Sweet Dreams

Good morning all and happy weekend to you all.  I'm feeling a little sleepy at the moment, with Autumn around the corner and the dark nights making an appearence it is somewhat reflecting my mood in what I have made for this project.

                               

  

For this project I used:

Dylusion paints (crushed grape, lemon zest, bubblegum pink, vibrant turquoise, white linen)

Stampotique - Magda Polokow - Pajama Party

Inktense pencils

Finnabair art basics 3D Matt gel 

Finnabair art ingredients mica powder blue opal

Posca paint pens

On the door hanger I gave a coat of gesso.  Over this I blended crushed grape and white linen Dylusions paint. Once dried I applied some tiles of card using the 3D gel.  Using the lemon zest and bubblegum pink I applied more Dylusions paints in random areas of the hanger,  I love the way these blended to a different orange shade. I dried this layer before using the vibrant turquoise paint again in random areas.  I knocked everything back by dry brushing with white Dylusions paint.  Once this was dry I added some more vibrant turquoise.

Now that I had finished my painting I added some background stamping and stenciling, through a raindrop stencil I scrapped over some of the 3D gel and set aside to dry.

I stamped Pajama party onto some watercoloured card and coloured with inktense pencils.  I cut her out and adhered her using the 3D gel.

Around the tiles and Pajama Party I went in with my inktense pencils and added some shadows.  Finally I doodled with a White Posca pen.

Remember to drop by the A Sprinkle of Imagination shop where there are lots of special offers!

Crafty hugs,

Clare X X X 

Bonjour!

Bonjour bloggers,  my theme today is a little on the French side!  My Daughter, Sophie,  has just returned from a little trip across the water.  It was her very first trip abroad on her own (with school). I was a little anxious, to say the least but she is home safe and sound.

I asked Sophie to keep her tickets and leaflets etc and said that we could do something special with them upon her return.  I decided to make a memory book where she can keep her special treasures and photos.

I painted the book cover in Dylusion London blue, white linen and cherry pie.  Using Tim Holtz stencils and the above paint I stencilled over the page.  

Once dried I doodled using a Posca pen.  I used the French words and The Eifel tower to stamp directly onto the book cover.  The stamps are from Julie Nutting 'bonjour' set, I didn't use the doll from the set  but selected another that was big enough for my project.  I coloured the doll using Inktence pencils and collaged her on to the cover.

All ready to hand over to Sophie to create her book of memories.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Happy crafting,

Clare x x x 

Clock Flower Journal Pages

Morning, peeps!  I don't often do journalling, but I was in the mood for a little painty play recently.

I started off by dragging some Dylusions Paints across the double page spread using a credit card.  Lemon Zest, Vibrant Turquoise, White Linen, and London Blue around the edges.

Added a bit of stencilling in White Linen and Squeezed Orange using Tim Holtz stencils, and while the sponge applicator was still loaded with Squeezed Orange I made three circles.

When the circles were dry I outlined them and drew stems and leaves with a black Derwent Inktense pencil, then smudged it with a damp paintbrush, and added white highlights with a Sakura gelly roll pen.  I overstamped the circles with the clock image from Tim Holtz Curiosities set using Ranger Archival Jet Black ink.

I finished the pages off by adding a sentiment, butterflies and a border with a Finnabair stamps.

Thanks for taking a look, and enjoy your day!

Shirley x

Technicolour or Monochrome?

Hi peeps, Shirley here.  I've been playing with this gorgeous stamp from Karen Hayselden in the new Stampotique Originals range. Meet Herbert Hare - isn't he wonderful?

I stamped out a couple of images, and coloured one with Derwent Inktense pencils and gave it a light wash.  Once it was dry I went back and added more dry colour.  Around the whiskers:

 Around the ears:

And a  shadow wash to ground the image.

Then I did a monochrome version, using just the black pencil.  A light wash inside the ears - always wash inside your ears ;)

Then pencil shading on the face and around the outside of the image.

Followed by a shadow wash to ground the image.

Pop on over to the store for a look at the rest of Karen's and other Stampotique designers' ranges.

Have a great weekend!
Shirley x

Boots

Howdy folks, I've  sadly made it to the end of what has been a couple of  relaxing, crafty weeks.  It's back to school for me on monday where I shall be daydreaming of my little crafty hideaway and doing maths, of course!  So with that in mind I have prepared myself a little door hanger in anticipation of the monday morning blues.

On the door hanger I painted with the following Dylusion paints: Bubblegum pink, cherry pie, vibrant turquoise, white linen.  I also used black linen for the circles.  I doodled around my mark making 

with a white Posca pen.  I chose Kate Crane's delightful Stampotique character 'Boots' with hope that she will lift me from my doldrums.  I coloured her in with Inktense pencils, cut out and adhered her to my door hanger.  

All I need to do now is decide where to hang it.  Dare I hang it in my teaching area at work or just on my bedroom door to warn the family to tread carefully?

Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!

Crafty hugs,

Clare x x x 

Don't Forget To Fly triptych

Hello!
So... what do you do when you fancy making a triptych but don't have a suitable substrate? Make your own!

This little number was made from a cardboard box. I decided how big I wanted the middle panel to be, based upon the size of the main figure image, then cut two pieces this size from a bit of old box. One of those pieces was cut in half, leaving me with 3 bits....

I joined the pieces together with sticky backed canvas. Nice and sturdy, but flexible. Make sure you leave a gap between the 2 bits of card, as this is how a nice 'hinge' is created.

Stick a bit of canvas on both sides..

Once you've done both sides, the triptych shape is revealed..

Now it can be covered with either copy paper or old book pages...

And can then be decorated!

I used a mixture of Finnabair stamps, the main image figure:

And some circles..

And some butterflies!

Everything was painted with Dina Wakely paint, before grunging the designs up a little. I used black water soluble pencil, then blurred the lines with a waterbrush to create dark shadows.

Have a great day!
Trish xxx

ASOI stash used:
Dina Wakely Paint
Sticky Backed Canvas
Finnabair Stamps
Prima Stamps (on the triptych base)
Black watersoluble pencil

Anything Is Possible

Hello...
Today is GCSE results day. So quite possibly by the time you read this, things will either be wonderful or horrific in my house....
So I'm just going to leave this here, for all those who may be going through the same thing today!

See you soon,
Trish xxx

Products used:
Watercolour pencils
Acrylic inks

Closing eyes, dreaming big...

Today I created for you a joyful tag with mixed media painting and drawing.







 It’s created on the cardboard piece which was left over from one of Finnabair products (maybe mechanicals?). So instead of throwing it away I started with thick layer of Dina Wakley Media Line white gesso and then applied some random papers and bits of newspapers using gel medium from Dina’s range again. I love that gel medium as it also creates a very good surface for application of inks, sprays and any wet mediums. Here is work in progress photo just to confirm that there is nothing like clean desk when creativity hits!

This tag was a gift for a work friend who was leaving due to end of the contract and asked me to do something for her. I decided to make a dreamy girl with closed eyes so it’s all left to interpretation.
















Drawing was done by using combination of Neocolors II and Inktense pencils and again white gesso. To manage smaller elements and all details I used my beloved Posca pens in white and black.
I imagined her hair in some sort of chaos but still in shape and after building small buns with Noecolors I used Bombay India Inks in Aqua and Teal to draw same sort of snail shapes. By adding a little bit of water spray, then letting it dry and then repeating process I built layers of her funky hair. In this project I used Neocolors in two ways- wet and dry. Wet for more full background result (full colour on hair) and dry for volume effect (thick lines on her hair). Playing with Neocolors is such fun!:)

Finishing touches were stamps and distressing edges with Adirondack Dye Ink Pad in black. I also added bits of jewellery for her earings and wrote some thought in my messy handwriting style.
My girl left me now but will stay happy with my friend - so she is in good hands…

Hope you like her too!

Big hugs...

Honorata

The Butterfly

My latest journal page was inspired by a crafty session in the garden, with the weather being so wonderful I really couldn't stay in the basement to craft. I grabbed my journal and Inktense pencils with the pages already prepared with gesso and set about adding colour.

 I created the framing around the outside with Finnabair stamps called Lace and Doily and a Prima Stencil. The texture paste is also from Finnabair and has a fantastic sparkle to it when it's dry.

For the butterfly, I drew it onto a sheet of music score paper and used the Inktense pencils to colour it in.

If you needed any convincing about how vibrant the colour is, just take a look here at the before and after adding water. I think it speaks for itself.

I put a crease in the butterfly wings before adding it to the page so it would add dimension.

Happy crafting

jaine xx

Evolution of a doodle

I know I'm a bit slow on the uptake sometimes and usually I live in a little world of denial until I give in just to see if I was right all along and this is one of those very examples.

Quite a few of my friends use Inktense pencils and being a bit 'tight' when it comes to spending money, I had the view that they were just another water colour pencil of which I've quite a few. It was only after coming across a video on You Tube where they were being compared to your ordinary pencils that I thought ok, lets give them a go.

They didn't disappoint in any way and I really gave them a run for their money creating a background and colouring my main image.

I did gesso the page first to get maximum effect then used my Micro pen by Sakura to doodle the tree.

Finishing off the page with some white painty marks using a store card all it needed was a touch washi tape (Tim Holtz) here and there and that was it.

The colour of the pencil ink is very bright and delivers exactly what it promised to. If you're like me, wondering what all the fuss is about then give them a go. Vicki sells them in singles in the shop so you only need to buy a few to try them out, no need for a major expense.

Happy Easter weekend everyone.

Jaine x