Just Us Girls 'Word Week'

Hello and Welcome to my Saturday Post for Just Us Girls

Angie is Hosting Word Week and chose Stripes.

April is upon us and we have a New Guest Designer.

Welcome to Claire Apostoloff

As you see I took a very different approach to using stripes

by cutting a smooched piece of watercolour paper

into three strips. Backed them with black card stock.

My die cut is from Ultimate Crafts Wintertide Branches

I got the idea for this card from Julie Gearinger Here

although I have done similar in the past.

Flicked a few splatters and grounded my tree with

Nuvo Ebony Black Drops

Added my Happy Birthday sentiment from 

Happy Little Stampers .

Adhered to white background and black card base.

Pop over and see what our April Guest Claire

and the Team created and add yours to

The Gallery.

You could be Chic of the Week

 and be our Guest in June.

Thanks for popping in

In Art - Instinct is Enough.

Hello and Welcome to my latest

Mixed Media Piece for Creative Artiste 

Each month we have an Anything Goes

Mixed Media Challenge using multiple mediums.

I got a gift certificate for Christmas and only recently

used it buying the Thinlits Insects which I wanted to

 try them out. 

My first background attempt failed so didn't take photos

along the way after that. 

Here is how I started - using Art Achemy Metallic Paints

second  time around!

then adding the Thinlits Insects

to see  where to apply the Modeling Paste

After that I went on my merry way

adding the inked lace, die cut and coloured insects.

I like leaving some small bits of the cut outs. 

Just added to the effect.

Sentiment was cut and popped after heat embossing.

Rubbed the Art Alchemy Waxes and Sparks 

in various places especially around the edges.

Products I used are - 

Modeling Paste, Stencil and Sentiment  from STAMPlorations

Flair (Slimline stencil) Art Is (Sentiment cut up)

Lace background soaked in Magical's

Magical Powders and Lindy's Sprays

Art Alchemy Gold Rush and Emerald Green Metallic Paint

Art Alchemy Waxes Peacock and Vintage Gold

Art Alchemy Sparks in Mermaid Sparkle Acrylic Paint

White Embossing Powder

Thinlits Insects

A few close ups!

That's my project done and dusted for the month.

Hope you liked and leave a comment.

I love to read your thoughts.

Pop over and see what lovely Mixed Media Makes

are over there to inspire you to have a play

and add to our Gallery. Love to see yours there.

Popping this over to Country View Challenges

for their April Birds and Bees Challenge

Found this new to me Challenge through

Designer Jane using one of my favourite stamps.

Thank you.

Also to Pearly Sparkles Challenge

for their

 Challenge #61 Animals Birds and or Insects

and We Love2Create Blogspot

Anything Goes Mixed Media

Till next time - Cherrio from

Art Happens for STAMPlorations

 It's the beginning of a new month at

and that means New Challenges at STAMPlorations

Here is my creation for the April Stencil Challenge

I went bright and colourful starting with

Tim's Oxide inks. Adding dimension from the older

ARTplorations Retro Circles with texture paste

then through the

ARTplorations Square Lots for more colour.

A bit of sponging around the edges then heat embossed

the sentiments from STAMPlorations Subway Art Builders

#Note I used the stamps not the digitals here several times

and STAMPlorations Art Marks

Die cut Art Happens and layered with the

main die partially heat embossed in different colours also.

Here's a close up!

Attached to coloured card base to match.

Here are the products I used. 

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created and 

add yours to our Gallery.

Don't forget to add the Graphic and a Link back to 

our Challenge to qualify for prizes!