Everything's Coming Up Roses ATC Swap

   This is my latest swap. For Valentines day I received a box of chocolates. I couldn't save the box but I could save the lid. I couldn't look at it and not see the potential of using it for the background of some ATCs. I finally got the chance to use it with this swap.

THESE ARE THE CARDS I MADE

   I carefully cut around the lettering to get these three background pictures. I edged white card stock with pearlized green acrylic paint and mounted the rose photo. I then used a cutting die and my Wizard to cut the trellis from pearlized scrapbook paper. I glued it in place. Then I started searching for just the right roses. After looking through my stash and coming up empty, I started looking elsewhere. I found my perfect roses in of all places, the artificial geraniums on my porch! They are the blossoms that haven't opened yet. I glued them onto my card. I used a heart punch for the leaves. I cut them from green vellum. I cut each heart in half and folded them down the center, and tweaked the tip just a little. Then I glued them on.

THESE ARE THE ATC'S I RECEIVED

Kathy Scholl

Bonnie J. Ray

 Katherine Walker

   These are so pretty. It would sure be nice if only they smelled as good as they look! Thanks so much for my beautiful roses.

Take Care

Kathy