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Friday, 7 June 2013

Vintage at the Outlawz....D

Hi everyone 

Today I am showing a vintage side of me - well it was required of me to do so.  At first I had no idea what I was going to do as these days I tend to not be into paper craft a great deal so felt stuck!  I just knew I ought to do something different so two tags it was.  I had a few chipboard tags I had cut out at christmas and they were looking at me from my windowsill shouting use me, use me! I just could not disappoint.  Believe it not I found two pictures on the floor which I had originally printed out to transfer to canvas as part of a collage therefore my project was coming together.  Obviously meant to be huh.

I painted and inked the tags and threw a little water of them.  I found two air dry frames my friend had made so they came in handy.  I stick them onto the pics and trimmed off the excess.  I filled one with glossy accents and the other just a little rock candy.  Wanted different effects.  Found some roses in the drawer and edged in ink.  I also found some leaves I cut out previously so embossed them using frantage, copper.  I inked up some lace. I pleated it after inking it up and layered it twice at the bottom.  I printed a couple of sentiments onto photo paper, inked and distressed it with frantage round the edges.  A little bit of spare bling  and lace through top of tag and voila all complete.






Thats it folks.  Why not head on over to Paper ala Mode and join in the fun.  We would love to see you there.

Hugz Elaine xx

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Friday, 31 May 2013

Yes I know---- another canvas - YAWN! .... D

I know I appear a little boring with my canvases but hey I just could not resist lol.  This time  I used a canvas picture I bought from a car boot sale last week.  I paid the princely sum of 50p. 


This is a mish mash of just about anything laying about in my craft room.

I used modelling paste on part of the canvas and laid alot of different embellies over the paste.  When dry I layered up more embellies.  These were all in my stash and to name but a few there are wooden bits and pieces, flowers, leaves, chain, beads, plaster hearts and clouds, plaster letters to spell out LOVE, string, earrings - the list is endless lol.  

I used a web like lace for the other portion of canvas. I painted the entire canvas and embellies using white acrylic paint.   I then cut into the canvas to make an opening.  I glued back the pieces of canvas to look like an explosion.. well it is supposed to look like it lol. 

I covered a piece of chipboard using paste and randomly stippled it using my palette knife.  I then sprayed it using a variety of perfect pearl sprays and fixed it behind the opening.  I then used a purple color rub n buff over the texture.  I used the same technique over the entire canvas.

BEFORE

AFTER




Well I hope you can make sense of this piece because I can't.  I just wanted to use some of my stash as it was gathering dust lol. 

Thank you for visiting me and I do hope you call back another time.

Hugz Elaine xxx



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Friday, 24 May 2013

Time for a challenge for the Outlawz.... D

Time for an Outlawz Challenge over at Paper ala Mode and it is anything goes everyone so pop on over and enter whatever you like.

  Well I was ready for a nap but then felt an overwhelming urge to put together a vintage card.  Though it did not turn out to be a card in the end.  I found an image on the internet. I wiped TH ink pad over it, then wet it to look aged.  I then covered the photo in mod podge.  

I bought some really old vintage doilies at a car boot last weekend.  One was a little stained so I dyed it using in tea.  Came out just right.  I edged the topper using the doily lace.  I then layered a gold trim on top and finally pearls from my stash.  Actually they were bits and pieces in my scrap box. 

Once this was finished I didn't want to use it on a card and decided to make it into a little picture which stands upright.  I can't say it is a picture frame because its not lol.  I just glued a piece of strong card to the back to steady it whilst upright.  You never know I may just use this on another project in the future.



Anyway thank you for dropping by and I do hope you call again.
Why not go join in the fun and take a peek at the wonderful DT projects over at the Outlawz.

Hugz always 

Elaine xxx

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Friday, 3 May 2013

Emblies Rock...........D

Hello everyone

Time for this weeks challenge over at The Outlawz, Paper ala Mode which is 
So out came a canvas.  I stamped the entire canvas using a script stamp and I then used a leaf mask from CE and sprayed with glimmer mist.  I then stamped lightly over the background using a flower head stamp and sepia archival ink.  The sentiment came from a set which I think is called Art flowers.  All the wooden embellies used are from CE.  Some I used metallic paint on and the some I covered in glossy accents.  I am pretty proud on my word flower lol.

Anyhow here are the pics and I hope you enjoyed your visit.




Hugz Elaine xxx



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Saturday, 27 April 2013

Paper Ala Mode Challenge....D

Hello all

It is that time of the week again.  Another ANYTHING GOES challenge over at the Outlawz.  

I needed a couple of cards so put these together - kills two birds with one stone so to speak.

They are pretty simple really.  The backing papers are from Summer Driggs.  The stamps are Art Flowers.  Told you this was easy lol.




I am so not used to typing up such a short post.  More time to craft huh!

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Saturday, 20 April 2013

Paint brush holder needed.......D

As it says above I just needed one seeing as I had the perfect cookie tin to alter.  It is also convenient that I needed to create a project for this months challenge for the Purple Team which is Texture paste/embossing  Perfect timing!

Anyhow I gessoed the tin and covered it in modelling paste.  I then embedded a stringy webbing around parts of the tin.

For the parts that were webbing free I used crackle embossing paste with a little brown acrylic paint mixed in.  I used a brownish braid around the top and bottom and attached a braid handle just in case I felt the need to hang it up.

I used a bronze metallic rub and a purply rub n buff over the textured area and finally varnished the finished project.  I was going to put some flowers on it, which I have to say I made specifically for it but they did not look right.



Why not pop on over to the Eclectic Ellapu and join in with our fun challenge this week.  We would love to see you there.

Hugz Elaine xxx


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Friday, 12 April 2013

Time for another fab challenge..........D

Yes thats right it challenge time again over @ The Outlawz, Paper ala Mode.  The challenge this week is being hosted by me and the theme this week is any project 

ANYTHING GOES

I have altered a frame and coloured up a stamped image by Kaisercraft.

I coloured the image using two distress inks - Forest Moss and scattered straw.  I then distressed the edges and used vintage photo to make it appear aged.

The frame I simply gessoed, painted the first layer green, then crackle medium with cream on the top.  

I actually stuck my thumb print to the frame by accident and said a couple of choice words however when it came to adding the distress inks over the top it actually looks like a knot in the wood.  Good move to leave my mistakes lol.  





I was going to decorate the frame with flowers and metal corners however when placing them on it it looked awful so left it as it is.

I do hope you like my inspirational project this week.  i have to say I was out of my comfort zone creating something less dramatic.  Saying that I am relatively pleased with the finished project.

Hope to see you all joining in with our fun challenge.

Hugz Elaine xxx



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Saturday, 6 April 2013

Outlawz - Anything goes.... D

Hi all

Its time for another challenge over at the Outlawz, Paper ala Mode and the challenge is ANYTHING GOES.  I had arranged to not participate this week as things are getting hectic around here now that the final grandchild since Xmas has been born - 4 babies in that time.  I am heading on over to the IOW this week to see and be with them all so crafting is not first priority at the moment.  Anyway I had to make a quick birthday card so decided to put it in as an inspirational project this week.  This really is a simple make and it is a female version of my previous post.

It is simply made from cream hammered card. wiped over with tattered rose TH ink.  The stamps were stamped using Aged Mahogany TH ink. The stamps used are from the following collections, Marianne Design, Tim Holtz and Katzelkraft.  The birthday stamp is from my old stash - faithful fav!



Well that's it folks.  I do hope you have enjoyed your visit today and that you will want to come back.

Hugz Elaine xxx

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Friday, 8 March 2013

Challenge at Outlawz....D

Where does the week go?  It only seems yesterday posting last weeks challenge.  This week is my choice of challenge and it is an easy one for everybody


I know how popular it is and I thought why not!!!

I have altered 3 items and the reason being is a work colleague is retiring in a couple of weeks and he is very music orientated.  I altered a desk tidy and memo block holder from CRAFTY-EMBLIES and a small plaque from Sarah Wright on facebook. 

For the desk tidy and memo holder I collaged music paper I had printed off, distress inked it and varnished.  I attached music embellies also from CE.  The plaque I simply painted white, wiped a little distress ink over it and then stamped with music score.  The letter tiles are also from CE.




This was quite a quick project as no need to get fancy and floral for a man lol........

Hope you like my inspirational project and we would love to see you over at the Outlawz, Paper ala Mode.



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Saturday, 2 March 2013

We're a Bunch of No-Bodies..............D

Well it is that time again over at the Outlawz and the challenge this week has been set by Madeleen and the theme is dominated by this photo for your inspiration.


Well I did think about making something feminine and pretty but am so prettied out from a couple of projects I had been working on recently I just could not bring myself to do more pretties.  

The inspiration I drew from the above pic is yet another altered canvas.  I layed down modelling paste and stamped into it using my new fav stamps of skeleton hands and a dancing skeleton. Once dry I painted dark red over the top.  I then dry brushed several layers of different shades of blue working my way up to the lightest.  I then stamped the dancing skeleton in white and clear embossed to give it ummmpppphhhh!  I think it worked lol.

Now for pic overload where they show the inverted hands and skeleton.





Thanks for taking the time to take a peek at my project and I do hope to see you over at Paper ala Mode challenge within the Outlawz

Hugz Elaine xx

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Friday, 22 February 2013

Time for Outlawz Challenge...........D

Yes it is time for another challenge over at Paper ala Mode, Outlawz and I happen to be hosting said challenge.  The theme is everyones favourite


I have a work colleague leaving next week and have made her a lil prezzie......an altered canvas.  I love to work with canvas, bet you didn't guess that!  I gessoed the background and layered pinks and yellows over the top.  

I then used various Paris stamps on tissue and collaged on the canvas.  The gorgeous lady is the main focal point, well I thought so until the heavy shower of flowers appeared lol. I sprayed Cosmic Shimmer Mist to give the flowers alittle depth.

As well as the flowers I used a couple of metal butterflies, 4 corners and 4 leaves, all of which I purchased from Dawn Til Dusk Crafts. I used a lilac colour rub n buff over them to blend in a little.I used letters made by our Judie and Pete over at Crafty-Emblies.  I just love them so much.  Will have to buy more lol. 


I hope you like my project... more to the point I hope my mate does ha ha ha!

Why not come on over and join us in the Anything Goes challenge, you may even have fun!
 Hugz to all

Elaine xxx




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