Altered Bottle Live Challenge.

Hiya my lovelies!

Just a quick post...

Saturdays I host the Stamping Dragon Designs Facebook Page.

As part of my duties I do an activity.

Last night I decided to do a live challenge as part of my Try Something New theme.

I  decided to alter a miniature bottle & get the ladies to alter things they had around the house.

They chose the colours used etc.

Colours chosen were Blues & Lilacs.

 

 

I chose this bottle. It has a plastic fern type thing inside!

 

 

I smothered it in Grunge Paste & left windows on each side...

 

 

Then I added some embellies...

 

 

I then printed off my pick of the week digistamp which you can find here.

I love this image!

I printed it onto white shrink plastic & coloured it in with Promarkers.

I then made a hole. ( Don't forget to do this BEFORE you shrink it!)

 

 

I then shrunk it with my trusty heatgun! I use a pencil to hold it steady... don't want burnt fingers!

I had painted the bottle with Pansy & Sky Fresco Paints & went over with a little Treasure Gold in Indigo.

Then tied some cord to make a tag.

 

 

Voila!

 

Close up of texture. 

 

I hope you like it as much as I did doing it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

SDD DT Project - Ruperts New Friend

 

Hiya Crafty Peeps!

It's time for this weeks DT project. I decided to make a Friendship Card.

 The Digistamp used is available here.

 

I made my background using Distress Stains & a Crafters Workshop Stencil. I added some rectangles of handmade paper. I stamped words like 'Friendship' that are by Claritystamp. I used Archival Ink in Blue Violet.

I printed off & coloured in the image with Promarkers. I used a 'dotty' technique for the background of the image. I finished it off by outlining it all in Copper Fineliner Pen.

 

 

I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

You can also find it on the SDD Facebook page.

 

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

 



Journal page - Tears

Hiya my lovelies!

Just a quick post on a journal page I started on Sunday...

I did the background with various mediums.

I then gessoed a 'lady' onto it...

 

 

The next night I added shading & hair.

 I was a little reluctant to continue because I'm not very confident with faces...

 

 

But I continued with her tonight & I'm really happy!

 

I added a quote that I love...

"Tears are words the heart can't say..."

 

 

 

Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Please feel free to comment...

 

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

DT Project for SDD - Rupert's Tomatoes

 

Hiya crafty peeps!

It's time for this weeks DT project for Stamping Dragon Designs.

This weeks Digi Stamp is available here.

As soon as I saw this stamp I thought of my garden...

I printed out the stamp onto A4 canvas sheets that I got in Aldi!

I then painted it with Fresco Paints, cut it out & sewed it on my gardening bag!

 

 

Close up.

 

I hope you like it as much as I do!

 Hope to see you on the SDD Facebook Page!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x



Memorial Photo Box for Sandra & Stuarts Wedding

 

Hiya my lovelies!

 

Now, in my previous post I made a wedding card. It was for my dearest & longest known friend Sandra...

She had asked me to make something special for her wedding to Stuart.

Stuart's mum sadly passed away a few months back & they both wanted something to represent her on their special day.

I automatically thought photo box. I had made a couple for a 50th Wedding Anniversary. (see post)

I knew Sandra's colour scheme was lilac & white, with a heart theme, so went with that.

I made it the same way as before except for the theme & colours.

I also used words on each side.



                                                                             Love.

                                                                             Faith

                                                                               Hope

                                                                               Peace

      Friendship.

 

She was over the moon when she picked it up yesterday...

I hope Stuart likes it.

It was lovely to be asked to make something so special.

I gave it as a wedding present.

 

Hope you like it too!

Thanks for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

Wedding Card inspired by Joanne Wardle for PaperArtsy

 Hiya my lovelies!

Over at PaperArtsy blog the lovely Joanne Wardle is guest designer.

I love her no fuss, simple style... Which is a little weird as I'm usually a grungy, distressed, vintagey kinda gal!

You can find the project that inspired me here.

 Joanne made Halloween projects & as I don't do Halloween I thought I could use the inspiration elsewhere!

My dearest Friend Sandra is getting married this Friday & I wanted to make her card a little differently...

 

Joanne used paints & stamps... I used Serif Craft Artist!

 

White background, used a thick brush in lilac & used a sentiment saved in weddings.

I used an embellishment from the Table Plans digikit & changed the colour to suit. I copy & pasted so I could Decoupage it. Printed it onto white card & cut it to fit my card. Cut the extra heart out, swiped a layer of Matte Medium on it & dipped it in iridescent glitter. ( The only glitter I own!) Then I used sticky pads to adhere it on top of the original heart. I finished it off by doodling lines & hearts around the edge with White Posca Pen.

 

It's the cleanest card I've ever made! lol!

 

 

It's not my usual style but I'm very happy with it!

I hope she likes it too!

I'd like to enter it into the PaperArtsy Challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

 

DT Project for SDD - Perfect Companions

 

Hiya crafty peeps!

It's time for this weeks DT project for Stamping Dragons Designs.

 

I painted the canvas with Sky & Beach Hut Fresco paints.

I then printed out photos of my mums doggies & tore the edges. I glued them onto the canvas

with Matte Medium. I then went over with Little Black Dress through some sequin waste. I added the names in little wooden letters that I painted Black.

I printed out this weeks Digi Stamp available here onto card & cut it out.

I triple embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder. I then fixed it to the canvas with sticky pads.

Voila!

 

 I hope you like it!
 

You can join the SDD Facebook page here.

I host it on Saturdays & would love to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by!
Crafty Hugs
Sez x

 

 

 



Stamping Dragons Design DT Project - Friends

Hiya crafty peeps!

This is my first project for Stamping Dragon Designs DT!

Over on the SDD FB Group some ladies were discussing  The Gelli Plate.

I decided to use a very similar technique for my inspiration make.

 

I don't own a Gelli Plate. I use a glass worktop saver/cutting board.

You could use a piece of acetate or a laminated placemat etc.

As long as its a wipeable, smooth surface! Please don't use it for food once it's been used for craft... We don't want poorly peeps!

You will also need a speedball brayer & acrylic paint.

 

 

 

I used Fresco Paints in opaque colours: Pansy, Sky, Rose & Cheesecake.

 

 

I squirted them onto my glass board & then used my speedball brayer to smooth the paint all

over the board.

 

 

I then used sequin waste, stencils & stamped into the paint.

 

 

I also used an old washi tape roll!

 

 

Voila! Background complete!

 

 

I would usually stamp onto my background with inks & stamps but this time I used

Friends digi stamp by Stamping Dragon Designs.

How did I do it?

Well once dry, I put my background paper through my printer.

I then went over it with a quickie glue pen & heat embossed it with Black Embossing Powder.

I then filled the flower & leaves in with Translucent Frescos: Beach Hut & Hey Pesto. I also used some Wild Plum Paint Dabber.

 

 

I then coiled some copper wire for the centre of the flower.

I finished it off by gliding Peacock Feathers Distress ink around the edge & drew dashes of copper pen to look like a sewn edge. I mounted it onto craft card.

 

I hope you like it!

Thanks for Stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

 

 

Paperartsy #3up Challenge. 10th Birthday Edition!

Hiya crafty peeps!

 

PaperArtsy are celebrating their 10th birthday by holding another #3up #patwits challenge! I feel very privileged to have been included again. Thanks Leandra!

We were all sent a package containing numerous items including stamps, a substrate & embellishments. We were also sent a colour palette...

My colours were Very Berry, Rose, Toad Hall & Sage.

As soon as I saw it I knew what I was going to do!

Don't you just love it when that happens?!

Here's how it turned out....

 To see it on the PaperArtsy Blog click HERE.

 

Front page

 

 

 

Can you help the Princess find the key to the Book of Wisdom?

 

 

Is it under the banner?

 

 

Have you asked Queen Dragon?

Queen Dragon tells you that you must say

 a magic word to open the magic doorway & open the Book of Wisdom!

 

Clue: Check the walls...

Back page

 

Inside the magic doorway..

 

Inside the Book of Wisdom. 

 

Close ups...

 

 

From Hinge stamp to Dragon's Head...

Hope you like it as much as I enjoyed making it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x