Reversible ATC mini book

Today's project is all about having a bit of fun, playing with products and trying new things.
I created a reversible ATC Mini Book. Hope you like it.
Suz

 Using old curtain lining, Intense Pigment Inks, stamps and transfers along with Andy's paint range, embossing powders and some vintage book pages I made this fun, super easy mini book.

Here is one of the two covers. This one is made with the curtain lining, coloured with intense stains, then, stamping, transfers and paints added. So yes you can use the fab transfers on lots of fabrics too!

This second cover is a mixture of paints, stamps, transfers and vintage book pages.

I decorated one side of the concertina insert with paints and transfers....

The other side is paints, stamping, embossing, mark making and text. This was so much fun.

If you'd like a detailed step by step, have a look at the tutorial on my blog HERE.

Thanks Suz

x

Products used:

Pigment paints: primary red, blue, yellow, raw umber, quinacridone gold and warm white chalk paing

Stamps: Eye Spy/ Skull of Spades/ Memories of India/ Create

Embossing powders:
SupaNova
Satin Sunset
Granite

Transfers from two sets: Ephemera Emporium & French Fancy

Quick Grab Glue

Super Matt Varnish to seal both sides of the concertina insert

'Rice Bike' on Fabric - featuring the new Andy Skinner releases

Morning all.

I've made a little 5 x 7 canvas created using lots of Andy's fab new releases!

The base is made using rice paper onto the canvas board, 

then structure paste (which is the best I've ever used) through the Cog stencils.

 Layers of watered down chalk paint and dry brushing.

 Rice bike' stamped onto calico, vintage book page, fabric, a bit more stamping with 'cracked up' and lots of embellishments.

I loved making this and using all the new products! For a more detailed look at how I made the project, have a look at the full tutorial on my blog HERE.

Thanks for looking.

Suz

x

Products used:

Rice Bike Stamp, Cracked Up Stamp, Cogged Up stencil, Structure Paste, Rice papers, Chestnut and Warm White Chalk Paints.

Upcycled Bottle, Found Treasure and Broken Jewellery

It took just 4 fab products, 3 small rusty found objects and a bit of lace and pearl trim from my stash to give a wine bottle a bit of a facelift. I was just looking for an excuse to use Andy's new rice papers. I added some lava paste through his Crocodile Stencil - that worked well over the papers. Some lace and beaded trim around the neck from my large stash of vintagy bits. Then, I made a dangly charm thingy. For that I used broken jewellery chain with some charms on it, some found rusty objects (safety pin, metal washer and a piece of wire) along with a piece of shrink plastic stamped using Andy's Gypsy Queen stamp. I pinned my dangly decoration through the lace around the neck to secure. Then finished off by adding my candle.

 

 The Lava Paste applies so easily on dimensional surfaces.

 The bottle will work well as a candle holder, and all the drips of wax will add even more texture.

Amazing how different the colours look when photographed during daylight (on the left) and at night (on the right). Thanks so much for looking. You'll find a more detailed step by step here. 

Rhe products I've used, along with a link to them, are listed below.

Products used:

Floral Grunge Rice Paper

Lava Paste

Gypsy Queen Stamp

Crocodile Stencil

You can find all these products HERE. 

Andy's New Release Day!

Hi everyone,

It's release day for Andy's new products with Creative Expressions.  I thought I'd share one of the things I've made.  I've loved using them, they are really versatile and all super easy to use.

I used a large media board, and painted white with gesso.  A wash of Cobalt Teal was added.  I stamped the new (and rather gorgeous) Botanic Grunge background stamp in Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide in places, and spattered the board with Raw Umber paint to give a more vintage feel.  The grid was also painted in the yellow.

Andy's new Velocipede Bicycle was stamped in turquoise ink, and the Elephant and First Class onto card.  I gave those a wash of yellow in places.

I added Mixed Media Transfers from the new Ephemera Emporium set, these are so easy to use and even go over textured surfaces.

To finish I punched two holes in the top of the board, and added a rusty wire hanger, with two skull beads from my stash.

There are lot's more new products today, and don't forget to check back here to see the Team's inspiration!

Best Wishes,

Nikki K
xxx

Products Used:

Creative Expressions:
Artist Pigment Paints: Cobalt Teal Hue, Transparent Yellow Oxide, Raw Umber.
Mixed Media Transfers: Ephemera Emporium
New Stamps: Elephant, Botanic Grunge, Velocipede.

Industrial Altered Dolls Head

Hi all
Todays weird steampunky piece is made from a tatty, bald dolls head. I wanted to try out Andy's new Creative Expressions Paints so it seemed just the thing!

 To start with, a layer of black chalky finish paint, then Rust paint all over, topped with a Lava Paste face pack!

Stubby hair stumps covered up with a plaster wrap skull cap, which I then painted with layers of Quinacridone Gold, a hint of Rust and a smattering of the Cobalt Teal, The face is painted with layer upon layer of Quinacridone Gold, Cobalt Teal, Rust and Yellow, first using a brush, then a sponge to just highlight the texture.

I made a metal headband by threading metal nuts onto wire, added feathers and metal embellishments over the eyes. Then I took a very old battered cake time, turned the push up base part upside down and threaded wire through the air holes.

A bunch of feathers added to the top for a bit of fun, once the wire frame was finished and another metal embellishment on the top of the feathers to hide the feather stems and match the eyes.

Thanks for looking. For a bit more detail, visit my blog here.
Suz x

Products used:

Creative Expression Lava Paste, CE Paints: Rust, Quinacridone Gold, Cobalt Teal, Yellow
DecoArt Chalky finish paint and Heavy Body Gel

Other: Tatty dolls head, metal embellishments, wire, cake tin base and Feathers from my stash.

New transfers and stamps - Brenda

I have really fallen in love with Andy's new stamps from Creative Expressions especially the 'enigma' one which is fabulous for using on a background. It is so versatile and cleans so easily too whatever the medium used.

This became a journal panel, so I decided to start a new visual journal to which I will add 5 x 7 inch panels.

I used several bits from my leftovers box to create this especially the crackle frame and in the background to it is one of the new mixed media transfers from the 'French Fancy' set.

I often make up my own quotes and do myself sheets of them on the PC, they are printed on an inkjet printer so I give them a coat of matte medium to seal them

If you would like to see more details you will find them over at Bumblebees and Butterflies with process steps and additional photos too.

Thanks for stopping by.

hugs Brenda xx

Supplies from Country View Crafts
Andy Skinner stamps, stencils, transfers, Quick Grab glue
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics and Mediums

Andy's new Products - by Nikki Killinger

Morning everyone,
.
If you saw Andy on Create & Craft on Thursday, you will know all about his fantastic new products.  And if you didn't, I'm sharing a couple of them here on my project.  I have to say they are pretty cool!

I opted to do a small canvas panel that 'jumped out' at me when I was tidying up, or attempting to find a space to work in more like.

I wanted to play with the new Lava paste, and decided just to palette knife it all over the panel, with no particular pattern.  When you heat this stuff it does it's own amazing thing, depending on how thick or thin you apply it, it gives an amazing texture as you heat dry it.  I gave the whole panel a wash of paint with a bit of Paynes grey media fluid acrylic and water.  Next I painted White Antiquing cream all over, and when dry, rubbed back leaving the white between the texture.  This was followed by some Ultra matte varnish, to seal the Antiquing cream, before giving a 'dirty wash'.

I wanted to add Andy's new transfers, and try them over the texture, which they were made for.  I actually couldn't believe how easy they were to apply, and how well they go over texture.  No more stamping on tissue on uneven surfaces for me.

I built up a background with the transfers, overlapping some of them as well, which works perfectly.  Some neat Quinacridone gold was added to the panel as rust drips, and I darkened the edges.

I stamped and fussy cut the new 'Gypsie Queen' Moth stamp, and added Triple Thick Glaze before curling the wings and adding to the panel.

This was more like a play day than 'making a sample' day, it was great fun seeing what the new products can do.

I also made a quick pair of shrink plastic earrings some of you may have seen already, but thought I'd add them here.  Simply stamped with the Gypsie Queen stamp.

Thanks for stopping by, we appreciate it. x

Best Wishes,

Nikki K.
xxx

Products Used:

Lava Paste - Creative Expressions
'Gypsie Queen' stamp - Creative Expressions
Poe Diversity Transfers - Creative Expressions
Alchemy Plus Transfers - Creative Expressions

DecoArt Media Line: Quinacridone Gold, Paynes Grey, White Antiquing Cream, Ultra Matte Varnish.

Triple Thick Glaze.