Alice is 8

Good Morning everyone

My niece Alice is 8 next week.  First i made a paint pallet shaped card as she is a good little artist and her paintings are always full of detail.

Approx size 7x6"  I first die cut 2 large ovals from kraft card, i scored the top of the 2nd one attached to the back of the 1st one to make my shaped card base.  I then die cut a small circle through both layers and used scissors to cut a curved shape out to make it look more like a paint pallet.  I also stamped a wood grain stamp in sepia ink so it looks like its made out of wood. 

From the scrap box i die cut colourful splats, some are satin & glitter card so come to life when the light hits them.  I stamped the Katzelkraft elephant stamp onto white card and watercoloured with distress inks.  I fussy cut him, his beret & paint pallet and added to the base with glue gel.  On the easel i stamped the letter a in black and doodled on some flowers and coloured in, i then added to the base.  

On a scrap of white card i drew a simple paintbrush, added some ink to the end and cut out, i then glued this onto his trunk.  Computer printed sentiment to finish - which could have been bigger but was out of time.

Showing it stood up, to help i just trimmed a little off the bottom of the back piece so it is flat and then stands easily.  I added glossy accents to his eyes and tusks

and the insert.  I found a splodgy paper in my stash and die cut into an oval and cut out the hand hold areas.  Computer printed sentiment die cut into a oval.

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps 'elephant van gogh' 

Stampin up 'hard wood'

XL stitched oval dies

circle dies

Splat dies

CraftUK ltd kraft card

Id love to enter the following:

https://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-four-legged-friend.html

http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-74.html

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/07/ltccb-75-anything-goes-ltccb-74-winner.html

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-66.html

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and card 2 

6x6"  I found this lovely kingfisher in an old paper pad which i thought would be ideal as Alice loves all thing nature. I my my base card from floral foiled acetate from hunkydory and attached the kingfisher to the front with glue gel.  I then found a suitable paper for the insert which has a floral scene, after cutting the insert i fussy cut the flowers left over on the paper and added them to the front of the card to frame the kingfisher and really make it feel like he is sat in a meadow.  

Computer printed age, die cut into a circle and glitter glue added to its edges, the butterfly wings and flower centres.  I added glossy accents to the birds beak & eyes.

The double sided paper i used for the insert in green inside so i printed onto white paper, die cut and added to the insert.  To attached the insert i just added glue that was hidden behind the kingfisher so it doesn't show through the front.

Items Used;

Hunkydory acetate

Crafts you create paper pad 'colourful birds'  (B&M very old)

Make & Create paper pad 'botanical garden' (the works)

Thank you all for stopping by once again, i hope you have a good week.  Its scary that its the first week of the school summer holidays - this year is flying by.  Take it easy. Emmax

 

In the birdhouse...

Good Morning all.

Its a mixed media home decor piece from me today.  I made this back in January as a gift and now its landed at its new home I can share it.   Using the fab katzelkraft bird stamps ive made up a birdhouse for them to live in.

I took a frame and covered it in black gesso & touches of texture paste then layered on various acrylic paints. I lined each section with a brown paper that I'd over stamped with a wood grain stamp.  I stamped lots of the birds and watercoloured with distress oxide inks and cut them out, adding glossy accents to the eyes.  I then got building up each room - see below.  I added a key to the roof to act as a kind of chimney and a copper effect label, keyhole & key to the front of my birdhouse. 

Here we start in the nursery where the new parents are waiting for their chicks to hatch.  I used beads for the eggs & a little easter basket which id cut off the handles for my nest. 

In one birds bedroom she is trying to work out which outfit of feathers to wear today.  I made a little mirror for her using mirri card and a chipboard frame, little metal hanger charm and some feathers and a little sewing machine charm for when she wants to personalise her outfit.  As birds aren't afraid of spiders she has a pet spider too😁

In the play room the chicks are practising a new dance routine.  The spiders and web i die cut from black card and added silver acrylic paint, to the spiders i added crackle accents and let dry.

And in the kitchen its chaos😁  I used dried hazel twigs for the wood stools my birds are stood and sat on.  Reindeer moss on the floor, some more feathers and metal charms.

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps - les zoisos

Stampin up stamp - hardwood

Spider & web die

Patterned paper

Distress Oxide inks - peacock, blueprint, persimmon, raspberry, lemon, citron, candied apple

Pebeo acrylic paints

Tim Holtz ideology items

Various metal charms

Feathers

Thank you all for stopping by.  My mojo is still on holiday, really need to start on some cards as got several birthdays coming up so hopefully it returns soon😊 I hope its a good week for you all.  Hugs Emmaxxx

Id love to enter the following:

https://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/2021/07/welcome-to-creative-artiste-challenge-73.html

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http://moremixedmediachallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/more-mixed-media-challenge-anything.html

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In the Autumn Woods

Good Morning everyone.  

When i saw the challenge over at the male room and the quote it sparked my little grey cells  into whirling and i came up with this.  I started with a piece of printed clock paper and added my background over the top of that and it worked really well. And im always happy making a mens card - this will be perfect for several that i know who love their nature.

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-143-quote.html

Approx size 5x7"  I die cut my cardblank from kraft card for a more rustic wood feel, i then die cut my piece of patterned paper smaller, i sprayed with water and sprinkled on brushos in turquoise and a touch of sea green to give a nice sunny sky feel - as its thin paper i was careful not to over saturate it with water.  Once it was completely dry i stencilled on some dots with rich gold paint and some triangles with amber and marmalade oxide inks, i edged the panel with more of the gold paint to give a gilded effect edge.

 I die cut the leaf wreath from kraft card and extra leaves from kraft card, gold mirror card and yellow/orangy/red card - all autumnal colours.  The middle piece that came out of the kraft wreath I stamped a woodgrain on with grey ink, i added this flat to the card and then added the wreath with foam pads for dimension and then arranged all the extra leaves. I stamped the greeting onto a strip of kraft card and edged with gold paint and added to the bottom of the card.  I stamped my owl and coloured with inktense pencils and cut him out, gently curved him and added with glue gel. 

I added glossy accents to the eye of  my fab owl.  Id also edged the kraft wreath with the gold paint - it really shimmers in the light.

You can really see the background here, i love how the printed pattern of the clocks and script on the paper still comes through the brushos.  The lovely quote is by Inkylicious. 

Items Used:

Katzelkraft owl stamp 'KTZ237' Les Super Chouettes

Inkylicious quote stamp 'peaceful forest'

Stampin up stamp - 'Hardwood'

Crealies stitched arch die set

Joy crafts leaf wreath die set

Spellbinders little leaf die set

Stencils - Clearly besotted triangles, little dots

Papermania wellington bear design paper

Brushos - Turquoise & Seagreen

Oxide inks - Fozzilised Amber, Spiced Marmelade

Imaginations Crafts Starlight paint - Rich gold

Gold Mirror card

Derwent Inktense pencils

Thank you all for stopping by, i will try and catch up with you all during the week as ive been missing for a couple of weeks.  Hugs Emmax

Id love to also enter the following:

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-442-autumnal-colours.html

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https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-1-challenge-43-sponsored-by.html

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http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-43.html

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https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2020/10/thoughts-of-autumn-fill-air-from-bugaboo.html

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G is for Great Outdoors

Good Morning all, time for a new challenge over at alphabetchallengeblog  the theme this fortnight is:

GREAT OUTDOORS

This theme - 'the great outdoors' - keeps making me think of Yogi Bear and Jellystone (Yellowstone) park - so had to think what the great outdoors means here in the UK, to me it means the countryside, wildlife and nature so one of my favourite places to be.

After digging through my stash and thinking, came across this fox stamp and had the idea of looking through a hole in a fence, or through a gap in a shed to see a fox curled up in the corner of a field. 

6x6 white cardblank.  I cut a piece of white card smaller than the cardfront and die cut an aperture - i used a basic leaf shape.  I then stamped the woodgrain stamp and added touches of ink here and there to give it a more aged look.  I cut a piece of white card to fit behind the aperture.

I stamped the fox in red/brown ink and added blue sky and green grass with inks.  I placed this behind the woodpanel on foam tape.  I stamped and fuzzy cut the fox a second time and decoupaged on top of the first one. I then layered onto red/brown cardstock to pick up on the fox colour and adhered to the card front.

I coloured a sheet of white card with distress inks crushed olive & forest moss, i then die cut several ferns using the tattered lace dies and arranged them on the cardfront.  Stamped greeting to finish. 

Close up of the fox.  There is no colouring involved on this one so ideal for those of you who aren't into colouring in images.  A few different colour ink pads and you're ready to go!

Items Used:

Stampin up  - 'the wilderness awaits'

Stampin up - 'wetlands'

Stampin up - Hardwood

Tattered lace fern die set

Spellbinders Oval die

So if you fancy joining in and seeing what everyone else comes up with for the great outdoors, please do hop over to alphabetchallenge

Thank you for stopping by, i hope you all have a good weekend. Emmax