It TakesTwo To Tango

Good morning and a very happy Tuesday. After all the fun of Halloween, it's time for a new challenge at Country View Crafts, and this time the lovely Jo has asked us to make a tag. I love making tags and quite often use them in my projects, so I really enjoyed this.

I started by using this Andy Skinner stamp to make my background.

Then I used some of the beautiful ephemera pieces to decorate it.

I'm really loving my Stamperia at the moment, and these ephemera pieces are such great quality.

I hope you join in with our fun challenge and make a tag, one lucky winner will win a £20.00 voucher to spend in our store.

Have a very happy November, and thanks so much for looking x

DecoArt Play Time

Well rugby's back which means that Neil doesn't notice if I disappear for an hour or two (or three or four) so that's it, I'm in my conservatory and playing! 

This is a piece of thick chipboard slightly larger than A4. I wanted to make my own art journal so this is the front cover - there's nothing to go in it yet lol.

It's all made with Deco Art paints and mediums, and Andy Skinner stencils, stamps, and techniques.
We have rusted modeling paste.

Some stamping and crackling.

More rust and Metalic Lustres on Mr Monopoly Guy.

I really enjoyed the peeled paper technique.
I spent hours doing this, it was such fun and I just kept on adding bits - due to the highlights (repeats) of the rugby, no-one noticed!
My blogging friend Rachel is hosting the challenge at Stamps and Stencils so I'm entering this over there.
Have a wonderful week, and thanks very much for looking x

Play Away

Hi and Happy Tuesday. A combination of Bank holidays and football meant that I was home alone this afternoon. Well what's a girl to do (after a happy dance) other than kidnap the Toblerone and go and have a play.

I'd been re-watching some Andy Skinner videos on You Tube over Christmas along with his latest Hochanda shows, and wanted to try the Triple Thick glaze and interference paint technique.

It was great fun to just play!
I'm entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge which is start afresh - the Triple Thick is new, and also That's Crafty's Anything Goes challenge.
Thanks very much for looking and have a fab week x

Knock Knock

Good morning, happy Thursday, and Happy Birthday to me! I'm now officially a very old bird but never mind eh!
I'ts my turn to share my second piece for the Country View Crafts Spooky challenge, so you know the routine, lots of piccies, and not so many words. 

You can tell I made this a while ago, it was still the middle of Summer. All the paints and mediums are by DecoArt and the stamps are by Stampendous.

The door has been painted front and back with DecoArt Americana Chalky Finish paint in white and blue to give a peeled paint effect.

Then a coat of Quin Gold Media Acrylic to age it.

Lots more washes of Media Acrylic to give it a more worn effect.

Time to stamp now, this is by Stampenedous, and it been painted with more media paint.

The stamp around the edge is also by Stampendous and it's called Chilling.

On the reverse of the door I stencilled the Andy Skinner stencil with white Modelling Paste and stamped with Andy Skinner stamps.

A little bit more stamping.

This is my favourite bit, I wanted my Skeleton Lady to be there when you opened the door, so she's been stamped on acetate and highlighted with a white gel pen.

I love that you can see right through her. Little things and little minds lol.

This is how it looks with the door shut, kind of spooky....

Well done, you've made it to the end, give yourself a badge! 
Please join in with our spooky challenge, there's a chance to win £20 to spend in the shop.

I'm also entering this into the Lost Coast Designs Scary or Weird challenge, and Dream In Darkness anything goes (except cute).

Thanks very much for looking and have a very happy (or spooky) week xx