PA challenge #8 - sprays

I was a bit unsure whether to enter this challenge as sprays and me don't mix very well  - basically I'm just too messy - it took 3 days for the ink to wash off my hands lol

Anyway I've made a tag as my entry combining Cosmic Shimmer sprays and watered down fresco paint. I've alternated the layers using various stencils - unfortunately the photos don't pick up the gorgeous shimmer.

I'd used a number of baby wipes to clean up I let a couple dry and cut out the flower then leaves from card sprayed in the same colours.

thank you for looking x

Grunge Paste #2 - Shells

Well if yesterday's post was a quick one this one a super quick one - this is my second entry to the PaperArsty challenge details can be seen here.

My first was using GP in the traditional way through a stencil for this post I wanted to try something different.  I bought this little silicon mould a couple of weeks ago and wondered if GP would work in it - took a while to dry out but I'm really happy with my little shells.

thank you for looking...xx

PA Topic 6 - Grunge Paste

The latest theme for the PaperArtsy challenge is the use of grunge paste or similar medium - full details can be found here.

Afraid this is quick post as I wanted to get my entry in before we go away for the weekend.  I've used the GP for the stencilled leaves in the background - with added texture from lightly dabbing the paste with my finger whilst still wet.  Everything was then painted in Antarctic and the stencilled areas dried brushed with Lake Wanaka.  I also used GP tinted with Inky Pool to stencil in the wording.

To finish I painted some splodges of green and pinks onto to card and then cut out the stamped the flowers and leaves.

I think this is the third Ikea mirror I've transformed - I wonder how many have been purchased for the same reason? I can't believe anyone would leave them plain white .......

Happy Easter everyone xx

Miniature Book

This is my second entry to the current PaperArtsy challenge of all things Miniature - see here for full details

This time I've gone for a small folding book of pictures.  I've used the brayered background I made on Sunday (thanks Leandra for the lesson) for one side and plain white card for the other - in between the 2 I've sandwiched a length of ribbon to hold everything together and to enable me to fold it up.

I then looked through my JOFY stamps for the smallest ones to fit the pages ( they're 6x7 cm) and coloured them with a mixture of translucent paints. For the front cover I stamped and cut out 3 flowers.

thank you for stopping by xx

Paperartsy Topic 4 - miniature

Just a quick post this morning before heading off to Stamperama - can't wait to meet up with other Patwits.

I've chosen a small treasure chest for my entry this week - it measures just 5cm tall.  Afraid there's no step my step pics as I just kept building up layers until I got the look I was after.  The treasure gold hi-lights show up much better in reality than in the photos.

To finish off I made a small map and added my own "treasure"

thank you for looking x

Paperartsy Paint Challenge - Brayering

Haven't posted anything for ages now 2 in one day !

I watched Leandra's video on brayering onto wax tissue the other day (she makes it look so easy) -  here is my result. I wasn't getting as much coverage as I wanted, not sure what I was doing wrong - suggestions welcome.

I wasn't sure what to make with the finished pieces so used some for a background along with some spare flowers from some previous projects to make a quick card.

thank you for stopping by x

Paperartsy - Paint Challenge 3

The latest challenge from Paperartsy is "Paint" see here - where to start as the opinions are endless.

Of course I had to use a touch of crackled paint somewhere in the project so firstly I created a simple background to mount my tag on.

The main tag includes a new technique for me - I saw Ali Reeve demo recently and she created her own crackle texture paste using gesso and cornflour - just mix the 2 to a stiff paste.  I applied this through a mask and left it to dry naturally.  Hopefully my photos pick up the gorgeous fine cracks that appear.

I used Inky Pool fresco to cover the whole back ground as I wanted a dark base to stencil using the same technique as Sue Carrington see her project here.  They've not turned out too bad - I just need to be a bit less heavy handed with my paint in the future,  These were finished off with some pretty flower buttons.

Thank you for looking xx