An Old Favourite

I'm over at That's Crafty! with an old favourite,

a 5 point star book.

There is a full tutorial with lots of photos and easy

instructions if you want to have a go.

I hope you hop on over and take a look at this easy but fabulous project.

Diario di Viaggio

It is my turn on the That's Crafty! blog today and I have a sneaky peek of something I have made for my friend Rachel. The details and a tutorial are HERE. If you have seen the Ciao Bella rice papers but are not sure how to use them I show you what I did with mine.

I have a lovely weekend ahead with no commitments so will be having a play with some of Melina's new stamps, the full range are HERE 

Whatever you are doing today I hope you have a good one.

Everything Comes in Threes........

I am over at That's Crafty! today with a tutorial using Funky Flowers

Here is a peek at my project!

A full tutorial and list of products used is available HERE 

I will be back next Saturday with another exciting project!

Smile!

I made this photo frame using Fiber Paste by Golden.

Golden Fiber Paste is an opaque, viscous medium that dries to a surface similar to rough handmade paper. When dry, it has an off white colour and is very absorbent. You can give it a smoother finish either by skimming it with a wet palette knife before it dries or by applying it to a smooth plastic surface. Adding acrylic colours, watercolours or inks will give it a pastel tint. It has a sticky feel when wet but once dry, Golden Fiber Paste provides a good surface for pastels or pencils. It is very light weight and can be used in a die cutting machine or scissors.

I used paints by DecoArt adding a top coat of Golden Iridescent Pearl Coarse paint to give a sheen finish.

Finally I used Prima Resin Angels to complete my frame.

Scrap Thursday Part 32

This weeks layout has been made for the Dare to Create challenge set by Andy Skinner and Tracy Weinzapfel. The idea is to use techniques and styles of both Andy and Tracy in one piece of art.

I used one of my photographs from Brisbane at Christmas for this layout.

I used DecoArt Americana diluted with water to use as a wash.

I started with a white wash over printed scrapbook paper.

I then used a baby wipe to dab off excessive paint. 

I built the colour up gradually.

Once dry I distressed the edges of the paper.

Using my finger I added the final colour of paint on the edges.

Once dry I wove the paper and glued it in place on a piece of Bazzill.

 

Using watercolour pencils and a water brush I added a rusty effect to the edges.

I used a mask from The Crafter's Workshop to add some tiny arrows.

I made a green heart using DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics, Crackle Glaze and Antiquing Cream. This is similar to the one in the Brisbane logo.

To add a bit more of a Christmas feel I used two Christmas stamps by PaperArtsy and a little bit of sparkle on the cats hat.

I edged the card using Distress Ink pads and a water brush. Around the edges of the weaving I added a title and date.

Scrap Thursday Part 31

It is Thursday again (I don't know where the time goes) and I am going to share a layout I made at the weekend for the We Dare You To Create challenge being held by Andy Skinner and Tracy Weinzapfel. The aim of the challenge is to create a piece of art work that incorporates both Andy's and Tracy's style which as they are so different makes for an interesting make!

The 12" x 12" layout below features photographs taken in Brisbane of Street Art.

I started by embossing standard white card with different styles of embossing folders. I then positioned and mounted my photographs on white Bazzill and cut around them leaving a tiny white border. 
The next step is to randomly cut pieces of the embossed card and place around the photographs. The placing of the card needs thought but in order to get the 'Andy' style the choice of embossed card must be used randomly.

The next stage involves lots of paint, I used a mix of Americana and DecoArt Fluid Acrylics. The first coat completely covers all the embossed card in one colour. Then in no particular order I dry brushed the other colours over the top, with some colours being used heavier than others. Once this was dry I stuck all the pieces in place around the photographs, I added tiny brads to give the effect of metal panels welded together.

I stamped a 'Totally Tracy' flower in Liquid Acrylics and filled in the image using paints from the embossing stage, I added a thin coat of crackle glaze and left it all to dry. This was later cut out along with the butterflies and positioned on the layout.

The last part was the journalling, which I prefer to handwrite even though I am not fond of my writing. It think it just gives a more personal feel to layouts.

So that's it, my joint styled scrap layout! I look forward to seeing what other people will create using the same specification.

A card using Seth Apter stamps and stencils

This months challenge details can be found HERE

This is a 6" x 6" picture frame style 3d card.

I took a stamped image Lynne Perrella (PaperArtsy) and coloured it using Distress Ink pads.

 I gave the image a thin coat of DecoArt Crackle Glaze.

I heat embossed the 'Network' stamp on a piece of 6" x 6" card and cut out the middle.

Using Distress Ink pads I coloured the card and added details with stencils by Seth Apter (I bought these directly from the US from StencilGirl).

Using the Crackle Glaze I dripped it onto the frame and let it run.

Using a pizza base I cut a frame to fit.

 I added the Lynne Perrella image behind the pizza base.

I was going to attach a card blank to the rear but decided to put a hanging tab instead.