I made some backgrounds a while ago playing with gelatos and some Paperartsy stamps and then set a couple aside … today I’m sharing the final card I made with one of them.
This one took some work before I got to a point of being happy with it. I added some of the cute layered stencil butterflies using the Concord and 9th set and added the gorgeous sari ribbon too. I then added the big Hi stamp and die cut from Avery Elle and some big blue gems for the finishing touches.
Yesterday I shared a card I made with a gelato background and some Paperartsy stamps … well I made four backgrounds in total so I have another three cards I can share once I’ve finished them. So far I have only finished one so that’s what I have for you today!
This one I finished in a similar way with the bits and bobs off the desk and an Avery Elle sentiment … this time it had a Splendid Thoughts as the focal elements though.
Love how different in feel the different colours look between this and yesterdays card.
Looking forward to seeing how I finish off the other backgrounds I made at the same time.
I have another design team contribution for Addicted to stamps and more and this time the challenge is ‘any occasion’.
I made a series of hello cards having a play session with gelatos and this is one of the cards I made.
Once I had added the colour to the background I added stamping using Paperartsy stamps and then grabbed bits and pieces from the desk to add the focal piece … old olive ribbon, linen lacy trim, a stamped berry and leaf twig and paper twine. I stamped and die cut the sentiment and then added the gems to finish off!
Love the earthy colour to this and the pops of bright yellow and lime.
Off to see what the rest of the design team have been up to making for this too.
Today I have a new home card that I have made for friends of ours who have recently moved home. I decided to use a new to me Paperartsy stamp as the main focal image but then used an Art Journey stamp for the sentiment on the front.
I decided I wanted to play with distress crayons as I hadn’t used them in quite a while and I am trying to play more with my stash rather than just use the same old items. So I grabbed a few colours of crayon and laid some colour down and blended it with my fingers.
I then chose a brown and added some splatters of that to finish off the panel.
I used my stamping platform to stamp the image so I could intensify the black ink by stamping multiple times until I was happy with the image.
Next the sentiment I stamped twice … once on white in black ink and the second time embossed in white onto black card.
I chopped up the sentiment and then chose to ‘highlight’ the words Heart and Home before choosing how to add them to the card.
I outlined each of the white strips with a black pen to frame it too.
Next I needed some hearts but the only hearts I could find that were the right size were from a Alice in wonderland themed white rabbit die so after some fiddling managed to get them cut and stuck down. I then added black wink of Stella to them to give them a bit of shimmer!
I added this panel to the front of the card with foam behind to give it dimension.
The inside I also did on a separate panel and stuck in. I did the same thing with the distress crayons and then stamped the sentiments using some Clarity letter stamps. The two hearts I adhered were the ones I had tried for the front originally but they had been too wide … but inside they work fine!
The envelope I did a bit of masking and added the crayon to three sides and then added the splatters and some doodled lines to finish off.
This month at Postcard art swap group the theme was FACE. I made this postcard using Art By Marlene die cut for the focal image.
I decided to make my own background for the card using linen cardstock and distress stains for the base, and then lots and lots of stamping using stamps I bought in a sale recently from another crafty friend who was reducing her stash!
I then added washi tape and some strips of the Tim Holtz tissue collage paper.
Next I used modelling paste through a stencil. Love the puffy look this ended up with as I heated it with the heat gun.
Once it was dry I added the face and some strips which were from the top part of the body but I turned into little embellishments.
I doodled around the edges and added shading to the image so that I had some depth and felt part of the artwork. I also added glossy accents to the circles on the strips I added. Oh also some glossy accents on the heart on the face I think!
Finally I stamped the title sentiment and added that, again with a border and edging it so it felt part of the artwork.
I then mounted it onto the while postcard base I had made as I always like it to be at least 2 layers of cardstock for posting if I can.
My friend Chris who is an amazing artist and has the biggest amount of amazing stash, did some clearing out so I bought some bargain stamps from her. I decided to make a card to thank her for the RAK I got and also to say hi… and it gave me a good reason to try out the new to me stamps.
I used a mix of Indigo Blu and Paperartsy stamps and used the amazing vintage journal ephemera pack she sent as a rak to make this card.
I also added die cut butterfly and some lace from my stash.
Love all the layers and different stamping I added to this … even if I did cover most of it with the ephemera collage 😄
Today I am sharing a tag I made for this months UK stampers forum swap. I decided as I was about to start to do this as a video so if you want to see the process of this then check out my craft with me video here on YouTube.
Loved playing with the Art by Marlene collage paper and die cuts and think the Badass art chicken stamp works so well as the sentiment. Also loved getting out the sewing machine to play too!
My new obsession for this year has been junk journal making and watching junk journalling videos on YouTube. It all started because I joined in with a challenge at the Inchies and Twinchies Facebook group to make a junk journal. The plan is to have swap challenges throughout the year to build up a junk journal… of course I am rubbish at following the instructions and already started filling mine up! Lol!
The first challenge was to collect items and construct a junk journal. I decided to create a few signatures and enclose them in a travellers notebook style cover. I did buy the cover but I made the signatures from a mix of old watercolour paper pads, gifted book papers, patterned papers brown paper packaging and cardstock. I also included a background sheet made by one of my swap partners.
I decided to make four signatures with the idea that I would do one for each season. I didn’t make them too many sheets as I didn’t want to feel overwhelmed by too many sheets plus I figure they would get super chunky.
I thought having them as travellers notebooks would aid with working on them too as they might lie a bit more flat that way.
And size wise I went with a5 as I thought it was a nice size to work with.
I did create a few pieces of mixed media artwork before I really knew what a junk journal was with the intention of them going in the journal…
The first additions to the journal was to add these onto a couple of pages once I understood more about how junk journalling is meant to work… I say meant to… there aren’t really rules! But anyway I like that I mixed the mixed media style art journalling in with the junk journal and decided to keep doing that throughout the year. The second one I actually videoed the process for… Link
The challenge in February was to make an envelope pocket for your own journal and two for swapping. My first one went straight into my journal as I was working out how to do tip ins etc…
I made a little pocket on the front or the envelope I had cut down and then also made a little tag/bookmark to go in the main section. The front was just lots of bits off the desk including some old stamps, some gelliprinted card and bookprint… and washi too of course!
The reverse of the envelope I gave a different theme…
Again I created a little pocket, in which I added the painted and stamped piece I received in a swap, and the map just seemed relevant for the travel/foreign theme.
I added journalling to the back of the tag to represent what was going on that day… mainly me watching YouTube videos of other people junk journalling!
I also decorated the page to the left of where I added the pocket … so my first page.
Again my page had a little pocket so I added a tag and did some journalling on that. The rest was just bits and pieces off the desk and from the boxes of stash I’ve been saving up and finally found a use for!
So this was my starting point.
A few days later I made a page all about some new Washi tapes I had bought … because … well why not?
I had such fun just picking bits and pieces out of the box and using up embellishments I’ve been gifted or bought over the years and never got round to using. The tag in the pocket at the top has journalling on it about my new washi tapes!
The next couple of pages were dedicated to the swaps I received this month from the UK stampers forum swap…
So I am busy starting to make more pockets and tip in pages and allsorts of other things now… not sure how long the enthusiasm will continue for, but whilst it lasts this is my new obsession!
Once again I gave the post a themed type of title … not sure if it will become a routine thing or not… let’s see shall we?
Well this particular Monday I am sharing a mixed media piece I made for the Mini Marvels house themed swap. I already made a couple of houses but then volunteered myself to make another project for a different recipient. This is what I made!
Both the back and the house pieces are made from chipboard and were in my box of Art Parts I’ve had for ages! I used the fabulous fresco finish paints to decorate them which lots of rough stamping to add texture.
I decided for the hole in the house to add some bookprint onto which I had stamped the paperartsy stamp.
Unlike the other houses I made I added some details to this house (a door and window) with doodles … I also added grass doodles to the background.
I decided to add emphasis to them by adding glossy accents and also to the triangle part of the roof and the centre of the flower.
I also really wanted to use the stamp for the title that is a Paperartsy HotPicks stamp. I stamped it on white and the cut it up so it would fit on the panel.
I decided to also paint the little easel stand so it coordinated.
I made sure that the back of the house and panel also looked decorated with bookprint and some paint.
So I am hoping the recipient likes the little panel and easel I made for her.
I’m joining the Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper challenge for another six months and decided this time to do a one sheet wonder each month…. well that’s the plan anyway!
This time I decided to use old SU paper to create all male themed cards and I managed to make 21 cards!
I used the template from Karamiasu.
I used a map based paper and then some text paper as a secondary paper to add background and to stamp some images on it.
Lots of stamps from the Creative Stamping magazine sets and some random Paperartsy and Carrabelle ones too.
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