Crazy Birds - Yayyyy! 1 in July - CHECK VINTAGE STAMPING

OMW it has taken me ages to get hold of this set of stamps.  They turned up yesterday and a few hours passed until I could bring myself to use them.  As you can see I did.  Took me gaes to achieve the effect I wanted.  How is it that something so simple can demand a lot of thought with the coloring/shading.

I decided to stick with copics, after trying Distress inks with water, pencils and artiste pens.  So I colored the birds, fussy cut them (cut of the little quiffs and legs off) and put them to one side while I used DI for the background - rather random.  I have to say the birdies were not happy being legless and quiffless.  I used a sentiment by Dylusions - love this saying.  I then stamped the images again, stuck the images over the top onto the card so my birdies could get their legs and quiffs back lol.  I used a black charcoal to give the biries a little grounding rather than looking as they up in the air lol.

That's it all done.  Now for the pics.....

Legless birdies

The birdies have been reunited with their legs and you would think they would look happier about it wouldn't you?

I do hope you liked being in my little crafty corner - I enjoy you visiting that's for sure.

Hugz and love always

Elaine xx

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Time for June's RCS challenge 1 ends 1st Aug

Yes it is that time again and the year is going so quickly - too quick for me lol.  For the June challenge over at Rhedd's Creative Spirit I altered a canvas.  The ingredients are as follows

canvas 

modelling paste

dylusions and adirondak sprays

string 

clock stencil

lace

letter die cuts

4 mdf hearts covered in modelling paste in different techniques and alcohol inks over the top

Thats it really - mix it all up in a bowl and voila all finito!

I do hope you come on over and join in with this month's RCS challenge of Anything Goes - we would love to see your creations so we can gain inspiration from you

Hugz Elaine xx

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New challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu 1 ends Aug 1st

I have to say I felt at a loss this time even though it is anything goes - so easy but still at a loss.

I decided to alter a A4 grey board cut into sections.  I gesso'd the greyboard and started off with DI ink pads and then spritzed to give some random color asnd then sprinkled some brusho.  I then used my fave tree stamps over the top.

I then mounted the sections onto another sheet of greyboard,  painted black.  I then stamped and coloured trees at the bottom.

Bit of a random piece but quite enjoyed making it all the same.

Thank you for dropping by and why not head on over to Eclectic Ellapu where the PINK Team challenge is Anything Goes and the PURPLE team are hosting Steampunk.

Hugz alwayz

Elaine aka Ellapu xx

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Altered Eclectics June Challenge *

Time for this months challenge over at Altered Eclectics and I have altered a sauce bottle rescued from my neighbors glass bin lol.  

I covered the bottle with screwed up black tissue paper rescued from a recent parcel I had received. (alot of rescuing going on here lol)  

I painted over top using black acrylic.  Once dry I added metal embellishments from my stash and gave them a coat of the black acrylic paint.

I used my hot glue gun to create the drips running down side.  I dry brushed green mixed media patina over the tissue paper.  To finish it off I used champagne gold, turquoise, platinum, copper and lilac inka gold on the metal embellies and drips.

All done and now for the pics.

Why not head on over to our monthly mixed media/altered art anything goes challenge - would love to see you there

Hugz Elaine xxx

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Needed a bookmark so took a selfie! *

Yes that's right I needed a bookmark.  I usually use an old letter or envelope so thought I would treat myself and make one.  So I took a selfie and just look how great it turned out after a little touch up here and there - just perfect don't you think!

I bought this stamp from someone on a facebook selling page - it is manufactured by INVOKE stamps - never heard of them before buying this one.  I just adore her and her name is Elaine - sorry Catrina lol.

I stamped the body first then her camisole and skirt.  The skirt was just a basic outline  - I drew the net effect.  I then coloured her in and stippled black ink randomly over top.  I then sealed her for another eternity using mod podge.  

On the back I wiped alot of different inks and brushos which meant saturating the back of tag - the result some of the colours seeped through to the front and I just love the effect it has.  To help prevent the bookmark from sliding out when in use I covered the back with velvet effect card. 

That's it my selfie is complete (take a look at my Altered Eclectic badge in the side bar - see it is me I did not lie lol) and I love it so much. Looks like a need a dentist real soon - appointment now made lol.   Now for the pics....

  

Hope you drop by again real soon

Love and hugz alwayz

Elaine aka Ellapu

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I looked at a salad today! *

Good evening everyone

This evening I wanted to make something quick and simple to give me instant satisfaction instead of taking on projects that take time and more time and even more time lol.  I also found a new challenge/events blog - Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and so wanted to join in with their challenge.

I made a tag this time.  I wiped Distress inks over the tag for the background, spritzed with water and dried.  I used texture paint through a dot stencil (Tim Holtz) and drew round the dots with black marker and sprayed adirondacks colour wash through a number stencil for the background.  The stamp I used is a Lost Coast Designs, 3 Flying Flower Girls.  I fussy cut round the girlies and outlined using my black marker. I used one of my Dylusion's sentiments as I felt it to be apt what with the girls have tape measures for the bodies. 

I also want to wake up ''frikken skinny'' - well I did look at a salad today!  To finish off the tag I used string as the hangy thingy.

That's it all project completed.  Now for the pics - not many I promise, three to be exact!

That's it for the time being - may go make something else later or maybe not!

Hugz alwayz - Elaine xxx

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Canvas board ...*

I was scrolling through challenges and discovered the challenge over at Indigoblu this time is ''pocketful of posies'' so knew what I was going to do straight away - well the image I was going to use anyhow lol.  - Poppy heart.

I inked the stamp using white stazon on black card (for a change) I then painted it using H2O's and highlighted the entire image using white gel pen to make it pop.  For the flower centre's I used Th distress embossing powder.  I cut round the heart and I then cut out another heart shape and heat embossed using the same powder.  

I roughed up a canvas board using modelling paste randomly.  I then sprayed the entire background using adirondack colorwash sprays, I wiped inka gold over the texture to make it pop a little more than it was.

The sentiment - the second half of the sentiment is an Indigoblu saying but for the hell of me couldn't get it to work on the canvas so decided to use my tape thingy majig - There you go easy peasy project - I do hope you like it,

 

Please feel free to pop in again real soon

Hugz Elaine xxx

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A few more attempts with glass *

I went to a charity shop today to pick up a few glasses to practice on.  On the smaller glass I engraved a tree free hand and on the larger glass I stamped a tree onto glass and engraved over the top. My old faithful leggings lend themselves as the background in the glass lol .  Not that great but enjoyed the practice and just thought I'd share with you

Well that's it for tonight's attempts - thank you for popping in and do feel free to call again - Hugz and love always xx

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Romancing the stone - no I mean spoon! *

Just a quick project today.  I recently bought some old spoons ready for me to alter.  I then realized I don't own a drill to make holes in the spoon.  Had to think about how to hang it... well ribbon of course! I am such a silly billy lol.

I will just list the stuff I used rest is self explanatory.

Old dessert spoon

lace lots of

pearl trim

image

pearl heart

ribbon 

and of course my glue gun

Voila all done and now for the pics

Thanks for dropping by

Elaine xxx

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Wings on a pin *

I am still waiting for my safety goggles and mask to arrive until I can experiment further with my glass engraver. 

During the week I had been sorting out my CD's as new sideboard arrived and all had to be transferred so what better time to sort out and dust them off.  I found so many still sealed and untouched lol - bit like everyone's crafty hoard.  Well after culling the music I didn't have the heart to throw the excess CD's out so off they marched to my craft room where they will remain as clutter - just moved to a different room lol.

So.... I decided to make use of them - I made a brooch.  I cut out wing shapes to start with.  I then messed about with alcohol inks and achieved the look I wanted. I used my engraver to give the effect of the wing veins.  I triple embossed using utee and then sprayed with silver mica, heated it up to give the pitted look.  Trouble was I could no longer see the veins clearly enough.  So out come the engraver again and voila finito - well after the brooch pin was attached lol.

Not too many pics this time....

Thank you for dropping by and really hope to see you again soon

Hugz Elaine

xxx

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