Faces

Lots of inking, stamping on tissue, masking and mod podge went on to create this canvas - all stamps are Creative Expressions

Tuesday Taggers - Memories

My background was done with shaving foam. I stamped my dress image and distressed it before adding it as I did with the quote. I took the centre out of an old brooch and put some script paper in, a little photo and then covered it with Glossy Accents.
I added my little bird again stamped on seperate card and distressed. I finished off by adding some lace to the bottom and bricabrac to the top.

This week Tuesday Taggers is being sponsored by THE CRAFT BARN

Create by Hand - I've been working

Thaught this card was very appropriate for the theme this week

Crazy Amigos - Bird

Tag Tuesday - Glitter

Scottish Glen

Have really enjoyed doing this one !!!

Sunday Postcard - Oriental

I painted the bacground with Red Gouache - stamped my images with Black Soot Distress Ink - added some peel offs to finish it off

Trees

I covered my canvas with a dress pattern using Mod Podge. I then added some colour with distress inks. I made my tree by arranging fibres on my craft mat - covering with wonderweb and another craft mat and then ironing. I then attached it to the canvas with modpodge

Created by Hand - For the beauty of the Earth

Crazy Amigos - Flowers

Tag Tuesday - recycle

Tuesday Taggers - Dragons

I took my shadow box to pieces and then painted it with Black gesso - I attached a tile and a bell with tassle to the inside after covering the back panel with Oriental paper. I then put it all back together and added a little red acrylic here and there. I finshed off by adding my dragon to the glass, coins and peel offs aorund the frame.

The challenge this week at Tuesday Taggers is being sponsored by Tanda Stamps

I'm also entering this for the Theme Thursday Challenge where the theme this week is Black and Red

Summer postcards

These postcards were made for a swap being hosted by Zoe on the Lotstodo Forum. The top 2 backgrounds were created by mixing acrylic with PVA - gives it a great textured look.

Bottom left - background - shaving foam technique

Bottom Right - stamped and watercoloured

TMTA - triangle

I first masked off my atc to a traingular shape and inked it - I then filled in the rest of the background by moving my mask. I stamped my images Creative Expressions with Black Soot Distress inks and finished off by distressing and inking the edges

Water Colour Painting

Another water colour I've done today !! am really enjoying this I find it so relaxing and I'm quite pleased with the result

4 x 4 Friday - Spring garden

Lots of inking and sponging went on to create my background I then did my stamping with various colours of Adirondack dye inks

Something Completely Different - D

This week its letter D - I've done Distressed and Date stamp on my tag

Alcohol inks

I prepared my 4 x 4 background and then stamped my image on to acetate. I used alcohol inks put on with a water brush filled with blending solution to colour my image and then attached it with peel off corners.

Alter it Monthly - Matchbox

I painted my matchbox with Gesso and then coloured with distress inks. I then added some texture with a roller stamp. My top piece is an old watch back which I added my image too and the covered with Diamond Glaze before attaching it with glossy accents. My little book is inked with distyress inks and then stamped with CI stamps in black soot. I finished off by adding a little brad and dangly for the opener.

Wednesday Stamper - wild animals

I used distress inks to creat my background and the stanped and masked my animal - stamping with stazon. I finished off by inking the edges.

Wednesday Tag it On- Moon Shadow

I used paper as masks for my moon and mountains and then using cut n dry I created my scene. My stamping is done in stazon. I finished off by adding a few markings to the moon and grass with a Black Micron 01 and inking the edges

Water Colour

Ages ago I bought the bits and pieces needed to do some water colour painting - they've been stashed away until today when I decided to get them out. I've been looking at some lessons on the net and decided that the easiest way was to give it a go. I'm quite pleased with the results - found it very relaxing and will definately be doing more

I'm entering this painting in the Rainbow Lady challenge which this week is TREES

Theme Thursday - hats

I painted my lid with black gesso then added some texture with silver texture paint - I then added pices of Grungeboard which I had painted with silver dabber. My main image was encased in the back of an old watch and covered with Diamond Glaze. When it was dry I finished off by adding a bit of black to the raised parts of the texture

Tuesday Taggers Cake and balloons

I altered a tin lid for this weeks challenge. I painted the lid with black gesso. I then cut a flower out of patterened paper and attached it. I then added a couple of peel offs, coloured my balloon and added some glossy accents which I dumped seed beads into

Going Dotty

Another swap being hosted by Sam - had my sewing machine out for awhile !!!

Altered Dominoes

I altered these dominoes for a swap being hosted by Sam on the Lotstodo Forum

Mini Chest of Drawers

I bought this cute little chest of drawers from The Artistic Stamper £7.99 I covered them with Burnt Sienna acrylic paint and before they were dry sprayed crackle paint on them - not sure what else I'm putting on them yet

Altered Book

I've spent about 2 weeks off and on to get this piece done. I firstly glued all the pages together in 2 halves (Bought the book for 10 pence at library sale not spoiling a good book)I then put 2 coats of gesso on and put some hinges in so that it would remain upright. I did a lot of inking and masking to create the sky and the landsacpe. My tree (Thank you Dan) took ages to cut out and ink - I was frightened of the branches falling off !!!!!. I stamped my owl and birds with stazon and my flowers with momento inks.

I'm really pleased with the finished result

Self made embossing boards

I made my own embossimg boards !!! I put modpodge on to mountboard then added bits of grungeboard on 2 of them and bits of metal stuff on the other one. I used my bigshot for embossing. If you give this a go you may need to play around a bit with your plates to see which work best

To make my hanger I run my board through the bigshot - painted the corrugated cardboard with dabbers added a bit of burlap and a bit more color and then added my main piece. I finished off by using a ringpull as a hanger and pushing some rusty screws down the ridges of the cardboard

Beeswax

I just love the smell and the texture of beeswax. For this hanger I inked my background with distress inks added some beeswax and then my doily. I added more ink I then stamped my image (my new stamp isn't she gorgeous) with stazon cut it out with my circle punch and inked it. I added a little more beswax scraping it away from her face, My quote is a velum one that I inked and added with brads. The corners were added by heating the beeswax a little then pressing them in. I finished off by adding some wire as a hanger

Tuesday Taggers Make a tag

The challenge this week on Tuesday taggers was to make a tag and I've done just that !!! This week the sponsor is Georgina

Arches

used lots of inks, stamps and techniques to complete this set of arches for a swap I'm hosting on the Lotstodo Forum

4 x 4's

Created these fat pages for a swap Alison is hosting on the Lotstodo Forum. The backgrounds are made with distress inks, water and a roller. I added my images, a flower attached with a brad and inked the edges

Night Sky

I covered my canvas with 2 coats of gesso then sprayed with colour wash - before it was properly dry I added some crackle paint - I then blew everyhting around with my heat gun to create the clouds. Made a lot of mess but had a lot of fun !!!!

Love the look and the texture

Wabi Sabi

After reading an article in Cloth,Paper Scissors I was eager to give this concept a go. Wabi Sabi is all about the things around you, in your dreams, in your house, what you see when you go for a walk.

This canvas takes me back to my childhood - I grew up at the seaside - loved it and still misss it a lot and love to go back there as often as I can.

I covered my canvas with texture paste then coloured it with colour wash. I made markings and the word with my palette knife and the end of my paintbrush. I added dried emptied tea bags to creat more texture and finished off with the little bird stamp.

Its the first time I've tried it and am pleased with the result - I can see me doing more of these

Alcohol Ink Painting

last night I saw this technique on someones blog - really sorry but I can't credit it have lost the link sorry.

I dropped various colours of alcohol ink on to a tile. Filled my water brush with blending fluid. Stamped my images on to acetate with stazon and heat set. Then picking the colours up with my brush painted the pictures on the reverse side - love the effect. And, apparently, you can just go back to the tile at any time to do some more painting - no need to freshen it up until you've used it all !!!

ATC's Gentlemen

A set of atc's made for a swap on the Lotstodo forum - lots of inking going on there

Tag swap - ladies

tags I've made for a swap that I'm hosting on the Lotstodo forum _ I've used various distress ink techniques for the backgrounds

Lotstodo Challenge week 13 Black and White

This week I made a skinny - I painted the background with gesso - stamped my zettiology image with black Stazon. I then masked it and stamped my background stamp - finished off with this cute hanger available from Artistic Stamper

Zoes Birthday Prezzie

Made this canvas for Zoes birthday - she will have received it by now - hope she likes it

Art Doll Swap

Sue is running this swap on the Lotstodo Forum.

The idea of the swap is to create 3 dolls that when folded in to themselves are no bigger than an ATC - Very fiddly but fun