a distressing messy time..

well,  a while ago I ordered an early birthday present ( thankfully that milestone has been and gone! ) of some goodies from the lovely Linda at the Funkie Junkie boutique, among them ( yes i was naughty stamps and sprays fell in too!) were the set of fab new distress paints..and guess what they arrived yesterday, so despite a very bad hand hindering my messy play... it seemed rude not to play!
( long story but I went through the door and my left hand decided to stay in the handle..not pretty!! and rather sore! ) - so if I haven't visited I am trying to catch up slowly!!

So as typing is difficult, short and sweet here are the first play results with these fab and I mean yummy scrummy paints..yes I love them!!!

I started by applying weathered wood, antique linen, frayed burlap and broken china paints to a canvas..then spritzing and drying and  generally having a ball! Then when dry I edged with vintage photo DI, spritzed and dried and then added some more weathered wood through sequin waste and brushed around the edges.

Then I added some ferro texture taste through sequin waste and heated so it puffs up and dries! cool eh?! Then I brushed some weathered wood across the raised areas.

I think as much as loving the paints its that they are in the yummy distress palette..
So then I added a heart art part which had been painted with weathered wood, and texture paste added through script stencil. I then painted over and when dry edged with vintage phtoto DI.

To complete the canvas I added a flower I made for my Saturday stepXstep using ranger foil..details here and covered in the paint..love the matte look, some rusty wire twirls and also some rusty wings using an Andy Skinner Timeworn technique.

Sorry its a rush.. but my hand has had enough..

I will be round to catch up with all my followers and friends later when hand has had a rest!

I am entering this for the following competitions:
something messy @ http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/
love is all around @ http://happydazedesignteam.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/february-challenge-love-is-all-around.html
just two colours @ http://panpasteluk.blogspot.co.uk/

have a fun and inky one!

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Weathered Wood

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Frayed Burlap

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Broken China

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Antique Linen

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo

Ranger Inkssentials Foil Tape Sheets 6x12"

  

treasure life

Well poor Oliver, we spent James' birthday last month at casualty after James hit his head and then spent last night , Oliver's birthday at the emergency doctors appointment  for James! I tell you what a way to spend your birthdays!! No wonder I look tired!! still keeps me on my toes!

Well in my first stepXstep over at Frilly and Funkie here , I made some flowers from ranger foil sheets and coloured them in two ways and made them in two different styles. So today I thought I would share the two pieces I made using flowers coloured with alcohol inks .
For all the details of how to make the flowers make sure you pop across here.
So here is my first piece :

For this piece I started with a round arts part piece and put texture paste through this great stencil, then when dry painted, scuffed , inked and highlighted with treasure gold.

I cut the dress form and randomly inked with embossing dabber, as this allows for places to be left un-inked. I sprinkled various distress embossing powders on and heated , then added walnut stain ink to the un embossed areas (warning: as the distress emboss powders are course they will slightly scuff up your pad on your blending tool, so you could use a piece of cut and dry foam instead).

The wings, well you now me and wings! They were covered with ferro texture paste in a random-ish manner, then highlighted with treasure gold.

The flower, all details of that are here.

And some rusty wire and some chit chat stickers complete the make!

I got carried away and made this tag too:

The flower is the same as above and I have added idea-ology, an embossed dress form. For the wings I added this fab rusty wire net from The funkie junkie boutique and have listed all the supplies for the flowers ( both styles ) below too.

I will be back later in the week with the softer flower make..

Thanks to everyone who is taking the time to stop by and also leave such lovely comments! They are very much appreciated,x

 

have a fun and inky one!

 

 

 

 

Ranger Inkssentials Foil Tape Sheets 6x12"	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die	Tim Holtz Sixxiz Texture Fades - Flourish & Wings Set	Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fades - Diamond Plate and Rivited	Tim Holtz Ranger Idea-ology Sanding Grip	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Ginger
Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Pitch Black	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Long Fasteners

a dream is a wish your heart makes

Well here I am better late than never..been a busy weekend as James, (just turned 10 son) has been poorly all weekend and his temperature is still through the roof! Oliver , bless him has gone off to school, happily as there is snow to play with!!!
So in between nursing duties and looking after Lucy I am trying to add this post!! I wanted to have a play with some more fresco paints..and texture paste and new antiquities stencil..so here is the result not perfect but I did have fun!

 I started with a large square arts part and added a layer of iced coffee paperartsy paint, then added some fresco through antiquities stencil...then when dry added more layers of iced coffee and a bit of french roast..
When dry I edged with oxynite and white fire treasure gold..loving this stuff and also highlighted lots of raised areas with it, believe me its yummy stuff!!!

The letters , cut from word play die were sponged with paint and some treasure gold added.

 

The wing die cuts, well every self respecting heart needs wings were die cut, covered with ferro texture in a rough fashion, then when dry I added white fire treasure gold.

The heart arts part was covered with French roast paint and then I added some crackle glaze, left to dry and then covered with nougat..when dry I edged lightly with walnut stain.

Finally, you know me and wire I added some rusty wire..

 I am entering this for the following competitions:
things with wings for anything but a card
new technique for pan pastels challenge
dream for sunday stamper ..a dream is a wish your heart makes.

have a fun and inky one!!!