Mermaid in a Teacup

Hi all, just popping in with a quick make today, I have just returned from holiday, so lots of washing and sorting to do, but I made this tag this morning using this cute image from Rick St. Dennis.

Whilst on holiday I managed to get lots of colouring done, so I wanted to use one of these images before my crafty mojo takes a dive!

The image is called Mermaid in a Teacup, and you can find her in Rick's Zibbet store here. I coloured her with Polychromos pencils, and the tag was inked with distress inks, then stamps some sea themed images from Designs by Ryn.

I added some stickles to her hair for some sparkle, and layered her up with foam pads. Sentiment is from one of my old Waltzingmouse sets, a company no longer in production (sadly).

I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges -

Sparkle & Glitter - Anything Goes

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

That's Crafty - Anything but a Card

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Art Journal Page

Hi all, I have an art journal page to share today, it's been a while since my last post, I find that life just gets in the way sometimes of the creative flow!

Recently I started art journalling, and I love it! This is where my creativity took me today...

I used warm reds as a background for these pages, which are not my go to colours, so I had prepped this a while ago, then got stuck. The base is brush crystals in Alizarin Red and Crimson, then washed over with a thin layer of gesso to take the colour down a bit.

I gained some inspiration from a YouTube tutorial by Mimi Bondi, her channel is full of inspiration, so check her out!

I added some Dina Wakely paints in Tangerine, Turquoise, Magenta and Lime. I used a Clarity Stamps flower burst stencil in Lime and Turquoise paints, then toned it down with the Magenta, Ruby and Tangerine.

I added the small mesh dots using a tim Holtz stencil and Deco Art black paint, and all the stamps are from PaperArtsy Eclectica ranges, from Jofy, Tracy Scott, and Lin Brown. To stamp the flowers I used Teal Staz On ink, and for the little circles and crosses I used a Memento Brilliance pad in white. The sentiments are stamped in Midnight Staz On ink.

Here's some of the supplies I used! I have used my favourite supplies for these pages, paints, stamping, inks and stencils!  To make the flowers pop, I outlined them in a white sharpie pen. To add a bit of sparkle I added some tickles to the circle and flower centres.


I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

Art Journal Journey - Circles

Love to Create - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Favourite Things (mine are Brushes, paints and stamping!)

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Art Journal - Flowers & Foliage

Hi all, I'm back today with another art journal page I created over the weekend. I have really caught the art journal bug! My page today has a floral theme, using some new Dina Wakley stamps, paints and stencil. This is my second foray into this type of creativity, and I like the free looseness of it. You can make a mistake or something may not stamp properly but it doesn't matter - you can cover it with another layer of whatever takes your fancy - no rules!

In my journal (£4.99 from WHSmiths) I randomly splattered some Dina Wakley paints (from That's Crafty)  in turquoise, Lime and Lemon, and used a mini squeegee to spread and mix the colours around the page.

After allowing to dry, I mixed some Lime DW paint with some structure paste, and stencilled through the new DW stencil Cellular, and while still wet applied some glittering glamour dust over the top.

I then stamped the mini roses directly onto the pages, from DW Abstract Blooms, using a blue gelato rubbed directly onto the stamp, and sprayed with water.

While the structure paste was drying, I stamped some images onto some tissue paper. I stamped the large scribbly flower from DW set Abstract Blooms, in Midnight Staz-On ink.

I stamped the inspirational quotes from DW set Handwritten Quotes also onto tissue paper in Jet Black Staz-On.

I then stamped the mini roses from the  set, along with the 'paint, bloom, grow' sentiments onto another piece of tissue.

After arranging where I wanted to place my stamped tissue, I felt it still looked a bit empty, so I added some foliage, again stamped onto tissue paper, from DW set Leaves and Pods, using Midnight Staz-On.

I stuck my stamped tissue down with Mod Podge in matt, and left to dry. It was only when I applied the Mod Podge that I realised some red Brusho crystals had transferred from the previous page - I had prepared this previous pages with red Brusho for a play for another day. Lesson learnt!

When everything was dry, I added some wash tape in  polka dot green and houndstooth check turquoise. I've had a tub of wash tape for years, and never really knew what to do with it, now I can finally use it to my heart's content! As a final splash of glitter, I went over the pages with Opal Dust by Jo Sonyas, you can see the sparkle in the above close up, I love this stuff so much!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges -

That's Crafty - Flowers & Foliage

We Love to Create - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes/Flowers

Try it on Tuesday - Botanical

City Crafter - In Bloom

Thanks for stopping by today

Pauline

My First Art Journal Page!

Hi all, I'm back today to share an art journal page I made yesterday, my very first one! I had watched a few YouTube videos by some very talented people (Vicky Papaioannou and Mimi Bondi) and felt inspired. I dug out my unused acrylic paints, and nipped out to WHSmith to buy an inexpensive journal, and set to.

First I lay down some strips of torn book pages, I found an old copy of The Hobbit in our bookshelves that was literally falling apart, so didn't feel too guilty using this. I stuck them down with Mod Podge, and let dry. When that was dry, I covered the pages with some white gesso and again, left to dry.

I then played with 3 acrylic paints, one by DecoArt - Citron Green, and two from PaperArtsy, Cherry Red and Turquoise. I applied them randomly over the pages using my fingers.

Once I was happy with the general look ( I have no idea what I am doing haha) I left to dry, then gave it another wash with white gesso, this time using a baby wipe so it was not opaque, just toned down the paints.

Then it was time to choose which stamps, and embossing stencils to use. I ended up using this wonderful image from Visible Image from set 'No Space for Dreams'.

I used two Dinky Stencils from That's Crafty - Bubbly All Over and Star Shower, using the three paints I had used for the background. I then added some more Dinky Stencils using the Raindrops Background in PaperArtsy Chalk acrylic paint.

I stamped and embossed the birds from two Visible Image sets, 'Learn to Fly Again' and ink splats from a retired set using Memento Luxe ink in Teal, and clear embossed.


I stamped the main image using Staz On ink onto white tissue paper, and applied with Mod Podge, it dried clear and I was pleased to see there was no discernible edges from the tissue paper.

I did the same with the fab sentiment, also from Visible Image called 'Free Soul'. Around the edges I used a background stamp also from Visible Image, stamped in Memento Luxe Black, and clear embossed.

Finally I went over both pages with DecoArt Ice Crystal translucent glitter paint, and when dry, I added some super glittery Opal Dust.

I really enjoyed making these pages, and I didn't make too much of a mess!

I would like to enter this into the following challenge-

That's Crafty - Bling it Up!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

I'm Back!!

Well Blogland, it has been rather a while since my last post...June last year! Well, my only excuse is I lost my mojo a bit, I ended up doing a lot more hours at work, and had less time to craft, then the festive period arrived..as I work in retail, in a busy Wines dept for Waitrose, I had little to no time or energy to craft. Coupled with the fact I had begun a WSET Course in September, well, I had little time for anything!

Thankfully, now, I have handed in my course work, and feel free to indulge in more pleasant pursuits! My only worry was, could I still craft? And could I remember how to make a blog post? It was fine in the end, I didn't even need to call a teen to help me out!

Last night I created a mini canvas using some lovely stamps I received for Christmas, by Visible Image.

I used the stamp set 'Sparkle in the Rain' for this little glittery creation. I stamped the lovely lady in Versamark and embossed with Sliver Glitter EP from Stampendous, and fussy cut out. I repeated this, and glued them both together, to make a more sturdy topper.

While the glue was drying, I used my Glue pad to stamp the rain and sprinkled Glamour Dust onto it. I then Sliver Glitter embossed the sentiment onto black card and cut out. To 'ground' her I cut some little daisies off a daisy ribbon and some leaves from some leafy ribbon, and glued them on randomly.

Finally I added some silver sequins, the lady and the sentiment. She is sitting on my shelf above my much neglected craft area, sparkling at me.

During last week I also made this card, using Brushos and more Visible Image stamps from their new release, called Create It! and Outside the Lines. I love the way the Brusho colours turned out, and the stamps are embossed in WOW! Silver Glitter powder.

I would like to enter these cards into That's Crafty Challenge -Words, and Sweet Stamper's Challenge - Add a Sentiment, and A Vintage Journey - Words that are Special, and We Love to Create - Mixed Media
I must say it is nice to have a bit of crafty mojo back, I hope you've enjoyed my little makes today.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline