Winged Bugs

Afternoon everyone, hope you are all well and keeping safe. 

Today I have a mixed media piece showcasing my A4 Stamp Winged Bugs #388.

I love the blue/turquoise on this piece and the texture. There is something about adding layers to a design, they really do bring a piece to life.

I love adding the close up photos as I think you can really see all the detail, they draw the eye into the piece. Sometimes you can't appreciate the work involved without seeing some of the close up photos. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. Hugs. Tracy x

Mixed Media Spool

Welcome, today I have a mixed media piece using my A4 Stamp Time Flies #143 from AALLandCreate. All products are available from our Stockists, which you can find HERE.

I had an old cardboard spool lying around in my craft room and I thought I would design something with this piece rather than just throw it away.

The background of my piece is decorated with Fresco Finish Paints in Mud Splat, Turquoise, Haystack, Key Lime and Terracotta. adding the colours with my brayer and layering colours over and over to give depth to my design.

This piece was so difficult to photograph, but I am hoping the photo above gives you all the little details. I added stamping, vintage book pages, skeleton leaves and some hand stitching to add further texture to my design.

I incorporated some Chitchat Stickers and some delicate splatters of Smoked Paprika Fresco Finish Paint.

I backed my decorated piece onto a piece of hessian fabric and then added it to my spool.

I love the clock on my A4 stamp and this took centre stage on my artwork.

I also hand stitched the skeleton leaves into place to add further interest.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Tracy x x 

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Be You, Be True, Be Bold.....

Welcome, today I have a card I created for a Facebook Live using my A4 Stamp Pencilled Bloom #160 from AALLandCreate. All products are available from our Stockists, which you can find HERE.

This card has lots of layers to give depth and dimension to my design. My Facebook Live is below so that you can follow the step by steps.

I have also added a couple of close up shots so that you can see the details up close and personal!

During my Facebook Live, I also added some dried flowers from my garden to my card.

Hope you enjoyed my process and I really appreciate your feedback. Tracy x x

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Botanical Journal

Welcome, today I have a small journal, decorated using my A4 Stamp Numbered Botanical #110 from AALLandCreate.

I love creating these small books and this time around I opted for my Botanical stamp set, stamping the fern with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink.

I die cut a circle from scrap card and then blended Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink lightly over the circular aperture to give spotlights to my front and back covers.

I had fun stamping the fern onto shrink plastic and adding the smaller fern as an embellishment to my design. I also stamped the Fern wording and numbers onto shrink for further interest.

I also incorporated some vintage wooden numbers to coordinate with the numbers in my stamp design.

 I love the numbers stamped on my spine, adding a touch more detail to my book.

This stamp has so many wonderful small details and so many possibilities. This picture shows some of that fine detail.

I also incorporated some wooden slices stamped with some of the number detail in the stamp.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. Tracy x x

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Eclectic Silhouette

Welcome, today I have a mixed media card, using my A4 Stamp Eclectic Silhouette #113 from AALLandCreate.

I began by applying Gesso through a circular aperture, applying the Gesso with a piece of Cut 'n' Dry Foam and then dried the layer with my Heat Tool. I then applied Distress Oxide Vintage Photo to my background, the Gesso resists the ink and gives me a resist.

I also added a touch more stencilling using Autour de Mwa's stencil #39 Lotza Dotz, applying Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink directly over the stencil and then spritzing with water.

I added stamping to the background using VersaFine Clair Acorn ink and then added layers to give definition to my design. I stamped the silhouette a second time with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink and then blended the ink with a waterbrush around the edges of the silhouette to give a touch of shading.

I also added a tea bag to my design for a touch more texture along with two die cut circles for added interest.

I love the layers and dimension on this card. To complete, I added a couple of pieces of media tape randomly to my background.

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Find Beauty in the Ordinary

Welcome, today I have a small mixed media book, decorated using my A4 Stamp Eclectic Silhouette #113 from AALLandCreate.

 

I began by adding some subtle stencilling to my background and then adding colour, applying Distress Oxide Bundled Sage to a piece of Acetate, spritzing with water and then pressing the ink onto my background.  I allowed the ink to dry naturally.

I opted to use the Dragonfly this time around from my A4 stamp, adding a couple of layers to the wings for added dimension.

I applied Dina Wakley Fuchsia Acrylic Paint to my stamp, adding a light layer of paint to the stamp and applying the paint with a Brayer. I then stamped the image onto my background. Remember to clean your stamp after using paints.

I added a subtle touch of Crackle Paste to the background and also incorporated a mini spanner for the body, adding further dimension to the design.

A couple of Jump Rings add further interest along with a few delicate splatters of Lime Acrylic Paint.

I used a Distress Crayon over Stencil #39 and then blended the colour with my finger to blend.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate your comments and feedback. Tracy x x

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Botanical Artist Trading Block

Welcome, today I have an Artist Trading Block, decorated using my A4 Stamp Numbered Botanical #110 from AALLandCreate.

An Artist Trading Block seemed the perfect substrate to showcase my Numbered Botanical Stamp, more sides meaning I can showcase all the details of this fabulous stamp.

Each side showcases all the details from my A4 stamp, each side stamped with Distress Oxide Inks, adding a few delicate splatters of black paint to coordinate with the black matt behind.

I added an Artist Trading Coin to the top of my Block, adding further height and detail to my design.

I added a cut out fern to the top of my block along with some soft silver wire and metal embellishment.

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With Brave Wings She Flies

Welcome, today I have a mixed media piece using my A4 Stamp Eclectic Silhouette #113 from AALLandCreate.

I began this dimension piece with layers of paper from 13 Arts designed by Fiona, decorating all sides of my That's Crafty substrate.

I then added some DecoArt Media Crackle Paste to the sides and edges of my piece to add a further layer of texture, allowing the Paste to dry naturally. I also included a piece of driftwood for added dimension and texture.

My focal image is the silhouette from my A4 stamp which I adore, there are so many possibilites with this stamp and so many details. I stamped the Silhouette onto a piece of 13 Arts Paper and added tocches of colour with Distress Oxide Ink (Vintage Photo).

My background piece has also been covered with Seth Apter's Vintage Beeswax Powder, adding another aged element to my piece.

I added some SnipArt pieces behind my silhouette along with a layer of Crackle Paste applied through a stencil Quadrilaterals which you can find HERE. I also included a SnipArt sentiment 'INSPIRE' coloured with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink and then covered with Clear Embossing Powder, adding touches of gold wax to the top.

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