Think Happy Thoughts #135

Today's project features PaperArtsy stamps.  I started by creating using my Distress Stains.  I then added a scrap of dictionary page and tinted it with some of the same stains.  Next I stamped my dream lady in brown onto the dictionary page.  I then started to build up background layers by stamping different stamps in different shades of browns and yellow tones and eventually stamping in black. 

I drew a couple of borders with my fineliner and then as a final touch added Glossy Accents over the main image.

I've had a lovely crafting session this morning and you'll be seeing the projects created over the next few days - I've been busy playing with inks & paints again!

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

Everywhere Tranquil #134

Another one from the archives today - I found this lovely creation amongst my boxes of bits and bobs when I was clearing and sorting yesterday.  I'm loving the vibrancy of the contrast between the pink and black.

The background was created with cat's eye pigment inks direct to cardstock and then stamped using the crackle stamp from Crafty Individuals.  All the other stamps are also Crafty Individuals - the ladies, butterflies and the words are on different stamps.

My usual few white gel pen highlights add some extra detail.

short and sweet tonight! :-)

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

Scottish Wedding #133

It's one of those long put off tidy up and sort out days here today...  finally tackling reorganising all the spare beadstock as they get a little disheveled over time!  So I've rummage through my archive for today's card as I had no crafting time today.

I was asked to make a wedding card for a friend for a Scottish Wedding card.  I thought the thistle from the Chocolate Baroque Wild Meadow stamp set would be perfect.

I started by stamping the two thistles and coloured them with coloured pencils.  I then mounted onto a pretty lilac card and the black mount.

The paper and the greeting are both from Lily of the Valley and the final accent of the lilac gingham ribbon I think finishes the design nicely.

It's nice to look back over past creations, gives you some new ideas of old favourites you can revisit and revitalise with your new techniques

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

Baked Clay Pendant #132

A different project completely today.  I've worked with some Fimo to shape into a heart (I used one of my nestablities as a template to draw around.

I started with a flat base and cut out my heart - I've worked in a dark brown clay, but its only on the back that you can see the colour so you can use whatever colour you have to hand - either Fimo or Sculpey type clay.  I used a little metal flower to add some texture to the background, just by gentling pressing it into the clay.

I then rolled out the clay into long thin sausages and shaped it around the outside and then shaped for the flower stalk.

The flower is made of five little round balls of clay, flattened and shaped with my embossing tool and then another ball for the centre.

I then applied mica powders - gold, purple and pink to highlight the design.  I put in a hole at the top so I could attach my pendant.

then bake and all ready!

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

Freestyle Art #131

Oops.. missed a day!  Had my artwork all ready but forgot I hadn't blogged it!  Oh well.. you will all have to do the Doctor Who timey wimey thing and pretend this post went up yesterday!... I'll have 'today's' post appearing later today!

Today's creation is a little different... complete freestyle artwork NO STAMPS... yes I know... unusual for me!

I started by covering card with sheets from a dictionery and then applying a light coat of gesso over the top so I could still see the text.

I next drew on my abstract flowers with a fineliner and added some paint colour over the top and then once dry I drew in the flower head detail.  I drew in a rough outline of a tree and added colour with acrylic paint, using the base of the handle of my paintbrush to apply the leaves so I got lots of texture

Finally the words were handwritten and then coloured with a little bit of pink Promarker to make them stand out!

hope you like it

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

Tick Tock #130

 Today's creation is the other side of the double page in my journal - so same colour background as yesterday's created with Cosmic Shimmer Ink Misters.  I started by stamping with my large script samp in blue Versafine ink. 


Next I glued on a strip of the Tim Holtz Melange Tissue paper and allowed to dry.  I drew in some zigzag details on the left and top right corner with a fineliner and added some texture detail through a mask with some blue ink.

I cut out my clock die (Marianne Designs) and tinted it with some aqua cosmic shimmer pearlescent paint and stuck it onto my page

 I hand-drew the clock hands for a change (there are some that I could have die cut in the same set - but fancied something different today!).  I handwrote Tick Tock at the top and then coloured the letters with my aqua pearlescent paint and added white highlights.  I then wrote 'tick tock goes the clock' around the outside of my clock die.  I next stamped a pair of wings from a Tim Holtz Set using blue ink at the bottom of my page (it was a little bare and needed something!)

 Next for my bird... OK ... he's quite an artistic expression of a bird - but was up for trying a little handrawing today!  He was drawn onto a dictionary page and tinted with the aqua paint and his legs drawn directly onto the page.

 Finally the words - all handwritten and tinted with aqua paint.  I quite enjoyed the freedom of this paint... not many stamps - more freestyling!

If you fancy trying out collage inking and stamping - come and join my workshop in Attleborough next Thursday 6-8pm £15.  You too can come and have fun getting inky and creative!

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

Life is Beautiful #129

I haven't used my journal for a while, so I rescued in from the draw and looked through to see what backgrounds I had ready.  I had a double page spread all inked and ready to be decorated - so here is one side today and you will get the other side tomorrow!

It had been sprayed with blues and purples from Cosmic Shimmer Mister Inks range.    I started by stamping a large text stamp in the background using a blue ink.  I then added a few patterns through a mask with some toffee coloured ink

I was in the mood to play with my Sweet Poppy Stencil Dress design - but wanted to play with something different rather than just put paste through, so I started by tracing parts of it with the fineliner pen.  I then added some colour with Cosmic Shimmer Watercolour Paints.

I added some black and some white highlights with pens.

Next some words.... I wanted something really large and bold and didn't have stamps large enough, so handwriting it was!  I just took my time and then added some depth to the letters with my pens.  Then a lined border around the outside and I was finished.

Nice to just play!.....


Jane
www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk