{"id":3577,"date":"2016-08-17T07:55:12","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T11:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/blog\/?p=3577"},"modified":"2016-08-16T15:03:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T19:03:16","slug":"creating-atcs-with-dinky-stencils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/blog\/creating-atcs-with-dinky-stencils\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating ATCs with Dinky Stencils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s easy to get bogged down in day-to-day tasks, even creative ones, and lose sight of projects that are on the &#8220;I need to do that!&#8221; list.\u00a0 It happens to me and I&#8217;m guessing it happens to some of you too.\u00a0 The best intentions can get sidetracked and the next thing you know that project, whatever it was, gets completely forgotten about.<\/p>\n<p>ATCs have kind of been that for me, at least lately.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve previously made my share of them, but art journaling and other more recently popular types of creating have pushed ATCs far into the background of late.\u00a0 (as in the last couple of years or more!)<\/p>\n<p>When we received our first shipment of That&#8217;s Crafty Dinky Stencils, which are perfectly sized to fit an ATC,\u00a0I had a moment&#8230; an a-ha moment when it occurred to me that it had been a very long time since I&#8217;d worked on those baseball card sized bits of creative wonder.<\/p>\n<p>I was determined to get to\u00a0ATCs and in today&#8217;s video you&#8217;ll see my approach to creating them; Distress Crayon, Ink Sprays, and watercolor backgrounds all combined with the huge assortment of imagery available in the Dinky Stencil line, plus some other added bits to make &#8217;em even more fun.<\/p>\n<p>When was the last time you created an ATC??<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kWwWCnL8-Ek\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Supplies For This Video<\/em><\/span>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/stencils\/thats-crafty-dinky-stencils\" target=\"_blank\">That&#8217;s Crafty Dinky Stencils<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/paint-dye-and-ink\/canvases-and-artist-quality-papers\/artist-quality-papers\" target=\"_blank\">Strathmore ATCs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/paint-dye-and-ink\/dina-wakley-media\/dina-wakley-media-brushes-mediums-fine-tip-applicators\/dina-wakley-media-white-gesso-4oz-jar.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Dina Wakley White Gesso<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/art-journals-and-mixed-media\/tim-holtz-distress-crayons\" target=\"_blank\">Distress Crayons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/paint-dye-and-ink\/daler-rowney-fw-acrylic-inks\" target=\"_blank\">Daler-Rowney FW Inks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/tools-and-supplies\/brushes-brushes-brushes\/princeton-watercolor-brush-4-fan-4350.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Princeton #4 Fan Brush<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/art-journals-and-mixed-media\/misc-stamp-mixed-media-supplies\/ranger-inkssentials-mini-ink-blending-tool-40965.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/art-journals-and-mixed-media\/misc-stamp-mixed-media-supplies\/ranger-inkssentials-mini-ink-blending-replacement-foam-40972.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Foam Refills<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/paint-dye-and-ink\/dylusions-paint-by-dyan-reaveley\" target=\"_blank\">Dylusions Paint<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/stencils\/joggles-stencils-and-masks\" target=\"_blank\">Joggles Stencils<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/paint-dye-and-ink\/dylusions-ink-sprays-by-dyan-reaveley\" target=\"_blank\">Dylusions Ink Sprays<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/paint-dye-and-ink\/lindys-stamp-gang-two-toned-starburst-sprays\" target=\"_blank\">Lindy&#8217;s Starburst Sprays<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/art-journals-and-mixed-media\/joggles-sticky-snippets\" target=\"_blank\">Joggles Sticky Snippets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/paint-dye-and-ink\/zig-kuretake-gansai-tambi-watercolor-single-pans\" target=\"_blank\">Zig Gansai Tambo Watercolor Open Stock Pans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/paint-dye-and-ink\/zig-kuretake-gansai-tambi-watercolor-sets\" target=\"_blank\">Zig Gansai Tambi Watercolor Sets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/tools-and-supplies\/brushes-brushes-brushes\" target=\"_blank\">Princeton Watercolor Brushes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/art-journals-and-mixed-media\/faber-castell-pitt-pens\" target=\"_blank\">PITT Pens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/art-journals-and-mixed-media\/tim-holtz-idea-ology\/idea-ology-by-tim-holtz-th92998-chit-chat-stickers.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Chit Chat Stickers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/art-journals-and-mixed-media\/tim-holtz-idea-ology\/idea-ology-by-tim-holtz-th93193-small-talk.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Small Talk Stickers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/tools-and-supplies\/gelly-roll-pens\" target=\"_blank\">Gelly Roll Pens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joggles.com\/art-journals-and-mixed-media\/joggles-collage-sheets\" target=\"_blank\">Joggles Collage Sheets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s easy to get bogged down in day-to-day tasks, even creative ones, and lose sight of projects that are on the &#8220;I need to do that!&#8221; 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