Hold on to your Dreams Angel

Hi there,

we are starting a new Mixed Media Challenge over at Happy Little Stampers and this time it's "anything goes":

• cut out a tag from watercolor paper and cover it with gesso
• cut out a distressed harlequin pattern from Grungepaper, glue parts of it to the tag with Multi Medium Matte and cover it with gesso as well
• create a  background using Dylusions Paints (Polished Jade, Funky Fuchsia)
• mix Dylusions Paint (Slate Grey) with Acrylic Glazing Liquid and cover the raised areas, let it sit for a minute and wipe some of it away with a baby wipe - repeat this process until you are happy with the result
• add shadows with a black Stabilo All Pencil
• use a sentiment from the Ideaology Small Talk Sticker set 
• rub on some purple foil at random spots around the edges of the tag
• dye a piece of seam binding with Distress Ink (Peacock Feathers) and thread it through the hole of the tag
• stamp the angel from the Carabelle Studio An Angel to Love with Versafine (Smokey Gray) and color the image with Derwent Inktense Pencils and a damp brush
• adhere the image with the help of foam tape

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Kiss the Frog Tag

Hi there,

I have some fantastic news for you - from this month on I am joining the Stamping-Fairies Design Team and this is my first project:

• stamp the adorable Whipper Snapper Designs A Kiss for Prince with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color the image with Delta and Touch Twin Brush Markers
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• cut a tag from sturdy white cardstock and cover it with white gesso
• glue down some left-over grungepaper diecuts with gel medium and apply three coats of white gesso on top
• add some color with Dylusions Paints (Bubblegum Pink, Squeezed Orange)
• mix some Distress Paint (Black Soot) with Acrylic Glazing Liquid and paint it over the raised areas, let it sit for a moment and wipe it away with a baby wipe - repeat the process until you are happy with the result
• adhere the frog with gel medium and add a shadow around him with the Stabilo All Pencil
• apply some Versamarker to the bottom left corner of the little squares and heat-emboss them with WOW! Metallic Gold Rich Super Fine embossing powder
• sprinkle on some additional golden embossing powder in random spots and heat-set them as well - start heating the tag from underneath in order to keep the embossing powder on your tag and not everywhere in your craft room 
• dye a piece of seam binding with Distress Inks (Wild Honey, Picked Raspberry) and thread it through the hole of the tag
• add the sentiment from the Tim Holtz Ideaology Big Chat sticker set and doodle around the edges with a pink and black marker

Here is a close-up of the cute little frog:

Thanks for stopping by.

Yours,

Merry Christmas Star

Hi there,

come on over and join us for our Real Stitching Technique Challenge over at the 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown:

• cut out a star from Grungepaper and cover it with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint (Amethyst)
• stamp the sentiment from Clearly Besotted Stamps Many Mini Messages several times with Versamark and heat-emboss it with silver embossing powder
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink (Dusty Concord)
• add stitching holes to a kraft cardbase and use silver twine for the stitching
• stamp stars and dots from WPlus9 Little Bits with Delicata (Shimmery Silver) as a background
• round all four corners

I would like to join the following challenges:

House of Cards September Challenge - Stitch it up!

Paperminutes Challenge #401 - Christmas in September

Sweet Stampin' Christmas Challenge - Festive Decor

September Rudolph Days Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says no designer paper

Quirky Crafts Challenge #20 - Quirky sewn with Love

Have a christmassy day.

Yours,