July 2015 – Create Something Beautiful Just Because You Can

30
Jul
2015

Grungy PaperArtsy #367

categories: Stamping

PaperArtsy Stamps PaperArtsy with a bit more of a grungy feel today. The background is Distress paint applied with a Brayer. I’ve kept the top layer very simple as there was so much colour on the background I felt more on top would make the image get lost in the background. Therefore I have just used white gel pen to lift the flowers into the foreground.

PaperArtsy Stamps Always nice to use a set of stamps in different ways! This has been created using the JOFY Topiary style set. The greeting has been stamped in two stages – converting a long stamp to fit into a rectangle box.

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

#paperartsy

28
Jul
2015

Caution Trees! #366

categories: Stamping

Chocolate Baroque Patchwork Trees Stamp This piece was created as part of the workshop at the last Inky Addicts Club. We focussed on using Distress Ink Pads with Chocolate Baroque stamps. The background is created by applying Distress Ink with Cut n Dry foam. I’ve added on some stencil detail too.

Then the elegant tree from the Chocolate Baroque Patchwork Trees stamp set has been stamped in Archival Black and then coloured by picking up some Distress Ink from my crafting mat with a water brush and painting in the colour. A final bit of highlighting and a drawn border finishes the piece. It’s obviously a scary tree, so caution is required! 🙂

If you would like to come and join us at the next Inky Addicts Club – it’s open to any level crafter who likes to play with inks, paints and stamps. Our next club is on Sunday 9th August, 10-3pm at Garnier Hall in Eccles. Reservations for seats are now being taken. It costs £20 for the day (bring your own lunch) and we have a mini workshop – this month its Distress Paints with PaperArtsy stamps. You then spend the remainder of the day crafting on your own projects, or playing with the workshop supplies. I also take a mini shop with me too, so its an ideal opportunity if you can’t get to the shop to stock up on some goodies. Just call or email to reserve your seat!

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

26
Jul
2015

All Spots and Dots #365

categories: Category 1

I love this fun technique. Take your Distress Stain and get them flowing well on your craft mat and then using a bit of speed and pressure, splodge them down onto your card to get these fab splats. Its a great technique to use to create kids cards too.

I then just doodled in each of the splats with a fineliner and added the words. Don’t be afraid to have a go at putting on your own wording onto your artwork. If you see my handwriting – it’s like an injured spider has limped across the page, but when I am doing lettering, I do a practice run on spare cardstock to work out how big a space I need and then just take it slowly when I write to get it as neat as I can. A little random letter spacing is all part of the fun. So that’s my challenge to you today – create something with your own lettering on – be brave – give it a try!

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

24
Jul
2015

Birds in a Row #364

categories: Stamping

PaperArtsy Stamps A fun little PaperArtsy playing piece today. I’ve had a delivery of new stamps – so they just have to be played with! i thought it would be fun to combine the JOFY Topiary Trees along with the Squiggly Ink birds on a wire. The background is Brusho, as is the painted in detail too. Loving these trees, although they are known at the space alien trees in the shop because I think the tall skinny ones look like an alien with antennae!.. watch this space for an alien piece at some point haha!

I painted the birds in brighter colours to make them stand out a little more. Sometimes its nice just to play and experiment with your stamps!

happy crafting

jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

Don’t forget the next Inky Addicts club is on Sunday 9th August at Garnier hall in Eccles – reserve your seat now!

22
Jul
2015

Zentangled Daisy #363

categories: Stamping

A quick little piece of artwork today. I found this daisy stamped onto a Distress Inked background in my craft stash – one of my creations at a demonstration. The colours were so striking I thought I would have a play around with some zentangling detail around the edge. To give it a dramatic look, I stuck to just one pattern. A few white highlights and its all ready to put onto a card or into my art journal. The stamp is from Stampendous – the Jumbo Daisy. Artwork doesn’t have to be complicated – the most simple designs can be most effective!

happy crafting

Jane

PS – I will be exhibiting at the Suffolk papercraft show at the Leisure Centre in Bury St Edmunds this Sunday – hope to see some of you there!

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

14
Jul
2015

Harebell with Brushos #362

categories: Stamping

PaperArtsy Stamp with Brushos I have a few new sets of PaperArtsy stamps that you will start to see appearing in my blog. These are the gorgeous newly released designs (and due in stock any day!). This first piece has been created using Brushos. Have you had a play with these yet? They are little pots of pigment powder that you can combine with water to make gorgeous backgrounds and also paint with them too.

I spritzed my background with water and then applied powders, and kept spritzing with water, applying powders until it was all quite watery which makes the colours blend nicely. On this piece I tried to keep my colours in stripes – I’ll try and remember the colours I’ve used.. it was sea green, then I think ultramarine, then Purple and I think brilliant red. PaperArtsy Stamps with Brushos

I’ve then used the Brusho powder mixed with a little water to paint in the details.

Back again soon with another project!

happy crafting

Jane

www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk

#paperartsy

Month: July 2015