Father's Day

I chose to use a photograph as the focal

image for the card.

I took this picture at Plants+ in Northumberland

the weekend of my sister's birthday.

Dad bought some of these, almost black Fuchsias.

I stamped a panel of watercolour paper

with Darkroom Door large grid stamp.

I then stamped Fuchsias on each side

(Darkroom Door Art De Fleur Vol.1)

I stamped them again onto card

coloured them with Inktense Pencils

& once the photo was in place, I layered

them so overlap the image.

Page 5 of my Art Journal

The idea for this page actually came to

me as I was waking up last Sunday morning!

I'm not sure where it came from or what it meant

but I knew I just had to go with it!

I wanted vivid colour against black

& I wanted the Tim Holtz Doily stencil.

I painted a paper doily black & then

stencilled Bird in the Window Stencil Girl

I added the border stamping using StazOn

& painted the stamped Tim Holtz flower.

The shape of the paper in the centre does

come from a doodle I did a week or so

ago when we had no computers at work.



 

Other Materials used;

Watercolour paper

Dylusion's paint-

Fresh Lime/ Black Marble

White Linen/ Postbox Red

(both red & green mixed with black for darker shades)

Posca White Paint Pen

Border Stamps from a set

I bought while in France.

 

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It was my train buddy, Martin's birthday

mid week and I made him this card.



 

The image is a photo I took at Alnwick Castle.

I made the speech bubbles in Silhouette Studio

The fries & coke are from a free stamp set by DoCraft.

Art Journal & Cards

First up is my third art journal entry.

This has taken many weeks to complete.

Firstly because I am working on wedding invitations

for friends and secondly because I wanted a

really worn background.

The background is designed to look like very shabby walls

with old peeling paper.

I used the peeled paint technique using Vaseline

layers of paint, followed by more Vaseline

& more paint. I think in total I applied about

9 layers until I was happy!

I used some free paper that came in a craft mag

a few years ago. It is gorgeous roses by Raspberry Road.

I wanted that to be in the very background and built my "peeled"

layers over the top.

I also added a bit of tinted texture paste

to give the walls a crumbling look.

To finish I added the roses but I feel they

do not do the piece justice. I have not got them aged

enough despite 6 coats of white paint to tone down

the colours!!

The quote reads;

It was June and the world smelled of roses.

The sunshine was like powdered gold

over the grassy hillside.

by Maud Hart Lovelace - 1892 - 1980

 Other Materials used;

French Book text

Dylusions Paints;

Bubblegum Pink & White Linen

Fresh Lime.

Waltzing Mouse Stamps - (previously loved)

Gelatos in green & pink for roses.

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Next are two cards that were "lost"

I took the photos prior to going to stay

with my sister for Easter.

When I got home I could not find them anywhere.

It then became apparent they were on the camera

& not on the SD Card in the camera.

After a few weeks of searching for the cable

(been so busy with wedding invites in between)

I finally got my photos!





 This features my two favourite rabbits - Alice Palace

Background stamped with a previously loved

script stamp and then finger painted with

Tim Holtz distress paint;

Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade

& Mermaid Lagoon.

Stencilled with TH Blossom and picket fence.

Rabbits coloured Antique Linen & Sq. Lemonade

with touches of Wild Honey

& a touch of clear Wink of Stella.

Finally, I splashed the card

with Heidi Swapp Gold Colour shine.

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This final card is a free stamp set

with a magazine & a touch of water colouring

using my Derwent Inktense Pencils.

 



My New Favourite Colour (s)

Over the weekend, I got a chance

to make something quick for myself!

Its official.....

I am in love with Twisted Citron!!!

 

I have two mini notebooks.

One for lists of my stash & my "wants" list.

The other for my desk at work.

I decided to decorate both books.

I haven't taken a photo of the work book yet.

Below is my stash book.

 

Front Cover

Back Cover

 

Front Cover Materials

New Distress Ink Twisted Citron

New Abandoned Coral

Squeezed Lemonade

Tim Holtz Stencils;

Doily/ Dot Fade

Prima Stencil #569457

 

Back Cover Materials

New Dylusions Fresh Lime Paint

Squeezed Lemonade

Tim Holtz Stencils;

Gothic / Dot Fade

Free Cover Stamp Craft Stamper

July 2015 - Elizabeth Borer design

 

Stamps used on both sides of book

Donna Downey / Unity Stamp Co.;

Empowered Words

Create To Breathe

 

 

Birthday Wishes for Lorraine

Today is my colleague Lorraine's birthday.

I managed to get a card made in between

creating the Wedding Invitations so that everyone

at work could sign it for her.

I'm pleased because I got chance to play

with my new toys!

 

Materials used;

Memory Box Grid Stencil

NEW Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink

New Tim Holtz Flower Garden Stamps

Water coloured with Derwent Pencils

Memory Box Butterflies Die

Sentiment from a free cover kit.

 

I am SO into flowers right now. They seem

to be my favourite image.

Art Journal page coming soon

& it features shabby wallpaper style

& old fashioned Tea Roses.

 

Very proud of the Water Coloured

Christening card in the post below.

Had some very favourable comments.