Life in a Snapshot, Sketch Challenge - October DT Piece

Hi Everyone

I have an exciting piece of news for you, not only am I back and blogging I am on a new Challenge DT.

I do hope you will play along here: Life in a Snapshot - October

For my piece I used a combination of Fresco Finish Paints and Clarity stamps and Stencils that had been used to make various Gelli Plate (now Gel Press) prints - the leftovers I'm not ashamed to say!

I also used Tim Holtz stencil (chevron) Hunky dory toppers and Stazon ink.  I employed my fancy edge scissors too, which I haven't done for a very long time.

Hope you like and will play along.

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Steampunk production at full steam

It's been a while I know but, this weekend I got a boot up the backside.  OK it was last weekend when hubby booked us to do a Steampunk weekend at the National Railway Museum in Shildon at the end of September.

This week I have made 15 cards (will be photographed later) 2 canvases, a pen holder, stand alone word and 4 plaques, (only two plaques included here as I stupidly decided to use glossy accents, so hopefully that will be dry by the end of September!!)

First up the two canvases, some of you may have seen the first one already as it was on FB last night.

Next up the two plaques

Now for the pen pot

Last but by no means least the stand alone word

I will be at the event in Shildon on the 27th September and possibly on the 26th as well.  Pop by and say hello, and have a peek at what my other half does for shits n giggles.



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Altered Eclectics DT Piece - Chunky ATC

I had never heard of Chunky ATCs until a friend on Twitter made one, She then very promptly sent me a RAK containing a blank block and 4 stoppers for the tops.

I started by basing this in Do Crafts Jumgle Green, then applying a coat of PaperArtsy Crackle Glaze and used Do crafts Sage on the top.  I then used PaperArtsy Tikka and chalk, I then used Do Crafts metallic Bronze to dry brush all over.

The images were all stamped in Black Stazon from various Tim Holtz stamp plates.

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Dragon's Dream TIO New DT Piece

This time it's Elizabeth to decide the recipe and she chose the letter I and buterflies.

As you have probably noticed I am a bit of a music nut and some songs just stick with you no matter what, so my instant inspiration was John Lennon's Imagine.

I based the tag in Paperartsy Fresco Finish Amethyst and stamped the flower from a hotpix plate by them too.  then I set about getting the right part of the song, not the most obvious part, but one that means more to me.  Living for today, rather than what may have been or what may be.  I used Tim Holtz word stickers to make the phrase, I used a rub on to highlight the capital I and then cut three butterflies from three different dies - Cheery Lynn (steampunk style one) Tattered Lace (Bottom left) and the middle one was a freebie on a magazine.

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Dragon's Dream TIO DT Piece - Q and Gold

This time round is the super talented Julie-Ann choosing the theme, Julie-Ann is another of my twitter buddies as well as fellow DT member.

I wanted to go "Quirky" so promptly spent an hour going through various boxes of stamps, gave up as I had way too much choice and went and had a brew!

After said brew, I took the bull by the horns and went for - yes, you guessed it - the first stamp plate I looked at.  Clearly clothes shopping rules apply when one selects stamps too.

Stamp chosen - Emily from the Steampunk Sarah and Emily set from Doolally pap (gotta love a firm called that!!).  I stamped her in Black Versafine and coloured in with Distress markers,  I find these are better for me than alcohol pens, and goodness knows I've tried.

I then used Spellbinders Embossabilities birdies folder directly onto the tag, and then used frayed burlap DI followed by Treasure Gold Renaissance.  I then stamped over this in frayed burlap theh script from HP1006 from PaperArtsy.

I then cut some flourishes from my spellbinder dies in a really awful floral paper I got in a job lot, but cut down like this it's bearable (just).

I cut the word from gold(ish) pearlescent paper with a Tattered Lace alphabet die and mounted this onto a scrap of backing paper to make a label.

I then assembled the components and added a distresssed navy flower which I altered the silver glitter centre to Gold using glitter and Cosmic Shimmer Glue (I attempted a dome, but it sank).

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Inspired By Cazz -#3UP newbie

I failed to make the cut for #3UP this time, loved every minute of it last year and aim to try again later in the year, my heartiest congratulations go to those that did get through and for the tremendous makes you all made. For one in particular, my best mate Cazz, whom I  met on twitter about 4 years ago.  We chat on BBM mainly now, and we craft along at opposite ends of the country via BBM.  The marvels of modern technology.

For this make I used a Tando Creatives Stationery chest, and following construction (not the easiest thing to build) I based the exterior in  Do Craft white acrylic, and the interior in pale blue.  I then covered the exterior in Do Craft Lilac acrylic and got out some stencils and got busy with Grunge Paste.

I then walked away as I had no idea where it was going, the only thing I was sure of was the stamp I wanted to use.

Following a trip to B&Q to purchase door knobs, I set about painting in.  The sides were covered in a mash up of Chutney, Seaweed, Chartreuse and Limelight Frescos.  The birds I painted in Space Cadet.  The top was a mash up of Space Cadet, Beach Hut, and Chartreuse.  The fronts of the drawers were lilac, Chartreuse and limelight.

I then covered the dragonfly and the flower seed heads in Green Amethyst TG and the birds in Sapphire. and stamped the sentiment from ELB05

Thanks again to all the #3UPers for their fab makes this week.  Here's to the next round

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Emergency Crafters 999 Challenge DT Piece - Shabby Chic Plaque

For this month's challenge I decided to go non card and did a hanging plaque made of papier mache.

I coated it with a spare dollop of a colour mix OH had from doing a base for his models.  I then used PaperArtsy crackle glaze followed by Sage Fresco Finish and left it to do it's stuff whilst deciding on stamps.
I used the trellis work from JoFYo10 in Olive Versa (the pearly dew drop shaped inks).  Added some Burlap and crocheted lace, a few flowers and stamped the sentiment from HPX04 onto a Kraft Card Tag cut with Quick Cutz nesting tags die.  I used Black Versafine for this with frayed burlap DI around the edge.

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