This week on Tag It On, Frankie’s recipe is Art for art’s sake, hand-made background, interesting character & quirky twist. I think my tag qualifies.
I covered some grungebord with music paper, & die cut a tag with Tim’s Sizzix die.
I made my background, using Summer Distress re-inkers & a Dylusion mask.
I used stamps by Dina Wakely, Tim Holtz, & Dyan Reavely.
Thanks for looking,
Alison xox
…is this week’s challenge by Simon Says Stamp. I also got inspired by a recent YouTube video by Scraptime, which showed Dina Wakeley doing her stuff at CHA. So, I used the Summer Distress re-inkers & water to make some sprays, and got out my Dina stamps & a Dylusion stencil. I distressed the edges & added some vintage photo too, then popped on some alpha parts to make the word ‘wish’. I finished with a metal butterfly, glazed with a mix of cobalt Vintaj Patina & a little of the Vintaj Glaze.
Simon Says Stamp are offering their usual $50 prize to one lucky entrant, hoping I’ll win it one day! 🙂
Thanks for looking,
Alison xox
I had such fun getting inky with Tim’s Kraft Resist technique yesterday, that I decided to use it again, but for a card this time. There’s a fair bit of green on it, so I’m entering it for Hels’ Sunday Stampers ‘Green’ Challenge 🙂
There’s Perfect Pearls Pearl spritzed on the flowers, which were coloured with Picked Raspberry distress ink. The background was coloured with Mowed lawn DI, & the ribbon with mowed lawn DI & picket fence stain.
This week on CC2 Challenge, Linda has asked us to use Tim’s Kraft Resist technique, which can be found on page 41 of his book.
I can’t give too much away, you’ll need Tim’s book for the technique instructions, but I did use a mix of picket fence distress stain and salty ocean distress ink to colour some ribbon to wrap around the dress form. And, I used manganese blue archival ink for the stamping.
…is this week’s technique requested by Linda on the Compendium of Curiosities 2 challenge. It can be found on page 47 of Tim’s book. The Funkie Junkie are sponsoring this challenge, & offering a $25 voucher prize to one lucky entrant.
Without giving too much away, the whitewash stamping on my tag, is the word ‘DREAM’. I think it looks rather cool.
Thanks for looking,
Alison xxx
The latest challenge from Simon Says Stamp is a ‘No Rules’ challenge. They’re offering the usual $50 prize to one lucky entrant.
Here is a card I made for my niece Sasha, not my usual style, very pink and glittery, but it does have some distress ink & stamping on it.
The paper was a freebie from a magazine, I covered some grunge paper with it, & die cut the letters & flowers, using Tim Holtz’s wordplay & tattered florals dies. I used a Crafty Individuals flourish to stamp on the background
Thanks for looking,
Alison xox
Hello Stampers! As you may know, it’s the 2nd Anniversary of The Artistic Stamper’s Creative Team Blog, and to mark the occasion, we have lots of giveaways this month.
Each member of the team has chosen some stamps to work with in August, and those are the stamps you could win, just by leaving a comment on this blog post, or on my Artistic Stamper Creative Team blog post HERE.
Here are the Seaside stamps that I have chosen to use…
And here is my second piece of artwork for August…
You can see my instructions for how I made my card HERE.
Thanks for looking, and don’t forget to leave a comment here & also on my post on The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog, to be in with a chance of winning the Seaside No. 1 plate.
Alison xox
This week, over on the Snazzy’s DT Blog, the challenge is to make something with a Steampunk theme.
Also, The Stampman has challenged us to use precious metals.
A while ago, I was inspired by a Craft Stamper article, to add some texture (i.e. sequin waste, hole re-inforcers etc.) to a PaperArtsy hanging chunky board, then cover it with gesso. I stayed this way for a couple of weeks, then I inked it with black soot distress ink, & spritzed with pink bubblegum Dylusion spray.
The die cut heart & wings were painted with some Pebeo Fantasy Prisme in moonstone & antique pink. The piece above it is something I found on my paper round…not sure what it is! It’s made of plastic, & I painted it with silver acrylic, & added the stamped face inside the ‘port-hole’. A few metal cogs & a Dylusion stamped phrase, & I was done.
Thanks for looking,
Alison xxx
My darling daughter Beth did brilliantly in her AS exams…..she got straight A’s in Maths, Further Maths, Physics & Art!
I’m so proud of her, she studied very hard & it all paid off!
Here’s a card I made for her.
I’m entering it for Hels’ Sunday Stamper’s Challenge, the theme of which is ‘Shiny’.
Here’s a close up of the Frantage covered star
I thought I’d show you a couple more sets of jewellery that I made, using the Pebeo Fantasy Prisme paint. I really love that stuff! 🙂
This week on CC2, Linda has challenged us to use Tim’s creative core’dinations techniques (page 61 of CC2). Simon Says Stamp are the sponsors, & they are offering a generous $25 voucher to one lucky entrant.
I’m also entering my card for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge, which is to use your favourite technique. I have used Tim’s scribble stain distress technique, which is an all time favourite of mine – you never know what you’re going to get! Love it!
thanks for looking,
Alison xox
My young colleague Dan was 21 last Friday, & I made him this card. You might recognise some more of that yummy Pebeo Prisme Fantasy paint on it 🙂 I used silver Krylon pen to edge the black card, & silver peel-off letters to spell ‘DAN’.
I think the paint pattern looks like a multi-coloured slug! Lol! I can even see a smiley face….can you?!
Thanks for looking
Alison xox
Hello Stampers! As you may know, it’s the 2nd Anniversary of The Artistic Stamper’s Creative Team Blog, and to mark the occasion, we have lots of giveaways this month.
Each member of the team has chosen some stamps to work with in August, and those are the stamps you could win, just by leaving a comment on this blog post, or on my Artistic Stamper Creative Team blog post HERE.
Here are the Seaside stamps that I have chosen to use…
It started off life as an Altoid Mint tin!You can see my instructions for how I decorated my tin HERE.
Thanks for looking, and don’t forget to leave a comment here & also on my post on The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog, to be in with a chance of winning the Seaside No. 1 plate.
Alison xox
A combined challenge piece from me today…
Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge 16 – perfect pearls – page 54 of Tim’s book
Sunday Stampers – patterns
Simon Says Stamp and Show ‘what do you say’
The base of my card has Tim Holtz’s honeycombe texture fade with various colours of perfect pearls mist. I added some textured tattered florals, the top flower has some Stampendous frantage aged aqua EP, aged black EP and blue glass glitter, with an aged gold embossed flower brad. I finished with a Dylusion stamped phrase.
Here’s my version of Tim’s August Tag. He used a few new products, so I just used what I already had. The tag has perfect pearl heirloom gold mist on it, which made it rather difficult to photograph…I eventually got my shot outside. I have to admit, I’m rather proud of the roses I made with Tim’s tattered pinecone die.
The little charm has red Pebeo Prisme Fantasy paint in it 🙂
Thanks for looking,
Alison xox
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