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From x stitch I moved into card making - now I am playing around with mixed media! I am taking part in different workshops and with help from crafty pals, learning about different mediums and techniques. Hope you feel inspired to create after a visit to my blog - Happy Crafting!

Thursday, 4 August 2016

Journal 52 - Week 28 & 29

Week #28
“Summer Nights”
Create a spread the celebrates summer nights where you live.

 Week #29
“Camp Out”
Create a spread that documents a camping trip – either one you’ve taken,
or your ideal camp out. 







Tuesday, 2 August 2016

Journal 52 - week 25 and craft retreat

Week #25
Alternate Prompt ‘Wine’
Include images of or quotes about wine in your spread.

 
It reads 'forget love I'd rather fall in wine' which leads me on to the craft retreat :).

It was organised by Kylie from Happy Little Stampers and she is based in Australia - she did a fabulous job of getting sponsors, we had a goody bag (on Kathy's blog here). Here is what was on our desks for us.



Colour craft and sizzix also provided plenty of prizes for the challenges throughout the weekend. Kylie did a demo with brushos and starch 
 
 
 

 


and we all made cards to enter the challenge.
 
 


There were a couple of other challenges including a treasure hunt and an Australian themed Christmas card.
 
 


I made 2 cards, both of which I forgot to take a pic of, and one of them I gave ti Kylie as a thank you card. I will try and remember to get a pic of the other one. 




Everyone's creations!

I created a few journal pages too which will be on my blog this week.



Monday, 1 August 2016

Journal 52 - week 27

Week #27
“First Kiss”
Create a spread honours a first kiss – first ever, first in a relationship, first kisses to come.






Friday, 15 July 2016

Spirit Wings Workshop - Angel of Sisterhood


I started with collage again and used a mix of paint and neocolours over the papers. This lesson was using gelatos. I started out with white and added pinks and peach.





I used neocolours and gelatos for the hair.




I added the features with a pitt pen.




I added the wings and the text - it reads ' You are the mirror to my truest potential'.







Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Spirit Wings Workshop - Angel of Courage


I collaged some paper on a canvas and drew a figure. I used paint and promarkers to get the flesh tones.




I used a pitt pen for the features.



Added hair, butterfly wings and used gesso to push back the background.




Added the quote and it's finished.