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.

Block Printing at Ally Pally

Yesterday I spent a wonderful day at Ally Pally, it was lovely meeting crafty friends that I haven't seen for a while. There are two shows a year and last year I was very disappointed, I didn't think the shows were as good as previous years, but this year there was lots of new exhibitors and I really enjoyed looking round. There were a lot of make and takes and I managed to get on a Block Craft make and take. I used wooden printing blocks and fabric paint to print on onto a bag.

  

There are lots of mistakes on my bag but I really enjoyed doing it, needless to say I bought some blocks, they can be used on paper and card as well as fabric.

Thank you for looking.

xxx Hazel.

D Is For Dance

The letter D is the latest letter in the Craft Barns Alpha/Dictionary challenge, we have to use the colour pink as well.

For my postcard I have chosen the word Dance.

Again I've covered my postcard with a gelli print, I stamped some script and ballet shoes onto the background. I stamped the dancer straight onto the postcard and onto another gelli print and cut the dress out, I glued this over the image on the card. I stamped the quote and added the dictionary definition, I also stamped the edges.

The stamps I've used are Stamp Addicts stamps.
The edge stamp is unknown.

Thank you for looking and have a lovely day.

xxx Hazel.

SPA - Architecture

Architecture is the theme for this weeks Sunday Postcard Art challenge.

I covered my postcard with a gelli print and splattered blue paint over it. I stamped the images of Big Ben and St Pauls on to the postcard and also onto card, I coloured the images, cut them out and glued them over the images on the postcard. I found the quote on the internet.

Cherry Pie Art Stamps - Big Ben.
Sheena Douglas - St Pauls.

Thank you for looking.

xxx Hazel.

G Is For Giraffe

G is the latest letter in the Craft Barns Alpha/Dictionary challenge. I've chosen the word giraffe.

I used distress inks for the background and stamped some leaves and grass. I coloured them with pencil. I stamped the giraffe onto copy paper and coloured it with pencil, then I cut it out and glued it to my postcard. I added the letter G and the dictionary reference. I used PaperArtsy stamps for the background and the giraffe is an Inkadinkadoo stamp.

Thank you for looking, have a lovely weekend.

xxx Hazel.

Altered Fridge Magnet

The theme for the latest Mixed Media Mojo challenge is to recycle with a twist of using metal.

I'd like to enter my magnet in the That's Crafty challenge - All Things Bright And Beautiful.

For my DT piece I've altered a postcard size fridge magnet that a local estate agents put through our door.

I also used three metal butterflies of this necklace that I found in a charity shop.

I covered the magnet with copy paper and painted it with gesso and acrllic paint.

I then glued some butterflies taken from a paper napkin and added more acrylic paint and some stencilling.

I stamped the Paper Inspirations image onto white copy paper, coloured it with pencils and glued it to the magnet. I splattered some black and white paint. I used a Martha Stewart butterfly punch and stamp for the small butterflies.

I cut three butterflies from the necklace and left the chain on. I coloured them with alcohol ink, bent the wings up and glued them to the magnet. I added the words.

I hope you can join in with the challenge, why not take a trip to Mixed Media Mojo to see the fabulous samples that the rest of the DT have made.

Thank you for looking.

xxx Hazel.

Altered Greeting Card Book

It's April 1st already and time for a new Altered Eclectics challenge, as always the theme is Anything Goes as long as it's altered/mixed media, no cards allowed.

For my DT piece I've altered a Greeting Card Book.

These cute pups were on the front of the book.

The book has pockets on the inside to store greeting cards.

Inside the book were these adorable cards.

I covered the covers with paper, then I painted them with gesso and acrylic paint.

I stamped and stencilled the covers.

I stamped the PaperArtsy poppies on to paper and cut them out, I glued them to the covers and painted them with matt medium. I coloured the poppies with Faber-Castell Pitt Pens and blended them with my finger. I doodled round the edges with a black pen. I haven't done the inside of the book yet but I shall cover parts with paper and do some stamping.

I hope you will be able to join in with the challenge, my teamies have made some wonderful samples and they would love you all to take a look.

Thank you for looking, have a lovely day.

xxx Hazel.

SPA - Springtime

Happy Easter everyone, I hope you are all having a good weekend.

Today I'm hosting the Sunday Postcard Art challenge and the theme I have chosen is Springtime.

I used acrylic paint to colour the background and added a piece of tissue tape.
I die cut and stamped the bird and flowers with some Stampendous dies and stamps, I coloured them with pencil and glued them to the postcard, the word sing is a PaperArtsy stamp.

If You Go Down To The Woods

If You Go Down To The Woods is the latest challenge theme at Art Journal Journey chosen by Chris.
I'm also sharing it with the Try It On Tuesday - Nature challenge.

A couple of weeks ago while I was walking the dogs I saw a green woodpecker fly into a tree, I always take my camera out with me and I managed to get a photo before it flew away, so the green woodpecker is the subject of my spread.

I drew the birds and tree and coloured them with pencils and marker pens, I copied the birds out of a book. I water coloured the background using Inktense pencils and stamped some foliage [PaperArtsy] with Versa Magic ink. I went round the leaves with a black marker and added my photo of the woodpecker, it was printed on white copy paper - shame a branch is covering her face. I must admit that I'm very pleased with the result.

Thank you for looking.

xxx Hazel.

R Is For Raven

The latest letter for the Craft Barns Alpha/Dictionary challenge is R. I've gone for the word raven.
Here is my postcard.

It was a very simple postcard, I used one of my gelli prints for the background and stamped the Stampendous image onto white copy paper and tore round it before sticking it to my postcard. I added the dictionary meaning and the letter R, then I doodled round the edges.

Thank you for looking and have a good weekend.

xxx Hazel.

Birch Woods

Chris has chosen the theme If You Go Down To The Woods for this months challenge at Art Journal Journey.

This is my entry, I used acrylic paint and a black marker on watercolour paper.

I was going to put in some animals but decided to leave it just as a wood so that I can play with it digitally - that is if I can remember how to use my Serif Craft Artist programme.

Thank you for looking.

xxx Hazel.

Spring Watercolour

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a lovely weekend. I'd like to share a watercolour page with you. I used watercolour paper and PaperArtsy stamps.

I'm entering my project in The Artistic Stamper Springtime challenge.

I started by painting the background with watercolours.

I stamped some background flowers by colouring the stamps with Pitt pens and then I stamped the main flowers and butterfly with Versamark ink and heat embossed them with white powder.

The images were coloured with Inktense pencils and a water brush, then I went round the outlines of the embossed images with a fine black marker pen.

Below are some close up photos.

I matted the page onto black card.

Thank you for looking.

xxx Hazel.

SPA - Mad As A March Hare

Happy Mothers Day.

Mad As A March Hare is this weeks Sunday Postcard Art Challenge.

The background is patterned paper that was free in a magazine, I stamped some swirls, dots and some script. I found the image on the internet, I printed it, cut it out and glued it to my postcard. I covered the whole postcard with matte medium, let it dry and used a pitt pen to shade round the image and quote. The quote is from Alice In Wonderland. I used PaperArtsy stamps for the background.

Thank you for looking, have a lovely Sunday.

xxx Hazel.

L is for Laugh

The latest letter for the Craft Barns Alpha/Dictionary challenge is L.

For my postcard I've used one of my favourite stamps that I've had for years, I can never remember the make of the stamp.

The background is a Gelli print, I stamped the image onto white card and matted it onto black card. I doodled round the edge.

Thank you for looking.

xxx Hazel.

SPA - Coca - Cola

Coca - Cola is this weeks theme for the Sunday Postcard Art challenge.

The main image and bottles at the top of the card are Gecko Galz images that I printed. I covered my postcard with red and white spotty paper and dry brushed some white and green acrylic paint over it, then I glued the images to it.

Thank you for looking.

xxx Hazel.