Perfume?

I used a circular canvas for this mixed media piece of art. I made this after watching Finnabair's lesson on Wanderlust 2016. 
I used a perfume bottle as my centre piece ( which when I used the last of the perfume I couldn't bare to throw it away even though I had no idea what I was going to do with it), lace and lots of metal embellishments. It is now sitting proudly in my craft room.

Sketches in Thyme - June

Time for another scrapbook challenge!

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This months prize is a $25 voucher from

So the sketch below is this months inspiration.

 This is my take on the sketch, my sweet nephew Callum (well about 28 years ago!)

I used the new Lin Brown paints for the background.

Added Idea-ology letters for a title.

I stamped circles and painted them and then painted buttons to match.

Its a great weekly challenge with super prizes, have a go and you never know you might win.

Sketches in Thyme - May

Time for another scrapbook challenge!

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This months prize is a gift voucher from

Freckled Fawn

I did a double page layout for this month using the sketch for both pages as inspiration.

This is my take on the above sketch. 

I made two stamps out of blue foam to depict rock art, these images were then stamped onto some Bazzill that had been stamped with a background stamp.

 I used PaperArtsy Fresco paint.

 I used an Idea-ology decorative embellishment to add a title.

 I added some jornaling to the photos, I prefer to hand write my titles or info as it gives a more personal touch.

 Finished layouts.

 I am really pleased with the results.

Below are the steps I took to make the first layout.

Ranger Distress Ink Pads are perfect through a stencil. This stencil is by PaperArtsy. I used this design as it reminded me of rock and rock art.

I inked around the edges with Tea Dye DI pad.

I found this stamp 'trust the magic' by Finnabair and thought the message perfect as Uluru is a very spiritual place.

Something for the Boys!

I made this tag to add to a card blank for my husbands birthday. Below are pictorial steps for making it.

Use Gelatos the cover the tag.

 Then blend using a stipple brush.

Add Crackle Paste.

 Leave to dry.

The colour underneath naturally shows through.

Add a touch of stamping to break up the background. 

I used a Finnabair stamp.

Layer up with embellishments of your choice. 

I used embellishments from Prima, 7 Gypsies and 

Idea-ology. Then add to a DL card blank.