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

Created by Hand - Dont worry be HOPPY

I just knew that I would find a use for this stamp someday !!!! I made my simple atc by creating a background with distress inks - stamped and masked my images and then added my wording with my trusty dymo labeller

Tuesday Taggers - Bugs

This is my tag for the Tuesday Taggers challenge where this week the theme Bugs is being sponsored by The Craft Barn

Crazy Amigos - ink and water

I used distress inks and water for my background - my main image Hampton Art is stamped with stazon

Mixed Media Monday - Egg

This is a wooden egg that I have collaged using Decopatch Glossy Glue and tissue paper. I added 3 coats of glue it has a lovely finish and is great to sit and feel whilst thinking !!!

Lotstodo Challenge week 12 Vintage

This week I made a wall hanging using an alcohol ink background. Image matted and layered added lace, fibre and a bit of bling

4 x 4 Friday- Artisan

Background was created with Milled Lavendar and Walunt Stain Distress ink - main image stamp Tin Can Mail stamped with walnut ink distress ink and the background completed with stamp plate waste and Dusty Concord Distress inks

Art Creations Friday

Femmy provided us with the most stunning background that I used to create this 4 x 4 I stamped my main image Stampington The Glance with stazon on to tissue and added it with Mod Podge. I then stamped my word added a few beads and inked the edges

Theme Thursday

The challenge this week on Theme Thursday was to use any theme to creat a 2ins x 4 ins piece of work.

Wednesday Stamper - Spring

I created my background with distress inks. I then used the water colour technique on my penny black stamp. Finished off by inking the edges and adding fibre which I had coloured to match with distress ink

Rainbow Lady - In my garden

I used 3 of the new distress inks and cutndry to create my background. I then stamped my images with black soot and finished off by inking the edges.

Vintage hanger

I used torn cardboard as a backing and spritzed it with Adirondack Colour Wash - raisen.I then stamped my image (Inkadinkado) with stazon on to white card stock and water coloured it. I added some lace along the bottom and finished it off by adding some mica flakes.

Slide Mailer

Did this slide mailer as part of a private swap I'm doing with Sue aka Monalisa - she wanted distressed !! hope she likes it

New Stamps

Had to have a little play with some of my new stamps today - these are from plates manufactured by Creative Expressions.

Atc's

I made these atc's for a private swap I'm doing with Amy from the States - I've used distress inks,white pen, various stamps,some stickles, ideology, a few gems and a fragment to finish them off - hope she likes them

Tuesday Taggers - Alter It

This was a very cheap and very plain photo frame I got from Ikea. I added my words with grungeboard letters - covered it with foil tape and used my Ten Second Studio tools to emboss it. I then used my wheel tool to add a bit of pattern. I covered it all in black gesso and let it dry off for about ten minutes before wiping most of it off with kitchen roll. I finished off by buffing it up with a soft duster.

This is my piece for the Tuesday Taggers challenge

Harrogate 2010

Had a great day at Harrogate yesterday - went with some friends from the Sunday craft club I go too. Met up with Sam and Neet and did a little shopping !!!!

Challenge week 11

I gessoed my springtime frame before covering with distress inks and then a background stamp. I then made my tiles with stompbord - the black and white ones are triple embossed. The other 4 are inked,stamped and then etched. I finished them all off with Copper Krylon pen. The image is a rub on which I coloured using promarkers. This is also for a birthday present - hope the recipient likes it.

Distressed frame,canvas,hanger

I created these three items for a swap being hosted by Sam on the Lotstodo forum

Hanger - Cardboard, distress inks, vintage pic, cork corners, lace, wording eyelets and fibres.

Frame - Grungeboard letters and pieces - Copper Foil tape - black gesso- tensecond studio tools

Canvas - 2 mini canvasses held together with a hinge. Distress inks - zettiology stamps on to tissue - mod podge

Altered Mirror

I altered this mirror as a gift for a friend. I Covered it with gesso - then inked with distress inks. I then stamped all over it with a background stamp. The twinchies were made using distress inks, various stamps and finished with Rock Candy

Hope she likes it

Recipe Swap - Lotstodo forum

ATC - inked background with distress inks - stamped image (Craft Stamper) with stazon - stamped a few little flowers down the side and the pebble word. I then distressed the edges and inked. Finished off by adding 3 beads and a smattering of distress stickles

Tag - Background inked with distress inks - circles created by stamping with bleach - stamped flowers - added a bit of distress stickles, 3 beads and some fibre to finish

Postcard - background inked with distress inks - stamped flowers and sun - added beads a bit of stickles on the sun then some copper crackle paint along the bottom

Altered CD's

I've made these for a swap on the Lotstodo Forum being hosted by Alison

(1) I used alcohol inks and pva to create the background. I then added some tissue stamping and some direct stamping. The central image is from the Crafty Individuals collection - I burned the edges to grunge it up a bit. To finish I added some german scrap, a charm and a hanger.

(2) Stickyback canvas and distress inks were used to create the backing - I then added inked grungeboard pieces and an image - again finishing off with a hanger

Steam Punk

Just finished off this piece tonight. Used lots of texture paint, metal bits and bobs and a couple of images - like the way its turned out

Challenge week 10

I used various wood burning tools to create the pattern and the word on the balsa wood. I then inked it, rubbed greenacrylic dabber round the edges and added the hooks. I then gave it 2 coats of Krylon chrystal clear varnish

Phrenology Head

Oh what fun I've had with this !!! Thanks to Karen (Graphics Fairy) for the inspiration and the template. I printed it out on to canvas - coloured with all the New Distress inks - love those colours - I then stuck them to card to strengthen and then glued them too each other using an old ruler as a stick. I covered the ruler with alcohol inks and then stuck it into a balsa wood cube which I had gessoed and coloured again with alcohol inks

Altered CD

Again used pva and alcohol inks to alter this CD - love the texture its created - bit of stamping - Crafty Individual image - german scrap and a charm finishes it off

Altered frame

I altered this frame using embossing folders and metal. I then added black gesso and rubbed most of it off - I also sanded some of the raised areas. My image - Crafty Individuals - was stamped with stazon and water colored. Its for a birthday gift - hope the recipient likes it

Book stand

I got my inspiration for this bbok stand from Sue Roddis - April Craftstamper.

I firstly covered my book with gesso then glued it and left it clamped over night. I then inked it with dye inks and babywipes I then did a bit more inking through sequin waste. I added pieces of serviette and dressmaking pattern before stamping my images on to tissue and adding them. I added some Crafty Individual images which I hade lemon burned. I also did a bit of direct stamping. My bracket was covered with gesso and then alcohol inks before screwing it to the pages. Quite like the way it turned out

Lotstodo Challenge Distressed

I used a piece of cardboard as my backing - I'd torn away some of the paper before I covered it in Pebble dabber. I then run some sandpaper over it and used some distress ink Vintage photo to create shadows. I stamped my image using stazon then added my wording. I inked some grungeboard waste to add the scrolls. I finished off by using my cropodile to set eyelets which I threaded with inked string

For Caz's Kitchen

Caz has been decorating her kitchen and has decided to use 4 x 4's against a terracotta background to finish it off.Bet it'll look brilliant when finished

I created my backgrounds with Distress Inks then stamped my quotes. I then masked these off and stamped background stamps.

journal pages

I've had lots of fun today doing these pages for my journal