Sunday 1 March 2020

March Artists' Trading Card (ATC)

 Here we are on the 1st March.  Storm Jorge (pronounced Hor-hay) has blown over, bringing wind, rain and hail.  Here is my ATC for March.  It is a little more subtle than January or February, but still has texture paste, glitter and foiling as surface decoration.
 The background is meant to suggest 'breezes' and the hare is for 'Mad as a March Hare'.  The gemstones are sky blue apatite, aquamarine, peridot, white moonstone, clear quartz and chrysoprase.  There may be some prehnite in there too (I really should note down what I use).
The back doesn't have texture and you can see the swirls which represent the breeze a little more clearly. The blue paint background has some white marks made using a tool meant for icing. There is a daffodil too, from a napkin.
I hope that March's weather is a little kinder to the country and indeed the world.

2 comments:

  1. These are so wonderful Ellie, I am really enjoying you sharing these with us. So beautiful and inspiring.

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    1. Thanks, sustainablemum. I am enjoying the challenge I set myself and am currently thinking about April's card - perhaps some polymer clay flowers might appear...
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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