Natures Colours

I have to say that I love Natures Colours - nothing nicer or more relaxing than to wander through a garden taking in the shapes, smells, textures and colours of nature in the plants and wildlife ---- my hubby would have all concrete so he wouldn't have to mow the lawns and I'd fill every space with plants - but he does like how 'our place' looks.   I tried out some new texture paste that I coloured up with some red DI with a floral stencil.  While the paste was still wet I added clear EP and heated it... it bubbled up and I got more dimension, I even sprinkled on some glitter and heated it again... I used green EP on the stems and then painted in the flower centers with yellow DI.  Oh and I did this on a DI smooched panel which was most light red shades and as it didn't stand out well, so I water coloured in the spaces with blue grey DI.   To finish I framed the panel with a stitched die cut onto a matching red card.  I am playing along with Stamplorations ARTplorations Mixed Media June challenge and STAMPlorations Never Ending Anything Goes challenge.   Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy times

   Happy Flowers Stencil

Best Wishes

It's time for a reminder to play along with the

 CAS Stencil May Challenge

Stenciling over Coloured Background

For my card I have chosen to used creamy yellow coloured card and stencil over this with Distress Oxide inks.  I sponged Ripe Persimmon near the center, blending with Carved Pumpkin and the outer petal areas with Tattered Rose. When the ink was really dry I used Nuvo crystal drops (clear) to outline the some of the petal edges and the center.  To finish I sponged the very edge of the panel with orange ink and used an orange card, stamped on my sentiment and attached the flower panel with foam sheet.
I am also playing along with the Stamplorations Mixed Media May challenge using Peony no2 stencil
and Stamplorations Never Ending Anything Goes challenge.
I hope you are inspired to join in the CAS Stencil challenge, it's lots of fun and there's heap of wonderful ideas from the DT over on the blog. Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy stenciling.

 

Strive for Progress not Perfection

New ARTploration stencils arrived this week, so I was eager to try them out so am joining in the April Stamplorations Mixed Media challenge. I used a light fawn coloured card for my panel and the Lupinus stencil teamed with Distress Oxide inks and sponged on my colours.  Then I chose a couple of other stencils to add depth to the bottom on the artwork and also stamped light background on the top and sponged the edges.  I stamped my sentiment on coloured card and attached to the artwork with a bird image. Finally a few random crystal drops over yellow spots and a dark purple back layer. I am also posting to the Stamplorations Never Ending Anything Goes challenge. Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, have a relaxing weekend.

 

You are my Sunshine

Hi I'm back again today with another card using Powdered Inks with Stencils... I've sprinkled yellow and tiny bit of purple Brushos over my stencil on white card and misted with water, then quickly lifted the stencil and let it dry.  I die cut a stitched frame for my panel and then used purple glitter cardstock to die cut my sentiment.
I am playing along at CAS Stencil February challenge - Powdered Inks and also Stamplorations ARTplorations Mixed Media February 'Anything Goes' challenge.
Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it.... and happy stencil fun

 

Fabulous Always

What fun and how addictive is this String Pull technique..  here I have a couple of my first try outs.

I used Distress Oxides on my string with a light water spray before I curled it onto my basic white folded card, which I then sliced in half and added sponged stenciling, stamping and flicks of ink. 

And to finish a stamped sentiment and mounted the panel on a matching coloured card.

 I am playing along with February Mixed Media challenge at Stamplorations ARTplorations.
Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy inky fun

Be like the Bird.....

This background is from my 'experiment' stash - using Distress Inks and Oxides with stencils and I also see some stamping, then today I added some coloured up texture paste with a stencil with three little birds on branches... to go with my stamped and fussy cut bird.. I used Distress Oxides on him.   To finish I attached a stamped sentiment strip (from my stash) and attached to green card.  I am playing along with ARTplorations Mixed Media January challenge - Anything Goes.
Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - enjoy some creative fun

Thanks tag

A mixed media tag from me for a change.... I started by smooching my card in a Distress Ink pool - Spun Sugar, Antique Linen, then using the stencil I sponged on Abandoned Coral, and Ripe Persimmon and in the center I used gold Gelato.  I die cut my panel with the stitiched tag die and sponged the edges with Brushed Corduroy and splattered on some black ink.Then I die cut my sentiment twice..one from the leftover from the tag cut and one in black.  I used Brushed Corduroy to colour the top layer and when dry glued them in place.  To finish my tag I added some threads in autumn colours and a wooden leaf embellishment.
I am playing along with three Stamploration challenges - Mixed Media - Anything Goes, TAGplorations - All About Fall and Cutplorations - Fall colours.  Also as I have used the ARTplorations stencil Peony No2, I am posting to Stamplorations Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your weekend

  

 

Vintage ATC

Been a busy day for me, baking banana cakes using different recipes, to use up the two dozen or so bananas as we have them growing. . .  and in between so creative time at my desk.  I have an ATC for the Stamplorations ARTplorations - Mixed Media challenge for November. It sort of has a 'vintage' feel - I stamped some music lines over DP for the background panel and then my 'word'. Then I sponged two different brown DI over the die cut birdcage.  I stamped the bird image in brown, watercoloured it and fussy cut it out. Next I fixed a used bird postage stamp and used a stencil of sponge wavy lines over it - like a franked stamp. With my cage attached I added some tinted embossing paste with a stencil to form my flower stem and then attached a  handmade flower.  Thanks for taking a peek.

Vintage ATC

Today I tried my hand at some Mixed Media on an ATC I'm swapping with a friend and have decided to post it to the Stamplorations - ARTplorations Mixed Media November challenge.
I used some floral designer paper as my background and stamped on some musical notes, and the word Vintage.  Then I found some old bird postage stamps and chose one to pop in the top corner,  I used my stencil to add some wavy lines to it. I die cut a bird cage in brown card and dabbed over Picket Fence Distress Ink and after I positioned it I used coloured texture paste and a stencil to add a leafy branch. Next I stamped my bird image and coloured it with Distress Inks and fussy cut it. I added a handmade flower to the branch and layered the ATC on a green background card.  Thanks for taking a peek

Stencil Sunday #71 + November Mixed Media Challenge

dream BIG

Some days I have 'left-overs' of ink, and texture paste etc...and this is how my background for my wall-art was created.  It started with a yellow misted stencil on water-paper - not inspiring. Then some time later green splotches were soaked up remnants on my plastic palette. Last week I had leftover yellow tinted texture paste and used that with my dotty stencil. I suppose that's why us crazy "artists" (I'm using that word very loosely) don't throw out ANYTHING. Any I hand wrote on my sentiment and added some white gel pen. Layering it onto black and green card pulled it all together and I'm happy with the outcome. I'm posting to Stamplorations - Mixed Media January challenge and Simon Says - Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes.   Thanks for taking a peek

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Rescued Notes Holder

Do you do like I do? - when you have a chore you don't really want to do and so you find something at your desk to fill in your time. That's what happened today... should be finalizing my craft room packing but instead I decided to finish this project.  I have had this container on my desk filled with pens and paper bits and I thought I could revamp it for the Artplorations Mixed Media challenge -

Stencil Sunday #5 + August Mixed Media Challenge

It is a point of sale stand that I rescued from the bin when I was working at Target. So I gave it a coat of acrylic paint and then cut two panels of patterned paper that I would never use to make a card and gave it a light spray with an orange mist. Then I used Distress Inks to try and disguise that crazy pattern... used my stencils to sponge on some hexagonal dots and a few different arrow. I repeated the dots on the ends and cut a green piece of card to line that front box - and gave it a bit of medallion embossing before I glued them all in place.
I die cut the word NOTES on card and used it as a stencil, then coloured some texture paste with black distress ink and plastered it to the front. When it was all dry I die cut the cat and attached him. Wish I was real free with mixed media but it's a start and I'm happy with my finished revamped note holder.  Thanks for taking a peek

A Friend...natures masterpiece

 

 
Summer of Colour 5 - Week 5 and the colours are Green + Green + Pink...
So here's  my second attempt at mixed media with a plaque using a dark green DP that I roughly covered with acrylic paint and smooched it with a scrunched plastic bag. When that was dry I stamped on some leaves in DI, but that didn't work so on with some more paint. Then I sprayed it all over with Perfect Pearls mist. After that dried I used a stencil to add some roses trailing down from the top as I usually work from the left bottom. When that dried I painted on some Magical Micas to give the roses a pink tinge, a few coats were needed as it soaked into the texture paste. I painted on some leaves  and found I had this clear sticker with a nice 'Friends' sentiment...it even stuck on well after years in my cupboard. A few pink gems finished off my project.  I am also posting to Stamplorations - new Mixed Media challenge.  Sorry for the terrible photo my camera is definitely play up.  Thanks for taking a peek