Well it's nearly the end of the year with the last 2 letters of the alphabet for The Craft Barn's Alpha Dictionary Challenge. So here they are, I and X, plus a few photos showing all my ATCS and album.
For I, I've clear embossed the Ideogram (kanji symbol for happiness) and then inked the ATC with Dusty Concord and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks representing Indigo and Iodine. I've chosen to do ILLUMINATION with the light bulb flowers stamp from Chocolate Baroque embossed in gold (think illuminated letter!) and coloured. As always, it's finished with the torn dictionary definition and alcohol inked Thicker.
For X, I've chosen to do XMAS ...well it is Christmas and to be honest there were few words to do! The background is a mix of Barn Door and Aged Mahogany Distress inks overstamped with the Christmas Words Block stamp from Darkroom Door in Vermillion Archival. The holly and hellebore are the Christmas Corner stamp from Oak House Studio embossed in gold, coloured with metallic markers and with red beads for berries. I've added some tinsel, the torn dictionary definition and the alcohol inked Thicker with a touch of glitter as it's Christmas!!
Here's a photo of all 26 ATCs together.
I've mounted them on 8 x 8 black card and added other torn words from my dictionary along the edge. These are words that either mean something to me or secondary words that I've illustrated on my ATCs. I've also included my take on the challenge so that in 10 years time I'll remember why I did what I did!!
I've thoroughly enjoyed this challenge and surprised myself by creating every single one on time. Thanks must go to The Craft Barn for all their hard work and the design team for their inspiration. Thanks also to everyone who has visited my blog over the year and left such encouraging comments. I'm now looking forward to seeing everyone else's end of year posts and finding out what The Craft Barn have in store for us in the new year.
Merry Christmas everyone and Happy Creating in 2014!!
