Tag Tuesday - Lace ....and an Angel...

I LOVE using Lace in my projects...

...so had fun making this weeks tag.

Here is my 'Lace' tag

for

 Tag Tuesday

Made from a Manila tag wrapped in vintage lace.

I experimented with a rub-on transfer on to some cheesecloth.

added vintage buttons, charms, broken jewellery, distressed paper and a little tag.

Looking forward to next weeks theme...'Hearts'

-oOo-

and now for a reveal.....

I can show this as the lovely Jenny in Australia has received it now...

My first chunky ATC

I was inspired by Jenny after seeing her beautiful Art Blocks

...and was so lucky to beable to trade with her.

 This is what I created for Jenny

I drew the Angel, and coloured with water colour pencils, paints  and PaperArtsy Fresco finish paints.

 Crackle paint, lace, wings, heart, crown charm and vintage buttons.

....drawer knob, doily and I found this vintage velvet yoyo in my stash and thought it would top it off nicely!

Thanks again Jenny for a wonderful trade!

I want to make another one now!!.....

Thanks for peeking

and for all your lovely comments...

Jan x

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC106

This weeks colours over at

 The Play Date Cafe

are...

Gray...Yellow...Pink

I'm really enjoying the colour challenges and fab inspiration over at The Play Date Cafe....

Anyway, here is my take on this challenge...

 Not only, was I inspired by these wonderful colours..

 ..but also the little button badge with the 'fun' lemon quote, it made me think of the original one...

'When life gives you lemons...

Make lemonade'.

I sketched one of my faces in my journal

and used water colour pencils, promarkers and gesso.

 

Stamped the quote with Alpha stamps using a grey promarker.

...and the circles are stamped with (Holiday Baubles stamp by Hero Arts)  with Gesso and tinted with watercolour pencils.

The lemons are an image cut from a magazine and gesso'd to lighten them up and to make them blend in more with my pages.

Well life is giving me lemons at the moment!!...

...So off to make some lemonade !!! LOL

Thanks for stopping by
Jan x

Don't Forget to stop by the

Play Date Cafe

to see more fab

Gray...Yellow...Pink.

creations.

The Play Date Cafe Chall #104

I've been missing sketching and journalling

....so needed to find some inspiration to

draw and paint some faces again...

I have always loved this blog and after many, many months of lurking, I've decided to give one of their challenges a go!

I adore this week's colours over at

The Play Date Cafe Challenge #104

Mauve...Egg Yolk...Artichoke
So, here is my take on this challenge...

I drew one of my faces in my journal,

and used watercolour pencils, paints, gesso, rubberstamp, strips of vintage music sheet and computer printed words.

I've always got the radio or ipod playing while I craft...
I find it amazing how music can influence our moods...
...and the results of my crafty projects.
....So , Listening to a little bit of
 Jessie J -  'Who you are'
Loving the lyrics of her new ditty...
...I've also added some lyric quotes from her song

...added strips of music paper before I painted the background and the circles (Holiday Baubles stamp by Hero Arts) are stamped with Gesso and tinted with watercolour pencils.

Happy 2nd Anniversary
The Play Date Cafe
and Thank you for the colourful inspiration :)

Thanks for stopping by
Jan x