Blossom Time

Blossom Time

Hallo Everyone!

Hope your day is going well

Today we have a gorgeous

project from Louise Thomson

You might need to get yourself

a nice cup of something and a

comfy seat:

"I was very excited about playing with 

these new Tracey Scott stamps, 

they're so bold and fun 

and useful for all sorts. 

I started with a tando organiser which I coated 

in gesso and then fresco paints. 

For this project I used the limited edition 

Tracey Scott paint colours, 

teamed up with granny smith,

 Bougainvillea, and Nougat.

Each page of the organiser was treated 

to a different paint colour. 

Using the stamps mounted on a clear block 

I began building scenes in each of the pages.

 If you are planning to paint on to a stamped image,

 always make sure you use a permanent ink- 

I used Ranger Archival ink for this.

Another option is to stamp using the paint

 as I have done on the front cover

 in the background. 

Apply it thinly to a piece of cut n dry foam 

and dab over the stamp to get even coverage. 

You can get two or three decent impressions

 each time before re coating in paint. 

When you're happy with your stamping 

you can start painting 

I added highlights to some of the book's 

colours using the white Nougat paint.

To add a little extra texture I worked in 

to the painting using inktense pencils adding 

borders, shading and doodling.

On some pages I added hints of glitter 

using the wink of Stella pen too.

The front and. 

 back covers.

I used a fineliner to add a title to the front - as you can see, nothing too specific!

Here are all the pages in order:

With all the pages completed I tied them

 together using some rough twine 

from my stash, not forgetting to add 

a mixture of bright paper to the 

inside so I can write in it!

Here are a couple of views of

the inside with paper additions:

Hope you enjoyed this project

and it inspires you to make one too"

Materials list;

Tando planner

Tracey Scott stamps 

Tracey Scott Fresco Paints

Fresco paints – Granny Smith, Bougainvillea, Nougat

Archival ink – Potting soil

Inktense Pencils

Micron fineliner

Wink of Stella

Paper and twine from stash

Well I'm certainly inspired - this is 

a lovely project and would make

a great place to catalogue my

PaperArtsy stamp collection

Thank you Louise

Of course, if you think you won't

have the time to make a big project

there is also the option to buy the

smaller Tando Planner, which is the

same size pages but fewer of them

.........just saying...........!

'Till Tomorrow

Mickie xx

Boxing Clever

Boxing Clever

Hi there!

It is the start of the first

holiday of the year - how

fabulous is that?  

Since you have time on

your hands best enjoy it

with some serious crafting.

Speaking of which, just

look at what Louise Thomson

has done with those Cubbies

from Tando Creative

"For this project I started by making 

myself a base board. 

I smeared distress oxide ink over my 

non stick mat and spritzed with water 

before pressing my card down in to it. 

I repeated several times until the layers 

of colour were well developed. 

I then stencilled and blended more inks 

on top until I was happy. 

I stamped the ‘seaside memories’ stamp twice

on to the base card using embossing ink and

embossed in white.

I also did an impression using faded jeans distress oxide ink.

I painted onto the blue stamped image

using Fresco Nougat and White Fire

Setting those aside for later, 

I coated the cubbeys in gesso,

 then painted using fresco paints. 

I assembled the cubbeys after I

painted them, but I think it may have been

better the other way around

(something to test out another day!)

Now for the really fun part… 

I chopped up my base board in various ways

 and started playing around with the different 

possible layouts. 

I threw a bit of vellum and a die cut of bubbles 

in to the mix for good measure too!

For these I used 3D foam mount pads 

to create lots of layers at different depths.

Once I was roughly happy with the arrangements 

I put all the cubbeys together. 

I also added texture sand paste to the 

base of them and left to dry.

With the paste dry, I smooshed a bit of 

fossilized amber distress ink on to my 

mat and used a wet paintbrush to pick 

up the colour. 

I painted it on to the sand paste giving 

the look of sand. 

Finally I added a few beads and tiny shells 

from my stash to finish it all off.

Here is the final finished assembly"

Materials list;

Tando cubbeys

Sizzix die – bright bubbles

Crafty individuals stencil

Blue fern studios stamp – seaside memories

Embossing ink – clear

Texture sand paste

Distress oxides 

(spiced marmalade, fossilized amber, 

faded jeans, broken china, iced spruce)

Non-stick craft mat

Blending tool

Paint brush

Mister spray

Double sided tape

White smooth finish card

Vellum

Fresco paints (Antarctic, Nougat, Turquoise, White fire)

Color bloom spray – Sorbet

White embossing powder

White Gesso

A fabulous project Louise

Thank you very much

Think I might have a play with

these this evening - I'm beginning

to become more and more inspired

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Boxing Clever

Boxing Clever

Hallo Everyone!

Are you all ready for the

long holiday weekend?

I'm hoping for good weather,

long walks along the prom

with my camera and maybe

a leisurely trip into the

countryside to see whats 

occurring.  On the other hand

if the weather is not up to

scratch then I might just

do some painting and...

no, not decorating!  Crafting!!

Karen Gist is here today

along with some Zinsky

cuties:

"I just love these and so wanted to 

use them on this project! 

Stamp, colour and cut out the figures

adding a few extra heads. 

I used Copics to colour them.

To make some background paper paint

 some PaperArtsy Smurf and Sugar Plum 

onto white card, adding water to help it blend. 

When dry stencil some white hearts on top 

and doodle around them with a white pen

Glue each cubbie together (they make up very easily) 

Then paint them inside and out.

Glue the boxes together and doodle 

with a white pen to add some definition. 

Add some of the background papers to the 'solid' boxes.

Attach the figures, using the heads to show 

peeping around from the back. 

I then added a made up quote."

Supplies:

Tando Cubbeys

PaperArtsy Zinsky Stamps

Fresco Paints

Adhesive

Thank you Karen - a super,

smiley, project!  And you are

right; Crazy friends are good

for the soul - I love all of mine!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx