Two page spread in Craft Stamper !

Today we went to W.H.Smith and I picked up Craft Stamper !

Party in the Forest

Yipeee it's party time in the forest and crowns are the order of the day. And of course no party is complete without balloons !

I used a circular box lid for the base which I covered in old book pages. I also cut thin strips from the book to make the tree.

The Crowned Bunnies stamp by Crafty Individuals is just adorable, I coloured them with water colour paints.Some white flowersoft gave them a nice little bunny tail.

I used Magic plastic to make the balloons, that was an experience!

Thank you for joining the party in the forest today.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges.

Crafty Individuals Anything Goes

Craft Stamper Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations Anything Goes

 

Amazing Nail Art

My goodness can you believe this! Beautiful detailed scenes painted onto nails! With my eyesight problems I don't think I could even see that little brush ! My favourite is the snow scene.

Magic is Something You Make

 

For the canvas I used a chipboard backing from a paper pad and coated it with gesso.

I glued layers of tissue paper on the top part of the canvas. When dry I used watercolours on top of the tissue and then stamped the sentiment. The remaining canvas was coloured with dye inks and splattered with watercolours.

I made the flowers with strips of fabric which I rolled around and around into a circle. Some twisted green net became its leaves.

I finished by adding a little sparkle and some cross stitches in a silver thread.

Thank you for visiting.

Please take a look at all the fabulous projects from the Mixed Media Design Team we have a fabulous guest Designer this month Ingrid. I hope you will join in with the challenge this month, have fun!

 

Happy 9Oth Birthday Your Majesty

Created by Jane Perkins

 

Long May You Reign Over Us !

This beautiful art work was created by Jane Perkins who recycles old items and creates something new and beautiful with them!

I am planning to make something special for the Queens official birthday in June. So I must put my thinking cap on!

Have a Happy and Glorious Day everyone.

 

Create an Acetate Overlay Frame

 

 

Beatrix Potter would have been 150 years old this year, so I decided to mark the occasion with this overlayed framed picture.

 

To create the overlay I used alcohol inks onto an acetate sheet. I wanted to be careful to frame the picture, so I traced around the outline of the key points of the photo. Because the alcohol inks go on the back of the acetate, I flipped over the tracing.

 

 

Place the acetate over the tracing and hold in place with masking tape.Alcohol Inks give a random pattern especially when used with blending solution. I used an ink blending tool and added a felt piece, select the colours you wish to use then dab them onto the felt in your chosen pattern. Add a drop or two of blending solution so the colours blend together.

 

You can create patterns for flowers, leaves anything you can think of.

 

 

The colours blend nicely with the blending solution and give random effects, some are nice some maybe not so good ! You can always wipe away any parts you do not like with some solution on a clean cloth and gently wipe.

You can use the same colours, the same photo and it will come out very different every time.

When you are finished and the inks are dry remove the tape, and turn the acetate over and place it ink side down over your photo.

Did you spot the little Peter Rabbit I added ?

 

I hope I have inspired you to create some overlays. They are fun and easy to make.

Below is another picture I created using the same method.

 

 

Don't forget to add your art work to this months challenge at Mixed Media Mojo which is Recycle with a twist of using metal. Everyone of all experience levels is more than welcome to take part.

Most of all Have Fun ! I look forward to seeing your creations.

 

 

Dreamy

 

I love water colours they give such a delicate look, and are so easy and quick to use.

I used a Santoro stamp which I found in the sale at Hobbycraft! I then coated the Tando Creative butterfly with gesso and coloured with water colours.

 

Thank you for visiting today

 

I would like to enter this into the Tando Creative Watercolours Challenge.

and Stamping Sensations Challenge One For the Girls