Autumn anniversary card

09/11/2012anniversary card, Autumn, cardJackie

I really liked the look of Michelle Zindorf’s card she made in one of her tutorials #543 so I wanted to make my version for my mum and dad’s anniversary. As usual I have tweaked a few bits to make it a little different but keeping to her overall design. The grungier type of swirls go better with this very rustic grungy type of image. The direct to paper technique makes every card look different as you can never swipe the inks pads identically.

Inks: Stampin up Soft suede and Crumb cake, Adirondack Espresso
Card: ivory, dark green, pearlised brown and dark brown card
Stamps: Stampin up Lovely as a tree and Cheer and wishes, Creative expressions Swirl elements, Tim Holtz Urban tapestry (texture stamp)
Other: copper peel-off leaf (darkened with brown Sharpie pen to dull the copper), Tombow green pen, Moonshadow ink Incandescent copper, copper brads
I did use a white pen to create highlights but I smudged them in a little as they were just too bright.

Gelliplate monoprint Autumn leaves

28/10/2012gelli plate, monoprintJackie

I did say to some friends a while back that I would not be buying a Gelli printing plate but I have to admit once I looked into it and watched some of the how-to videos I succumbed. I had my first play yesterday and after a few attempts I finally made a couple that I really like. I used the method shown here but instead of using bits of paper for masks I used Maidenhair fern and Acer leaves from my garden along with bottle lids and needlepoint mesh and some fibres. My ghost print is not great but I think the reason is that either my acrylic paint was not fluid enough or I didn’t use enough of it. I over sprayed the monoprint with dilute Chartreuse liquid watercolour and added a touch of Distress ink.

Acrylic paints:
1st layer: gold, bronze, yellow ochre (it had almost dried by the time I did the ghost layer so that is why you can’t see much there).
2nd layer: Rose madder
3rd layer: Ultra marine
Card: computer paper (this is thin enough to cut up and use in collages)
Other: Gelli plate, Ecoline Chartreuse liquid watercolour, Distress ink mowed law, fibres

Brayered fairy birthday card

21/10/2012birthday card, brayered, card, fairyJackie

Erin has a fairy sitting on a crescent moon tattoo and although it is not exactly the same as this stamp I thought it would make a nice card for her. From the front the moon just looks a bit grey but just turning the card ever so slightly at an angle shows the lovely pearly moon and some of the glitter or should I say fairy dust. I brayered both red and purple at the top of the card but mostly purple as I got to the bottom left corner and I added some feathery lines to her dress to give her a more floaty feel.

Inks: Adirondack Cranberry and Wild plum, Stampin up Ruby red, Memento Tuxedo black

Card: silk matte coated card, large aperture card

Stamps: Lavinia silhouette leaves and flowers, fairy and moon stamp (unknown)

Other: stickles, black glitter, black pen, copics, Pearlex Macropearl, mini mosaics

See me art journal pages

17/10/2012art journal, grunge, pages, rustJackie

At first I was not at all pleased with these pages as they were just a bit too messy (more mess than grunge) but they are growing on me. They reflect how I was feeling at the time: invisible, ignored, angry, frustrated, people looking through or past me, not being heard, being dismissed…….and so on. I find the scribbles and scratches get over the angry frustrating feelings while the images of the grungy silhouettes signify me just blending into the background.

I feel like this a LOT!!

Inks/paint: various acrylic paints, Memento Tuxedo black, Stampin up Taken with teal, Speedball India ink
Card: plain journal, tissue paper (stamped with the grungy silhouettes)
Stamps: Dina Waklay Grungy silhouette D1007, Tim Holtz alphabet, Scrolls Work Stamps Netting, Paperbag studios Scrap journal (bubble wrap stamp)
Other: Crafty notions Rusting powder and vinegar, Oil pastels, white pen, Black Pitt pens, Glue n seal

Stampotique birthday card

20/09/2012art journal, birthday card, card, stampotiqueJackie

This card was inspired by the Craftstamper mag. but it is an amalgamation of a few ideas all of which I have used in various art journal pages but not usually in my cards. I used acrylic paper as I wanted it to look a bit like canvas but I had to be careful with swiping it with baby wipes as the surface disintegrates. I maybe should have given it a thin wash of gesso first.
Only one Candle Carey 😉

Inks: Black India ink, inktense pencils to colour image, copic pen for skin (not good with the India ink though), Acrylic paints: Black, Lime, Moss, Turquoise and White
Card: acrylic card, white card, turquoise card
Stamps: Stampotique Karen, Cute companions Patchwork number set 2 (little cup cake), computer generated text
Other: black pen

Steampunk or industrial birthday card

19/09/2012birthday card, card, metal tape, steampunk cardJackie

So I was blog hopping the other day and landed on Kaz’s blog where she did a metal foil covered tag inspired by Tim Holtz. I have used this technique a few times previously but had forgotten about it and it was just the reminder I needed for creating Kevin’s card. It more or less uses the same technique but I added some discs, numbers and magic mesh underneath the aluminium tape to give lots of texture and dimension. I used paper stumps and embossing tools to smooth the tape gently around these additions and going inside all the little squares made by the mesh. The text I made using metal stamps. I have used this kind of technique before but instead of using alcohol inks to colour the metal foil in the recesses of the texture I used black acrylic paint then swiped some areas away with a baby wipe before it had dried completely.

Inks: Alcohol inks Pitch black, Stonewashed and Rust
Card: white, black antiqued metal card
Stamps: metal alphabet stamps
Other: Aluminium foil tape, small discs, Ideology: fasteners, washers, and cogs. Hammer, wrench, and keyhole brads, small key charm

My Pass the Painting canvas is finished!

13/09/2012art, painting, pass the paintingJackie

My original canvas has now had another 4 layers put on it.
Rosie added layer 2: string and tissue applied with Matte gel.
Pam layer 3 ?
Lou did layer 4: added the mask and chandelier.
Pauline did layer 5: changed the colour of the mask from bright blue using napkins, added distress inks, glitter glue and crackle paint.

I added a final layer 6: black glitter on the mask edges and string, tucked black mesh behind the eye holes, black gel pen, distress stickles, bits from old jewellery, charms. I might add some words into the string loops when I think of something.
I love this Pass the Painting collaboration!

Rosie’s Pass the Painting…so far

13/09/2012art, painting, pass the painting, Rosie'sJackie

This canvas is Rosie’s Pass the Painting as she did layer 1: texture with reinforcement rings, Martha Stewart punch and adhesive webbing.
Pam did layer 2: more texture with smooth gesso and gesso through sequin waste.
Lou did layer 3: Doilies, watercolour paint (raspberry and brick red), embossed butterfly.
Pauline did layer 4: petite doll and flower images, writing Dream a little dream, ranger inks and Faber Castell pens.

My addition layer 5: bling – gems, pearls, stickles, white pen to highlight, old jewellery bits, and ribbon.

Pam’s Pass the Painting … so far.

13/09/2012art, painting, Pam, pass the paintingJackie

I received a few of the Pass the Paining canvases the other day that a group of us are doing from the crop so here is Pam’s canvas so far.

Pam did layer 1: mixed paper collage, book pages, paint cards, brown paper, scrapbook paper and paper towel.
Lou did layer 2: PVA, chipboard, cogs, dots, brown tissue paper.
Pauline did layer 3: distress inks, paper boat and sail using paper and napkins.

This is my addition layer 4: stamped acetate then coloured underneath using alcohol inks, peel-off anchor stuck to grunge board and added chain, little shells, Crackle paint tarnished brass, Tim Holtz brads and game spinner, wax rub-on in copper and gold to highlight the cogs.

Anniversary card

06/09/2012anniversary card, cardJackie

Another card taken from the Craft stamper mag this time from May 2012 in the stamping contrast section and this particular one is designed by Liesbeth Fidder. I love the autumn colours in it and again I didn’t change much at all. I didn’t have the same colours of alcohol inks that Liesbeth used and I preferred a black card rather than the orangey coloured one she used. I also made my card much more saturated colour. The green colour you see in this image is more of a teal colour in real life.

Inks: for the background: Adirondack colorwash Butterscotch spray and Cosmic shimmer Aqua lagoon. Alcohol inks: Butterscotch, Stream, Willow and Mountain Rose with blending solution, Stazon black and Saddle brown, Stampin up Taken with teal
Card: watercolour paper, teal pearlised card, glossy white card, black card
Stamps: Stampin up Just believe and Cheers and wishes
Other: punchinella (sequin waste), black pen, 3D pads

Cardesque

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