Framed Frantage

Hi everyone!

    Over at Artistic Outpost there is another Anything Goes challenge!I am afraid my Artistic Outpost stamp collection is quite limited at the moment so I am very grateful that the challenge is open for anything!

I had just received my new Tim Holtz 'Doily' stencil and was desperate to try it out. So after applying some texture paste though the stencil and drying it I decided to be brave and spritzed some Dylusions sprays in Calypso Teal and Melted Chocolate.

Of course I decided to dab the ink after spraying - it is amazing how varied the effects can be - you really can achieve such bright vivid colours with them and yet also have to option of doing these wonderful delicate shades.

I brushed White Fire Treasure Gold over the edges of the embossing to highlight it.

I chose my favourite Artistic Outpost stamp of the little girl and stamped onto card with Potting Soil Archival ink. I then painted the image with Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap and Vintage Photo DS. I blended some Peacock Feathers DI around the edge of the image to match the inks used on the hanger.

I then dabbed the entire image with embossing ink and covered with a layer of UTEE. Before melting the UTEE I sprinkled on some Frantage Shabby Blue emboss enamel, which is a gorgeous mix of white and gold with some pale blue glitter. I then melted it - I LOVE watching the UTEE melt and the Frantage disperse into the melted UTEE forming these gorgeous drops of colour.

I then bent and snapped the UTEE before sticking the image behind the frame.

I used a die cut frame, covered in Old Gold Fresco paint and then dabbed with French Roast Fresco paint before being brushed with White Fire Treasure gold.

Some roses were dabbed with Walnut Stain DI then spritzed with water. The die cut leaves were covered with Walnut Stain DI.

The 'Wonder and think' quote was stamped in Potting Soil Archival ink

Hope you like it! Thanks so much for being here....

I would like to enter the following challenge -

Artistic Outpost - Anything Goes




 

Love is in the air

Hello everyone!

  I am back for my second appearance at The Artistic Stamper. I am having such a wonderful time this month!!!It is so lovely to be the Guest designer there on Valentine's day.....

 Here is little sneak peek of my Valentine creation for you to see. Over at The Artistic Stamper you can find out what it is and how it was made....

Hope you all visit there and take a look....I would love to know what you think of it!

 

Love Heart

Happy Valentines Day!

    This is a little bit early because I have another post due tomorrow - my second post for Artistic Stamper! I am very excited and I hope you come back to have a peek at the Valentine creation I made especially for them!

      But for now I am here to show you a Valentines creation for my blog.....

  I started with mountboard, drew a heart shape and cut it out. I roughened the edges by scraping with scissors and then I applied Old Gold Fresco paint over it.

     I then added some crackle glaze very thinly over parts of the heart and then dabbed some Nougat fresco paint over with a sponge. I wanted very subtle porcelain style cracks rather than vivid weather worn crackles.

   Then I used some of my favourite serviette roses and cut some out and stuck to the heart with Matte Multi Medium. If I am doing servietten technique on candles and other large items I tend to use PVA glue mixed with water 3:1. For smaller pieces like this I prefer to use multi medium.

   After the multi medium was dry I dry brushed some Chocolate Pudding Fresco paint around the edges to make it look shabby and then used my favourite script stamp in Coffee Archival ink.

    I dabbed some Nougat fresco paint very lightly over parts of the stamp - again to add to the shabby chic look.

  I stamped the words "I love it when your smile is for me" on ivory card using an alphabet stamp in Coffee Archival ink and then cut out the words and stuck them on.

 I covered the heart with embossing ink and then sprinkled a payer of UTEE over the top and melted it. Another coat of embossing ink and UTEE and the heart was finished.

Just to find a way to hang it up.....I attached an ornate corner to the top of the heart and wound rusty wire into a loop.....

     And there is my Valentines Heart........Hope you like it!

         Thanks so much for being here! Hope to see you soon....

Love at first sight

Hi everyone,

    Welcome to my first Valentine creation this year! and some news!!! - I have joined the 'Anything But A Card' team!

     The challenge this month over at 'Anything But A Card' is -

Valentine Tic Tac Toe. 

Please choose your Tic-Tac-Toe row
 to use as your creative mojo!
{either straight across, down or diagonal}

Choose your direction and follow
the key below for square descriptions:

1.) Red 

2.) Recycling

3.) Glitter {can be loose or like Stickles}
4.) Bling it ON! {beads, gems, buttons, sequins and baubles - the sparkly bits}
5.) Heart
6.) Sprays and Mists
7.) Ribbons, Fibers and Trims... oh MY!
8.) Black
9.) Lace

Here is what I made - using the diagonal line including red, heart and lace....

     I had an idea for white washed effect wood....so I got some card and began to sweep some Frayed Burlap DP down the card in stripes. As you wipe the applicator across the card it often leaves streaks unless the applicator is very saturated with paint....so I often use this as a wood effect. To exaggerate the wood grain effect I stamped a wood grain stamp with Potting Soil Archival ink.

   Then I got some Picket Fence DP and wiped the applicator of excess paint on the craft mat and began to add faint streaks of white over the wood effect card.

     The base of the house was prepared with Chocolate Pudding Fresco Paint then covered in crackle glaze before being painted with Stone Fresco Paint. I then glued strips of the card over the house leaving some gaps so the crackle can be seen.

     I cut a strip of corrugated card and tore off sections to reveal the texture. Gesso was very roughly painted over it. I then used a Tim Holtz stamp in Black Archival ink and dabbed some Walnut Stain DI around the edges to soften the colour.

 Metal screw brads were used at the corners of the corrugated card.

  The heart die cut was inked with Fired Brick DI and stamped with a bubble wrap effect stamp in Aged Mahogany. A distress marker spritzer was used with Fired Brick and Walnut Stain Distress markers and the heart had Aged Mahogany DI blended around the edge.

     

I used Aged Silver Frantage on the heart........

......and applied a piece of lace with the word 'LOVE' stamped in black Archival ink and edged with Walnut Stain DI. An ivory bow made out of hemp string was attached.

Script Tissue tape was used to decorate the house

Cupid was painted with French Roast Fresco Paint and the covered in crackle glaze. The Stone Fresco Paint was painted over the top and the lovely crackle formed.

 I covered the wings with lace and then painted over the lace with Stone Fresco Paint.

French Roast Fresco Paint was dry brushed over Cupid to add some shading and a mix of Rock Candy and Diamond Stickles Glue was applied to the head, wings and leg of Cupid to add sparkly highlights.

   A small piece of balsa wood was glued underneath Cupid so that it looked like it was flying


    The arrow was dabbed with embossing ink and covered with Aged Silver Frantage

     A glittery heart from my craft stash was used at the top of the building...

.....with a banner that had had the same French Roast/ Stone crackle treatment and then the word 'cherish' was added using a chit-chat sticker that had been edged in Walnut Stain DI.

   A white organza ribbon was used to create a bow and loop to hang the house up

Why not join in the fun and share your Valentine Tic Tac Toe creations at Anything But a Card? We would love to see you there!

I would like to enter the following challenge

Country View Challenges - Painty Pleasures

 

Build it up

Hi everyone!

Over at Fashionable Stamping Challenges there is a challenge I LOVE!!!

'Build it up' 

Use at least three stamps on your project

    I was thrilled when I saw this challenge - I adore using lots of stamps and I love seeing how many I can fit onto a project!

      With all the neutral brown tones on my blog since Christmas I have decided to finally add some colour. Looking at my Distress inks I chose Bundled Sage DI and covered a tag with it.

    I used one of my newest stamps, a LaBlanche stamp - 'Timeless writing' I stamped it in Fern Green Archival ink and also used this ink to stamp some flower details.

    I used another new stamp which was a border stamp from the Prima Hello Pastel Collection. I stamped this with Black Archival ink at the top and bottom of the tag.

I used a script stamp in Black archival ink along the side of the tag

So that is four stamps - I could have probably squeezed in some more! ;o)

   I blended some Black Soot DI around the edge of the tag.

An ivory rose was dabbed with some Black Soot DI and the wire stem was curled

Ivory die cut leaves were painted with Bundled Sage and Peeled Paint DS to look like ivy leaves

   A silver Tim Holtz clock face and spinner were used to decorate the tag

The word 'TIME' was made with Tim Holtz label letters

A white satin ribbon was dabbed with Black Soot DI and tied in a bow

Why not come over and join us this time at Fashionable Stamping Challenges Remember we are a stamping challenge so please feature a stamped focal image on your creation  -  You could be the winner of $20 to spend at Flonzcraft Stamps! And of course you could be picked at one of our Catwalk Spotlights! 

Thanks so much for being here! Hope to see you again soon!