SPA - Birds

Hi everybody, I hope you're all well and having a lovely weekend in the sunshine
Birds is this weeks theme over at the Sunday Postcard Art challenge.

My postcard has an alcohol ink background. I used a Stampendous stamp and die for the flowers, Katzelkraft stamp for the black birds and a TJ Design stamp for the postmark. The birds are cut out from a paper napkin and the words are Tim Holtz small talk stickers.

Thank you for visiting my blog, have a lovely Sunday. xxx Hazel.

Send In The Clowns

The letter C is the latest letter in the Craft Barns Alpa/Dictionary challenge.

For my postcard I chose the word Clown as I have a few clown stamps.

The background was coloured with distress ink, The clowns were stamped onto the postcard and I also stamped them onto white card, I coloured them with pencils, cut them out and glued them over their images on the card. I added some white dots and a doodled border.

Stamps used.
Katzelkraft - juggling clown.
Hampton Art - Trapeze clown, clown head and small stars.
Stampers Anonymous - large star.

Thank you for looking, have a lovely day.

xxx Hazel.

A Is For Art

A is the latest letter for the Craft Barns Alpha/Dictionary challenge and I've chosen the word Art.

I used a watercolour paper postcard and used distress ink on the background. The Katzelkraft images were stamped onto tissue paper with black Archival ink, I tore them out and glued them to the card and added the dictionary reference. I used my finger to edge the card with black ink.

Thank you everyone for your good wishes for my husband, we've got to be back at the hospital early today and should get some test results.

Thank you for looking and have a good day.

xxx Hazel.

SPA - Famous Artists

Famous Artists is this weeks Sunday Postcard Arts challenge theme. The artist I have chosen is Leonado Da Vinci.

I covered my postcard with a book page and coloured it with distress ink, I then dry brushed some white gesso over it. I stamped Leonado, the Mona Lisa and words onto a Gelli print, I tore round them and glued them to the card, the other images were stamped directly onto the card.
The stamps I used are Katzelkraft stamps.

Thank you for looking.

xxx Hazel.

Spotllight Card

KCUK's two Septesmber challenges are a spotlight challenge and an Autumn challenge, I've made a card to fit both challenges.

It was my Wedding Anniversary this week, 31 years, so my challenge card is also for my Anniversary. Every morning hubby and me are out of the house by 6.30 for our two mile dog walk, we have two black cocker spaniels that's why I've added the dogs to the card. I love this Sheena Douglas image of the couple walking arm in arm, sharing the umbrella, unfortunately our walking arm in arm days are over, our walking sticks would get in the way, lol.

For the background I brayered some acrylic paint onto card. I stamped the main image twice and die cut part of one image then I coloured it in and adhered it to the main image matching the pattern.
I adhered the image to the background and added the bakers twine then I adhered it to a white card blank.
I stamped the two dogs and cut them out and adhered them to the card and added some die cut leaves and sentiments.

I used the following stamps
Sheena Douglas for the main image.
Katselkraft for the dogs.
Creative Expressions for the sentiment at the bottom.
Woodware for the Happy Anniversary.

I used a Spellbinders die for the shape and Tattered Lace Dies for the leaves.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges
Make My Monday Autumn/Fall Colours
The Artistic Stamper Autumn Colours

Craft-Room Challenge - Recycle

Time for the latest Craft-Room Challenge and this fortnight it's Esthers turn to choose the theme, she would like you all to RECYCLE something - this can be either giving an old creation a new lease of life or starting from scratch using a recycled object (or both!!).

Our sponsor this time is Ali-Craft

For my DT piece I've recycled a tin can and a tag that I made in 2011 - I'm going to use it for my paint brushes.

                                                 

I covered the inside of the can with paper and the outside with a Gelli print, then I put a strip of tissue tape round the top edge of the can. I stamped some paintbrushes onto tissue paper and adhered them to the bottom edge of the can.

I carefully took the images of the tag and adhered them to can, I also added a couple of other stamped images.

The stamps that I used are 

The Stamp Bug for the paint brushes.

Katzelkraft for the rest of the images.

I'd like to enter my paint brush holder in the following challenges.

Katzelkraft - Anything Goes.

Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes.

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Anything Goes.

Circus Tag

Today I'd like to share a couple of circus tags with you that I'm entering into the Tag Along Circus Challenge

I used acrylic paints for the background and added some tissue tape and part of a book page. I stamped the Barnum and Bailey poster and trapeze artist onto some card that I coloured with Distress ink, the clown was stamped onto the tag.
The stamps I used are.
Artistic Outpost for the poster and ticket.
Hampton Art for the clown and trapeze artist.

This tag was made the same way as the first one.
The stamps I used are,
Hampton Art for the clown and sentiment.
Katzelkraft for the giraffe and juggling clown.

Transport

Another fortnight has passed and it is time for a new Craft-Room Challenge. We had some wonderful 20th century entries and I don't envy Zoe having to choose her top three.

The lovely Suzanne has has chosen the latest theme but sadly she has had to step down from the team for personal reasons. We are all very sad but understand how things are for her and hope there are good things to come to her very soon. As challenges are planned in advance we are using the theme set by Suzanne.

TRANSPORT

We'd love to see any form of travel that gets us from A to B: 
from bicycles to hot air balloons to ships!

Our sponsors are Crafty Individuals

It was my son's birthday yesterday, he was 26, I decided to combine his birthday and the challenge together, this is the card that I made.

I coloured a card blank and a piece of white card with faded jeans Distress ink and stamped the train [Katzelkraft stamp] on the card. I wrapped some ribbon around a piece of Tim Holtz kraft resist paper and attached it to the card with some screw brads. I wrapped a piece of wire round the image and adhered it to the card.

Two More Deco Pages

These are the deco pages that I made for Cynthia in the KCUK deco swap - the theme of her book is Vintage Travel/Steampunk.

The background was coloured and stamped with Distress ink, the two images were stamped with black Archival ink, I watercoloured the bus and edged the two images with vintage photo. I stamped the car onto shrink plastic and reduced the size with my heat gun. I embellished the page with a charm and staples.
The stamps that I used are.
Stamps Away for the bus.
Katzelkraft for the car.
Stampers Anonymous for the globe.
PaperArtsy for the gears and dots.
I don't know who made the collage stamp.

Again I coloured and stamped the background with Distress inks. I stamped the wall with black Archival. On white card I stamped the man on the bike and masked the man, then I stamped the wall over the image so that it looked like the wall was showing through the wheels. I removed the mask and cut the image out and adhered it to the background matching the two wall images. I added the sentiment, gears and charm.
The stamps I used are.
Katzelkraft for the man on bike, wall and plane.
7 Gypsies for the cogs and butterfly.
PaperArtsy for the dots.
I don't know who made the sentiment.

Alpha Challenge - Letter H

The letter H is the latest letter in the Craft Barns Alpha Challenge. 
Horse is the word that I've chosen.

I painted the page with watered down Fresco Finish paint and then I stamped the images. I painted the horses with watered down vintage photo Distress Stain. I stamped leaves around the page and coloured with peeled paint Distress stain. I wrote the word with a black Promarker and put white dots on the page with a whit Posca pen.
The horse stamps that I used are by Katzelkraft, I don't know the make of the middle horse or the leaves.

Alpha Challenge - Letter C

I have quite a few circus stamps and don't get much chance to use them, so when I saw that the letter for the Craft Barns Alpha Challenge was C I knew what I was going to do.

I tore a couple of pages out of my old dictionary and stuck them into my journal. I coloured my patterned background with felt tips. I stamped some stars with white acrylic paint  but the paint soaked up the colour of the felt tips so I drew around the stars with my white Posca pen, but again this soaked up the colour too.
I stamped the images onto white card and cut them out. I decided not to colour them in but just went lightly round the edges with some vintage photo Distress ink to take away some of the whiteness.
I added some die cut letters and a metal letter C
The stamps that I used are from
Stampers Anonymous
Katzelkraft
Artistic Outpost
Hampton Art.

Card For A Man

It was one of our friends birthday this week - this is the card I made for him.

I covered a square card blank with some paper from my stash.
I adhered some aluminium foil to card and embossed it with a Sizzix/Alterations folder, then I covered it with black acrylic paint and wiped off the excess.
I stitched round some brown card and then adhered my image - I used a Katzelkraft stamps.
I embellished the card with staples, chain, clock charm and a peel off sentiment.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges.
Try It On Tuesday Let's Get Stitchy Real or Faux.
Cards For Men Transport.

Alpha Challenge - Letter V

I've decided to join in with the Craft Barns Alpha Challenge. The first letter is V. I've got an old dictionary and have decided to tear the pages out and stick them in a journal. The word that I've chosen is VEHICLE.

I've ringed my word but it doesn't show up very well. 

I've used Distress stain, Fresco paint and DecoArt paint on the pages.

I also used Crafters Workshop and Creative Expressions masks.

The stamps that I used are Katzelkraft, 7Gypsies and Stamp Bug.
I stamped the images onto tissue paper before adhering them to the pages. I added a few dots with a white pen.

I'm also going to enter my pages in the
Fashionable Stamping Challenge  Trains, Planes and Automobiles.

Card For A Man

The latest challenge at Artful Times is men so I've made a card for a nephew who's birthday is in August, I shall probably put it somewhere safe and forget where I've put it.

The stamps that I used are Stamps Away Pilkington Transport for the tractor and the words are by Katzelkraft.
I edged a white card blank with walnut stain Distress ink then matted some gingham paper onto it. I embossed the cogs with a texture fade and coloured it with walnut stain, scattered straw, barn door and vintage photo Distress ink, then I matted it onto red card and added the ruler ribbon. The tractor was stamped in black and coloured with the same colours as the embossed cogs. I matted this onto red card. I embellished the card with some metal cogs attached with brads and added the stamped words.

I'm also going to enter my card in the Do You Stack Up challenge, their theme is Boys/Men.

Artful Times Tag

There's a new challenge blog called Artful Times just started and the first challenge is to make a tag.

Before I show you the tag that I've made I would like to apologise to you all for the my lack of commenting, I've not had much time to comment just lately but hope to get round and visit you all soon.

This is the tag that I've made for the challenge.

I coloured the tag with various colours of Distress ink. I stamped a variety of images and added some tissue tape, eyelets, chain, metal charm and some sari ribbon.
The stamps that I used on the background are by Katzelkraft, Crafty Individuals and Innovative Stamp Creations.
The car and sentiment are Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous stamps.

If you need some inspiration why not visit Artful Times and have a look at the wonderful samples that Sam, Von and Neet have created.

Steampunk Hanging

I started of by painting some burgundy corrugated card with orange and white acrylic paint, then I coloured some white card with tattered rose, antique linen and dried marigold distress ink using the direct to paper technique, I stamped lots of images on top of this using broken china and tea die distress ink and black archival ink. I cut out three images from a piece of Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante paper, then I attached it all to the backing card. I added cogs etc and wrapped some wire round a pencil to get the curly wire.
The stamps I used are by Katzelkraft and 7 Gypsies.
I'm entering this into Simon Says Stamp and Show some metal challenge and Just For Fun steampunk challenge.

Journal Week 2

Best and Worst Gifts was the theme for week 2.
I chose my children for my best gift and a windup musical clown doll that my in laws bought me for my worst gift. He spent most of his time hidden behind the curtains and let out when they came to visit.
The background is part of a Christmas card, it has lovely glittery swirls on it. I chose the Peter Pan image [Artistic Outpost] because when my son was about 8 he told his dad that he was never going to grow up, he's 22 now and he hasn't.
The stamp I used for the clown is by Katzelkraft.