#Journal 52 Prompt- Strange

Hiya again my lovelies!

Here's the 2nd post of the day...

Here is my journal spread for the prompt

STRANGE.

I used:

DecoArt Media paints

Promarkers

White Uniball signo pen

Black unipin 0.3 pen

Black Staedtler lumocolor B pen

I had a lot of fun doing this spread.

I hope you find it strange!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

Project 2 for ON&DT- Found Objects

 Hiya my lovelies!

It's time for a new project over at Old, New & Digital Too!

This month it's my turn to pick the theme & I chose Found Objects.

Here's what I did...

I FOUND an OLD book...

 

 

I cut a section out of each page which seemed to take forever!!!

(I left some back pages as a base & the first couple to hide the cut outs!)

  

 

I then glued them all together (which also took ages!) to form a box... a secret box! (which is why I kept the first couple of pages intact).

 

 

I then sourced my digital image from The Graphics Fairy which is an eye. I chose this image because this project is also going to be a gift! My friend is into crime/mystery books & thought it was apt. 

  I coloured the eye in using Promarkers & sealed it with a layer of Glossy Accents to give the eyeball some shine. I then adhered it to the book cover with matte medium.

 

I then chose some more FOUND OBJECTS to frame the eye. I don't know about you, but I have a big box of bits & bobs, broken jewellery, old nik naks & numerous random bought embellishments made for the 'mix media' market. I love this box of delights! I chose an OLD zip for the eye to peer out from. I thought it lended itself well to crime/mystery effect. I chose various other bits & bobs & glued them on.

 

 

I masked off the pages & the eye with low tack masking tape & painted a coat of black gesso over the cover.

 

I then used my NEW Daler Rowney artist acrylic inks to paint the objects. I got these at xmas & hadn't used them yet, so was excited to use them! I also used some Treasure Gold too. I then decided that it needed some texture so I added some grunge paste through stencils. I don't always do things in the right order but hey ho!

 

 

I gave it another coat of black gesso & 'knocked back' the colours a bit with it on the objects.

  I then used some Treasure Gold in teal, indigo, pewter & olive gold to bring out some of the texture. I also used some gliding flakes on some of the texture & on the spine of the book.

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Side View
 

Ta da!

So that's this months project!

I hope you like it as much as I did making it.

Please head on over to ON&DT to see the other DT's projects!

 I am also this month's featured DT & there's a little inside info about me on there too! ;)

 

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it!

Feel free to leave a comment!

Crafty hugs

Sez x

 



Buttons Galore Earring Project.

Hiya crafty peeps!

This is a project that I originally made for the SDD DT but I could no longer fulfil my duties because of work commitments. Although I am no longer a part of the DT I thought you might like to see what I did with the digi stamps I was given....

 

This weeks digistamp can be found here.

I love this digistamp, it's so versatile! To prove it I wanted to make something a bit different! (Don't I always?!)

I printed out the digistamp twice onto White Shrink Plastic. I had resized the image in CAP.

TIP: Notice the small transparent ruler in the pic? Just copy the measurements from the ruler before shrinking & then shrink! Voila shrinky ruler! So I know what the resulting size will be!

 

 

I coloured in the images with Promarkers.

I cut them out & made a hole at the top! (Super important to do this before shrinking!)

 

 

I then shrunk them with my trusty heat gun! I use a pencil to hold them in the middle while I do this!

No burnt fingers please! 

 

 

Voila!

Fab earrings that no one else will have!

 (Except for my Auntie Jean as I made her some!)

 

 

I hope you like them! 

Auntie Jean does!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

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