shabby winter ATCs

Hi there,
After a fun blog-walk through the snow with Dawn around her backyard, I can't help myself but to create something white & shabby. Oh, Dawn your home is so beautiful!. LOVE LOVE the snow. Since I crave a quick art fix tonight, ATCs would be the answer;

I used white gesso for texture and later finger-smudged with blue, coffee bean & taffy acrylic paint. When dried, I stamped, distressed, sprinkled some glitters and collaged to my heart's content. I love that they're quite chunky. 

This one is my favorite!. I filled tiny bottle with white sparkling 'snow' for fun :). 

And glass beads as icicles. 

I made 'tracks' and heart patterns with an artist knife while the gesso was still wet. Was trying to mimic all the fun tracks seen at Dawn's backyard :).

I loved snow-covered bulrush. [well, snow-covered everything]. Here, I used twines to achieve that organic look.

I used plenty of lace, fabric, pom poms, gauze and buttons to give that shabby look. I'm keeping the colors cool and earthy. And a dash of blue for the sky. 

There you have it, first ATCs of the year!. Hope you'll hop to Dawn's blog post to check out how I interpreted her beautiful surroundings!. Have a good weekend :). Hugs.