It's Bold and Beautiful

 Hello and welcome to todays post for

Just Us Girls hosted by Vicki

I was watching This Video on YouTube with

Simon Hurley recently and as soon as it finished

I knew I HAD TO TRY IT!

as it was perfect for our Trend Week

Here's a close up

My stencil is Altenew Cheerful Bloom

and simply did exactly as Simon showed us

using most of my Nuvo Shimmer Powders

and fussy cut.

Added my STAMPlorations sentiment

heat embossed in gold.

 Added lots of pop dots and attached to

Crazed Paper I got from our Officeworks.

It was such an easy and quick card but

what a dramatic result! 

I am going to do this again but with my

Lindy's Magical's as I am sure to get

another dramatic result.

Head over and see the beautiful cards

the Team created and I am sure 

you will want to join in this week.

Add to our Gallery and you could be our

Chic of the Week and in the running to be

our Guest Designer in May.

#UPDATE Sending this over to 

Can You Handle the Pressure?

AG Embossing with a Twist of Plaid

without the twist

and

Country View Challenge for their

Mother's Day Challenge

My simple sentiment says it all.

Thanks for visiting

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