Some old Die... All Tim Holtz-i-fied!!

I am so happy writing this post! I just have to tell you about my day! My Husband and I were both off today since it is the girl's last day of spring break. We were up early taking care of some business and thinking about all the things we had planned for the day since we were both home we figured we could spend the day cleaning the garage, doing laundry, Nothing fun! SO while driving home I said Gee wouldn't it be great just to do something else?? He yells Road Trip!! I called and woke up my Parents told them they had one hour to be ready, let the girls pack a quick bag of snacks and we were out the door!  We had no plan, we just drove a few hours north and ended up spending the day in Prescott. We had such a great time, we had lunch, and went to at least a dozen Antique shops, had ice-cream. The day could not have been more perfect! So while I was in one of the shops I came across a box that had old printing press dies in it! Most were rusted because they are metal, but I found one that I grabbed. I wasn't sure if it would stamp but it was $1.00!! Of course the first thing I did when I got home was give it some ink and Wowzer!! It stamped! So today was a great day, I spent a wonderful day with my Family and found a super cool crafting toy! 

So the die is an old press from some court house! How fun is that! 

Here is a pic of the die:

and how it stamped:

Here is what I turned it into!

I made an ATC card to give to my Dad because he laughed when I bought the die asking.. What are you going to do with that??

All my papers are from my Tim Holtz Scrap pile.

I sanded the edges and inked them with Old Paper and Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Film Strip

K and Co Die Cuts (no name but vintage looking)

I made the flower using a Cuttlebug scallop die, spritz with glimmer mist and stardust Stickles

Butterflies from a mini punch with tiny attacher

Glossy Accents

Tarnished Brass Stickles

Glitter Roll Pen
Martha Stewart Snow Glitter

No Cricut Used

Thanks for reading my very long post! :)

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PDE Challenge # 1 ATC

While I was blog hopping today I came across this blog, and she is hosting a challenge! Click here to see it.

http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/

Here are the rules:
Here are the simple PDE Challenge #1 Rules:

1. Make an ATC (Artist Trading Card)
2. ATC size is 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"
3. Use any method on your ATC that you want - collage, die cuts, paint, whatever strikes your fancy.

Here is my submission:

I have never heard of an ATC before so... I searched the web and this is what I found:

As their name indicates, ATC are collectables, a brilliant idea born of the older sports-themed trading cards. The one rule that makes an ATC derives from their origins: the dimensions of the ATC must be 2.5"x3.5", or 64x89mm.

To this rule are appended a couple of conventions. First, an ATC mustn't be sold, only exchanged, as the whole essence of these tiny works of art is about artists meeting (by correspondence or online if need be) and exchanging their works, thus meeting many artists and getting exposed to many personal styles. Second, on the back of each ATC the artist writes part or all of the following information: name, contact information, title of the ATC and number (1/8, 2/8...) if it's part of an edition. By definition ATCs are made in limited numbers, often no more than one of a kind. Unique ATCs are called originals; sets of identical ATCs are called editions and are numbered; sets of ATCs that are based on one theme but that are different are called series. Don't be intimidated by the concept of small editions or originals: very few people are anal about this. What most collectors really want are cards that were made with care. Based on that, numbers are meaningless.

That's all! The above is all you need to know to start making your own ATCs. Common sense dictates that they should be sturdy enough to survive mailing, and of reasonable thicknessTransparent card sleeves are useful to protect the cards if need be. This is particularly true if they can easily get smudged or if the medium might stick during transport. (unless you specifically want them otherwise.