Work in Progress

I've started playing with some new stamps designed by "Nicole". They are great to use and so easy to colour in or paint.

More work to do but coming along nicely. x

I'm back....

Its been ages since I posted on any of my Blogs mainly due to family health issues but I think at last everything is moving in the right direction. One of the good things is that in the last month I have become a great aunt to a beautiful baby girl called Belle. I'm sure she will appear on many of my projects in the years to come lol.

So what to share, well this piece was made as a colour sample canvas for one of my classes. The hope was that it would allow them to choose a colour combination for their own work.

I am still itching to add some white but I think it is better this way so that I can see how the colours work for future projects.
Here is a bit more detail including a picture just to show how it looks.

It was so much fun being able to work on a larger canvas. It's definately something I will do again.

The class project was a box. The one on the right is the finished box and the one on the left was done as an example in class.

Looking forward to the next one. Something a bit different next time xx

Spread Your Wings

I'm finding that I am getting less and less time to create for myself so I have started making more tags. It means I have time to completely finish something instead of keep coming back when I have a moment and they are great to use in journals, on projects and to send out to my crafty friends.

At the minute I am experimenting with paper straws and trying to make use of all of the lovely paints I have sitting on the side.

The background is made from tags and texture paste

and the butterfly is acetate painted with Finnabairs Art Alchemy paints. Enjoyed making this one. x

Fabric Journal published

So excited today to see my Fabric Journal in the new issue of Mixed Up Mag. There are step by step instructions, a video and intro from me this time

and some amazing artists all sharing their inspiration, step by step projects and videos to draw you into the wonderful world of Mixed media.
Here is a sneak peek of my journal

Here are the links you need to follow or subscribe to this wonderful bi monthly magazine.
MAGAZINE WEBSITE https://www.mixedupmag.com/
TO BUY THE ISSUE go to: https://pocketmags.com/mixed-up-mag#587ca8599f3ab
I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I do. xx

Something from nothing

I love working in white. It is often the only way I can plan a layout or card before adding colour to make the finished article.

I needed a metallic finish to a layout for one of my classes so I decided to make the background using white tags, cogs and string.

As you can see from the picture, I dusted off my ribbler and corrugated some royal blue and light blue paper to add even more texture. So this was my starting point.
And then when it was all stuck down I slowly added more and more ink until I got what I wanted. Here are a few layouts showing the process.

 

I originally put the string around the centre of the page intending to hang the photos from it but later changed my mind.

You can see the finished layout on www.ladiesthatcraft.blogspot.co.uk  xx