TMTA: Zentangles

"Zentangle is an artificial term for scribbling. Who doesn’t scribble or doodle while being on the phone, or at school, or when someone is bored or highly concentrated - these random scribbles are Zentangles. True masterpieces come into being in this manner, striking and expressive. Zentangle is easy, relaxing and lets us create beautiful drawings of repeating pattern. This is a theme where nobody can say: I’m cannot do it. Don’t think, just start scribbling"

Well there you go! I never knew they had a name! Here is my ATC for this weeks Think monday, think ATC, hope you like it!

TMTA: Transparency

The theme on Think monday, think ATC is to use transparent paper, foil etc. I'd already thought I wanted to make a St Patricks card so I was glad this weeks theme allowed that. I've used some DCWV spring stack with an image and title I put together on the PC, printed onto vellum and attached with gold brads. Happy St Patricks Day! xx

TMTA: Fashion

This weeks theme is Fashion on Think monday, think ATC. Last weeks Triptych theme was too tricky for my little brain so I gave it a miss! I've made quite a simple ATC with my trusty pink petticoat Tres Chic paper, Boudoir stripes and Lolas dress highlighted with a Souffle pen. Then just added a few gems and some stitched ribbon! Hope you like it! xx

TMTA: Africa

Think monday, think ATC's theme this week is Africa, I'm a bit late but here it is using some handmade animal print papers and the title is from the packaging that came with them! I thought it was apt. Then I stamped some paw prints and added a strip of hessian. Thanks for looking! xx

TMTA: Insects

"Now it’s insects. There are so many of them - butterflies, dragonflies, bugs, spiders or ants - what kind of insects will you show us?"

I tried to be a bit arty with the lettering but I think it just looks weird - hee hee! The paper is from a sizzix stack, the dragonfly is from Pink Petticoat and the ATC background is a Funky Hand ATC template. Thanks for looking! xx

TMTA: Child and Bird

This weeks theme was tricky: "Create an ATC on which the two items - child/children and birds - are combined in an overall picture."

I didn't think I had and children or bird images, but then I found a little bird in a SeeD's set and the boy is part of a christmas stamp where he's standing in pyjamas with father christmas! Also used a couple of the Woodware flourishes stamps. Hope you like it! xx

TMTA: Cats

I've wanted to get into making ATCs for a while and never got round to it, but noticed on Andreas blog that the theme on TMTA this week was cats and I couldn't resist - I love cats! Anyway, here's my ATC, I used a matting block for the paper, the cat image is a DW dingbats ('z'!) and I stamped and embossed the wording. Hopefully this'll get me into making more. Hope you're having a nice day! xx