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