Cheval

Hello everyone,

a short post from me today.. As I was messing about with alcohol inks, I thought of the technique that Diny Sprakel has developed where you use your Copic Markers with stamps and an activator spray. I thought I should work with the Alcohol that you use with alcohol inks and it did.
So I made a quick card....

Stamps are by Katzelkraft... 

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Well behaved women....

Hello everyone,

and welcome to my blog. I have a card to share today. I bought this lovely Carabelle  Studio Stamp set at the Art Specially event last week and hadn't used it yet. So today I grabbed one of my ready made backgrounds and made a card with it...

This stamp set is great. There is the lady in a dress with a handbag and a separate body with just the stockinged legs... such fun! 

I sometimes make a batch of backgrounds and this was one of those where I finger paint a 12' x 12' piece of card stock and then chop it in 6 pieces. They can be used as card toppers or as postcards. I cut this one down somewhat so it fitted onto a card. 

I added a little more stamping to the background but only a little as I liked it as it was. (The lighter polkadots were already there). Next I stamped the lady and the body with arms and stockinged legs on a separate piece of paper and coloured both. I then cut them out and added them together. I also stamped the crown from the same set, coloured it and added it to her head. 

She was placed on some washitape. I added some at the top left of the card as well for balance. 

Next I doodled around the edges and stamped the sentiment which is by VivaLasVegaStamps! and fits this lady perfectly I think. I cut it into word strips, adhered them to the panel, doodled around the strips and lastly adhered the panel to a white card. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

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 ! 

We're not in Kansas anymore...

Hello everyone,

and happy Wednesday to you ! It's time for another challenge over at the Stampotique Blog.
Kristen has set the theme this week and she chose, 'TV or movie inspired' and this is what she had to say about her challenge:

"This week I want to see what you can create that is inspired by one of you favourite TV Shows or Movies".

Here's mine :

I chose the Wizard of Oz for my theme. First I heat embossed the sunburst on my page. I used a stencil and smooshed Versamark through it, sprinkled it with clear embossing powder and heated it until it was melted. 

Next I used Distress Inks in the rainbow colours to create the rest of the background. I used a blending tool. I stamped the background a little, not too much as there is so much going on already. 

Dorothy and Toto were stamped on white card stock, coloured with Copic Markers, cut out and adhered on the page. Lastly I typed the quote (which is from the film) and doodled around the words, cut them out and glued them onto the page. 

That was it ! 

Why not play along with us and you might win one of two $30 vouchers at the end of the month, but:

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Please read ALL RULES on the linkz page before linking your creation.

If you didn't follow the rules posted, you may have been deleted.  

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A postcard just for fun...

Hello everyone,

Just a quick post for a quick postcard. I used some of my new stuff for this. The things I bought last week at the Art Specially Event in the Netherlands.

For the background I used my new mini gelli plate. It is only 3 x 5 inches so quite small. With this gelli plate I also used my new Fresco paints from PaperArtsy. I bought one of the sets which have colours that work very well together.. 

All I did to the background was stamp the "Heart Vine" stamp & coloured in the hearts and stems. I then stamped 'Uncle Buck' and 'Vic' and coloured them both with Copic Markers. Vic is a new stamp by the way. I cut them out and adhered them to the background and added the leash and the collar for Vic. Lastly I added some ground for them to stand on... 

You can find all these stamps HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Don't feel like dancing....

Hello everyone,

For my DT post for Katzelkraft I have made a postcard this time...

I started with stamping the background and heat embossing it with clear embossing powder. I then went over the top with a blending tool and Distress Inks in 'Mermaid lagoon' and 'Chipped Sapphire'. I dripped some water over it and mopped it up with some kitchen paper, leaving some lighter spots.
Next I stamped the cat, the hat and the walking stick (this is just the handle of the umbrella which is in the accessories set; I made it longer) I coloured everything with my Copic Markers and cut all the images out. After deciding where I wanted everything I glued the images to the card. Next I used a Copic Marker to draw in the floor the cat is sitting on and lastly I typed the sentiment which is a song title, cut it into strips, adhered it to the card and doodled around the words. That was it !

I used stamps from the following sets :

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KTZ118 - for the background 

KTZ152 - for the cat

KTZ119 - for the hat & stick 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Today's hairstyle !

Hello everyone,

The lovely Kathi is our hostess over at Stampotique Designers' Challenge today and she chose the theme 'Crack me up' and this is what she had to say about her challenge:

'Create a humorous project that also has cracked texture'.

So that is what I did. I hope it cracks you up Kathi ! Here is my art journal page:

I used DecoArt Media line products to create the crackled background, starting with black gesso and then scraping Crackle paste over it. Next I used Antiquing creams in the colours Raw Umber and Patina Green. I also used some Cobalt Turquoise Acrylic Paint around the edges of the page and some Interference paint in Gold over the crackles as you can see below.....

I then stamped over the background a little. ( A list of all the stamps I used is at the bottom of this post) I then stamped Moody and coloured her with Copic Markers. I also stamped her directly on the page. After cutting her out I adhered her onto herself so she looks perfect. 

I found some scraps of already coloured paper and cut them into strips. I glued them to the page and then stitched them on as well. 

Lastly I typed the saying that I found on the internet and thought was quite funny, I cut it into strips and adhere it to the page. Lastly I doodled around the words. 

I used the following stamps :

Amonite

Mash Up 

French Journal Page

Moody 

Why not play along with us this week. You could win a $30 voucher for the online store... 

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