Abstract

Evening everyone, I hope you are all well. Today I have an Abstract I created to enter the Paper Artsy challenge. I love playing this way and so when Leandra announced the theme I knew I would have to play.

I brayered several colours in layers onto a grey/white board 8x8 from Paper Artsy. The Fresco Acrylic paints l used were Nougart, Caramel, French Roast,

 

I then added a little Lake Wanika, and gave it a good dry. I sprinkled some blue Bister powder and spritzed it with water. I manipulate the board to move the colour and then dried it. I sprayed some Lyndy's Dyes Opal Spray Oats, and Tme Travel Teal.

 

I added some More Bisters in Blue and dried the board. Using the Lid and Cherry Red Fresco Acrylic paint I added 3 circles.

To finish I added some Dutch Gold Leaf. I have had this years and found it during my big tidy up.

And there you go! See you all soon, take care Debs xxx

 

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Made it, Well it is still Friday!

Hi there, thanks for popping. On Fridays I like to create a face; I love creating faces, and I'm learning to let go, and loosen up. And, I love linking to Kim Dellow's Show your face If you don't know about Kim's big link up then follow the link. In brief a wonderful array of faces get shared from some amazing artists. It truely is wonderful, seeing so many different styles.

For November Km invites us to create in a style of our favourite established artists; I haven't had time so far but hope to have a go.

Another great place is Face to Face, a closed Facebook group who share their faces. You can ask to be added if you would like to share your faces.

I haven't mangaged to create much lately as work has taken much of my energy, which is good! I feel I have a renewed interest, a new challenge. But that's work, so enough of that! Back to not having enough time or energy to create much. What I did have time for was some digital art.

I am really loving these small circles and have been playing with them a lot on the iPad. I'm after the new IPad by the way but it's not looking good... Yet!

Well enough waffle, I'll say good bye now, take care all! see you soon, hugs Debs xxx

 

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An early Decoration

Good morning my crafty friends and followers, thanks for popping in. Today is my day over at That's Crafty where you will find the full details of my little decoration. Sneak peek below.

 

It's been a funny week, well two weeks actually. I started a new role at work which temporary and I have ne vet known the time to fly so fast. Well that's not strictly true, as no doubt like many of you, a lost afternoon in the craft room is very common.

What makes your days spin so fast? I would love to know.

Well that's me signing off, take care all and I'll see you soon hugs Debs xx

 

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Anything Goes For Mixed Media World

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well, and enjoying your Sunday. Today starts the new challenge at MMW and the theme is anything goes. Please follow the guidelines to enter, to be in with a chance of winning £20 voucher from That's Crafty. There iare some amazing makes from my teammates, please do take a look, all the details are here.

My altered box came about from a request at work as to whether I could do some thing with it. It is a chocolate box and had various markings on it. I'm sorry there is no before picture I got carried away.

Here is the completed box.

 

 

Using Fresco Acrylic in Vintage Lace, from Paper Artsy I painted the whole box inside and out. I gave it all another coat. For the top I took a tissue and with Modge Podge stuck it to the lid. One it was completely dry, using a sanding block I sanded the tissue away from the edge leaving a nice edge. I then edge the box in Pewter Treasure Gold.

The flower is a tattered Floral die cut from Tim Holtz. Again painted in vintage lace and edged with the Treasure gold.

Here are some close ups

 

 

Well that's me for today, Take care all and I'll see you soon hugs Debs xx

 

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Faces for Art it Friday

Hello everyone this is a very quick post as I wanted to get it posted tonight. Each week I try to link a face I have created to Kim Dellow's show your face. You can read all about it here.

 

I have been so busy the last two weeks that I have not had time to create faces, however on Thursday I was at an induction and while listening to the speakers I found myself doodling faces. I was quite surprised how much I enjoyed the process and so kept the sheet and photographed it.

I first took it into Eraser an app I use to erase backgrounds if I only want part of a picture. I then took it into Procreate to add another layer which was a painted background. I then merged the two and this is what I got.

The face are drawn with Biro and the background is a mix of colours of Fresco Arylic Paints.

 

I find it fascinating to look at these faces and would love to know what you think as you look them?

 

That's me for tonight take care and I'll see you soon. Hugs Debs xxx

 

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New Challenge at That's Crafty

Hello everyone, thanks for popping in. Ooh it's been very wet here in Essex, especially yesterday, Bonfire night. I miss having kids round as I have no excuse to buy any fireworks.

I remember when I lived in Poplar, my window faced right over Canary Warf, where fire works could be seen regularly. I had quite a large balcony and would often sit out there watching the fireworks with a glass of wine. Memories...

Okay! so today I'm sharing what I created for the new Theme over on That's Crafty Challenege Blog, which is Tag Your It. There is some fabulous art on the blog from my team mates so go take a look and if you enter you are in for a chance of winning a £20 voucher to spend in the shop.

 

 

 

I heat dried it and watched the fabulous Cracks appear.

.I applied a thin coat of Crackle Gell from Paper Artsy to #8 Acrylic Tag from That's Crafty and once it was just touch dry I sprayed it with Light Green Media Mist from DecoArt.

 

Using Archival Inks in various colours and The Dinky stencils from That's Crafty I built up some interest on the tag

 

My stamps are from E Sara Naumann 18 for Paper Artsy. I also adde some Liquid Glass beads on the tag. On the reverse I painted it in gold Acrylic from Golden.

I do hope you get to play, take care Hugs Debs xx

 

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Three times as nice

Hello everyone, we have some new followers so a big hello to you all. Today it's my turn over at That's Crafty and I made this wallboard. You can see all the details here.

 

I am going to enter this into the current challenge at Paper Artsy whose theme is Triptychs. I was inspired by the lovely Lesley Ebdon's piece where she used a repetition of pattern.

 

Have a good day all and I'll see you later. Hugs Debs xxx

 

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Bluebells for New Challenge

Hello everyone, today we have a new Challenege over at Country View Crafts and this month the theme is the Colour Blue. My inspiration is a little different this month as I'm challenging myself to reduce the amount of colours I use.

I hope this and all the other fabulous designs from the team inspire you to have a go and enter the challenege. You could also win a £20 voucher to spend in the shop.

I used a 6x6 grey/white board tile and painted it with white Gesso to give it some texture as I used a heavy coat. Once dry I sprayed it with Lyndy's Stamp Gang Spray in Azure Blue and Bucanear Blue both of which have Mica content and other colours than blue. You can just see the colours peeking through.

I used this stencil with Dina Wakley Media Line paint in Midnight.

Next I took 2x2 mini canvas and sprayed it with Turquoise, ColorBloom Spray. I added a circle of paint drawn with writing adapter that fits on Dina tubes of paint.

Next I stamped a bluebell flower from ELB 22 from Paper Artsy and coloured it with paint pens lightly. This I stuck to the middle of the canvas which in turn was stuck to the tile. I repeated the scribbled circle around the canvass to tie the whole thing together.

Here are some close ups. You can see on the mini canvass that I have spritz and flicked a Tim Holtz techniques that can be used with sprays and inks that are water soluble. In this case it looks like water has leaked onto the canvas and stained it.

You can just see that I edged the canvass with a background stamp out of ELB 22 from PaperArtsy. I also edged the board with a little French Roast Fresco Acrylic.

Well that's me for now. I do hope you get the time to enter the challenge. Take care lovelies Hugs Debs xx

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Abstract Landscape

Hello everyone, thank you for popping by. I have something a little different over at That's Crafty today. Here is a peep. To see the full details, please pop over there and have a look. Don't forget to leave a comment so I know you've been.

Take care Hugs Debs xx

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Ooh I'm so late

Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by. I'm finally sharing a face, well two actually that I created to link to the lovely Kim Dellow's show your face on Art it Friday. If you don't know what I'm talking about then please take a look here. I must say that every week some amazing Artists share their faces with Kim's site, and they are so talented and inspirational.

I'm late posting as I have had a cold which has really brought me down. I won't bore you with the details but suffice to say I've not been able to create so what I'm sharing is a digital piece and a face I made a few weeks ago.

Here's the digital face.

I was playing with some Fresco Acrylic Paint from Paper Artsy and a brayer. I then stamped this corner flourish from Elizabeth Borer for Paper Artsy. I took a photo of the corner. I then took the background into Procreate and coloured the stamp in. I loved the effect so thought it would make a great background for my face. video below.

 

Next is a face I made on an old background, which is quite tatty. But as those who know me know, I don't mind a bit of tat.

So there you go, if you haven't had a go then I would highly recommend it, but be careful it's addictive.

Sending hugs from a poorly me, you all take care and I'll see you soon. Xxx

What a fabulous Day

Hello everyone, welcome to my crafty home. I'm writing this quick post as I want to tell you about my amazing day yesterday at Birds In the Barn. I taught a journal class there and met some incredible ladies.

Before I move onto the wonderful art they all created, I would firstly like to thank Janet for an amazing lunch which I know was appreciated by us all. I'd also want to thank Karen and Ginny for looking after us, you were amazing.

Here are the ladies with all there lovely work.

 

Here are some photos of my sample through the different stages

 

 

And my Finished Piece

 

And look what amazing creations the lovely ladies made

Jane

Sue

Tracy

Joyce

Lyn

Alison

Thank you ladies, it was lovely meeting you all.

My next workshop at Birds In the Barn is 22nd November but hurry as 4 places have gone already! Please contact the shop to book your place. We will be having a Poppy theme and using Paper Artsy products.

Take care for now and I'll see you all soon Hugs Debs xx

 

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More Texture

Hello everyone, today I'm bringing you my second piece for the current challenge over at Country View Crafts. There are some fabulous entries already so if you haven't, get out all your bits and pieces get some texture going, to be in with a chance of winning a £20 Voucher to spend in the shop.

 

 

This is how I did it.

 

I built up up my layers of colours using Fresco Acrylic Paints from Paper Artsy brayered on the page. Once that was dry I added some texture with Grunge Paste through a circle stencil. I then lay the Masks of the girls and using a palette knife I applied Fibre Paste from Golden around the edges of the girls were outlined in the paste.

 

I then added some circles here and there and painted the rest out with Black Gesso.

 

Using a white Sygno Gel Pen I scribbled round the circles

Using a sentiment with white Ink I stamped randomly

Hope you like this and it has inspired you to have a go. Take care and I'll see you Hugs Debs xx

 

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