ATC Mural by Belinda Johnson

Supplies:
Cardstock:
Mellow Moss, Going Gray, Creamy Caramel, More Mustard, Copper
Metallic by Stampin’ Up

Rubber Stamps: Serengeti & Leopard Skin Background by Stampin’ Up
Stately Giraffe by Embossing Arts Co.
Stampin’ Around Wheel - Heart of Africa by Stampin’ Up
Express It from Making Memories magnetic alphabet
Alphabet Letters by River City Rubber Works

Inks: Weathered Wood & Vintage Photo by Tim Holtz Distressed Inks
Chocolate Chip Craft Ink by Stampin’ Up
Black & Clear Versamark

Accessories: Silver Square Brads from Making Memories
Vinyl Window Screen
Textured wallpaper scrap
Animal brads
Round tag and round copper paper clip
Double sided Tacky Tape
Clear embossing powder
Alphabet Die Cut by Sizzix
Transparency sheet
Baseball Sleeve Protector

DIRECTIONS:
This is a 9 ATC mural. Each card should be able to stand alone and as a  group. Start with a blank sheet of cardstock 7 ½ x 10 ½. Draw or score lines at 2 ½ x 3 ½. This is where you will cut the cards after you have finished your art. I used a transparency sheet with markings on it  because I layered my work.

Start with a theme and go for it. Trying to make each of the ATC be able to stand alone without the others.

I started with a full 8 ½ x 11 c/s of Stampin’ Up Mellow Moss. I spritz it with water and crinkled. I flattened the sheet and wiped Jim Holtz Distressed Inks ( vintage photo) over entire cardstock, leaving color on raised areas.

I stamped Embossing Arts Co. ‘Stately Giraffe’ with Stampin’ Up Craft chocolate chip ink and embossed with clear embossing powder, on Stampin’ Up Creamy Caramel Cardstock. I stamped background with a retired Stampin’ Up ‘Leopard Skin’ background stamp with versamark. I stamped
elephants with Retired Stampin’ Up ‘Serengeti’ and Tim Holtz Distressed Inks (weathered wood) and clear embossed. Tore around image and sponged edges with ink. I wheeled Stampin’ Up ‘Heart of Africa’ Stampin’ Around  wheel with black ink on strip of Stampin’ Up going gray and more mustard cardstock. Tore edges.

I layered pieces onto background cardstock and placed them using my transparency template. I used a scrap of textured paper ( source unknown) and a piece of vinyl window screen. I attached all pieces with double sided sticky tape.

I stamped words with making magnetic stamp alphabet (express it). The large words were with River City Rubber Works acrylic alphabets.

I embellished with memory makers square silver brads and some misc. animal embellishments. I also used a round shipping tags, sponging color on tag and string to match and sponged edges with Gold Encore and embossed with gold embossing powder. The letter B was punched out with a
sizzix die cut on Stampin‘ Up Copper metallic cardstock.

I cut sheet into individual ATC, and placed them in a baseball card sleeve protector.

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