Altered Pastels Box

My Pastel tutor has a special birthday soon so I altered a Pastels Box that I no longer need

Hope he likes it

I used Builders tape and lots of Embossing folders , Ten second studio tools and Black soot Distress Paint - the hinges and metal parts were covered with Black Soot Alcohol Inks

My latest Pastel Painting

My latest painting done in Pastel on Canson Mi Tientes

Journal 52

It's ages since I posted - I had a brilliant holiday and then life got in the way and I just don't know where the time went - well hopefully things have settled down now and I've managed to catch up with my journal

 HOPE

 CALENDAR

 TREES

 I AM

FAIRY TALES

Journal 52

 

 

Planning

 

Hidden

Journal 52

Journal 52 has challenged us to use the theme "Keys"

I created my background with Gesso, stencils and spray inks. I added some keys and a lock which I had inked. The wording was computer generated, inked, cut and added

Journal 52 Comfort Zone

I covered the page with white Gesso and then Gelatos in three shades of blue and blended with baby wipe.

 

 

I then placed a floral stencil over the top and took the blue out with a baby wipe leaving the Gesso showing

 

I used heat gun to dry and then did lots of stamping that depicts my comfort zone using Black Archival

 

Journal 52 - Comfort Zone

Things with wings

 

 At Vintage Journey this month Anne challenged us to use "Things with Wings" on our project and, of course, using Tim Holtz products or techniques

 

I used lots of Tim's products creating my hanging

 

 I started by making a crackle background

 

 

I then put texture paste through a Tim Holt stencil and when dry I  coloured with Distress Pens

I cut  and embossed the large butterfly using some card stock that I had previously created with the shaving foam technique using re inkers. I also cut a black butterfly to place at the back of it

The small butterflies were cut and inked with Distress Pens

I finished the piece by adding remnant rubs and Small Talk words

Journal 52 Perspective

I created the background by putting Elmers glue here and there letting it streak around the page. When it was dry I added Brusho and water being careful to have the colour where I wanted

 

The lines were added and then I added the silhouettes using a stencil and Black Soot Distress Ink

 

I computer generated the wording , cut inked and added

Italian Arch in Pastel

I am really pleased with the finished painting that I did in Unison Pastels and Faber Castell Pitt pencils on Canson paper. I did the painting from a photo I had taken in Italy whilst on holiday about 10 years ago

I am entering this in the following great challenges

Country View Challenge - Summertime

Mix it Monthly - Flowers


Anything but Cute - Magical I think my arch is inspired by the second photo in the collage

Get Texty Tag

 

I followed Tim Holtz August Tag technique to create this tag - love the way the background was done and will use this technique again

 

The car was stamped and heat embossed

 

Other bits and pieces were added from my stash

 

I am also entering this piece in the Mixed media Monthly Challenge - Get Texty

 

 

Journal page

There are three challenges that this page fits this month

 

 

Mixed Media Monthly

 

Try it on Tuesday Use stencils

 

and

 

Mixed Media Mojo Anything Goes

 

My background was created using Magenta Golden Fluid Acrylic and Vivid Liquitex Ink and put on with a credit card

 

I then put some white Gesso on with my fingers

 

I then added the stripes through a stencil using black ink - heat set . I  also used a script stencil and white ink again heat set

 

 

 





 

I fussy cut the gent taken from a magazine - I think by his face you can see the amazing life he has lived

 

The wording was computer generated, cut, inked and edged with charcoal

 

 

Time

 

I created the background with Liquid Acrylic I started by putting Cobalt Teal on with a credit card and left that to dry before adding green Gold in the same Liquid Acrylic not covering the whole page with it

 

I added some white Gesso with my fingers

 

I then added the Tim Holtz mask and inked through it with black soot Distress Ink

 

I die cut the clock face, pointers and a cog, inked them and put a brad through the pointers and cog. I then glued it to the page

 

The wording was computer generated, cut out, added and outlined with charcoal

 

I have added a couple of close ups here

 

This is my entry for the Art Journal Journey where this month the theme is TIME

 

and

 

Mixed Media Mojo where the theme this month is ANYTHING GOES

Journal 52 weeks 30/31

 

Did this page in the challenged 10 minutes - Distress Sprays, Stencils, washi tape, stamping and a strip of chit chat

For this one I used Brusho's and water , stamping, cut out wording and some stamping with bottle tops


Journal 52 weeks 30 and 31

Linking to Mixed Media World where the great challenge this month is Stencils

Journal 52

 

 Postal I am linking this one to Art Journal Journey this month the theme is Post/Postage

 

Change

 

 

 

I have managed to get another two of my pages done I'm almost up to date now

My latest Pastel Painting

I just love the serenity of this one - done with Unison Pastels on Canson paper

Journal 52

 Kindness

Questions and Answers

 

Playing catch up again with Journal 52 - had fun with the backgrounds and then used computer generated quotes and bits from my stash

Altered trunk

 

I started with a wooden chest that I bought a while ago.

 

I like the way it turned out although I wasn't sure when I started which way it

would go

 

I covered the box twice with crumpled tissue using Mod Podge after taking off the handles and clasp

 

 

 

This is a close up of the texture it created

 

 

I let it dry overnight and then added colour with Distress Sprays Tea Dye and Rusty Hinge

 

I used the Old Jalopy Die, grungeboard and my Vagabond for the main image. I inked with Distress inks Black Soot and Forest Moss, the small parts were coloured with Rusty Hinge Distress Pen I cut some photo's from my stash and added them behind the windows. I finished off the car with Brads for the wheel trims I added the car to the top with silicone

 

I put Texture Paste through Stencil on spare card stock and when dry coloured with the same colour sprays. This was then added to the corners

I added some pieces from Tim's Ephemera pack and some remnant Rubs

I die cut the Adventure Thinlets and then mounted them on to contrasting paper before adding them

I put the fastener and handles back on and added a  Type Charm with a piece of old tape measure

 

 

I am entering this piece in the following Challenges

 

Vintage Journey - Destination using Tim Holtz Techniques/products

 

Country View Challenge - On your travels

 

 

 

 

 



Textured Canvas

I was delighted when Brenda Brown of Bumblebees and Butterflies 

posted a tutorial on how she did one of her amazing canvasses .



 

 

I started mine in the same way as Brenda - Gesso and torn pages. I then added die cuts and Texture Paste through Texture Fades.

 

Next came the colour (Distress Spray)and some background stamping

 

I then worked on my collage and used a Found Relative - beautiful photo of children in a field of daisies which I added some colour to using distress pens. This photo reminds me so much of my childhood and playing in the daisy fields making chains. I used the backing too, some inked lace some die cut and inked hearts , some bits out of my box and some paper flowers which had been spray inked

 

The butterflies were die cut, inked and heat embossed with clear EP

 

Thanks Brenda I had a ball !!!!

 

I've added a couple of close ups for you to see

 

If you would like to take a look at the tutorial its HERE

This is my entry for the following challenges



Mixed Media Monthly - Summertime

 

Rhedds Creative Spirit - Mixed Media

 

That Craft Place  - Mixed media

 

Crafters Café - Summer Fun