Life in a Snapshot: May 2017

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Amazing ATCs with Brushos

Hi all

I have a new tutorial up on the team blog today. If you would like to pop over to learn how to create these amazing ATCs. Link is below

http://colourcraftblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/how-to-create-amazing-atcs-with-brusho.html?m=1

Thank you for visiting

Monday, 29 May 2017

How To Create A Stunning Shabby Chic Card With Fabscraps

Hi all

I was asked to be a guest designer for Fabscraps. Here is my first make using the Charms of Spring collection

Cover the card with patterned paper and then take the chipboard topper and paint with pink acrylic paint. Coat with crackle medium and once dry paint over with white acrylic paint.

Glue the chipboard onto a sheet of pattered paper and trim to fit before adhering to the card. Decorate the chipboard with half pearls. Glue a length of pearl trim to thin ribbon and glue to bottom of the card.

Decorate with paper flowers and ribbon.

Finish by adding a sentiment sticker in the top corner.

Thank you for visiting.

FabScraps Charms Of Spring Card Kit	Charms Of Spring Stickers	FabScraps Charms Of Spring Die-Cut Chipboard Shape	DecoArt Americana Acrylic Snow (Titanium) White	Tutti Fruitti Crafters Acrylic
Weathered Wood - DecoArt Meds -8oz

Saturday, 27 May 2017

Cherish the Memory Shabby Chic Beach Card

Hi all

I have a card to show you which i have made using the Summer at the Beach Collection by Studio Light and available at Cherish The Memory.

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I used watercolour on the card base and then made up the topper from the kit

I added the washi tape along the bottom and added self adhesive pearls around the card.

Thank you for visiting.

3D Romantic Summer Greeting card kit

Metallic Washi Tape

How To Create An Altered Nautical Clipboard

Hello crafty friends

I am guest designer for Thompson Craft Supplies for this month and my first project is an altered clipboard using Scrapberry's Primavera and 7 gypsies Maritime paper pads

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1) Paint the clipboard with white gesso

2) Paint the clipboard a sea green colour using acrylic paint

3) Paint over with crackle glaze

4) Paint the clip with gesso and then with the Art Alchemy Mermaid Sparkle Acrylic paint.

5) Mix a little Mermaid Sparkle with modeling paste and use a mini stencil to apply to the clip.

6) Cut a large rectangle from the 7gypsies Maritime paper pad and adhere to clipboard

7) Cut out a polaroid frame using a die and mount the photo onto it.

8) Cut out a strip of patterned paper from the Maritime paper pad and add a lace boarder using a punch.

9) Cut out a small square from the Primavera pad and adhere behind photo.

10) Take a piece of cheese cloth and dye it with spritzing ink and glue these near the photo.

11) Add a stencil around the paper layers using a mini mask and modeling paste.

11) Decorate the clip with a variety of embelishments

12) Paint the lighthouse with Mermaid Sparkle and once dry add a layer of crackle glaze.

13) Spritz blue mist spray over a paper flower and adhere at base of the lighthouse.

14) Decorate with shells

15) Fill a tiny glass bottle with 2 mm seed beads and glue to clipboard

16) Add a few more embellishments to finish.

Thank you for visiting

7gypsies Maritime 8x8 paper pad

Scrapberrys Primavera 12x12 paper pack

Scrapiniec Nautical Lighthouse set

Art Alchemy Sparks Acrylic Paint Mermaid Sparkle

Thursday, 25 May 2017

How To Create An Inventive Steampunk Altered Box With DecoArt

Hi all

I created a steampunk box for the Decoart Blogger Outreach Program.

I covered the whole box in black gesso and once dry i then used a stencil with black modeling paste over the box.

I dry brushed the box over with Silver Spark, Copper Kettle and Gold Rush Metallic Lustre. For the fastening i painted the metal with gesso and then Texture Sand Paste which i molded over the fastening. I then painted it with Gold Rush Metallic Lustre and Quinacridone Gold to give it a rust wore look.

I used Chipboard cogs and embellishments i had created using a mold and casting plaster. I first painted everything with black gesso and then metallic lustre but it was too clean so i added texture sand paste and more Quinacridone Gold to weather it.

Thank you for visiting.

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics in Quinacridone Gold

DecoArt Media - Gesso

Metallic Lustre Copper Kettle

DecoArt Media - Black Gesso

Cogs Grab Bag

Sunday, 21 May 2017

The Robins Nest Heritage Scrapbook Page

I have a heritage scrapbook page i made using products from The Robins Nest. This is Albert my Great Grandfather who was in the army and stationed in India most of the time until World War 1 and 2 broke out. He is my Mother's Grandfather and quite a tough man.

Thank you for visiting and you can find the full article here http://chatteringrobins.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday, 18 May 2017

Sin City Stamps Serene Art Journal Page

Hello friends

I have a new tutorial up on the Sin City Stamps blog which you can find here http://sincity-stamps.blogspot.com/2017/05/how-to-create-serene-floral-art-journal.html

Thank you for visiting and check out our fan group for more fun and games https://www.facebook.com/groups/sincitystampsfangroup/

Wednesday, 17 May 2017

How To Create A Steampunk Heritage layout

Hi all

I have created a mixed media layout of my Great Grandfather Albert. He was stationed in India during the war but other then that i dont know much about him. I used the Mechanical Illusion paper pad from Scrapberry;s.

I created the background by applying black gesso over the section where the photo will be placed. I then added a couple of stencils and spritzed with ink. Once dry i added a layer of metallic paint.

Next i started cutting up the sheets and cutting out the detailed sections and layered them up.

I used chipboard cogs and painted them with Decoart Texture Sand Paste to give them a rusty look. I then painted them with Quinacridone Gold and added a little Texture Fierro Iron.