I’m sharing a mixed media card over on the That’s Crafty Blog today. Here’s a little peek, you can see my full project and tutorial HERE.
Thanks for visiting,
Alison x
Archive for September, 2015
A Mixed Media Card at That’s Blogging Crafty
Posted in Cards, That's Crafty with tags Art cards, Crafters Workshop Stencils, Dina Wakley paint, Dina Wakley stamps, Mixed Media, That's Crafty on September 30, 2015 by craftytrogSunday Scraps – Inspired by Stamping Matilda
Posted in Cards with tags Cards, Doodling, PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint, PaperArtsy Stamps, Stamping Matilda's Sunday Scraps on September 27, 2015 by craftytrogGodelieve of Stamping Matilda, posts her Sunday Scraps project every week, and I always pop over for a look. This morning, she inspired me to dig into my box of scraps & create a little card.
The background was part of a masterboard, and the flower is one I drew on the inside of an envelope, coloured & cut out. I’ve had them lurking in my scraps box for many months! I found a scrap of black card for the mount, & used a PaperArtsy JoFY quote as my finishing touch.
Happy Sunday Everyone!
Mine is very joyful, my little girl has just returned from her adventures in Central America, so happy to have her safely home. Even if it’s just for a week, she’s back at Uni next week!
Alison x
Ally Pally Show – Sept 15
Posted in Craft Shows with tags Ally Pally on September 25, 2015 by craftytrogThis time last week, I was gathering bits and pieces for my PaperArtsy demo at the Ally Pally Craft Show in London. Yes, they let me demo again!!! I was asked to use the wonderful new Sara Naumann Christmas stamps, with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paint and Golden gels and mediums.
Here are the samples that I made in preparation (I made the tag on the left, using Hotpick stamps, the others with Sara Naumann stamps)…
This is the first tag I made in my demo. I gave it to Lauren, who kindly sent me some photos…
Sorry, couldn’t make the photos any larger, but I used Chalk, Moonlight, new Professor Plum, Mermaid & new Captain Peacock Frescos, some Golden Bead Gel through a stencil, and stamp set ESN18.
I was also demonstrating the 4″ Round Gelli Plate, using bubble wrap, corrugated card, a piece of textured table protector, and a foam fruit tray to add patterns in the paint…
Here’s a photo of me just getting started, taking by Lauren, and pinched from her blog 😉
I think Kirsten took this one of me, & young PaperArtsy Elf Hugo, photo-bomber extraordinaire!…
Just look at the work of art on the craft mat, at the end of my demo. That’s the piece of table protector on the right, kindly given to me by Hazel, lovely texture for adding designs on the Gelli Plate…
I made a few purchases at the show too. These were from the PaperArtsy stand…
and some more bits from other stands…
I went back to the show on the Sunday, & did a couple of make and takes on the PaperArtsy stand, a beautiful textured and painted wooden heart, and a lovely little canvas, featuring a fab JoFY Christmas tree stamp. The paper pack and unmounted stamps were freebies with my purchases on the PA stand 🙂
It was a wonderful weekend as usual, lovely to meet up with lots of crafty friends, and also to see some great demos from some of them.
Thanks for dropping by,
Alison xxx
A Little Bit of Christmas on That’s Blogging Crafty
Posted in Cards, That's Crafty with tags Cards, Christmas Craft, PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint, PaperArtsy Hotpick Stamps, That's Crafty on September 23, 2015 by craftytrogI know it’s only September, but I’m sharing a little Christmas card today, over on the That’s Crafty Blog. Here’s a little peek, you can see my full project and tutorial HERE.
Thanks for dropping by,
Alison xx
PaperArtsy Topic 17 – Pigment Powders
Posted in Cards, PaperArtsy Challenge with tags Bistre Pigment Powders, Cards, Foil, PaperArtsy Challenge, PaperArtsy Hotpick Stamps on September 22, 2015 by craftytrogThe latest challenge on the PaperArtsy Blog is Pigment Powders. You can find out all about them, and get some wonderful inspiration HERE, and on the latest posts.
I decided to used a resist technique, and foil flakes and sheet on a card, together with some of the Bistre powders that I bought at Ally Pally. I’ve used Blue, Green and Yellow, and PaperArtsy Hotpick HP1004.
Here’s a closer look…
Alison x
PaperArtsy Sara Naumann NEW Christmas Stamps
Posted in Cards, PaperArtsy with tags Cards, Christmas Craft, Crafters Workshop Stencils, PaperArtsy, PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint, Sara Naumann Stamps on September 18, 2015 by craftytrogHere are a few details about the PaperArtsy samples I made for the new Sara Naumann Christmas stamp sets, shown HERE last week.
ESN17 has some wonderful images & messages, perfect for creating a mixed media background & focal point.
Here are some photos of how I made the background…started with some music page collage…
Brayered Guacamole and Mermaid Fresco…
Some Glass Blue Fresco…
Stamping in black, then leafy branch stamped with Mermaid Fresco over the top…
To finish the card, leafy branch was stamped on the right with London Bus, then the sentiment tag, lace and heart were added.
Here’s one of the cards I made with ESN18. I love that bird!!
Here’s the background, collage, Guacamole, Mermaid & Glass Blue. Then script stamped with Glass Blue, & stencilled with Crafter’s Workshop stencil & London Bus. Bird, music & words stamped in black ink to finish.
You’ll be able to see all the wonderful samples made by PaperArtsy’s fab design team at the Crafting at Ally Pally Show this weekend, & I’ll be demonstrating Sara’s beautiful stamps on the PaperArtsy stand at 2pm. Please come and say hello if you’re going 🙂
Alison xxx
That’s Blogging Crafty – Art Is Good
Posted in ATCs, That's Crafty with tags ATCs, Carabelle Studio Stamps, Dina Wakley paint, Prima Finnabair Stamps, That's Crafty, That's Crafty Dinky Stencils on September 16, 2015 by craftytrogJust to let you know, I’ve a bright trio of ATCs to share over on the That’s Crafty Blog today. Here’s a little peek, my full project and tutorial can be found HERE.
Alison x
Art Journey Challenge 61 – Bookmarks
Posted in Art Journey Challenge, Bookmarks with tags art journal journey challenge, Art Journey stamps, Bookmarks, Dina Wakley paint, Gelli Plate on September 15, 2015 by craftytrogReading is something I love to do, I’m working my way through Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander books at the moment, nearly finished book two. So, I decided to join in with Art Journey’s latest challenge, and make myself a new bookmark.
I used a Gelli Plate print, mounting it onto greyboard, then stamping images from Art Journey stamp plates Chess and Umbrella Girl. Finished off with some Tim Holtz Label Letters and some stapled pink felt rick rack.
Alison x
PaperArtsy New Hotpicks and Limited Edition Fresco Finish Paint
Posted in Cards, PaperArtsy with tags Cards, Christmas Craft, Fresco Finish Paint, PaperArtsy, PaperArtsy Hotpick Stamps on September 14, 2015 by craftytrogLast week I shared details of PaperArtsy’s new Hotpick and Limited Edition Fresco Finish Paint release HERE.
Today, I’m sharing a few step-by-step photos of a couple of my projects, of how the backgrounds and cards came together.
This card was made using HPXM08…
The background of this card was brayered layers of Chalk, Concrete, Moonlight, and new Professor Plum Fresco Paint.
I added a final light layer of Moonlight to knock back the Professor Plum, then stamped the textured tree from HPXM08 with new Captain Peacock Fresco.
I cut this background down to fit my 6×6 inch card blank, stamped the swirly tree with black archival ink onto a tree from the leftover background, cut it out, and used foam pads to adhere it top left. I stamped the sentiment from HPXM08 bottom right, and added some bling to finish.
My next card was made using HPXM09…
I brayered layers of Chalk, Concrete, Captain Peacock & Professor Plum, then stamped the plum pudding recipe from Ink and the Dog Xmas Plate 1. I used the brayer to apply some Crackle Glaze on parts of the background.
I then brayered some Moonlight Fresco over parts of the background, then waited for the crackles to develop. I stamped a few bubbles from Squiggly Ink Mini 15.
The sentiment from HPXM09 was stamped onto white card that was lightly brayered with Mermaid Fresco, the tree painted with Captain Peacock Fresco, then matted onto card painted with Captain Peacock, and then onto black card. I added some bling to finish.
Hope I’ve inspired you,
have a creative day,
Alison x
Ally Pally Ticket Winners
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2015 by craftytrogIt’s time to announce the winners of the Ally Pally tickets, donated by PaperArtsy. They are one day passes, and you can go either day.
The first two people who commented on my post that they are attending, were Julie Ann and Jo. I have your addresses ladies, so your tickets will be in the post tomorrow.
Alison x
PaperArtsy Launch – New Darcy Wilkinson Stamps
Posted in PaperArtsy with tags Darcy Wilkinson, PaperArtsy Stamps on September 11, 2015 by craftytrogHi Everyone!
 PaperArtsy are launching the new Darcy Wilkinson Eclectica stamp sets on their blog tonight HERE.
Here is a video sharing news of Darcy’s wonderful new designs.
The new Darcy Wilkinson stamps are now available from your local PaperArtsy stockists, together with on-line suppliers such as That’s Crafty.
Alison x
P.S. PaperArtsy and I are giving away some tickets for the Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show at The Alexandra Palace, 19th/20th September, where I’ll be demonstrating on the PaperArtsy stand with some of my very talented team-mates. See my post HERE for details.
PaperArtsy New Stamps – Sara Naumann Christmas Designs
Posted in Cards, PaperArtsy with tags Art & craft, Art cards, Christmas Craft, PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint, PaperArtsy Stamps, Sara Naumann Stamps on September 10, 2015 by craftytrogHi Everyone!
 PaperArtsy are launching the new Sara Naumann Christmas stamp sets on their blog tonight HERE.
Here is a video sharing news of Sara’s wonderful new designs.
I made a few samples for PaperArtsy, using the stamp sets ESN17 and ESN18. Here are the samples I made using ESN17…
and, here are my samples for ESN18…
I’ll share some step-by-step tutorials for these cards with you next week.
The link at the top of this post will take you directly to the launch post over at the PaperArtsy Blog where there are details of all of Sara’s beautiful new designs, together with more wonderful inspiration from my talented team mates.
The new Sara Naumann stamps are now available from your local PaperArtsy stockists, together with on-line suppliers such as That’s Crafty.
Look out for more new stamp launches throughout the week
Alison x
P.S. PaperArtsy and I are giving away some tickets for the Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show at The Alexandra Palace, 19th/20th September, where I’ll be demonstrating on the PaperArtsy stand with some of my very talented team-mates. See my post HERE for details.
TV and Creative Time
Posted in Jewellery with tags Jewellery on September 10, 2015 by craftytrogI started watching Ray Donovan series one yesterday, and wanted something creative to do whilst watching, so out came the beads, and I made two more little necklaces to go with my orange and turquoise choker. I love how they all look altogether, with my little silver cross 🙂
Think I’m going to enjoy Ray Donovan! 😉
Alison x
PaperArtsy Launch Week – Emma Godfrey Stamps
Posted in PaperArtsy with tags PaperArtsy Stamps on September 9, 2015 by craftytrogTonight, PaperArtsy are launching the new Emma Godfrey Halloween and Christmas stamps. They’re fabulous, I’m sure you’re going to love them as much as I do!
Here’s a video to tell you all about them…
Emma’s new stamps are now available from your local PaperArtsy stockists, together with on-line suppliers such as That’s Crafty.
Look out for more new stamp launches throughout the week
Alison x
A Grungy Bloom on That’s Blogging Crafty
Posted in Cards, That's Crafty with tags Art cards, Carabelle Studio Stamps, Gelli Plate, That's Crafty on September 9, 2015 by craftytrogIt’s my turn to share some art over on the That’s Crafty Blog, so here’s a little peek at my grungy bloom. You can see my full project and tutorial HERE.
Thanks for visiting,
Alison x
PaperArtsy Launch Week – Clare Lloyd
Posted in PaperArtsy with tags PaperArtsy Stamps on September 8, 2015 by craftytrogTonight, PaperArtsy are launching the new Clare Lloyd Christmas and Halloween stamps.
Here’s a video to tell you all about them…
Clare’s new stamps are now available from your local PaperArtsy stockists, together with on-line suppliers such as That’s Crafty.
Look out for more new stamp launches throughout the week
Alison x
PaperArtsy New Christmas Hotpicks and Special Edition Fresco Finish Paint
Posted in PaperArtsy with tags Cards, PaperArtsy, PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint, PaperArtsy Hotpick Stamps on September 7, 2015 by craftytrogHi Everyone!
It is an exciting time for PaperArtsy as tonight they are launching the first of the new Christmas stamp designs.
The week kicks off with new Christmas and Halloween Hotpicks stamp sets, together with PaperArtsy’s gorgeous new Special Edition Fresco Finish Paint Set, a fab new Frosting Glaze, and a Paint Retarder.
Here is a video sharing news of the latest Hotpicks designs.
I made a few samples for PaperArtsy, using the Christmas Hotpicks stamp sets HPXM08 and HPXM09. Here are the samples I made using HPXM08…
and, here are my samples for HPXM09…
Next week, I’ll share a few step-by-step tutorials for these cards.
The link at the top of this post will take you directly to the launch post over at the PaperArtsy Blog where there are details of all the new Hot Pick Christmas stamps and Limited Edition Fresco Finish Paints, together with more wonderful inspiration from my talented team mates.
The new stamps and paints are now available from your local PaperArtsy stockists, together with on-line suppliers such as That’s Crafty.
Look out for more new stamp launches throughout the week
Alison x
P.S. PaperArtsy and I are giving away some tickets for the Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show at The Alexandra Palace, 19th/20th September, where I’ll be demonstrating on the PaperArtsy stand with some of my very talented team-mates. See my post HERE for details.
PaperArtsy at The Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show at Alexandra Palace – 19th/20th September – Ticket Competition.
Posted in Craft Shows on September 6, 2015 by craftytrogPaperArtsy will have their usual large stand at Ally Pally’s Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show in September, and this year, there are a fabulous selection of demonstrators, amongst whom I am again fortunate to be.
I’ll be there on the Saturday afternoon, demonstrating with the wonderful new Sara Naumann stamps, new PaperArtsy Special Edition Fresco Paints, gels, mediums, & some collage thrown in for good measure.
There will also be some great Make & Takes to join in with. Full details of the demonstrator schedule, and Make & Takes can be found on the PaperArtsy Blog HERE.
PaperArtsy have some Free Ally Pally Weekend Show Tickets up for grabs on their Blog, but they have also given me 2 Free Weekend Show Tickets to give away. I’ll be sending these tickets to the first two people to leave me a comment before Sunday 13th September, saying that they are attending the show.Â
Hope to see you at the show!
Alison xx
Kate Crane’s Art Journal Calendar Challenge – September 2015
Posted in art journalling, Kate Crane's Calendar Challenge with tags Art Journaling, Crafters Workshop, Ellen Vargo stamps, Kate Crane Calendar Challenge, PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint, PaperArtsy Hotpick Stamps on September 5, 2015 by craftytrogHere’s my September page, all ready to be filled in with this month’s thoughts and activities etc..
I used my 4″ round Gelli Plate with various translucent Fresco Paints Yellow Submarine, Tango, Autumn Fire, London Bus, Brown Shed), then stamped lots of leaves from PaperArtsy Ellen Vargo plate EEV04. Then I used Vanilla Fresco with a Crafter’s Workshop stencil to add my journaling leaves. I added some doodling with a brown Pitt pen. September 2015 are from PaperArtsy Hotpick plate HPXT06.
Linking up to Our Creative Corner’s September Challenge – Shades of Autumn
Happy September,
Alison x
Bonus ATC
Posted in ATCs, PaperArtsy with tags ATCs, Gelli Plate, PaperArtsy, PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint, PaperArtsy Hotpick Stamps on September 3, 2015 by craftytrogLast night I shared a project over on the PaperArtsy Blog. Here’s an ATC, which nearly featured on last night’s card, but then my project went off in another direction, as they do! Lol!
I hope I’ve inspired you with these projects, to join in with PaperArtsy’s ‘Circles’ challenge.
Alison x
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