Tis near Halloween...

 Hello everyone, 

For the second of my projects for Country View Challenges I have made a journal spread. There is still lots of time to participate if you'd like. Just make sure to read the RULES and who knows, you might win a £20 voucher for the shop. 

You'll find all the information about the challenge HERE. 

I have been enjoying pigment powders in combination with a stencil and for this project I have done that again. Sorry if it gets boring ! 

Here's how:

I decided to use these products for my journal spread. The pigment powders & stencil are not in the photo. 

First I used purple and black pigment powders with a Tim Holtz stencil. I then used a brayer and rolled some paint over the edges. I did this after I took this photos, you can see it in the next photo of the background. 

Next I stamped the moon and coloured it. 

Then the cat..

Here is everything together. I did add more colour to the witches faces, hands, brooms and hadbag after I painted them with clear gesso to get rid of the shiny surface of these paper dolls. 

In the meantime my background had dried and I added some stamping; not too much because I liked the background as it was. 

Then it was a case of putting everything together. 

I added some washitape for them to stand and sit on, some highlights with a white pen/yellow paint pen to mimic the light of the moon. I added some yellow paint around the moon....

and then added the sentiment. 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

A distracted, unsympathetic friend

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog ! Today starts a new Challenge over at Country View Challenges and the theme 'anything but a card' was chosen by Jane ! We'd love for you to play along with us and show us your crafty makes. Just make sure to read the rules before you do ! I have made a journal spread:

As always I filmed the process. You'll find the video on my YouTube Channel HERE or you can click on the pick below. 

We'd love you to play along with us, just make sure you read the rules on the Country View Challenges Blog. 

Thank you for stopping  by today ! 

Halloween

  Hello everyone, 

For today's VivaLasVegaStamps!  post I have made a Halloween themed journal page:

Here's how I made it:

I stamped the moon with the bats first on the page to determine where I wanted it. I also stamped it on a piece of paper that was coloured with Distress Oxide Inks and shaving foam. I am going to cut that one out and adhere it onto my page where the other one is. 

Next I used Distress Oxide Inks in Weathered Wood and Black Soot to colour the background. I used the smoosh and dip method, drying in between layers. 

I added some background stamping and cut out the yellow moon. 

When the moon was put in place I added some stencilling with a Tim Holtz stencil and Distress Oxide inks, again Weathered Wood and Black soot. 

Next I stamped my images...

Coloured them with my Copic Markers..

And adhered them onto my page. I put down some washi tape first to sit them on. 

I decided not to use the words Trick or Treat that come with this cat stamp because they were to big in relation to the rest of the page. But I found another stamp which had the word Halloween in it which I thought would be perfect. I did add some black pen around the word and dragged my black ink pad along the edges. 

And there you have it ! 

I have used the following stamps:

8586 - Bast Witches

20267 - Beware of

20272 - Jack O' Lantern

20271 - Bats over moon

20278 - Glycerine

20277 - Ext. Witch Hazel 

20554 - Trick or treat dancing cat

Other materials:

Mixed Media paper

Distress Oxide Inks:

Black Soot

Weathered Wood

Versafine Clair:

Nocturne

Morning Mist

Copic Markers

TIm Holtz stencil TH147

Tim Holtz Halloween washi tape

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

 

A whole year more incredibleler

Hello everyone,

It is a new month again and that can only mean one thing ! Over at Country View Challenges we have a new challenge starting. The lovely Miriam is hosting and she chose the theme of 'tea party/ birthday party' so I decided to make a birthday card.

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He looks like he is up for a party ! lol 

I have a video of course, if you would like to see how I made this card.

You'll find it HERE. 

Or you can go via the picture below. 

We hope you will play along with us but make sure to stick with the theme or your entry might be deleted ! 

You'll find the rules HERE. 

I'll be back with more inspiration soon ! 

Strange things, weird people

Hello everyone,

for today's VivaLasVegaStamps! blogpost I have made a postcard.

and here's how:

I used Distress Oxide Inks to create this background. I smooshed them onto my craft mat and then sprayed with water. The paper was then dunked in it. I used watercolour paper. 

After it drieD I used a Tim Holtz stencil and some white paint to add some interest. 

Next I randomly stamped the background with two different stamps. (A list of all the stamps I used is at the bottom of this blogpost). 

Next i stamped my main image; on the card and on a piece of watercolour card stock. I also stamped the sentiment. I used the same paper to avoid colour differences. 

I used watercolour markers to colour in the images, no water. I just blended the colours with each other. 

I added the sentiment, doodled under the strips with a black pen and added a postage stamp. I then used the postcard stamp again but just the part with the circular postmarks. 

I have used the following VLVS! stamps:

4596 - postcard 

19931 - postcard ATC size

17660 - Steampunk couple

20228 - Spend your life

Other materials:

Distress Oxide inks, Broken China, Carved Pumpkin and Mustard seed

Stencil Cargo THS001 by Tim Holtz

Amsterdam Acrylics, Titanium White

Archival inks, Chrome Yellow, Tiger Lily and Aquamarine

Memento Ink, London Fog

Versafine Clair, Nocturne

White and black pens

a postage stamp

Thank you so much for stopping by today !

I am not a bitch !

Hello everyone,

welcome to my blog where today I have an AJ page for VivaLasVegaStamps! to share. There is a video too if you'd like to see how I made this. 

I am not sure that I like it, lol, but these things happen!

Here's the video:

 

I have used the following stamps:

20471 - Smirking scribble girl

20469 - I am not a bitch

20464 - bitch

19995 - overlapping circles 

19338 - color wheel lines

20342 - Library return dates 

Other materials :

Dina Wakley heavy body acrylics: Turquoise, Lime

Amsterdam Acrylics : Nickel Titan Yellow, Titanium White

Distress Oxide Inks: Broken China, Twisted Citron, Worn Lipstick 

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Tim Holtz Flourish stencil

Coloured pencils 

Thank you so much for stopping by ! 

Mysterious

Hello everyone,

I have made a journal page for today's VivaLasVegaStamps! post and I had so much fun doing it. I have used one of my all time favourite stamps by VLVS! namely the Forest Critter by Leslie Wood ! I adore her work; if you have not heard from her, look her up !

I started painting the page with gesso and then added the yellow with a brayer. I put a stencil on top and wiped away some of the paint with a baby wipe. I repeated this with the turquoise. Next I rolled over some more of the same paint. I then added some stencilling with white acrylic paint over the top. 

I then stamped the background randomly and pushed it back into the background with more white paint and my brayer. I also stamped through the same stencil and added doodles around the circles. I used a black and a white pen for this. I drew a circle where the critter was going to go, again with a white and a black pen and stamped her in it. (I think she is a girl ?) I added splatter and then stamped the critter again on white card stock and coloured her with coloured pencils. I cut her out and added her on the page. 

I adhered the page in my book with Miracle tape. 

I have used the following stamps:

20342 - Library return dates

19567 - Writing circles background

19575 - Stitching

19571 - Writing triangles

19015 - Dictionary page

19820 - Forest Critter

19834 - Mysterious

19833 - Tired of trying to .. 

Other materials :

Miracle tape 

Acrylic paints; Amsterdam acrylics, Dina Wakley heavy body acrylics and Sennelier Abstract. 

Archival inks: Chrome Yellow, Aquamarine, Watering can and Jet Black

Versafine Clair - Nocturne

White Sharpie

Black pen

Caran d'Ache Pablo Coloured pencils

Tim Holtz Stencil

Washitape

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Today at Vera Lane Studio

Hello everyone,

For today's Vera Lane Studio Inspiration Post I have made a postcard and a journal page.

This cutie is from the newly released "Love is" set. You'll find it HERE. 

I printed and coloured here, then cut her out. I adhered her on a piece of design paper. 

This journal page was made by painting the paper white and stencilling the flowers on it; I also added a little script stamping and doodled around the page. The girl is from the set "Bit" and I coloured her with Copic, cut her out and adhered her onto the page. Lastly I added a sticker. 

You'll find Bit HERE

Thank you for stopping by today. 

No journey is too great...

Hello everyone,

Welcome to my blog and Happy New Year !
Today a new challenge starts over at Country View Challenges. The theme was set by Christine and she chose 'Landscape/cityscape' and I chose to make a cityscape in my art journal. I filmed the process to if you would like to see how I mad this. You'll find a link below.

Or you can click HERE to go straight to YouTube. 

We would love you to play along with us ! You could just win a £20 voucher to spend in the shop! Just read the rules first. You'll find them HERE.

I will be back soon with more inspiration.