That's a horrible idea.

Hello everyone,

For today's VivaLasVegaStamps! post I have made a postcard. I love making postcards, they are small so not intimidatingly large... You can sent them to someone or you can punch holes and with some book rings make them into little books. Great as a reference when you have a little less inspiration !

I coloured a piece of white card stock (6"x 4") with Distress Oxide Sprays. After I dried it with a heattool, I put on an UmWow Studio stencil and sprayed white Dylusions Inkspray through it. I wasn't sure it would work but I think it did..  Next I stamped the background. 

The lady was stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Copic Markers on a separate piece of card stock. I cut her out and adhered her to the card. I used part of a sentiment which was stamped and cut into strips. A little doodling here and there finished it off. 

I used the following stamps:

20282 - That's a horrible Idea

19640 - Fed up vintage lady

19931 - Postcard ATC size

20342 - Library return dates

Other materials:

Um Wow Studio Stencil 

Distress Oxide Sprays 

Fossilized Amber

Spiced Marmelade

Vintage photo

Distress Oxide Inks:

Carved Pumpkin

Vintage Photo 

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

You're how old ?

Hello everyone,

and welcome to the second inspiration post for Country View Challenges for November. Gabrielle chose the theme of "stencilling" and today I decided to make a super quick birthday card using pattern paper and stencilling to make the card look homemade ! So, a bit of cheating really !

If you'd like to know how I made this hop over to my YouTube channel:

We would love you to play along and you can win a GBP 20,-- voucher to spend in the shop. Just make sure to read the rules first ! 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

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 ! 

A painting

Hello everyone,

I've been working on a painting and now it is finished I'd like to share it with you. I've taken some photos along the way to show you how I made it.

First step was putting on the flowers. This is a Donna Downey stencil and I've used it with model paste and a pallet knife... 

Next is a layer of gesso which I didn't photograph because it looks about the same ! lol 

Next the fun starts, painting... 

I used a brush and a palet knife... very much still a work in progress... 

Next is some stamping, stencilling and painting... 

First flower painted but not yet finished...

A close up.. It is a shame that the camera won't pick up the background colour which is turquoise and not blue... 

A little stencilling and stamping... 

And after another few hours of painting, stamping and stencilling... oh and some splattering I declared it finished.... 

Here are some photo's..

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Be bold, Be brave.

Hello everyone,

and welcome to my blog. Today I am sharing the second inspiration piece for the current challenge on Country View Challenges. The theme was chosen by Hazel and she wanted us to use circles. Now circles are one of my favourite things to use in my projects so no problem ....
I have a little tutorial as well to show you how I made this tag. To start, here is the finished product :

And here is how I made it:

I started with a white tag which I cut out of card stock. 

Next I used a pallet knife to put some model paste onto the tag. 

I used some bottle caps to create some circles into the wet model paste. I dipped the caps in water to prevent them sticking to the model paste. I then dried it with a heat tool. 

First coat of paint, a light green. 

After drying I mixed some of this turquoise paint with a glazing liquid. This makes the paint stay wet longer. I applied it over the top with a baby wipe. 

This is what it looked like. I let it dry for a little while and then.....

....used a baby wipe to remove some of the colour. Some of it stays behind, especially in the grooves of the circles. Looking cool ! 

Next some background stamping. I used a PaperArtsy Eclectica Set and a turquoise Archival ink for the script. I also used a little stamp from the same set which has numbers and stamped that with black Archival ink. 

Next I stamped one of the Crazy Birds by Tim Holtz; once on the tag and once on a piece of white card stock. I then coloured him with Copic Markers. 

He was then cut out, disregarding his legs and little 'curls' on his head. They are already on the tag and it would be almost impossible to cute them out too. 

This is what it looks like with him on the tag. You can't even see that I cut off his legs and 'hair'...

Next I coloured a piece of ribbon with a Dylusions spray in a colour matching the tag. 

And this is what it looks like after adding the final touches, like a sentiment (a stamp set from PaperArtsy - Eclectica), some doodling along the edge and some shading under the bird. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Party

Hello everyone,

and welcome to the second week of our 'PARTY' challenge.
I have made a postcard ...  I hope you will be joining us over at Stampotique ! !

I started this card with a piece of white card stock (6"x4") and my triangular Mini Gelli Plate. I used it as a stamp by rolling paint on it, pressing a stamp into the paint and then stamping the gelli plate onto the paper. I filled the card this way and then used the same stamp and green ink to add some more interest.. The flowers were stencilled. 

I started with the banner. It is a double row banner saying happy birthday. I just stamped it and then cut out the flags with the letters I need to spell 'party'. (I used a piece of already gelli printed paper for this). Next I stamped Jasper Fruhling, once on the card, once on white card stock. I coloured him with Copic Markers and cut him out. I then took a green Faber Castell Big Brush marker and added some shading around the flags and around the stamped image of Jasper on the card. 

I then added the coloured Jasper to the card and used the same Big Brush marker to add some shadow under him. 

I used the following stamps:

Happy - Happy - Happy

Mash Up

Jasper Fruhling

Hopefully you will play along with us; just make sure to read the rules before playing HERE. 

Using the gelli stamped papers

Hello everyone,

After my 'Gelli Stamping' experiments I ended up with a load of lovely papers and I decided to make some cards and things with them to give you an idea what you can do with them.

For this card I cut a panel out of one of the 'Gelli Stamped' sheets and added some stamping in the same sort of colours. I then stamped the bird and sentiment on top and heat embossed them. I drew a couple of lines around the edge and then adhered the panel onto a white card. 

This is an art journal page which was coloured with a brayer and some acrylic paint. The 'Gelli Stamping' was done through a Dylusions stencil to create these two ladies. I added some stamping again in the same sort of colours and added a sentiment. 

I made this postcard for a challenge I take part in which is making a postcard a day. This one used one of the 'Gelli Stamped' papers. I cut out a panel in the size I needed and did some background stamping. The butterflies were stamped on scraps of already coloured/painted papers and cut out. I adhered them to the card added a sentiment and some lines around the outside. 

This card was made, again by cutting a panel from one of the 'Gelli Stamped' sheets, adding some background stamping and a focal image and sentiment. I also repeated the dark red paint by rubbing some along the edges with my fingers. This panel only had the red at the bottom and I thought it needed balancing. The focal image and the sentiment were stamped on white card stock, coloured and adhered on to the card. 

This card was again made in the same way. I had the cat ready coloured as well (did it on vacation) so all I did was a tiny bit of background stamping, not too much as it is so busy already, stamp, colour, and cut out the balloon. I then adhered them to the card, added some 'ground' for the cat to sit on and added a sentiment and some drawn lines. The panel was then adhered to a white card. 

This card was even simpler. I just cut out the round 'Gelli stamped' image, glued it onto a white card base and added a sentiment and some circles and doodles. 

This card is one in my 'postcard a day' challenge. Here I used the paper that was used to roll off the brayer and wipe the stencils etc. Sometimes they are too nice to throw away.  I adde the paint swatch at the bottom (this was the challenge) and adhered one of the cars I coloured on vacation. I then added some stamping in the background and the sentiment. 

This trio of ATC's was made with the 'Gelli Stamped' sheet I did with Distress inks. For the background I only stamped the little plants along the bottom and then added the animals. Later I decided to stamp them again on white paper and glued these over the top so the eyes are white and I could add a little colour to the eyes and the donkey's ears. The balloons were also stamped on white paper, cut out and adhered. I drew the strings with a black pen. Lastly I added the sentiment (cut into three bits, one for each ATC).

I hope you enjoyed my series on Gelli Stamping... I certainly did ! 

Thank you for stopping by ! 

Dreamer

Hello everyone,

For my post for Katzelkraft today I have made another art journal ! I love making art journals. I don't do it to journal as such but more to experiment with different materials and if the end result is a nice picture than I am a happy bunny !

When I say these birdhouses I saw this picture straight away ! So I started with a mini gelli plate 

(3" x 5") and some acrylic paint on a piece of paper. I also used a stencil by Dylusions. When I was happy I added some white paint through the same stencil over the top of the blue and green. Next I stamped all the elements on white card stock: the birdhouses, the cat, the tail of another cat, the umbrella and the sentiment. I coloured everything with Copic Markers, cut it all out and set it aside. 

I then stamped the branch with the birdhouses on the painted background using Archival Ink. I used a black pen to draw the branch bigger so it had room to hang the umbrella on. I painted the branch with brown acrylic paint and the leaves with a green and then drew in some details with a black pen. 

After this was all dry and I was happy I glued on the separately stamped images. 

I used the following stamp sets:

(if you click the link it will take you straight to the webshop)

KTZ156 - for the umbrella

KTZ169 - for the sentiment (part of)

KTZ170 - for the birdhouses

KTZ152 - for the cat and the tail 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Enjoy Spring

Hello everyone !

For my second project for the Country View Crafts Challenge blog, where the theme is Spring, I have made an art journal page.

I started off by cutting out the butterflies and embossing them with the 'Tim Holtz Sizzix Butterfly duo'. This set consists of a die and an embossing folder. Next I sprayed the butterflies with Dylusions Sprays using the colours 'Fresh Lime' and 'Calypso Teal'. I used a blending tool with Distress Ink (Chipped Saphire) to accentuate the edges of the butterflies. For their bodies I used some Tim Holtz Idea-ology arrows which I attached with a brad from the same set. 

Next I stamped the bird (Bird Crazy CMS212) and coloured him with my Copic Markers. I cut him out and set him aside. (I did cut off his hair and tail curl and his legs; I also stamped him on the background and when you combine the two, hey presto a complete bird). The word enjoy was also coloured with Copics. This is a chipboard. 

The background was painted with Dylysions paints in Fresh Lime and Vibrant Turquoise. I toned it down a little by wiping the page with White Linen Dylusions paints and a baby wipe. 

I then used a Tim Holtz stencil (Lattice work) and some Deco Art Crackle Paste. When this was dry I coloured it with the same paints to make it blend into the page a little more. 

Next I used some stamps from a Stampers Anonymous Stamp set called 'Bitty Grunge' to stamp around the edges and also on the page. I used Archival inks around the edge and white paint in the middle of the page. 

The last thing was to adhere the bird, the sentiment and the butterflies to the page. I used Glossy Accents for this. The word spring was made with a Dymo Labelmaker. 

That was it ! I hope you will play along with us. You have until tomorrow to enter... 

Wanderlust

Hello everyone,

Today it is my turn on the VivaLasVegaStamps! Blog... I have made a postcard with a little step-by-step to show you how I made it. As always I'll start with showing you the finished article.
I suggest you get a nice cuppa and sit down and enjoy !

And here is how I made it :

I finger painted a pre-gessoed piece of card stock with 4 colours of Dina Wakley's acrylic paints and also some white by Americana. 

FInger painting is great fun and you have a lot of control. 

This is how it looked after I finished... 

Next I used a Dylusions Stencil and with the same colours of paint I started stencilling. I used a blending tool for this. 

I did the same with the white paint and this is how it looked. 

I thought it was a little too bright and decided to put a wash of diluted white acrylic paint over the top. I liked this much better. 

Next I used this number stamp and some Archival inks in similar colours to add some interest. 

Here is a close up of how that looks. 

Next I stamped the fence (a complete list of the stamps I used is at the bottom of this post). 

As you see the stamp doesn't quite reach the top and the bottom of the card but with a black pen that is soon corrected... 

Here is how that looks.. 

Next I stamped the Rooster directly onto the card and onto some Mixed Media paper. I also stamped the word Wanderlust and cut it out. I used some of the pink paint to go around the sentiment for extra interest. The Rooster on the MM paper was cut out and glued onto the one on the card. That way your stamped image looks perfect even if you didn't cut it out perfectly. 

And here is the finished result after I glued everything on the card. 

I used the following stamps:

19659 Numbers set

19140 Jagged Chain Link Fence

19170 Wanderlust

18891 Rooster

Thank you so much for stopping by today !