More Paper Artsy fun....

Hi all and thanks for dropping by.
Today I am sharing two further projects created with some wonderful new Paper Artsy stamps. You can see the first project I made here, just in case you are interested and missed it.
Here is the first one for today:

I used the same two stamp sets the first project, this is what they look like:

This is the main one I used for today's projects, with a bit of background stamping using this one:

I started with a size 10 tag and created my background using a stencil and some Grungepaste. I then coloured with a mix of Nougat, Stone, a tiny bit of Blush and Squid Ink Fresco Finish paints.

Both the background and focal stamp were then stamped straight onto the background.

Next I painted a small scrap of card with Squid Ink, making sure to keep it lighter in the centre:

I then stamped the main poppy stamp again on that and fussy cut it.

I added some further high lights with a white Stabilo All pencil  and finally stamped some of the seed heads still, coloured in the same way and that was pretty much it.

The last project was another tag/bookmark, using the other main poppy stamp from set HP 1505.

This time I only used Distress Inks and the stamps of course:

I added a bit of stencilling in the background and stamped the poppy twice, bending the stem the second time. I fussy cut part of it and adhered it to the first one in such a way that it looks as if both poppies are growing out of the same stem.

A little paper clay butterfly finishes it all off:

Well, that's it from me for today. If you want to see the other stamps in the collection, just hop over to the Paper Artsy Blog.

Thank you for visiting like always

Some fabulous Paper Artsy fun

Hello everyone and lovely to see you here!
The other day I was super excited to receive an email from Leandra Franich from Paper Artsy wondering whether I would like to create a couple of projects with some new stamps they are bringing out. When she showed me some of the images I was even more excited and of course said YES please!

The new stamps will come under the Hot Picks range and feature some stunning vintage collage stamps and images. You can find out all about them by clicking  HERE.

For my first project I used set HP 1501, a set with fabulous back ground stamps and several elements perfect for journaling, and made a little hanger. Here is what the set looks like:

I'll give you a quick step by step of how I built up my little hanger.
I started with a piece of grey board and adhered a wide piece of lace to the left side:

I covered the whole little board with Snowflake Fresco Finish paint and then added colour with the help of Nougat, a little Blush and some Mocha Mousse.

When the paint was almost dry I used a  baby wipe to take off some paint for a shabby look.

Here is the next stage, dabbing on Mocha Mousse with a paper towel for some additional interest and texture.

Then followed some background stamping, using Mocha Mousse and French Roast:

I love how easy it is to use the Fresco paints to stamp with.

Now for the focal image. I used a Lynne Pyrella stamp for this from an older set (007).

I stamped her on tissue paper using Versamark Onyx Black, adhered her with Matt Gel medium and then blended paints around her to make her merge into the background.

I stamped just the heart part again, fussy cut it and then coloured it with Plum Archival ink.

Now for the embellishments. I made a flower cluster using the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals and Tattered Flower Garland dies, I used a piece of card, painted and stamped with similar colours to my background.

Here you see the card I used and below the little flower cluster:

The finishing touches were some further stamping with the other stamps from the collection and the word Journey, cut with a Cheery Lynn die as well as a rusted pen nib..

Because of the lace underneath the focal stamp there were some lovely textural bits I could highlight with Treasure Gold in White Fire.

Here you can see a little corner close up.

I finished the back with some pretty paper and made a little hook so it can hang:

Well, that's pretty much it. I made two further little projects using set HP1505, but as this post is long enough already, I'll blog those in a few days time.

Do hop over to the Paper Artsy Blog where Leandra is showing a video showcasing this wonderful collection of stamps. There are 7 sets in all, and trust me, you don't want to miss them, they are superb!

Well that's it, thanks so much for visiting here and have a creative week ahead!!

It's Summer at Mixed Media Monthly

Hi everyone and happy July!!!!
Over at Mixed Media Monthly the theme for our challenge is Summer this month.
Summer, really??? Well here we have not seen much of it so far... but, a challenge is always good right? So get out your summery stash and even if it's raining out side, bring summer to your art!!

Here is what I created:

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On to my project: Summer to me means light filled glorious days, warm colours, sun sea and beach and above all sunflowers!

I created a wall plaque encompassing some of these themes.
I started with a 8 x 8" piece of grey board and covered it with some Prima paper from the Timeless Memories collection.

I added some stencilling with a Tim Holtz stencil and inked around the edges.

Next I chose a slightly smaller piece of paper from the Heartfelt Creations Classic Sunflower collection. I chose a paper in similar warm colours and did some further stencilling and background stamping with some stamps by Indigo Blue. This stamp collection is called Rugged Edge and they are perfect for back ground stamping and going round edges as the name suggests.

Here is a close up of the stamps, as you can see I stamped in two different colours of Archival Ink, Tree Branch and Sepia.

Time to collect some embellishments. The flowers were from the Heartfelt Creations Sunflower collection, the postcard and stamps from the Graphics 45 Place in Time collection that I think is sadly no longer available, though some retailers still stock it.

The sun flower was made using a Heartfelt Creations stamp and matching die.

The flower garland was fussy cut from one of the papers and then layered up with the sunflowers.

Finally, the word Journey was die cut using a Tim Holtz die. I cut it from black card and then added Ranger Glossy Accents to give them some dimension. I also added some shadows with a Stabilo All pencil to add a bit more depth.

Well, that's it from me, but please hop over to the Mixed Media Monthly challenge blog to see what my fabulous talented team mates have created and hopefully you will feel inspired to play along with our challenge.

Thanks for visiting like always and see you next time. Happy Summer!!

On your travels for Countryview Crafts

Hello everyone and happy July!
This month the lovely Trace has chosen the theme of "On Your Travels", - perfect of course for this time of year with school holidays and many people off on their holidays no doubt.

I decided to take a somewhat different twist to the theme and created a hanger that symbolises more of an inner rather than an outer journey. After all, not everyone can go travelling and sometimes inner journeys can be even more important than outer ones.

I started with a small paper mache hanging from my stash, and covered it with some scrapbook paper to have a good surface to use inks on.

To add a bit more interest I adhered a couple of strips of book paper with gel medium and also added some texture by pressing some paper down in the gel and then lifting it up.

I then inked around the edges with Walnut Stain Distress ink Below you can see a close up of the texture, the photo was taken when the gel medium was still wet. It will dry completely clear but the texture remains and you can bring it out with sprays and inks.

I decided to add more texture with the help of one of Tim Holtz's layering stencils and some modelling paste and then added more depth of colour with Walnut Stain  Distress Ink Spray.

I love how the spray seeps into the textures created with the gel and modelling paste.

Time for a focal image. I stamped a ship stamp (Sheena Douglass) onto tissue paper and adhered it in position on my hanger with gel medium. I also added the word Explore with the Tim Holtz Thinlets word dies.

As you can see, I added some white highlights to make the words pop a bit more and  also stamped the word Journey from the same Sheena stamp set.
The final touch was to add a few Tim Holtz remnant rubs.

Well, I hope you like my somewhat different "On Your Travels" project, please hop over to the Countryview Challenge blog to be inspired with what my talented teamies have created. And if you can, please join us in our challenge!

Enjoy your travels where ever they take you! Thanks for visiting