June Tag

 

This is the tag that Tim did this month - brilliant

 

I didn't have the appropriate die so I made my own - I did the background using Tim's technique and then utilized what I had for the rest



Painting on cotton fabric

I really love how this painting turned out and I hope you do too

 

 

I painted it whilst on holiday but prepped the fabric (an old pillowcase) before I went away. I prepped it with 2 coats of white gesso on each side to stiffen it.

 

 

I can't take credit for the drawing of the  dolphins I googled photo's and downloaded them and made rough stencils out of acetate packaging- I did tweak them to fit what I wanted

 

I used Acrylic paint in varying shades and affixed the fabric to my drawing board whilst I painted

 

 

I am going to frame it and then gift it to someone I know will love it

 

I am entering this in the following challenges

 

Mixed Media Monthly



I have used MMMC 9 out of the year of challenges

 

Mixed Media Mojo

 

Summer Monochromatic

 

 

Our Creative Corner

 

What makes you smile

 

Have a great day girls - back soon

 

 

 

JOurnal 52

23 SMALL SUCCESSES

 24 SILLY ANIMALS

26 ELEMENTS

 

I have been on holiday - had a great time - have just caught up with my Journal 52 Challenges

Feminine

I scraped some paint on to my page then put some texture paste through a flower stencil and when dried coloured it. The flowers were "grounded" with some builders tape

 

I did my facial profile and then added some rub ons

 

The page was finished with some chit chat wording

 

 

This is my entry for the wonderful Art Journal Journey - if you have not visited there its a great place to see some brilliant inspirational artwork with the theme Masculine/feminine

Shabby Chic

I started by creating a crackled background with acrylics and crackle medium. I then added ink through stencil on the bottom corner and then texture paste through stencil on the top corner. I added some distress ink - did some stamping with the same ink and then added my pieces. The butterfly was die cut twice and then the light coloured one put through machine in embossing folder and inked.

 

The photo is a found relative and framed with a die cut. The wording was from the Tim Holtz chit chat words.

 

The lace was coloured with coffee because I am on holiday and forgot my distress spray :):)

 

The fabric flower was coloured with distress ink

 

This is my piece for the Country View Challenge

Wings week 22

Journal 52 had the prompt "Wings" this week - lots of collaging, painting and stamping going on in my Journal page . I started by covering my page with torn book pages and music sheets. I then used Dabbers to add the colour. The stamping was done using Archival Ink, my new Tim Holtz bird stamp and a foam butterfly stamp that I had die cut

Compendium of Curiosites

 

 

Over at Compendium of Curiosities we were challenged to follow the technique on Page 44 of the third book in the series I decided to do a tag using this fab technique. I then put the tag through my big shot in an embossing folder before adding die cuts and  bits and pieces

 

 

The challenge is sponsored by Inspiration Emporium and is randomly drawn

 

As always the Curiosity Crew will choose someone to receive a wonderful prize of Tim's products donated by Tim and Mario

 

Its worth a pop over to see the wonderful work of the crew and read all about the challenge



May Tag

 

I absolutely love Tims tag this month

 

This is my version

 

Take a look at the technique HERE

Vintage

I covered some mount board with various materials and then added some RikRak and fancy edging. I then added some grunge board that I had put through my big shot with an embossing folder and inked. I stitched my main image  on to another piece of material which I frayed. I finished off by adding the inked and stamped scroll  and then attached some lace as a hanger and to the bottom as a border.

This is my entry for the following challenge

Mixed media world - vintage

Journal 52 - lists

The prompt at Journal 52 this week is "Lists" - I am always making lists so found this page quite appropriate

good advice

Journal 52 this week gave us the prompt "Good Advice" to create my page I used stamping with Adirondack Ink and Brusho

Scene in Pastel

I had a wonderful day yesterday on a Pastel Painting day - this is my finished painting - Piel Castle in Barrow

A close up of the Castle before I finished the painting

 

I am entering this in the following challenges

 

Country View Crafts - Simply Scenic

 

Art Journal Journey - The Sea

Inside out

The challenge this week on Journal 52 was to take your stash and work outside. That's exactly what I did I took my box of collage bits - a pot of glue and some Liquitex Inks and had fun

lots and lots of flowers

 

I so enjoyed doing this canvas - background was created with Unison Pastels

 

The Homestead was fussy cut from a magazine and attached with mod podge

 

All the flowers were done using pergamano techniques

 

 

 

 

This is my entry for the following challenges

 

Country View Crafts - Simply Scenic

 

Mixed media Monthly - May Flowers

 

Anything but cute - Vintage Garden

 

The Happy Couple

I started off by covering some mountboard with crackle paste

I then added some bronze distress paint

I let that dry and then added Peacock Feathers distress paint and lightly rubbed it off to reveal the bronze in the cracks


I took some corrugated cardboard and covered that with Peacock Feathers and added some textre paste through a stencil - I inked the music paper and lace with Distress Ink and added all the pieces

I added the floral spray from some pergamano pieces I had done a while ago

This is my entry for the following brilliant challenges

Inspiration Emporium - Use Embossing paste

Mix it Monthly - Happy Couple

Observations

I have a poorly hand :( so couldn't do a lot for this challenge but quite happy with the result

Journal 52 - Observations

Art Journal Journey - The Sea

Painted in Unison Pastel using Canson Mi-Tientes paper 160gsm Turquoise

Challenge - Art Journal Journey - The Sea

Sketch Book

I wanted a new sketch book to take on my holidays so bought a plain black one and set about altering it

 

I covered it in gesso

 

And made some marks with my brush to create some texture

 







 I added Distress Sprays and encouraged them to run

 

 

I then added some texture paste through a stencil

 

 

I added Gold Rub n Buff when the paste was dry

 

I finished off by adding some inking through sequin waste and stamping with "pen" stamps

 

I Added the metal letters to the front and the Alpha letters to the back

 

The Chipboard Butterfly was inked and then clear embossed before adding the beads

 

 

This is my entry for the Mixed Media Mojo Challenge Tic Tac Toe - I used the middle row Gesso Stencils and Chipboard

 

 

The Vintage Journey Challenge - Spring Colours Using Tim Holtz Products or Techniques - I used Distress Sprays, Texture paste, Distress Ink , and Alpha Letters

 

 

 

Journal 52 Treasure

I think the creating of this page for Journal 52 Treasures is self explanatory hope you like it

Tim's April Tag

 

These are Tim's tags

 

And this is my interpretation