Saturday Workout - distressed gesso

Lotstodo Challenge - In Stitches

I created my wall hanging by covering my chipboard with paper and Mod Podge I then stamped my main image (Stampington and Co)on to tissue paper with Stazon and added that with more Mod Podge. I then - using my Tim Holtz Ruler put holes around the edges to stitch through. I stitched these with black cotton. I then added some small stamped images - another coat of Mod Podge and then some buttons. I made my hanger out of an old tape measure. I finished the whole piece by inking the edges.

Tag your It - purple

Theme Thursday 4x4/TGIF - Green

Art Adventure - Crows

Award

I received these 2 beautiful awards today from the lovely June - June gives out gorgeous free images everyday link is to the right of this post - get yourself over and see what there is and please leave a comment to say you've visited.

Anyway back to the awards I am honoured and delighted to have received them and have pleasure in passing them on to :-

Alison
Sam
Craftytrog
Shaz
Caz

Thanks ladies for your support both on my personal blog and my challenge blog

Simply Skinnies - Fairground

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Wednesday Stamper - bags

My little girl looked so miserable so I gave her a hat and bag to cheer her up!!!
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Wednesday Atc - Free theme

It is a free theme atc today so I did one using one of my fav. techniques Gesso Transfer I also used paste through stencil to create texture and finished off by inking using a sponge and Adirondack dye ink

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Crazy Amigo's - Doors

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My time to craft - sunshine

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Create By Hand - red and Pink

I made a skinny for this challenge I firstly inked the LH side of my card with pink ink I then put on my Tim Holtz mask ( on to the card that is - I'm not sitting here with a mask on lol)I then - using my brayer put red ink all over the card - I removed the mask then stamped my main image (Rubber Stampede) with stazon and coloured the butterfly and rose. I finished off by stamping faux stitching to the top and bottom of the card.

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Arty Girlz - make an atc

Love to make atc's - for this one I created my background with salt and watered down acrylic,

I then stamped my main image(Tin can Mail) with Adirondack Espresso I went over a couple of bits with Versamark pen and heat embossed.

I then added my word stamp (hampton Art) inked with Stazon

I finished off by adding my staples and my large brad which I battered (lol) with my Tim Holtz hammer

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Think Monday Think ATC - Ice Blue

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Mixed Media Monday - Country

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Inch by Inch - Buttons

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Object D'Art - Altered book

I cut an aperture out of my hard backed note book. I then decorated the front with my word and all sorts of bits and bats whilst playing with my Ten Second Studio tools. I coloured with alcohol inks and then rubbed some of it off. I then made an atc for the insert put it in and covered it with beeswax. I intend to use this book for recording swaps I'm doing.

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Sunday Stamper - Blue

Created my background with distress inks and water - stamped image in Stazon (Gibson girls plate Artistic Stamper) Played about with metal and tensecond studio tools to create my word - coloured with alcohol inks


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Sunday Postcard - Cats

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Ma Maison - Doll

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Secret Crafter - Recipe

The recipe to meet the challenge was
2 papers - Ive torn 2 different black and white papers
1 Image - Ive stamped a Crafty Individuals one
3 embelishments - I've used brad, beads and bow

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Saturday Challenge - Modern

Not sure if this truelly fits the theme but it's the nearest I had!!! The wording is on an overlay of acetate which I attached with a brad

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Art Adventure - Canvas

I created my shadow box canvas by first covering the whole lot with a coat of Gesso

I sprayed my backing card with memory Mist then stamped my Tim Holtz background stamp with Green Stazon and added my image - I attached this to the back of the canvas with Diamond glaze.

I then inked all around my canvas and grungeboard pieces before adding them.

My words were printed on to Safmat and added and my little piece of metalwork was added with 2 brads which I had bashed with my Tim Holtz hammer and some silicone

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Saturday Workout - gesso Transfer

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Lotstodo Challenge - Frame

I used pasta and alcohol inks to alter my frame. I'd seen similar on some-one elses blog but for the life of me I can't find it to give them credit. if it was you - thanks for the inspiration!!!I used modpodge to stick the pasta to the frame and then alcohol inks to colour both it and the parts of the frame showing. I haven't decided yet whats going inside - maybe some of the stunning artwork I've received.

EDITED - I've since found out where I got my inspiration from to do this frame - it was from the lovely June - Please pop and see the stunning pasta frame she created


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Gothic Arch Challenge - Gypsy

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Lotstodo - charity - vintage

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Lotstodo swap - Art Deco

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Tag your it - Numbers

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Make a moo - Buildings

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TGIF - Books

Sam had a sad end to 2008 so all her forum friends made skinny pages for a book. I had the pleasure of making the covers and putting the book together. I used the faux leather technique to make the covers then with Ten Second Studio tools I made the plate to go on the front. Sam has now received the book and is delighted.


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Ma Maison - gold

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ATC - Wednesday - Wnter Activities

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Rainbow Lady - Peel offs

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Theme Thursday 2x4

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Simply Skinnies - fashion

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My Time to Craft - Having a laugh

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Arty Girlz - Transparent

I created my background with chalks - stamped my image with stazon and coloured in the butterflies with whispers pens.

I then sanded vertically on one side and horizontly on the other a piece of Tims fragment - I attached this with a long brad.

To finish off I inked the edges

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Wednesday Stamper -lace/ Create by hand - Hearts

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Award

I am delighted to have received this award from Shaz and am now passing it on to:-

5 of my blogging friends Sam - Dawne - Alison - Heather - June
Their blogs are well worth a visit

Mixed Media Monday - primary/secondary colours

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Think Monday Think ATC - Queen for a day

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Inch by Inch - faces

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Art Adventure - Bottle tops

Ages ago Sam got me these doll pieces from paper paradise so today I made them in to a doll!!! inked and stamped her dress - flattened the bottle top and inked with alcohol inks added my image and diamond glaze and let dry overnight. made her little hat with a spirelli punch.

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Secret Crafter - Hearts

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World of twinchies - Vintage Love

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One Stop Craft - countries

I love this stamp!!!It has so many countries on it. I stamped it with Versamark - heat embossed with fine embossing powder and then chalked it. The stamp is so full I didn't feel it needed any more.

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Lotstodo Challenge - Keys

I used mod podge and torn paper (music paper, dictionary page, account page and a page with Chinese writing on) to create texture for my background - I then covered it with alcohol inks using just a tiny bit of gold. I used matching colours of distress inks on my grungeboard pieces to give them a "rusty" look. I then painted around the outside with crackle paint and highlighted the cracks by going over with cutndry and brown ink. I finished it off by adding my hooks ready for the keys.

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Matchbox Swap

This is my matchbox that I've done for a swap being hosted by Sam on Lotstodo - there is a little something inside but I want to keep that as a surprise.

I used - gesso, mod podge,distress inks, grungeboard, distress stickles,scratches stamp,stazon, torn paper, safety pin and beads along with doo dabs to complete my project

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