ATC's for UKCrafters challenge

I love making ATC's and so when Loopylou suggested ATC's for this weeks challenge on the Cricut MB I just had to do it. The little girl on the first one is a stamp that I bought in the Paper Mill Shop at Springfields, Spalding. My dear sister-in-law spotted a load of stamps at reduced prices so, of course, I had to buy some. The scalloped rectangles were cut with my new nesties.

ATC Waterfall

I made this Waterfall ATC for my dear buddy Elaine who I regularly swop ATC's and cards with. The background is handmade with spritzing inks which is great fun to do even if it's a bit messy! It would be a great file to use when you get all those 'inchies' in the swop on the Cricut MB. I used the square on the Plantin Schoolbook cart but if you do not have that cart you could replace the shapes using the cart you do have. For the folds you need to crease as follows :- measuring from the T shape end at 1.25" - 1.75" - 2.25" If you have any problems assembling the waterfall please leave a message and I will go through it with you.
I have also included a cut file for a waterfall to fit an A6 card.
To get the file just click the title. I would love to see what you do with it.

One of my ATC's for the 'Winged Things' Swop

Here is a sneak peek at two of my ATC's for a swop on the Cricut MB. I have made several in different colours and styles and will post some more once the swop ends.

For the background paper I used Pearlescent Pastel Colours, from the USArt Quest watercolour palette, on ordinary printer paper. While it was wet I scrunched it up then straightened it out and left it to dry. The idea came from The Stamp Man site, one of my favourite sites.

You cannot see the effect but it is very shimmery. I added some ribbon and hearts and used the negative of a peel off on one and the positive on the other.