The Crafty Den: ATC Scrap Makes IG Hop August 25

Hello friends, I hope you're doing great and you've had a great start to your week. I'm joining a new Instagram Hop and this time it's all about ATC's. We challenge you to use leftover die cuts, sentiments, and card stock to create Artist Trading Cards (ATC). You can send them in happy mail, save them on a ring to highlight your favorite creations, swap them with friends, leave them on a co-worker’s desk, or add sweet notes to a lunchbox. Join us if you like; the only rules are to use scraps and create cards that are 2.5” x 3.5” in size. We share our little snippets of happiness on the third Tuesday of the month. Sounds like so much fun doesn't it.

I don't think I've made an ATC for years (probably 10 or more) but they make a nice change from cards and you can use all the same stuff on a smaller scale. Because I don't throw anything away I actually found some pre-made ATC's and the little stickers to go on the back, which came in handy. I decided to go with a coffee/tea theme this time around. I hope you like them.

Here are my ATC's:

A closer look at the coffee ATC:

And a closer look at the tea ATC:

I decorated the backs but haven't filled in the details yet:

I began by covering the ATC's with some cream coloured card from my scraps bin. For the coffee ATC I tore some brown card and stamped some coffee beans onto it before adding a piece to the top and bottom of the ATC. For the tea ATC I took a scrap of beige card and added that to the right side with liquid glue. I stamped and coloured both images with Promarkers and fussy cut them out. I die cut some hearts from scrap red card and added them to each image. I stamped the sentiments directly onto each ATC using brown ink. I added brown and white splatters to both ATC's and then adhered the images with foam squares. For the backs I simply added a strip of the same card as the front to the top and then adhered the sticker with double sided tape (they are so old they've lost their stick). As a final touch I added a red heart onto each strip of card. I'm really happy with how they turned out and I think I'm going to enjoy this hop each month.

I would like to enter my ATC's into the following challenges:

* to be updated *

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #ATCscrapmakes2025 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.

I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Cards for All Seasons IG Hop so I hope you will pop back and check it out. Until then thank you so much for stopping by.

Love and hugs,