Eileen Hull Art With Heart Challenge - Favourite Things

Welcome time for another monthly challenge with Eileen Hull's Art With Heart Challenge and this time around we are looking at "Favourite Things".

I love anything that is mixed media, paint, using my dies and so incorporated them all into my pieces today and had great fun along the way.

My angel has a small dolls head added to a cardboard base which I have covered in Alice in Wonderland book pages and then she has been painted with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Cobalt Teal Hue and Yellow Green Light.

I have added a Tim Holtz Monocle to her head along with an icing funnel for her Christmas Hat. She also has a star charm hanging from her Monocle. Her faces has been painted with Titanium White Paint which I allowed to dry and I then added Burnt Umber Media Fluid Acrylic over the top, applying a little paint at a time and then dabbing off the excess with a baby wipe.

Her bodice has pieces die cut from white card using Eileen Hull's Baners and Pennants Thinlits Die, perfect detail for her dress.  I love how the book pages are still visible!

I used Treasure Gold Wax to highlight the detail on the die cut pieces. I also added Textured Snowflakes to the body using Tim Holtz Layering Stencil and added 'angel' using computer generated text. I also added touches of Snow using a DecoArt Snow Writer.

I also decorated an Artist Trading Block, die cut with Eileen Hulls's Block/Cube die. I added the Needle Book to the top of the block but this time around used it in a mixed media piece. The ATB has been painted with DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Cobalt Teal Hue and Yellow Green Light. I have also added stars applying Texture Paste through Tim Holtz Layering Stencil.

The Needle Book has been painted with Titanium White Fluid Acrylic, allowed to dry and then I applied Texture Paste randomly around the book. Once dry I then painted with Burnt Umber Fluid Acrylic, applying a little paint at a time and then dabbing any excess away with a baby wipe. I added a birthday candle to the inside and added 'christmas wish' using computer generated text. I also applied Treasure Gold Wax randomly around the book.

I added a small Christmas tree to the inside of the book set onto some white cheesecloth for added interest and texture. I sprayed the tree with Tarnished Brass Distress Spray Stain.

For added texture I also applied a layer of Crackle Glaze to the ATB and then added Raw Umber Antiquing Cream to highlight the cracks and then added a layer of Matt Medium to seal. I also added delicate splatters of Tarnished Brass Distress Spray Stain.

The stars have had a layer of Texture Paste added to each one and then painted with Titanium White Fluid Acrylic and once dry painted with Burnt Umber Fluid Acrylic, once again dabbing off the excess paint with a baby wipe. Touches of Treasure Gold Wax have also been added to the stars and all the edges of the ATB.

I also included a Sandra Evertson Prima Relic piece to one side which I again painted with DecoArt Fluid Acrylics. She is adhered to a piece of Cheesecloth and I addede 'ange' using computer generated text. I have also added Crackle Glaze randomly around the edges.

I applied Texture Paste over Tim Holtz Stars Layering Stencil to add texture and dimension to the back of the Needle Book.

A Sandra Evertson Prima Relic piece has also been added to the centre of the Needle Book along with a Finnabair metal piece behind. My angel has had rusty bells added which I coloured with Wax and she has a clay star on her wing.

I would also like to link this to the Emerald Creek Dares Challenge which this time around is "Show us your holiday creations".

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Toy Emporium

This week I am showcasing the newly released Toy Emporium stamp set from Artistic Outpost.

I wanted to create something a little different this week and decided to create a shadow frame using Tim Holtz Pocket Watch Frame die combined with Eileen Hull's 3D Die; which worked perfectly with the Artistic Outpost imagery.

The inside of the clock acts as my shadow box to showcase the adorable little girl from the Toy Emporium stamp set. I added a touch of colour to the imagery using my Polychromo pencils. I also created a mask of the girl before adding the background stamping.  I also included some delicate paint splatters using Fired Brick Distress Paint. To add further to the vintage feel I applied a coat of DecoArt Crackle Glaze and then rubbed over the cracks with Raw Umber Antiquing Cream, removing the excess with a baby wipe.

I added the dimensional clock to a chunky ATC which I painted with Fired Brick Distress Paint and then covered with a coat of DecoArt Crackle Glaze, once again ageing further with Antiquing Cream. I also added some foliage and a mini Christmas Tree for added interest.

As I started to put my pieces together I decided to add rusty wire around the edges of the front piece before thinking about how I would adhere this to the dimension clock piece. In the end I decided to cement them together using DecoArt Crackle Paste, which worked perfectly. I applied Antiquing Cream to the Crackle Paste once dry just to age a little.

A touch more foliage has been added to the top along with a few berries to add to the seasonal charm.

When I die cut the pieces I did add decorative paper to the Eileen Hull's 3D Die before assembling, so that the decorative paper appeared on the inside of the clock.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Christmas Angel

I took some time out from deadlines and DT commitments to just have some fun and decided to join in with Sandra Evertson's Merry Christmas Ornament Challenge.

I decided to create a Christmas Angel. She is covered in book pages from an Alice in Wonderland paperback.

This is what I started with. I removed the head and replaced with a dolls head.

The paints I used are DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Cobalt Teal Hue, Yellow Green Light for the body and wings and Burnt Umber with a touch of Quinacridone Gold with a base coat of Titanium White for the head. I applied the Titanium White first as the base coat allowed to dry and then roughly applied a mix of Burnt Umber mixed with a touch of Quinacridone Gold over the top, dabbing off the excess paint with a baby wipe.

I was pleased with how the face turned out and I added a few Remnant Rubs for added interest. I also gave her a crown which I found in an antique store and coloured with touches of Treasure Gold Waxes.

Around her neck she is wearing a Sandra Evertson Prima Relic Chandelier Pendant Embellishment attached with rusty wire.

I love how the book pages are still visible under the paint. I added computer generated text along with some DecoArt Crackle Glaze randomly to the wings and body. I used a Pitt Pen to highlight the text around the edges.

Snowflakes have been added using Tim Holtz Layering Stencil and Texture Paste. I also added delicate splatters of Titanium White to the backdrop.

I love all the layers that are clearly visible, the book pages, the Texture Paste element, painted layers and Remnant Rubs.

ChitChat Stickers have been added to one wing and I have added rusty wire around each of the wings for added texture, secured into place with a Tiny Attacher.

I die cut snowflakes from copper sheets die cut with Tim Holtz Stacked Snowflakes Die and added snowflake embellishments to the top. I heated the copper until it changed colour, you can't see from this picture but the copper really does have an array of colours from heating.

I really had fun making this piece...now back to the deadlines!

I would also like to enter my Christmas Angel into the following challenges:

 Anything But Cute Challenge - "It's Ornamental"

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge 336 - Festive Fun

Thanks for stopping by. Tracy x x

Fashioned Embroidery Hoop

I am showcasing the fabulous Vintage Fashion stamp set once again from Artistic Outpost.

I decided to do an altered embroidery hoop this week, which I thought was a perfect fit for the imagery and once again I have gone for a UK/London theme. The background is a piece of Tim Holtz Correspondence Paper Stash which I added to a thicker piece of card to make it more rigid and able to take any paint and sprays I added in the next stages. I then spritzed the background lightly with Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain and dried with a heat tool. The embroidery hoop itself was painted with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Dark Grey Value 3 and I then added delicate splatters and scratches with an old credit card using DecoArt Fluid Acrylic Cadmium Red Hue.

I added some Correspondence Tissue Tape across the centre of the panel for a further layer of interest and added a small stamped Union Jack from the Loverly London stamp set, which I coloured with Distress Markers Faded Jeans and Fired Brick Distress Markers; applying them directly to the stamp.

I stamped the background stamp from the Vintage Fashion stamp set onto a piece of Correspondence Paper Stash using Ground Espresso Distress Ink and then over stamped with the elegant lady in Black Archival Ink and then dried with my heat tool. I added the stamped piece to a Tim Holtz Foundary Frame which I coloured randomly with my finger using Cadmium Red Hue Fluid Acrylic and dried with a heat tool.

LONDON text from the Loverly London stamp set was stamped on to the background panel; adding the text Fashion below from the Vintage Fashion stamp set, both stamped with Black Archival Ink. I added delicate splatters of Cadmium Red Hue to the background along with more scratchy lines.

The three bodice images were stamped onto Correspondence paper, cut out and added to the hoop; adding shading around each bodice with a Hickory Smoke Distress Marker; scribbling the marker onto a non-stick craft sheet and picking up the ink with a water brush.

I love how all the layers are visible below all the paints and inks and papers.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x x

Eileen Hull Art With Heart Challenge - New Release

Welcome to my third post of the month for Eileen Hull's Art With Heart Challenge and this month we have something special....a new release! You can find the whole release HERE. Our Challenge this month is A STITCH IN TIME and you can intepret in anyway you like.

This week I have used the Needle Book and the Button Jars and Labels dies. I wanted all my pieces for the new release to all coordinate so once again these pieces have been coloured with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I added the Button Jar to Eileen's Cookie Box and I covered the Button Jar in a piece of Tim Holtz fabric, adding coordinated twine to the top. I also added the die cut buttons which I coloured with Distress Inks Vintage Photo and Fired Brick, threading twine through the top button. I also used Tim Holtz Thinlits Labels to add a label to the top of my box, stamping with an alphabet to add the text buttons.

The outside of the box has been stamped with the Vintage Sewing stamp set from Artistic Outpost, stamping with Potting Soil Archival Ink and I also added three vintage buttons threaded with twine.

I added two pieces of felt to the inside of my Needle Book and used the Chevron Stitchlits Die to add holes to the felt and then added some random stitching and chain stitching.

I added a touch of colour to the felt to give an old vintage found feel to the piece again colouring with Vintage Photo Distress Ink; applying the ink to a non-stick craft sheet, spritzing with water and then mopping up the ink with the felt and then allowing to dry.

I added some random stitching to the back and front of the Needle Book for added texture and interest.

The front of the Needle Book has once again been stamped with imagery from the Artistic Outpost Vintage Sewing Set, stamped with Potting Soil Archival Ink. I also added some wooden letters decorated with Wendy Vecchi Tree Branch Embossing Powder along with random stitching and a touch of tissue tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Fabulous!

Morning, hope you are all enjoying your weekend. We have another fabulous challenge for you over at the Love to Create Challenge Blog where the theme is Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes.

Still loving my Autumnal tones this week. A brayered backdrop using DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Vermillion, Yellow Green Light and Cadmium Red Hue.

I placed the Tim Holtz Eye Chart Stencil onto the backdrop and then applied Orange and Permanent Red PanPastels over the stencil and then sprayed lightly with hairspray to fix the pastels. I then placed a die cut heart onto the background and blended Magenta PanPastel around the die cut and once again fixed the pastel with hairspray.

I added rusty wire around the heart for added texture and also included delicate splatters and painted circles stamped with a lid using DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Carbon Black.  To add further texture, I painted the heart with DecoArt Media Crackle Glaze and then applied a touch of Raw Umber Antiquing Cream to highlight the fine cracks.

I love adding shading with the PanPastels, so easy to apply.  I also added two hearts created with Liquid Fimo for added interest.

A stamped sentiment and tiny staples add further interest.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Permanent Red

Orange

Soft Tools

Pan Pastel - Magenta