Not Too Shabby!

So today over on the Simon Says Stamp'n'Show blog they have a 'shabby chic' theme.

Being that when i'm not doing grungy things my next favourite style is white lace and shabby, I leapt on the challenge like a lion to a gazelle.

I've used some Wendy Vecchi  art parts and a mini domino at the bottom to keep the legs apart and to enable the piece to stand.
Nothing too tricky, just a coat of 'snowflake' fresco paint, some highlighting with 'white fire' treasure gold wax, some stamping and floral arranging.

Sorry the pics are a bit fuzzy, the light is just terrible at the moment for picture taking.. Oh how I wish for some sunny warm spring days!!!
Thanks for visiting x
Stay Inky

A Country View

Country View Crafts have launched a brand new Challenge blog which is awesome as I absolutely love their online store.

For their first challenge they have a 'Pick & Mix' theme.

So with permission to go make whatever I pleased, I gathered up the poppies I had made last week with my Tim Holtz tattered pinecone die and got to work on a canvas.

I first glued a circle frame art part to the canvas and gave the whole thing a coat of gesso.
Then I got to work tissue texturing the whole thing. I was inspired after watching Laura's use of tissue paper to create some great texture on books but I wanted a much lighter look.
After the tissue stage was dry I gave the whole thing another coat of gesso, then used several of my 'green' distress stains to colour the area.

I then did a bit of stamping direct onto the canvas, and also some stamping on tissue so I got a nice crisp image of the butterflies.

I did more distress staining and stamping onto a scallop art part.

Cut some circles with my nesties dies, and did some watercolour stamping.

I then put it all together and voilà, the perfect country view.

I had tons of fun making this and very much look forward to the next challenge.

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I'll be back tomorrow with my regular ritual of desk hopping.
Stay Inky

Craft Room, Oh How I Missed You!

OMG I have been itching to get back to my craftroom since Ally Pally and yesterday I finally managed it, Oh how happy was I, like a pig in S*@t I can tell ya lol

I played from first thing in the morning to late into the afternoon, and some of the evening too!

I had a couple of challenges I really wanted to take part in so I combined them

Grungy Monday 'Color Washes'

I sprayed the frame with red pepper, I also sprayed the roses on the art part dress form.

 The Stamp Man 'Embossing' 

I used vinny the vagabond to emboss some red pepper core'dinations card with the regal flourish folder.

Simon Says Stamp'n'Show 'Distressing'

Just coz the whole piece is kinda distressed and shabby!

I used the smallest rosette and some trinket pins for the wording.

And you an just about see the very faint crackle created using the lush new fresco paints

For some reason it didn't crack like it should but I'm thinking it's more operator issues then the paint lol, I definitely need more practice! And on that note I'm away to play some more xx
Stay Inky
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