Drunken Chalks

Drunken Chalks

Hallo Everyone!

Hope you've had a good month

and achieved most, if not all,

you have set out to do.

Don't worry if you haven't -

there's always next month.....

Here is Angela Radford with

the final instalment in our

chapter of alcoholic delights:

 "Hi all. I've been having some fun playing 

with Distress Oxides, together with

Surgical Spirit and  Hand Sanitizing Gel 

both of which contain Alcohol.

I have used these with a variety of different 

papers and card and got some interesting results.

Normally I have used the Distress Oxides with water

 which reacts nicely but with the Surgical Spirit 

the effect is quite different and I'm happy to say

 that the inks move around in interesting ways. 

This was on a very smooth stamping card. 

I used a dropper to apply the surgical spirit to the paper.

It's also interesting to see how different the effect

 is on different papers. 

This one was slightly more glossy. 

On this sample I sprayed the surgical spirit 

onto the paper.

 This test was done on Velum, love it. 

Again, sprayed the surgical spirit though I also 

tilted parts of the velum to encourage some 

movement of the liquid.

Here you can see the effect of stamping with 

the Hand Sanitizer.

It reacts with the ink really quickly.

And a close-up. 

Will definitely be playing with this technique again.

Tried this on Yupo too by spraying. 

I would advise sealing all of these when dry. 

Although the colour didn't move when dry,

 it will be effected by water if reactivated.

But of course you will want to see what 

I've done with some of these. 

So I took some card blanks and 

started with some stamping.

Then some stamping on one of the sample 

pieces which I cut out.

 For the stamping I used some PaperArtsy stamps 

available at The Craft Barn.

 I cut out and attached a section of the Velum

 for this card and then stamped over it 

and heat embossed the image.

More stamping then added some of the cut out

 circles, sentiment and Gems. 

The little dots around the edge were done 

with a black pen.

Here you can see the full card.

Couldn't resist making another.

 I used a different sample for this one.

And the full card. 

Hope you enjoyed watching me play

 as much as I enjoyed doing it. 

Happy crafting, Angela xXx"

  Products used:

Distress Oxides

Paper Artsy Stamps

White Card Blanks

Velum

Card and Paper : Satin, glossy,smooth and Yupo 

Black pen

Clear embossing Powder

Gems

Sanitizing Hand Gel

Surgical Spirit

Thank you Angela - 

for another super

tutorial.  Always great

to see the enthusiasm

you bring to the project

I would never have thought 

of hand sanitising gel!  Must

try this one so guess what's

on my shopping list this week!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Vintage Chic

Vintage Chic

Hallo Everyone!

Here we are with a new topic

and some super new projects

Helen Chilton is going to start

us off.  Over to you Helen.....

"This project uses Brushos, 

but this time on Yupo paper. 

They give a much softer effect on the Yupo.

Start off by VersaMarking your stamp and 

then rubbing in dry the three colours of Brushos.

Spritz with water and stamp repeatedly........

..........until you've built up a whole background.

 Looks a mess? Don't worry.

Blot it back with kitchen paper...........

.......and hey presto! A lovely soft, muted background

 with just traces of the stamp image here and there.

Next stamp one image onto Yupo as before

 using a Stamp Positioner if you've got one.

Let it dry and then ink up just parts of the stamp

 with Watering Can Archival inkpad and stamp.

Keep going, picking out details, until you're happy. 

Add extra diamonds from the stamp in grey 

round the edges.

Echo the diamond shapes in the stamp 

by stencilling in yellow over the background.

It will then look like this.

Use the Tim Holtz Mixed Media Thinlits die set 1

 to cut out the corners of your background and 

overlay on scrapbook paper. 

Then cut some more out of blueish paper 

and use the actual cut shapes.

Lay the top shapes slightly offset to create 

an interesting pattern.

Cut a hexagon background for your main images 

and add border stamping in grey. Add brads

Add fibres and beaded embellishments.

And here's the finished piece:"

Materials used:

Blue Fern Studios stamps: Bird Vignettes
Brushos: Alizarin, Yellow, Prussian Blue
Yupo paper
Tim Holtz Mixed Media Thinlits Set 1
Fab Scraps paper
Ranger Archival inkpad: Watering Can
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil: Harlequin

Lovely Helen, thank you very much

Something  little bit different but very

versatile.  Would make a wall hanging,

a book cover, or even a card front....

Been a while since I gave my Brushos

an airing - now might be a good time

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Silhouettes

Silhouettes

Hallo there!

Another lovely day

and I hope, a happy one

Certainly Claire Jackson is

set to make us smile with her

beautiful project, so let's get

going........

"Cut a piece of yupo 10cm x 10cm. 

Use a piece of masking paper or a post it

to create a mask for the moon. 

Using a felt applicator dab spots of aqua alcohol ink 

over the entire piece of paper. 

On a clean piece of felt pad put a few drops 

of blending solution and go over the aqua 

to create a mottled background.

Tear a piece of card to mask off the upper part 

of the square and create a hill line. 

Apply turquoise ink below the mask. 

Go over with blending solution. 

Move the mask down and add purple twilight 

around the bottom. 

Remove the moon mask and add a mixture of 

turquoise and purple alcohol ink around the 

edges of the square. 

Make sure a few dots overlap the moon

 to create the impression of depth.

 Stamp the rabbits in black Archival ink. 

(Touch up any pale bits with a black Sharpie.)

 Along the bottom, stamp the fairy buttercups

 in cobalt and deep purple. 

Stamp the mini leaves around the sides 

and top in cornflower blue and cobalt. 

Add a couple of drops of aqua ink to a baby wipe 

and gently dab onto the moon to create depth.

Add black stems with a fine permanent pen 

and white highlights with a gel pen. 

Add a very pale grey edge to the moon 

with an alcohol marker.

Stick the top layers of the printer tray together 

and paint the tray and stand in Fresco Finish eggplant. 

When dry, stamp the tray (not the stand) 

with small flowers in mermaid and sherbet. 

Wait for it to be completely dry and paint 

a thin layer of translucent blueberry over the top. 

The flowers will just show through. 

If it’s too thick just wipe it back with a baby wipe.

Rub on a thin layer of pink tulip Alchemy Wax, 

again using a baby wipe to take off any excess. 

It’s hard to see in the photos but it adds a delicate shimmer.

Run a clear embossing pad along the edges

 and emboss in silver embossing powder. 

Cut a piece of patterned paper to go on the back of the tray. 

Assemble all of the pieces together"

Materials used:

Yupo paper

Alcohol ink: purple twilight, turquoise, aqua

Archival ink: jet black, cobalt, cornflower blue, deep purple

Lavinia stamps

Tando mini printer tray

White gel pen

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paint

Alchemy wax: pink tulip

Detail embossing powder: silver

Clear emboss ink pad

Thank you Claire for such a fun project

Another for my 'To Do' list.......

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx