Fixstern - Fixed Star Tag

Hi there,

it is time for another Stencil Sunday and the start of a new Mixed Media Challenge over on the STAMPlorations Blog.

• cut out a tag using dies from the CUTplorations ATC/Tag Builder set and apply heavy white gesso through the ARTplorations Oh my Stars! Mini stencil - let this layer dry thoroughly
• add color to the tag with the help of watered-down Distress Paint (Evergreen Bough, Weathered Wood, Iced Spruce)
• draw a line around the edges with a black Stabilo All pencil and activate the color with a wet watercolor brush
• add more texture to the background by stamping the numbers and the script from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Elements set with Archival Ink (Black Soot)
• let some Daler-Rowney Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic (Moon Violet) drip down the tag
• stamp some stars from the STAMPlorations Art Marks set with Delicata (Silvery Shimmer)
• create the word "Fixstern" (fixed star) with a Dymo Label Maker and adhere it to the tag on top of a piece of corrugated cardboard and a piece of sari silk ribbon
• dye a piece of seam binding with that same violet liquid acrylic paint and rip it in half before threading it through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired and don't forget to join us for our Mixed Media Challenge over at the STAMPlorations Blog. The theme is always anything mixed media except a card. You must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project. The Linky closes at the end of the month.

Yours,

Nib Box

Hi there,

it's time for another Stencil Sunday over on the STAMPlorations Blog and this time I created a matchbox for my Dip Pen Nibs.

• cut out a matchbox from kraft cardstock and assemble the base of the box
• leave the cover unassembled and cover it with white gesso
• adhere old book pages with gel medium
• add color with Daler-Rowney Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic (Waterfall Green)
• apply Liquitex Ink (Muted Pink) through the ARTplorations Gridlocked stencil and Liquitex Ink (Muted Grey) through the ARTplorations Dots all over stencil
• stamp some arrows from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Grunge set and some Sheet Music from the STAMPlorations Scribbly Splattery Grunge set with Archival Ink (Watering Can)
• add the word "NIBS" using the STAMPlorations Sketchy Alphabet set and Archival Ink (Black Soot)
• as a final step splatter on some Daler-Rowney Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic (Black)  

Here are some more pictures:

I hope you got inspired and don't forget to join us for our Mixed Media Challenge over at the STAMPlorations Blog. The theme is always anything mixed media except a card. You must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project. The Linky closes at the end of the month.

Yours,

Freedom ATC

Hi there,

I created this ATC as a project for the Stamping-Fairies Blog:

• cover a piece of patterned paper with Prima Marketing Heavy Gesso
• add some droplets of Daler-Rowney Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic (Black, White Pearl), dilute it with water and let it flow around the page
• add some droplets of Alcohol Ink (Mushroom, Hazelnut) and pure Alcohol from a Mister Bottle
• dry the page with a heat-tool
• cut out several ATCs from this background paper with the CUTplorations ATC Tag Builder
• choose one of them, stamp some circles and some sentiments from the Prima Marketing Don't forget to fly set with Memento Luxe Teal Zeal and heat-emboss them with clear embossing powder
• stamp the butterfly from the same set onto a book page and cover it with Collage Medium Crazing
• color the butterfly with Distress Crayons (Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers, Walnut Stain) and move the color around with your fingers
• cover a little piece of corrugated board with Distress Paint Walnut Stain and stamp some lines for more texture
• ink up the edges of the ATC with Distress Crayons (Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain)
• cut some circles from fabric and glue them underneath the butterfly using hot glue

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,