ATC #216 - Nature Lotus

Started making some ATCs for a trade. The photo is from Hangzhou, China.

Collage on painted paper.
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ATC #194 - Trust the Butterflies

I love the marbled paper background I used for this.
Specialty papers, faux postal, embellishments.
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ATC #193 - Cherish

I've still got a bunch of faux postals to use up!
Scrapbook paper, specialty paper, faux postal, embellishments.
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ATC #186 - Butterfly Post

This is made from another of the pretty butterfly faux postals. The background doesn't show up well - it is painted with metallic-looking paint.
Painted paper, faux postal, embellishments.
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Day 165 - Not Quite Iron Butterfly

Our ATC club meeting had a theme of using found objects. Our fearless leader for this meeting is an avid runner and watches the ground as she runs past lots of construction sites and other interesting places.She brought a bunch of stuff for us to use. It was so fun, though I have to admit that this isn't very original as I copied a butterfly she had made using rusty razor blades.
Found objects, embellishments.
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Day 156 - Live the Life You've Imagined

Another ATC I stamped at my Birthday party.
Scrapbook paper, stamped images, embellishments.
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Day 154 - Butterfly Brown/Orange

I thought this butterfly made a good brown and orange theme.
Specialty papers, embellishments.
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Day 144 - Butterfly Fairy

Dreaming of being  able to fly like a butterfly.
Painted paper, specialty paper, embellishments.
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Day 143 - Ancient Specimens

Looks like old script writing with old butterfly specimens. Perhaps new parchment was too precious so some old page was used to hold the butterflies.
Specialty papers, embellishments.
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Day 140 - Social Butterfly

I found some raised embellishments with various themes. They are probably at least 4 or 5 years old and had gotten in the middle of some scrapbook papers in one of my multitude of paper holders. This is yesterday's ATC, but when I was about to take a picture of it, the acrylic part (with the image) detached from the backing that was already glued down. Sigh... So I had to glue it down and wait for the glue to dry before taking the picture today.
Scrapbook paper, painted paper, embellishment.
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Day 134 - B is for Butterfly

OK, so I know I had a B is for Bloom a while back, but what the heck. This little guy was too cool to pass up.
Specialty papers, embellishments.
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Day 133 - Butterfly Treasure

Another butterfly collage inspired by my visit to the butterfly garden. Of course I didn't see these butterflies, but it's nice anyway.
Specialty papers embellishments.
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Day 132 - Monarch Butterflies

Today I went to the Zoro Butterfly Garden in Balboa Park with the San Diego Sketchcrawlers. I blogged about the trip here. We did see plenty of Monarch butterflies, hence this ATC.
Specialty papers, faux postal, embellishments.
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Day 113 - Celebration Butterfly

We just don't see butterflies very much anymore in the 'burbs. People like butterflies, but not the caterpillars that turn into butterflies.
Specialty paper, embellishments.
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Day 99 - Tranquility Butterfly

I had a very tranquil day today, so I picked the pretty faux postage that goes nicely with the scrapbook paper.
Scrapbook paper, faux postage, embellishments.
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Day 83 - Fuchsia with Butterfly

Never mind that butterflies don't care about fuchsia flowers. I'm making a feeble attempt to justify my rubber stamp collection and this is a nice set, so I decided to use it today.
Rubber stamps, watercolor.
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Day 82 - Queen Bee

So few people realize how important bees are to our food supply, pollinating so many crops, from nuts to fruits and vegetables. Not to mention the delicious honey!
Specialty paper, bottle cap, embellishments.
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