Tuesday 26 March 2013

Row...


Houses. An idea I spotted ages ago, but was finally encouraged to try when a crafty pal studying in Oz at the mo sent through some she had managed to create using very minimal craft stash. So the swap was on, my turn to make some. I had a lovely few hours making these, truly mixed media as I think I threw just about everything I had at them...LOL! Started by covering my houses with washi tape, then layered up some Gelatos, out came a stencil and a baby wipe so remove some of the colour.

 
Then layered up paints through stencils, stamping with Timber Brown Staz on ink and also stamped with some acrylic paints.
 
 
And so for the embellishments. Hand stamped quotes onto painted paper and decorated chipboard pieces with paints, stamping and Rock Candy Crackle Glaze. Some natural cord, gems and eyelets. Here is my row of houses:
 
 


I am going to enter these row houses into the following challenges:
One Little Word: Home
By Cute and Girly: Favourite Things (stamps, washi tape, paints, letter stamps)

Sunday 24 March 2013

Morphed...


into me. Well, my niece said it was me! Not that I planned it but it does look like me though I won't describe myself as bright and cheerful at the moment unlike my finished project. I am crafting my way through it though! Anyway, needed to tackle something different and decided on a canvas as I hadn't made on for a while. The background came first and I collaged this including some Gelli prints:


Several layers of acrylic paints and also a generous spritz of pink Glimmer mists came next, also some stamping and pan pastel:


My girl actually started with this hand carved eye stamp and then I drew my girl which became me. I collaged up her dress. Added some triple embossed UTEE chipboard heart embellishments and my quote:



 
 
I have been working on this project for three days and am really chuffed with the finished canvas. I am entering it into the following challenges:
Artists in Blogland: March Quote
Crafting for all Seasons: Anything but a Card
The ABC challenge: Just as you Like

Friday 22 March 2013

Finding Clarity...



Barbara Gray and her design team have set up a Clarity Stamp Challenge blog and for their first monthly challenge they have an 'Anything Goes' them. Well, I decided to whip out my favourite Clarity Stamp this beautiful silver birch tree. The background was created by spritzing through a stencil which a Lime Green Dylusions inkspray, then I spritz over some Goosebumps texture spray. Once this was dry I used some dye based inks over the top.


The Goosebumps spray acts as a resist so I was able to buff off the ink onto to create the splatter pattern. I stamped onto some gessoed card stock. Then cut of trunks of the tree, stamped onto background and paper pieced them on top. The sketch I used is from the current Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge. The black stripes were created using 2 different types of washi/deco tape.

 
I used lots of my favourite things (oh the hardship...LOL!) on this card (dylusions ink sprays, stencils, washi tape, dye based inks and of course stamps) so I could enter it into the By Cute and Girly 'Favourite Thing' challenge and Stamping Sensations 'The Great Outdoors'.

Sunday 17 March 2013

Challenging...


myself to move a step forward with my art work. I needed some backgrounds to work on and I didn't want to spend hours on them. So thought I would have my March's Gelli Print Party and this is what I produced in half an hour. My first layer was a generous spritz of Glimmer Mist onto the plate it puddled up but I liked the prints it produced, the second layer was with pale blue acrylic paint and stencils and the final layer I used some hand cut masks plus a brighter blue.

 
My  personal challenge is to be brave enough to draw straight onto my background (rather then collage image onto it) and paint rather than colour. So here is how my first attempt went:
 
 

 



Thursday 14 March 2013

Steampunk Moo

 
Well, it is a whole 2 weeks since I posted! Been hit by a knockout punch from another virus. Still not on top form but managed to find enough energy to sit at my craft table today. Thought a Moo would be a perfect little project to work on.

 
 
Started with some inking and a spritz of water. Then overstamping with self coloured and black inks. Stamped again with some Picket Fence Distress Stains. Then stamped sentiment/image and painted with Rock Candy Crackle Paint. Inked up wings and spritzed with some gold shimmer spray. I designed this Moo for the following challenges:
Moo Mania: Steampunk
Three Muses: Steampunk

Friday 1 March 2013

CCAYR # March Challenge


This month over at Christmas Cards All Year Round our theme is bling and sparkle! Now I am not a bling and sparkle person but did managed to find some blingy star gems and used my metallic Gelatos to create the background. Look forward to seeing your creations.