More Than Words March Challenge

I have completed a layout for the More Than Words Challenge for the month of March - Bliss & Gesso.  Here is my layout:

I have used the Kaisercraft Collection - True Romance.  I started by applying gesso to the  area I wanted to place the photo and embellishments.

Here is the challenge for this month over at More than Words



Once the gesso was dry I applied Shimmerz Inklings - Me & blue, Sheer Bliss and Pink-A-Boo randomly around the area.  I then stamped with a Kaisercraft Script Stamp and Black Ink.

The photo mat was created using the labels from the Kaisercraft Collection - True Romance.  Flowers are from Prima and Green Tara.

The chipboard from Which Craft Do You Do was embossed with Stampendous embossing enamel in Shabby Pink and Shabby Blue.

Here are some close ups:

Micro beads, glass beads and glitter have been applied randomly through the layout.

I fussy cut the butterflies that are on the manufacturers label at the bottom of the page.

Final touches being splatters of gesso and the inklings colours.

Thanks for stopping by and until next time - Happy Crafting :)

Canvas for Colour Blast Design Team.

Good morning, Lynn here with a canvas that I have created using Colour Blast Shimmer Sprays

I started off with a blank canvas and applied 3D Gloss Gell Medium and a stencil girl stencil to the entire canvas.  I attached many items that I could find in my stash and around the house - buttons, lace, chipboard, resin, safety pins, flowers etc.  I made the largest resin bird bath my centre piece.

I then covered everything with black gesso - twice

I then sprayed with the Colour Blast Colour Shimmer Sprays starting off with the lightest colour and the darkening the areas at the bottom and centre trying not to get anything over the bird bath.  I used Lovely Lilac, Royalty and Snow White.   I used Bling on the bird bath.  I did this a number of times until I was happy with the depth of all the colours.  I used Finnabair Mica Powder - Pale Silver to get the highlighted stripes.  Final touches with Micro Beads - Berry and Black, Glass Beads - Zinc and some glitter.

Here are some close ups:

Thanks for stopping by and until next time Happy Crafting :)

COLOUR BLAST - TWO CARDS

My goodness March already - time is travelling so fast.  -today I have made two cards for Colour Blast Design Team Reveal -

I began with water coloured paper and two different stencils, both from memory box.

I used my favourite Colour Blast paste - Snow White.

then with Colour Blast Shimmer Sprays I added colour - Rose Petal for the one on the left, Sunshine, Lipstick and Just Blue to the one on the right

I loved the background so much that I decided to put minimal embellishments onto them:

A cute die cut doilee and dress form topped with a stamp from Tim Holtz Crazy Things that I coloured and cut out.

For the other card, I cut off the edge of the paper that had no stencil but had the shimmer spray and hand wrote a Happy Birthday sentiment.  3 flowers from iamroses and a few beads and glitter.

Once dry I attached them to white card stock that I have folded as a card.

I hope that you have enjoyed these cards and the process of making them.  Click here and you will be able to pop over to the Colour Blast blog and check out all the other awesome projects/layouts the Design Team have been creating.

I will be back later in the month with an art journal page and a canvas.

MORE THAN WORDS MINI CHALLENGE

Hi there,  I have made a tag to enter in More Than Words Mini Challenge - what alot of fun :)

I had a great deal of fun playing with black gesso and Finnabair products

Click here to pop over to the More Than Words Challenge Blog.

Here are some close ups:

I started with a black tag and used a Tim Holtx Mini Stencil with 3d Gloss Gel. I then added embellishments and covered the entire card with black gesso.

Once dried I have used Finnabair Mica Powders, Finnabair Glitter, Micro Beads and Beads.

Til next time  - Happy Crafting :)

More than Words - February Challenge

Hello :)  Who can resist a challenge as awesome as this months at More Than Words Challenge - Wonderful and Sparkle.

I was inspired by a wonderful photo of a wonderful little girl in wonderful colours!  and then using different mediums I made it sparkle!

Here is the moodboard - you click here to head over to the More Than Words Challenge Blogspot.



Some close up:

I have used the awesome Colour Blast Pastes Snow White,Sunshine and Royalty through The Crafters Workshop Stencils.

Prima Flowers, Gems, Glitter and Sequins.

A Stamp It Stamp (Siset051) with Lindy Stamp Gang Embossing Powder - Terra Cotta Rust

The chipboard has been embossed with Colour Blast Embossing Powder - Sunshine

Thanks for stopping by and until next time Happy Crafting

KRAFT + CHALLENGE ENTRY FOR FEBRUARY

Hello everyone, this month I found the time (not sure how lol!) to enter the Kraft + Challenge entry. This months challenge is going postal.  As I do not get alot of snail mail these days, I went back to my stamp collection from when I was a wee girl and found these dog stamps which suited perfectly with my photo of my son entering Molly, our St Bernard in a dog show a few (lot!) years back;

and here is the mood board.  You can find out all about there challenges here on their blog

Here is a few close ups:

Products used:

Prima Stencil with 3D Gloss Gell and Green Opal Magic Mica Powder

2 Crafty Chipboard with Lindy Stamp Gang Embossing Powder Tannerbaun Green Gold

Urban Stamps with Lindy Stamp Gang Embossing Powder Tannerbaun Green Gold

EK Success Punch

Tim Holtz Die Cut

Paints - Lindy Stamp Gang Magicals - Bells of Ireland Green and Freaky Franken Lime and Inklings - Freshly Minted

Thanks for stopping by and til next time Happy Crafting :)

Colour Blast DT Layout

Hi there - Lynn back again, this time with a 12x12 layout that I created for Colour Blast.  I live in Tasmania and although it snows here alot, we have only had snow at our house twice in 10 years  (normally in winter, it is just cold and wet and the snow doesnt settle!).  I have created a layout using two photos of our backyard covered in snow

I started by creating the background - I have used 13 Arts paper - Warm Winter Night and plain blue cardstock with a strip of corrugated board.  I have used gesso on the corrugated board and while wet, sprinkled Colour Embossing Powder - Snow White  - and dried with a heat gun.

I have used a Butterfly Collage Stencil and Colour paste - Singin the blues for the big circle.

Once dry I have randomly stamped with Inkadinkado Woodland Stamps in a clear embossing stamp and used the Embossing Powder - Snow White.  Final bit of stamping Stamp It stamps in black ink and the background is complete.

I have embossed the chipboard using Colour Embossing Powder in the same colours - Snow White and Singin the Blues.

Dont forget to pop over to their blog here and check out all the other awesome projects/layouts.


Thanks for stopping by and until next time - Happy Crafting :)