Spilling wine

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today I am sharing another project for AALL & Create. I have made an artjournal with one of the Miss Dee stamps. They crack me up and I want to keep on using them.

Here's how I made it:

First I coloured Miss Dee. 

I dug out my Distress Oxide Sprays which I hadn't used for ages. I used 'Squeezed Lemonade', 'Twisted Citron' and 'Mowed Lawn'. I used some white paint and a brayer to clean up the pages and to add some more light areas. I then used this stencil with white paint and with 'Faded Jeans" Distress Ink. 

Some background stamping. 

Next I added some washi tape for Dee to stand on. 

and there she is in all her glory. I must say I totally agree with her... lol

I have used the following AALL & Create materials:

Stencil:

#101 - Secret Numbers by Autour de Mwa

Stamps:

#338 - Background Noise by Janet Klein

#489 - Wisecracks by Autour de Mwa

#758 - Hidden Words by Janet Klein

#769 - Runner Dee by Janet Klein

Washi tape:

#4 - Encrypt by Autour de Mwa

For more information about all the AALL & Create products and a list of international stockists, please visit: 

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Mischief

 Hello everyone, 

For today's project for AALL & Create I have made a Halloween themed postcard. I used a brand-new stamp for the background and some old ones of the focal points. 

Here's how:

I started with a piece of 6" x 4" card stock. I sprayed some Distress Oxide Sprays on my craft sheet together with some water and dipped my card into it, drying it in between colours. 

Next I toned it down with white paint and a brayer. 

Next I stamped this spiderweb with bats and heat embossed it with clear powder. This stamp is brand new by Bipasha. 

I chose these little Quirks by Olga because I love them. They come out once a year! I coloured them with Copic Markers and added some white pen details to some of their clothes. I then cut them out. 

I shuffled them about for a while but then glued them down where I thought they would look the cutest. 

I added some Halloween Clippings stickers and shading underneath  their feet to finish off the card. 

I have used the following stamps:

#572 - Spooky Sky by Bipasha Bk 

#104 - Quirks Mini by Olga Heldwein

#73 - Quirks by Olga Heldwein

For more information about all the fabulous AALL & Create products as well as a worldwide stockist list please visit:

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Thank you for stopping by ! 

A postcard for AALL & Create

 Hello everyone, 

Today I have a postcard for you with a YouTube tutorial. I made this for AALL & Create and this time I really didn't know what to use. We are so spoilt as a DT; there is so much to choose from. I settled on a flower stamp by Tracy and I think it came out really nice. 

I do have some step by step photos :

The link to the YouTube tutorial is further down.

The first step was texture paste and Distress Oxide sprays. I then toned it down with white acrylic paint.

Next: some random stamping.

I coloured a piece of card stock with Distress Oxides and stamped the focal image in it, I then cut it out. 

I didn't use the word flower in the end. 

Almost done, just a sentiment to add.

I decided to use a clippings sticker. 

You'll find a full tutorial on YouTube HERE 

Or you can click on the picture below:

I have used the following AALL & Create materials:

Border stamping block

Stencil #136 - Bug Hotel by Autour de Mwa

Stamps:

#539 - Gem of a Plant by Tracy Evans

#494 - X or O by Janet Klein

#543 - Reckoner Digits by Tracy Evans

for more information about all the AALL & Create products and a world wide stockist list, please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Behaving badly

Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create project I have made a tag with some older stamps and stencil. It was fun to make thinking these doggies are up to no good ! 

Here is how I made it:

I sprayed this tag (which I cut myself) with one Lindy's Stamp Gang spray and two Distress Oxide Sprays. I sprinkled some water on it, dried it and then rubbed this stencil with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink. I sprayed it with water and used it to print on the tag. 

Next I added some stamping. I used grey, black and brown inks. 

I then stamped the dogs and the windows. By masking off certain parts of the windows before stamping the dogs, it looks like they around looking out. 

I used watercolour markers to colour the images and when I had finished and everything was dry I cut them out. 

Next I adhered them to the tag. I also added some black acrylic paint along some of the edges of the tag.

I added some washi tape here and there.

Lastly I added a clippings sticker and a piece of ribbon. I also went around the words with a black pen. 

I have used the following materials:

Stencil #59 - Weathered Tiles by Autour de Mwa

Washi tape #16 - Burlap Black by Janet Klein

Stamps:

#400 - Numerator by Tracy Evans

#342 - Windows by Janet Klein

#373 - Rescue Puppies by Janet Klein

#489 - Wisecracks by Autour de Mwa

For more information about all the AALL & Create products please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

 

Peek-a-boo book

Hello everyone, 

Today I am sharing a mini accordion book I made for AALL & Create. I went back to using a stencil as I used to do when I first began crafting ie. just spraying ink through it. I used Distress Oxides in this case. The result is great for such a quick way of filling a piece of paper with colour! 

And here's how:

I used this stencil to spray through and add some colour to my paper. I used Distress Oxide Sprays in Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Dried Marigold and Spiced Marmalade. For one of the covers I used the stencil full of ink and just printed it. (The left piece of paper in the bottom of the picture).

Next I stamped the backgrounds, using the same Distress Oxides in Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin and Abandoned Coral. 

Next I stamped some more but now with grey and black ink. I used Versafine Clair. Later I added more of the circles on the right with the Abandoned Coral ink.. 

I wanted to use these chickens so I stamped them out and also the sentiments that I wanted to use. I planned to call the book peek-a-boo book because of the chicken looking through his legs. He was destined to go on the cover.. 

I added some doodling and washi tape and coloured the chickens. Ready to put it all together. 

And here it is... 

I glued the ribbon between the accordion and the covers. 

I have used the following AALL & Create products:

Stencil:

#115 - Spiral Checked by Bipasha Bk

Washi:

#4 - Encrypt by Autour de Mwa

Stamps:

#366 - Roundly by Autour de Mwa

#407 - Chicken Dance by Janet Klein

#400 - Numerator by Tracy Evans

#338 - Background Noise by Janet Klein

#443 - Scripted Circles by Bipasha Bk 

For more information about all the fabulous AALL & Create products please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

 

Spring is in the air

 Hello everyone, 

I am back again for the second instalment of this month's Country View Challenges 'First sign of Spring' themed challenge. I have made a simple tag this time. 

of course you can see how I made it on my YouTube Channel HERE or you can click on the picture below: 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

Hello everyone,

Happy Thursday and welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a postcard and a journal spread I made for Vera Lane Studio.

I have made this postcard with the newly released 'Caffeina'. I put her on a background that I made with Janet's Sunrise stencil by AALL & Create. I added washi tape and some doodling. 

You will find 'Caffeina' HERE.

For this project I played with ink sprays and while I am typing this I am looking at my yellow and orange fingers !! :o)

I added stamping with Janet's Background Noise stamp set by AALL & Create and some washi tape here and there. I glued her onto the lighter circle (which I made with a stencil and gesso) and added the sentiment. 

You will find 'Piccolo Angelo' HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by today !