These are some ATCs I made yesterday. The lily stamp is part of a set that was bought me for Christmas. I have used the other stamps in the set, but hadn't got around to this one. I decided to try the same image with different techniques to see what I could come up with.

Unfortunately the detail is lost in the photography, but in the two bottom, right-hand ATCs I have used paper weaving to add texture to the image. I stamped the image twice, then cut them into strips - one lengthwise, the other depthwise. The pictures were then woven together in such a way that the image could be matched up. The top one is overlaid with just the lily cut out, shaped, chalked and decoupaged to give it some depth. On the bottom ATC, I stamped one in black the other in sienna, cut them up and wove them together in the same way to give a checkerboard effect. All of the are matted and layered with black and gold - hence 'gilding the lily'.

Yesterday I learned of a swap taking place on one of the forums I am a member of and the title for one of the swaps was 'Floral Beauty' - a perfect swap for my lilies to be a part of, and so three have gone off to new homes. I await three new pieces of art by different artists in return - lovely.