what can you do with all that mirri board ?

Well as i said the other day, I want to use up all those scraps. One of the things i have that i hardly ever use is mirri borard. So today i decided to try using some.

I cut an atc sized piece of gold mirri board
I took a piece of sandpaper and rubbed gently to distress
I pressed reddish brown ink to the whole thing colouring the revealed white bits and changing the tone of the gold to copper as the scratches took on the ink
I then added torn paper edged with the same ink
added my images
added my heart ( This is a digital one i designed ages ago )

I have called the atc 'He brought me flowers'

One for the boys

Here is my mens card for the one for the boys challenge over at One stop craft challenge, I chose to use inks and paints and a beautiful vintage picture of wine and cheese plus stamps. Its a very grown up card and the greeting says eat drink & be merry

Two lil atc's

Just a little bit of play using up scraps.
I have decided that i need to use up as many scraps as possible and in doing so i shall make lots of atc's and other items which i shall have to give away later as i cant keep them all in this tiny flat

Hope you like these ones - The oh so pretty one is an image i coloured then added to card i added paper hearts made from torn scraps. The text is real vintage from a storybook which i also tore and added and then blended it all in ghostly white with acrylics

The tree one is a scrap of chalked card i had left from another project and then stamped and added to another card which i added more trees. All in stazon navy blue ink

Faux tiles

I wanted to try and create a mosaic tile effect frame today and this is the result.
I used :
Punched out squares of card
Galeria glass beads texture gel
purpley blue and deep green acrylic paint
Twinkling h2o's
Anitas 3d gloss

The image is printed then I added my own design in strokes of gold h20's and pale luminart iredescent gold

Finally

FAIRY CARD
I got to play a little and made a fairy card with my paper artsy stamp and lots of pens, h2o's paint.
The mounts are 1/ purple card with black stamped music & silver embossed the edge
2/ textured card which has been chalked with pastels in purple/pink ,turquoise and blue.
I added a glittered flowet and a stamped and painted butterfly with mica

JOURNAL PAGE
The journal page is a wonderful thought about seeing yourself as part of the world and the world as part of you. The background is mixed media including my new textured gel and acrylics , nail varnish,pens plus images from many places but the fish and ladies rainbow shades are from a sheet i got from dezinaworld.com

7 day giveaway

There is a fab place called the crafty pad that is having a 7 day giveaway. All you need to do is pop over there and take a look at the fab stamps and wonderful work that is going on there. I am intrigued and love the cards that are on show too.
Pop over and take a look

I will be back myself later when i have something made but at the moment i havent had time to craft

Lavender in my art room

Today i cut the lavender in the garden and tied to dry a bunch. I have hung it up in my art room as its probably the best place for it. My art room by the way is actually a cupboard .. a largish one but still just a cupboard :) so hardly a room but as we only have a small one bedroom flat, i tend to call it a room ... well i sit in there ..

Here is the lavender

Fun in the sun

well not exactly but i thought i would have another little go at this painting lark and did another jenna type character. This time just her face and I used her on a card ... then i decided she was a bit sad and since i was sat in the sunshine painting her, i decided to shower her with wishes to 'Be Happy'. I might have to draw a series of jenna's as she seems to have just decided to 'arrive' from my pencil and from nowhere ... i didnt even know she existed ... Oh and if you are wondering .... I guess i probably am quite crazy ... but i think it was the sunshine that did it
Hope you all had a lovely day

Brooding ( mama rainbow bird & her golden egg )

Just a wee little atc i made this morning. I had to just make something as needed the therapy
Hope you like her

she is on anna griffin paper plus textured torn papers. Inked and distressed with sandpaper
Bird and Egg graphics from Dezinaworld.com and they have added touches ( the eye is drawn & the egg is coloured with ink )

Meet Jenna

Hi everyone,
Once again I am here without much in the way of art as i have had a lot going on at home.
For those who know me, we have had more news about Adam. He went to hosp yesterday and they have decided they want to operate on the anuerysm. This is very scary for us all and as his mam, you i am sure can understand how i am feeling. On the other hand the risk is also high if it is left to chance so something has to be done. The op will be within the next 2 or three months time. All going well, once this is done he will be able to lead a more normal and less worrying life.


On a brighter note. I have just managed to draw a little cartoon figure. She is JENNA and she is my first ever attempt at cartoon drawing. I had most trouble with the arms .. i obviously need practice but would appreciate your thoughts
Here she is ...