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!

Celebrate & Party Princess Dreams

Finally getting a chance to show this gorgeous image from A Day For Daisies. Welcoming a new baby to the family is certainly something to celebrate with a party and I've had a go at pink blending for the dress too. This has been a challenge for me, but I've finally got a mix I like! Unfortunately I put the markers away before I photographed them so I can't remember exactly which ones I've used. I only have a few pinks so I'll just have to do some more colouring practice, what a chore!! At least there is another 30 day colouring challenge next month.

Challenges:
A Day For Daisies Challenge #138: Anything Goes
Passion for Promarkers Wk326 Mega Christmas Challenge: Let's Celebrate! [A new baby]
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Party! [Party for a new baby]

Supplies

Stamps: A Day For Daisies Little Princess, Lawn Fawn Violet's ABCs, Wplus9 Onesie Two-sie
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles, Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: White & gold card from stash

Highlights: wink of stella, gold gel pen, star gem, glitter paste. 

Colouring: ProMarkers & FlexMarkers

We'll have to see if my hair prediction rings true as we watch little Elodie grow. Last time I saw her there was a beautiful auburn hint to her hair. Can't wait for my next visit!
Hope you enjoyed your visit to my little patch of blogland and see you again soon!

HB Spring Chicken

I love this little spring chicken from Simon Says Stamp, but I'm never sure if I've got the mouth right. I've chosen to colour him using Promarkers with his beak closed surrounded by a red wattle, but sometimes when I glance at him it looks like his mouth is open in a cluck! Either way he's perfect on this birthday card for a mature gentleman, who hopefully won't mind the joke.

The bubble/confetti background was created using glitter paste and SSS falling snow stencil. I've used wink of stella on the chicken in a few places and a glitter paste bow on the present. I don't think I'll do this again as it was very fiddly. I'll have to give this card another go with a few balloons for the chicken.

A close up of all the shimmer and shine.

Challenges:
Passion for ProMarkers Week 326- Mega Christmas Challenge: Let's Celebrate
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Party!

Supplies

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Birthday Farm Animals
Dies & Stencils etc: Simon Says Stamp Farm Animals die, Falling Snow stencil.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: White card from stash

Highlights: wink of stella, white gel pen, glitter paste. 

Colouring: ProMarkers

Wishing everyone a wondrous 2016!
I've been crafting away over the last few months, but have not been able to blog as much as I would have liked. Hopefully this will change in 2016, but as ever, family comes first! I've been using Instagram a little but have not even managed to read my favourite blogs. Feedly has thousands of post for me to peruse so it make take some time for me to get up to date but I look forward to reading and commenting when I make some spare time!
Thank you for taking the time to read and for all the lovely comments I've received over the last few years. Hope you'll visit again soon!

WMS June PJ Party #1

Pickled Fairy shaker encouragement card, just in time for the Waltzingmouse Stamps June PJ party. My fairy princess is coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers and lots of glitter! The sentiment is the result of some masking. I've added glitter paste down the side using the Falling Snow stencil.

Challenges:

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge €273: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Paste

Waltzingmouse Stamps June PJ Party Challenge #1: Can it/Pickle it

Supplies

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Heroines- Fairy Princess, Half Pint Heroines, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear
Dies & Stencils etc: Waltzingmouse Stamps Gift Card It die set, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear die Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: White card & acetate from stash

Highlights: Bo Bunny Double Dot Silver Glitter Paste, stickles, wink of stella, gold gel pens, seed beads, sequins.

Colouring: Promarkers/Flexmarkers- Apricot, Sunkissed Pink, Soft Peach, Cinnamon, Mustard, Gold, Soft Green, Dusky Rose. 

 

Hope you've enjoyed your visit and see you again for Challenge #2.

We Totally Click

Monochromatic ombre smooching using Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough and Pine Needles. I love how these colours blend together. My addiction to glitter continues as I've sprayed the background with iridescent glimmer mist and added a row of glitter paste through a Simon Says Stamp dot stencil.

The pens are heat embossed in white and liquid platinum on vellum, then fussy cut. The perfect image for the giant ink splat background! This is an anniversary card for my hubby, who after all this time still gets me!

Challenges:

Craft for the Craic June Challenge: The Big Occasion (Anniversary)

Paper Smooches Sparks: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Make It Masculine

Virginia's View Challenge #15: Ombre/Monochromatic

Supplies

Stamps: Paper Smooches We Totally Click
Dies & Stencils etc: Simon Says Stamp Dot Stencil, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles
Paper: White & watercolour card & vellum from stash

Highlights: Bo Bunny Double Dot Gold Glitter paste, white & liquid platinum embossing powder, glimmer mist, green star gems.

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.

WMS PJ Party Gift Tag

More Waltzingmouse Pajama Partying and I'm still dotty about glitter paste, but I've used gold this time. This is a fun tag for a bride to be with a little fiesta fringe in ombre pink and glitter, of course! I used some partial diecutting and a trimmer to make the large tag and distress markers and promarkers to colour the images.

Using watercolour cardstock left me with the dilemma of how to colour a white dress when the cardstock has a cream tone. I've used Old Paper and Weathered Wood to create some shadows and give the illusion of a white dress, the blue background wash and distress inking help enhance this. Clear Wink of Stella gives a subtle shine to the dress.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: April Showers and/or Spring Flowers [Spring Flower Bouquet]

Waltzingmouse Stamps Pajama Party Challenge #1: Shower with Gifts [Bridal Shower]

Supplies

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Heroines- Fairy Princess, Half Pint Heros, Mama Elephant Up and Away
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Tag You're It die, Simon Says Stamp Medium dots stencil

Ink: Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire.

Paper: Watercolour card & tissue paper from stash

Highlights: Bo Bunny Double Dot Gold Glitter Paste, Simon Says Stamp clear embossing powder, stickles, wink of stella, gold & white gel pens, pink ribbon.

Colouring: Promarkers- Apricot, Burnt Orange, Burnt Umber, Spice, Gold. Distress Markers- Old Paper, Weathered Wood, Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire, Mustard, Seed, Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry, Mower Lawn.

Hope you've enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.