Chase your dreams

 Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create project I have made a tag. It gave me lots of trouble because what I had in mind didn't quite work out as well as I thought.

Here's how I made this:

I had this idea of a half and half tag where I stencilled with the opposite colours like I did, but when I finished it, I didn't really like it. Maybe wrong colour choice ? I don't know. 

I decided to roll with it and toned it down with white paint and a brayer and added some stamping. 

Next I stuck some washi tape down..

I then stamped some more. I used Archival ink (Picked Raspberry)  for this and the pink went totally neon when I toned it down with white paint. Weird when colours change so much. I didn't like that at all so I toned it down even more. 

I then thought the colours weren't bright enough.. so I used a blending tool and same-ish Distress Oxide colours to brighten it a little and added some white paint splatters. I thought it looked better but I am still not convinced. I put it to the side to colour the focal image. 

I stamped this Fresia stamp and coloured it.. 

At least I didn't mess that up ! lol 

Stamped the sentiments I was going to use. 

Now it is finished I quite like it! I glued the freesias down and used a watercolour marker to add some shading around it. I then added the sentiments which I inked with Distress Oxide Inks. Lastly I tore a piece of silk of some I had in my stash (from my silk painting days) and coloured it with Distress Oxide ink and added it to the top of my tag. 

I have used :

Stencil : #113 - Lotza Squares by Autour de Mwa

Stamps:

#753 - Delight In Flora by Tracy Evans

#754 - Power Of The Word by Tracy Evans

#755 - Round Digits by Tracy Evans

#757 - Tickets by Tracy Evans

Washitape:

#8 - Fledgling by Tracy Evans

#24 - Power Words by Bipasha Bk

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

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Happy Thursday! For today's VLS post I have made an artjournal spread. 

The background was made with a gelli plate and an AALL & Create stencil by Janet. I randomly stamped the  background and added some washi tape. I then coloured these fun characters with my Copic Markers.  Lastly I glued the images in place. 

You find these goofy characters HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

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 ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Happy Thursday ! For today's Vera Lane Studio project I have made a little ATC. 

It was a very spooky thing to happen, but when I was making this the radio was actually playing "don't stop me now"... lol 

I found the ATC card in my stash. It was white with the crackle paste already on it. So I coloured it with Distress Oxides and stamped it randomly with some of Janet's stamps by AALL & Create. Freddie was printed and coloured with Copics. I cut him out and placed him on the ATC. 

You will find Freddie HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by ! 

Take flight

 Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create GDT post I have made a card. 

Here's how I made it:

First I cut a piece of watercolour paper to the size of a card topper. I then stamped Dominic's butterfly on it. This stamp is my absolute favourite from Dominic's first collection. 

I added watercolours loosely all over the butterfly and sprayed some water over it to make it run outside the lines. 

I then used coloured pencils to add some more colour to the butterfly itself. 

Next I used the dots of this stencil to add some more interest. I used coloured pencils in the same colours as I used for the butterfly. 

Next, I added some strips of washi tape to frame the image. I also splattered some white paint on it using a Posca Paint pen. 

I then drew a line around the card and added some more stamping using this set by Tracy. 

The panel was then glued onto a card. 

I have used the following AALL & Create materials:

Stencil:

#139 - Snow Pines by Janet Klein

Stamps:

#772 - Magical Realm by Dominic Phillips

#729 - Spread Your Wings by Tracy Evans

Washitape:

#24 - Power Words by Bipasha Bk

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

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists

Thank you for stopping by ! 

The silence of the night

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a postcard that I made for the new Challenge over at Country View Challenges. The theme this month is 'Season of mists & mellow fruitfulness' and it was set by the lovely Debs. I have made a postcard:

Here's how I made it:

I made a gelli print with these inks. I smooshed them on the plate, rolled over them lightly with a brayer and printed. I did made a mask for the circle so I could stamp the moon in it. It would have been just as easy to just stamp the moon over the colour, so not use a mask.

Next I stamped the moon, using a few colours on top of each other, a yellow and a couple of greys. I then filled in the white with Distress Oxide ink and a waterbrush trying not to make the rest run. 

I tidied up the edges of the moon and then stamped the tree. 

Next I stamped the rabbit. 

I also added some highlights and then stamped the background with these Katzelkraft background stamps. 

Lastly I added some shading on the ground and a sentiment which came from a set of Tim Holtz Clippings. These are the Halloween ones.  

I hope you like the challenge and will play along with us! Just make sure to read the rules before you do. 

You will find them HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Happy Thursday! For today's Vera Lane Studio project I have made a postcard. 

This card was printed and coloured with Copic Markers. I added the clouds that I drew on book paper and the sentiment that came with the set. 

You'll find this set called "Caravan" HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by today !