Feeling Groovy

Good morning and happy Tuesday. I'm over on the Rubber Dance blog today with this.

Actually, there's rather more than this, and I would love it if you hopped across and had a look. Just click here to be transported across.

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Have a wonderful week, and thanks very much for looking xx

Broken and Beautiful

Good afternoon and happy Saturday. Following on from Halloween over at Lost Coast Designs we have the Day Of The Dead.

I've used Carmen's Veranda Sugar Skull Woman and Broken Look Beautiful together with Lost Coast's Rustic Checkerboard Border.

And this is how it looks in my chippie album.

There are more details of how this was made over on the portal so please pop over and have a look.

Have a great day, and thanks very much for looking x

Stencil Time for Country View Crafts

Good morning and happy Wednesday. It's the first of the month which always means that it's time for a new challenge at Country View Crafts. My lovely teamie Gabrielle has chosen stencils for this months theme, which is something I really enjoy using.

For this challenge, I thought I would make a master board, which is something I haven't done in ages.

I started with a piece of A3 and gessoed in black, and then white. Then I brayered on some colour. I've used acrylic paints from ranges by  Dina Wakley, DecoArt Media,  and Amsterdam.

Then I added some stencilling with Dylusion stencils and white acrylic.

For a bit of contrast, I added some black stencilling, and it was all done. Now the scary bit, time to chop it up!

I've used a hexagon die and the Tim Holtz Detailed Butterflies dies.

For the background, I used a circle stencil for some reverse 
stencilling with Distress Inks.

The sentiment is from my favourite Tim Holtz Celebration Words.

If you pop back later in the month, you'll see what I did with the rest of the board!

Now over to you, please join in with our fun challenge, and show us your stencils.

Have a wonderful month, and thanks very much for looking x

Quote The Raven

Good afternoon and happy Wednesday. Well, it's day 25 already of the 31 Days of Halloween, and it's my turn to share a project again over on the Lost Coast Designs Portal To Creativity.

This is another page in my cloth Lost Coast Designs album.

I've die cut a page on thick black card, and stamped the Carmen's Veranda Skulls and Bones Background and embossed with white.

Goth shrine has been stamped into various colours of UTEE and has been brushed over with gilding wax. Edgar has been stamped onto shrink plastic, and Nevermore Raven has been stamped and attached.

Please join in with our challenge for the chance to win Lost Coast dollars to spend in the store.

Have a great day, and thanks very much for looking x

American Gothic Meets 31 Days of Halloween

Good afternoon and happy Tuesday. It's day 24 of the 31 days of Halloween over at Lost Coast Designs and this time it's a family affair.

I started with the happy couple from American Gothic Party and coloured them with watercolour pens. 

Of course all family portraits need a frame, so I stamped Carmen's Veranda's Cracked Mirror onto acetate.

I joined the two together with a couple of jump rings and added the chain. Then I decided to do a bit of a head swap, so used Skeleton and Roses and Skull Flourish

There's still time to join in with our challenge, so head off to the Portal and link up. 

I'm entering my gruesome twosome into the That Crafty Get Your Spook On challenge.

Have a great week, and thanks very much for looking xx

Always Take The Scenic Route

Good morning and happy Friday. It's my turn to be sharing a step by step project over at the Rubber Dance blog.

For lots more details please click here.

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Have a great weekend, and thanks very much for looking x

Lost Hope

Good afternoon and happy Tuesday. Welcome to day 17 of the 31 Days of Halloween. The Lost Coast Designs DT is having great fun creating something every day during October, and today it's my turn again.

This is one of my very favourite stamps!

My tag is quite a large wooden one, and I've created the background with  DecoArt Fluid Acrylics and an old credit card.

I've stamped Goth Raven and embossed him in black onto a Gelli plate background.

Don't forget to check the Portal daily for new inspiration, and please join in with this, and the 'animal' challenges.

I'm entering my raven into the That's Crafty get your spook on, and the Craft Stamper TIMI anything goes challenges. 

Have a fun week, and thanks very much for looking xx

Hello There

Good morning and happy Sunday. It's time for a new challenge over at Rubber Dance, and this month it's to use an animal stamp. So here's everyone favourite giraffe.

This is the first time that I've attempted mail art, but it won't be the last as it was such fun. All of the paints that I've used are from the DecoArt Media Line.

I thought it would be easier to 'unstick' the envelope then I wouldn't need to wait for one side to dry. Any other time when I don't want an envelope to fall apart they do so without trying, but this time oh no! Four envelopes later I finally took one apart without tearing it. It's been very carefully (not!) painted with fluid acrylics and tinting base.

I've added some stamping now with Grungy Swirls and Round in Circles, and also lots of stencilling using the same colours as the background.

I've stamped Giraffe onto a dictionary page and coloured him in yellow fluid acrylic.

3rd Row Textured Houses have been stamped directly on the envelope and a bit of colour added. The 'surprise inside' stamp is from Happy Birthday.

And here's the back! - yes, it did stick back together lol. There's more Textured Houses, different circles from Pick A Number, and the SWAK is from Mail Art.

I've really enjoyed making this, and if I can get the envelopes to let go I shall be making more!

Please join in with our challenge, and add an animal (or 2 or 3)

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I'm entering my envelope into the Craft Stamper TIMI 'anything goes' challenge.

Have a fun week. and thanks very much for looking x