G is for Grow

A real quickie as there just don't seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done.  The latest letter on The Craft Barn dictionary challenge is G.  At the moment I just about seem to be able to manage one project a fortnight...fingers crossed for a couple of quiet crafting days soon!

Materials used:

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paints: mermaid, southern skies, guacamole, limelight, chalk

PaperArtsy stamps: EDY05, 09, 18, JOFY 11

Ranger Archival Ink: jet black, cobalt, cornflower

Ranger Dylusions paint: squeezed orange, bubble gum pink, crushed grape

Spectrum Noir Aqua markers

white gel pen

Coming up roses

I'm not usually a big one for die cutting as the main focus of a card, but recently I bought some bargain dies and thought I'd see what I could come up with.  First a watercoloured background using Spectrum Noir Aqua markers.

Then colouring the die cut roses and the border.  I layered up the roses as I didn't really want the gaps.

 Then put it all together with a bit of background stamping...

...maybe more experimentation needed!

As it does feature colouring I'll enter it in to The Craft Barn weekly challenge using colouring / pens.

Materials used:

Spectrum Noir Aqua markers

Sizzix dies: rose vine,  Marrakesh tile

PaperArtsy: EDY10 bird stamp

free sentiment stamp

They know me here

I've not been up to much crafting recently for various reasons but hopefully that's about to change and you will notice a flurry of activity on my blog.  First up a CAS card for The Craft Barn weekly challenge - Clean and Simple.  In the spirit of CAS I'm keeping it brief!

Thanks for stopping by, it's much appreciated x

Materials used:

Stampendous: Cling Tutu Toad

Doo Lally Pip / Lindsay Mason: Don't Be Afraid

Spectrum Noir Aqua markers

Ranger Distress Inks

Ranger Archival 

gems

Lavender Dragonfly

Hi there
I don't seem to be getting much crafting done at the minute but an unexpectedly free Saturday (thanks to Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters) meant I could get my Craft Barn June calendar challenge done.  This month the theme is lavender and dragonflies.

I was messing around and experimenting with Brusho and my new Spectrum Noir aquamarkers and not thinking about making anything in particular so there's only the final photo.

I started by sketching a dragonfly and used masking fluid to protect some white areas.  I watercoloured with Gelatos and Spectrum Noir aquamarkers then masked over the whole dragonfly and used Brusho sprinkled over a stencil, blotting on the dragonfly card for the background.  A little bit of touch up with a Promarker and a swipe of shaded lilac around the edges finished it off.

Thank you for stopping by.

Materials used:

watercolour paper

Clarity leafy swirl stencil

Brusho: purple

Gelatos: acqua dolce, snow cone, blueberry, boysenberry, metallic grape, grape

Spectrum Noir Aquamarkers: teal, purple, marine

Distress Ink: shaded lilac

Crafty Coasters

Hi there
I've not been doing much crafting recently (as most evenings I've had my leg up after a rather embarrassing tumble) but my lovely husband acquired me a large bag full of beer mats just crying out to be altered.  I thought this was a good opportunity to combine the new Lindsay Mason, Doo Lally Pip stamps I've just bought with a few bits and pieces lying around which I wasn't sure what to do with.

Materials used:

Personal Impressions clear stamps: Don't Be Afraid, Happiness Verses
Stampendous: Tutu Toad
Craft Individuals: Crowned Bunnies

Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints

Ranger Distress Ink: black soot, faded jeans

Ranger Archival Ink: jet black

The music of her dreams

Hi there
At last the chance for a whole day of peace and quiet and time to try out the next tutorial in Journal Soup 2 by Kate Crane.  Part 4 is about drawing and painting whimsical figures.  As anyone whose courses I've been on will know I'm not very good at sticking to the instructions, but I did my best this time, even going with the pink patches under the eyelashes.  I did deviate though, from arms holding a cup of tea, to arms waving in the air.

Materials used:

Gesso

Paper Artsy Fresco Finish paints: chalk, jade, amethyst, orchid, haystack, chocolate pudding, little black dress

Spectrum Noir pencils: 033, 034, 096

Faber-Castell Gelatos: coconut, passion fruit, metallic mint, banana

Stabilo All pencil

Signo Uniball white gel pen

Letraset fine line drawing pen