Mixed Media Make for Creative Artiste

Time just flies by so fast and it is time to show you

what I have been getting messy with this month for

Creative Artiste

It's always fun to just go with the flow

and see what comes about.

My canvas is certainly not what it started out to be

and that quite often happens doesn't it.
It all started with black gesso on canvas then
adding some Art Alchemy Red Wine Metallic Paint
and heavy duty white gesso,

 some stenciling with some Transparent Texture Paste

and Heat Embossed with Lindy's Pumpkin Fiesta

then on to the bird cage with heat embossing with Zing Blush

 and Art Alchemy Butterfly Spells Sparks

 and stamping

colouring chipboard with Brusho's

and Lindy's Magical's

adding die cuts for dimension

 and a tiny glittery bird

then  my flowers, some touched up with

Art Alchemy Waxes

On to some Art Stones keeping them natural

with a touch of  Wax.

Several waxes were also added around the edges.

Black gesso was added to some pebbles and 

finished with Art Alchemy Indian Red Wax.

Phew! think I have it all covered now.

Pop over and see what the girls have made

for your pleasure this month and if you 

liked what you saw - add yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for taking the time to come visit

and you liked what you saw.

Love to read your thoughts!

Till next time

A Sneak Peak for Bleeding Art

Popping in to give you that sneak peak 

I mentioned in a previous post

of my First Mixed Media Project for 

Bleeding Art which goes live in a few weeks.

Be sure to drop back then to see

the whole piece.

Time to 'Shine' with a Stencil

Hello and Welcome to STAMPlorations

Time for the new round of challenges.
You all know mine is for the Stencil Challenge.

Check out all the details for the

HERE

My creation for this month is CAS

as I wanted to try a technique I haven't done

for ages - using leaf flakes - silver here.
(and it wasn't messy and no sticky fingers)

I chose ARTplorations Bloom-Peek-A-Boo Stencil

It's one of the new sizes and they are simply super!

I used double sided sticky paper and added the flakes

through the stencil. The sticky outline from the stencil was then
covered in Elizabeth Craft Design Cool Diamonds Glitter.

Sentiment is  STAMPlorations Shine-Say-It-Big-Series

I added a silver mat before inking up the

 ARTplorations Lupinus around the edges of my 

purple card stock in Tim's Wilted Violet.

Finished with a glittered gem.

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used.

Pop over and see what the STAMPlorations Family
have created and hope to see you over at the Stencil Challenge.
I'll be back in a few weeks with a Reminder!

What's the 'MIX' at Mix It Up

Here we are starting a new month which means

New Challenge over at Mix It Up
Hello and Welcome.

and I am sure you will have fun with

our Anything Goes Option which is 

to make a Fancy Fold Creation.

The choice is yours so time for some of us to

get out of our 'comfort zone' 

and get those creative cogs churning.

I am not one that is into this type of card but

I did enjoy the challenge of doing something different.

I found a tutorial for my fancy fold on YouTube Here

The designer papers I used are from Paper Rose
(An Australian Company)
 adding some grunge stamping here and there
from STAMPlorations, Visible Image and Prima Marketing
Inside sentiment is That's Crafty heat embossed in gold
Front sentiments are Visible Image
also heat embossed, cut and randomly placed
which read - I Choose to see the World in Bold Colour.
Pop over and see what the rest of the Team
created and come join us this month.
Hope to see you in our Gallery.
Thanks for dropping in

Wish Upon a Star

It's April Fool's Day so don't get caught with

all the silly things that happen today.

I'm not here to fool you but to show you my make

for our New Watercolour Challenge over at 

Happy Little Stampers

It's Anything Goes with the Option

this month of Stars!

I started by doing a galaxy background

with Tim's Oxide Inks, drying each time 

till I got a nice night sky.

Cut out on an angle and adhered to

my background of lightly inked stars.

Splashed a Perfect Pearls mix for twinkling stars.

My Wish Big Dies are new ones from

CUTplorations which were inked also

with oxide inks.

Punched a few stars spritzed with PP.

Finished with some Starform strips to the side.

Do you still have a container full of these like I do?

Card base is from Bazzill.

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created

and we'd love to see you join us in our Gallery.

Thanks for popping in

Photo Week at Just Us Girls

It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls 

Welcome to my Saturday Posting.

With this lovely photo having a field of different coloured poppies 
oops! they are tulips. Better look closer next time!
I decided to make two cards.
Seems like my Poppy Stamps have had a bit of a work out 
in the last few weeks.

My first card is heat embossed in black
with JustRite Poppies and coloured with Magical's.
I added a water washed background
and some splatters that turned out bigger
than I had wanted.
Sentiment is from STAMPlorations,
finished with a bow and on to light blue card base.

Second card is a Rubbernecker Poppy
inked with Nuvo Solar Flare Powder,
Brilliant Red Brusho's,
Lindy's Cuckoo Clock Cardinal and
Cathedral Pines Green onto watercolour paper.
Added some splatter (much better on this card)
Attached to and embossed background
from Kaisercraft  and on to white card base.
Sentiment is from SU.

Don't forget to check out what our Guest Vicki Hayes
and the Team created. Come join us this week
and by being chosen Chic of the Week
you could be chosen to be our Guest in May.
Thanks for dropping in and a Big Thank You to Vicki
for being a fabulous Guest this month.

What's Happening on 15th April?

What's happening on the 15th April?

A few things really.

You will see my first Mixed Media Post

as part of the Extended Design Team at

Bleeding Art

(Sneak peak to come)

and to encourage the kids at home

let them have a bit of fun and see what creative genes

you handed on to them. 

Should be a whole lot of fun checking them out.

Stay safe at home and keep crafting!

Just 'Hello'

Hello and Welcome to my make for

Addicted to Stamps and More

This weeks challenge is 

I had a lot of fun inking up my

Rubbernecker Bouquet #919 image.

I like these stamps as you can have fun

just colouring wherever you want to.

I used my Magical's and Nuvo Shimmer Powders,

adding some splatters for effect and prills

to the centre of one of the flowers.

This was cut with a postage stamp die and popped. 

Sentiment is from STAMPlorations.

Head over and see what my Team Mates created

and we'd love to see your in our Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in

It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls

It's Saturday and Just Us Girls 

 Challenge is Live!

It's our Colour Week and Vicki is Host choosing 

these three colours.

I love a colour challenge but this one stumped me.

Made it easy on myself by smooching a background

of the colours above so I could ink up (heat embossed) my new

Woodware stamp - Gone to Seed.

Some puffy textured embossing paste and

 added to the centres.

Finished with  a black backing,

 corner round and on to white card base.

Sentiment is STAMPlorations. 

Pop over and see what our Guest Vicky and the Team

created and come join us this week.

Thanks for checking in.

STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge Reminder

We are half way through March and it's time for our

Reminder Post for the  Stencil Challenge at STAMPlorations

I decided to go bold and bright this time using

several stencils in a fun way.

They are Oxide Inks in Picked Raspberry

Fossilized Amber Spiced Marmalade 

and Peeled Paint.

Stencils  from ARTplorations Bold-Florals

ARTplorations Leaves-2 and

ARTplorations Molecules

Cur from CUTplorations Basic-A2-Panels-Nesting-Dies

and topped with  STAMPlorations Happy-Say-It-Big

(Out of Stock) heat embossed with

Nuvo Gold Enchantment.

Finished with some  Golden-Autumn-ShakerBlends

That's it for this month. You still have time to join

in our Gallery to win prizes.

Just remember to add your full project photo and

our Challenge Graphic to be eligible.

Thanks for dropping by.