Introducing ~ Paperbabe Stamps November Release

Good morning and welcome back...

Today over on the Paperbabe Stamps blog we are showcasing the right facing 3/4 view version of the dinky female face, the perfect pose for so many projects...

 I think most portraits have the face slightly angled, it shows a lovely natural look. I have been really looking forward to showing these off!!! 

Here's goes, onto some samples...

The watercolours came out for this card, I've added a crown of flowers, I mostly used the flowers from the sugar skull stamp sets, with just a couple from the sketchy rose set.

It did require some masking to get the flowers this way, they were all stamped in versafine as I knew I wanted a waterproof ink.

I've inked the edges with distress inks and left it blank, I could stamp any sentiment on there or simply leave it as it is.

Next...

 there's 45 sleeps until christmas, I think I might need to make much more of these, lol

 I just love to colour hair, and  copic markers are one of my favourite mediums to use for this, you can get fine lines and add layers without having to wait for ink to dry. I didn't jot down all the colours that I've used but as a good guess...
Copics List ~ Face: E0000, 00, 04, R00, RV91, B60. Eyes: B01, N3, W8. Hair: E31, 35, 37, 49, 59. Jumper: R24, 27.

For the Background I used B01 around her body, used the templates as masks to then stamp the snowflakes in tumbled glass Distress Oxides.

 You can just make out the texture on the jumper, I stamped the knit with barn door Distress Oxides over the copic.

Last but by no means least...

 I really wanted to create something whimsical and mixed media, not sure how well it worked but I enjoyed painting it and isn't that the real joy of creating.

 I've used matt acrylic paints onto cold pressed watercolour paper, I wanted to have the texture. I have used layers and pretty much dry brushed the build up some depth to the image.

I added a crown to her, also painted but with accents of gold ink, to give it an aged metal look.

I fussy cut her out and added pencil shading.

Do visit the rest of the team to see their amazing creations...

Chris

Delphine

Tracey

Terri

Lozzy

Kerrie

Thanks so much for stopping by, 

Enjoy a wonderfully creative day ♥ and

hope to see you tomorrow for one more project and release day...

HuGs Kim x

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #60 ~ Anything Goes

Good morning, we have a new challenge on the Paperbabe Stamps blog today, it's an anything goes.

I created my mixed media piece for a special friend, I know it's arrived so I can share it with you all today...

There are so many layers on this 12 x 12 canvas, I began with a base of gesso and dropped alcohol inks as before but they were too mucky, so I've covered with lots of gelatos and paints.

I then went in with some stencilling with dimensional paste and acrylic paint though the polka dots, roses and herringbone stencils.

I've used a lot of tissue stamping for the sentiments Love, Happy Soul, Light from Within and the angel wings. I love how this method works, how the letters become fused with the background texture. The thought of heat embossing and getting only bits of it staying would probably ruin my neat ocd (obsessive creative disorder).

and of course my angel, created with the very versatile and lovely mix of templates... the Head & Torso, mainly as a mask, the fringe from the short & fringe, and the rest of the hairstyle using the Long Loose Wave. I kept the torso with the background layers and colours only, but decided to paint the face and hair with acrylics to make them pop.

Her angelic face was stamped from the female face stamps and coloured with a little neocolors II and posca pen.

Some extra details are a little metallic gilding flakes over some of the roses. I also added a few speckles using the dots in the spritz & speckles stamp set. I stamped and doodled hearts, added dots and a little glitter. The edges I finished with some black paint.

Thanks for stopping by enjoy a wonderfully creative weekend and maybe a bonfire too!

HuGs Kim x

Paperbabe Stamps is in Craft Stamper, Yay!!!

The December issue of Craft Stamper is out Yay! and I'm delighted to be featured alongside all the wonderful designers this month...

Thanks Trish

I created a mixed media canvas called Snow Enchantress you can find it on page 38, I talk about the parts that I love.

I totally enjoyed creating this piece, I just got lost in the process...

It's such a textured surface I had to work the paint in to all those grooves and bumps...

I loved heat embossing on tissue paper it really moulded to the texture without falling apart, my favourite technique for sure.

You can order your copy from their online SHOP or 

download the digital version from POCKETMAGS!

So for those who have enquired already I wanted to let you know which products I've used...

I've used long and fringe hair style, some customers were thinking it was the wavy, although that would work too lol! Ceramcoat matte acrylics were used for her skin, dylusions spray inks and acrylics for the background, as well as some fabulous texture paste.

I hope it inspires!

Enjoy a wonderfully creative day!

HuGs Kim x