Autumnal Birdz

Hi everyone I hope you are well and getting your crafty stuff ready

 for Christmas. I have for you again today another Adirondck

 colour wash piece. 

I painted the large beer mat with cream acrylic paint then

I sprayed the colour wash over the top.

Next I stamped the Decay Journaling Stamps I then gold embossed.

I then used 3D Matt Gel through the flourish stencil and 

sprinkled with gold embossing powder.

Around the edges i used crackle paste and coloured with 

purple paint.

White embossing powder was sprinkled over and heat set.

I used the triple embossed card that I then stamped the Neil Walker

mechanical stamp into.

I hope you have enjoyed my project please feel free to

let me know what you think.

Cheers Dee x

PRODUCTS USED

1. Artistic Stamper stamps/masks used are Decay Journaling Stamps, Neil Walkers Mechanical Bird stamp & The Artistic Stamper Swirl mask
2. Adirondack colour wash Cranberry, Sunset Orange and Wild plum.
3. Finnabairs 3D Matt gel, Gold embossing powder.

Wings & Petals by Dee

Hi guy's I hope you are all well! I have the butterflies off 

the insect and butterflies plate.

I have used Adirondack colour washes to colour the background.

Neil Walkers alphabet soup boarder stamp coloured

with Fresco Finish Bora Bora paint.

The artistic stamper petals mask was used on the left hand 

side and 3D gel was put through and allowed to dry.

The Butterfly from the insects plate was stamped onto Adirondack 

Coloured card I then used crackle accents on the wings.

I sprinkled white embossing powder over and heat embossed

from underneath.

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Turquoise wool was wrapped round.

Once the petals were dry I clipped with gold guiding wax.

Thank you for popping by and don't forget to let me 

know what you think.

Cheers Dee x

PRODUCTS USED

1. Artistic Stamper Stamps used are the main butterfly of the Insects & Butterfly's plate, Neil Walkers Alphabet Soup, Artistic stamper mask petals.
2. Adirondack Colour wash in the following colours:- Lettuce, Purple Twilight & Sunset Orange.
3. Prima 3D Matt gel, and sequins from my stash.

A Swirl Of Colour

Hi everyone I feel like summer is here as I have just returned from Corfu.

I must say I fell in love with it and would Love to live 

there  (a dream me thinks!!!).

Back to the real world I have for you today a

butterfly and texture plaque.

I started by colouring a tag with Adirondack colour

wash which I then sprayed with water.

I put clear texture paste through the Swirl mask.

Once dry I cut out a strip and placed it across the middle

I sealed the whole thing with Matt sealer. 

Next I used antiquing cream to highlight the swirls or you could use

acrylic paint and just before its dry knock 

it back with a baby wipe.

A close up 

I stamped the butterfly x2 off the insect plate onto some extra card

 that had been coloured the same way as the main plaque.

I used versa fine black ink and clear embossed the butterfly

this got antiquated as well

Round the edges I used crackle paste and allowed to dry.

I used a torn page to go across the middle strip which 

i coloured with spiced marmalade distress ink.

The crackle paste was painted with acrylic paint to match it in.

I triple embossed create stamp and cut out

 the letters to form the art.

To finish off I highlighted it all with gilding wax.

Thank you for popping by & don't forget to

let me know what you think.

Cheers Dee x

Products used

1. Adirondack Colour Wash in the following colours Butterscotch, Stream & Sunset Orange.
2. Artistic Stamper stamps butterfly off the insects plate and creative stamp.
3. Artistic stamper swirl mask.
4. Texture paste, crackle paste, clear embossing powder, versa fine black onyx ink pad.
5. Gilding wax. 

Golden Flourish's

Hi everyone hope you are all well! I have for you today

a tag which  falls into the Challenge title which is 

'Summer is on its way'. Why not play along 

with us this month.

My tag today has been created by using the following Artistic

 Stamper Stamps, Flourish background, insects and

 butterflies & calligraphy mat 12.

I used the thinlets die to cut the shapes into a craft tag.

I had coloured a piece of card with adirondack washes 

then sprayed lightly with water to blend.

Next I tripple embossed using two coats of gold embossing powders 

and one of clear utee. I then stamped the flourish

stamp into the hot embossing powder.

I coloured the die cut craft tag with distress ink which I blended 

of the craft mat.  I spritzed with water to activate it.

Next I sprinkled gold embossing powder over it and heat set

from underneath to stop it blowing away.

I sprayed gently picket fence distress stain spray over that.

I used the same method to make the butterfly but I stamped it twice

and then built the butterfly up. Alcohol ink was

applied till I was happy

with the result.

Next I used glossy accents in the die cuts to highlight area's prior

to it drying fully I lightly sprinkled gold embossing

 powder & heat set. 

I matted it to lime green card then black I hope you have all 

enjoyed my post today and feel inspired to join 

with us this month in our challenge. 

As always I would love to know 

what you think.

Cheers Dee x

Products used

1. Artistic stamper stamps flourish background, insects and butterflies, Calligraphy mat 12.
2. Adriondack colour wash's stream, denim & lettuce
3. Distress ink's chipped sapphire, pine needles & peeled paint.
4. Alcohol ink's denim, stream & lettuce.
5. Embossing powders utee & gold
6. Glossy accents, distress stain spray picket fence

Butterflies and Gems

Hi everyone I hope you are all good and that the new year finds you in good health!

I have loved this stamp but have never been able to do it justice but I 

think this wooden wall plaque,

might just do it justice.

I started of with putting texture paste through a memory stencil and allowing to 

dry naturally, then I covered the entire plaque with gesso.

Next I painted the entire plaque black. 

Once dry I highlighted it with Treasure gold in spanish topaz and white fire.

I triple embossed gold embossing powder on black card 

I then pressed the butterfly stamp into the molten

powder.

Once it had set I removed the stamp I had a rummage in my gem 

box and found the centre piece for my butterfly.

I took my alcohol inks in stream and denim and applied them 

to the butterflies wings.

I dyed some lint in steam Adirondack colour wash.

Some sequins from my stash and some gems to strewn across the 

stream lint.

A small piece of friendly plastic that I had from a previous project 

to finish off at the bottom. I really hope you like my plaque as 

always feel free to let me know what you think.

Cheers Dee x

Products used

1. Gesso, 
2. Black acrylic paint
3. Wooden garden post
4. Treasure gold or similar
5. Alcohol Inks stream & Denim
6. Grunge paste/texture paste
7. Embossing powder
8. Adirondack stream
9. From my stash:- Stencil, friendly plastic, gems

Always and Forever Changing!

Hello all!  Alison (butterfly) here with my first Artistic Stamper post of the New Year.  I should probably have made a resolution about trying to write shorter posts, but I didn't, sorry!  I've another photo-heavy marathon for you (and remember you can click on the photos for a closer view).

I started with one idea in my head with this one, went via a completely different possibility and ended up in an utterly unexpected destination - but one that I'm very happy with.  In fact, it may be one of my favourite makes.

I'm afraid I don't have many photos en route since most of the way along I was pretty sure I was going to bin it.  Very glad I didn't now!

I started with one of the papier mâché icons and some PaperArtsy crackle glaze, but that's long lost under some heavy gesso and loads of ColorWash sprays.  What I can tell you is a little bit of how the background shaped up once I'd gesso'd over my first idea.

I started with some text, stamping the botanical definitions from Katy Fox's Encyclopaedia Botanica plate in Potting Soil Archival (just as well I picked Archival with everything that then happened).

I stencilled Walnut Stain Distress Ink through the Harlequin stencil - it's really pale because of being over the gesso - and then clear embossed it, using only a light covering of powder.  (Again, just as well I kept it in place with the embossing - it wouldn't have lasted through the spritzing.)

At this point I had a gentle neutral affair on the way - white background, dark brown stamping, and I was still planning to stamp one of Katy's flowers directly onto the icon.  But, in my usual fashion, I had more than one thing on the go, and chance intervened at this point.

I happened to use a kraft tag to mop up some white paint from the mat, and suddenly wondered how the flower would look stamped onto that instead... the answer was "lovely"!  This particular flower is from Katy Fox's latest Botanical 2 release, and it's stamped in Potting Soil.

But then it started looking a bit bland to me.  I thought I'd like just a little hit of colour in the background... hmm!  I got out the ColorWash sprays, with their yummy earthy, natural tones, and tried them out on a nearby tag which gave me lovely spray patterns and some gentle blending and dripping.  But when I sprayed them onto the gesso, they behaved very differently and I ended up with really full on colour going on - not what I'd intended!

However, thanks to the embossed Harlequins, there was a lovely resist effect in places that toned in with the whitewashed kraft tag, so I decided to persevere.

I stamped the Artistic Stamper Messy Art blots and splashes (Katy Fox again!) in Fresco Snowflake...  I hadn't used these before and, oh, how I love them now!

I added a couple of spritzes of Dylusions White Linen too...

... and dry brushed some Snowflake around the edges of the icon too.  Obviously, all this is being carried over the edges as usual.

I stamped one of Tim Holtz's Simple Sayings in Potting Soil onto another whitewashed kraft tag and cut it out and distressed it.

And I added some Idea-ology Linen Ribbon to the top of the tag.

My final brainwave was to add some "Diamond Confetti" chipboard from the UmWow Studio, and highlight it with a dusting of Snowflake Fresco brushed up from the bottom corner.

I'm really pleased with how these drift across the piece, echoing my embossed Harlequins, and adding a touch of dimension to the composition.

So that's me for today.  Thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come along and play in The Artistic Stamper challenge this month - Love is in the Air - we'd love to see you there.

Ingredients used:
Artistic Stamper stamps: Katy Fox stamps - Encylopedia Botanica, Botanical 2, Messy Art
Tim Holtz Simple Sayings
Papier Mâché Icon - large
Adirondack ColorWash sprays - Meadow, Stream, Denim
Distress Inks - Walnut Stain
Archival Ink - Potting Soil
Gesso
Fresco Finish Paints - Snowflake
Clear Embossing Powder
From my stash: Diamond Confetti by UmWow, Idea-ology Linen Ribbon (find similar here), small kraft tags