A Bit of Fishing with Paperartsy

Hi everyone Dee here with a tag that I made using this lovely stamp from #PaperArtsy Hot Picks stamps. I have entered this into the Country View challenge Link below. http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/04/april-2020-animal-magic.html#links

A bit of distress inks along with pigment paints and structure paste.

Cosmic shimmer enchanted Gold gilding wax is amazing 

A few embellishments 

Remember stay home and keep safe Cheers Dee x

Aperture Week over at Tando Creative

 Hi everyone Dee here with my latest post for Tando creative why not pop over to the Tando blog to check it out.

Inspired by #Seth Apter

 See you soon and remember to stay safe.

Cheers Dee x

ATC Box for Andy Skinner DT

Hi everyone Dee here with this lovely ATC box from Creative Expressions I decorated it using Andy Skinners new pastes and paints from Creative Expressions. I really enjoyed this project as it developed itself like most of my pieces, I was really happy with the results.

Firstly I glued together the ATC Box from Creative Expressions.  I used Andy's stencil cogged up by Creative Expressions I put Andy's structure paste through it onto the ATC box. I also used strata paste and a smigin of lava paste. A quick coat of Gesso.

I heat set everything with my heat gun watched the lava paste expand. I then started with my washes. of colours. Raw umber dry, `Paynes Grey, Cobalt teal dry, very watery wash of Andy's new ocean matt paint. 

I went back in with quinacridone gold in areas as it then looks like rust. a sprinkle of cold patina and heat set to add to the weathered look see pic below.

The above pic also shows the lava paste coloured with quinacridone gold.

I added little gems that i had coloured with Andy's Prussian blue pigment paint. 

You can just see the ATC that I did poking out of the box.

Here is a close up showing the Cosmic Shimmer lustre Polish Glistening gold was used to accentuate the structure. 

A close up off the embossing enamel.

ATC was decorated in the same way as the box.

I hope you like my box as much as i enjoyed making it for you.

Cheers Dee x

Ps thank you for stopping by please leave me some feedback on what you think.

Products used

CS Andy Skinner Artist Pigment Paints Quinacridone Gold
P/N:CSASAPPQUIN £4.50

Along with Raw umber, Cobalt teal hue, Paynes grey & Prussian blue.

Cosmic Shimmer Andy Skinner Matt Chalk Paint Ocean Breeze 50ml

P/N:CSASMCPOCEAN £3.50

CS Andy Skinner Lava Paste
P/N:CSASLAVA £4.99

CS Andy Skinner Strata Paste
P/N:CSASSTRATA £5.99

Cosmic Shimmer Andy Skinner Structure Paste 75 ml
P/N:CSASSTRUCT £4.50

CE 9 x 2.5 Stencil by Andy Skinner Cogged Up P/N:CEASTEN007 £2.99

CS Andy Skinner Mixed Media Embossing Powder Crystal Glaze
P/N:CSASEPCRY £3.99

Creative Expressions Art-Effex Cogs & Gears
P/N:CEAELGEAR £2.50

Creative Expressions Art-Effex Winged Keys
P/N:CEAELWINGS £2.50

Artist Trading Cards pk 9
P/N:CEMDFATCARD £2.00

Artist Trading Elements Box
P/N:CEMDFATBOX £3.00

Isolation Redrum

Hi everyone just a quick note 2020 hasn't been any better than 2019 but this time the whole country is involved. My mum died last week and unfortunately I am one of the venerable so I am unable to go to her funeral as I am currently in isolation for the next 12 weeks. I hope all you lovely peeps are well and like me taking to your craft rooms and crafting like crazy.

So I ordered these lovely stamps made by# kazercraft, I love them they match my mood brilliantly so to tone it down I used 3 colours from the # Decoart range and the tinting base to paint these pages. Using stamps from the Artistic Stamper I decorated and stamped my way over the 2 pages. Any of you fans of the shinning well i named this after that as i have been indoors for a while now as my husband wouldn't let me out before the NHS told me to stay in. Going a bit stir crazy!!!

Here follows some close ups but love this way of painting its so soothing and relaxing compared to my normal style.

I hope you enjoyed the post minus the neg vibe. Keep safe and thanks for popping by,

Cheers Dee x

Post for Tando Layers

Hi everyone Dee here with a post for Tando Creative this weeks theme is layers.

I have created this #Tando tag using layers of paint along with layers of paper &

pastes. Then layering up the elements.

Firstly I started with a grey board tag from Tando which I covered with cut up paper to 

create texture. Some of this paper was embossed to give a deeper depth to the tag. 

Next came the #Deco Art mediums & pastes sand crackle and modelling paste 

was all used.

I allowed this to dry overnight which allows everything to dry out fully. I started with a

 fabulous Sapphire blue from #Deco Art Traditions artist acrylics. I sprayed the tag with water and

 just added with the tip go my paintbrush this was followed by #Deco Art Media Paynes grey, 

then raw umber.

 The stamp I used was a stamp by #Carabello Studio this was painted with media paints 

the heart was given a glaze.

The stars are moulds you have to be careful as the ends tend to break off but I thought it looked distressed so thats what I am going with. Rusty wire was from #Hannah Oxberry. Thats it 

from me feel free to leave a comment or ask a question or give it a go and 

let us see it on facebook. Cheers Dee x

Tando products used

TAGS MEGA BUNDLE

Layered tag

Hi everyone Dee here with one of Fiona's layered tags, there is so many layers to this tag not sure where to begin. I am over on the Tando blog today if you would like to know how I made this tag pop over to take a look link is below just click on the logo.

Cheers Dee x

For a Very Special Person

My baby Sean is 26 today and over the last year he has been a massive support to me he has been by my side through everything all the hospital visits including stays. He has travelled up to Kings everyday to see me and hug me when I was scared would always make me laugh when I wobbled.  

 I am so very lucky to have such a fantastic family each and everyone of them have been amazing.

So for his birthday my husband and I found a really funny card that was very apt could I find it I put it away somewhere so safe I have no recollection of where!

 So at 5AM when sleep was eluding me up I got and made him this card with a Seth Apter stencil.

A few sprinkles of infusions and bister and we are ready to go.

Cheers Dee x

A Halloween Journal page

Hi everyone as today is Halloween I have done a journal page with the help of some of #Mechanical Fantasy papers designed by Antonis Tzanidakis. 

I used #Deco art Media fluid acrylics Titan buff, Quinacridone Gold, Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Prussian blue hue, 

 Some stamps and water colour crayons to finish the look.

I am really happy with it i hope you all like it to Cheers Dee x

Sundial over on Tando creative

Hi everyone Dee here with  my decorated sundial designed by Fiona Randal. I love this it is 

such lovely set. I started by making the sundial bit first I had decided that I would emboss it so that it looked like metal. I triple embossed to give it a beaten metal feel.

I used Deco art paint to add colour to the embossed dial i used fluid acrylic in Prussian Blue Hue, Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide, Quinacridone gold. I used antiquing cream in Patina & Black alongside the fluid acrylic.

I started with gluing it all together then painting the entire piece with Deco art black gesso mixed with Raw Umber Premium acrylic.

Next I applied Deco Art Crackle paint i allowed it to dry naturally I had also put Deco art texture sand paste on the base and on the top of the sun Dial.

I painted the base of the sundial plate with media fluid acrylic silver paint then watery washes of Raw Umber Prusian Blue, Transparent yellow Iron Oxide, Quinacridone gold. I used a sponge to apply versa fine ink in patches and sprinkled on chunky silver embossing powders. I painted patina antiquing cream into the arms of the star this was then filled with crackle graze.

Washes of Raw Umber see above were applied also quinacridone gold to rust it up and patches of Raw Umber were applied where I had used Andy Skinners resist paste.

 I used Antonis Tzanidakis - Mechanical Fantasy to help decorate the base of the dial which I have decorated with washes of raw umber along with Transparent iron oxide and some quinacridone gold.

Butterfly were used to give a slightly different slant to it.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about how I created the sundial as much as I have enjoyed making it. Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Cheers Dee x

This kit is being shown on Hochanda today