Still life

This is my entry for the Mix It Monthly Challenge where the theme this month is still life incorporating the colours from the inspiration board

 

I've used the colours but as you can see I'm no good at drawing but I have tried :):)



Art Journal Page

The background was created with Rusty Hinge Distress spray - I used baby wipe to spread it about and added some water droplets

 

I put texture paste through a star stencil and when dry inked it with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink

 

 

I used the same Victorian Velvet Distress Ink through a circle template did  some stamping using foam stamps and added some silver leaf by putting glue through another stencil and then the leaf

 

I stamped swirls with Cherry Red Stazon

 

Lots more stamping was done using foam stamps and Adirondack Inks - I continued the stamping using word stamps and Black Archival

 

The girl was pieced using bits from magazines and my stash

 

I finished off with the grungy circles done with a bottle top and gesso 

 

I am entering into the following challenges

 

Friday Alphabet - Round

Collage Obsessions - Orange

Fashionable Stamping - Anything Goes

MooMania - Bright and Cheerful

Sunday Stamper - Stars

Stamping Sensations - Warm Autumn Colours

 

 

 



body beautiful

 

 I used Distress Sprays Peacock Feathers and Mowed Lawn for the background

 

I used a stencil and model paste for the hands and when dry inked them

 

All the stamping, was done using Tim Holtz Stamps and Adirondack back ink

 

Stamps Used

 

Tim Holtz - Alphabet

Paint Brushes

Quote

Scissors

The outlining was done with Fired Brick Distress ink

 

The splodges were done with Black and White Gesso

 

This is my entry for the Mirror Cracked Challenge where the theme this month is Body Beautiful and the Fashionable Stamping Challenge where this month its Anything Goes

 

Distress Photoprinting

I followed the technique from Tim Holtz book 3 page 41 to work on the photo of my dear grandfather.

I started with a canvas board and added some Distress Stains  and then some Texture paste through one of Tims Stencils and a piece of die cut I then set about adding things that reminded me of my grandad

Almost everything on this canvas has something to do with my Grandad  the Sun Rays because he used to sing Sunshine on my Shoulder = the flowers because he loved his garden - when his budgie Joey died he buried it under a rose called Peace. The wings because he was in the Air Force during world war 2 - the TOT because his friends called him tot, he loved a tot of whisky- the number plaque - his door number and the bulb because he used to greet me with "Hello light of my life" The clock face because he always had a pocket watch

I finished off with an ideology word piece, some rub ons , a swirl and an arrow and some chitchat words

The Compendium of Curiosities is available direct from Tim or from your local craft supplier

This is my entry for the Challenge run by Linda Ledbetter each month using a technique from Tim's Book

Its also my entry for the Artistic Stamper Challenge where the theme this month is "Memories"

Deep in the forest

 

 

This is my second piece for the Art Journey Challenge where the theme this month is Deep in the Woods - I have collaged this one in fabric - I hope it counts

If you go down to the woods today

 

Had a lot of fun creating this collage

 

I have used Gesso, Acrylics, Stencils, Distress Inks, Die cuts, Fabric and all sorts of bits and pieces

 

This is my piece for the Art Journal Journey Challenge where the theme this month is Deep in the Forest

If I Could Fly

I had a great messy time creating this page in my journal !!!

 

I used lots of Distress Stains and Gesso to begin with

 

I then put Modelling Paste through Stencils and when dried coloured them with Distress inks

 

I used more stencils and Distress Inks to create layers

 

I used Die cut waste for the butterflies and inked through them

 

The large letter stamping was done using Archival and my favourite Tim Holtz foam stamps I shadowed them with a Distress pen

 

I added some fine gauze the  bottom corner

 

The girl , a Queens Dresser Drawer stamp was stamped with archival on to card stock cut and inked

 

I added the stamped image and then put some tissue tape over the top

 

I did a bit more stamping here and there and added some rub ons and a chit chat word

 

This is my entry for the Stamping Sensations Challenge where the theme this month is "Things with Wings"

I am also linking to Art Journal Journey where the them is "Living Beings"

 

 

 

 

A walk in the woods

I used distress stains Brushed Olive and Rusty Hinge to create a base for my background.

 

I inked through a leaf stencil in places with Spiced Marmalade DI

 

I then added Distress inks Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge and Walnut Stain to my craft sheet - spritzed with water and the used the same leaf stencil to transfer the ink to the page.

 

I added the die cut trees and leaves and added chit chat words to the leaves on the LH tree

 

I inked through an Andy Skinner stencil to add the children

 

I stamped the bird with black Archival

 

The flowers and butterflies were cut in Burlap

 

I finished off by adding chit chat words, rub ons and lettering

 

I am entering this journal page in the following challenges

 

Artistic Stamper - Autumn Colour

 

 

Mix It Monthly - Trees

Art Journal Journey - Living Things

 

 

Journal page

 

 This beautiful photo was provided by Our Creative Corner as inspiration for this months challenge

 

 

And this is what I produced I picked out the gorgeous colours and worked around them. I am still on limited supplies being on holiday but I used what I have with me

Art Journal Living Beings

 Art Journal Journey this month has the challenge "Living Beings"

 

And oh what fun I had doing this journal page - I have limited supplies because I am on holiday in a caravan and only brought 1 bag of supplies with me

 

I used Distress stains for the background - did some inking through stencil

 

 

Stamping was done with Adirondack

 

 

The bottom right corner and the top left were cut with my vagabond before I came away

 

 

I added rub ons, pieces of ephemera and some splatters to finish it

 

There is still plenty room for journaling which I will do when I have finished the Journal I am currently using