Fodder Challenge 2023 - Part Two

Hi Everyone. 

I'm back today with the 2nd installment of my projects for the Fodder School free Challenge.

Day 8 - Mini tag book with Megan Quinlan.

 Day 9 - Mini collage art with Chris Karpiak.

Day 11 - Mixed media tag series with Shay Michelle Kent.

Day 12 - Fodder Catcher/Mobile with Susanne Randers.

Thanks for staying the course. I really enjoyed stretching my creative limits on some of these projects. There is one other project I may have a go at, so watch this space 😀

Have a great week,

Alison xox

Fodder Challenge 2022

 Hi Everyone!

I'm back today with the remainder of my Fodder Challenge projects. Hope you like them.

Day 6 - Pocket Fodder Book with Karen Elaine. This is a perfect size to keep my quirky watercolour birds in, and I added one as decoration on the cover.

Days 7 & 8 - Photo Transfers on Buttons with Jane Chipp, and Vintage Photo Tag with Ricki Midbrod.

Day 9 - Prayer Flags with Dori Patrick. I used paper gelli prints instead of fabric on mine, with ribbon and stitching

Before I go, here's a little crochet project I recently finished. The kit was a Christmas present from my son, and her name is Morag The Highland Coo.

Thanks so much for your kind visit here today.

Alison

Hope Is A Waking Dream

Hi Everyone! I have another art journal page for my Pockets and Tags theme at Art Journal Journey.

I started by gluing some teabags to my kraft page, then scraped on some blue paint, and stamped some script with turquoise paint.

The tag was from my stash, and has a PaperArtsy Infusions Ink background on it I think. I popped an empty teabag into a tea packet, and stapled it to the tag, then sewed on a concertinaed teabag at the bottom. I tied on some orange ribbon, then sewed across that too, then glued the tag onto my page.

The title is from PaperArtsy Sara Naumann stamp set ESN10, as are the white circles. I finished with turquoise and orange paint splatters.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,

Thanks for visiting,

Alison xox

Live Life Gently

Hi Everyone!

I made another page for my Pockets and Tags theme at Art Journal Journey.

My substrate is a gel print I made recently with some heart-shaped leaves I found on one of my walks. You can just about make them out if you look carefully. I added some torn pieces of painty paper and a teabag packet, popped a shipping tag and teabag tag in the pocket, then used Dina Wakley's Sunburst stencil with Primary Cyan paint. I scribbled some black pen journaling, attached a little heart-shaped leaf to the pocket, then added my hand-written words 'Live Life Gently'. I finished with some black paint splashes.

I hope you're all having a good week,

Alison xx

Art Journal Calendar - August 2020

Hi Everyone!

I'm a day late with my August art journal calendar spread, in fact I only found time to create it today. As you can see, I've already filled out 2 days.

I used a 5x3" Gelli Plate with Dina Wakley heavy body acrylic and home-made mark-making tools, to make a bright background. The little tags were cut from a previously made gel print, then the details were made with a fine black Posca paint pen. I used PaperArtsy stencils for the title.

I'm linking my spread to my theme Pockets and Tags at Art Journal Journey.

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison xx

Art Journal Journey - Pockets and Tags

Hi Everyone!

I'm excited to tell you that I'm hosting over at Art Journal Journey for the month of August, with the theme of Pockets and Tags. 

Here's my page for the theme.

I used teabags for my pockets, snipping off the tops, emptying out the tea leaves, and inserting a tiny tag into them.

I decorated the fronts of the teabags with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paint and a PaperArtsy stencil by Sara Naumann, then added a Tim Holtz rub on.

I love these nature themed rub ons.

And here are the little tags. I decorated them with some collage scraps, a mini Prima lace stamp, and some Tim Holtz phrase stickers.

I'm looking forward to seeing your Pocket and Tag themed art journal pages over at Art Journal Journey this month.

Alison xox

Recycled Tag Art

Hi Everyone!

I found an old piece of tag art that I made many moons ago, and as the sewing theme and maybe the age of it fitted in with Halle's Stitch in Time theme at Art Journal Journey, I decided to incorporate it in an art journal page.

I'd previously collaged some book page scraps onto the page. I scraped on some pale turquoise and green Fresco acrylics, added some black for my tag to sit on, then stamped with a Carabelle Studio faux stitching stamp. I found a fab quote online, hand wrote it with my glass dip pen and black ink, then finished with white paint splashes and metal press studs. 

In the close up shot below, you can see my tag looking a bit creased and distressed at the top, from being in my scrap box for so long.

Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend,

Thanks for visiting,

Alison xox

AJJ - Flowers

Over at Art Journal Journey, Mia's theme for May is Flowers. 

I used one of my gel-printed tags on a dictionary page, adding doodles and journaling.

Thanks for visiting, keep safe and well,

Alison xox

30 Days of Mixed Media with Ana - Days 24-30

Hi Everyone. I'm back today with my final week of entries for Ana Bondu's challenge on Instagram.

I missed out day 23, which was Transfers, as my effort didn't work at all, and I didn't think it was worth the stress to attempt again.

Day 24 - Metal. I covered a piece of card with sticky back foil, then embossed it and used Stazon inks to colour it.

Day 25 - Misti (Stamping Platform). This was quite complicated. I started with a piece of card coloured with Distress inks, then placed it in position on my stamping platform. I had to do the flowers individually, stamping, bleaching out colour with bleach, colouring with Posca paint pens, then re-stamping. Then I stamped the smaller flower in the centre of the large one, painted with white pen, re-coloured with red and orange, then re-stamped the small flower. After doing all the flowers, I flicked some water onto the card to create the bleached splatters. Told you it was complicated, but well worth the effort I think. I'm so pleased I eventually bought the stamping platform, as I've used it quite a lot to get well-stamped images.

Day 26 - Alcohol Ink. Sticky back foil on card again, embossed, then drips of alcohol ink added. Yummy!

Day 27 - Foliage. I love using leaves on my Gelli Plate!

Don't waste the paint on the leaves...

I also used black ink to draw some foliage on a gel-printed tag.

Day 28 - Pigment Ink. Distress oxide inks, Carabelle Studio stamps. I clear embossed the leafy sprig, in order to use the green oxide ink to watercolour.

Day 29 - Fabric. I used ribbons.

Day 30 - Mica. I sponged white tacky glue through a stencil on the black card, then brushed with perfect pearls mica powder. The stamped butterfly and quote were coloured by mixing mica powder into some water to create a watery paint.

That's it for now. I hope to find another challenge once my wrist is fully healed. I'll still be doing my little daily collages though.

Have a happy weekend,

Alison xox

More Crafting with Gio Gio

Hi everyone! I'm still typing with my left hand, and resting my sore right wrist. I'm wearing a splint to remind me to rest it, day and night. So frustrating!

I'm managing some light crafting thankfully, and here are the final four pieces for Gio's April challenge.

23rd April - ATC Coin. I created some collaged round teabag art...of course ;-)

25th April - Stamping. I made a card, using a gel print and some Carabelle Studio stamps.

27th April - Faux. I did some faux stitching and used PaperArtsy stamps on a gel-printed tag.

29th April - Sunshine. I used water colour paint and a gel pen to create a sunny scene.

I hope you're all keeping safe, calm and creative. Thanks for visiting.

Alison xox

30 Days of Mixed Media with Ana - Days 16-22

Hi Everyone!

I've got another week (8 days ;-)) of mixed media art for Ana's challenge to show you today. Get yourself a cuppa!

Day 16 - Watercolour. I really loved the results I got with my watercolour paint, and added a few doodles.

Day 17 - Rust. Love, love love making rust with water and vinegar! And look at that gorgeous rusty paper!

Day 18 - Wax. It's been a while since I used the wax. I made a card using a piece of the rusty paper, and some rusty elements, together with Carabelle Studio stamps and stencils, Distress Oxide inks and natural wax. I love how the wax made the rusty paper transparent, it was the back of one of my old Downe Village paper round sheets :D

Day 19 - Oxides. I inked up the background stamp with the only 3 distress oxide colours I have, then misted with water and stamped. Stamps are from Carabelle Studio. Oh yes, I added some watery splatters of the ink too :-)

Day 20 - Stencils. You may have seen this photo a couple of days ago, as I doubled up with Gio's challenge. I used lots of stencils on my Gelli Plate, and to finish a couple of tags.

Day 21 - White. Using one of my gel printed tags, I stamped and embossed with white EP. I finished with some white ribbon, which I curled by heating with my heat gun. Haven't done that in a long while!

Day 22 - Collage. I made a collage with some gel prints, and also made a collage of different stamped images.

Bit fuzzy, but hopefully you can see the dimension in that last photo.

That's all for now, thanks for dropping by,

Alison xox