Monday, 11 February 2013

SMUDGY ANTICS and VALENTINE BLOG HOP


A fortnight has passed and it is time for another inky challenge with Smudgy Antics.
The design team challenges you to make an ATC. 
 Easy as can be, right?   For those that may not know, ATC stands for artist trading cards.  ATCs are 2.5" x 3.5" works of art that are intended for trade.  ATCs are kind of like personalized business cards as the front has the handmade art and the backside contains the artist's contact information.  
You can search the net and find tons of information and examples of ATCs. 

There is a bit of a twist with the challenge this fortnight.  The ATC you create MUST incorporate a stamped image (real or digi) and it must follow the theme of 
"BEATING HEARTS".  

You have two weeks to add your creation to Mr. Linky.  Also, if you would like to trade your ATC with another artist, please leave a comment stating such in the comment section of this post.  Trading is not required, but since that is the purpose of ATCs we thought we would give everyone the opportunity to trade.





I have used the heart from QUOTH THE RAVEN stamped 5x, fussy cut and dipped in my melting pot.
I did a rust paint technique on the base card, mesh and screww brads. Red nail vanish doubled as the dripping blood. I do hope you'll join us this fortnight and maybe swap ATC's? I am using this atc as my day one project for the SMEARED AND SMUDGED BLOODY VALENTINE HOP..... please visit everyone on the list, you'll be amazed and inspired.



Blog Roll
Tori
Shell
Black Dragon ( you are here!)
Susan S.
Monique
Sandy
Jane
Abbie
Leigh
Wendy
Lady B
Ike
Kristy
I'd like to enter the following challenges
GLOOMY ART  BLOODY VALENTINE
CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK ANYTHING GOES
CHEERFUL STAMP PAD HEART
MAKE IT MONDAY ANYTHING GOES LINKY PARTY
SIMON SAYS STAMP GET MESSY
COME AND GET IT CHALLENGES SHOW US YOUR HEART
ATCS AND CARDS WITH ATTITUDE... BE MY VALENTINE
Many thanks for visiting... see you tomorrow for day 2 of the hop. BDx

26 comments:

  1. Oh I love this ATC...great images and construction. Your creations are always amazing!!!

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  2. This is marvelous.. the 3D heart rocks and I love the way it is trapped in the mesh net !! Fantastic work as always. :-D xxx

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  3. Brilliant job! I just love this ATC! Love that heart!
    Peace,
    Kristy

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  4. Oh your ATC is so wickedly cool! Love the dimension of the trapped heart and it looks so gruesomely real! Love it!

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  5. Wow!!! Your bloody Valentine is Great!!!
    Wonderful bloody Hearts for the Challenges...

    Thank you for your contribution to Gloomy Art Challenge

    Hugs
    Sternenglanz

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  6. Wow, fantastic and unique art...i Love it!
    Hugs from Slovenia

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  7. yay that heart looks really fresh! way cool work. love it! XXX

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  8. Frakin awesome, BD! I love your bloody heart! How do you manage all that fussy cutting? It would drive me batty! Awesome rusting effect as well :)

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  9. omg it looks like you have a real heart tucked away for a later lunch my Dragon..glad it's not mine :) :) I will stay in your good graces and as always I love your art..
    hugs
    susan s

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  10. Love the mesh and very bloody heart!

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  11. Gosh, this is so life like, I can almost see your heart beating! Fab project. Thanks for joining us at Come & Get It.
    Natx GDT

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  12. I love the look of your ATC, so textural! Thanks for joining us for this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge!

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  13. Hi,
    gorgeous, love the strong and bold colours!
    came via the MIM;-))m

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  14. Woow...what a wonderful work.

    Thank you for joining us at Gloomy Art.

    Hugs
    Ute85

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  15. LOve your dimensional heart and that it needs to be contained by the wire!

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  16. Love the Valentine:) Always inventive and love that the heart is caught in a net. Great!

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  17. A bloody Valentine for sure. ;) Love the artistic nature of this fab ATC. Very cool!

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  18. Wonderful ATC, love the use of nail polish for the blood. Thank you for joining the challenge this month.

    Sylvia
    The Crafty Bloggers Network(DT)

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  19. So cool! The heart is so realistic! I love the idea of using nail polish for the blood!

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  20. Great atc! Very creative. Love the mesh. :) I saw your project at the Make it Monday blog.

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  21. Fabulous! I really love how oyu've got the heart behind the wire :D

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  22. Love the dimension on your ATC. Thanks for sharing at The Cheerful Stamp Pad.

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  23. Amazing ATC with such a realistic heart. Love the rusting too. I am working on mine now but it will be so far from this I am embarrassed to mention it! Love your work so much. Vee xx

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