Hi everyone!  Shari here, I’m back and I’m sooooo excited to share this week with you!!!   I have decided to dedicate the entire week to ATC’s.  What are they you ask?  ATC stands for Artist Trading Card.  These little beauties measure 2.5″ x 3.5″ or 6cm x 9 cm, similar to baseball and playing cards. The purpose of ATC’s are to trade with other artists.  They are really great to collect and display.

Today I’m working with Fall holidays and what’s better than to kick the week off with some Halloween fun! I chose larger main images that really stand out on the ATC size card. These are so much fun to make.

First I want to start you off with a quick video covering how to use our digital images in common programs such as Microsoft Word.  It’s perfect for beginners and those who like to do Hybrid cards.  Take a peek.

Here’s my first ATC. I used scraps of cardstock cut at odd angles and glued them to a black ATC sized piece of cardstock.  Then I inked up my sheet of ClearDesign Happy Halloween stamps and stamped all at once onto my card. I printed out the cat, colored it with pencils and affixed it to my card.  So Easy!

Supplies:

• ClearDesign: Happy Halloween
• Spooky’s Digital Kit
• Memories Black Ink
• Other: Color pencils, cardstock

This next one is one of my favorites.  I stamped and cut out the owl/ghost and used a blending tool to darken the edges.  I punched the moon from pattern paper, sewed it to my ATC, then added a bit of hemp string.

Supplies:

• ClearDesign: Happy Owl-oween
• Memories Black Ink
• Black Gemstones
• Other: Basic Grey Paper, Tim Holtz blending tool and Black Soot Distress Ink, sewing supplies, hemp, cardstock

Oh a fun one for sure.  Love this bat! I started with purple cardstock, used my new favorite Flourish background with black ink, punched a circle and stuck the panel to a black ATC.  I stamped, colored and cut out my bat, then attached it in place.  I punched a smaller circle and stamped “Spooky” and affixed it on the larger circle.  I added some trimmings with a border punch and gems to finish.

Supplies:

• Sneaky Peek CG119 Flourish Background (Crazy for Clings)
• ClearDesign: Happy Halloween
• Silly Bat
• Memories Black Ink
• Black Gemstones
• Other: Color pencils, circle and border punches, cardstock

And finally, an earthy card with the pirate owl.  I used the sheet of Happy Halloween greetings and stamped them all at once onto Kraft cardstock, then added some pumpkin cardstock.  I stamped, colored and cut out my owl and mounted it in place.  I added a little ribbon tied in a bow to finish it off.

Supplies:

• ClearDesign: Happy Halloween
• ClearDesign: Happy Owl-oween
• Memories Black Ink
• Black Gemstones
• Other: Tim Holtz blending tool, color pencils, ribbon, cardstock

And now for the CHALLENGE. Create an ATC using at least one Hero Arts stamp or digital element and upload it to the Hero Arts Flickr Group by Sunday, October 4th at 11:59 pm PST. Please tag your creation with the code word HeroArtsATC. By entering, you could win a shopping spree of your choice of Hero Arts products from the NEW Hero Arts Online Store! (Shipping charges apply.) Winners will also receive a 2009 Hero Arts catalog, sent separately. The prize amounts are as follows:

• Fresh Face Winner (someone who has not yet won a contest): $50
• Digital Winner (create something using a Hero Arts Digital Kit): $50
• 1st Place: $50
• 2nd Place: $25
• 3rd Place: $15

And now for some exciting news…are you ready?  We are going to try out our first ever Hero Arts ATC Swap!

The first 200 people who sign up will be able to participate in our Hero Arts ATC Swap. Sign-up will begin at 11:00 am EST. on Friday, Oct. 2nd, in the Flickr Discussion area HERE. More information will be available throughout the week.

Thanks everyone!  I’ll be back tomorrow with some more FALL ATC fun!

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