Week 3 Summer of Creative Chemistry

Week 3 of Summer of Creative Chemistry and time for Perfect Distress! I love this shiny stamping technique. I wanted the distress ink to wick and colour the teddy in, so I didn't dry those bits immediately. Here's a close up of the perfect pearls just after application.

 And a final close up of all that shimmer!

Challenges:

Craft for the Craic June Challenge: Something Masculine

CASology Cue Card: Masculine

Lawnscaping Challenge #132: Distress Maniacs
Summer of Creative Chemistry Week 3: Perfect Pearls & Distress Inks 

Supplies

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Childhood Blueprint, Lawn Fawn Birthday Tags, Sally's ABCs

Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber, Ground Espresso, Hickory Smoke, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Antique Linen

Paper: White & kraft card from stash

Highlights: Perfect Pearls, Posca white pen

Colouring: Distress Markers Picked Raspberry, Frayed Burlap

Hope enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.

Week 1 Summer of Creative Chemistry

I decided to take up the Creative Chemistry Challenge this summer. I've used the 2015 colours for this blended spritz and flick background.  In order to let the background take centre stage, I've kept it very CAS with some simple stamping and negative diecutting. 

This anniversary card has a masculine recipient in mind, but I'd love to get it too! Adding the darker distress ink around the panel intensify the colours and highlight the stitched border.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up June Challenge [Stamping + Diecuts + Sponging]
CASology Cue Card: CAS

Craft for the Craic: Something Masculine

Summer of Creative Chemistry Challenge 1 [5 colours of distress ink]

Supplies

Stamps: Paper Smooches Good Gab

Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Cole's ABCs, Stitched Rectangles

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citron, Ground Espresso

Paper: White card from stash

Highlights: Stickles

Hope you had a fun visit and see you again soon.

Spray Sparkle Tweet

More mixed media fun! I love building up these mini card canvases and I love using the elements I've coloured for The Daily Marker's 30 Day Colouring Challenge. This just brings a smile to my face, the fun of making it and all the sparkle and glitter.

I started out by stencilling embossing paste, letting it dry, adding lace and thread then letting it dry. Then lots of spraying, sticking, stamping and letting it dry. I also added some distress ink to the edges of my diecuts and the card background. All the waiting to dry fits perfectly into family life as I'm usually called away from my crafting to my main taxiing duties!

Now for the sparkle, lots of glittery Stickles, Wink of Stella, embossing powder, beads and microbeads, plus all the shimmer from the sprays.

Challenges:

Craft for the Craft: Something to Make you Smile

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Spritz and Spray

The Mixed Media Card Challenge #20: Red with Option of Hearts

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #21: Glitter

Supplies

Stamps: Ranger Dina Wakley Scribble Birds, Prima Finnabair Honey Comb, Lawn Fawn Blissful Botanicals 
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Blissful Botanicals, Stitched Hearts, Stitched Rectangles Lawn Cuts, Create a Smile Swirly stencil

Ink:  Ranger Archival Ink Potting Soil, Distress Ink Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Abandoned Coral, Ground Espresso, Twisted Citron, Spiced Marmalade, 

Paper: White & watercolour Card from stash

Highlights: stickles, translucent embossing paste, glitter, beads, micro beads, white gesso, glossy accent, lace, sequins, Artista clay, Verigris embossing powder, thread.  

Colouring: Dylusions Postbox Red, Lemon Zest, White Linen, Cut Grass, LuminArte Ginger Peach, Doughlas Fir, Bolivian Blue, Rich Cobalt, Plumeria, Heidi Swapp Gold, Glimmer Mist Iridescent Gold, Electric Blue,  
Distress Markers: 

Happy 2nd Birthday to Craft for the Craic, thanks for the great challenges and all the DT inspiration!
Hope you've enjoyed your visit and you've seen something to make you smile.

Mermaid Mixed Media

My mixed media madness continues with a special mermaid underworld scene for a very special 21 year old who's Disney mad. This was a labour of love and I enjoyed every minute. Wonderful for me, but for you it means I've taken lots of pictures and this post will challenge your broadband!

I started with embossing paste and stencils, a coat of gesso and then by sticking all my bits and bobs in place, then covered it all with black gesso. This was very nerve racking for me, but after attending a fabulous Finnabair class last year I knew I want to try it.

Now to add back in some colour with mica powders in sprays and gels. This was a lot of fun and I may have got a little carried away as there was some seepage through all the layers of card. This wasn't a problem as I covered the back with patterned paper.

I then prepared the central panel. I wanted a sunken treasure feel, so I diecut a frame several times, coated it in black gesso and distressed it with gold mica powder, perfect pearls, mica flakes and glitter. Ariel [EK Success stamp] is coloured with promarkers, covered with stickles, crackle accents, wink of stella.

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Some close ups of all the details. Sorry in advance, I find it difficult to stop adding to a canvas and now it's the same with all the photographs I've taken!

Did you spot the 'ugly button' and my found shells? There's also lots of lace, canvas and strips of patterned paper.

Challenges:

Craft for the Craic: January Blues   [Blue- under the sea]

Passion for Promarkers Week 328: Fantasy  [mermaid]

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Best Friends   [a special creation for my best friend, my sister]

STAMPlorations {Stencil Sunday #27} + January Mixed Media Challenge

 

Supplies

Stamps: EK Success Disney Collection
Dies & Stencils etc: Prima Finnabair Bubbles, Simon Says Stamp Waves stencil

Ink: Memento Jet Black, Distress Ink black soot, chipped sapphire

Paper: White Card & patterned paper from stash

Highlights: stickles, white embossing paste, glitter, micro beads, beads, paper flowers, metal embellishments & numbers, sequins, white & black gesso, wink of stella, white gel pen, glimmer mist, sea shells, buttons, lace, eyelets, twine.

Colouring: Promarkers, LuminArte Bolivian Blue, Douglas Fir, Ginger Peach, Finnabair mica powder gold, rust, Ranger Perfect Pearls

Hope you enjoyed my mixed media journey and see you again soon.

Mixed Media Stencil

Mixed media background fun! This is a quick way to let your creativity roam. I started by gessoing my card to create a surface for stencilling and spraying. Then my inner child was activated as I emptied all my bits & bobs on to the table, spread them out and looked for just the right pieces for my card. After gluing, layering and drying I used pearlescent embossing paste through Finnabair's Harlequin stencil. When everything was dry, I added some white gesso to mute some of the elements original colour and some clear gesso where I wanted to keep it, then more drying time! Now to the spraying, two blues and a pink and then the glitter and micro beads. I found a relatively flat and clear place to stamp Happy Birthday in Stazon and added my doll.

The Audrey doll is coloured with promarkers and glitter paste stencilled through Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil and stickles is added to her skirt. I stamped in Memento Tuxedo black on some music script paper inspired by The Mixed Media  Monthly Challenge graphic.

Can you find the "Ugly button" à la Finnabair?

Challenges:

CCEE Stampers CCEE1602: Hats  [Audrey Doll Stamped Hat]

Craft for the Craic: January Blues  [blue sprays & micro beads] 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stencil It  [Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow, Finnabair Harlequin]

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #20: Time Flies  and you're turning 70!

 

Supplies

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Birthday Farm Animals, Prima Audrey Doll
Dies & Stencils etc: Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil, Prima Finnabair Harlequin stencil.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stazon Jet Black

Paper: White & patterned card, canvas, doily, lace from stash

Highlights: wink of stella, stickles, glitter paste, pearlescent embossing paste, glitter, micro beads, paper flowers, metal embellishments & numbers, Papermania black gem, white & clear gesso. 

Sprays: LuminArte Plumeria, Bolivian Blue, Glimmer Mist Electtic Blue, Distress Spray Brushed Pewter, Dylusion Ink Spray White Linen
Colouring: ProMarkers

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon!