Collage

Collage

Here we are betwixt and between

the two main events - I have heard

it called "Twixtmas".  Oh dear........!

Hazel Harler has brought us a

journal page to give us some

quality crafting time away from

it all:

For my collage piece I did a mixed media journal spread.

I collected lots of bits and pieces together

I glued my chosen bits into my journal.

Then I gave the pages a thin coat of gesso.

The pages were painted with Fresco Finish paints

I added some Infusions and sprayed with water - I didn't like the result

I used a yellow Inktense pencil and brush to change the result of the Infusions.

 I have no photos of the next couple of steps as it was getting quite dark.

I use an Impression Obsession background stamp 

with a green distress ink on the pages, 

I then spread sherbert Alchemy Wax over the raised areas then decided

 to spread it lightly over the whole project - it toned down the colours

A close up showing the Alchemy Wax.

I stamped the Impression Obsession background stamp 

onto white card with Leaf Green Archival Ink 

and then stamped the Paperartsy images with black Archival Ink. 

I tore the images out and glued them to the pages. 

I added some cotton and green gems, 

the words were stamped onto white card and cut out, 

I went round them with black pen after I'd glued them to the pages. 

I sprayed some brimstone wings Color Bloom 

onto card and punched out some butterflies

Another close up:

Items used.

Journal.
Card, paper and lace scraps.
Multi Matte Medium.
Fresco paints.
Infusions.
Inktense pencils.
Alchemy Wax.
Paperartsy Stamps
Impression Obsession background stamp.
Archival ink - black and leaf green.
Black marker pen.
Color Bloom - brimstone wings.
Butterfly punch.
Cotton thread and green gems.

Thank you Hazel 

a fabulous page

Haven't touched my journal in a while so think

this project has me reaching for it............

Yes, I do type one handed when I have to!!

See you all again tomorrow

Mickie xx

Wax, Paper & Acetate

Wax, Paper & Acetate

Hi there!

Fancy a little break from the
festivities?  A moment for yourself?

Here's a project from Craftyfield:

Acetate is a sure way of introducing something different

 in your card making and there are plenty of ways to play

 with the transparent aspect of it but 

today I chose to use it as my card base.

 To cut the base card I folded my A4 sheet of acetate 

in 2 and placed the fold within the cutting line of the square die. 

To hold it in place I use Removable tape.

I wanted to emboss the sides of the card and used 

a narrow embossing mat with a wall texture embossing folder 

I cut this one from a large size embossing mat 

and I have found useful to have small mats in 

different shapes to do partial embossing such as this

Another fun technique with embossing folders 

is using them with Wax paper.

 I embossed a wood texture in the wax paper. 

The photo is showing that I am 

wrapping the paper inside a folded A4 sheet of standard paper. 

This is because wax paper is very thin and will tear if embossed on its own. 

If you wish, you can use a single piece of cardstock instead 

and save it for another project

Next I created a sandwich with from bottom up:

The card for the project

The wax paper

A spare piece of cardstock

I wrapped the sandwich in greaseproof paper 

(or baking sheets) to protect my iron. 

Since I only wanted the design on the edges, 

I used a scrap piece of paper as a mask,

 identifiable in the photo by the green blob. 

I then ironed the sandwich using a cotton setting but NO STEAM. 

It only takes 30 seconds for the wax to melt onto the paper

With the mask still in place I applied 

Distress inks over the melted wax design.

I used a piece of plastic packaging as additional 

protection chosen because it is see-through.

With the borders inked, I proceeded to the stamping 

of the Dandelions, not with ink but with Judikins Micro Glaze 

which is a paraffin wax (i.e petroleum jelly). 

This will resist any waterbased mediums applied later.

I used my finger to apply the wax, be sure to go lightly to catch only the top of the stamp for a reasonably defined design

 I sprayed water on my cardstock and started sprinkling 

Brushos in black and blue around the Dandelions heads. 

I kept adding powder and water until I was happy the 

Dandelions were “revealed”

Next I assembled the card. For a perfect finish I needed 

3 additional pieces of cardstock, 

all the same size as the decorated panel. 

This way there is no glue showing and 

of course there is somewhere to write the message!

Clockwise I glued the decorated panel with 

double sided tape to avoid any glue 

spoiling the front of the card.

The second piece is easy to place by gluing it 

on the back of the decorated panel (not shown).

For the third piece (the message panel), I

 used removable tape to temporarily 

adhere on top of my second piece. 

I applied the glue 

(I used liquid just to give myself a bit more working time), 

closed the card on top of the panel. 

When the glue has dried open the card and 

remove the temporary adhesive by 

rubbing with your fingers or an eraser

Finally the fourth and last panel is glued to the back. 

It can be left bare for additional writing space or decorated as well.

A closer look at the Dandelions

Materials:

Acetate

Removable tape

Wax Paper

Walnut Distress inkpad and Antique Linen inkpad

Lavinia Dandelions

Brushos Starter pack 12 set

Double sided tape

Stix2 Tape pen removable adhesive

Tacky glue liquid adhesive

Embossing Folders

Hmmm.......... I had wondered what an iron was for! Haha!

Thank you Craftyfield that is a super card
with just the right amount of crispness for a
cold winter's day

See you all tomorrow folks...

Mickie xx

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge Winner 2016

Alpha/Dictionary challenge Winner 2016

Happy Winner's Day!!

Another beautiful sunshiney day

here - hope the sun is shining for

you too....

I guess it is for someone; the lucky

winner of our challenge 

There were twenty three entries,

all of which were handed to the

Random Generator who chose:

No 11

Congratulations to Arty Beginnings!

Please email me at

mickiecraftbarn@gmail.com

so that I can send you your prize

Thank you to all who took part

as always, I enjoyed visiting

your blogs and seeing all your

lovely work

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx