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...

It's a 'Wild Wish'

Hello and Welcome. It's Saturday and 

Just Us Girls Challenge Day
Hosting Photo Week is Lisa.
I didn't have an elephant in my closet BUT
I do have a zebra so thought I would try and

replicate the scene (in a small way)

I made this for my son in law's Birthday
later in the year as he and our daughter
spent a holiday in Africa.
Pretty straight forward with heat embossing
the zebra and sentiment which are a
set from Happy Little Stampers.
I then cut it out with a cross stitch arch die
sponged the sky and added some grasses
as shown in the photo. Popped it up with a
Little Birdie Stencil background and a frame
then attached to black card stock.
That's it!
Pop over and see how our Guest Emma
and my Team Mates chose to
showcase their take on this serene photo.
Take the plunge and come play with us this week.
Love to see you in our Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in

A Floral Happy Birthday Greeting

You know it's a Saturday when you see me posting this card for

Just Us Girls

Aren't they just beautiful colours to use on a
lovely floral stamp! That's exactly what I did.
It's Penny Black's Full of Glee.
I heat embossed it with the amazingly sparkly
Nuvo Gold Enchantment Embossing Powder
then coloured it with metallic paints and
 Nuvo Cherry Bomb Shimmer Powder.
I fussy cut out a second flower and popped it.
Sentiment is from Happy Little Stampers.
Added some tiny beads to the centre and my card is done.

Pop over and see what beautiful creations our
Guest Emma and the Team have made
and come join us this week.
Thanks for dropping in

Cherish! Dream! Live!

Hello and Welcome to my Saturday post for

Just Us Girls 
Maria is our Host for Trend Week.

and chose 'To Make the Sentiment the Focal Point'

Something a little different from me this week.
No watercolours, no powders -
I wanted to ink up my new
 Summer Time Versa Fine Clair ink and found a
nice sentiment from Kaisercraft. I cut this out with
MB Pinpoint Double Frame die.
Did you notice a stamped flower behind it?
I knew I had some lovely orange DP from
an age ago by SU.
 I cut this to fit on the front of my
 SU Tip Top Taupe card stock.
I then inked up a small piece of the same card stock
with the Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink
and cut another small piece of  leathergrain paper
popping them all up together.
Added a strip of ribbon and a button to finish.

Pop over and see how our Guest Emma
and the Team chose to focus on their Sentiment.
Hope to see you in our Gallery this week.
Thanks for dropping by

Canvas-ing for Random Arts

It's with great pleasure I  am able to show you my

first post for a New Blog I was invited to join.

It's called Random Arts - and local to me.

You can find it Here  The Store is owned and run by

the Very Talented Amanda Mason and our 

First Inspiration Challenge began on the 1st July.

All the details regarding the Challenge are Here

Our Mood Board

I will be showing two project a month and my first one is

what we call a 'free post' where we have a free hand as to

what we make as long as we use products from The Store

I decided to just have a little play with some of the products

here by making a small canvas.

Sorry for the quality of this photo but I took it

on my phone and it is the only one I have.

The stencil is from AB Studio and

Tim Holtz Distress Grit Paste (super stuff)

I then added some colour with Art Alchemy Metallic Paint

then a splash of colour to the background with

Nuvo Shimmer Powder in Storm Cloud and some random text,

laces with a touch of Art Alchemy Wax for colour

 and cheesecloth. Also a few black flowers to the back.

I then got sidetracked with my Bo Bunny butterfly and forgot 

to photograph what I was doing. 

Applied some gesso first then while it was wet

added some Little Birdie Mica Powder, 

Art Alchemy Waxes in Rich Copper and Vintage Gold.

Topped with a painted cabachon. 

As the photo has quite a bit of black I though it needed

a little more so added five tiny pearls (one is hiding) to the lace.

Here's a few close ups!

These are the items I used from Random Arts Online Store

in no particular order

AB Studio Stencil - ID-17

Nuvo Shimmer Powder - Storm Cloud

Tim Holtz Distress Grit Paste

Finnabair_Waxes Vintage Gold/Rich Copper

Little Birdie Natural Mica Powder

Bo Bunny Laser Cut Butterfly Chipboard

Other products used from my stash. 

Thank you so much for taking time to drop by

I will be back next week for a bigger project for

You Make Me 'SMILE'

What made me 'smile' when I saw what this week's word was at

Just Us Girls?

Take a close look and you can see the floral stencil I used above
 really does have a smile in it. Perfect for this week's challenge!

I bought it recently at a craft show and was playing

with some 'new to me' Little Birdie Embossing/Texture Paste

where you use it in the usual way but after you take the stencil off

you heat emboss it and you get this lovely fluffy effect.

This is the second time I have used it and this time I added

some purple (yes Judy) pigment powder.
And purple is so hard to photograph!

My card was so easy and quick 

(since I had already made my focal point)

by simply adhering designer paper to my card base and

attaching my image. 

My sentiment is from STAMPlorations Smile

Added a few gems and corner rounded one end

and my card is done.

We have a new Guest Designer this month - 

Welcome Emma Delfosse from

 https://cardstockqueen.wordpress.com

Pop over and see more 'Smiles' 

from Emma and the Team.

Hope you get a chance to join us this week.

Thanks for stopping by

Creating 'Floral Elegance'

Nice to have you pop in to see what my latest project is for

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge

We start off our July Challenge today and as always

It's Anything Goes using multiple mediums.

I was so impressed with a project from one of the entries

in our last Challenge and decided to case it.

You can find it  Here. I just hope I did it justice.

Here's how it all started!

After priming with Gesso I stenciled my canvas

with paste to add texture.

After it was dry I adhered this lovely lace.

and then to add colour with

Distress Oxide Ink, Nuvo Shimmer Powder

and Art Alchemy Wax (and it smells divine)

Oh! just what flowers will I use here

next to my resin frame?

Adding a bit more colour with some champagne relief paste

and painted cabachons.

Showing you some shimmer!

Nearly done! Added my flowers, attached the cabachons

and added a coffee stirring stick with my sentiment.

I felt something was missing so found some chunky gold glitter 

and added it carefully to the bottom right hand corner

of the resin frame. Also 3 small pearls to the lace.

Here's another view!

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created this month.

There's loads of inspiration for you to cast your eyes over. 

Maybe you would like to try your hand at Mixed Media?

It really is a lot of fun - why not give it a go and join us this month.

Till next time!

Thinking of You

Hello and Welcome to July!

Today's post is for our new Monthly Watercolour Challenge over at

Happy Little Stampers

It's always 'Anything Goes' but Fun when you

play with our Monthly Option.

This time round it's 'Wings' 

And we ALL have plenty of 'winged things'

so no excuse for not joining us this month.

I continue my obsession with powders

and this time using Nuvo Blue Blitz Shimmer Powder 

and added a darker colour with

 Lindy's Afternoon Delight Denim.

I inked my dragonfly with VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze

and decided while the ink was still wet to

add some Deep Water embossing powder from Colour Blast.

A close up of the shimmer!

Sentiment is from Happy Little Stampers 'Thinking of You'

This was done on watercolour paper and cut 

with a stitched die and adhered to  matching card base.

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created

and join us this month. Love to see you in our Gallery.