Altered ATG

I’ve seen some gorgeous altered ATG’s and have always wanted to jazz mine up. But, most of them had been painted and I was a bit of a scaredy cat in doing so. Then I put on my li’l thinking cap and came up w/ another idea:- why not decorate the inside casing w/ patterned paper.

First, I had to figure out some kind of template to use. It was just a matter of drawing around the outside of the ATG and then trimming to size. I used my Grommet maker to cut out the li’l holes for the knobby thingies (I’m guessing a Crop-a-dile would’ve worked, too) and a li’l indentation for another knobby thingie. Plunked it inside the casing of the ATG, using my Glue-Glider Pro, to adhere it to the casing. Added some decorative flowers and, of course, it had to have a li’l “Ladybug” perched on top of a flower. :-)

Oh, BTW, I removed the name "Scotch ATG 714" from the mid section. Just peeled it off. It gave me a li'l bit of a hastle but managed to get the residue off, using carpet tape. Just kept sticking it on and pulling off. Goo Gone or Undo would prob. work, too, but I don't have either.

Note:- The paper didn't interfere w/ the ATG's mechanism. :-)

Just think of the endless possibilities --- using wild, different coloured patterned paper. If you decide to go this route, I would love to see what you come up with!