Be quiet

Hello everyone, 

A little while ago we were asked by the lovely France Papillon to make samples with her new stamps. The reason for this was that she would be featuring them on Hochanda TV ! How exciting ! I made 4 samples with the yummy new stamps, stencils and stickers and I will be sharing them with you here on my blog. 

This page was made with a piece of Mixed Media Paper that I cut into a tag shape. I added DecoArt Americana Deco Chalky Finish paints until I was happy with the result. Next I used the stencil "Warp Grid Small" with DecoArt white gesso to add more interest. I also scraped some black DecoArt Fluid Acrylic black paint around the top left and bottom right corners. Next I stamped the background randomly using stamps from the sets: '1800', 'How shall I put it' and 'Rock'n Rust'. I used Archival Inks and white fluid acrylic paint by DecoArt. Next I stamped Kevin from the set 'Kevin and so' and coloured him with Copic Markers. I then cut him out and glued him onto the tag. The sentiment is from the stamp set 'How shall I put it'. Lastly I doodled around the tag and the sentiment. 

If you are interested in the lovely products by France you will have to visit her shop HERE. You'll love what she has to offer ! 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Beautiful friends

Hello everyone, 

A little while ago we were asked by the lovely France Papillon to make samples with her new stamps. The reason for this was that she would be featuring them on Hochanda TV ! How exciting ! I made 4 samples with the yummy new stamps, stencils and stickers and I will be sharing them with you here on my blog. 

This page was made with a piece of Mixed Media Paper. I added gesso and once it was dry I used some DecoArt Americana Deco Chalky Finish paints for the background. Next I used the stencil "Honeycomb Large" by France with some of the same paint. Next I added more paint with my fingers along the edges to sort of frame the page. When I was happy with the result I added some stamping with Archival Inks (in similar colours) and the stamps from set "1800" and with Black Archival ink and a script stamp from set "London-New York". The main image is a stamp from the set "Kevin and so" which I stamped on white card stock and coloured with Copic Markers, I then cut them out and adhered them to the page, grounding them on a torn "Butterfly Whispers" Mixed Media Sticker. Lastly I added some doodles around the page and a sentiment made up from stamp set "How shall I put it". 

If you are interested in the fabulous products by France then visit her shop HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Magical

Hello everyone, 

A little while ago we were asked by the lovely France Papillon to make samples with her new stamps. The reason for this was that she would be featuring them on Hochanda TV ! How exciting ! I made 4 samples with the yummy new stamps, stencils and stickers and I will be sharing them with you here on my blog.   

I love how this tag turned out. I started with cutting a tag shape out of Mixed Media Paper. I then added a layer of gesso and when that had dried I finger-painted the page with DecoArt Fluid acrylics. When all this had dried I added some stamping in the background using Archival Inks and white paint. Just a reminder: if you use paint with your stamps, make sure to wash them immediately after use ! I used stamps of Frances sets "1800" and "Rock'n Rust" for this. Next I stamped the horses from set "1800" on book pages and painted a layer of Matte Medium on them. I did this so I could colour them with my Faber Castell Big Brush Markers. These are permanent but if you use them on top of Matte Medium you can move the colour around for a little while. I then cut the horses out and adhered them to the tag, cutting off the excess. Lastly I added a tiny bit of doodling along the sides and a sentiment stamped from the set "How shall I put it". 

If you are interested in any of Frances fantastic products then have a look HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by today !

Love to read poetry

Hello everyone, 

A little while ago we were asked by the lovely France Papillon to make samples with her new stamps. The reason for this was that she would be featuring them on Hochanda TV ! How exciting ! I made 4 samples with the yummy new stamps, stencils and stickers and I will be sharing them from today !  This art journal page is sample number one : 

I started with a piece of Mixed Media paper and put a layer of gesso on it. I then added the model paste through France's new stencil called 'honeycomb large'. When all this had dried I used DecoArt Fluid Acrylics to add colour. I watered it down a lot to get this almost translucent effect. Of course you don't have to use turquoise, I just happen to love this colour and use it a lot. When all this had dried I added some darker colour with a Stabilo All pencil. This is water soluble.  The next step was to add some stamping. I used the new stamps from the set "1800" for this and Archival inks in turquoise and black. When I was happy with it I added the doodling around the page. For the main image I used one of the images of the set "Kevin and so" and stamped him on white card stock, coloured him and cut him out. I placed him on a torn "Butterfly Whispers" Mixed Media sticker. The last thing I added was the sentiment. Partly "Butterfly Whispers" Mixed Media sticker, partly book text and partly stamped with set "How shall I put it".  

If you are interested in the fabulous products by France then you will find them all HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by today !