Playtime

The challenge on Mixed Media Monday this week is simply to play, this is what they have to say

This week my challenge to you is to simply “play”! I think we often spend too much time worrying about the end results to sit back and enjoy the process. So this week, take some time to enjoy the process and have some fun!

I do like using acrylic paints and getting some texture into my creations, it can be very messy but also great fun. This is a bit of a wild colour combo, bright pink, turquoise and orange but I really like it.

The stamps I've used are from Non-sequitar, Inka, and ISC

fairies at the bottom of the garden

is this weeks theme over on the Tag it on blog, a new challenge blog for me as I on;y heard about it when I was looking at Joannes blog earlier.

My tag is quite big, not sure on the size, but the background is done with chalk inks and a few sprays of Glimmer mists.

The wings are stamped onto acetate and coloured with alcohol inks.

The stamps are by ISC, Inka and Paperartsy. The diamond paper is by Crafty Individuals.

I've posted two pictures as I couldn't pick up all the colour and the glimmer with or without the flash, so one is with the flash the other isn't.

Lifes a beach

On the Beach is this weeks theme over on MMM

My piece is 3x3. The collage image is from Lisa Vollrath.
The paper is K&Co. The stamps are from a very old set, can't even remember who they are by.

Mermaids pendant

I'm in the process of making a few charms for Charm day and this one kind of made itself as all the bits I needed were in one box waiting to be used. I think it's a pendant any mermaid would be happy to wear, and I know it may be stretching the theme a little but I thought I'd put it forward for this weeks MMM where the theme is Mermaids.

The background I've used is something I made a while back and haven't gotten around to using in a project yet, but I thought it was perfect for this photo.

Earth day......

is this weeks theme on Wednesday Stamper, this is what they have to say

Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated in many countries on 22 April. It is a day for awareness and appreciation of the Earth and our environment. Be it recycling, protecting the wilderness, the air we breath or harmony on the planet…….we look forward to seeing what you think of our Mother Earth. Use at least one rubber stamp in your creation and please remember to leave a direct link to your WS: Earth Day post along with your comment.

my 2x2 collage is made on a piece of recycled board. The background is acrylic paints.

The stamps are from Crafty Individuals and Paperartsy.

Eggs.....

is the theme on MAMOT

The background on my moo card is done with oil pastels.

Thanks for looking.

La mer

is the theme this week over on Dans ma maison

I used a large list of things to make this collage, including mulberry paper, UTEE, water colour pencils, Glimmer mists and stamps.

thanks for stopping by.

It was a very dear friends birthday this week and this is the little hanging I made for her.

She is a very talented lady who can turn her hand to most crafts, from paper crafts to amazing stitched pieces and in the 5/6 years I've known her, her work has always filled me with wonder, which is kind of where the inspiration for this piece came from. Sadly she doesn't have a blog but she does have an Etsy shop, so you can see some of her wonderful work there

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5970002

Do you wanna dance?

The theme this week over on MMM is dance.

I have had the sheet of ballerinas I downloaded from Lisa Vollraths site for ages waiting for the chance to use them, well this weeks challenge over on MMM gave me that chance.

My background is made from a dried up babywipe, sprayed with glimmer mists, sprinkled with embossing powders and UTEE and finished off with a few micro beads and a spot of glitter.

Thanks for looking.

Summertime

There is a new challenge blog out there in blogland, this one is run by the talented Mandy and Donna and this is what they have to say about their challenges

Every sunday we will challenge you to produce a 6 inch x 4 inch piece of artwork, using any mediums or techniques you fancy. All are welcome to join in the fun!

Whether you like using fabric, paper, paint, ink, collage, stamping we want to see your postcard creations.

Mandy and Donna

This is my offering for this weeks challenge.

little houses

Another week and another challenge on Dans ma Maison. The challenge this week is to use metal on your piece. I have used metal foil to create the texture down the side and the leaf is cut from some copper sheet.

The light is really terrible here today and so I am struggling to get a good shot to show up the shimmer on this piece, so I've posted two of the best, one indoors and one out.

Holiday Romance

The challenge this week on Tag your it is 'Our House'

I love making these little house shaped pieces so I had to have a go this week.

A little something for me

I haven't made anything 'just for me' in ages, and I didn't start out to do so today. I was playing around with my acrylic paints, tin foil and some old mulberry paper that I bought back when I first started to make greeting cards about 6 years ago. I am going to mount this 5x5 onto some mount board and then find somewhere in my home to hang it.

Butterfly........

is the theme on Dans ma maison challenge blog.

I've used lots of paints, inks, sprays, stamps and paper to make the background for this piece.

please click the pictures for a closer view.

thanks for looking.

moos

The theme on MAMOT this week is the beach and sea.

I have had these lovely oriental ladies in their bathing cossis from INKA for some time so thought this was as good a time as any to use them.

first ever layout

I have never made a scrap layout before so when we were challenged on our forum to make a LO in our own style, I did think 'arghhhhhhhhh', but I started out with an 8x8 background that I made a couple of weeks ago as I was really happy with how it came out and I knew I wanted to use this photo of my daughter, so once those bits were sorted it all came together. I added some gold embossing to the background as it was looking a little flat.

I do like all the scrapbook embellishments that are on the market but I wanted a totally co-ordinated look so I made my own using the same stamp as I'd used on the background. I stamped the flower in different colours of acrylic paint, cut them out, curled the edges and layered them up. The small lettering is handwritten and large is cut out from a second piece of BG paper I made in the same tones (I used it as one of the layers behind the photo along with a hand stamped piece of acetate) but I painted a layer of gold acrylic over the top to give the letters a touch of shimmer.

As the challenge this week on Arty Girlz is 3D I thought I put this forward as my contribution to the theme.

Arty girls challenge

The challenge on the Arty girls blog this week is handmade backgrounds. I do love making my own backgrounds and this card was no exception. I made this for a forum challenge a month or so ago but never got around to posting it on my blog.

The piece behind the photo was done with chalk ink pads and a piece of clingfilm, I scrunched up the clingfilm, dabbed all over it with the ink then carefully unscrewed it and lay it down on the piece of card and patted it to transfer the ink, I do like the random effect I achieved in doing this. The main background was done by sponging and stamping in the same tonal chalk inks.

8x8 background

I was meant to come home from work and do some housework today but I decided that was boring so I've had another play with backgrounds.

This is done with acrylics again, a couple of different reds and a touch of black, a few sprays of glimmer mists, and some oil pastel highlights. The flowers, a very old foam stamp I'd forgotten I even had, are stamped in a very loose acrylic water paint mix and the swirls are hand painted.

I think this piece will remain as an 8x8 sheet as I have plans for it.

backgrounds

A friend posted this link on our forum and then challenged us to come up with our own backgrounds




This is what I came up with, done with lots of layers of acrylics in greens and blues, a very thin watery wash of white over the top, a bit of white stamping, splattered acrylics and glimmer mist spray. The flourish was stamped in green acrylic

Spring....

is the theme for this weeks Make a Moo or Two challenge

Happy Easter.