You and me

Hello everyone,

and welcome to my second post for the June challenge over at Country View Challenges.  The the theme is 'hearts' and it was chosen by the lovely Hazel.
Why not have a go yourself ! You could win 20 GBP to spend in the shop HERE. Just remember to read the RULES first!

I have made an art journal this time :

and here's how I made it:

I have to apologise as I got carried away and forgot to take photos of the start ! But what I did was use a crackle paste (Finnabair) and a stencil (UmWow Studio) to add the hearts to my pages. I was very impatient and dried this with my heat tool so there are not many crackles ! 

Next I painted the pages with gesso (2 layers) and when that was dry I put the stencil back and used 'Worn Lipstick' Distress Ink and a blending tool to add colour to the hearts. That's how far I got when I realised I had to take some photos ! 

Next I added some script with a stamp (PaperArtsy ENS11) and Grey Archival Ink (Watering can). 

Next I stamped the rabbits (Crowned bunnies by Crafty Individuals)  on some pattern paper from an old 6 x 6 pack by My Mind's Eye called 'Lost & Found'. I added some shading with a coloured pencil and then cut them out. 

I added them to my page. 

Here are some close ups... and after adding some shading and a sentiment (Tim Holtz CMS219) the pages were finished ! 

Thank you of stopping by today ! 

A postcard from the seaside..

Hello everyone,

For my second inspiration piece for the "Hot Summer Days" challenge over at Country View Challenges I have made a postcard. We all send postcards home to our families when we are on holiday, don't we ?

This card was one of my stack of gelli printed cards. These are fabulous but it is making me lazy... I grab them almost all the time now....

I added the bricks with a stencil and some modelling paste. The stamping on the background was done with stamps from a set by Crafty Individuals.  I added an old postage stamp just for fun. The lizard is by Katzelkraft and I stamped him with VersaMark ink and used extra fine white embossing powder to heat emboss the image. I coloured it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. I actually did two, one in orange and this one. I preferred this one. He was adhered with dimensional tape. 

That was it ! Below are two detail photo's.

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Adore

Hello everyone,

At the Wicked Wednesday blog the theme this week is 'Furry Friends'. So I made this:

I had the ATC card already. I usually make backgrounds when I am doing other things; with leftover paints and inks. All I added was the numbers and I inked the edges, both with blue Archival ink. 

The rabbit is from Crafty Individuals and he was stamped on book text. I coloured him with pencils. Lastly I added the sentiment which is a Tim Holtz chit chat sticker. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Union Jack with bulldog ..

Hello everyone,

This is my second post for today and this challenge is the one from Crafty Individuals.
The theme for September is 'Anything goes', so I made this card:

I started with a piece of white card stock, slightly smaller than my card front. I coloured this piece of card stock with Neocolors. These are water-soluble crayons and I love them. I created the Union Jack flag using different shades of yellows and oranges and a touch of red. I just scribble them on and blend them with my fingers. I outlined the lines with a black crayon. 

Next I randomly stamped the background and went around the outside of the card with the same black crayon; later on I decided it was not black enough and I went around again with a black ink pad. The bulldog was stamped with Memento black ink and coloured with Copic Markers. I then cut him out and adhered them to the card on top of some washi tape to ground him. Lastly I stamped the sentiment, cut it apart, glued it on to the card and went around it with a black pencil. The panel was then adhered onto a blank card. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today !