Underwater Scene

Hi

The Weeks just seem to fly by these days I turned around and The Craft Barn have announced another letter in the Alpha Challenge I am trying to keep up with lol.

This time the letter is S and the twist is use a shell, well I immediately thought seaside......wish I was there.........but after reading through my dictionary I found the word Seaweed so I ran with it.

on my page I have included several S words......Seaweed, Seahorse, Shells in my Underwater Scene

Firstly I washed over the whole page with Aqua Tint Inks using lots of water, next I wiped over with a damp baby wipe to lighten areas. 

My stamps are from Sheena Douglas A Little Sketchy Range - I used 3 sets in all I will put all the details at the end of the post, using  2 different colours of Aqua tint Colour I painted them  onto the seaweed stamps they were quite wet and stamped I love the effect this gives and was really pleased with the resulting seaweed which really looks like it is under the water. 

I had to add a Seahorse to the scene as I adore these cute little animals they fascinate me and the male looks after the babies!!, would love to see one in real life.
The seahorse was inked up with distress inks peacock feathers and over stamped in vintage photo, there is one solid stamp and one detailed which is great for this effect.  The little fishes were stamped in vintage photo and with damp paint brush I moved the ink around the images.

Lastly I stamped the shells in distress paint -  fossilized amber and tea dye, there was a lot of paint on the image which I painted into  the shell shape which gave an opaque cover, dried this with heat gun and over stamped in vintage photo and spiced marmalade to give back the shell definition. The edges of the pages were inked with vintage photo, also the dictionary quote edges and the letter S which was firstly painted with the same distress paints and lastly there is a great quote stamp with the set and it just seemed to fit........

To discover a seashell is to discover a world of Imagination - Michelle Held

Phew hope you hung on in to the end lol,  this took longer to type than to make. I had great fun making my mixed media Art Journal page and am really pleased with the result, thinking I might make another one in a similar way but on canvas and hang in the bathroom I have just the space........

Many thanks for the lovely comments left on my last AJ page post everyone is appreciated very much.

I would also like to join in the following challenges

The Artistic Stamper - All things Distress
As You Like It challenge - Favourite animal and Why - Seahorse-they fascinate me
A Bit More Time to Craft -Anything goes

Ingredients used

Sheena Douglass A Little Bit Sketchy Stamps range, Hidden Stars - Seahorse, seaweed; Underwater Angels - Seaweed; Sea Shells.

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tint Inks -  Bright and Beautiful set;

Distress Inks - peacock feathers, vintage photo, spiced marmalade; Distress Paint - Fossilized Amber, Tea Dye;

'till next time

Humming Bird

Hi

This week the challenge at Glitter N Sparkle is Anything Goes.

My card is using an image from Imagine That

Petunia and Humming Bird

I had great fun creating my card with this image which makes me think of late Spring, wish we had Hummingbirds in the UK.

Using Spectrum Noir pens  to colour in the image I choose a Teal colour for the Hummingbird and bright pinks for the Petunias, the paper is mounted onto Teal card and I added glitter around the edges of the paper, also on the Humming Bird's tail and wings and lastly around the outside edge of the image before mounting onto the die cut scallop circle.

Sentiment was stamped onto card using Archival black ink then  using a hand punch for the  label shape.

I would also like to play at the following challenges

Fussy and Fancy Friday Card Challenge #162-Female Birthdays

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #13 - Anything Goes

The Crafters Café Challenge- What Season Are you In? - Spring

Crafting When We Can #117- Birthday

The Ribbon Girl Challenges - April use any Image

The Corrosive Challenge Blog #4 - Girls, Ladies, Women

Cherry Red

Hello

A new challenge starts today at Glitter N Sparkle challenge blog and the theme is Red and White My image is Cupcake Peeker

sponsored by Bugaboo

Different Designer papers were layered on to a tall card blank, I cut the image out with a Sizzix labels die shape.  I coloured in with Spectrum Noir pens.  Sentiment was a Papermainia stamp, stamped in Red Archival Ink. Gems and foil tape embellishments and red gingham ribbon for the finishing touches.

I would like to join in at the following challenges

Creative Ladybirds Creations challenge 14 - Anything goes
Crafty Boots Challenge - Use a Sentiment


till next time

Pretty in Pink

Hi everyone

Todays post is another AJ page, as you know I have been playing along with the Craft Barn Alpha Challenge and the letter for this 2 weeks  is D with a twist Pink has to be included! I have missed the last two challenges but I do intend to do the pages so my journal is complete.

Dragonfly and Spring popped straight into my head and I have this fabulous stamp set  from Sheena Douglass Range of stamps with matching dies, I  love this set, and any excuse to use it and I'm there.

I used distress Inks picked raspberry, mown lawn and vintage photo, using a stencil again from Sheena Douglass range I inked the wild flowers moving stencil across page, I then blended the same inks over the page and spritzed with water, the flowers wicked slightly, I really like this effect it softens the stencil a little and the background goes nice and splodgy....I like that word lol......

The Dragonfly was stamped in vintage photo straight onto the page, also stamped and die cut twice from copy paper and white card.  The Paper Dragonfly was coloured with picked raspberry and then stamped in black archival, I also used  gold pebeo gilding wax on the wings this really shines in real life photo doesn't really pick it up, the card dragonfly was painted in gold metallic paint and stamped over in archival ink.  I choose to cut them out first and then stamp them I find it an easier process.

Lastly I used the beautiful corner stamp in vintage photo and the word Dragonfly both stamps come in the set.

I would also like to join the following challenges

A Vintage Journey #40 - Spring is in the Air
Country View Challenges April - Spring
The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog- All things Distress
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Pink and Green
Craft Stamper Magazine Make It Take It April Challenge - Spring Flowers

Superstar

Hi everyone

Today I am posting my DT card for Glitter N Sparkle Challenge Blog for this weeks challenge which is Sun, Moon, Stars (Space)

My image is Ashley on a Rocket from one of the Sponsers for this challenge Sunsational Stamps

I cut the image with aTattered Lace Die and using a circle punch for the corners, I then coloured the image with Spectrum Noir pens and added glitter to some areas, so difficult to photo,

the sentiment is a stamp I have for ages and I can't remember where from.  I stamped onto white card with black archival ink and edged around with dried marigold distress ink. This was mounted onto design paper from my stash onto orange and black card, the card blank was run through an embossing folder and distress ink dried marigold was applied over the raised areas. Stars were punched out of various card and inked with dried marigold, small stars are from my button jar.

I would like to play at the following challenges

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge 123 - Use Dies and Punches

Creative Card Crew 110 - Die Cut

A Gem of a Challenge 166 - Don't be Square

The Ribbon Girl Blog Challenge - Anything Goes

Petal Lu Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

A bit more time to Craft #16- anything Goes

till next time

Simply Fae

Hi

Today I am posting my DT card for the new challenge which starts today at Glitter N Sparkle Challenge Blog theme us a Die/Punch

My Image is the lovely  Fae 9 sponsored by Morgans Artworld

I have used spectrum Noir pens to colour the image, die cut with tattered lace circle which also cuts holes which are perfect for using thread or ribbon through, I have threaded with bakers twine in a vintage taupe, I punched the sentiment with circle punches and coloured the larger one with a spectrum noir pen to match my image.  All the edges were inked with vintage photo distress ink and corners of paper have been rolled back for a slightly shabby look.  Hope you can join in the fun this week.

I would like to play at the following challenges

Lemon Shortbread Challenge- Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge No.79- Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge#106-Anything Goes

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge 123- Use Die Cuts/Punches

Creative Inspiration Challenge #248- Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 271 - Anything Goes

'til next time