This is my entry for the Chocolate Baroque colour challenge # 24 http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/. I love this months colours, and the inspiration photo, shown in the second picture, was what I was aiming for. I have used a mixture of CB stamps from several different sets, Distress Inks, black Versafine ink, and acrylic paints. On a piece of white card I blended the DI's, then added more ink through a stencil to create the clouds. At this point it could be either a sunrise or a sunset. I then started to stamp various foliage images in black ink to create a 'Prairie Grasses' look, I used first and second generation stamping to give perspective, and I used black ink through a stencil to add grounding to the grasses. I blended more black ink around the edges of the panel. I then took a piece of black card, slightly larger than the panel and embossed it in a folder. I added gold gilding wax, attached the panel to it then attached the whole thing to a card. Next I stamped some butterfly images in black ink onto acetate and heat embossed them with black powder. On the reverse side of the butterflies I painted them with acrylics, and when they were dry I added a coat of white acrylic to make the colours pop through. I cut them out and attached them with dimensional glue. I stamped the sentiment in black onto a spare piece of the background panel, heat embossed it and matted it onto black card, then attached it with dimensional glue. I love this design, it's a great worker card, useful for male or female and a variety of occasions.
This is my first entry to the Chocolate Baroque Colour Challenge #23 http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/. We have some lovely colours to play with again, and I couldn't wait to get stuck in! For this card I have used stamps from Punky Flowers, Punky Hearts and Steampunk Butterfly; Aqua Tints; Dusty Concord and Seedless Preserves Distress Ink; pink acrylic paint. I started with a piece of white card and stamped a lovely Deco style flower twice, then heat embossed the images in black. As I wanted to make them the focal images I used drawing gum to mask the flowers and let it dry. I used Aqua Tints to create a wash as a base for the background, then used a wet sponge randomly to remove some colour and add texture. I then stamped a solid flower several times with DI. On the top third of the panel I stamped a hearts background image, first in pink acrylic ( second generation) then in DI ( second and third generation). Next I added some pink paint to the solid flowers as highlights, and stamped some Gothic style corners to the top of the card. Having finished the background I rubbed the drawing gum off the first images ready to paint. I used the tints and the acrylic paint to colour them. I stamped a border from the Peacock Parade set onto some acetate and heat embossed it with Midnight Sapphire Obsidian powder. Then I stamped a butterfly onto white card and heat embossed with black powder. I painted it with tints and cut it out. I blended DI around the edges of the panel, stamped a sentiment, then attached the panel onto a black base card. I attached the butterfly with dimensional glue to complete the design. I really enjoyed creating this card, I love these colours and the stamps. I think this lovely design will suit several occasions, and could be adapted for a male card too.
This is a similar post to yesterdays in that I've created a wall plaque and matching card, but this time I have chosen a Fairy theme for Jessie. I created the plaque first and then the card. For this project I have used stamps from Sheena Douglass' 'A Little Bit Sketchy' collection and Crafter's Companion Textures collection; Lavinia Stamps fairy; acrylic paints; H2O's; Brilliance Inks; gold Aqua Tint; As before I up-cycled a Christmas heart by sanding it lightly, painting it in white Gesso then in pink acrylic. I stamped several different sizes of fairies onto the plaque using Brilliance inks, and a couple of dandelion images. On a piece of white card I stamped a fairy and toadstools, then heat embossed them. I painted them with pearlescent acrylics and H2O's then cut them out. Next I die cut a fairy from purple cardstock, painted her hair and parts of her wings and added glitter. I added glitter to the other fairy, die cut some foliage from Kraft card and added glitter. I used air drying clay and some moulds to make the letters and butterflies, painted them pink and gold and added glitter. I then sprayed all the pieces with varnish before assembling the artwork, attaching the embellishments with dimensional glue. For the card I used glitter card for the focal panel, stamping some fairies and dandelions in Brilliance inks onto it. I die cut the fairy out of purple cardstock and added glitter. I also die cut the sentiment and letters, then attached them all to the panel. I matted the panel onto purple card, then layered it onto the base card which I had already stamped with a dandelion border. These projects have been a delight to create, and they can be easily adapted for either boys or girls of any age.
I have two great nieces with birthdays in May, so I wanted to create something special for them and to personalise them. I decided on a wall plaque and matching card for each of them. Sophia is really into Princess' at the moment, so the theme was easy. I have used stamps from Sheena Douglass' 'A little Bit Magical' collection; acrylic paints; H20 paints; Distress Inks; Brilliance Inks; Gold Aqua Tint; Pro Markers; air drying lightweight clay and a mould and various dies. To create the plaque I started with a wooden Christmas heart which was in my stash, and sanded it lightly to provide a key for the paint. I gave it a coat of white Gesso on both sides, then two coats of pink acrylic. When that was dry I sponged some pearlescent purple acrylic all over the front. On a piece of white card I stamped several images in black Versafine ink and heat embossed in black powder; a Princess, toadstools, brick walls and a butterfly. I painted the Princess and the butterfly with H2O's and pearlescent acrylic paints, using Pro Markers on the face and hair. The bricks were coloured with Pro Markers as well. I painted the toadstools with acrylics, then stamped some Ivy leaves in green Distress Ink. I then cut all the images out and added glitter to some of them. I used part of a border die to create a coronet for the Princess and attached it to her head. I took some clay and pressed it into an alphabet mould then left it to dry, painting it with pink acrylic and gold Aqua Tint afterwards. I added Crystal Lacquer to the leaves, painted a wooden floral embellishment and added glitter. When all the parts were dry I gave everything a coat of spray varnish to make it durable, and attached all the images to the plaque with dimensional glue. I used several of the same images to create the card, adding some die cut letters, number and sentiment. I think these stamps are perfect for creating Fairy tail themed projects - and the design works for both home décor and cards alike.
I haven't done any tag art for a while, so I chose it to create my second entry to the Chocolate Baroque Colour challenge #22. This is another Steampunk piece, but with an underwater twist. I have used stamps from CB Steampunk Funky Fish and Steampunk Sea World sets; Distress Inks Twisted Citron, Fossilised Amber, Rusty Hinge, Squeezed Lemonade; Pebeo Iridescent Gold Dyna paint; Tando Creative tag, and Flourish stencil. I started by painting the tag with a coat of white gesso. I then blended the green and yellow DI's onto the tag and let them dry. I stamped two seahorses in black ink and heat embossed them with black powder. On a piece of white card I did the same with a galleon and a group of sand, rocks and seaweed images. I then painted all the images with DI's, mixing in a little gold Dyna paint to add some shimmer in places. I cut out the images from the card. Next I stamped some bubbles onto the tag, and added ink through a stencil at the top to represent the wind. I attached the two card images to the tag with dimensional glue. I added some lovely fibres to complete the artwork. I've doubled up the photos again to show the different looks with and without a flash. I really enjoyed doing some tag art again, I shall definitely be doing more soon!
This is a lovely little canvass I've made for the Chocolate Baroque colour challenge #22 http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/. I love these colours and at first I was tempted to go down the Autumn route, but I thought I'd do something different this time. As you may have guessed I'm a Steampunk fan and have quite a few stamps and dies in that genre. For this artwork I have used stamps from the CB sets Punky Flowers and Steampunk Butterfly; various cog dies; DI's Twisted Citron, Fossilised Amber, and Rusty Hinge; acrylic paints in green, yellow ochre, lemon yellow; Dyna paint Iridescent gold; black Versafine ink; gilding waxes; sunburst stencil, Tando creative cogs stencil. I started by giving the canvass a coat of white gesso, when dry I stamped the lamp flowers directly onto it in black ink and heat embossed with black powder. I then painted the image with Pebeo Drawing Gum and let it dry, to mask the image. I used the acrylic paints to create a background like glowing lamplight . When that was dry I applied gold paint through the stencil, then when that was dry I added DI through the cog stencil. I used a corner stamp at the top of the canvass and heat embossed as before. I then stamped some cogs along the bottom and heat embossed them. I painted them with acrylics, mixing gold paint with a couple of the colours to create a metallic sheen on some of them. While that was drying I took some white card, stamped the butterfly and heat embossed it as before. I did the same with some flower images. I then cut them all out and painted them with DI's, mixing some gold paint in as highlights. I painted some more pieces of card with the DI's then die cut cogs in various sizes out of them. I added gilding waxes to some of the cogs to give them a metallic look. Next I rubbed off the drawing gum and painted the images with DI's, and added Glossy Accents to the lamps to make them look like bulbs. I added the painted die cut cogs, flowers and butterfly with dimensional glue, and blended black DI around the edges of the canvass. I'm really pleased with this artwork and I loved creating it. I have doubled up on photos, with and without a flash, to emphasize the metallic sheen.
Spring has finally sprung in our garden! So I took inspiration from the fresh colours on display whilst gardening at the weekend. I have used stamps, dies and stencils from Chocolate Baroque, Aqua Tints and Distress Inks to create this card. Starting with a piece of white card I dabbed the Aqua Tints (2 x green, yellow) randomly all over the card, spritzed it with water to ensure it is all wet, and sprinkled salt over it. On another piece of white card I stamped some images from the 'Fluttering Hearts' set in black ink and heat embossed them in black powder. I then painted all the images with Aqua Tints and DI's (Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron and Picked Rasberry). I added some extra interest with a white pen and some glitter, then cut them all out. The background panel was dry by now so I rubbed the salt off revealing beautiful random patterns that look like bursts of colour, resembling the way the garden is bursting into bloom. I took a Tando Creative stencil - leaves - and applied two green DI's through it. I noticed that all the ferns in our garden were unfurling their leaves so I wanted to re-create this with the stencil, placing them along the bottom of the panel. Further up I used another Tando stencil (Flourish) and applied Fossilized Amber DI through it. The sun was shining in our garden so I used another stencil ( sunburst) to bring that to the piece, using Iridescent Gold Dyna paint. I painted some spare white card with each of the Aqua Tints, then die cut several sets of Crealies flower dies and some foliage out of the card. I applied DI's to the edges of all the die cuts then layered the flowers up and added pearls to the flower centres. I then took some Kraft card and put it through a basket weave embossing folder. I added Picked Rasberry DI around the edges, and also around the edges of the background panel. I matted the bp onto the Kraft card and layered them onto the base card. I attached all the embellishments in 3D with dimensional glue to create my Spring design. I am really pleased with this card, it encapsulates all the elements of our Spring garden in a contemporary design.
