Steampunk card with Dawid

Hi everyone,

For today's inspiration I prepared a steampunk Love card.
I used gears and media like gesso and mist.
The main colors are differents shades of brown. 

I prepared a video with creating process. I hope you like it :)

Hugs,

Dawid

Scrapbook layout + process video by Louise - Feather technique for the May moodboard challenge

Hi Scrap Friends

Louise with you today.
I'm sharing a layout + process video to show you a feather technique for this months moodboard.

"Today"

The challenge this month is to create from the inspiration board and include feathers on your page.

I decided to use this collage photo and include the colour turquoise from the moodboard.

In my process video you'll find a little technique to make these arrow feathers.

With thanks to Michelle Grant who provided this technique during a class.

Thanks for watching.

Can't wait to see you play along.

A little Tapestry Hoop and a Rubon!

Hi...  Bev here today. 

I challenged myself to really step out of my box when creating this piece. I wanted something different to adorn a small tapestry hoop ... and then it occurred to me.

Rub on resist on canvas might be just perfect for this small  but cool home decor piece.

I wanted to share with you what I created ....

So let's go... rubon on image that will fit the tapestry hoop size in mind.

Now mist the piece.. I used 3 colours on my canvas.

Now take a piece of paper towel and gently wipe

off the misting that is over the rubon.

 Do this to the whole

rubon image... notice it is turning white with only the image showing.

Let the treated piece dry now. I gently heated this to dry but

don't apply too much heat over the rubon image.. you don't want to melt it.

Now the easy part starts..... before putting this into the hoop,

 I ink stamped the sentiment.

Centre the canvas into the hoop.. and tighten the screw to secure it.

Finish it off with some fun accents. On the outer edge I added ribbon and

ended with a tied loop knot to hang it from.

I then added stickles to the edge of the ring and a small button

 and flower cluster was the finishing touch.

Well I enjoyed making and sharing this with you. Hope you'll try

the rubon resist technique on some of your projects....and do come back again.

Art Journalling with Catie

I'm sharing an art journal page that I've just completed, for inspiration this week.  This page actually started out in my mind as a spacey-night-starry type scene... but that didn't eventuate, and as I added more layers, this is what evolved.

I've used some really fun products on this, such as Faber Castell Whipped Spackle, Shimmerz texture paste, stencils, masks, mists, inks and more.

I found working on this so therapeutic, as there was no real outcome in mind... I was just creating for the sake of creating, and I think that that is one of the beauties of art journaling... you can just let yourself go and go wherever your art takes you.

I chose this quote from Sylvia Plath: "The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt", as when I start at a blank art journal page and try to picture what I'm going to put down on it, it can actually be a bit daunting.  I've found that if I just shut off the thinking part of my brain, and let the creative part play with different techniques, and materials, and textures, I actually end up with something I rather like.

I hope you enjoy this page and the close ups of the page below :)

Thanks for looking.  Catie x