Balancing Bones.... by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello Everyone!! Happy Fall!

I made a card for my project today~Enjoy!

For the background I used Three mica stain sprays. I started with the yellow, Then covered it while I sprayed the Orange one  And then sprayed the iron one. I used a paint brush to move them around the card to get the coverage I wanted.

I dried it with the heat tool and then I sprayed some water drops all around the card. to get the mottled look.

While I waited for that to do its thing, I fussy cut all the skulls and bones. Good thing I have many years of practice with that because that little skeleton was a challenge.

I used three colors of distress spray stain as watercolor paints for all of the bones.

The bottom skull is taped flat, then all others have foam tape with the skeleton have two layers. I wish the dimension showed better in photos.

I debated having a spider hanging from his hand, would be cute yet I like the simplicity of it as is.

I hope you enjoyed!

Stamps used:

Skull   2403

Realistic skull    19724

Creepy skeleton specimen     20684

Humerus bone   19728

Other supplies:

Distress mica stain: Harvest moon, iron gate, burning ember

Distress spray stains: Scorched timber, vintage photo, antique linen

Folded card by Arwen

 Hi Lovelies ❤

Today, I'm back on the Blog with a new project.

From the outside:

and from the inside:

And that's the way, I made it:

1.) You need 2 stripes of cardstock (size in the pic). Number 1 is for the outside and number 2 for the inside.

2.) Now we must score the two stripes. In the pics, you could see where to score.

3.) Same with the second stripe.

4.) Fold both parts of number 1 to the middle.

Fold number 2 like zigzag (the third part is a little less smaller - that's correct!)

5.) To decorate the card, I choosed green cardstock and watercolor paper. The green one is 0,5cm smaller than the card, the watercolorpaper 1cm smaller.

6.) To close the card , I used 3 sizes of a circle, You need this two times. Also 2 brads and a piece of elastic band.

7.) Now, I had to finish my decoration. I attached the elastic with the brad under the circle and through the paper.

The second circle, I attached with the other brad at the other piece of paper.

8.) The outside of the card is finished now. But we need to add the inside card. To do this, glue the zigzag part in the middle of the card. The shorter side points upwards.

All stamps, I used:

- Pair of butterfly wings

- Whimsical bug

- Girl in princess costume

- Flowers on stems

- Long stem with leaves

Other stuff:

- Cardstock

- Staz on

- Bazzill paper

- Distress reinker

- Distress oxides

- Elastic band

- Brads

- ScorPal

- different circle punches

See ya soon 💋

Mail Art Bowie - by Arwen

 Hi Lovelies

Today it's my turn to share my DT project.

I love David Bowie and I love mail art - so I created an envelope.

Close-ups:

I used the following stamps:

• Banksy David Bowie
• Musical notes 
• We could be heros 
• Rock Star 
• Record face on 

other materials:

• Distress Reinker
• Water Brush
• Canson Mix media Imagine paper
• Black Cardstock
• Staz on 

 

Have a lovely day and see ya soon 

 

 

Jewlery Box by Arwen

 Hi Lovelies

Today, it's my turn to share my project with you.

This time, I created a jewlery box to store all my earrings.

And this is how I made it:

First, I built this box from chipboard, cardstock and acrylic paint:

After finished this , I chose the stamps, I wanna use:

Next step is, to cut the paper pieces, which I need to decorate my box. I need 4 pieces with same size and one for the top of the box:

Of course, only white is just boring - so I used Distress Reinker to color the paperpieces:

Last step before finishing - stamp,stamp,stamp :)

All stamps, I used:

- Raven looking up

- Bat

- Devils Trap

 

other materials:

- chipboard

- cardstock

- Canson Mixed Media Imagine paper 

- Distress Reinker

- Waterbrush pen

- Acrylic paint

- Diamond Glaze

- Glitter

- Ribbon

See ya soon

Which keeper are you? - Arwen

 Hi Lovelies

It's again my turn to share my project.

I created a new page for my tiny Art Journal and I hope, you'll like it.

Here are some close-ups:

I used the following stamps:

Saving the Galaxy with Otto

Whimsical Spiky Design

Crypt Keeper

Which witch are you?

other materials:

- Distress Reinker

- Distress Oxide

- Canson Mix Media Imagine paper

- Staz on

Have a nice time and see ya soon!

 

Winged Beauty

A journal page taking flight.

Supplies:

Belly Dancer

Feathered Wing Right

Feathered Wing Left

Field of Stars 

Black Permanent Ink

White card stock

White Journal Page

Scissors

Distress Oxides: Antique Linen, Fossilized Amber & Broken China

Distress Ink: Mustard Seed, Seedless Preserves, Wilted Lilac, Chipped Sapphire, Salty Ocean & Mermaid Lagoon

Black pen for outlining

Glue Stick

Directions:

1. Stamp both wings in black on the white card stock and once dry, fussy cut the wings and the belly dancer out. The Belly Dancer's background is trimmed completely off to just allow for the figure.

2. Using Distress Oxides and a blending brush, color in the figure and a bit on the wings. Wings were left mostly white except for the Blue China shadows.

3. Prepare the background of the journal by using Distress inks. I used my craft mat, swiped each color on it, then sprayed water.  I then dabbed the journal page into the various ink colors to get the effect I wanted of a sky. The inks used: Wilted Lilac, Chipped Sapphire, Salty Ocean & Mermaid Lagoon.

4. Using the Field of Stars stamp, I inked up using Mustard Seed and Seedless Preserves Distress inks and stamped across the background.

 

5. Position the wings to connect to the belly dancer as if they were coming out of her back. Once satisfied with the position, glue down the wings to the background slightly off center and tilted as though she were flying.

 6. Once everything is attached and dry, use black ink pen to carefully outline the figure.

Add sayings if you like.  For me, I liked how graphic she looked.

--Mercy

Tag Tuesday

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

Today I wanted to share this vintage tag I made.

Stamps Used:

Rows of Numbers

Typewriter

Postcard-ATC 

I started by using scrapbook paper to create a 3x6 in tag.

(this paper was from one of my Tim Holtz pads)

I stamped the row of numbers along the left side of the tag to add details.  Next, I used a scrap of scrapbook paper popped up on pop-dots.

On top of that, I added my typewriter (also popped up on pop-dots).

Next, I used tumbled glass distress oxide ink , and water to add drips and drops around the edges.  I also used ripped scrapbook paper with flowers to add a pretty vintage feel.

 (I did ink around the ripped pieces before gluing them down).

To finish I mounted the tag on matching blue card-stock.  I stamped the postcard atc in 2 colors in the upper right.  I stitched around the tag, and used cracked pistachio distress oxide spray inks to add extra distressed goodness.  

To finish, I added some Tim Holtz stickers, and a clip.

A Tag and Train

Tag You're It!

Today I want to share some tag love with you!

I just love creating vintage grungy tags!

Stamps Used:

Row of Numbers

Scribble Circle

Vulcan Locomotive

I chose to start with some scrapbook paper I had left over from a project. I created a 3x6 in tag and used various brown distress inks to ink the edges and add a bit of color through a Tim Holtz layering stencil.

Using Archival ink, I then stamped my row of numbers and my scribble circle. 

To add visual interest I ripped up some scrap pieces of book pages then glued them down.  To make them pop, yet blend i used brown distress ink to watercolor around the edges.  I wanted this piece to be grungy, so added flicks of vintage photo and antique linen distress stain. 

To finish everything I mounted this tag on a piece of dark brown card-stock, and stitched around it.  I stamped my train on a separate piece of paper and inked it to match the tag.  When it was just like I wanted I added some string in the area of the scribble circle and glued the train down on pop-dots. 

The stickers and metal tab I used are both by Tim Holtz