#52CafeCards - J is for Journey

Hello again my lovelies!

Here's Café Card for J.

To find out more go HERE.

We are all on a journey... Called Life.

It has twist and turns, ups and downs and is full of surprises!

I used:

Playing card

ArtC  Arrow stamps

Quote stamp

Deli paper

Archival ink in

Black, Plum, Olive

Pebeo acrylic paint

DoveCraft Alphabet stamps

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Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#52CafeCards- H is for Hearts

Hello my lovelies!

Here's my next CafeCard.

I'm behind on most things at the moment but I'm catching up!

This weeks prompt was Hearts/Hummingbirds...

I opted for the hearts.

I used:

Playing Card

Gesso

Paperartsy Eclectica EDY01Stamp Set

Archival Ink in Black/Watering Can

Posca Pen in Red

Scribblicious Pen in Gold

Masking Tape

Iridescent Glitter

Glazing Fluid

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Let me know if you are joining in too,

in the comments below.

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#52CafeCards - D is for DragonFly

Hiya my lovelies!

Here is my Café Card  D is for Dragonfly.

I used:

Playing Card

China & Snowflake Fresco Paints

Dragonfly stamp from JOFY13 by PaperArtsy.

Black Archival Ink

Silver Scribblicious Pen

Iridescent Glitter

Liquitex Glazing Fluid

Green Washi Tape

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

PaperArtsy Bead, Charms & Dangle Challenge

Hiya my lovelies!

I've gone paper bead mad!

In my last post about paper beads

I showed the paper beads I'd made for a swap.

Well, over at PaperArtsy  the theme for the challenge is beads, charms & dangles!

Perfect!

I first had to decorate the paper.

I used Fresco Finish paints in London bus, Hey Pesto & Pumpkin Soup.

 Derwent Inktense Blocks in various colours & some Copper acrylic paint.

Once dry I stamped it with the clockwork heart & the cogs stamp from

PaperArtsy Eclectica Darcy 02 set in Black Archival Ink.

I cut my strips out and made some tapered beads:

 

Some round beads:

Some tube beads:

Some smaller tube beads:

I then glazed some using PaperArtsy Metallic Glaze:

Some in  PaperArtsy Gloss Glaze:

Some in PaperArtsy Pearl Glaze:

I chose the beads I wanted to use & decided my dangle would be earrings.

Don't look too closely at my loops, they're the best I could do with my dodgy hand!

So here's my entry for the challenge!

Go on over & take a peek at the other entries here.

Cheers for stopping by!

Feel free to leave me a comment.

Crafty hugs

Sez x

My Cosmic Gown

Hiya my lovelies!

I've got something a bit different to share today...

My little brother (who's not so little) got married in New York a few weeks ago!

The newlyweds had a reception here when they got back.

I originally got my dress from the Oxfam website.

I fell in love with it but wanted to tweak it a bit.

So, I decided to 'decorate' it.

I started by masking off the top of the dress.

I wanted to keep this plain.

I got out my Decoart Media Misters and my Daler Rowney

Pearlescent Acrylic Inks & basically went bonkers with them!

I had to take it outside after realising I'd got it all over my floor...

(I always realise after) but it cleaned up with baby wipes!

Round two was done in the garden hung up on the washing line.

Close up

It shines all different colours in the light!

I was over the moon with the results!

My very own cosmic, shimmery gown.

I had to make the happy couple a card too!

I used a stencil from TCW Mini Life Remembered & used some

pink and blue Daler Rowney pearlescent Acrylic Ink & sponged it on

as a background. Once dry I stamped the metal patchwork heart stamp from

PaperArtsy Eclectica Darcy 02 set for my brother (he's a welder) &

I used the word heart stamp from PaperArtsy Eclectica Darcy 01

set for his wife (she's a teacher) Get it?

Anyway, I went round the edges with Archival Ink in Watering Can

which I also used on the stamps!

Ta da!

My version of a CAS card which is a first! 

Now it was all going to plan until the day of the reception...

I spent most of the day sorting my tribe out (there's quite a few of us, 6 to be exact)

& getting ready. This takes me so much longer to do now.

Troweled enough make up on to render a wall,

remembering not to put my dress on til last,

otherwise I'd get it dirty before we'd even left the house!

Stepped in my dress to put it on & after 3 of us trying to

squeeze me into it & do the zip up,

it wasn't happening.

Yep, I've put on so much weight in 4 weeks it doesn't fit!

BLOOMIN' MEDS!!!

All was not lost, I had a back up dress.

All girls have a back up dress.

Still, I'm sad I didn't get to wear my cosmic gown.

One day...

Cheers for stopping by!

Feel free to leave a comment.

Crafty hugs

Sez x

PaperArtsy Pattern Challenge

Hiya my lovelies!

I'm actually going to enter a challenge!!!!

Woo hoo!

It has been too long, I know.

This project is for the PaperArtsy Pattern Challenge.

I found an old Amazon box, (other online stores are available)

you know the ones like a folder, & thought I'd give it a paint!

Items for this project are:

I'll tell you what I used as we go along anyway!

Ok, I started by gessoing the entire folder.

I then squirted Spanish Mulberry, Pansy, Concrete & South Pacific

Fresco Finish Paint (my fave colours)

& used a dry brush to slap them on! I love this technique because

you never know how it will turn out! Fabulous!

Turned out like this!

I then painted a coat of South Pacific & let it dry with the help

of my trusty heat gun. (I was getting impatient!)

I then dry brushed another coat on top.

Love the result!

On the hinge parts of the folder I stamped a hinge image

from the HP1103 set 2 inches down from the top & 2 inches up from the bottom.

I did this on each one using Jet Black Archival Ink.

I then stamped the lock from the same set.

I stamped the big stamp along the top & bottom using Watering Can Archival Ink.

Then using the leaf stamp I created some patterns.

These were in Watering Can Archival Ink too.

I then went around the edges with the hollow circle strip stamp from FR4 set

in Watering can Archival Ink. I then squirted some Pumpkin Soup Fresco

onto a palette & stamped circles using an old tape tube.

I lined up the rest of the stamps in FR4 set to make a pattern

& stamped the flaps using Watering Can Archival Ink. I also

stamped on the other side in the same ink but I used the cog stamp from EDY01.

I used some low tack masking tape around the area so I didn't overstamp.

I like to use this grey colour for stamping backgrounds as it doesn't stand out too much.

I decided to overstamp the lock & hinge stamps using Copper Pearlised Paint.

I also used this to paint a rectangle inside on the top flap and around the edges.

I overstamped the copper rectangle inside with the

Happiness stamp from HP1103 using Jet Black Archival Ink.

I added a piece of ribbon and a handmade (by me) polymer clay

bead as a closure & a notebook & pen.

 

Voila!

I really like how it turned out.

Cheers for stopping by.

Leave me some love & come back soon!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

Clipboard Makeover

 Hiya my lovelies!

Today, I decided my clipboard needed sprucing up!

I gessoed it and then squirted it with blobs of Fresco Paints in Sky, South Pacific, Eggplant & Sherbert. I used a dry brush to spread the colours on both sides. I love this technique! I never know how it going to look and it reminds me of tie dye! 

 

 

I told you I'm a hippy at heart!

 

 

I used my stencils and stamps on the front...

 

 

and the back.

 

 

I wanted to make a feature of the sun...

 

 

so I collaged a face onto it and blended it with some copper paint.

 

 

I then used a black pen to add detail to the sun and a white Posca pen to doodle.

 

All done!  

 Now I have a fab clipboard to help me doodle, colour or write while sitting infront of the T.V!

 

I would like to enter this project into the Words Challenge over at PaperArtsy.

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

Inspired by Jo Myhill for PaperArtsy.

 I know... 2 posts in 1 day!

Get me!

Over on the PaperArtsy Blog Jo Myhill is guest designer. She has done 3 great projects!

I have tried to incorporate all 3 in my challenge piece.

My photos aren't great as it's dark now & have had to rely on artificial light. A lot of the detail in the background is lost!

 

 

I used Fresco Paints in

Toad Hall, Tinned Peas, Sage, Beach Hut, Mocha Mousse mixed with Brown Shed & Blood Orange.

I also used Archival Ink in Olive, Stazon Ink in Timber Brown & Distress Ink in Walnut Stain.

 

 

Crochet flower with flower from a necklace & some cogs.

 

 

Shrink plastic heart & tag with stitching.

 

 

Yes, I used Darcy's Stamps again!

I love them!

I would like to enter this for the PaperArtsy Challenge.

Hope you like it as much as I do!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

 

Edit: Here's some pics in daylight. I also decided to add some Treasure Gold in Olive Bronze.

 

Mail Art

 Hiya my lovelies!

I know its been a couple of weeks since I blogged...

It's half term so I'm off work & have found some time to do some art & blog!

 

I've been wanting to do some mail art for ages... I was inspired, as always, by Darcy Wilkinson. The gal's a genius & has designed some fab stamps! I saw her post on mail art here.

I won some of her stamps from PaperArtsy in a challenge (see ATC Post). I bought the other set too!

I wanted to use them for this project. I decided to make 9 postcards...

 

   

 

Each one is different. I have used some other stamps in with Darcy's too.

I used Dylusions Inks, Sharpie pens, a white POSCA pen, Archival ink & metallic pens.

 

 

Each one has a message...

 

 I was inspired to make some of my own stamps for this project too.

I saw Jenniebellie make some. She's a fab inspiration to me too. She uses recycling in her art & has a fab Etsy shop! I also love her YouTube channel I'm a bit of a Belliette!

Check out her stamp tutorial here.

I just stuck some string to some scrap plywood I had...

 

 

I have posted them to some of my followers on Twitter!

Watch your letterboxes ladies!

One of them will be getting the parcel below with something special inside...

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x