Sin City Stamps Design Team Application

Hi all

This is my application for the Sin City Stamps Design Team Call.

http://sincity-stamps.blogspot.co.uk/

Art Journals

Decoart crafters acrylic Oatmeal, Tropical Blue,Ocean Green and Early Spring Green 

Decoart white modeling paste

Decoart white gesso

Dry wall tape

Kaisercraft  Texture Stamps Edges, Film Edges,36

7 Gypsies Steampunk set

Lillli Bot Crafts Gothic Rose Stamp Set

Banana Frog Alphabet stamps

13arts Yellow green Mister

Colour Chemistry Sepia mist spray

That Craft Place Clock Stencil

Tutorial is here http://whatkatiedid2.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/mixed-media-art-journal-beginning.html

http://whatkatiedid2.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/susan-k-weckesser-creative-team-mixed.html?m=1

DecoArt crafters acrylic island blue

Clearsnap Colour Pop Minis Kiss, Night, Fresh, Black and Ice

Susan k Weckesser Co Branded Unity A Little Bit Love Stamp Set

Julian Vance Grunge Love

Tando Creative Mini Sequin stencil

DecoArt Pixlated Stencil

Susan K Weckesser Doodles Stencil

DecoArt Black modeling paste

DecoArt white modeling paste

Mixed media card

http://whatkatiedid2.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/the-crafters-palette-dt-decoart-madness.html?m=1

DecoArt Scale 12 x 12 Stencil
DecoArt Media Mister Magenta
DecoArt Pixlated Stencil
DecoArt White Modeling Paste
Kaisercraft Crackle Stamp
Kasercraft Harlequin Stamp
Prima Rossibelle Paper Collection

Altered Steampunk Lamp

http://whatkatiedid2.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/decoart-blogger-outreach-program.html?m=1

DecoArt Chalky Finish paint Lace 

DecoArt Chalky Finish Treasure

Oak House Studio Colour Chemistry Sea Blue

Oak House Studio Sea Life stamp set

Things to Alter MDF Anchor 4 inch 

Things to Alter MDF Cogs and Washers

One Old wooden Lamp

ATC

This one hasn't been blogged yet so here is a tutorial on how to make things look rusty

http://whatkatiedid2.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/things-to-alter-rust-technique-mini.html?m=1

MDF ATC blank from Things to Alter

MDF cogs Things to Alter

DecoArt black and white gesso

DecoArt Metallic Lustre Turquoise, Rose Gold and Copper Kettle

DecoArt Crafters acrylic Oatmeal

Mixed Media Art Journal The Beginning

Hi all 

I have a new art journal to show you and i have included a tutorial too. I have been spending time developing my mixed media style and i am going towards bright and grungy which is going to be interesting.

I started off by applying texture using stencils and modelling paste which i applied around the edges. I then painted the whole page with white gesso and added bits of dry wall tape. You need to add more gesso over the tape as it is smooth.

Next i painted the pages over with Crafters Acrylics starting with Oatmeal and then building up the paint layers using Early Spring green and Island Blue. I blended the colours together and then spritzing misting ink over. I applied some with a brush to get darker patches of ink.

I then used the Kaisercraft Edge stamps to build up a boarder and added texture around the edges.

I used the Kaisercraft 36 stamp to build texture up starting from the top corner

I stamped the skull onto the page first as a place mark and to get the details on the page that would be lost in the next step. I stamped the skull onto white card and cut it out before adhering it to the card and added some cogs.

I highlighted the stencils by dry brushing paint over them and the dry tape.

I finished the layout off by stamping my quote out onto card first and then cutting the words out. I did this so i didn't accidentally smudge them words on the page.

The Memory Nest: Make it Monday no 45

Waving hello to the DT over at The Memory Nest. Love your sketch Crystal so i have made a layout with it. Here is the link to the blog if anyone would like to join me http://thememorynest.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/make-it-monday-no-45.html

I used the barcode stencil mask by 13arts on the background and then used the turquoise splash ink to create the splats and flicks across the page

                         I changed the layout of the photos but stuck to the rest of the sketch

We decided to visit Stafford upon Avon while the weather was nice and went into the Butterfly farm. Here are a few snaps of the Butterfly farm and riverside

I used the Bohemian and Botanical notes paper pads for this layout. I cut the flowers out of the patterned paper from the 12x12 Bohemian pad.

I cut the butterflies out of the cover as they had glitter on them and sparkled.

Thank you for visiting

A new mixed media layout and some sad news

Hi all some sad news

Scrapbook magazine is closing so i wont get to see my work published. I will be sharing the layouts i made for my introducing feature over the next few weeks starting with this one.

                       
                                I used the Sweet Paris range to make this vintage layout of my nan

 I spritzed Ayeeda misters over the base of the page first before stamping over the top with Kaisercraft texture stamps. This one is the Grid one.

i used an assortment of white paper flower and inked them to match the layout. I used OHS sepia ink.


Thanks for looking

Trimcraft Scrapbook Feature April

My latest Scrapbook tutorial is up on the Trimcraft website, this month we take a look at the basics of using mixed media on your projects. The link to the article is below.

http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/articles/how-to-scrapbook-advanced-tutorial-with-mixed-media-and-inks

This photo was taken at the Stratford Butterfly farm which is located near the River Avon, Its a beautiful walk and i never get tired of photographing the butterflies.

Stratford is such a scenic town and there plenty of places to photograph.

Here are a few of my favourite photos and i often use them on my layouts. I took these in natural light using the Macro setting, which looks like a flower.

Here are a few detailed photographs of my layout. I mostly layered different types of flowers together. I love to combine different materials to build up texture.

 

i spritzed yellow-green DecoArt misters on to white flowers to get a variety of colours.

Now i will share a technique with you.

1) apply the texture paste at random to the page. There are a lot of different ones so experiment or make your own.

2) unscrew the cap on the misting spray and drop ink onto the page. The texture paste helps it run down as its smooth.

3) lift the page slightly to allow ink to run down the page.

Thank you for visiting and please comment and let me know is this tutorial helped you.