SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #127 - V is for Valentine

Aww, Edna is in the mood for love. (Yeah right. LOL!)

This fortnight at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS is,

you guessed it, V for Valentine.

As always, snark is not mandatory, but you know I couldn't resist...

I used Nuance powder dyes to start my panel.

I even made my own stencil specifically to create a Bokeh effect background.

Once the white ink was heat set, I stamped my sweet sentiment and image in

black ink, stamped over it again in Versamark, and heat set in clear EP.

It was only after I finished my card that I realized the two challenges I was going

to enter this at ended two days ago.GRRRR!

Oh well, maybe next month. LOL!

Since V-Day is upon us, I hope you'll join my Sisters and our

newest Queen & GD Kylie, as we celebrate the holiday at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! Thanks for

visiting, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Addicted to Stamps and More #325 -Photo Inspiration

Simon Says Stamp Wed challenge - Have a Heart

HLS Mixed Media challenge - Layers

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Funny Kinda Love

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark; Memento Luxe - Wedding Dress

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: Magenta - Red Nuance Powder Dye; home made stencil; MISTI; WOW! - clear EP;

heat gun; sponge dauber; water mister

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #116 - D is for Denim

Hello snarky friends and welcome to another fun challenge

starting at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS:

D is for Denim!

Look at Edna, spitting in the face of the fashion police, and getting

her double denim on! Such a rebel! LOL!

I haven't made an art journal page in months, so that's what I did for this challenge:

I found a quote to use while searching on Mr. Google.

I couldn't find the source of this quote, so if anyone

knows, leave me a comment so I can give credit. Thanks!

I tried using rubbing alcohol and a scrap of denim as a resist on the gal's dress,

to make it look as if her dress was denim.

On my first attempt, the scrap of denim was too saturated, and 

bled way too much. 

My second attempt worked much better!

Tip: if you try this technique, do this step first, and

be sure the rubbing alcohol is completely dry before coloring the

rest of it, otherwise what you color next will bleed.

I colored her with Spectrum Noir markers and added details

with Prismacolor pencils. I fussy cut her out and set aside to

work on my page.

I used pink, coral and orange acrylic paints for the base, then added

different stenciled images using the coral plus white and blue. I used

too much paint on some of the stencils, but decided to embrace the mess.

To hide the blobby blue mess I made with the blue paint, I simply

put the stencil back over it when it was dry and traced the image with a black

Artist PITT pen. I used alpha stamps to stamp the sentiment on copy paper.

I trimmed and glued them along with my peace gal onto the page with

matte medium.

After everything was dry, I added a shadow under her to ground her,

and doodled around the words and also added white dots to the blue leaves.

I still wasn't finished stenciling, so I used another one and traced some

flowers with a gold pen. I also added Stickles to her flower tiara and the 

peace sign she's holding.

Here's another pic of the finished page:

Yay, you made it to the end! LOL!

Now it's your turn to make something pertaining to denim, and link up at

the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! We'd love to see your take on

this challenge. Need some ideas? Simply visit the blogs of my Sisters to

see what amazing creations they came up with, and please leave some

bloggy love while there. We all love comments!

Thanks for visiting, now go forth and get your craft on!

I'd like to enter this at:

Craft Stamper Magazine - August TIMI

More Mixed Media challenge - ATG with brights

Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media challenge - words 

Supplies:

Strathmore Art Journal

Stamps: MFT - ALM Groovy Girl; Studio G - Alphas

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Staz On - Jet Black

CS: Crafter's Companion; copy paper

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; PrismaColor pencils; Ranger - Stardust Stickles; Golden gesso;

DecoArt Americana acrylic paints - coral blush, tangerine, cotton candy, blue harbor, snow; various

paintbrushes; Dylusions stencils - fronds of foliage, old school numbers; Simon Says Stamp stencil - jazz dance; STAMPlorations stencil - daisy play; Faber Castell - bold & medium black Artist PITT pens; Sakura - gold and white Gelly Roll pens; General's black & brown chalk pencils; DecoArt Media matte medium; rubbing alcohol; scrap of denim

Bloom & Grow

Hey, I'm back with my second post today.

This time I want to share an art journal page:

Lots of items used on this: Gesso, embossing paste, acrylic paints,

stamps, powder dyes, Stickles.

Here are a few process pictures. (Yep, I

actually remembered to take some this time! LOL!)

After a layer of Gesso, I used a stencil and embossing paste. Let dry.

Used a few different colors of blue acrylic paint. Went over

with gesso to soften edges some.

Stamped some texture with Staz On Jet Black ink.

close up

Using mixed media paper, I sprinkled powder dye and spritzed with water.

When dry, I stamped and fussy cut flowers, and die cut the leaves.

Die cut Bloom & Grow 3 times, stacked and glued. Added Stickles.

Adhered flowers and leaves with foam squares and added

Stickles onto the flowers. When the words were dry, I glued with matt medium.

One more look:

As always, my supply list is at the bottom of my post,

in case you wondered what all I used. ☺

It sounds as if I cranked this out within a couple hours, but this is me we

are talking about, folks. I played a bit on this for a few days before

I finally finished it yesterday. LOL!

That's all for now. I thank you for popping in!

Cheers!

I'd like to enter this at:

Craft Stamper Make It Take It January challenge

More Mixed Media challenge - ATG with blue

Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media challenge - garden

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - Winter Blues

 

 

Supplies:

Substrate: Strathmore art journal

Golden Gesso and Matt Medium

STAMPlorations - Flowers 2 stencil

Dreamweaver - embossing paste

Deco Art Americana acrylic paints - Indian turquoise, Desert turquoise, Sapphire

Plaid - various paint brushes

Visible Image - Imperfection is Beauty stamps

Indigo Blu - Tasty Textures stamp

Paper Smooches - Natural Beauties stamps and dies

Staz On - Jet Black ink

Strathmore Mixed Media paper

Magenta - Nuance powder dyes - golden yellow, orange, red, grass green, jade

Ranger - Diamond Stickles

STAMPlorations - Bloom & Grow word die

SA by 3L - 3D foam squares

Ranger - multi medium matt

POE boy

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

I wanted to share a canvas panel that I just created for fun.

Thank you, Queen, for my paraphrasing. LOL!

Here are some process pics:

 Only after the crackle paste dried did I think to add some

text to the panel.

 I painted over the crackle paste and text with acrylic paints.

Close up of the crackle.

 Using alpha stamps, I created my sentiment.

 The main images were stamped onto tissue paper.

I added some more interest with stencils and paint.

Poe and the the bats were stamped onto tissue paper. Note: I actually tried to

iron the tissue paper as it was really wrinkly! This is the best I was able to

achieve. Has anyone else tried ironing tissue paper for the craft?

I stamped the bat first on one side, then using my MISTI, flipped the paper

and stamped on the other side. I wasn't sure if this would work, but 

thankfully my idea worked!

I did touch up the tissue paper by adding paint around the edges to blend better. 

Next I used a couple stencils and paint to add some interest to my panel.

I added a stamped image of dots here and there for a bit more grunge.

I stamped, cut out, and adhered the sentiment with matte medium.

After everything was dried, I sealed the panel with varnish, which

really makes the colors pop!

One more look:

Thanks for holding out until the end of my post! You did it! LOL!

And thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it!

Hugs!

I'd like to enter this at:

Viva Las Vega Stamps - October 2017 challenge

Craft Stamper Magazine - Take It Make It Oct 2017

Happy Little Stampers - Oct. Mixed Media Challenge - Crackle

 

Supplies:

US Art Supply - 5" x 7" Artist canvas panel

Golden - Gesso and Matte Medium

Dreamweaver - Crackle paste

torn book page pieces

Plaid - various paint brushes

Viva Las Vegas Stamps - plate 1476 

Studio G - alpha stamps

Staz On - Jet Black ink

Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylic paints - Titanium White, Primary Yellow, Quinacidrone Gold, 

Deco Art Americana Acrylic paint - Graphite

STAMPlorations - Mixed Media Grunge stamps

Staz On - Timber Brown

tissue paper

MISTI

Faber-Castell - sm black artist PITT pen

TCW/Kasia - grunge stencil

Staedtler - alpha stencil

General's - black pastel chalk pencil

Fantastix blender

Deco Art Americana DuraClear satin varnish

foam brush