Spring Hanging

It's the first of the month and time for a new challenge at Altered Eclectics, as always the theme is Anything Goes but it must be mixed media/altered art, no cards are allowed.

My DT piece this month is a Spring Hanging.

 I started by painting the base with gesso and then acrylic paint, then I stamped the flower to position it. I added a die cut and some lace and brushed some acrylic paint over them.

I stencilled some yellow dianmond shapes and stamped some script and mesh.

I sprinkled some brushos on the lace and die cut, then I sprayed some water and let it run, I also splattered watered down white acrylic paint.

I stamped the flower and rabbits onto card, the flower and leaves were stamped twice, I cut them out after colouring them with felt tips, then I adhered them to the hanging. I added some die cut letters, flowers and black gems in the centre of the flowers.

The stamps I used are
PaperArtsy/Lin Brown - the flower,
Crafty Individuals - the rabbits.

Why don't you check out the challenge, my team mates have made some fabulous samples.

Summer Garden

It's time for the another Craft-Room Challenge and it's my turn to choose the theme. We've been having some lovely sunny weather here in the UK and the gardens are in full bloom, so my theme for this challenge is A SUMMER GARDEN.

The winner of the challenge will be chosen by the team and will receive goodies from Tanda Stamps and Woodware Stamps.

I've made a wall hanging with lots of summery flowers for my DT piece.

I stencilled some flowers with a PaperArtsy mask and Grunge Paste then I painted it with white gesso, I then painted it with different coloured acrylic paint. I stencilled the leaves on the background with green acrylic paint and drew round the leaves with black pencil, I also used coloured pencil on the pink flowers. I stamped and drew some small flowers but only a couple are showing. I cut some plant pots with a Sizzix die and added a lot of quilled flowers. I don't know who made the stamp that I used for the sign. I added some ladybirds, butterflies and a wooden bird that I'd painted.

The rest of my team mates have made some beautiful samples and they'd love you to visit the Craft-Room to take a look.
                                     

Witchy Women Wall Hanging

Another DT piece for Gecko Galz using the lovely September products.

 

Three Background Papers from the Vampire Ball Paper Set.

Three Images from the Witchy Women Collage Sheets.

Three Coasters.

Three Pieces of Card Slightly Bigger Than The Coasters.

Purple Material.

Purple Ribbon.

Versamark.

Gold Embossing Powder.

Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Flowers and Gold Gems.

 

Adhere the background paper to the coasters.

Adhere the ribbon to the three pieces of card forming a loop at the top, then cut some squares from the material and adhere to the pieces of card.

Sponge some Versamark round the edges of the coasters and emboss with the gold embossing powder, then adhere the coasters to the three pieces of cards.

Distress the edges of the images and sponge with the vintage photo then adhere them to the coasters.

Adhere the flowers and gems.