Wanderlust 2018 Week 3

Hello again my lovelies!
Last year I got stuck on a few of the lessons in all the courses I took, so this year I'm only doing the lessons I really want to do. So no more stuck and no week 2!
Today I want to share my versions of the 2 projects by Jennifer Lee for week 3 of Wanderlust 2018.
You can join Wanderlust 2018 here.

The first project is a 12x12 inch canvas with a rose mandala.

This year my word is Love and I want to 'do all things with love' so this is my reminder!

The second project is a journal spread of a compass. I put my home town in the centre because my home is the centre of my world.

I'm so glad you could visit me here today, I really do appreciate the support!

Until next time...

Much love 

Sez x

PaperArtsy Pink & Orange Challenge!

Hiya my lovelies!

Here's my post for the

1st PaperArtsy Challenge of the year!

The theme is Pink & Orange.

I thought I'd make a Masterboard to start with,

using Daler Rowney Mixed Media Paper.

I used PaperArtsy Fresco Paints in

Sherbert, Very Berry, Butternut,

Autumn Fire & Smoked Paprika.

This is my favourite method of breaking a blank

page. Just randomly squirt the colours

& spread out with a plastic card.

I then used Shabby Harlequin & Honeycomb

Creative Expresions Mini Stencils

& some sequinella with the Sherbert, Very Berry & Butternut.

I stamped PaperArtsy Frames with Archival ink in Watering Can.

I also added the small star flowers from JOFY13 using a

White POSCA pen. No photo of that, Sorry!

After it had dried, I cut the Masterboard

into 2 5x5 inch squares to make 2 cards. 

I had 2 pieces left over & will use them elsewhere.

I added some ribbon, a skeleton leaf & an Orange journaling spot

that I cut in half. I adhered them using Crafter's Companion

Stick & Stay. I added the word HAPPINESS using

Tiny Alphabet Stickers from HobbyCraft.

To this one I added a heart that I'd sponged the Butternut,

Very Berry & Sherbert

Fresco's, & a wooden LOVE that I saved from my brother's wedding!

Well, I couldn't bear them being wasted!

😉

I now have 2 cards that I can use.

Really need to make some more!

I'm glad I managed to enter the challenge.

I hope you enjoyed this post?

Let me know below.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Crafty hugs

Sez x

#MiniMoley- 365 Day Mini Journal

Hiya my lovelies!
I know, another blog post...If I carry on like this I'll
be a prolific blogger! 😉
Ok, Mini Moleys...what am I talking about?
Well, over on FB there is a little group that Effy Wild
hosts called #MiniMoleyDaily.
It is a closed group but if you are interested click join!
Basically #MiniMoleyDaily is an art journal page everyday
in a mini Moleskine journal/notebook.
Mini = no bigger than 3.5" x 5.5"
I got mine form Amazon.

I will need 6 notebooks for the 365 days.

Here's this weeks pages...

I really enjoy doing these. I don't have any prompts at the moment
and I'm just going with what's in my head at the time.
If you are doing something similar or want to suggest prompts
let me know!
I hope to share my pages every week.
I am also doing Journal52 by Effy Wild too.
I will be sharing that in the next post.
Next post?! Blimey I am becoming prolific...haha!
Must be the fact I'm consistently using the planner I wrote about in my last post.
Cheers for stopping by and leave me a comment...
show me some love!
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

DT project 1 'Anything Goes' for Old, New & Digital Too! (ON&DT)

 

Hello my lovelies!

Welcome to my 1st DT project for Old, New & Digital Too.

I'm soooo excited!

 

Right then, as you can tell from the title of the blog, we use stash that's old, new & some digital stuff too! This months challenge is 'Anything Goes!'

 

My project started with an old canvas that I had previously collaged all sorts of different papers, including kitchen paper, (with a wedding photo & some lacey bits & bobs which I have removed) & covered it with a layer of white gesso.

I used this because A) it had been knocking about since 2008 when I made it, B) it's therefore old stash, C) it was hideous & needed a new purpose and D) I love recycling/repurposing stuff! :)

 

  

After it had dried I used my NEW stencils & my NEW ink sprays!

I treated myself to these at Christmas & believe it or not, hadn't used them yet.

The stencils are from Crafters Workshop & are the 6" ones One is 'Doily' and the other is 'Mini Swirly Garden'.

 I ordered the sprays from USA as I couldn't get them here. They're Decoart Media Misters which are an acrylic ink spray which is permanent when dry. I think they're fab!

I masked off areas using kitchen paper and sprayed away starting with the 'Mini Swirly Garden' stencil & then the 'Doily' one over the top in a contrasting colours. Then went 'spray happy' with all the colours. (This happens a lot with me I'm afraid!) 

I used  the 'Mini Swirly Garden' stencil & the black spray to add detail to the edges.

 

I used some Treasure Gold from PaperArtsy in 'Olive Bronze', 'Indigo' & a limited edition teal colour which I don't know the name of! I picked out the texture of the kitchen paper with it.

 

I then used squirts of the ink sprays & stood the canvas up so the ink would run. I love this technique.

Makes it look like graffiti! That's the background done.

 

 

 

These are the sprays I used for this project...

 

 

 

Now comes the DIGITAL bit...

I use Serif Craft Artist Pro. I like text. I'm a bit of a typography lover in fact!

I also love quotes... a lot.

I chose one from Pablo Picasso. He's an artist after all & I thought this particular one is very apt!

 

 

I used the letters from the 'Planet Pop' digikit.

 

 

I cut them out and stuck them on using matte Medium Gel. I prefer matte & use it all the time.

 I finished the piece with -Picasso in White Posca Pen as you can see...

 

 

TADA!

I hope you liked this project as much as I enjoyed doing it!

 

You can find this project featured on the New, Old & Digital Too Blog.

Please visit it & join in with this months challenge!

Make sure you check out the other DT members blogs too!

 Deborah Wainwright

Brian Raymond

Mo (Mass of Hair)

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

DT member ON&DT

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