Musical stitches

Hello

I'm all a bit out of sync this week as I have come down with a horrid cold. The result of being cocooned for more than two years and then daring to mingle with people...and their germs!

I've been joining in with the #tagalongwithIsa challenges on FB and this month I thought I'd have a go at the ATC swap. The theme is music and stitching.

I started with a background stamp over Distress Oxide ink, and coloured the keys in with white gel pen. 

I used gel medium through a GiogioCraft stencil and sprinkled over red embossing powder. When heated it gives a lovely bubbly textured finish.

 

I'm not a big sewer and although I have a sewing machine, it's not been out in decades. I pricked a pattern out on card and then sewed through the holes to create the chevrons.

 

Last of all I added the words from a set of Joy! stamps and a few red spatters. I'll find out in due course who I am swapping with.

Hope this week brings you some fine tunes to dance to. Thank you for stopping by xxx

Life is a song

Hello
I'm playing a bit of catch up with the #craftingwithgiogio challenge. This journal page was for the theme 'geometric'. Not a style I normally choose, but then that's why we challenge ourselves to try something new.

 

 I love this Dance to the Music stamp set from Joy! Crafts.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a lovely day xxx

May flowers

Hi there

I've left it quite late this month to get my May entry in to The Craft Barn calendar challenge.  This month the theme is Magenta and Flowers.  I struggled a bit as it wouldn't be my preferred colour scheme or subject, but it's good to have a challenge.  I've used the faux watercolour technique of inking the stamps and spritzing with water before stamping on watercolour paper.  To add a bit of depth I added a bit of lighter stencilling. 

Thank you for taking a look.

Materials used:

Joy! Vintage Flourish Clear Stamps:  flower/leaf 2, flower/leaf 3, flower/leaf 4

Crafters Workshop stencil: mini butterfly meadow

Distress Ink: spun sugar, picked raspberry, seedless preserves, shabby shutters, 

mowed lawn, pine needles