A mixed media piece

A mixed media piece

Saturday, 4 April 2015

Last lot of photo's from workshop

Hi everyone I have the last lot of photo's from Andy's workshop.
I am not going to write anything just let the photo's do the 
Talking!



















Vintage Motor


Hi everyone over at The Artistic Stamper I have my next post 
for you to view.


It involves a lot of Distress products and Artistic stamper 
Stamps. 


Why not pop over and see how I created it and be sure to let me 
know what you think.
Cheers Dee x



Thursday, 2 April 2015

Day II of Andy Skinners Online Workshop.

Well here are today's makes from my online workshop with 
Andy Skinner.


I have to say it is amazing I am really enjoying it.
Move over Tim!!


I can not tell you how amazing Deco Art Media range is. I absolutely love 
it and now I have a better understanding 
of how to get the best from them I 'UBER' love them!!!


I have used a lot of Tim's texture fades in my makes as they show case 
the techniques that you learn during the workshop.


I made two of these.


& two of these.


I have really enjoyed today and am looking forward to tomorrow.


I would like to offer a warm welcome to my new follower's.
That's it for today as always look forward to your feedback.
Happy Easter everyone.
Dee x




Wednesday, 1 April 2015

An afternoon's workshop & Play

Hi everyone and hello and a warm welcome to my new
followers!
Unfortunately I am unable to tell you how I made 
my afternoons work.


What I can tell you is that it involved Deco arts 
Media range of paints & mediums.


As you know I am off work at the moment and as I
am getting better I decided to enrol in a 
online workshop.


I enrol in Andy Skinners Time worn 
workshop.


These pieces were done using the techniques shown
in this workshop.


more pics

 


I must admit I am really happy with the results 
let me know what you think.
Cheers Dee x

Flora & Fauna

Hi everyone I hope you are well I have for you today my challenge post
 for The Artistic stamper the topic for Aprils challenge is Flora & Fauna.


Firstly I stuck torn pieces of Tim Holtz die cut paper onto a craft tag
with cut out gold embossed boarder stamp from The Artistic Stamper.


I then coloured the tag with distress inks in the following colours
Wild honey, Vintage photo, mahogany & Walnut Stain. This was backed onto 
black card and cut with a wavy blade


The flowers were made using card that had been coloured with Distress 
stain spray in the following colours wild honey,frayed burlap, 
mahogany & faded jeans. 

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The Artistic Stampers flower power stamp was stamped nine times onto 
the distress coloured card and then cut out & assembled into the flowers.


Once the flowers were made and stuck together I sprayed them 
with Perfect Pearls Heirloom gold.


To finish off I backed it all onto scrap cardboard.
Products used
  1. Artistic stamper stamps:-  Flower Power & Boarders 1 plate
  2. Distress inks :- Mahogany, Vintage photo, Wild honey & Walnut stain.
  3. Distress spray stains:- Brushed corduroy, Mahogany, Iced spruce & Faded jeans.
  4. Perfect pearls mists:- Heirloom gold.
  5. Gold embossing powder


 I hope you have enjoyed this post and that you want to join us in the challenge over at 
Please let me know what you think as this challenge is well out of
 my comfort zone.
look forward to looking at all your entries,
Cheers Dee x




Sunday, 22 March 2015

A Colour Explosion!


Hi everyone I have a sneak peek at my latest project


Why not pop over & see the step by step on  how I achieved this.
Cheers Dee x


Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Anything Tim


Hi Everyone! I would like to say a warm welcome to all my new followers
 and to say that I am very flattered to all of you who follow 
me old and new. I still find it all very humbling. 


I am still convalescing and not getting much sleep so doing a lot of 
blog hopping. I came across the challenge at A Vintage Journey  
and thought I would enter this piece.


I made my own little canvases by wrapping canvas paper round cardboard
and priming with gesso, then swiping with texture paste.


Once dry I sprayed with distress ink in frayed burlap and Iced spruce.
Next I stamped the boy from Tim's Stamp in black archival ink .


Where the texture paste hadn't dried fully you get a slight imprint,
I quite like this effect.


On the slightly bigger canvas I prepped it the same as the first
but put the texture paste through Tim's layering stencil.
Once dry I painted it with pumice stone distress paint
& brushed vintage photo and black soot across
the surface as  well.


The ruler was made using a wooden garden seed stick which I 
stamped with the Tim's Ruler stamp in versa fine black ink
and clear embossed it. I then  coloured it
vintage photo with distress ink.


A fuse wire, metal clip, die cut cogs, small clock, larger clock, crackle accents &
 a stamped ruler from my stash complete the top canvas 


Close ups


More 


Finally a old bit of twisted wire from my stash complete
the picture.


Sunday, 15 March 2015

Gear It Up

 Hi everyone! 
I am super excited to have been lucky enough to have been chosen to become 
a member of this amazing team so with that in mind I have for you
my first post for SanDee & amelie's Steampunk Challenge.
Why not pop over there and join in with the Challenge,
this month it is Gear it up.


Well as I love cogs this one is easy I had some handmade paper and had 
already tried to create a piece that I wasn't that 
happy with.


The picture below is prior to spritzing it lightly with faded jeans, salty ocean  
distress inks and water to activate.


 I used Fresco Finish paints and a brayer then Tim's flourishes,
grunge paste through crafters workshop stencil. Not to
sure you need to do this bit now as I sprayed it all.


I used La Blanche stamps for the centre panel this was done onto 
recycled card board.


Tim's Embossing folder (small bingo card ) was used on black card 
and highlighted with treasure gold.


Clocks were from my stash I just collect clocks I am not sure where they are
all from.


The cogs are made from a memory box die that has been rusted up with
Deco Arts Multi media Paints.


I added cogs from my stash to enhance the die cut ones.


A close up of the clocks I used crackle accents on the clock faces.


I mounted the entire piece onto foam board to give it more dimension.



 I hope you all like my first piece for SanDee & Amelie's Steam punk challenge, & 
are now feeling inspired to pop over and play along with us. If you would 
like to know more or let me know what you think
just leave me a comment.
Cheers Dee x