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.

Through the Keyhole, Who Lives in a House Like This?

Today sees a new challenge over at That's Crafty

Here are a few teasers of my project, a full step by step can be found HERE

I hope these teasers have inspired you check out the full tutorial.

Something for Everyone

Below are several art journal pages

I recently discovered in my A4 Dylusions

journal. I have used a wide variety

of stamps, stencils & other bits n pieces.

 I adore the quote stamps from Dyan Reavely, 

I have many in my collection including

the ones below.

 Madonna was drawn and coloured by the 

incredibly talented Lily Chilvers, sadly taken

 from this world at the tender age of 21.

Such a huge loss to the creative world.

She left behind some incredible work which

I am proud to use.

 The stamp images below are from Lynne

Perrella at PaperArtsy. The fan die cut is by

 Tattered Lace.

 The photograph doesn't do the colours in the 

page below justice. I used lots of gold paint

and inks along with some super stamps by

Artistic Stamper.

 I wanted to keep this page simple 

by using only 3 colours as I felt the 

image was very strong and stood by

itself alone.

 As some of you will know the semi-colon

is a symbol of strength and survival

of people who are suffering and have 

suffered with a mental health illness. 

My page below is a very personal page

and I am pleased to say that I am a

SURVIVOR.

 A fun page using big lips and a great

zip die cut.

 Finally this last page features Totally Tracy
 flower stamps. The small flowers and butterfly 

were designed by Hels Sheridan. The butterfly

is on card that has been alcohol inked.

I hope the variety in these pages will 

inspire you to get creating.

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!

ZinskiArt

I am completely in love with ZinskiArt (Elena Guzinska), who has a wonderful range pre-coloured digi images (available from Etsy) and rubber stamps (available from Paperartsy)

The card below I made for my niece Suzi. I used Distress Oxides for the background (another new love of mine), a background stamp by Paperartsy and a digi image from ZinskiArt.

As my colouring skills leave a lot to be desired I find using these pre-coloured images brilliant for quick cards. This is a 6" x 6" card.

A Spooky Challenge

Over at A Quiet Colouring Corner during October, there was a Spooky Challenge! 

A prompt for each day was posted and all you had to do was make a piece of artwork relating to that prompt and upload it to share.

 I opted to make ATC's as they are a brilliant size for quick projects and easily stored too, here are 3 of my cards. 

I use playing cards to make my ATC's and I used various techniques and products over the 31 days the challenge ran.

If you would like to look at all the wonderful entries just click HERE

I will post more of mine over the coming days.

Exploding Box

Simple things please simple minds so they say and I'm never tired of an exploding box! 
I used stamps from Tracy Scott at PaperArtsy to create this latest colourful version. There are fabulous instructions to make your own exploding box from Sazzle Craft Here.

Christmas is coming........

Only Joking!

I thought I would share a few Christmas cards I made with my lovely friend Ann.

 A little bit of stamping and glitter 😝

A little of PaperArtsy always a good sign.

Peel off glittery lines, perfect!

These are such easy designs to follow but very effective. Sadly I did have to use glitter!

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.