ATCs two techniques.

< An ATC done for a swap.  Theme was "Song"

I brushed Beeswax on the ink jet prints  and collaged them on black card.

This theme was "viva La Diva".>

I used an image transfer medium made especially for
ink jet prints,as they are water soluble!

(Note, xerox and Laser copies are waterproof, so pva or various other mediums will work, but my printer is an inkjet)

I transferred the image by brushing medium onto the paper image, and also on a piece of cotton fabric.
Placed the image face down on the fabric and rubbed the back over with a spoon.
I left it to dry then damped the paper with tissue, left it to soak in, and gently rubbed the paper away.
I left it to dry again and then re-damped the cloudy areas on the image, and very gently rubbed away the remaining paper fibers.

After it was completely dry, I sealed the surface. This time I tried Johnson's Klear floor tile sealer.  It worked well.

I trimmed and stitched the fabric onto a backing, then mounted it on card using two eyelets.

ATC theme Trees

Next task is a set of ATC cards for a swap, with a theme of Trees.ATCs are 'Artist's Trading Cards', they are swapped, but not sold. (There are also 'Art Cards' which are somewhat similar, these can  be offered for sale, on Etsy, the art and crafts website,  or
elsewhere.)

 However

I have a selection of positive and Negative images of trees. I will print them onto cotton and also

onto paper. I may use stitching on the cotton, not sure yet, and also I will coat the paper images in beeswax to make them translucent. I will see how it goes!

I printed the images on cotton, then on paper. I brushed beeswax over the positive and negative images, then using the Spotlight Technique, I cut a circle from the waxed image and placed it over the fabric print. I used the negative image in the first and second atc. I then machined stitched around the edges and mounted them on cream paper over silver card.