tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87239753484952445952024-03-04T15:56:16.335+00:00Azenor ArtworkJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-79978426523404029712019-09-01T18:17:00.000+01:002019-09-01T18:17:50.807+01:00Masterboard Cards and TagsI have been bad at sharing my projects this year, it is a whole month since my last post.<br />
Here is a quick post to show some cards and tags I made after being inspired by Raquel's YouTube video from Scrapcosy.<br />
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I used the idea of making a masterboard and painted the flowers with infusions. I used Sunset Beach and In the Navy on two A4 sheets of cream card stock. I got two 6 x 6 inch cards and two tags from each sheet. Rather than use infusions for the text, I used distress ink spritzed with water.<br />
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Stamps used : ESC18 by Scrapcosy for PaperArtsy<br />
Infusions : In the Navy and Sunset Beach<br />
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Now I have a nice stash of floral cards with matching tags for any occasion.<br />
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-71569614232663156532019-08-03T21:43:00.000+01:002019-08-03T21:43:54.914+01:00Whimsical BirdsHere are a couple of projects I made using Tando Creative Whimisical birds 2. I had the birds in my stash for a couple of years just waiting for a bit of painting so I started playing with them last weekend and finished them off today.<div>
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The first bird is mounted in a painted MDF frame and the second whimsy bird family picture is just mounted on black mount board. If I can find a cheap frame I might frame it.</div>
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The bird is painted with Pink Ink multi-surface paint and the frame painted with Fresco paint (Captain Peacock). The bubbles are stamped with IndigoBlu "Bubbles Background" stamp and the pattern around the frame is a Tim Holtz stamp by Stampers Anonymous. Doodles were added with black and white paint pens.</div>
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Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-64133618310799073102019-05-19T18:49:00.000+01:002019-05-19T18:50:07.438+01:00Rainbow BirdThis weekend's offering is the beautiful kingfisher designed by Maria Kitano for Crafty Individuals.<br />
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I tried this stamp out using a couple of techniques, first on watercolour card and the second, which I will show here, is stamped on cream card and painted with distress ink. The background is also a Crafty Individuals stamp where I used distress ink (cracked pistachio and mermaid lagoon) and spritzed with a little water. I like the watercolour effect fading away in the background.<br />
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Stamps used : Crafty Individuals CI-430 and CI-510<br />
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<i>"Rainbow bird - that sets the stream alight with burn and glitter!" - Robert Macfarlane</i><br />
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-39039474451909151672019-05-12T17:55:00.000+01:002019-05-12T17:57:21.594+01:00Moon PodsI had some playtime today with Lavinia stamps and distress oxides. Here are the results using my new Moon Pods stamp.<br />
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Frayed burlap, antique linen and faded jeans distress oxide inks with some frayed burlap distress ink on the edges. The fairy barnacle is stamped with VersaFine Clair (Twilight), my first time using Versafine Clair. It is good for detail stamps and is very juicy, maybe because it is new. The moon pods and sprite are stamped using VersaFine black ink and the picture is finished off with a sprinkling of fairy dust (frosted lace stickles).<br />
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... and here is a small panel showing off the lovely detail on the moon pods.<br />
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-86596236397805300882019-05-05T20:56:00.000+01:002019-05-05T20:56:01.963+01:00PaperArtsy Topic 2019 #6 FISH There is something fishy going on, this is my first post of 2019 and it is May already. I've not been idle but have a lot of catching up to do.<br />
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Fossil fish stamp from PaperArtsy.<br />
The background is a mix of Fresco paints with some Golden Sands infusions on top to try to make it look like sandstone.<br />
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I'll try not to leave it so long before I post the next project and will visit blogs very soon.<br />
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-89231391393768087202018-12-15T20:22:00.000+00:002018-12-15T20:22:36.703+00:00Clean and Simple ChristmasA clean and simple Christmas card for you today using Darcy's stag from PaperArtsy (EDY16).<br />
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This is a 5" by 5" card, the background kraft card is embossed with snowflakes and Christmas words from one of Tim Holtz 2017 stamp sets are around the border. It wasn't that quick to make as I had to fussy cut the stag after I had coloured him with Copics but there is no inky, painty business going on so nothing to clean up afterwards.<br />
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This will probably be my last post before Christmas so wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the festive season.Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-26028958769870590972018-12-02T16:17:00.000+00:002018-12-02T16:18:35.312+00:00Festive OverlaysMore Christmas cards have been made in super quick time thanks to Tim Holtz 2018 Holiday Hacks YouTube video inspiration. Here is the video if you have not seen it :<br />
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My cards, all stamped with Distress ink (not oxides);</div>
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The <a href="https://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2018/12/december-2018-christmas.html"><span style="color: blue;">Country View Challenge</span></a> theme for December is Christmas so I would like to enter my stag Christmas card in that challenge.</div>
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Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-88995474261782806892018-11-21T20:42:00.000+00:002018-11-21T20:42:41.303+00:00Stencil TreesI am sharing a quick post today of two little Christmas cards I have made using the Tim Holtz shifter tree layering stencil.<br />
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-3872887625427315442018-11-09T21:37:00.001+00:002018-11-09T21:38:00.500+00:002018 Topic 19 : Tissue PaperFor the PaperArtsy challenge this time, the topic is tissue paper. Lots of options with this topic and I have chosen to use bleeding art tissue. Here is the challenge link with the inspiration: <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2018/10/2018-topic-19-tissue-paper-topic.html"><span style="color: blue;">PaperArtsy </span><span style="color: blue;">Topic 19 : Tissue Paper</span></a><br />
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My completed entry is a card but when I started playing I wasn't entirely sure where I was going with this.<br />
Here is the card using the bleeding art tissue technique for the background and stamped tissue paper flowers.<br />
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I used my new stamps that I got with my win for topic 17 the other week: JOFY 62.<br />
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I started by die cutting lots of hexagons from tissue paper, arranged them on the watercolour card and painted them with water.<br />
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See how the colours bleed into one another, isn't it lovely. At this point I had to walk away and not be tempted to peep. I think I left it for about 20 minutes. Then I peeled off the tissue when it was dry. This is the result :</div>
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The colours have bled into one another but still we see the hexagon shapes. This is a good technique for backgrounds.</div>
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I stamped the JOFY flowers onto some book pages and cut them out and also stamped the flowers on white tissue. They were applied to the card with Mod Podge. I finished it off with a bit of doodling with a gold pen and mounted it on the card.</div>
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-34616632158194996062018-10-06T18:58:00.001+01:002018-10-06T18:58:34.642+01:002018 Topic 17 : Colour - A Box of EggsThe latest PaperArtsy challenge is a colour challenge which is always fun. Here is the link:<br />
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There are many colours of eggs so I picked a few pastel colours from my Fresco paint stash and made a postcard. During the week I was stuck in traffic going home one night after work so that was a good opportunity to think up some ideas as I was going nowhere fast that night. I had several ideas and if I get time I will do them, strangely, this postcard was not one of them. This little project was just to get in the mood.<br />
The photo looks darker than the postcard actually is as it is a grey rainy day today, perfect for doing craft projects though.<br />
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I like this challenge because I like artist trading coins and you can pretty much do anything that takes your fancy as long as the coins are 2.5 inches in diameter. Click on the linked title to go to the PaperArtsy blog and see the great selection of inspiration posted there.<br />
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Here are my tea themed artist trading coins using the lovely Scrapcosy tea stamps from ESC16.<br />
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Fresco Paints : Peach Nectar (the new Courtney Franich paint), Concrete, Vintage Lace (not the new Courtney paint, it is a very old one, one of my first purchases. I wonder if it is exactly the same as the new one).<br />
Stamps : PaperArtsy Eclectica ESC16 by Scrapcosy<br />
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-21821748071798853352018-07-29T13:04:00.000+01:002018-07-29T13:08:23.202+01:00Time for TeaI have new toys to play with and it rains at last outside so I have an excuse to play all day.<br />
I made a tag just to get into the mood although I have already way to many ideas for using my new Scrapcosy stamps from PaperArtsy. The trouble with too many ideas is that I mess around and don't actually produce anything for ages. I want to make a mini book, some cards, ATCs, a canvas and more but there are just not enough spare hours so I will exercise some control ... for now.<br />
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The first thing I wanted to do is enter the <a href="https://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2018/07/2018-topic-13-colour-mint-sage-claret.html"><span style="color: blue;">PaperArtsy Challenge #13 : Colour - Mint, Sage, Claret and Gold</span></a>. That is a colour combination that works really well for vintage designs.<br />
Here is my tea themed tag :<br />
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I used images from the new release stamp set ESC16 by Scrapcosy, the new Seaglass Fresco paint for the background and infusions to colour the images mixed with matte glaze. The lace and word cloud are stamped and embossed with WOW metallic brass sparkle and the spoon has metallic glaze on it to make it shiny.</div>
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So the tag ended up as a clean vintage design rather than the more grungy vintage that I originally had in mind but I am quite pleased with it. Seriously, those stamps are so good I reckon you can do anything in any style with them and get a good result.</div>
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-50446311914798800742018-07-15T17:28:00.001+01:002018-07-15T17:28:13.831+01:00Artist Trading CoinsThe hot weather is getting to me, making me lethargic. To get motivated to do something, I watched a couple of YouTube videos today hoping to get a bit of inspiration. I'm never disappointed, there is so much talent out there.<br />
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I found a great demo/tutorial by Mike Deakin for Artist Trading Coins (AT Coins), a new trend in miniature works of art which I had not tried until today.<br />
Here is the link to Mike's blog with the video embedded:<br />
<a href="https://mikedeakinart.com/other-mixed-media/snippits-artist-trading-coins/">https://mikedeakinart.com/other-mixed-media/snippits-artist-trading-coins/</a><br />
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I pretty much followed the tutorial but I used Fresco paints for my backgrounds. These are fun to make and a good size for experiments too. I like to make small things. The coins are 2.5 inches in diameter.<br />
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Happy Sunday everyone. xJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-87633371216849783002018-07-01T16:03:00.002+01:002018-07-01T16:03:23.636+01:00Lino Cut HaresA quick post today as it has been some time since I shared anything on my blog. I have been lost.<br />
This is a card I made using Hobby Art Lino Cut Hares clear stamp set CS208D.<br />
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An easy card as it just required a bit of masking and stamping and colouring with Copic pens.<br />
Happy July everybody x<br />
<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-74169105745761028242018-06-02T13:51:00.001+01:002018-06-02T18:36:17.432+01:00Paper DollsPaperArtsy challenge <a href="http://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2018/05/2018-topic-10-paper-dolls-topic.html"><span style="color: blue;">Topic 10 : Paper Dolls</span></a><br />
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I just love these Tim Holtz paper dolls. Each character fires up my imagination. Who are they? What are they thinking?<br />
These two are all dressed up but tough, serious little girls. I sent them out into the early summer woodland where there are foxgloves, butterflies and the sounds of birds singing.<br />
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Here is my small canvas for the challenge;<br />
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-31340101046012019362018-05-20T22:06:00.000+01:002018-05-20T22:06:08.696+01:00Vintage NeutralsPaperArtsy challenge <a href="http://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2018/05/2018-topic-9-vintage-neutrals-topic.html"><span style="color: blue;">Topic 9 : Vintage Neutrals</span></a>.<br />
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A great topic and some fabulous inspiration on the PaperArtsy blog. For my project I decided on a tag and my inspiration was Alison Bomber's beautiful tag which you can see under the above link.<br />
My tag is nothing like Alison's apart from using Tim Holtz paper dolls for the focal image. I have used one of Alison's lovely quotes from the Dreaming and Doing set (Eclectica EAB07).<br />
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I started with a painted background with Chutney and Tikka Fresco paint which looked too dark so I knocked it back with some watered down gesso. Still too dark so I dry brushed chalk fresco paint on top of that. Then I used a Kay Carley stencil (PS061) to add some leaf fronds. The paint I used was Irish Cream.</div>
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I added some flowers from ESC03 by Scrapcosy stamped with watering can archival ink and stamped the quote on a Tim Holtz die cut wood plank which I had painted with chalk and white fire paint. A couple of brads and a button to finish it off.</div>
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-13512716446185016832018-05-06T15:28:00.000+01:002018-05-06T15:28:02.919+01:00Handmade Matchbox<a href="http://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2018/04/2018-topic-8-boxes-intro-and-challenge.html">PaperArtsy Challenge Topic 8 : Boxes.</a><br />
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Last weekend when I saw the PaperArtsy challenge inspiration, the example that caught my eye was the matchbox art. I have never tried making a box so retrieved my old envelope punch board that has been gathering dust on the shelf and searched the internet for instructions to make a matchbox. I found a good one and made a test box out of kraft card. The test box worked so became my final box.<br />
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Thanks to Diane Dimich for the instructions.<br />
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I decorated my box with Jofy images from stamp sets 13 and 24, stamped directly onto the box and stamped onto old book pages. What to put in the box? Well, it is always useful to have a few gift tags to pop on presents so I made three matching gift tags.<br />
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Here is my matchbox project.<br />
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-39647119896276552402018-04-22T13:52:00.000+01:002018-04-22T13:52:43.615+01:00Crafting with Kraft : PaperArtsy Topic 7Kraft card is so versatile and I really like the natural effects you can achieve using it. For the latest PaperArtsy Challenge we use Kraft card as the base. <div>
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I wanted to use a stencil for texture on my card and I was thinking leaves. I really like black and white on Kraft but to add some colour to the composition I decided to experiment with texture paste mixed with paint. Then I tried texture paste with infusions (Emerald Isle) and really liked the result.</div>
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Here are the experiments:</div>
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On the left is the texture paste applied through a stencil, sprinkled with infusions and a quick spritz of water. I really like that effect. The middle panel is a mop-up of the texture paste left of the stencil mixed with the infusions. The panel on the right is mermaid Fresco paint mixed with texture paste and applied to the stencil. </div>
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I was in the mood for a bit of collage and paper cutting so I have made this card.<br />
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Stamps used for this project :<br />
PA Eclectica ELB14 by Lin Brown<br />
It was nice to get that set out again, I've always liked that one.<br />
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Lots of stamping of windows, doors, bricks and bunting on some paper from my stash by Studio Light. Then lots of cutting out and re-assembling the house. It took hours, I spent ages fiddling with those tiny pieces until I was happy. This is a great way to use up all those pieces of paper you keep because you like them or those paper pads you bought and stored away and forgot about.<br />
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Tim Holtz Birch and Pine CMS280 stamp was used for the background, stamped on white card with Vintage Photo distress oxide ink.<br />
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I die cut the letters for "HOME" and added them to my banners and used a Tim Holtz paper punch for the folded circles on the bunting (a scrap of TH paper that I couldn't bear to throw away was just enough for these and they matched).<br />
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The panel was then mounted on Kraft card.<br />
As it was a home themed card I felt I should photograph it in my home and guess what, it matches my new vertical blinds, this pleases me a lot.<br />
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-71459502159539173112018-04-02T17:18:00.000+01:002018-04-02T17:18:15.768+01:00I'm a flip-flop kind of girlI am sharing a little tag today that I made with my new Tim Holtz side order dies and mini embossing folder. The idea is based on what I saw in one of Tim's YouTube videos.<br />
I really like these little sets but the dies are tiny, very tiny. Fortunately I have tiny fingers and love miniature things so this worked for me.<br />
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Here is my tag :<br />
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-86175348079236375682018-03-30T22:05:00.000+01:002018-03-30T22:05:49.143+01:00PaperArtsy Topic 5 : Nautical ColoursA wet bank holiday Friday is a good excuse to play in my craft room and catch up with projects I want to do.<br />
The theme for the <a href="http://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2018/03/2018-topic-5-nautical-colours-topic.html"><span style="color: blue;">PaperArtsy Challenge Topic 5 is Nautical Colours</span></a> and the inspiration on their blog is particularly good again. I was away last weekend so had thinking time but no craft stash with me to start work on this one but I did have several ideas. Strangely, I did not use any of those ideas. I had planned on making a tag but I have ended up with a card using my Scrapcosy sea life stamps from PaperArtsy (ESC10 and ESC12).<br />
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I started by making a Gelli print background using Adirondak dye ink : Pool, Denim and Stonewash applied with a brayer. Then I stamped one of the Scrapcosy images in red geranium archival ink and took the print. I added some water with my fingers to bleach out some of the dye ink to make bubbles which were later doodled with a white pen.<br />
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The seahorse and shell were stamped and embossed with white Wow embossing powder and painted with a little bit of gold Fresco paint. To finish it off, I used a Woodware stencil around the edges to add some gold embossing powder (metallic brass sparkle by Wow) and stamped and embossed some words. A small gem was added for the seahorse's eye.<br />
All mounted on red and blue cardstock and a 7" by 7" white card.<br />
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-11769560771670014912018-03-18T14:40:00.001+00:002018-03-18T14:40:27.800+00:00A Postcard Adventure The challenge on the <a href="https://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/march-2018-postcards-6x4.html"><span style="color: blue;">Country View Crafts Challenge blog for March</span></a> is Postcards (6x4).<br />
A postcard should have a message so I thought my message would be one of the quotes from the new Tim Holtz Theories stamp set that I purchased recently :<br />
"<i>Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures</i>". I like that quote a lot.<br />
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Here is my entry for the March challenge:<br />
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I used Distress oxides for the background : Vintage Photo, Fossilised Amber and Candied Apple.<br />
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Tim Holtz : Theories CMS329 and Ornate Trims CMS326.<br />
White dots added with a white gel pen.<br />
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I really like the sketchy, grungy silhouettes on the Theories set as well as the quotes and the Ornate Trims set is going to be ever so useful I think.<br />
I am off to play some more.<br />
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Have a good week everybody x<br />
<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-41616805236569236992018-03-11T12:53:00.000+00:002018-03-11T12:53:21.654+00:00Friends in the Garden<a href="http://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2018/03/2018-topic-4-whimsy-intro-and-challenge.html"><span style="color: blue;">PaperArtsy Challenge Blog Topic 4 : Whimsical.</span></a><br />
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I like the definitions of whimsical, a couple of the dictionary definitions popped out : "playful" and "odd" as well as optimism, hope and innocence. All good words that put you in a happy place.<br />
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For this challenge I used a mixture of Jofy and Kay Carley stamps on the same panel which I mounted on a card.<br />
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I started with a painted background (Captain Peacock) and stencilled circles in Teresa Green. </div>
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Then stamped Kay's flowers and grasses and added some coloured details using white and dark pink Graphik paint pens. The faces are coloured with Promarks, cut out and added to the flowers. I finished it off with a few small flowers and a butterfly.</div>
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Fresco Paints from FFPA1 Limited Edition : Captain Peacock, Teresa Green and Granny Smith.</div>
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I have been having a think about what to do for this challenge all week and the finished result above is miles away from my original idea. Maybe I'll do another one.</div>
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I hope you like my little friends in the garden.</div>
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-71292753184266966952018-02-24T15:03:00.000+00:002018-02-24T15:13:48.250+00:00WatercoloursWe are not under the sea this week although I was tempted to enter the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2018/02/2018-topic-3-watercolours-topic-intro.html"><span style="color: blue;">PaperArtsy challenge</span></a> </span>with yet another nautical project. The theme for Topic 3 is watercolours.<br />
I had great fun watching YouTube videos so decided to have a go at using watercolour paints as I have a small travel sized tin of them.<br />
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I started off playing with a couple of techniques just to experiment.<br />
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I rather liked the cling film effect. I've used that in the past with acrylic paint but never watercolours, interesting texture, I like it.<br />
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I decided it needed something bold for the focal image so I used a stencil with glitter paste. The stencil is PaperArtsy PS090 by Sara Naumann.</div>
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The sentiment is from PA Eclectica ELB29 by Lin Brown which I thought fit with the little birds sitting on the wire.</div>
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281138755012015068noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723975348495244595.post-59985818715564390382018-02-18T17:39:00.000+00:002018-02-18T17:39:10.022+00:00The Sea .... AgainThis afternoon's playtime began with some Gelli prints. I wanted to make some backgrounds for my fish and sea creatures. I didn't really know where I was going with this when I started but I have ended up with three postcards.<br />
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I used Distress Ink applied to the gelli plate with a brayer, no oxides this time as I wanted a translucent look.<br />
Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, Milled Lavender and Dusty Concorde.<br />
Then I stamped the seaweed and fish from PaperArtsy Eclectica ESC10 using Blue Violet and Cornflower Blue archival ink and took a print.<br />
One of the panels has a moon. OK, no moon under the sea but we will call it a reflection I think.<br />
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Then I used black Versafine ink to stamp sea creatures and shells on the panels. I used some scrap card to stamp the words and coloured the letters with Distress markers, cut them out and stuck them on. Then I trimmed the panels and added some Dusty Concorde ink around the edges to finish them off.<br />
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Here are the three postcards.<br />
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