Sewn ATCs

Sewn ATCs have an extra dimensional element all their own!

"Sewing mends the soul
~Author Unknown"

Sewn ATCs sure do look special. I was in another swap recently where the instructions were to make Artist Trading Cards using any theme, as long as there was sewing on each one. I just happened to have watched a friend sewing on her scrapbooking layouts a few weeks before so I knew it could easily be done. I broke out my trusty paints, stamps and also my sewing machine this time, and got to making my swaps.

If you have ever stitched on your layouts or other paper craft projects, I would love to see them. Just scroll down to the bottom of this page to find a place where you can upload a picture and tell me about your project :)

First I'll show you how they turned out. I really liked them!

All my little cards in rows

How to Make Them

I started with a painted background, similar to what I did for the Paris ATCs only this time I used my Radiant Rain Daubers more. I love the shimmer effect of those daubers.

Then I took one of the beautiful foliage stamps and some rich purple Stazon ink, and placed images on each little card.

Next I threaded my sewing machine up and stitched a couple of rows of various coloured thread in random lines around the edges of my cards.

After that I finished the backs of them with more stamped foliage images and a signature stamp in white craft ink, before adhering the fronts and backs together (this way the back of my stitching was hidden in between the layers).

The backs of all the cards show no stitches!

I used the end of a ruler as a stamping block as the foliage stamp was a smaller one and it just meant I had more control of the stamp with a smaller stamping block surface.

Using the end of a ruler to stamp with a small clingy stamp