SPRINKLE LOVE by MEL HOOKHAM

...hello everyone, it's Mel here with my final piece as Guest Designer for the Artistic Stamper, it has been wonderful to be part of such an amazing team of super creative people, thank you so much Jennie and Emma for inviting to play along with you guys for the month of December...

...well I don't know about you but time has flown so fast this month and with the New Year fast approaching, it's time to reflect on what is important in life...

...this canvas was coated in PaperArtsy honeydew chalk paint, with snow cap paint dabber washed over the top...

...I used the A5 Border stamps around the edge in timber brown stazon,  I love the random circles on this versatile stamp...

...some crackle paint in broken china & frayed burlap hi-light the chit chat stickers...

...these gorgeous swirly bird nature stamps have been embossed in opaque white on top of calligraphic mat 12 stamped paper ...

...we can all do our bit to live in peace, with faith and good will, a sprinkle of love and of course art!...

...thank you for dropping by today...

...may love health & happiness be with you throughout 2013...

xxx

O' CHRISTMAS TREE by Mel Hookham

...hello everyone, it's Mel here, I'm back again to share with you my second piece as Guest Designer for the month of December, this time I'm using the delightful Calligraphic Mat # 12, a very versatile stamp that will become a firm favourite of mine...

...I covered a sheet of plain white paper with random blending's of salty ocean & bundled sage distress inks, then with timber brown StazOn the Calligraphic Mat was inked  up and again the entire sheet was stamped...when heat set the sheet was roughly torn into strips...

...the bottom edges of each strip were given a smattering of shabby white frantage, love this amazing stuff, then adhered to an acetate cone...

...well there you have a shabby chic paper tree, very quick and simple to make with this wonderfully versatile stamp...hope you like, I'll be back later in the month with my final piece...thank you so much for dropping by today...

xxx

HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS...by MEL HOOKHAM

...hello everyone, I'm thrilled to bits to of been asked to join The Artistic Stamper for the month of December as their Guest Designer, how awesome is that!...I hope I do Jennie and the Team proud...

...well, I don't know about you but the theme for Christmas in my home this year is HOMEMADE, and using the wonderfully versatile Tick Tock Christmas stamps here are my designs...

...I stamped the tick tock Christmas baubles onto fine weave linen using bronze & gold embossing powder and was thrilled with the results...

 ...I added silver eyelets and natural linen jute for the tie's, it's so enjoyable to make your own gift tags... 

 ...I stamped this image on Mulberry paper with black stazon and went over the outline with a sparkly silver pen, loving this image... 

 ...using the holiday wreath die from Tim Holtz I embossed in white the tick tock image  randomly, these cute little steampunk cogs & sprockets look like new-age snowflakes, just perfect for this Christmas wreath... 

 

...and Christmas isn't Christmas without a star...for this piece I inked up a sheet of paper with the tick tock image in black stazon then ripped it up randomly into pieces...I then covered the whole star using mod podge, then when dry I went over the entire star with rock candy for a bit of festive sparkle, added the banner & a brulap bow...perfect, well thats Christmas all wrapped up for me, these tick tock stamps have given a wondeful look to my homemade makes...

...thank you so much for dropping by today I hope I have inspired you and I'll see you again later in the month...

xxx