What the 'Trend' this week at Just Us Girls

Hello and Welcome to my Saturday Post for

Just Us Girls

Vicki is Hosting and chose a popular one

Emboss Resist Technique!

It's a favourite of mine and I found

This Tutorial by Kate Palmer on You Tube

 that is just that little bit different and 

virtually cased her design. 

I inked my backgrounds with the same inks

usingthe flourish from SU Bliss with Archival Watering Can

and Archival Black on the Stampendous Script.

I then inked up my Bohemian Damask stencil with

WOW Atlantic Sea Spray Embossing Powder.

As you can see it has gold speckles which really

added so much to  the stenciling.

I then had loads of fun with some new Lindy's Sprays

in Tiffany Lou Blue and Witches Potion Purple.

(Love the shimmer)

I sprayed a few times to get the bold colours.

We all have an over abundance of ribbons etc and

since I haven't touched mine for such a LONG TIME

this was a perfect time to cut them 

to add to my emboss resist background.

I then cut out my leaf background, flourish

and some fern to add to the back of my flower.

It is a MFT Heirloom Rose die cut several times

and sprayed with Lindy's. 

Added some cord in front of the background

then attached my flower.

Sentiment is STAMPlorations FlutteryStamp/Die.

Finished with Nuvo Glitter drops and

attached to coloured card base.

I know there will be a few that love the colours here - 

just happens they were some new Lindy's Sprays.

A close up of the embossing glitter and shimmer

Pop over and see what our Guests

Janet and Cindy created

and my Talented Team Mates.

Come join us in the Gallery.

You could be our Chic of the Week

and be in the running to join us as Guest in March.

Thanks for dropping in.

Love reading your comments.

A Textured Mixed Media Project for Art and Soul Studio

Today is my turn to showcase what I made with taking inspiration 

from the January Mood Board over at

 Art and Soul Mixed Media Blog

As you can see I honed in on the Deer and Trees.

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I started my project by choosing the

Memory Box Garden Birch Landscape Stencil

then started sponging with Tim's Oxide Inks in

Faded Jeans/Spiced Marmalade/Fossilized Amber

Pealed Paint and Vintage Photo

Then with the stencil still in place

 inking my trees in a variety of colours with

Memento Pistachio/Olive Grove/MementoLuxe Northern Pine

Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves

Checking out to see where to place my Deer

This is part of the Tim Holtz Great Outdoors CMS321 set

I purchased from the Art and Soul Studio as are the trees above.

Removed the stencil then

I heat embossed him with Ranger Copper and a second time

with Ranger Potting Soil.

 

Next came texture to the trees with DecoArt Crackle Paint

allowing it to dry naturally.

More texture was added for the ground using

Artisan Powder in Parisan Rosewood

Tim's Distress Stain in Gathered Twigs 

and VersaFine Clair Fallen Leaves

mixed with DecoArt Texture Sand Paste.

and stenciled with Scratchy Stencil by Kaisercraft

Inked the edges then attached to a blue back.

Decided to add a backing with brown card stock

with a Stamperia Formato D (KSD282) stencil

using Nuvo Toasted Almond Mousse.

(Still not sure if I like it)

Added touches here and there for effect on the trees

and on the ground.

The trees were also coloured with an Antique Linen Pen.

Finished with distressing the background .

Main image is popped.

Sentiment is die cut from MFT Stitched Die

heat embossed in white.

A few close ups!

The Art and Soul Studio give away

$50 vouchers to their store for Australian Residents

as prizes and overseas contributors are

invited to be Guests. Why not come join in 

 our Soul Sister's Facebook Group

and add your creation Here

this month and you could be a lucky winner!

Products from Art and Soul Studio are

Tim Holtz Great Outdoors Stamp Set

Stamperia Stencil

Kaisercraft Scratchy Stencil

Artisan Parisan Rosewood Powder

DecoArt Texture Sand Paste

Nuvo Toasted Almond Mousse

VersaFine Clair Fallen Leaves.

Hope you liked my project.

Till next time Cherrio!

Big Hugs for CUTplorations.

Today's post is for the January Challenge over at

STAMPlorations. It's the CUTplorations Designer's turn

and you can see all our creations  HERE!

What can you do with  these bold bright colours?

I chose to do a background  with a mix of

Finnebair Art Alchemy Metallic Paints

diluted in a little water.

I then got out my  ARTplorations Evolution Stencil

and Versamarked through it then heat embossed

with clear embossing powder.

Added small strips of gold paper 

on the sides then cut my

  CUTplorations Flutter-Zen-2-Layering-Dies

with the same gold paper.

My sentiment is CUTplorations Big-Hugs-Phrase-Die.

Finished with some gold splatters and 

adhered to white card base.

Sure hope you get a chance to play this month.

As always there are great prizes to be won.

Thanks for dropping in