My Craft Room

Its a while since I showed my craft room and some changes have been made !!!Its very photo heavy this post so grab a coffee and away we go

My craft room measures 8 foot by 10 foot and is fitted out with kitchen base units that we bought in a sale at the local DIY store. This gives me 20 foot of working space

 This little shelf has altered tins on to store palette knives - bone folders - sharps -  posca pens - chisels and mini misters

 I altered this writing slope to hold - Distress Stains, Paints and Sprays

 This stand for my inks is a recent purchase and needs painting yet

 

I love this carousel it holds pens, staplers etcetc 

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 The back wall is shelved these are my Bigz Dies

 Distress Crackle and Dabbers

 

Re inkers and Liquitex Inks

 

More Spray Inks

 

Gesso's and Texture Pastes

 Embossing Folders-Flowers and Strings

 

Books and Journals

 Die Cuts

 Card Stock and More Journals

 Papers - Music sheets, Old book pages, greyboard, cardboard and acetate

 Altered Boxes with various bits and bats in

 

Buttons and wooden stamps

 My ceiling

 

Old set of drawers

 Tools

 Srencils

 Collage stuff

 Gunge board and Remnant Rubs

 

Paints

 Inside the cupboard - UnmountedStamps

 Embossing powders and brushes

 The chair I covered

 Boxes of cards, envelopes etc

 

Melt pot Utee and Beeswax

 These are the cabinets - I added the poppies

 My clean side cupboards - fabric

 More Fabric

 Sewing Machine

 

Chair that I sometimes work from

 

Well that's it !!!! Thanks for sitting right through it !!

New

 

I used lots of my new stash to complete this page. I started by spraying my blank journal page with my new Distress Sprays Peacock feathers and Mustard Seed

 

I put some Ranger Texture Paste through my New Tim Holtz layering stencil - Harlequin and let it dry

 

I added some torn pages and tissue with Mod Podge I let that dry then added some background stamping with Adirondack Pitch Black

 

I put my assemblage together using an old photo that I had distresses, some burlap and bits of torn paper topped with a distressed flower.

 

I added some Remnant Rubs from the Botanical set and a little more texture paste through Tims Stencil

 

I finished with some inked Chit Chat words that I outlined with charcoal

 

Here are some close ups so that you can see the texture

 

 

I am entering this in the following challenges

 

Country View Crafts - New to you

Artistic Stamper - New Beginnings

Mixed Media Monthly - New

The Mirror Cracked - Stencils

Colour Blocking

 

I used water colour to create my Colour Blocking journal page.

 

This is my entry for the Mix it Monthly Challenge this month

 

and the Paint Party Friday challenge

Journal 52 - Pathways

 

Well a belated Happy and Healthy New Year to my followers old and new and anyone else who comes visiting my blog.

 

I am starting the New Year with a new to me Challenge - Journal 52 - a site which provides Prompts,inspirational Words, Phrases or techniques to get you going

 

I am looking forward to where it takes me with great anticipation

 

The first week has the prompt "Pathways"

 

This is how my page finished

 

 

I wasn't sure where my page was going when I started with some colour wash. I then added torn strips of old book pages and music sheets making a pathway with them. I also added some paper hearts and circles.  I added some more colour and some background stamping. I used stencils and Distress Paint to create texture, Tissue tape was added to even things out. The girl was added with Posca pen I added the large lettered Love and then did some outlining with charcoal

 

I have added some close up pieces for you to take a look at

 

 

 

 

 

I really enjoyed doing my page, hope you like it too

 

You may like to pop over to Journal 52 and see what its all about

Compendium Of Curiosities challenge 18

 

We are working today from page 36 of the Compendium of Curiosities and using Pocket Pages for our project. To be fair to Tim I will not be disclosing how I did my Pockets but will tell you that I used:- Tim Holtz Products:-

 

Double Sided paper from Paper stack

 

Remnant Rubs- Botanical

 

Photos from Paper Stack

 

Film Strip

 

Measure Layering Stencil

 

Peacock Feathers Distress Stain

 

Walnut Stain Distress Ink

 

Tissue Wrap - Terminology

 

Chit Chat Words 

 

Glossy Accents

 

Tiny Attacher

 

From my stash Burlap scrap 

 

 

I will be putting the Pockets into my Worn Cover which I created a while ago following Tim's techniques on page 35 of the Compendium of Curiosities I will be doing many more pockets after I have a Christmas break

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linda Ledbetter has, as always, hosted this wonderful challenge - if you haven't been over to the site you can find it HERE - you will find some amazing work from the Curiosity Crew.

 

For each challenge the crew pick out a favourite and the lucky winner will receive a bundle of Tim's goodies courtesy of Tim and Mario

 

The challenge is also sponsored by the Funkie Junkie - who generously supply a 25$ voucher for 1 lucky winner

 

If you haven't yet got your copy of the Compendium of Curiosities you can get it from HERE signed by the man himself Mr Tim Holtz

December Tag - Tim Holtz style

 

This is my take on Tim's December tag - I don't have all the products he used but am working on it :):) and have used what I do have

 

I have really enjoyed the tags this year and have managed to do them all so am looking forward to see what he creates next year

 

 

Lets celebrate

I run some stamping card stock through Vagabond in an Embossing folder

 

 

I sprayed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and left to dry - I then added some Tarnished Brass Distress spray and a little Brushed Pewter here and there

 

This is the result

 



 

Its has a fabulous sheen to it

 

I Die Cut a clock face, cog and some pointers - I added some Vintage Photo Distress ink and some Tarnished Brass Crackle Paint - I then left those to crackle and dry

 

I added the base to some torn cardboard which I had coloured with Peacock Feathers Distress Spray

 

I added the clock face, cogs and pointers to my piece with Glossy Accents

 

I then did my metal pieces - I added some picket Fence Distress Stain to them and then rubbed it off

 

I added the Stencil Type Numbers to the bottom corner with Glossy Accents

 

I added Tissue Tape all around the edges of the piece before adding the Word Band with some Jute String from the Ideology range

 

I Finished off by adding the fabulous Alpha Chips that I had firstly inked

 

 

I enjoyed creating this piece using lots of Tim's products and following some of his amazing techniques

 

This is my entry for the Vintage Journey Challenge where the theme is Celebration 

 

Its worth taking a look at the challenge site to see the amazing work created by the design team and whilst you are there maybe join in the Christmas Giveaway - see my post of 14th December

 

The Artist Trading Post Challenge has a theme Celebration

Winter whites

I just love how this worked out - I wasn't sure when I started which way it would go - it ended up very feminine and , I think, just beautiful.  I know the perfect person to gift it to and I'm sure she will be delighted

 

 

I started with a piece of recycled cardboard - I tore away some of the top paper and then covered it all in gesso

 

I then added some texture by putting texture paste through a stencil and leaving it to dry

 

Whilst it was drying I die cut the silhouette in white and black and glued together to create a shadow and added some Picket Fence Distress Paint. I also die cut the trailing vines and added the same Picket fence Distress Paint to them

 

I added the silhouette and vines to the nagging with glossy accents

 

I then drew some flowers on to parchment using a silver ink pen I then embossed them from the back - I added some to the bottom of the vines and the smaller ones to the top right corner

 

To finish off I added some silver rub ons and a quote that I stamped on to card stock, cut and distressed

 

I have added these pics so that you may be able to see more detail

 

Hope you like it as much as I do



 

I am entering this piece in the following challenges

 

Try it on Tuesday - Winter Whites

 

That's Crafty - Anything Goes

Vintage Journey Christmas Giveaway

 

The Design Team of the Vintage Journey Challenge site have been creating wonderful Secret Santa gifts for each other

 

Pop over to the blog and see the amazing inspirational pieces

 

Whilst there you could join in and have a chance to win one of the fabulous giveaways

 

The first prize is ------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

The next one - if there are more than 30 links is --------------------------------

And the third - if there are more than 50 links is -----------------------------------------

While you are there visit the design teams blog to see their amazing pieces you won't be disappointed

Enjoy the journey and GOOD LUCK

Christmas Decor

 

I started off with a candle plate that I no longer use. I covered it in home made texture paste and created depth in it with my palette knife.

 

I had lots of  bits and pieces from a broken Christmas decoration - so started to add them sticking them into the paste I then followed the technique on page 60 of the Compendium of Curiosities volume 3 to do my woodland- the bottom picture shows the trees better.

 

I added some battery lights and lots of glitter which actually doesn't show too well in the photos

 

This is my entry for the C of C challenge - this week sponsored by  the Inspiration Emporium and ,of course, hosted by the wonderful Linda Ledbetter and the amazing Curiosity Crew who choose a project each fortnight and the creator wins an amazing lot of goodies provided by Tim and Mario . I f you haven't got a copy of this brilliant book you can get it at your local craft supplier or directly from Tim Holtz HERE 

 

I am entering this piece in the following challenges too

 

Artist Trading Post - Recycle - almost everything is recycled here

 

Mixed Media Place - 3D Texture

 

Mixed Media Mojo - Ornaments

 

The Mirror Cracked - Alter It

 

Virginias View - All things Distressed - I used lots of Distress Sprays and Distress Glitter on my project

Enjoy The Journey

 I recycled some chipboard and pieces of cardboard to produce this hanging

 

Firstly I gave the chipboard a couple of coats of Gesso and then two coats of Windsor and Newton Acrylic in Burnt Sienna when dried I added some stamping here and there

 

 

 I Die cut the car and the cogs inked and distressed them and then added them to my Hanging

 

The hand with the clocks was stamped, heat embossed and fussy cut. I added this with silicone to give some height

 

I then did the same to the pointing finger

 

The Tickets were distressed and the large one stamped on I then added them with some pieces of burlap

 

I finished off by adding the key with some string and then flicking some Black Gesso on with a paint brush

 

I added jute twine to the top as a hanger

 

 

Here are some closer photo's so that you can look at the detail= I hope you like it

 

This is my entry for the following challenges

 

Artist Trading Post-Recycle foe Christmas - this hanging is a gift

 

The Mirror Cracked - Recycle

 

Virginias View - Distress It

 

Artistic Stamper - Anything Goes

 

Discover Journal Page

 Lots of inkiness, texture and collage going on here and some close ups for you to see

 

Background was created with Distress Paints, Distress Inks, torn papers, stencils, bubble wrap and pieces from my stash that create texture - a large Lego piece was painted with Gesso and stamped. The rubber stamping was done using Adirondack.

 

The centre photo was distressed and then added to a card that I had added texture too, inked and added some perfect pearls for a bit of glitz

 

 

I am entering this page for the following challenges

 

That's Crafty - Faces

 

Mixed Media Monthly - Tic Tac Toe - I have used Stencil, Glitter and patterned Paper

 

Mixed Media Place - 3D Texture

Journal page

 

Another journal page to show today

 

The background was created with Distress Paints and Sprays, stencils and Gesso

 

The lettering with Tim Holtz Foam stamps, Adirondack Ink and highlighted with Sakura pens

 

The collage was created with Tissue, Plate from Tim's Ephemera set. The bird was die cut from cork using Tim's die and then stamped with text stamp using Adirondack. The birds on music was a scarp from my stash - I added a button and some string

 

Stamping was done with Adirondack using Tim Holtz Lost and Found set

 

I finished off by adding Remnant Rubs and creating splatters through Tim Holtz stencil with Gesso

 

This is my entry for the following Challenges

 

Vintage Journey - Birds of a Feather

 

Artistic Stamper - Anything Goes

 

Art Journal - Collage

 

 

 

 

 



Christmas decor

 

I am delighted to have joined the wonderful Purple Design Team at Eclectic Ellapu= this is my first project and I had lots of fun making it

 

 This is how it started

 

 

I added home made texture paste - following Pamelia's brilliant recipe

 

 

I added a plinth and some more paste to the bottom and before it was properly dry I added some Christmas bits and bobs that had been on cakes in previous years

 

I made a little robin out of  mount board

 

 

 

And added another little bird to the roof

 

I hope you have been inspired to join in with the challenge at Eclectic Ellapu

 

 

 

Altered Diary

I am delighted to be joining the Altered Eclectic team

 

For this challenge I decided to change my rather boring diary ready for the new year

 

 

 

 

 

My Diary ready for lots of inkiness next year

 

 This is how it started - really boring

 

 

 I crumpled up some wet brown paper that I received in a parcel

 

 

 I used lots of pva to stick the brown paper to the diary - lots of lovely creases

 

 

 

I then added Gesso

 

 



 I added lots of Distress Inks in Vintage Photo, Rusty Hinge and Peacock Feathers and some texture paste through a stencil into the corners. I added some spray and shine at this stage to set the distress inks

 

 

 

This is the back page

 

 

As you can see I used  stamping, lettering, inking through stencils - I added some tissue tape here and there and generally got very inky

 

My diary is now certainly more pleasing to the eye 

 

This is my very first design piece for the Altered Eclectics Challenge - we don't have a theme just so long as you alter something from one thing to another

 

It would be great to see you taking part maybe you would like to go take a look at the wonderful pieces my new team mates have created - lots of inspiration there - it would be great to see you joining in