At Random

At Random

Hi Everyone!

Have you noticed we are

almost out of January?  

For some that is a loud

woohoo!  For me it's a

pessimistic - well that's

one-twelfth of the year

gone already!

No use worrying about it

let's have a cuppa and

relax with Craftyfield's

gorgeous canvas:

 "Whenever I have a bit more crafting 

time, I like to play with medias and

 techniques, especially if I have new stash

 to try...

Maybe after Christmas you have

 new stash too!

I first Gessoed my base card and applied

 a thin coat of gel medium in places,

where I stuck scraps of papers just for

 a short time, then ripping the paper off,

 leaving the ink behind.

I did the same with the Vintage

 image shown above. 

I added a few scraps of papers vertically

 to break up the horizontal writing.

Now for colours: 

I sprayed the card with water and tapped

 a (very small) loaded brush with 

Blue and Turquoise Brushos,

 adding a few sprinkles of mica powder too.

When this was dry I added Grunge Paste

 through Carabelle and Tim Holtz layering stencils.

Having unearthed treasures in my 

scrap box, I create a cluster around the

 center of interest, which will hold 

the focal image. 

A bit of vellum die-cut, a scrap of calico, 

some gel medium and Glitterbitz....
I also applied some 

Silver DecoArt Metallic Lustre 

on top of the stencilled Grunge Paste

 to highlight the texture.

To finish I popped up the Vintage 

image, added some gold wire,

 a small envelope, and

 a handmade flower."

A lovely canvas and a good

tutorial too.  Thank you

Craftyfield

I just love what you can do

with the bits and bobs that seem

to linger among the stash!  

Don't forget the SALE!

'Til tomorrow

Mickie xx