Music & Memory by Jane

So... this months challenge is all about music, and however you interpret that, you cannot deny that when you hear a certain song it always takes you back to a particular memory relating to the tune, my own song that evokes memories is the one by Aerosmith....I dont wanna miss a thing!!!. it was one of those "Our Song" kinda things!!. let me know which song or tune brings back the most memories for you.

stamps used;

FACES #2

TRACY SCOTT BACKGROUND #6

JANE

Jane's thoughts

For this months "Black and White" challenge I have decided to make a little book of thoughts, inspirational quotes, positive affirmations...stuff like that. I made the spine myself as the eileen hull spines were not long enough, this is a 6x6 book. I rounded the corners of the spine with my newest purchase, the WRMK corner chomper...I love it, my little corner rounder punch just doesn't do the job on anything thick, but these are wonderful.

The Artistic Stamper products that I have used:

Tracey Scott background 6

Sequin Waste open

Faces stamp set

Creative Art Thoughts

Hope to see your wonderful creations

Jane

A little Dylusional by Debs

Hi Everyone

Sorry this post is a bit late, going to Harrogate for the weekend with Jennie, put me a bit behind. So i thought as i had learnt so much on Dyan's workshop, i thought it would only be fair to share one of those techniques with you.

I started by spritzing the page with water and then filling the page with Dylusions sprays 

and using water through a stencil I added some ghosting.

I stamped the image from the Faces #2 Plate and then added a frame using Black Dylusions paint and then added more paint through assorted Artistic Stamper stencils.

I added some white pen around the outside of the shapes and flowers and added some doodling.  I also added some white and grey pencils to the main image, for definition.

Take care and happy crafting

Debs

x

Cry Me A River

Hello everyone, Alison (butterfly) here with a hanging icon to share with you today.  It all started because I wanted to play with my new Croco Crackling Colour, and ended up taking on a musical twist... singing the blues again!

I guess my Our Creative Corner challenge to use a song title or lyrics has infected me more than I'd realised!  Part way through, the project just started to take on the flavour of the brilliant Cry Me A River (sung by the extraordinary Julie London in the link I've given you).

I began by smearing the Croco Crackling onto opposite corners of the hanging board with a palette knife.  Mine's white to start with, though it also comes in gold.  I left it overnight to crackle, though I don't think it needed that long - but I had several other things on the go at the same time, so there was plenty to be getting on with.

I love the chunky crackle effect - I put it on quite thickly to get this, and I didn't intentionally create that river flowing down the centre, but that's what it turned into once it was blue!

Once it was completely dry, I added various colours of Distress Stains, all shades of blue, over the top, blending with an occasional spritz of water as I went.

The woman is one of my favourites from the Faces No.2 stamp plate.  She's stamped in a combination of Cobalt, Cornflower Blue and Hydrangea Archival inks, and inked with at touch of Faded Jeans Distress Ink, so as to tone in with the Distress Stains.

I mounted her over some swirls of white water (otherwise known as cheesecloth), frothing as it charges downriver.

And the chains of grief still surround her, echoing the path of the river of tears (those would be Idea-ology Lace Chains of grief).

The Idea-ology Enamelled Tag is adorned with some Tim Holtz rub-ons.  The eye was a must, and some of the damask flourishes seemed to work well with the whole look of the piece.

And the words...

... the pay-off line of the refrain...

... always with me the words!

Everything pours over the edges, of course - you know me! - so the swirling waters continue in three dimensions.

So that's me for today - singing the blues (though that's not necessarily a sign that I'm unhappy - I have an ex-boyfriend who used to complain that I sang sad songs when I was happy and when I was blue, so how was he supposed to tell?  What can I say?  I like sad songs!).  I hope you like it.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Don't forget, there's still almost a week to join in with our Embossing and Texture challenge here at The Artistic Stamper - hope to see you there!

Ingredients used:

Artistic Stamper stamps: Faces #2

Papier Mâché Icon

Croco Crackling Colour in White

Distress Stains: Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Tumbled Glass, Broken China

Idea-ology: Enamelled Tag, Lace Chains from my stash

Archival Inks: Cornflower Blue, Cobalt, Hydrangea

Distress Inks: Faded Jeans

Inarticulate Desire

Hello all, Alison (butterfly) here with a canvas to share today.

I started this one months ago, and it's had who knows how many layers of paint, spray and then gesso over the top to start again!  The starting point remains a good one though, so I was unwilling to give up on it, and I think I may finally be there... see what you think.  (I'd like to say it shows better in the close-ups.)

So, that starting point was to take one of the newer Tim Holtz embossing folders, Script - the EF version of one of my favourite stamps; I was so thrilled when it was released! - and emboss some plain white cardstock with it.  I tore that and applied it to the canvas (A4-sized) in opposite corners, and then added some texture paste through the mini-Harlequin stencil.

So far, so good, and I won't trouble you with all the journeys in between (not least because I haven't got pictures of them).  Things started to go right when this fabulous woman from the Faces #2 plate coincided with my Virginia Woolf quotes.  I've had one happy collision with this combination already, my Anonymous Women tag, so I thought I might be onto something.

The colours are a combination of Dylusions sprays, Distress Inks, and acrylic paints.  There's spritzing, sponging, blending, dry-brushing.  Sorry I can't be more precise!

I know more about the stamping though... there's my favourite Calligraphic Mat #4, and some of the teeny tiny Mini Polka Dot background.

Some of the dots are in Olive Archival, and some were done with embossing ink and Wow Vanilla White powder.

The woman herself is stamped on Specialty Stamping Paper with Antique Linen and just a hint of Vintage Photo and Gathered Twigs blended around the edges.

The quote is stamped onto some painted cardstock which I inked in different colours top and bottom.

Originally I stamped it in a teal colour, but it didn't really zing enough, so I used a fine black marker to hand-write over the top.  I quite like the result - handwritten, but not quite my handwriting!

I felt they needed to pop even a little more, so I mounted them on some cardboard packaging.  But now they seemed to be just sitting on the top, so I got out a charcoal pencil and a white pencil and added some more shading for a dimensional look - highlighting from the top left, and shading below and to the right.

And once I'd started with the white pencil, I used it to add some highlighting both to the stencilled harlequin texture and to the Paris text.

Around the edges of the canvas it was harder to get the gesso to cover up previous spritzings (and there had been some blood red ones, so they were a bit in the way).

I worked out that putting tissue tape around the edges meant that I could apply new layers of colour a bit more easily.  There were also places on the front of the canvas that needed a bit of the same kind of help.

Thanks so much for taking the time to follow part of this creation's history with me.  Come and join in with our Ladies Day challenge this month here at Artistic Stamper to be in with a chance at the prize draw.  For now, happy crafting, and I'll see you again soon.

Ingredients:

Artistic Stamper stamps: Faces #2, Calligraphic Mat #4, Mini Polka Dots

Tim Holtz Alterations embossing folder: Script

Crafter's Workshop stencil: Mini Harlequin

Idea-ology Tissue Tape: Symphony

Dylusions sprays: Calypso Teal, Cut Grass, Dirty Martini, White Linen

Distress Inks: Gathered Twigs, Walnut Stain, Broken China, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo

Texture Paste

Wow embossing powder: Vanilla White

Archival Ink: Olive, Jet Black

Specialty Stamping Paper