Wednesday 20 March 2013

Purple Parasol


Here's my ATC for The Craft Barn's Alpha/Dictionary Challenge week 6 where the letter is P.

Another quick read of the dictionary and I came up with Paddle and Parasol so immediately thought of my Bathing Beauty stamp.  However she's slightly too big for an ATC - I decided she'd look better with a whole parasol, so with the ankles cut off, she's now wading rather than paddling!!  So I've gone for PARASOL and a purple one too!


The Bathing Beauty (from Crafty Individuals CI-278) is stamped on gloss card with Jet Black Archival  and coloured with Tombow markers.  The background is Powder Blue Pigment Ink spritzed with water and mopped up and I've stamped the waves round her shins in Forest Green Pigment Ink - both by Oak House Studio.  I've just finished my ATC with some beach hut ribbon,  the Parasol dictionary definition and the alcohol inked vinyl Thicker.


As we are nearly a quarter of the way through I thought I'd add a photo of my ATCs so far - love how bright and colourful they are.....but maybe I need to use yellow or orange next time!!   Hope you like.  Thanks for looking and for your lovely comments!!

26 comments:

  1. They are looking good together, I like the water I didn't realise you had cut the image. It looks just right.

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  2. Visiting from The Craft Barn - this is another lovely depicted letter. I love your bathing beauty stamp, her parasol is fab! :0) Mo

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  3. Terrific word and a terrific ATCS to add to your collection

    Love Chrissie xx

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  4. Gorgeous ATC and don't they look great all together.

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  5. This looks fabulous ELaine and thank you for showing all of your atc's so far :D Thank you for joining in with The Craft Barn again! x

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  6. Purple Parasol - PERFECT. Great to see all your ATCs together too. BJ

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  7. This is so lovely, Elaine!! Good use of that stamp!

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  8. Love that stamp...and love the atc you have made with it Elaine...Great to see your atc's so far...you are going to have a wonderful colourful collection by the end of this challenge!

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  9. Another great ATC, love the purple parasol and the Paddling lady.

    Sylv xx

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  10. Fantastic ATC And I love your design. Great to sEe them all together too.

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  11. Such a clever idea Elaine to make her wade rather than paddle, she looks lovely. Nice to see your whole collection too. Hugs, Anne x

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  12. Beautiful tag. Love how it goes over the edge and the row of houses is so perfect. TFS your ATC so far _ they look wonderful.

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  13. A great choice of word and your collection is shaping up nicely.

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  14. Fabulous page, great summer feeling.

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  15. What a clever way to adapt this fun stamp to fit the atc. I love her and those fun cabanas all in a row. How cool to see the whole collection so far.

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  16. Lovely atc,I like how her parasol extends over the top and that beach hut ribbon is fab

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  17. Great page, I love the way you depicted your word! Thanks for visiting my blog, I so appreciated your comment! Hugs Frea

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  18. I have this lovely stamp plate and really love what you've done with it. The idea of a purple parasol is very creative - well done you!
    Juliax

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  19. A purple parasol - couldn't be better - Perfect !

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  20. Such a lovely ATC - bringing welcome thoughts of warm summers whilst we're surrounded by snow! MMx

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  21. Loving your ATC......wish I was there as it's warmer than here!! lol

    MaggieH

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  22. Love the touch of ribbon.
    Don't the ATCs look fabulously colourful all together :)

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  23. Oh, your purple parasol ATC is fabulous! I love that the parasol goes beyond the ATC. That beach hut ribbon is a perfect detail!

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  24. I'm glad you put a picture of all the ATC so far, and your latest one is Perfect too ;)
    Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
    Izzy

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  25. This is brilliant Elaine, I love the 'wading' lady and how you have created the ripples round her legs to show this perfectly, fab job.
    Hugs x

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  26. This is a glorious piece. Love how you have summarised the dictionary so far. Well done you

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