Thursday, 16 February 2017

What Lies Beneath

Hi and happy Thursday. I've been having a play with some Decoart paints, Andy Skinner stencils, and Seth Apter stamps and dies, to make another journal cover.

I started with lots of DecoArt paints and a brayer.
Then added lots of black and red through pipettes and spritzed with water.
And mopped up with a piece of card - I'll be using this later.

Time for some stamping and stencilling now. I've used Andy's skull, lots of PaperArtsy stamps, and a white pen.

I used the mop up sheet as the top piece of my Seth die cuts. The smaller ones reminded me of microscope slides, so...
I stamped some slides and dribbled lots of glue around the edges and inked over with red.

 The 'coffin' shape has been stamped and tripple embossed then aged with antiquing cream.
I'm entering this into the following challenges.
Dream In Darkness - anything dark or weird
Try It On Tuesday - anything messy, and 
Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - use your favourite tool - it has to be my white pen.
This has been great fun (and messy) to make. Have a great week, and thanks very much for looking x
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18 comments:

  1. Felix the Crafty Cat16 February 2017 at 18:43

    Oh my Sue this is brilliant! Happy crafting,
    Angela xXx

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  2. chrissie16 February 2017 at 19:47

    This is something quite different and special..what great mix of things and the drips look stunning

    Love Chrissie xx

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  3. cheryl16 February 2017 at 19:59

    !oh my hun this is brilliant so effective love how you have incorparated everything together love cheryl xx

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  4. Valerie-Jael16 February 2017 at 20:26

    Love thie one! Hugs, Valerie

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  5. Inky and Quirky Designs16 February 2017 at 21:56

    Oooh this is really dramatic Sue, love the skulls
    Hugs
    Donna xx

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  6. Margik16 February 2017 at 22:57

    A really stunning project! Very creative, Sue!
    Thank you for joining us at Try It On Tuesday.
    Mar x

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  7. froebelsternchen17 February 2017 at 07:09

    Really cool! Thank you for joining TioT's!

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  8. Jane17 February 2017 at 08:04

    What fun you had getting messy Sue. A great cover for your journal. Happy Friday, hugs xxx

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  9. pearshapedcrafting17 February 2017 at 18:20

    Wow! This looks like a great playtime Sue! The background is fabulous! Thanks for joining us at Try It On Tuesday! Chrisx

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  10. Brenda Brown18 February 2017 at 06:45

    A great grungy piece Sue, brilliantly done. Have a great weekend xxx

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  11. zandra18 February 2017 at 22:44

    Thanks for sharing the step outs. Great take on the challenge and thanks for playing with us at TIOT.
    Hugz, Z

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  12. Squiddy19 February 2017 at 00:50

    Don't Seth and Andy's goodies go well together :) Thanks for sharing at Dream In Darkness

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  13. Macarena20 February 2017 at 11:43

    Oh, this is really scarry! I love how you biult the background. Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

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  14. Words and Pictures20 February 2017 at 16:32

    Ooer - all those skulls are fabulous - and even more spooky for being surrounded by the blood-bright colours. Amazing paint work.
    Alison x

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  15. Sandy20 February 2017 at 16:48

    Wonderful!!! What lies beneath promises to be a fantastic art journal full of scary and wonderful stuff!
    BWA-ha-HA-HA-HAha-HA!!!!
    Sandy xx

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  16. DreamInDarkness1 March 2017 at 00:50

    Scary good, love it Sue! Awesome pairing and team ups with such wonderful supplies. Love your clever composition. Thanks so much for sharing your dark with us at Dream in Darkness!~kim

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  17. Sari / Granne4 March 2017 at 04:44

    Amazing piece, love how you did the skull blocks and always enjoy seeing "how to" pictures. Thank you for sharing with us at Dream in Darkness!

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