Hello Summer!

Hello and Welcome to my Saturday Post for

Just Us Girls

It's a New Month with a New Guest Designer

Welcome Tristan Dawes from Tinstardesigns.
So happy to have you join us with your talents

for our Challenges for August

which starts off with our Word Week.

Carol is Hosting and chose

Something I am looking forward to - warmer weather

as it's a great time to get out in the Garden.

Hence my choice of a floral card this week.

A pretty simple card focusing on the
Elizabeth Craft Designs Black Eyed Susan
die cut multiple times smooched with
bright coloured Magical Powders
adding glitter to the centre.
The background was done the same way.
This was cut from a postage stamp die backed with
bright paper and attached to linen card base.
Sentiment is from STAMPlorations Hello Coffee

Pop over and see how Tristan and the Team
 chose to use our 'Summer' Word.
They are all fabulous.
Join us this week and you could be our
Chic of the Week and be chosen as
our Guest in October.

Thanks for dropping in

Mixed Media No. 3

It's time for our Anything Goes Challenge at

Creative Artiste Mixed Media 
and here is my project for August.

I wasn't sure what I wanted to make so

rummaged through some of my Mixed Media bits

and this is the result.

I decided to cut up a really thick piece of cardboard 

that my watercolour paper came in and applied 

heavy gesso with my new silicone brush.

I liked the way it came out uneven.

I then cut up some chipboard from

Which Craft Do You Do and started placing my bits

to see where  and what I would use.

after I had gesso'ed the pieces.

I then stenciled my cardboard with Memory Box

Texture Distress Grid

and placing my elements and cheesecloth 

ready to gesso.

 adding some large and small art stones

This is when the fun part starts by adding all the colours.

Some of the products I used are

Lindy's Spray's/Shakers - Caribbean Blue 

Cowabunga Copper, Afternoon Delight Denim,

Ken Oliver's Metallic Copper/Coral

Nuvo Shimmer Powder - Blue Blitz

Imagination Craft - Rusty Patina

Art Alchemy Waxes - 

Mint Sparkle, Fire Ruby, Peacock

Mermaid Sparkle Sparks

Stamped sentiment on to a piece of an ice cream stick.

I got so into adding the colours I forgot to photograph the process.

Here are some close ups

That's it for this month.

Love reading your comments.

Thanks for popping in - till next time

PS I have something totally different for you next month!

Cherrio from

What Beauty Lives 'Under the Sea'

Hello and Welcome to today's post for

Happy Little Stampers

It's the first of the month so that means it's our

Watercolour Challenge. 

Our challenges are always Anything Goes but

we do have a Twist that you are welcome to use.

This month it is Ocean.

It's certainly not the weather for having a dip here in Australia

so I have gone with the beautiful sea horse

that live deep down among the colourful sea bed.

My sea horse is from the AAandCreate #137 stamp set 

I bought at a recent craft show.

I heat embossed the sea horse and sentiment in

Deep Water embossing powder from Colour Blast.

The fun then began with using Lindy's Sprays in

Tiffany Lou Blue, Glory of the Sea and

Cowabunga Copper for the sea bed.

Heat embossed some pebbles 

with Midas Touch Embossing Glitter

and the sea shell with 

Wow Chocolate Caramel Embossing Powder.

Some Impression Obsession Bubbles were heat embossed

coming from the sea horse's mouth.

Added some final touches with Rusty Patina Texture Paste,

Nuvo Mouse in Coastal Surf and Toasted Almond.

Glossy Accents on the sea horses eye.

Cut my ocean scene with a stitched die,

attached to matching card stock and then to  my card base.

It certainly was fun creating this underwater scene.

Hope you get a chance to pop over and see what

my Team Mates created and come join us this month.

Love to see you in our Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in.

My Mixed Media Project for Random Arts

Hello and Welcome. It's my turn to showcase my take on this Mood Board

for Random Arts

It's a monthly challenge and

All the details can be found Here

I started my 5/7 canvas by attaching scrunched tissue paper

adhering it with Ultra Matt Gel

I brushed over that with Prima Parisian Rosewood

(big mistake) but was too severe

 so covered it with

the Little Birdie Craggy Stencil (out of stock), 

Transparent Gloss Texture Paste and

  Dreamweaver Crackle Embossing Paste

Waiting for the crackle to take effect

Once that cracked I added some 

Finnabair Art Alchemy Metallique Wax Vintage Gold

 and also on to the

49 and Market Market Ivory Fleurs Des flowers

and circle frame.

I then tore a piece of coloured corrugated cardboard 

and added the Vintage Gold Wax including the edges.

Added some lace with ribbon threaded through it

and continued with waxing the leaves and flowers 

ready for placement.

Adding some finishing touches with  a pearl for the centre flower,

waxing the middle one and some Nuvo Drops for the small one.

Attached a  Bo Bunny Butterfly Laser Cut Chipboard

Waxed in gold and black with 3 black pearls.

Here's a few close ups - 

And another of the finished canvas.

The products I have used from Random Arts are linked

in my tutorial. Do drop in to see the amazing products

available. Great prices and super fast postage.

If there is something in particular you are in NEED of

don't hesitate to get in contact with Amanda and

she will try her best to source it for you.

Thanks for dropping in. Hope you have enjoyed

looking at my canvas. 

I will be back again next month at the

 Random Arts Blog working with an 'Awesome Mood Board'

that I can't wait to get my hands into. 

Till next time...