ATC TREEE Theme

In our Wi- stampers group the ATC theme for May was trees.

I had a cool idea and made a "Cod-I-fer" ...

I had it done ahead of time & now I can't find the damn thing!!!
lesson learned....

But I did have another brainstorm & bought a thin piece of balsa.

So this is the actual ATC I sent.










The wood was inked with Distress Ink in vintage photo & peeled paint.

The tree is stamped with archival ink. I used some Green Tea Versamark ink to ink up the lower part.
I dusted it with perfect pearls to add some shimmer.

The quote was the inspiration for this piece.

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Uber kewl!

Bleached bottle brush trees and wreaths!

I read this Artful Affirmations blog. here's a link to her YouTube Video ! There are some beautiful projects on her site, I'm just warning you....

 
These are more white than green. 
Dumb camera phone.....

AND, the picture IS rightside up in the camera!
Any ideas? Blogger doesn't let me rotate. HELLO BLOGGER......

I used a 3 to 1 ratio of bleach to water in a glass jar..
Set the green trees into the mix.
It takes about 5 minutes to strip the color.
Rinse and dry.



These can be colored with Color Wash and Mists to match your project. I'll be doing that next.

Amazing how the bows stay red....

Imagine your art, all done in soft whites, snow, gold or silver, with these trees or wreaths? 

I see yet another day of NOT getting other things done........