Trying New Techniques - Finnabair Style

I treated myself for Easter to Finnabair's  Art Transformations Imagine Course - which I thoroughly recommend. 

I decided to decorate a 14cm MDF Circle .

 Crafters Companion embossing folder was my starting point.Various Dies were used by TimHoltz and Sheena Douglas. plus ply numbers, and various embellishments including found items from my stash.

I stamped several images of Sheena Douglas' Steampunk Woman and used one as a guide to check position and size. I then coloured one of my other images with Copics and sealed.  

 I had a blast layering and colouring this project and for a first attempt am happy with the finished project. It would be unfair to add any more details as a courtesy to  Finnabair.

Thank you for dropping by - have a lovely Bank Holiday if you are in UK or Europe xx

I would like to enter the following challenges 

Fussy and Fancy                                             Beautiful In Blues

The Artistic Stamper                                               Backgrounds

Altered Eclectics                                                   Anything Goes

Colour Crazy (wk 18)                                                  Anything Goes

Creative Artiste                                        Anything Mixed Media Goes

Creative Inspirations                               CAS or Fussy and Fancy (mine is

                                                         Fussy and Fancy)

Love 2 Create                                                      Anything Mixed Media 

Rhedd's Creative Spirit                                       Anything Mixed Media

TIMI (Craft Stamper)                                                           Anything Goes

Try It On Tuesday                                    Stencils /Die cuts or Both ( I have

                                                                   used lots of die cuts)

SanDee & amelie's Steampunk                                           Anything Goes Steampunk/ Industrial

Sid

I had a blast adding multiple layers of pastes, crackle, paints, MDF and metallic cogs to create Sid

SID 

A layer of black paint then a layer of crackle paint (both Deco Art).

Before Die cutting I used the dies to see which/ where I wanted to position them. (Tim Holtz and Sheena Douglas dies).

 I then used Andy Skinner and my own added concoction of paints to add rust onto the pre cut cogs. Adding texture paste here and there for dimension, and many layers of paint.

I treated the added to cogs to the same rusting and crusting effects as the base ones and added metal cogs and gears plus watch hands in some areas.

I added some layered small circle offcuts from the die cut cogs to add more interest to the mouth.

The eye is a trimmed card die cut made from the transparent cellophane from a sweet LOL . I made several in different colours but the red was my favourite.

Skull and MDF cogs here
 Paints used

Thank you for dropping by :)

I would like to enter into the following challenges
Sandie & amelie's Steampunk Challenges                        Steampunk
A Vintage Journey                                                                     Rusty and Crusty
Craetive Artiste Mixed Media                                                  Anything MM Goes
More Mixed Media                                                                   Anything Goes Option yellow ( lots of                                                                                   transparent Yellow oxide was used in this project).
Rhedd's Creative Spirit                                                             Anything Mixed Media
That's Crafty                                                                              Going Around In Circles ( lots of cogs)

Postcard

I used TH Oxides in 3 shades of green (Cracked Pistachio, Iced Spruce, and Peeled Paint) to create my back ground using Visible Image strobe stencil.

I used Kate Cranes Stampotique background block using the same colours and Archival Olive, to build more interest to the background .

I then stamped the Stampotique Snuhubala stamp onto card - clear EP. I used Twinkiling H2O's on his scales and hair . skin and lower tail were coloured with Derwent Inktense pencils.  He was them fussy cut and using matte media applied to the decorated postcard. 

Matte media was used to seal the whole project.

Thank you very much for dropping by x

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges -

Country View Crafts                     Postcards

The Artistic Stamper              Stencils and Masks

More Mixed Media                Anything Goes Optional Green

Mixed Media Monthly                    Stencil  +  3 Mediums

Mail Art

 It has been a long time since I altered an envelope and I needed one for a swap

Quick and easy. New Distress Oxide inks for the background.  Reggie then inked stamped clear E.P Coloured with Twinkling H2O's .

Next Octopet inked stamped and clear E'P . He is also used on the flap at the back of the envelope . Again Twinkling H2O's to colour. Finally some doodling with a black Faber pen, including zizags on the front to add more interest.

Thank you for dropping by x

I would like to enter this mail art into the following challenges 

Stampotique SDC293                         Mail Art

Sisterhood Of Snarky Stampers                     # Z is for Zigzag

Creative Artiste MM                                   Anything Mixed Media Goes

Dreaming of Spring

I have not had a long crafty session in ages - so needed to spring into action and play!

I must be yearning for warmer spring days as I delved into my DecoArt paints with no real plan or ideas of where I was going with my chosen substrate but chose spring colours.

As usual the stencils followed the painty layers - I love how many different colours and shades appear when brayering on layers of paint! TH mini stencils - it is the first time my Splatter stencil was used. A selection of ink pads and MME Asparagus stamps to add more layers depth and interest and also to frame the MDF piece.

Amongst the many Christmas crafty gifts I received at Christmas was this large Banksy style girl with balloons from Bee Crafty she is gorgeous. I also wanted to use a favourite Visible Image phrase but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't use the images separately in a layout I liked .

So I decided to combine both stamps to place the saying within the balloons. Lots of stamping to form masks to enable me to create my finished project.  

A repair to the damaged tissue stamped girls leg, more painty layers to blend the tissue edges. White Sakura pen for highlights and thread to hang and I am quite pleased with my altered stamped image. The sun came out so I had to take a photo in the garden!

Phew sorry for such a long post

Thank you for dropping by - have a lovely day / evening  xx

Materials

Stamps - Visible Image - Text
                Bee Crafty - Banksy Style girl and balloons (large)
                MME - Asparagus set - floral, text, floral mesh stamps
DecoArt Media Paints - Cobalt Teal Hue, Phthalo Green Yellow, Dioxazine Purple, Green Gold, Diarylide Yellow, Cerulean Blue, Pyrole Orange, Pyrole Red, Quinacrodone Magenta

DecoArt Tinting Base, White Gesso and Matte Medium
Sakura White Gel Pen
Versamark black Onyx, Archival Olive and Sepia ink pads
Tim Holtz Mini Stencils - Dots Fade, Splatters, Alpha and Numbers
15 X 20CM  MDF Plaque Woodform Crafts


I would like to submit this project to the following challenges
The Artistic Stamper                            Stencils and Masks
That's Crafty                                         Spring Into Action
Altered Eclectics                                  Anything Goes
Rhedd's Creative Spirit                        Anything Goes
Creative Artiste Mixed Media             Anything Goes
TIMI (Craft Stamper)                          Anything Goes
Moo Mania                                          Colour / Effect
We Love To Create                             Anything Mixed Media Goes

Happy New Year - 2018

Long time no posting

Blogger is being very odd so I just thought as I could access my page I would like to wish everyone a very Happy, Healthy and Peaceful 2018,

As usual I have several in progress project but hope to get something up real soon xx

Steampunk Mouse With his Hairy House ..

Short and sweet post from me - I seem to be chasing my tail at the moment!

For a recent FB (houses to be no smaller than ATC but no larger than Postcard size), swap this was one of the houses the cute mouse from Donna at Crafters Companion.

Foamboard base cut into an Arch shape, brush bristles for the roof , gesso then Painted with DecoArt Americana paint.

For the house base layers TH D Inks followed by more DI, through a stencil - Design by Ryn

Copics to colour the Mouse 

Corrugated cardboard for interest painted with Titanium White DecoArt paint.

I would like to enter the following Challenges 

Country View Crafts                                             Stencils

That's Crafty                                                          Stencils

Rhedd's Creative Spirit                                          Anything Mixed Media

Creative Artiste                                                      Anything Mixed Media

A Vintage Journey                                                 Mini Marvels

More Mixed Media                                                Anything Goes

Emerald City                                                          Anything Goes 

Morgan's ArtWorld                                               Anything Goes

  

Thank you for dropping by  :)  

Altered Phone Stand

 A quick post from me today.
Had a lovely play decorating this MDF Phone Stand quick and easy just stencils, Gesso in white and black and paints (see pic below).  Brick Stencil is Tim Holtz Skull is Andy Skinner and The bat is from That's Crafty Dinky range - I need more LOL xx

Thank you for dropping by I would like to enter this project into the following Challenges

That's Crafty                              Anything But Cards

Emerald City                                   Anything Goes

Creative Artiste                                Anything Goes

Rhedd's Creative Spirit                    Anything Goes

Emerald Creek                                 Anything Goes

GDT For TIMI (Craft Stamper magazine) Blog

Still happy dancing to be selected as DT winner at TIMI (Craft Stamper Magazine) for June.
Today my GDT Journal page will "go live" on the TIMI blog  :)

I have enjoyed making a page in my neglected Journal, and fancied a mixture of beauty and beastly. I love the quote - would be fun if on a "bad day" I could transform  :)    :) 

(With my body shape it would probably be more Whale than Mermaid LOL )

Ingredients - Stamps - Mermaid, Quote and Seaweed - Sheena -crafter's companion
                                     Edge -  Graphic 45 Voyage Beneath The Sea 2
                                     Octopet - Stampotique -Daniel Torrente
                                     Background Stamps - Stampotique -Kate Crane's Cube
                                     DecoArt White Tinting Base
                                     Luminarte Twinkling H2o's
                                     TH Distress Inks
                                     Copics Pens
                                     WendyVecchi Sepia Ink pad
                                     Versafine Black Onyx Ink pad
                                     Stampendous Clear Embossing Powder
                                     Sakura White Glaze Pen
                                     Bronze Micro Beads
                                     Stabilo Aquarellable Black Pencil                                    

I would like to enter my page into the following Challenges
Allsorts                                                    Wk 243 - Magical and Mythical
Eclectic Ellapu                                        July - Anything Goes
Stampotique Designers                           # SDC277 Celebration
That's Crafty                                           Anything Goes


THANKK YOU for dropping by x

Unicorn Magic

With the cooler, wet days we a now having  I guess I longed for the sun to return .... I always feel more energised and content when the sun is shinning without it well I need some magic to lift my spirits!

Lots of painty layers, splatters, and stencilling.

 The "Silver Bling" paint added to the background and then the layer added to the top edge of the Unicorn and over the word MAGIC makes this piece very sparkly and not my usual style at all!!

I think The Quinacridone Burnt Orange edge frames the Unicorn nicely.

Thank you for dropping by x

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges

A Vintage Journey       -  May Challenge - Quotes

TIMI (Craft Stamper)                 - 2nd Entry for May Anything Goes

Visible Image                          May Challenge (FB) Anything VI Stamp Goes

Mix It Up                                            - May - Anything Goes + Embossing

The Mixed Media Monthly          -  May Challenge Put  A Stamp On It

Ingredients : DecoArt Visible Image Rubber Stamp - Unicorn and Magic Quote
                   Versamark Black Onyx Ink pad
                   Stampendous Fine Detail White Embossing Powder
                   Color Box White Chalky Ink Pad
                    MDF 15cm x10cm block
                   DecoArt Media Acrylics - Cobalt Teal Hue, Primary Cyan, Primary Magenta, Titanium White, Green Gold, Titan Buff,  Titanium White and  Quinacridone Magenta and Burnt Orange.
                   DecoArt White Tinting Base
                   DecoArt Matte Medium
                   DecoArt Silver Bling Glamour Dust Acrylic
                   DecoArt Glamour Dust Crystal
                   Tim Holtz -Mini Layering Stencils Set 1 (Crosses and Numbers)
                   Andy Skinner Stencil - Swirls
                   Fine black Pen, Quickie Glue pen and usual crafty tools  :)

"Dream"

I got "lost" in decorating so no how too pictures I am afraid but as I was inspired by Kate Crane . 

The paint layers were added wet on wet using a brayer and starting from lightest colours first - if I found an area I didn't like I went over again with White tinting base, and built layers again - I found the lighter my touch the more I could layer and not be dismayed!

Once the painty base was done I stencilled some numbers, circles and crosses using colours already used and then outlined with Titanium white and a small paintbrush. Flourish stamp to edges.  VLV Banksy Girl with Umbrella stamped onto tissue and embossed. Painting the reverse side with paints,  adhered using Matte Medium.

The "DREAM" was  Initially black texture paste - I managed to let some seep under the stencil so decided to go over with White Gesso. Now I thought it wasn't the effect I wanted so coloured over with a turquoise and white mix! Finally Primary Magenta applied to edges.

Thank you for stopping by - have a lovely week x

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges
Viva Las VegaStamps    -   "Everything Comes Around" (May)
That's Crafty                   - Bright   
TIMI                               - Anything Goes (May)
STAMPlorations            - Mixed Media  (May) 
Emerald Creek Dares      - Dream A Little Dream (May) 





Materials - Viva Las Vegas Rubber Stamp - Banksy Girl with Umbrella
                   Flourish Rubber Stamp
                   Versamark Black Onyx Ink pad
                   Stampendous Embossing Powder
                   White Tissue Paper
                    MDF 15cm x10cm block
                   DecoArt Media Acrylics - Cobalt Teal Hue, Primary Cyan, Primary Magenta, Phthalo       Turquoise, Carbon Black, Titanium White, Green Gold, Titanium White and  Quinacridone Magenta.
                   DecoArt Black Modelling paste
                   DecoArt White Gesso
                   DecoArt White Tinting Base
                   DecoArt Matte Medium
                   Tim Holtz -Mini Layering Stencils Set 1 (Crosses and Numbers) Set 5 (Fade dots).
                   Fine black Pen, and usual crafty tools  :)
                  Andy Skinner Stencil

Rusty MDF Luggage Tag

 

Due to the Easter break and enjoying precious Family Time my crafty playtime was very short this month.  Having been thrilled to be selected by the Country View Challenge for my Tim Tag I really wanted to enter this months Rust Theme.

It was many years ago I met the lovely Andy Skinner at a class he was teaching at Pickwell Farm-  and began a love of all things rusty!

  I didn't take any how I created as Andy still holds classes and it is unfair on him to do so. 

Lots of Deco Art Mediums - acrylic paints, antiquing creams, weathered wood, textured sand, Tinting base, and Matte Medium used to create the finished MDF tag.

The key hole is IOD Mould and paper clay - I think this design with the large cat face is my favourite! I added bronze coloured jump rings for added interest. 

Thank you for dropping by :)

I would like to enter this tag into the following Challenges

Country View Crafts                   Rust Theme

Rhedd's Creative Spirit         Anything Goes

The Artistic Stamper                 Backgrounds

Moo Mania                         Faces

Anyone For Alice

I really enjoyed decorating a series of small luggage tags with Alice characters! The gorgeous stamps are TG Designs a division of Tweety Jill Publications - just the right size for this project. The luggage tags are from Woodform Crafts.

The phrases are within the stamp set itself , as is the "Why Sometimes I believe...." quotation the Friend quote is a Paper Paradise rubber stamp.

Thank you for dropping by :)  Hope you all had a lovely Easter :)    xx

 I would like to enter the following challenges

Take It Make It                              Anything Goes

Try It On Tuesday                       Add A Quote

Through The Craft Room Door              Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge               Anything Goes

Moo Mania                         Faces