Hello
A quick make today where the stamps do all the hard work.
I stamped and heat embossed the PipArt wolf, then masked off the moon and added Distress ink. I added a little background stamping, some Inktense colour and white highlights. To finish off I added the sentiment and a few white spatters for stars.
Thank you for popping by. Have a great day xx
Hello
Today I'm sharing a card made on the fabulous 'Dimension without Layers' workshop with Isa. Obviously I won't share the process but you can still sign up and access the recording. As usual, you get pre workshop instructions, so that if you want you can do the preparation and craft along at the same time.
It looked like this part way through...
...nearly finished...
...and ended up like this.
The project is completely flat, nothing stuck on. Great for avoiding extra postage!
Thank you for stopping by. Have a lovely week xx
Hello
The November challenge with Isa is a spinner tag. Not something I've done before so it was fun to have a go.
I started by die cutting circle apertures in two tags, rings to edge the apertures and smaller circles that would fit inside.
I stencilled a sun and a moon on the small circles. Later on I was pleased with how the sun turned out but not as keen on the moon. With hindsight I think a more opaque paste would have been better and given a sharper image.
I stamped and embossed one side in white and the other in black.
Over the white embossing I sprinkled grey Brusho and spritzed with water and over the black embossing I used gamboge.
The sun and moon were stuck together with a twisted thread between them and they were then stuck between the two tags. The tags were finished off with some Distress Oxide ink on the edges and some dots of enamel accents.
It even spins…
Hello
It's been a busy two weeks with lots of family stuff and not much time for crafting. I have managed an afternoon in the craftroom to have a dabble at a new challenge set by Isa on Facebook. As well as the monthly tag challenge (yet to be completed) there's a postcard challenge this month. It has to be postcard sized, 2D/flat, with animals and a 'sassy' sentiment.
I stamped the Snarky Cat from StampersAnonymous first and masked it off with a sticky note. I smooshed some Distress ink on a mat and spritzed it before swiping the watercolour card through it. With the mask still in place I added spatter, some stencilling and stamping.
The cat was coloured with alcohol markers and a pale grey outline added to give the illusion of depth...but it is flat honestly!
Once I'd started I couldn't stop until I'd done a couple more with the same process. I used the Katzelkraft light bulb and cat, with a Snarky Cat sentiment and GiogioCraft stencil.
I think my favourite is StampersAnonymous Mr Meow Meow and Tweets McGee with a Stamperia stencil.
Which is your favourite?
Thank you for stopping by. Hope you have a lovely week xx
Hello
Today I'm sharing the start of an art journal for this year as I am joining in with #tagalongaj on FB. If you want to know more you can see the details at Isa.C Art&Craft.
I found a journal from the old 'Craft Barn' days with the cover decorated in air dry clay.
The prompts for this month are yellow, big letters or numbers and circles.
I think I fulfilled the brief. I enjoyed this and wonder why I haven't done more art journalling...too little time, too many crafts!
Thank you for stopping by. Have a lovely day xx
Hello
I'm sharing something a bit different today and done just for fun and a little experimentation. In the summer my mother-in-law and I visited The Craft House, home of DaliART, and had a lovely time being looked after by Dali and Paul while we browsed the shelves. We were treated to a preview of the amazing journals which aired on Create and Craft this week.
Dali recommended some Stamperia moulds and Pentart light modelling paste and I'm always up for something I haven't tried before. The big selling point for the paste is how light and flexible it is when it dries so I wanted to test it out.
It's important to make sure that the paste is pressed right down into the mould and that there is a thick layer over the back. As it dries it gets thinner and the sections will break apart if it's not thick enough. I left mine for two days to really make sure it was dry before peeling it away. The detail achieved is very impressive.
To test its strength and flexibility I decided to revamp an old phone case. I gessoed it first before gluing the moulded pieces on and then gessoed over them again. It was easy to cut holes with a sharp craft knife.
I painted it with Viva Decor Maya Gold paint in lilac and magenta, which is flexible and quite plasticky when it dries. The depth of relief and detail in the moulds meant that it didn't really need much more embellishment other than a little highlighting with gilding wax.
One pot of modelling paste is enough for about four sheets so I still have some left to play with. The result is strong and flexible and I'm unlikely to lose it in my handbag!
Thank you for stopping by. Have a lovely day xx
