Soft Kitty

I was lucky enough to win last months challenge at Lost Coast Designs, and part of my prize was Happy Cat.
He arrived today and this is what I made with him.

I really think he should be re-named Smug Kitty lol.
The background is a gelli plate print, and smug kitty has been stamped onto card that had been painted with neon and metallic paint sticks.
I'm entering this into the Lost Coast  splash of neon or bright colour challenge.
Have a fun week, and thanks very much for looking x

Pretty Woman

Hi and happy Wednesday, this must mean it's time for another challenge at Stampotique.

This week Arwen McCullen is our hostess and she is challenging us to Scribbles, here is what Arwen says about this challenge:

"I want to see scribbles in your projects this week, that can be by hand or by stamp, just add some scribbles."

Until the Mixology course with the lovely Kate Crane this would have scared the living daylights out of me, but Kate showed us how to scribble - with style!

All the paints and mediums are from the DecoArt media range.

This is a technique that Kate showed us so I won't go into detail - try and take the class it's such fun.

Here we have paint and stencilling. You can just see Karen's Dora Doodle Dolly poking her nose out - she was stamped after the card had been gessoed, the covered with masking fluid.

Time for some stemping, this is Carol's flower (small) one of my favourite stamps.

Time for the fun now, lots of scribbles with my white Posca pen.

There's also stamping with Text Block 3 and Mesh.

Here's Dora Doodle Dolly once she's had her masking fluid removed. She's been coloured with pencils.

There's more scribbles

Smile is obviously in love - I hope Dora doesn't break his heart...

Just a few bits of washi tape to finish. As a non doodler this was great fun to make, so thank you Kate.

I hope you get chance to join in with us and have a scribble.

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

Secret Garden

This fortnight PaperArtsy have a mono print challenge, which encouraged me to get out my very neglected gelli plate.
This is the ghost image from a print I pulled.

There are Fresco paints in blue and green, with Paper Artsy stencils. I liked it very much so I left well alone and walked away (not like me).

It's just finished off with a bit of stitching and the Secret Garden stencilling in black gesso.

I'm entering this into the PA Mono print challenge.
Have a fun week, and thanks for looking x

She Was Happy

Yesterday I had a play with my gelli plate. I've had it for about a year, and yesterday was the second time that I've used it. I did have fun though, and this is what I made.

I used lots of bright Fresco paints here and PA stencils. The yellow layer was a bit of a happy accident, I put the paint on the plate but forgot to put the stencil down before the card doh! Still I like a nice bit of cheerful yellow!
I'm entering this into PaperArtsy's monoprint challenge.
Have a great week, and thanks very much for looking x

A Tag Trio

What a gorgeous day today has been, loads of sunshine, and all day to do as I like (that's what happens when you get up at 6.30 and you're ironing by 6.40. I've been playing with my Andy Skinner stencils and stamps and DecoArt paints. This is what I made.

The tags are made on gelli plate backgounds.

Lots of black gesso and white embossing powder.

More stencilling and stamping.

And stamped and stencilled eyes - spooky eh!
I really enjoyed making these, it's good to have a play.
I'm entering these into the That's Crafty challenge Go Figure.
Have a great week, and thanks very much for looking x

Summer Breeze, Makes Me Feel Fine...

The challenge at  Lost Coast Designs this month is  a splash of neon or bright colour.
Here's my journal page

The background has been made with neon paint sticks and stencils, and Grunge Flower also has neon Sharpies.

I'm also entering the Mixed Media Monthly challenge, butterflies and blooms.
Hope you're enjoying your weekend, and thanks very much for looking x

My Favourite Place

Hellooooo and welcome to the weekend!!! After all my whingeing (whingeing, -  moi) about it being to cold to craft in the conservatory, I went in yesterday and it was 31.5 in the afternoon! You know what, that's too hot lol. This is what I made.

These are the Tando May colours. They are not colours that I would usually use, not because I don't like them - I do, but because I am such a creature of habit and I always reach for the reds and the blues.
All the paint used are from the DecoArt Media range. I used lots of Tinting Base on this one!

I painted up the Tando frame then sponged through a Tando mini stencil. I really like these mini stencils, there's lots of room around the edge so less chance of messing up.

All of the stamps are from Crafty Individuals and have been stamped onto an old gessoed German dictionary.

The arches have been painted in pink, I had lots of Tinting Base and literally ONE drop of Pyrole Red to make the pink. I've raised the arches with felt pads to make them stand out of the frames.

I love this stamp, it's an Alice Palace one from CI. They are such happy stamps.

I'm entering this into the following challenges;
That's Crafty - Go Figure
Tando Creative - week 1 colour challenge
Crafty Individuals - Anything Goes.

I hope you have a fab weekend, and thanks very much for looking x

Fabulous

Good Morning and happy Wednesday, this time I've gone a little bit shabby for our Stampotique challenge. Claudine want's us to make something with our mums in mind, here's what she says
"Let's make something with our Mom's in mind, show Mom how much she means to you" 

I somehow managed to get the wrong end of the stick with this one, and used a stamp that I know my Mum loves (I always use it for their anniversary cards), so here it is.

All of the paints and mediums used are from the DecoArt Media range.

This is one of my very favourite Stampotique stamps Courting.

I've given them lots of crackle under Daniel's Hearts.

Fabulous is a word that always applies to this couple.

There's also Splattered Mug in the background, along with French Text.

I know in England we've already had our Mother's Day, but please join in and share the love with our Mums.

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