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Hallo Everyone!

I'm sure you have all guessed that

"At Random" indicates we have a

SALE!  Yay!  Who doesn't like a

bargain?.................  

More stamps have been added and

some alterables.  It's a good time 

to stock up on the basics too......

Nothing basic about our project 

for today.  Claire Jackson has

made a beautiful canvas for us:

"I started by spreading gesso on

 the canvas to create some 

background texture. 

I used a DecoArt stencil and PaperArtsy

 grunge paste to add the hills across 

the centre.

 Using a palette knife I scraped some

 DecoArt crackle paste on the edges and

 corners and used a heat tool 

so that it bubbled. 

Then the whole canvas was given

 a coat of gesso.

I painted in the background with

 PaperArtsy fresco finish chalk paint. 

I started off with a paint brush but 

used fingers, paper towel and cotton buds

 to get even more texture onto the canvas 

and gradually built up layers of colour. 

To finish I added a little bit of stamping

 in black archival ink.

I painted the Tando whimsical bird pieces,

 assembled them and stuck them to

 the canvas. 

The set makes 6 birds so I have plenty

 of parts left over.

It would make a great picture for 

a child’s bedroom. 

I think it should be entitled 

‘Look at Me!’ 

What do you think?"

Thank you for a lovely project

Claire.  I do agree that it would

be good for a child's bedroom

Think I might even hang it in

the kitchen and call it

'What!?  Another one?"

'Til tomorrow 

Mickie xx

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Hi There!

It's another squally, dull day

here on the coast.  How exciting

you may imagine.  No, just a

day to spend indoors by the fire.

Perhaps do a little crafting.

Here's Angela Radford with a

great idea to take your mind

off the weather:

'Hi all, here today to show you how 

I had fun with Starlight paints. 

First painted all over with one colour 

then embossed and added more colours

 with a dry brush.

You can see here how much these colours shine, 

love them.

Cut out some Kim Dellow stamped images.

 Then mount and glue them in position. 

I've also used some Tim Holtz dies here too.

Finally just an extra photograph 

showing the butterfly . 

I mounted the book pages onto card so 

the wings could be shaped to stand out.

 Happy crafting, Angela xXx"

Thank you Angela.  Love that

background

Think I'm going to be spending some time

making a few backgrounds and doing some

fussy cutting

I'm not the greatest fussy cutter but at 

least you can do whilst watching the TV

.................hmmm........perhaps that is

why I'm not the greatest fussy cutter ....!

'Til tomorrow 

Mickie xx

PS:  Have you checked out the

SALE today?

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At Random

Hallo There!

It is always nice to meet up

with an old friend and today

is a bit of an exception as

not one, but two old friends!

The one is Hazel Harler and

the other is Crafty Individuals

who have got together to

make a beautiful project

 which could also double

as a very acceptable 

greeting card:

"Hi everyone, I have a decorated

 notebook to share with you today.

I covered a notebook with a sheet of

 Imagination Crafts rice paper.

Fresco Finish paints were lightly 

brayered over the cover.

I stamped some gold Imagination Starlight

 paint with a Seth Apter stamp, then I 

glued a torn piece of a gelli print and some

 gold thread to the front of the notebook.

The next thing I did was to brayer the 

paints onto a piece of white card and then

 I stamped the Crafty Individuals image

 with black Archival ink.

I coloured the image with pencils, cut it out 

and glued it to the cover, and then

embellished the cover with lace, buttons,

 rub ons and some word stickers."

Thank you Hazel for a beautiful

design.

A combination of Crafty Individuals

and Seth Apter stamps......WoW!

Who would have thought it......

possible? ........ probable?

The January Sale continues - don't

forget to take a look at the

Crafty Individuals stamps on

offer.........!!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx