What if Nothing Ever Changed?

Today is April Fool's Day but I'm not fooling you

'cause it really is the first of many Challenges each Month

 over at Happy Little Stampers 

It is of course our Watercolour Challenge.

 Here is what we are looking for this month

if you choose to do our Optional Twist.

 My play time was very limited in March 

so I rummaged through my 'Bits Box'

to find something watercoloured brightly

and found the piece I used above.

It has a mixture of my favourite products - 

Brusho's, Magicals, Nuvo Shimmer Powders

and thrown on was some Art Alchemy Metallic Paints

and good old Inka Gold.

I added some script from Kaisercraft

then carefully tore it in 3 then adhered to

my white card base.

I went looking for a nice butterfly stamp

and found this one - an oldie but goodie from Gina K.

This was heat embossed and then coloured 

with some of the above products and fussy cut.

Added a few drops of Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Before popping it I cut out a few small MB ringlet dies.

Finished with my STAMPlorations sentiment.  

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created

and come join us this month in our Gallery.

Love to see you there.

Thanks for dropping in

UPDATE! We have a New Designer joining the Team
and it's the most amazingly talented colouring Artist -
 Gwendolyn Goh
A lot of you will have already seen her talents in Blogland
and I feel so lucky to again be working with her here.
A HUGE Welcome to the Team Gwendolyn.

We're Going Wild at Just Us Girls

It's Wild Card Week at Just Us Girls - 

that's because we have 5 Saturday's this month.

Sue is Hosting and has chosen an easy peasy one for us.

EMBOSSING FOLDERS

I couldn't just make an ordinary card with

my Henna Embossing Folder from Darice so
I got out a mix of waxes and pastes and just
sponged randomly till I liked the result.
I then heat embossed my flower from
Happy Little Stampers Doodled Flowers with
WOW Chocolate Caramel Pearl Powder onto
cream metallic card stock and fussy cut.
Cut out a small flourish from metallic paper
to go behind my popped flower.
Added my SB word die after adhering my embossed piece
 to the same metallic paper and card base.
Finished with a few pearls.

Thanks for dropping in today and
Thank You to
Greta for being our March Guest showing us
some of her talents.

Three Fine Feathers

Hi there and Welcome.

It's my turn to showcase my Free Post for the

Art and Soul Mixed Media Blog with

This Mood Board as a Guide.

You will remember my previous canvas

a few weeks ago and this time decided to

do a small one using feathers and the above colours.

It's a pretty simple one which was started by

adding a background with my Stamperia Stencil

with Ultra Mat Gel.

Adding colour to the background with

Magical's in Hydrangea Blue,

Ramblin' Rose Pink, Witches Potion Purple,

Nuvo Solar Flare Shimmer Powder 

and Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Mermaid Lagoon.

My feathers were then clear heat embossed

and coloured with some of the above colours.

Added some splatters with 

Nuvo Cherry Bomb Shimmer Powder

finishing with an appropriate sentiment.

Distressed the edges of my canvas for interest. 

Products I used from Art and Soul Studio are

the inks, powders, the gel and embossing powder. 

 

Thanks for dropping in

Happiest Birthday Wishes

Hello and Welcome to my Saturday Post for

Just Us Girls.

It's our Photo Week and Hosting is Maria!

What's a Birthday without balloons?

I started by inking up my die cut balloons with Tim's Oxide Inks

in Abandoned Coral, Cracked Pistachio

and Fossilized Amber adding a smidgen of 

shimmer from a Nuvo Brush.

I cut out the Nesting Arch from Uniquely Creative

to show my DP in the background.

This was slightly popped. I then added

my balloons with string attached.

Sentiment is from SU. That's it!

Check out what our Guest Greta

and the Team have created and join us

for this fun challenge.

You could be our Chic of the Week

and be in the running to be

Our Guest in May.

Thanks for dropping in

It's a Bird Board for Art and Soul Studio

We have the most gorgeous March Mood Board for
Art and Soul Studio.
The Mood Board called for leaves or feathers
so on a walk back from my mailbox (it's a bit of a walk)
 I collected a few bits of bark and leaves
with some amazing colours and markings
to add to my creation. Also found a few feathers
left behind by some birds.
Here is my 8" x  8" finished canvas.

and the Mood Board

I started by adding gesso to my canvas and then
 inking Art Alchemy Metallic Paints in
Frozen Berries and Romance Pink with
strokes of white .

Adding some interest with some inked rings

using the lid of one of my sprays

then texture with Tim Holtz Stone Stencil

with DecoArt Crackle Paint.

Now the inky fun part begins by going outside

and spraying my leaves, bark and birdcage with

Dylusions Funky Fuchia Spray, Tim Holtz Antique Bronze

Spray Stain and Lindy's Witches Potion Purple Spray.

I did this on the side of an old trailer in our garage.

Now to decide where to add my elements.

Straw bits were sprayed with the colours above

and I added Finnabair Art Stones.

Here are a few close ups -

That beautiful blue shimmer is from

Lindy's Witches Potion Purple Spray

Added a few feathers I found in our yard. 

And to finish - a photo of the bird cage.

Thanks to Aussie aNNie

and my blingy bird is from my stash.

Products I used from Art and Soul Studio are

 Art Alchemy Metallic Paints

Lindy's Spray

Finnabair Art Stones

DecoArt Crackle Paint.

We'd love to have you join us this month at

our Facebook site - Soul Sisters

Check out how you can win a $50 voucher from 

Art and Soul Studio if you live in Australia but

don't be discouraged if you don't because you 

will be invited to show your talents as our Guest.

Rules are Here

Hope to see your entry Here 

Thanks for checking my project out.

Colour Me a Poppy.

It's Just Us Girls Saturday and our Colour Week.

It's been quite some time since I got out my

Alcohol Inks to play and I really wanted to

make a bold statement with the colours 

Nancy chose as our Hostess!

Got my supplies outside on the patio

and made a few backgrounds before

 the heat sent me back inside.

The colours I used were Tim Holtz Stream, Aqua, Wild Plum

and Pinata Sunbright Yellow on yupo paper.

I cut out my base from the Memory Box Perky Poppy in bright yellow

then selected the inside colours.

I attached this to a teal frame and

cut a strip to add to the side adding yellow either side.

My die cut sentiment is from Crafts4U

(an Australian Site) picking suitable colours and placement. 

Got out a hole punch adding the 3 main colours randomly to finish.

That's it for now but don't forget to check out 

our Guest Greta and the Teams colourful creations.

Will we see yours in Our Gallery

Thanks for peeking!

Love you 'LOTS'

Hey there! Welcome to today's post for

Just Us Girls. This week we are Trending

and Bobby wants to see our background stamps.

We would all have a zillion to choose from.

My chose is an old favourite - SU Timeless Textures

and it really is 'timeless' and to feature with it

another oldie but a goodie - SU Botanical Blooms.

They have so much going for them.

The background stamping is SU Tip Top Taupe

as is my card base. Also added Tim's Peacock Feathers.

I cut out my flowers from the above set and

attached to the same coloured card stock to frame.

My sentiment is from STAMPlorations. 

(a favourite also as I say it to my daughters

whenever I speak to them on the phone)

The flowers were finished with adding pearls.

Thanks for popping in - now pop over 

and see what our Guest Greta and the Team created.

Join in with your creation Here

and you could be Chic of the Week

and in the running to be Guest for May.

Eat 'CAKE' on your Birthday

It's that time of the month for the March

 CUTplorations Challenge

 and it is a 'yummy one' and who doesn't love 'CAKE'

Hi and Welcome.to mine!

I decided to go bright here keeping with the

chocolate sponge then add some really hot pink icing!

I used the STAMPlorations Sweet Cravings Stamp 

and CUTplorations Matching Die

heat embossing my cake in white

The chocolate is a variety of inks trying in vain to get

that deep dark chocolate colour but succeeded 

with the icing using Nuvo Cherry Bomb Shimmer Powder

and applying it with a waterbrush.

I added Nuvo Crystal Glaze for the dollop of cream.

Cut a piece of white card stock with the popular

CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitched Nesting Die

then added my sentiments from the above set

 and squiggles from STAMPlorations Balloons and Banners

I popped my cake then adhered to a bright pink background

and on to the card base.

Finished with some bling on the squiggles!

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created

and come join us this month in our Gallery. 

You know there are goodies to win

+ if you use my code

STAMPGIRLINA you get a 20% discount.

Here are the items I used from STAMPlorations

Till next time - Cherrio from

It's 'Word Week' at Just Us Girls

HI there and Welcome to a New Month of Challenges at
Just Us Girls and to our March Guest Designer

Greta Hess from GG Creations 
So glad to have you join us this month.

Our Host for our Word Week Challenge is Vicki
choosing an easy peasy one for us!

Why not let your hair down, maybe go
a bit wild or concervative with
soft and subtle? The choice is yours.
Here's what I chose.

My brother in law has a birthday soon so it was a
perfect time for me to go 'male'.
A pretty simple card cutting out
a variety of wood coloured designer papers.
(remember we had a challenge recently with wood)
While I still remembered them, I thought
 I would use them again.
I cut them out and attached randomly
to a brown background after I had
added some twine and knotted.
The Happy Birthday die is from CUTplorations
from one of the papers and I coloured the edges
to blend with the background.
Got out some matching brads then
finished with adhering to cream base.

Check out what our Guest Greta and the Team created
and come join in our Gallery.
You could be our Chic of the Week
and be in the running for
Guest Designer in May.

Thanks for coming by

Trying my hand at ATC's

Hello and Welcome! I ventured into another room 

for this month's Anything Goes Challenge over at 

Creative Artisite Mixed Media Blog

and tried my hand at ATC's.

Now I am sure most are aware of what these 

'little pieces of art are -  measuring 2.5" x 3.5"
Here are my fun makes! All very different.

Now a few close ups and how they were made!

I love using corrugated cardboard as you get a great effect

when tearing it apart. After I gesso-ed the back I added some

DecoArt Crackle Paint but hasn't shown up well.

I then got out Tim's Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

Alchemy Metallics in Emerald Green

and Rustic Brown for the background 

and the Spellbinder Circles. Added some

plasters tape before attaching the circles

and popping the main one which has

an epoxe sticker attached that I have had 

in my stash forever. 

 I took inspiration from an ATC I saw 

from the talented Asia Marquet.

I started with my background of Orange Brusho's

Lindy's Gold Glory of the Seas Spray and

Art Alchemy Fresh Orange Metallic Paint.

These colours were also used for my cheesecloth

and fussy cut butterfly.

Some random inking from Finnabair in black ink

adding some Nuvo Repened Pumpkin Drops.

Sentiment is from AALL & Create - #39.

I got some blue tissue paper with some items I had bought online

and thought it perfect as a start to my background.

Scrunched it up and adhered to my canvas with Crackle Medium.

Once that was dry I swiped Tim's Oxide inks in blues.

(doing the same with the attached pocket)

My denim pocket is from CUTplorations and

I cut out a bigger piece as backing.

The die behind it is from Kaisercraft.

Fussy cut the two stamped paint brushes 

from AALL & Create - #39

adding some gold splatters. Gold gelatos were

also added to the raised parts. 

Sentiment is from SU.

Hope you liked my first ATC's.

Pop over to Our Blog and see what Mixed Media

my Team Mates chose to make and

have a go at our Anything Goes Challenge this month.

Thanks for dropping in

It's Your Day to Shine.

We're marching in to March already and that means

A New Water Colour challenge over at

Happy Little Stampers

Our Optional Twist for March is

I've certainly gone all misty here

playing with my limited Lindy's Sprays.

I sprayed Gecko Green and Witches Potion Purple 

with Tim's Mermaid Lagoon Distress Stain

 with water on to acetate
and adding to my watercolour paper.

I then heat embossed my sentiment in white and stars from

STAMPlorations in Memento Eldenberry.

Also flicked some iridescent medium to the background,

cut out with a stitched die and adhered to white card base.

Here's a closer look at the Sentiment.

Pop on over to Our Blog and check out what
my Teammates created and come join us this month.
Love to see you in our Gallery.

Thanks for popping in