Lost in Flowers

What's going On?

Hello everyone, firstly apologies, I'm confused as to why my post did not save the content of what was written, it seems to be happening on my schedule posts but I don't know why. Be assured I'm looking into! So over to what you should have seen on the 1st of May, remember today is the 5th and so the challenge has started and there is even more inspiration on the blog.

Hello friends and followers, today starts the new the Challenge over at Country View Crafts chosen for us by the lovely Monika and the theme is Flower Power. How appropriate for Spring, with all the new life appearing in a palette made by nature. Not forgetting of course how powerful flowers really are, with their abundance of colour, their scent, which is used in so many ways, their use in culinary delights and their healing properties of mind and body. They truely are powerful!

Enter your art inspired by the theme and you could win a £20 voucher to spend in the wonderfully stocked shop

 

I chose to make a large tag 

 

 

Here how it came together

I created a fine crackle using Crackle Glaze painted white on top with Fresco Acrylic Paint in Chalk from Paper Artsy. The a layer of spray dyes  from

Lyndys's Stamp Gang 

 

I Stencilled the Face (I forget who the stencil is by)

Flowers from Zinski Art for Paper Artsy

Colouring in using Inktense Pencils from Derwent 

 

 

I do hope you get to play along

Take care hugs Xxx

 

 

DecoArt Play

Hello everyone I'm back to share another journal page, using DecoArt products. I do love their spray mist as the colour dries permanently so you can build up loads of layers add drips etc without fear of making mud by contaminating the layer beneath.

I used the burlap page page of my journal - first layer white craft paste, lots of sprays and some media fluids rubbed on with my finger. Then one of Andy Skinners Stencil Fossil, with black craft Paste. On top of which I sprinkled aged Ochre embossing powder and heated until melted. This can take longer than normal as the paste is still wet. It does look though. I coloured the centre into an eye which is gave a little more interest. 

 

I do hope you like my rusty piece!

Take care 

Hugs xxx

 

Trying out Dina's 1oz pots of her Heavy Body Acrylic

Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying your Saturday. I went for a walk to a waterfall but couldn't climb down to get behind it because of my knees but my hubby could, and he got some good shots. 

On our return I had a parcel with some of the new Media Line products designed by Dina Wakley for Ranger, so thought I'd have a play. I have a few photos of the process but when I started I had no idea what I was going to do, it just developed. 

 

Dina's Journal is lovely, it's full of mixed Media Paper which feels lovely and it's a nice size.

 

 

I also used her new brushes which I like far more than her long handle ones. Mixed up lots of colours for the first coat.

 

I knew what I wanted now, and so it started coming together.

 

Last look

 

 

I really enjoyed painting this, and what I liked about the smaller packaging is that the paint has a tip which you can you use to draw/paint with adding more interest than just brush strokes.

Thank you for popping in

Take care hugs xxx

 

2016 #5 Paper Doll {by Debs Wainwright}

2016 Topic 5 Art Dolls

 

Hi everyone, thanks for popping in as I have something to share over on the Paper Artsy Blog tonight. Here is a peep but you can see all the details by following the link above.

I had such fun creating this project so I do hope you like it.

 

Take as always and I'll see you soon 

Hugs Debs xx 

Fab Day and a winner

Hello every, thank you for popping in. How's your day been? Ive been busy today playing with secret things shhhh....more will be revealed next week.

I felt tired today so didn't play along as I wanted to, but enjoyed what I did. Before I go any further, time to name the winner of the braclet and box which is Sandie Cottee. Thank you all for joining in. There were 10 entered in the draw.

Okay now onto the makes I demoed at Birds In the Barn on Saturday. A big thank you to all you ladies that popped in, it was great chatting with you all, and showing you the different techniques I use. I would also like thank Janet, for her lovely message she sent me when she got home, which I've shared below.

'Hi Debbie. Thank you for a wonderful afternoon at Birds in Barn. I'm already covered in paint and enjoying every minute. Bought loads of paint stencils and stamps oh and the grunge paste. Can't stop smiling thanks to you xx Regards, Janet'

How lovely! Here are the samples, all on White/ grey board from Paper Artsy. Dylusions Paint 3 stencils Grunge Paste, Treasure Gold and ELB 22.

 

It was great fun; I'd also like to thank you Janet and Karen at Birds In The Barn for looking after me. I hope to see some of you on 24th at my Journal Workshop.

Take care all, see you soon Hugs Debs xxx

 

New challenge at That's Crafty

Hello everyone, welcome to this fortnights challenge over at That's Crafty which is Lovely Leaves. It's very apt for this time a year as many of the leaves on the plants and trees are turning beautiful colours.
Autumn is my second favourite seasons, and in particular September. It's still quite bright but cooler. I love the varied colours of Mother Nature and like many animals I feel the need to improve my nest for hibernation. I've already highlighted to my other half the jobs that need doing before winter sets in.
So get your thinking caps on, if you are the winner you could win a voucher to spend in store. How fabulous is that.

Back to my inspiration

                                                                  This is what I did.

Taking a Grey/white board I used Grunge Paste through a Lin Brown 006 stencil all from Paper Artsy and once dry, sprayed the background in pinks and orange colours from Lyndy's Stamp Gang.

I repositioned the stencil and using VersaMark coated the leaves in glue. I then sprinkled UTEE in Lapis Pearl from Cosmic Shimmer.

Next I stamped some leaves from plate Hot Picks 1505 from Paper Artsy onto heavy Smoothly Card and then embossed them with green embossing powder from Wow. I also stamped some of the seed heads.

The leaves were then painted with with Fresco Acrylic Paints in Claret, Guacamole, Lemon Zing and Autumn Fire.

These were then coated in clear UTEE.

I prepared another board 6x6 by stamping the background with stamps from Finnibair for Prima using Potting Soil Archival ink. Once this was dry I arranged my leaves.

It was then put together and finished off with some lines from one of my fav poems by Emily Dickinson.

The full poem

The Wind begun to rock the grass

With threatening tunes and low,

He flung a menace at the earth,

A menace at the sky.

The leaves unhooked themselves from trees

And started all abroad;

The dust did scoop itself like hands

And throw away the road.

The wagons quickened on the streets,

The thunder hurried slow;

The lightning showed a yellow beak,

And then a livid claw.

The birds put up the bars to nests,

The cattle fled to barns;

There came one drop of giant rain,

And then, as if the hands

That held the dams had parted hold,

The waters wrecked the sky,

But overlooked my father’s house,

Just quartering a tree.

I hope you enjoyed this project. Please pop over and have a look at all the other amazing inspirations from my teamies. They really are worth a look.

I hope you can pop back soon as I have another post later today. Take care hugs Debs xxx

                                          

          

Sneak peek!

Hello everyone thank you for stopping by. Today it my turn over at That's Crafty and here is a little sneak peek.

Hope to see you soon, take care Debsxx