I'm not all here, an art journal video tutorial.

Hello everyone,

I have made an art journal just for fun and filmed the process.
I would love it if you hopped over to YouTube and watched it AND subscribed to my channel !
Here is the spread I made :

If you are interested in how I made this then have a look at my video:

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Bang !

Hello everyone,

and welcome to my first inspiration piece for this month's challenge over at the Country View Crafts' Challenge blog... The theme is 'stencil' and it was chosen by the lovely Christine.

This month alongside our Challenge, we are also running a Blog Hop with a Sizzix Big Shot Machine & Die Bundle as the prize. To enter, you must be a Follower of our Challenge Blog and Hop along to each of our Design Team Members Blogs and leave a comment. We will still be running our normal monthly challenge and those who link their 'Use A Stencil' projects will also be entered into our £20 Voucher draw. The Winners will be picked at random in early June.  

You should have arrived here from Brenda's blog. 

I have made a postcard this time:

This postcard was started with painting it with a layer of Gesso. I then used a Tim Holtz stencil called Latticework with some Grunge paste by Paperartsy. I applied the paste with a pallet knife. 

When this had dried, I used my Distress Crayons to add colour. I just scribbled it on and then blended it with a damp baby wipe. I did lose some of the detail of the grunge paste and to make it stand out more I used a water brush and some kitchen roll to remove some of the colour in the 'valleys'. This way the texture stands out a little more. You can do this with these crayons as they are water soluble. Anyway, I also dripped some water on the surface and mopped it up to create some lighter spots. 

Next I stamped the cat (Crazy Cats by Tim Holtz), the sentiment (Crazy Thoughts by Tim Holtz) and the balloon (Crazy Things by Tim Holtz). I used Memento Ink as I wanted to colour everything with my Copic markers. The balloon string was stamped directly on the card and extended with a pen. I also stamped the cat directly on the card to get his whiskers as they are too thin to cut out. 

After colouring I cut everything out, went around the cut edges with a black Copic Marker to hide any imperfections and then adhered everything to the card. 

That was it ! 

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you will play along with us !

And don't forget to hop over to Jane's blog from here.

To have a chance to win the prize you will have to visit all the blogs and also leave a comment at each one ! 

Happy Hopping !!!! 

Crime scene

Hello everyone,

Over at the Country View Craft's blog there is a challenge for making your own background. I usually make my own backgrounds and it is my favourite part of the project,  so this challenge was right up my street. And here is what I made:

This tag was cut out of white card stock and then painted with black gesso. I added crackle past by Deco art and let it dry naturally. I then used Deco art Antiqueing cream and some turquoise acrylic paint to add some interest. Next I stamped the background using a variety of stamps and Archival ink. 

I love these new Tim Holz stamps called 'Crazy Cats' and had to use another one... ( I had already made two ATC's with different cats from this set) I paired him with the wool which he obviously has stolen from his master's knitting basket... lol 

He and the wool were coloured with Copic Markers and adhered to the tag. The sentiment was stamped on a piece of book paper with no text on it and cut out. I added some of the same turquoise paint to the edges.  Lastly I added some shading under the cat and the wool and put a piece of Tim's crinkle ribbon through the hole.. 

Than was it ! Thank you so much for stopping by ! 

Cat ATC's

Hello everyone,

Yesterday I received the "Crazy Cats" stamps by Tim Holtz in the mail. I think they were designed by Kristina Werner like the "Crazy Things" that go with the "Crazy Birds".  I was so excited that I had to use them straight away. So I made an ATC yesterday afternoon and another one today !

For this ATC I used a piece of paper from a master board. I cut it to size and did nothing to it as I thought it was nice as it was. The cat & fishbone was stamped on white card stock and coloured with Copic Markers. I cut both out and adhered them to the ATC (I stamped cat & bone also directly on the ATC). Lastly I doodled a line around the ATC and that was that. 

For this ATC, again I used a piece of paper that was already partly coloured. I added some more colour with Lindy's Stampgang Spray and some Twisted Citron Distress Ink. I used Tim Holtz stamps for the background. Next I stamped the cat and coloured him with COpic Markers. I cut him out and stamped him also on to the ATC. This way you get all the little bits, like the lines next to his back and his whiskers. I adhered him on top of himself, so to speak. I thought this sentiment fitted him perfectly as he looks a bit scared. I typed it on my old typewriter. Lastly I used a black and white gel pen to add some doodling. 

Thank you for stopping by today ! I appreciate it !