Using Thread for Art Journey

Good afternoon and happy Wednesday. I hope everyone is well and coping with the Covid 19 outbreak. We were due to be in Dubrovnic from last weekend with my sister and her husband, but that was cancelled the day before we flew, so we had a lovely few days dog walking with her.

The Art Journey challenge Facebook group has a monthly challenge, and this month it's to use thread, so this is what I've made.

I was lucky enough to win the January challenge and chose the lovely Ben as my prize (or at least a stamp of him lol)

 I started by die cutting some black card with a Studio Light die, and adding some gilding wax.

 Then I stamped Ben on some mop up and leftover card.

 Then I die cut some Studio Light papers to make my background.

 I stitched these together and used some of the smaller stamps on the Ben plate to make my background.

 I also die cut the Ben stamps.

 Then added these to the background.

And here it is all together. 

I really enjoyed making this as it's a 'just because' piece. It's not for anything, doesn't do anything, I made it just because I wanted to!

I'm also entering this into the Craft Stamper TIMI 'Anything Goes' challenge for March.

Thank you so much for looking, and above anything else, stay safe xx

This Is A Man's World - Sort Of

The challenge this month

at the Art Journey Challenge blog is to make a mans card in rainbow colours. This was never going to be easy 'cos men's card never are, and rainbow colours?? all mens cards are green or brown lol. Anyway I've sprayed and inked in yellows and orange and blue and green and the final rainbow colour seedless preserve :o) The fish and coral have been stamped and embossed in pearlescent ink then inked over with DI's and distress stains. Lots of Glossy Accents  over the words and to give the fish bubbles. All of the stamps are from Art Journey.
Thanks very much for looking x

Art Journey Challenge You Used WHAT??

Here's my entry to this month Art Journey Challenge which has been set by Jo Capper-Sandon and is called 'You Used What? The what in question on my piece is a self adhesive cork floor tile. Because it's self adhesive it stuck easily to my chipboard covered book. It's very flexible too so it went around the corner without too much bother.

The stamps are all by Art Journey from various plates. I stamped onto the cork itself with black versafine and it took ages to dry so I eventually blotted it with a tissue and hopefully it's dry now. I love versafine but it's THE messiest ink lol.

The ribbons down the spine is seam binding, and 'cos it's cork I used cut down push pins to attach the images. I had to venture into my OH's tool box to find the pliers to do this - I think it's at least a flogging offence to do this, a mans tool box is his castle in our house :o)

Thanks very much for looking x

It's All Hearts

I've been wanting to try cutting an aperture into a card with my nesties for a while, so today I decided to give it a go. I stuck the Basic Grey Eva paper on first, then cut through the folded card with 2 sizes of nesties (I don't know which one it is, but one is from the bigger set for the Grand Calibur. It didn't quite cut through cleanly, and if I did it again I would put the cutting die next to the front rather than the back.
I put some acetate into the window to give the card some strength. The Art Journey stamps have also been stamped then layered onto more BG papers, and I've added some to the inside for strength.
I love acetate cards, but it's such a pain having to tidy up the inside.
I'm entering this into the Art Journey, The Stampman, and Basic Grey, which are all 'hearts' challenges.
Thanks very much for looking x

Santa Brought Me These....

No not the 3 wise men, but these gorgeous Art Journey stamps. It's the first set I've bought from there but I would love some more (damn you spending ban!!) lol.
The challenge this month is embossing powder. I've created my background with distress inks onto a piece of stampboard. I'd forgotten how wonderful this is to stamp on. The barbed wire stamp has been embossed with That Special Touch of Metal copper embossing powder and WOW this is just like liquid metal - love it!
See how I've underlined the 'friends' at the bottom - how lucky was that! :o)
Check out the challenge blog for inspiration and the chance to win a $10.00 (that's Euro's but I can't find that key - does a keyboard have a Euro key??) gift certificate.
Thanks very much for looking x