Dabbling with DecoArt

Well over my time out from blogland , I felt I wanted to play with something new to keep the old grey cells going....I had briefly tried some of Andy Skinner Timeworn Techniques but never found the time to really play....now I had a break from blogland and had a break from crafting...the need to get painty and inky was back...so playtime...some kind words from Mark Gould and I was off to dabble....

Armed with some new DecoArt goodies thanks to my lovely hubbie...I set too, to just play..and here is the first piece finished..be gentle!

So I didn't have a total end in mind, just to play with the paints and mediums and see where I ended up ....I wanted to play with some colour...and lots of the yummy texture creating mediums....

I coated my mdf board with some gesso and then applied some crackle paste in places and also some modelling paste , stippled in opposite corners...just playing to see what happened...

I then added colour over the whole piece... and built up the layers of colour using a brush and also rubbing some of the colour on using my fingertip.... I used blue green light, cobalt turquoise hue and cobalt teal hue. Then some quinacridone gold, all from DecoArt media line .

....around the edges I applied some crackle paste and layers of paint.....

Just love the crackle , yummy! I love the smudgy feel of applying some of the layers of paint with my fingertip , rather than a brush..

So here are some close ups of the finished piece... I used a technique from Andy Skinner's Timeworn course...so cannot divulge the details but details of the course can be found here.

 For some of the idea-ology and die cuts I dry brushed some additional paint over them.

Here is the difference in the finish of the cogs... I used a splatter brush over the background to splatter paint across the background.. and aged the word band using some paint rubbed across using my fingertip.

Here is a close up of the stippled texture of the modelling paste which..I so want to play with some more...and this piece was all about playing and experimenting..

I used some of Brett Weldele's stamps and felt this ship's captain and the tentacles fitted the background colours... I coloured the images using distress markers.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by...I hope you like the first results of my playtime!

keep those fingers inky and painty!

and those hearts full.x

trace x

remember when...

hey there blog friends

..old and new...

sorry for the delay in my next post

 but finally here she is:

 

 

the challenge over at artful times..

is a fabric tag.

and i had a stash of calico sitting unloved in the corner..

so here are the results

 

i die cut two tags from calico,

coloured with distress

and stamped fab Artistic Stamper script over

in coffee archival..

 

i then stamped this beautiful stampsmith stamp..

my first ...onto calico using coffee archival..

 

 

the floral trim

was dipped into

tea dye stain

and then dusted with walnut stain DI

 

to complete

i added some leaves cut from autumn foliage strip die

from the crafty master Tim

and treated with a rusty treatment from the great timeworn workshop..

 

i also used the same treatment for the rusty rose..

well hope it looks rusty!!!!

 

 

and some twirls of a new goodie..rusty wire!

i love this stuff..so expect to see it lots!!!!

 

some string to finish

oh and a chit chat sticker..

 

i am entering this for the following challenges:

fabric tag @ http://artfultimes.blogspot.co.uk/

tags @ http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/

vintage , shabby chic @ http://crafty-emblies.blogspot.co.uk/
faces @ http://pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk/



 

 

have a fun and inky day!

playing with rust!..again...

well here is a rusty tag,

 i made using techniques from the great online timeworn workshop by Andy Skinner.

despite not having time to do as much as i would have liked.

.this has been a great painty experience!

so the challenge over at Simon says is rust, so here is mine:

i loved the rust technique here on the heart and have played with it a lot,

this tag was made a while ago

but  think fits the challenge..

 

i added my fav wings , covered on old book paper

and inked,

some garden wire cut to size..

 

 

flowers made and coloured in rusty tones with alcohol inks

 

 

the sentiment was cut and coloured in alcohol inks too

 

and finally some lace to compliment the natural colours..

hope you like it?!

 

 



i am entering this for the following competitions:
rust @ http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/
anything but a card @  http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/
handmade flowers @ http://crazychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
lots of layers @ http://www.vostamps.blogspot.co.uk/

 

have a fun and inky day!

back tomorrow with another creative expressions DT piece..

playing with rust...

well here i am with a tag i made a while ago..

playing with rust technique..

from timeworn,

a great online Andy Skinner workshop..

 

so here she is:

 



i am not sure this is quite what Andy had in mind,

but i wanted to use these techniques

on things that are me..if that makes sense!

 

 

i LOVE this dress form almost as much as my cogs!

 

 

I added the sewing spool with wire, a crackled heart,

 

 

some staples i coloured with alcohol inks,

buttons tied with wire..

and some chit chat stickers..

 

 

let me know what you think of my rusty creation!

welcome also to all my new followers and thanks to everyone,

who stops by and leaves a comment..

i appreciate every one!

 

have a fun and inky day!