A 'Rusty' Happy Birthday

It's our Colour Week at Just Us Girls

and our Host Bobby has chosen one that

screamed Mixed Media to me.

See what I mean!

I knew cogs had to have a place here and there are plenty.

The background was inked up umteen times with

the colours above. The cogs were also but with so many

different products giving them a very effective result.

Apart from the cogs I added some plaster's tape

to the bottom..

My Happy Birthday is from Happy Little Stampers.

Attached to navy card stock and onto brown base.

I really enjoyed making this and finished with

extremely colourful fingers. 

Check out what our Guest Cornelia and the Team created.

I'm looking forward to seeing how you 

choose to use these super colours in our Gallery.

You could be our Chic of the Week and in the running for

Guest Designer with us in June.

Will pop this over to the Watercooler Challenge
for their AG with a masculine twist.


Thanks for  dropping in

Playing with Mixed Media Mediums at STAMPlorations

Hello there! I have a quick post this morning to let you know

I am up on the STAMPlorations Blog

sharing with you a tutorial on how I made this card.

There's lots of lovely layered bits and bobs.

Why not pop over Here to read how it all came together.

Love to read your thoughts.

PS I will have another Mixed Media Tutorial

again next month for STAMPlorations.

Till next time

HELLO - it's Reminder Time

Hello and Welcome to today's Reminder for 

STAMPlorations 
Check out  the Stencil Challenge Post Here

I have made a pretty floral card as the seasons change

from Winter in some parts and here where I live

Summer is over and the cooler temps of Autumn

are so welcoming. 

I started with a smooched background

with Tim's Oxide Inks then again randomly

through my ARTplorations Barley Stencil

and ARTplorations Weaving Stencil

with Distress Grit Paste which give a nice

rough surface.

While I waited for that to dry I

inked up the frame and sentiment from 

STAMPlorations Frames-and-Flowers

then added  some colourful flowers from

STAMPlorations Beautiful-You (Out of Stock)

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used

Thanks for dropping in and hope you get a chance
to join in the Gallery this month.
Till next time

'Be Brave' for Bleeding Art

Today is the day I get to show you the rest of my

'First Mixed Media Project' as part of the 

New Extended Design Team at Bleeding Art

I decided to try something a little different. We all have loads of
unused cd/dvd's don't we? Why not dolly one up then.
I made this a little while ago and in the meantime my notes
on how I made this have gone missing. Lucky some of the photos
have the products I used which will help.
#Note to self - use a notebook to keep all my DT makes
together till they are blogged.
Here goes!
After covering my dvd with black gesso I stenciled 
with texture paste roughing the surface slightly.

then painting with Art Alchemy Metallic Paints in

Golden Moss and Lime Peel.

Adding some some Apple of my Eye heat embossing

and Art Alchemy Waxes in Mint Sparkle and Rich Copper

to  my dvd and torn corrugated cardboard.

Added  some wire, glitter, beads and die cuts

Then to my chipboard dragonfly

After the dragonfly cracked (lol) I started adding

Art Alchemy Waxes in Fire Ruby and Mint Sparkle.

Here's a close up. Isn't it gorgeous!

There is lots of waxing over the dvd and the background die cuts.

Added my appropriate sentiment from STAMPlorations

blended to match and finishing with some ink backed pebbles.

There is sooooooooo much more 

Magnificent Mixed Media Makes from 

my Junkie Mates so please go over to our  Bleeding Art Blog

and see for yourself. 

Off course we would all love to see

your project in our Gallery where

we're not only Mixed Media all of the time

but Anything Goes all of the time.

but wait there's more

There's even something special happening 

with this month's Challenge! 

With all this self isolation happening this will be

a fun way to get those kiddo's getting

 messy and arty! You never know what talent

they inherited from you. 

I know this was a long post and I thank you

for hanging around to the end.

Hope you enjoyed my Mixed Media Make.

Till next time -

I'm 'Squarely' Thinking of You

Hello and Welcome to this weeks Challenge at

Just Us Girls where we are all fine

to be 'SQUARE' as that is what our Host Cecile

wants for Trend Week.

I knew I had inked up a square stamp ages ago

and just put it in my Bits Box for 'whenever'

Guess you could say it's that time now.
The floral image is from Imagination Crafts
and heat embossed onto my background.
I liked the way it came out not perfectly covered.
I had the hard part of trying to match the background
with the flourishes as I can't remember what I used.
(Note to self - write on the back what you use 
especially if it is leftovers)
After many attempts I think it is close enough.
Sentiment is from the same smooching as the flourishes.
I framed the flower and popped for dimension.
Attached to cream Bazzill card base.

Pop over and see what our Guest Cornelia
and my Team Mates created
and join us in the Gallery this week.
Thanks for dropping in

Live in the Moment!

Hello and Welcome. Today's post is for 

Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time round it is

I've certainly done that with my

beautiful big dragonfly from

Visible Image Live in the Moment

stamp set. Heat embossed the 

dragonfly and sentiment and smooched the background

with Nuvo Shimmer Powder Blue Blitz.

Added a hint of turquoise to the dragonfly

but is a little hard to pick up on.

Some Nuvo Stone drops were scattered around

to finish. Attached to white card base.

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created

and come join us.

You Tickle My Fancy

It's Saturday and post day for Just Us Girls

I'm Host this week for our Word Challenge

and chose FEATHERS!

As it is a new month we have a New Guest.
Welcome Cornelia  from Fun Stamping

I started my background with some water colouring,
adding an inked paper coaster.
My feathers are from STAMPlorations
and CUTplorations dies and slightly popped.
Sentiment is from the same set.
Sponged the outline in gold, added a bow
and some tiny stones.
Attached to white card stock.

Pop over and see what our April Guest
Cornelia Wenoker created,
 check out her way out awesome talent Here
and on the fun light hearted side -
 Back Stories with Darnelle and Cornelia
It will take your mind off the troubles we are facing at present.
Oh! and what my Team Mates made for your inspiration.
Hope to see you in our Gallery.
With some in self isolation it would be the perfect time to
concentrate on our hobby and have fun!
You could be chosen as Chic of the Week
going on to be our Guest in June.
Thanks for dropping in

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!