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Sunday, May 6, 2012

USA ATC

Created this USA Artist Trading Card (ATC)with some mini tiles. For those they do not know an ATC is a 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece of artwork that is sometimes traded.
















natural or real item: mini tiles

paper:
2 1/2" x 3 1/2" red cardstock
white paper

ink: all studio g - 2 shades of blue & red

ribbon: Spool O' Ribbon - red, white & blue

stamps: studio g clear stamps - stars & USA map 


Entering this into the following challenges:

2 Sisters Ch90 Anything Goes unlim 3rd 5/5-11
Party Time Tues PTT66 Two (or more) Ribbons lim 2 2nd mine has 3 ribbons 5/1-8
Raise The Bar Ch103 Report Cards let's see LETTERS, TEXT on card unlim 1st 5/4-10
Speedy Fox & Friend Ch106 Use 3 of something  3 tiles 5/5-11
Stampin Sisters in Christ Ch138 Incorp something real or natural unlim 1st the mini tiles 5/6-12 
Stamp Scrap & Doodle Sat Ribbons & Bows unlim 2nd 5/5-11
The Stamp Man Your Fav Technique unlim my fav technique is adding texture like the tiles & stamping 3rd 5/4-17 
Wishcraft Waste Not Wed Wk17 unlim 6th the mini tiles 5/2-9

21 comments:

  1. FAB ATC love the use of scrabble tiles. Thank you forjoiningus at LEJ Design Challenge. Good luck. Chris xx

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  2. Great ATC. Good use for the tiles. Thanks for joining Speedy Fox and Friends.

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  3. Very patriotic, love the scrabble tiles. Thanks for joining us for 2 Sisters anything goes challenge

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  4. Fun card- I like the use of the scrabble tiles for your USA!! :)Amy

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  5. Really fab, the scrabble tiles look brilliant, what a fantastic idea. Thank you for joining in with the LEJ Designs challenge blog
    Lindsay xx

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  6. very nice!! love the stars on the map. and love the tiles. thanks for joining us at the ATC challenge at Frosted Designs.

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  7. Beautiful, Melissa! and great use with multiple ribbons! Thanks for playing with us at Party Time Tuesday!

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  8. what a great ATC, I love the bright red and blue, very patriotic and the USA in scrabble tiles looks cool.

    Thanks so much for sharing your card at Anything goes, Just keep on creating. I hope you will continue to play along :)

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  9. Melissa, thank you for joining in for this week's Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge. I love the use of the wood scrabble tiles for the natural element. Your card is just adorable, and I love everything patriotic.

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  10. Fabulous ATC, love the tiles, thank you for joining us this week at LEJ xx

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  11. I love ATC's and I think your gorgeous patriotic creation with the cute mini tiles is one of the first ATC entries we have had at Party Time Tuesdays. Thanks for joining us for our 2 or More Ribbon Challenge. I hope you will join us again soon.
    Danie - PTT DT

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  12. Super cute card! So glad you joined us at Raise The Bar this week!

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  13. Perfect Patriotic card. The scrabble letters are a nice touch. Thanks for playing along with us here at Speedy Fox and Friends challenge, we hope to see you again next week. Make sure to check out our challenge with Friends of SpeedyTV for more fun and more chances to win with Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

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  14. What a fun ATC Melissa - using scrabble tiles is a neat idea! Thanks for joining us again at Lexi's Creations for our "Ribbon and Lace" Challenge. Helen x (DT)

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  15. What a great ATC Melissa - the mini tiles are adorable! Love the patriotic theme. Thank you so much for joining in on our Report card/text challenge this week at Raise The Bar!
    ~*Joni RTB DT

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  16. Fab ATC, love the scrabble tiles. Thanks for joining us at The Stamp Man. Sue C x

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  17. Love the use of the scrabble tiles. Cute! Thank you for sharing your creation with us in our "May anything goes" challenge at Catch The Bug! We appreciate your participation and hope you will join us, again, tomorrow, for a brand new challenge! ~~Sammibug~~ DT Member For Bugaboo Stamps

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  18. Fab ACT, not made one for mopnths now, love ther USA theme, thanks for joining us on SSDS this week... Kaz

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  19. Another great project. Thanks again for joining in with our Anything Goes challenge this month at Catch The Bug.
    TFS
    Paul
    Crafty Blogocks
    DT Member for Catch The Bug

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  20. I love your card! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenges! Hugs! :)

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  21. A lovely card. Love the tiles. Thanks for joining us at The Stamp Man and have a wonderful day. Angela

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