Street Art

Street Art

Hi there!

Hope your week is on track.

I'm supposed to be doing some

art homework today..........who

would have thought that at this

stage in my life I would be back

to homework!  Haha!

Anyway, here is Jane Castle with

a very nice arty page in her new

journal.......

 "I made myself a promise this year to start 

an Art Journal and a Scrap Book. Well the year is 

trundling  along at a pace so I felt I'd better do something 

about one at least so here is my very first page 

of my very first art journal!

I began by applying various layers of Fresco paints 

with a brayer in Wisteria, Blush, Hint of Mint and Stone.

Then once I was happy with the combination added 

some Grunge Paste through a TCW stencil.

This was left to completely dry before applying some 

DI in Weathered Wood to the grunge paste with my finger.

The quote from a PaperArtsy stamp set was then added 

using Denim Adirondack ink. 

I felt this was a very apt quote! 

The dots were stamped in DI Peeled Paint.

Next onto the main stamped images, 

for this I used a selection from Eclectica ETS01. 

As I only wanted the stem part of one stamp I masked 

the unwanted part with a post-it note before inking.

This was removed before stamping onto my page. 

The circle stamp which I chose for my 'Flower Head' 

was marked on the back of the stamp to hi-light the point 

where the 'Stem' and 'Flower' would meet. 

The 3 main images were heat embossed with clear EP.

The circles were then added to the edges and 

using a fine nibbed black pen I added some connecting 

lines and swirls.

Now for a splash of colour......... 

using Claret, Pumpkin Soup, Chartreuse and Autumn Fire 

all transluscent Fresco paints 

and a very fine paint brush I began to fill in various 

sections/segments. 

I finished with a few dots of Metallic Glaze 

on some of the tiny dots.

This was left for a couple of hours to thoroughly dry 

before adding some glossy accents to one section of 

yellow on each of the 3 main images. 

When I went back to take the final pictures I was amazed 

that the Glossy Accents had started to crack ---- 

now I don't know if that was because it's an old bottle 

perhaps 5yrs maybe more 

or that my craft room is outside and it may have 

got too cold for it overnight? 

If you know what caused the cracking please leave 

a message below as I am intrigued"

Material List

Fresco Chalk Paints

PaperArtsy Stamp Sets ETS01, ESN03, EEV06

TCW Mini Raven Mosaic Stencil

PaperArtsy Grunge Paste

Distress Inks

Embossing Powder

Ranger Glossy Accents

Fresco Metallic Glaze

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Adirondack Ink 

Uni-pin Fine Pigment Pen

Thank you Jane for sharing your

new journal with us.  We will look

forward to seeing more of it.......

Have been pondering on your dilemma

with the Glossy Accents - I have some of

equal vintage and it is fine so over to you

followers, any ideas?

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Card-I-O

Card-I-O

Hallo Everyone!

We have a new theme this week:

Card-I-O stamps 

The DT have been keen to show

what they make of these stamps - 

and it is all good..............

We start off with

Louise Thomson

One of the lovely things about versa magic ink pads 

compared with others is that they maintain their colour 

when stamped on dark card. 

I wanted to make the most of this quality for my project 

and so worked with a black base card for a bit of a change.

Start by inking up a branch stamp with clear embossing ink. 

Sprinkle with white embossing powder, 

tap off the excess and heat to set. 

I used branches from two different Card-i-o sets stamped several times, 

but one would do fine. 

Stamp the small flower from the sakura blooms set using spring pansy ink 

Stamp the side-on flower in pink petunia. 

Add more flowers using purple hydrangea. 

Finally add in some leaves using Aloe Vera. 

Now for the slightly nerve wracking bit... 

line up two nesting square dies 

and cut your image in to three squares. 

Mount each square on a piece of white card with a narrow border. 

Layer them up together and stick down with double sided tape.

Add finishing touches with a stamped butterfly 

and dots of stickles glitter in the centres of the flowers."

Materials used

Black card

White smooth finish card

Clear Embossing ink

White embossing powder

Card-io Stamps: Summer wreath, Sakura blooms, Pleasant Pastures

Versamagic inks in spring pansy, pink petunia, purple hydrangea and aloe vera Nesting square dies

Stickles – diamond

Double sided tape 

Lovely project Louise.  Thank you.

Makes me think that Spring is not so

very far away......

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Snowflake

Snowflake

Hi there!

Hope you are all having a great week

We have another fabulous card to show

you today from Claire Jackson

1. Cut a piece of card stock 5” x 5”. 

2. Stamp the smaller snowflakes repeatedly in

cornflower blue and deep purple Archival ink. 

3. Stamp the large snowflake repeatedly over the top 

in clear embossing ink and heat emboss in white detail powder.

4. Spritz with Color Bloom dragonfly blue and 

blot in places with kitchen roll. 

Allow to dry.

5. Stamp 3 snowflakes and emboss in white. 

Die cut the snowflakes and colour with evergreen bough 

and shaded lilac distress ink using Cut‘n’Dry foam.

6. Stamp the snowflakes again in evergreen bough 

and shaded lilac distress ink 

and die cut the centres. 

Mount on foam pads onto the centre of the snowflakes. 

7. Add gems to the snowflakes.

8. Stamp the greeting in deep purple, 

cut to size, ink the edges and layer.

9. Attach silver ribbon to the left side of the card 

and then adhere the snowflakes and sentiment.

10. Cut a piece of card 5¼” x 5¼” and colour the edges in shaded lilac

 before layering the snowflake panel and mounting onto a card blank.

Materials used:

White Card
Archival Ink
Clear Embossing Ink
Detail Embossing Powder
Color Bloom Spray
Stampendous Cling Stamps: Delicate Snow
Stampendous Dies
Distress Ink
Cut n Dry Foam
Small Crystals

Wow!  That is beautiful Claire.

Those stars are wonderful

Thank you very much

See you all tomorrow

Mickie xx