ATC #1264 Aquamarine

Title: Aquamarine
Size: 2.5″ x 3.5″
Status: Available

See what I meant when I said I was focused on the birthstone ATC series? I’ve rounded the corner and I can see the finish line! This one is aquamarine and features a beautiful iridescent dress from the Chanel Spring 2012 runway. The dress is so subtle I’m worried it may have gotten a bit lost in all the chaos. You can see the quite lovely dress on my Pinterest if you are interested. Also, the background is from the same advert as the background from “Outer-Spaced Snow White.” Trivia! This card is available for adoption, if you are interested in adding it to your ATC collection please feel free to leave a comment or drop me a line and it will be sent out to you, gratis.

~ Brigitte

ATC #1263 Factory Girl

Title: Factory Girl
Size: 2.5″ x 3.5″
Status: Adopted

It took me a week or so to put this one together and in the end I just kind of gunned it. Truthfully I didn’t like it at first, but it’s grown on me. I think the happiness of making things (or having made things) cushions the blow of my way-too-high personal standards.

To put it lightly: this ATC has a lot going on. The model in the center is wearing a piece from the amazing Prada Spring 2012 runway, which you can see in full on my Pinterest. The Elizabeth Taylor paintings are by Andy Warhol and because of a freak subscription overlap I was actually able to totally ruin these squares once while I was making “Creation” and get a second chance to use them here. The bananas are from the spring Aldo campaign and the yellow and white piece from the corner is a cutout of cake from the copy of Martha Stewart Cakes and Flowers Magazine that I bought recently.

This ATC is available for adoption, if you would like it please leave a comment or drop me a line and I’ll send it out to you. Finally, a special shout out to Blooming Wylde Iris who mentioned me on her blog. Apparently a few recent ATC swaps we’ve done have inspired her to change her collage style a bit, which is a huge honor, to say the least.

~ Brigitte

ATC #1262 Emerald

 

Title: Emerald
Size: 2.5″ x 3.5″
Status: Available

Like I said, I’ve been focused on finishing the birthstone series, so much that I’ve made multiple cards in a row. Emerald is appropriately monochromatic, the stones in the picture almost remind me of jade, but I am assured that they are emeralds. It’s bothering me tremendously that the slice of snakeskin behind the shoulders isn’t a hair higher. This ATC is available for adoption, if you would like it please leave a comment or drop me a line and I’ll send it out to you.

~ Brigitte

ATC #1261 Diamond

Title: Diamond
Size: 2.5″ x 3.5″
Status: Available

Lately I haven’t been making many collages, thankfully (for me*) I’ve been making some, but not many. Basically it’s because I’ve been working a lot, but now that I’m getting more comfortable in my new routine I’m hoping I can get back into a decent collage groove. One of the few collages I made toward the end of April was this one, part of the birthstone series, which I’ve been super focused on finishing up. “Pretty Princess” could have easily been the diamond card in the set so I decided to go in a totally different direction for round two.

The piece that’s featured is the same as the image above, which is from the stunning Alexander McQueen Spring 2012 runway presentation. I adore it. Since the little gemstone picture has so many different colors of diamonds I thought it would be nice to do it mostly in lavender. I almost wish I had kept all the borders white, but that’s life. This ATC is available for adoption, if you would like it please leave a comment or drop me a line and I’ll send it out to you.

~ Brigitte

* Because making things keeps me sane.