Art Journal Page

Hi all, I have an art journal page to share today, it's been a while since my last post, I find that life just gets in the way sometimes of the creative flow!

Recently I started art journalling, and I love it! This is where my creativity took me today...

I used warm reds as a background for these pages, which are not my go to colours, so I had prepped this a while ago, then got stuck. The base is brush crystals in Alizarin Red and Crimson, then washed over with a thin layer of gesso to take the colour down a bit.

I gained some inspiration from a YouTube tutorial by Mimi Bondi, her channel is full of inspiration, so check her out!

I added some Dina Wakely paints in Tangerine, Turquoise, Magenta and Lime. I used a Clarity Stamps flower burst stencil in Lime and Turquoise paints, then toned it down with the Magenta, Ruby and Tangerine.

I added the small mesh dots using a tim Holtz stencil and Deco Art black paint, and all the stamps are from PaperArtsy Eclectica ranges, from Jofy, Tracy Scott, and Lin Brown. To stamp the flowers I used Teal Staz On ink, and for the little circles and crosses I used a Memento Brilliance pad in white. The sentiments are stamped in Midnight Staz On ink.

Here's some of the supplies I used! I have used my favourite supplies for these pages, paints, stamping, inks and stencils!  To make the flowers pop, I outlined them in a white sharpie pen. To add a bit of sparkle I added some tickles to the circle and flower centres.


I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Art Journal Journey - Circles

Love to Create - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Favourite Things (mine are Brushes, paints and stamping!)

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

I'm Back!!

Well Blogland, it has been rather a while since my last post...June last year! Well, my only excuse is I lost my mojo a bit, I ended up doing a lot more hours at work, and had less time to craft, then the festive period arrived..as I work in retail, in a busy Wines dept for Waitrose, I had little to no time or energy to craft. Coupled with the fact I had begun a WSET Course in September, well, I had little time for anything!

Thankfully, now, I have handed in my course work, and feel free to indulge in more pleasant pursuits! My only worry was, could I still craft? And could I remember how to make a blog post? It was fine in the end, I didn't even need to call a teen to help me out!

Last night I created a mini canvas using some lovely stamps I received for Christmas, by Visible Image.

I used the stamp set 'Sparkle in the Rain' for this little glittery creation. I stamped the lovely lady in Versamark and embossed with Sliver Glitter EP from Stampendous, and fussy cut out. I repeated this, and glued them both together, to make a more sturdy topper.

While the glue was drying, I used my Glue pad to stamp the rain and sprinkled Glamour Dust onto it. I then Sliver Glitter embossed the sentiment onto black card and cut out. To 'ground' her I cut some little daisies off a daisy ribbon and some leaves from some leafy ribbon, and glued them on randomly.

Finally I added some silver sequins, the lady and the sentiment. She is sitting on my shelf above my much neglected craft area, sparkling at me.

During last week I also made this card, using Brushos and more Visible Image stamps from their new release, called Create It! and Outside the Lines. I love the way the Brusho colours turned out, and the stamps are embossed in WOW! Silver Glitter powder.

I would like to enter these cards into That's Crafty Challenge -Words, and Sweet Stamper's Challenge - Add a Sentiment, and A Vintage Journey - Words that are Special, and We Love to Create - Mixed Media
I must say it is nice to have a bit of crafty mojo back, I hope you've enjoyed my little makes today.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Less is More

Hello again, two posts in one day! I made a card for last weekend's Less is More challenge on Sunday, and didn't get round to blogging it, as I'm day off today, I'm having a catch up! The theme this week is purple - I have used Brushos with resist stamping using Visible Image stamps.

I masked the butterfly, and stamped several times and embossed in clear embossing powder. I then sprinkled on the purple brushos, and spritzed with water.

I then matted onto some silver mirri card, and attached to a card base, added another Visible ~Image sentiment, and voila, card made!

Thanks for stopping by today, I'm off for a lie down after all this blogging!

Pauline

Brushos and Visible Image

Hi all, it's been a long time since my last blog post, I've been busy one way or another, and have not felt much like crafting. Well, I got my stamps and brusho paint crystals out at the weekend, and had a dabble, to kick start my mojo.

I created the background using Ultramarine Brushos on wet watercolour card, and left to dry. I then had a tinker about with stamping with water and adding the brushos to it, but it didn't work too well with this splashing horse image, I think it may be too detailed. So I then tried stamping with the Brusho paint, and it worked a treat!

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark, and embossed twice using gold detail embossing powder, then added some specks of shabby white embossing enamel over the top.

I matted onto a piece of  blue swiss dot bazill card, and attached to a card base.

A nice quick card (minus drying time) and flat for posting too!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

That's Crafty - The Sea (the horse is splashing in the sea)

Stamplorations - Blue

Sentiment stamp and horse stamp are by Visible Image.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Express Yourself..

Hi all, it's been a while since my last post, I have been creating, but just not got around to blogging or sharing! I made this card the other week, experimenting with some stamps and a new to me technique - shaving foam technique.

I made the background using Brushos on the shaving foam instead of inks, and I had mixed results. As I used the Brusho powders in their crystal state, they tended to 'scratch' along the surface of the card when i removed the foam. This piece I used was one I was quite happy with, the rest went in the bin!

 I stencilled a mesh design using a Tim Holtz stencil and some Mahogany distress ink, then stamped the fabulous eye image in a circle to imitate a flower. The eye and sentiments are from Visible Image.

 I went around the edge of the panel with some glue pen in wiggly lines, and added some gold glamour dust, then I added some to the eye flower and the 'R' in Art.

I stamped the 'express yourself' stamp 3 times, and cut in a random fashion. I then backed them onto black card and attached with some foam pads.

If you haven't seen Visible Image stamps before, check them out! The stamp quality is superb, and customer service is amazing too, you can find their store here - Visible Image.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Hiding in my Craftroom - Layers

Love to Create - anything Goes Mixed Media

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Playing with Brushos..

Hi everyone, well, it's Saturday, and the sun is actually shining woo-hoo! Makes a welcome change! I made a card last night and I am now glad that I waited until today to take some pics.

I recently got some new to me stamps from Bee Crafty. They have a stamp line influenced by the works of Banksy, and they are fab! When I saw this little girl, reaching for her balloon, I had to have it!

I had a Brusho background made with Lime, Sea Green and Purple Brushos, and first stamped the sentiment and embossed in black.

I then stamped and embossed in black the little girl and her balloon either side of the sentiment, and then felt the background needed something else.

So I stamped the bubble background around the edge in Versamark and silver embossed. I then mat and layered with some blue and black card, and that was it! I love the colours of the Brushos against the stark outlines of the images and sentiment.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:

That's Crafty - Bright and bold

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

Well that's all from me today, as I am off out to make the most of the sun while it lasts!


Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

That's Crafty, CASE this Sketch

Hi all, another post from me this morning! I have two cards to share for a couple of challenges - That's Crafty have a Red and Green theme, and I made a card also for this week's CASE this Sketch.

I used the same Tim Holtz stamp set as I did for my card last week, the butterfly is so beautiful, I just can't stop using it! I embossed the butterfly in two tone gold and green powder, and it shimmers beautifully. I then fussy cut and set aside, while I stamped the background directly onto the card.

My next card is for bot That's Crafty and CASE this Sketch Challenge. Here's the sketch:

Again I have used the beautiful butterfly, this time stamped in Versamark and embossed with White sparkly poder, and it sparkles in the sun!

I then took a piece of Brusho background in red and green, cut to size, and layered it onto some silver mirri card. The sentiment is from Prima.

I would like to enter the top card into:

That's Crafty - Red and Green


I would like to enter bottom card into:

That's Crafty - Red and Green

CASE this Sketch - Sketch 165

Thanks for stopping by,
Pauline

Less is More - Sentiment

Hi all, it's saturday, and that means a nice new challenge at Less is More! This week the challenge is a one layer card, with the sentiment as the main focus.

Well, I have plenty of large sentiments from Visible Image, and I chose this fab sentiment!

I used a large 6x6 card base, and sprinkled some Leaf Green and Terracotta Brushos onto it acros the card diagonally, then lightly spritzed with water to release the magic. When dry, I sprayed with Phill Martin Cosmic Shimmer in antique gold, it has a greeny/gold tint to it.

Then I stamped the sentiment in Versamark, and used some green/gold two tone embossing powder, it also left a golden shimmer over the whole card, I tried to catch it in the second picture here, but it doesn't really do it justice.

Well, a nice, quick and easy card to make, and shimmery too!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Less is More - Sentiment

More Mixed Media Challenge - Green

Simon Says Stamp - Make your own background

Make my Monday - Square Card

Ooh La la Challenge - Sentiment

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Mixed Media for a Few Challenges

Hi all, I'm back again! Today I have a mixed media card to share for a few challenges. Last month I was a top 3 pick at That's Crafty (thanks ladies!) and their new challenge is up - this month they would like to see the use of Stencils or masks on a project. And over at Mixed Media Card Challenge, they would like to see Trees on our cards, and over at More Mixed Media Challenge, they want to see us use green on our projects. So feeling inspired by Green, Trees and Stencils, I set to.

I created the background by first sprinkling some Leaf Green Brushos onto some damp watercolour card, and allowed to dry. I then sprayed it with Tattered Angels Dazzling Diamonds shimmer spray.

Then I stamped the cup rings from Clarity Stamps  Journaling set in Evergreen Bough and Pine Needles distress ink. Then I  randomly stamped the script also from Clarity Stamps in Crushed Olive distress ink.

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For the stencilling, I used a That's Crafty Stencil,  Distressed Harlequin, and some Cosmic Shimmer paste in Champagne Gold, and set aside to dry. The tree is a Cheery Lynn die, and came with little woodland creatures, which I have also used here, they were too cute to throw away! I cut them with a sticky backed piece of cork, and adhered directly to the card. To finish off I stamped the sentiments from Jofy Stamp Set 11 in Pine Needles, and added some liquid pearls in Peacock green dotted around the card and on the little critters eyes.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

That's Crafty - Stencils

More Mixed Media Challenge - Green

The Mixed Media Card Challenge - Trees with added option birds - I have an owl in the tree.

Make My Monday - Square card

Simon Says Stamp - Make your own background

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Uniko Studios and Sketch Saturday

Hoi all, just popping by with a card I have made for the Uniko Studios Feb challenge, I've left it a bit late with just one day to go, but I was feeling inspired by the challenge colours. I then took some inspiration for the layout by using this week's Sketch Saturday sketch.

I have used English Country Garden butterflies for my card - I stamped the large detailed butterfly ib clear versamark onto some watercolour paper, and clear embossed. I then added Turquoise Brusho crystals to the top of the wings and Rose Red Brusho crystals (the nearest I have in Brusho to Pink) to the bottom wings.

I then cut a pink frame, and white circle for the butterfly to sit on.

Then using the small detailed butterfly from this set, I stamped the butterflies onto some white card in memento Angel Pink and MFT Sno Cone.

I then cut this to size, and backed with some aqua bazzill card, and wrapped some aqua twine around the bottom. Finally I added a pink gem for a little sparkle, and some pink pearls to the centre of the butterfly.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Uniko Studios Feb Challenge - Colour inspiration.

That's Crafty - Circles

Thanks for stopping by today,

Pauline

Colours of The Wind

Hi all, just a quickie from me today, I made this a little while ago using Brushos and some Visible image stamps. Apart from the drying time for the Brusho background, this was a very quick card to make.

I gold embossed the leaf and sentiment, and then highlighted around them to make them pop a little bit.

I sent this to a crafty friend for a swap, now I know she has it I can post it!

I would like to enter this into:

 Crafty Catz challenge of no DP ( made my own background) and CAS.

Ooh la la Challenge - CAS

Hiding in my Craftroom - CAS


Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Designs by Ryn

Hi all, I'm just popping by to share a card I made for my husband's grandfather, who is 94 today! I needed to make something bright and bold for him, so I chose these lovely swirls from Designs by Ryn, on a Brusho background.

Apologies for the poor quality photo, but the light had gone by the time I had finished, and sent it on it's way to him.

I am entering this in to Designs by Ryn February Customer Creation Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Brushos and Mixed Media...

Hi all, I'm here today sharing a mixed media style card, which for me is fairly new. I really like how this card turned out, and the mixed media style seems to be anything can go anywhere!

I made a brusho background with green and yellow (I think), and sprayed with  Tattered Angels Dazzling Diamonds, then sponged some Rusty Hinge Distress Ink through a Tim Holtz hessian style mask randomly. I then cut the piece out to size where I liked the pattern more, and stamped the birds from Visible Image stamps.

I stamped the sentiment, also from Visible Image onto a little off-cut, and added some fussy cut birds.

Onto the main panel, I used some sparkling grunge paste in Champagne through a Tim Holtz harlequin mask, in a random pattern, and left to dry. Before drying completely, I sprinkled some gold glamour dust onto the diamond shapes.

I really enjoyed dipping my toes (or rather my fingers!) into the world of Mixed media! This card is winging it's way to a male friend in Denmark!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline.

My First ATCs!

Hi all, I am here today to share my very first ATC cards! There has to be a first for everything, and this is something I have always shied away from - the size, I thought would just be too small to make anything worth using, or looking at! How wrong I was! I was inspired to try my hand at ATCs for the challenge over at That's Crafty.

So I have made 5 ATCs, all using either a brusho or sprayed stamped background, and all stamps used are by Visible Image. I got all my Brushos from That's Crafty store.

For my first ATC, I have used some orange and green DecoArt paint sprays. Over the splatters, I stamped this lovely grungy Flower INKognito in Versamark, and embossed with gold detail powder. The sentiment was stamped in Tuxedo Black, curt out, and distressed with Walnut Stain, and I stamped the ink spots around the edge using a stamp from Free Your Imagination set, and gold embossed.

For my second ATC, I have used an off-cut from a previous project, and I'm so glad I kept this piece! I stamped the cracked glass image in Versamark, and clear embossed. Then, I sprayed the card with water, and sprinkled a few colours of Brusho pigment paints, and they reacted beautifully with the water and the design. The finished sheet looked like stained glass. All I needed to do here was to trim the offcut to size, distress the edges with Walnut Stain, and stamp the sentiment from the Sunshine set. I inked around the edges with Mowed Lawn distress ink, and a bit of Walnut Stain, and stuck it on with foam pads.

For my third ATC, I used a Brusho background, over which I stencilled a Tim Holtz flourish design, in Festive Berries and Fossilized Amber Distress inks, then sprayed lightly with water, and patted dry with some paper towel for a softer effect.

I then stamped in Versamark the beautiful chandelier image from Chandelier Set, and black embossed. The sentiment is from the same set, but I got it a bit wonky. Never mind, mistakes make us wiser! Finally I added some gems and distressed the edges with Walnut Stain ink.

For my fourth ATC, I used a Brusho background, and used my new That's Crafty Dinky Stencil Metal Grid Background, with Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean distress inks.

I stamped the watch in Aged Gold embossing enamel, using the image from Time after Time set, but I can't find it on the website so it must have been discontinued.

Around the edge I gold embossed the dotty edge from the mini Grunge Flourish which was a freebie from a magazine, but you can get a similar stamp from Visible image in their Edgy set.

I stamped and embossed the word Time twice - first in detail gold, then again in black.

 

For my final ATC, I again used a Brush background, and stamped the heart shape from Molly Rules stamp set and gold embossed. I stamped the sentiment in Tuxedo Black, and cut roughly around it. I edged it in versamark, and gold embossed. I then used my Versamark pen to gold emboss the little heart in the square.

Well, I have had a lot of fun today making these ATCs, and I have lots of backgrounds ready for a whole batch more!

I would like to enter these into the following challenges:

That's Crafty Challenge - ATCs

We Love to Create - Mixed Media, Anything Goes.

Fantasy Stampers - Love is in the Air  - for the last ATC only, (I love you just the way you are).


Thanks for stopping by today,

Pauline