, 2012 at 7:23 PM

    This is fabulous, Terry! Can't believe it's your first ATC ... you rocked it!

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  17. Chrissy DFebruary 6, 2012 at 7:38 PM

    This is SOOOO Fabulous! I have neer made an ATC, you did great!

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  18. NettyFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:23 PM

    Love your ATC Terry, so full of texture and details. x

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  19. Mynn xxFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:23 PM

    This is amazing!!! LOVE all that texture--and all the details! :) Thanks for joining us this week at MMM! :)

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  20. Marjie KemperFebruary 6, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    Oh my gosh, it's great! I didn't even realize what you had done inside the skinny jar until I read your words. WOW! I'm thinking you now have the ATC bug, T!

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  21. UnknownFebruary 6, 2012 at 9:32 PM

    Well your first ATC looks amazing. I have some of that shrink plastic. Your making me want to pull it out!!

    Hugs, Linda

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  22. SharonFebruary 6, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    Fantastic ATC - can't believe it's your first!!!

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  23. Shelly SchmidtFebruary 6, 2012 at 10:03 PM

    Awesome ATC! I love the shrinky dink- how perfect it turned out! The hearts in the mini test tube- how cool is that! You nailed it GF!

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  24. Maria OntiverosFebruary 6, 2012 at 10:56 PM

    I love ATC's and have probably made hundreds of them. You totally rocked your first one.
    Rinda

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  25. MicheleFebruary 6, 2012 at 11:32 PM

    gorgeous and amazing first-ever ATC though i can hardly believe in all these years of crafting that you are just getting around to it! well done and a great use of a variety of elements. love and xo

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  26. Vicky HayesFebruary 7, 2012 at 1:25 AM

    What a great idea to use shrink plastic Terry! I like the little jar of love! Vicky x

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  27. Alie Hoogenboezem-de VriesFebruary 7, 2012 at 4:17 AM

    Well done Terry!

    greetings, Alie :-)

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  28. KatFebruary 7, 2012 at 4:19 AM

    Your ATC is fab,love the way you have mounted it up.
    you covered the heart theme perfectly,
    Thank you for joining in with this months challenge over at The Artistic Stamper creative team blog,
    Kat X.

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  29. SherryFebruary 7, 2012 at 4:58 AM

    Your ATC is fabulous Terry!!!

    They are what got me started really although I don't make that many now. If you want to do a one to one trade of an ATC - let me know as I'd love to trade with you:)

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  30. PetraBFebruary 7, 2012 at 6:49 AM

    so cool with all the textures and loving the colour

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  31. 2amscrapperFebruary 7, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    wow--amazing textures!

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  32. FlissFebruary 7, 2012 at 8:38 AM

    Hi Terry, further to my earlier comment, totally missed that you've entered this week's Make My Monday challenge.
    Thanks for joining in and wishing you lots of luck. It's really lovely to see you there.
    Fliss xx

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  33. Lynn StevensFebruary 7, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    Hahaha ,your so funny. Here you are with your first ATC (its wonderful by the way) and then you put it on a card! LOL
    O.k I expect the next one to be JUST an ATC. How about a trade?
    Hugs Lynn

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  34. UnknownFebruary 7, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    CUTE!! I never thought of using a word stamp on shrink plastic, that turned out perfectly, love it!

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  35. DaniellaFebruary 7, 2012 at 9:54 AM

    Fabulous!!! Can't believe it is your first time!!!
    I also love working with shrink plastic!!
    xxDaniella

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  36. MaggieFebruary 7, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    Great first ATC...beware they are addictive I love making them and became addicted way back in 2006!!!

    Maggie H

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  37. Silvia(Barnie)February 7, 2012 at 3:54 PM

    How cool, your ATC looks fabulous, great elements.

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  38. Hels SheridanFebruary 7, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    mwhahahaaaa.. one ATC done and you will be addicted lol I started making them in 2006... thought "I will try that" and...erm... it kind of started my addiction to all things grungy, inky and messy... and I still love to make them and haven't for far too long... I shall away to make one for myself but not before I say how I love your entry to the Sunday STamper... thanks for joining in !! x

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  39. ElectraFebruary 8, 2012 at 1:40 AM

    I sure hope you continue, this is lovely Terry!

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  40. UnknownFebruary 8, 2012 at 4:10 AM

    Wow, such a great ATC Terry! Love all those different textures and embossed backgrounds, really fab!

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  41. 1CardCreatorFebruary 8, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    Positively perfect Terry! Love the shrink plastic too.

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  42. Suzi BFebruary 8, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    Love this dramatic card ... with lots of detail and texture.
    thank you for joining in at MMM
    suzi b :)

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  43. Shelly HickoxFebruary 8, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    Gorgeous! I need to get me some shrink plastic - stat!

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  44. ChristineFebruary 8, 2012 at 11:30 PM

    Love it!!! I haven't played with shrinky dink since the 80s! Gotta give it a try again. I loved what Tim did with the melting pot and shrink film.

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  45. ลngεŁลFebruary 9, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    Me ha encantado tu trabajo. It's amazing. Hugs

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  46. LisaFebruary 9, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    Totally awesome! I love the confetti bottled hearts you made. Very cool. The love collage you made and shrunk in the next post is great too! It really shrunk quite down. Maybe I missed it, but do you shrink yours with a heat gun, toaster oven, or something else? I've got start shrinking! LoL

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  47. Crafty Chick DesignsFebruary 10, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    Love how you stamped on shrink plastic. Just love that stuff! A great card.

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  48. ValFebruary 12, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    Love this - lots of texture and great colour. Thanks for joining us at MMM.
    Valx

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  49. Lucy EdmondsonFebruary 29, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    This is such a great shrinky dink! I also have never made an ATC (say it very quietly .....),

    Lucy x

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