... but I just love how Roc Nicholas' images lend themselves so beautifully to paper piecing!! And her new ponytail is no exception!
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Friday, 24 October 2014
Friday, 12 September 2014
back to my art journal
Been playing in my journal again :)
I used some 'scratch paper' as the background for my page then played with my Stampotique stamps.
This is in my 'paperback book' sized journal which I got from Paperchase aaaaaages ago but love for it's different size.
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Friday, 13 June 2014
Stampotique mail art
This week I joined in Roc Nicholas' mail art swap on Facebook. I love using the inside of envelopes for the patterned paper but it really surprised me how much of my mail looks the same from the outside - there's hardly any variation in text!
I used one of the boring envelopes as a template, drew round it and added ink through lots of stencils. I stamped 'dog' on the bits of the envelope that had text on and placed them in a row. Roc's top tip before posting is to coat the envelope with gel medium to protect it. I was very glad I did this as it was absolutely throwing it down when I went out to the post office. However, it did pick up the blue dylusions ink and made the dogs slightly blue - oops!!
I enjoyed making the envelope so much I decided to make another. This has some added extras and features over on the Stampotique Designers' blog today.
Stampotique stamps used:
Friday, 6 June 2014
horse on a tag
I ordered some new stamps direct from Stampotique and they arrived a few days ago ..
... definitely a happy parcel! These are stamps I haven't been able to get hold of in the UK, otherwise I would support a 'local' stamp store. The ones I know of here that stock Stampotique are a sprinkle of imagination, art from the heart, the cubby hole and the stamp attic.
I had a play with my distress inks the yesterday; I'd forgotten how vivid the colours were! So when I wanted a strong green background for my lovely pink yummy horse I got them out. This was made easier by the fact that just after my op, when I couldn't move much, I labelled them all and organised them into colours :)
I also made the background that I stamped 'horse' on using distress, this time the minis. I followed Tim's June 2014 tag technique of inking up the back of a stencil (I used Tim Holtz' doily layering stencil), spraying it with water then stamping with it. Once it was dry I stamped 'horse' over the top and cut him out.
I love finding random sentences in old books and I decided this one fitted 'horse' perfectly! I made another tag using horse, which you can see over on the Stampotique Designers Blog.
Stampotique stamps used:
Friday, 23 May 2014
Congratulations!!
I love CAS cards but rarely make them these days as it involves having clean hands and I end up forgetting and getting smudgy inky marks on the card! But that's what little birds are for right?!!
I suddenly remembered the other day that I'd not made a congratulations card for a friend who had a beautiful baby girl so I got out what I'd call 'bunting' and my sewing machine and set to work.
I stamped 'baby girl' using a variety of stamps before free machining 'hello' above it.
Stampotique Stamps Used:
Thursday, 8 May 2014
the art of practising gratitude
"The benefits of practicing gratitude are nearly endless. People who regularly practice gratitude by taking time to notice and reflect upon the things they're thankful for experience
more positive emotions, feel more alive, sleep better,
more positive emotions, feel more alive, sleep better,
express more compassion and kindness, and even have stronger immune systems."
I've wanted to keep a gratitude journal since reading Ann Voskamp's excellent book 'One Thousand Gifts' but I'm not great at keeping 'proper' journals or diaries, or calendars even ;) But I find a challenge is a great boost to creativity so I was keen to join in with Bernice's challenge to practise gratitude for 21 days in May.
This is a fabulous blog with, amongst other things, quotes, videos, songs and a creative technique to try each day. I am only up to day 2: be positive, but that's ok because today's words are 'be kind to yourself' and I've had a minor gynae op so haven't been able to do much, and there's really no pressure to get the journal pages completed (plus you get the weekends as catch up time!)
I'm using a diary that I bought at the start of the academic year and have set aside the May pages to write in every day. I'm using the other pages as journal pages.
The creative challenge for day 2 was to use bubble wrap to print with. For me, 'being positive' is about looking at the good things in life so I cut my bubble wrap into cloud shapes and adapted the traditional 'silver lining' saying!
It's not easy to see but I added some silver stitching to the white stitching around the cloud. [That's all I managed to do today, I now have my feet back up!! I don't think journal pages have ever taken me so long!]
Stampotique Stamps used:
Friday, 7 March 2014
just being u isn't always easy
It's not always easy to be yourself. We worry about what people will think of us so choose what to portray and what not to....
... I got quite philosophical whilst making this simple scrapling for Stampotique this week!!! Such a simple sentiment on the surface but it really got me thinking.
This week I've left the instructions over on the Stampotique Designer's blog, alongside my fellow designers, three of whom also used this stamp!
... I got quite philosophical whilst making this simple scrapling for Stampotique this week!!! Such a simple sentiment on the surface but it really got me thinking.
This week I've left the instructions over on the Stampotique Designer's blog, alongside my fellow designers, three of whom also used this stamp!
Stamps used:
Daniel's Hearts by Daniel Torrente
Just be U by Roc Nicholas
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