Darcy's journal page challenge..

This is the first time that I have actually had the time to finish one of Darcy's challenge pages. I really loved the page this month (not that I didn't like the others!) I loved the colours and the way it seemed to flow and that was my inspiration..all those different techniques on two pages, loved the way they all came together.
I managed to follow all but a couple of the techniques..Embossing and painting on metal card,creating sprays from frescos,making a stencil from a handprint,adding punch outs,doodling outlines,cutting a recess in the pages,and using metal working tools..phew a lot of techniques! I used a slighly different colour pallette to Darcy, you can read the step by step right here. 

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Reverse Canvas

Good afternoon all..well it seems I am just about in time (again) to enter the paper artsy challenge!
This is my version of alison Bomber's gogeous reverse canvas..you really should pop over and see it here..well worth a visit.

I loved the colours Alison used..blue and green together..lovely. So I went along with these colours and followed what Alison had done. I did use different stamps and embellishments. I have had quite an eventful week so I didn't spend as much time on it as I would have liked but here it is...

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Love

I have spent a nice couple of hours in my shed finishing off a birthday card and thought while I'm here I 'll have a go at one of the Paper Artsy projects. Kate Yetter was back this week with some smashing work..you should pop over and have a looksie here. I really love her style..think I've told you that before lol. So I thought I would have a go at her Tag board. I followed along with what Kate did so won't repeat the process. I didn't have the stamp she used so used one of my paper artsy A5 plates. I really love this stamp but it the first time I have used it..so here goes..

 I used more or less the same colour palette as Kate as I love blue and brown together...

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Pencil Case???

Well this is Carol's last week on the Paper Artsy blog and her first project was to alter a pencil box...I didn't have an unused one so decided to recycle...you can see Carol here..and very nice it is too!!

I followed along with what Carol did but used a different stencil and put lace and ribbon around finished box with some pearls. Not sure what I will use it for yet....

Not the best of pictures but the best I could get today...thanks for stopping by

Just slap it on!!

This week on the Paper Artsy blog one of the special birthday guests was the very talented Michelle Webb. She did an absolutely stunning piece..you can pop over and see it here. I didn't have a plywood frame or the gorgeous Jofy stamps she used so had to do my own version. I did however just slap it all on in the nicest possible way of course!! and here it is...

I followed along with what Michelle did...well after a fashion with the just slap it on technique.. I didn't like the way my crackle turned out down the side so sanded it all back to distress it as much as possible. When I was happy with the background I added the stamps from Jofy10 and painted them with fresco paints. I then stenciled on the grass and bird cages and painted them. I roughly went over the stamps with a black pen to bring them to the front again..The branches and birds were also painted in with fresco and the cages just had a light rub with white fire and pewter treasure gold. I went around the edge very lightly with onyxite treasure gold.

Sizzling Summer

I was very surprised to be chosen as a top 3 merit winner on the  country view crafts challenge. When I was told the challenge was *Sizzling Summer* I thought hmmm have to get my thinking cap on here. So I sat down with a cuppa and thought what does sizzling summer bring to mind?

Well it takes me back to when I was a little girl when summers were long hot sunny days down in Cornwall or Camber Sands with my parents and sisters...lovely memories.
So I took a 4"x4" canvas and painted in the sea with a little bit of the beach showing using fresco paints and a tiny bit of grunge paste coloured with haystack fresco. I used a stampin up stamp..(I think it is from a retired set) and stamped the girl on crackly tissue paper. I painted it from the back finishing it with snowflake frescos to make the colours pop. I stuck it onto the canvas using matt medium and touched up the edges so they disappeared into the canvas.
I then prepared a 6"x6" wooden box frame, I distressed it using paper artsy crackle glaze, then sanded it back to age it some more. I added a Tim Holt word  band with string and some shells, reindeer moss and netting to the bottom and a starfish on the top of the frame. I lightly brushed some walnut stain ink around the edge to finish it off.

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Home made Washi Tape

Had a very busy week this week so not much time to go into my shed and create... Over on the Paper Artsy blog this week Darcy was back with 5 amazing projects...you really should pop over and and have a looksie.A brilliant apron here, next up was some home made washi tape and storage to keep it nice and tidy here and here. Next she did a great journal page you can see here...and last but by no means least Geisha kitty!! and she is right here. She really did create some beautiful projects this week.

All I could manage was some of the home made washi and here it is...it is a lot of fun to make so why don't you have a go.....

         And put onto cotton reels....just need to make the storage now!! 

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PA challenge with Sue Carrington

Haven't had much time this week to join in with the Paper Artsy challenge..but Sue did get me inspired with her Sewing box on day one. I need somewhere to put my cotton so thought I'd have a go. I didn't have a wooden box so used a paper mache` pencil box instead.

I used pinks and white for my project...not that I am a pink kinda girl but because my baby sewing machine is pink!!

I started off by painting it all in very berry fresco, left that to dry while I ran the mold with the metal through my big shot., (a technique shown to me by  Lin Brown). I had to join two pieces together as I wanted to put it on the top of the box. I painted it all in very berry and blended some sherbert into it, and left it to dry.

I then embossed some more metal with a little lace edging mold and painted it the same way. When it was all dry I stuck some white lace around the lid of the box and then added the larger metal piece. I stuck the lacey edge one around 3 sides of the box. I swooshed some white paint over all the metal using my finger and then added some platinum TG. I made some feet with some greyboard layered up and painted.

I stamped the tape measure onto crackly tissue paper with Victorian velvet distress ink and painted it white on the back. I then stuck it to a piece of white tape and sealed it with matt medium. This was stuck onto the top of the box along with some metal scissors and corners which had been painted to match the box. Lastly I added some buttons to finish it off.
                                                                                    

                         Now all my cottons have a nice new home...

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On day one...

Blimey two posts in one day I really am trying to play catch up!! On day one Darcy did some gorgeous shabby coasters!! I really wanted to have a go at this..so popped into tesco on my way to work and picked up a pack of coasters with the cork backing..you can see how Darcy did it here

I only had time to have a go with two of these...don't think I have quite got the hang of it yet but will have another go when I have time...

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Day One with France Papillon

I know I have done this weeks projects in the wrong order but I really wanted to make one of the spools as I had time before work and they are such fun to make. So my second project this week is my version of Frances' Intimate Journal..you can see how she did it here...




 I followed Frances' instructions with the crunchy wax paper and fresco paints. I then added some grunge paste around the edges to give a bit more texture.. I added more paint with cut n dry..beach hut and hey pesto and a bit of french roast around the edges..








I watered down some french roast and coloured a piece of burlap to put down the side to hide the binding rings.. I also coloured a piece of lace adding some hey pesto. This was stuck on down the side of the book along with some leafy trim.



I cut some mini gears from a Tim Holtz die and embossed them with distress. Added some metal washers and fasteners.
I used some Sarah Naumann stamps for the title which was stamped on smoothy card and torn around the edges then sewn onto some crackly tissue..and there you have it...

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