T Stands For a Faux ATC

 

Let me make this clear.  DO NOT share your ATCs, etc. this week.  I am showing what you would have received from me if I had a working scanner.  Last week Sharon said she could crop and size.  She also said that was probably not what I used my scanner for.  She was correct.  

I started these ATCs back in February when I came up with a design.  I had Bleubeard's help of course.  Some of you can make what I designed using your digital and hybrid skills in Photoshop.  I am not that person.  I do a real cut, copy, and paste.

The first thing I did was find a layer cake.  I was lucky to find this three layer drawing that was perfect for what I wanted.

Although you can't tell, after a lot of trial and error, I reduced the cake to 60%. 

Next I lowered the cake on the page so there was room at the top.

 

The size had to be perfect so Bleubeard could fit on the page and not be too small or too large.  Most of you have seen the little cups I have used every year except one to signify T Tuesday.   This was my third attempt.  It was difficult to get the cups in the correct spot because the stamp was wood mounted.

 

Next, thanks to dies Sharon shared during our first play date, I added the numbers signifying 10 years.  I colored the numbers, then turned them into candles.

 

Now it was time to crop the assembly and make sure it met the required size and scale that could be reduced to 2.5 inches X 3.5 inches.  Once I get a scanner that works properly, each person will receive an ATC, whether you participated in the swap or not.  I was really pleased with how many of you participated for Year 10.

Next week you may reveal what you created and what you received.  Be sure to show your partner's postage stamps, too.   That was a very important part of the swap, too.    Please don't forget you MUST show an actual word or design like below

signifying an actual number 10.  You may share a sign you create, but it can't just be words on the page.  It must be an actual photo of the number 10 somewhere in your post. 

 

By now I'm sure you know it's time to share your own drink related post.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, handmade cards, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, a favorite mug, cup and saucer, teapot, coffee pot, or even a wine glass. Regardless, please join us by linking below.  Bleubeard and I will gladly visit, as will other T participants.  Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year, as this post proves.  Please remember to visit your fellow T participants.

 

 

I'll remind you one more time.  Please don't forget you MUST add a PHOTO of the number 10 somewhere as part of your 10th anniversary post.  And, if you participated in the swap, don't forget to show the postage stamps your partner used.  Be sure to cover your name and address, of course.