Friday, 7 August 2020

Come Home...mixed media layout for Creative Artiste

Hello there! Life has sure been intense in my world lately, and I have looked to crafting as a bit of an oasis. This month I'm sharing a peaceful serene page with delicate calming colours and a sentiment speaking to the hearts of those who want to slow down and come home..
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 I have stenciled with texture paste using a variety of stencil designs, randomly punched and distressed the edges of the paper and added a few years. I inked through punchinella here and there as well. In addition to the fussy cut flowers and foliage, I made the mauve flowers and added some paper flowers from my stash as well as the soft green cloth leaves.




My laptop died recently and I have never written a blog post on my phone before, so apologies in advance if anything is out of proportion or misplaced!

As always, I so appreciate you taking the time to visit and comment xx

Friday, 19 June 2020

Steampunk Blog Hop....Gypsy Time Machine

Hello friends! I'm thrilled to be a part of this awesome blog hop-there are some truly amazing artists and projects along the way! I knew when I learned of the steampunk theme that I wanted to do something 3D, and I've been on a bit of a "time" theme kick lately, so what better than a steampunk "time machine" in a gypsy wagon?!?


The wagon itself is a chipboard kit from Gypsy Soul Lasercuts-a really awesome 3D piece to work with!
I had some cool Graphic 45 papers to use as backgrounds and fussy cut interesting elements out of, and some Gypsy Soul Lasercuts chipboard gears and other goodies. The roof is patterned felt which I painted black.


I used Finnabair Metallique wax in Rich Copper on most of the pieces after priming them with gold acrylic paint, then rubbed black ink here and there to grunge them up a bit.


I took apart a broken clock and salvaged these metal hands.


Thanks so much for having a look...I'm off to do some time travelling...(if only...!) Here's the list of all the other blogs to visit along the way-there are some fabulous projects to see and I'm sure you'll have a great time.

You are HERE

Nellys Artistic Creations - https://youtu.be/-O-0TGJi9U8
Archana Sehgal - https://youtu.be/4hn9zesZRK4
Bhavani Balaji - https://youtu.be/Ai3e6qPDmWk
Cassandra - Scrap Savvy Creations - https://scrapsavvycreations.blogspot.com/…/steampunk-blog-h… (if posting on IG can tag me at @scrapsavvy )
Sonika Agarwal - https://youtu.be/5iUVNmnF6Q8
Jessica Larios - https://youtu.be/LN8ikGhbCc8


We have 16 prize sponsors for our Steampunk Hop - we're proud to say these are small businesses run by artists. Let's show them some love!
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3) Linda Israel Art (https://lindaisrael.com/art/) - $50 gift certificate (shipping not included)
4) A Matter of Crafts (www.justamatterofcrafts.com) - $20 gift certificate (shipping not included)
5) Expressions Craft (https://www.expressionscraft.com/) - $25 gift certificate (shipping not included)
6) Nellys Artistic Creations (https://www.instagram.com/nellys_artistic_creations/?hl=en) - original artwork (see link for examples of her work)
7) Gecko Galz (https://www.etsy.com/shop/geckogalz) - $25 in digital products
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9) Emerald Creek (https://emeraldcreek.co/) - $25 gift certificate
10) Electric Pandemonium (Etsy.com/shop/electricpandemonium) - choose a $45 original artwork piece (shipping not included)
11) Thompson's Craft Supplies (https://thompsonscraftsupplies.com/) £20 (approx $25) (shipping not included)
12) It's Oddly Appealing (https://www.pinterest.com/itsoddlyappealing/its-oddly-appealing/) - original artwork (see link for examples of her work)
13) The Funkie Junkie Boutique (https://www.thefunkiejunkie.com/) - $25 gift certificate
14) Hobbilicious (https://www.hobbilicious.com/) - £15 (approx $19) (UK shipping free)
15) ITD (https://itdcollection.com/) - prize package worth £25
16) Stamperia (https://stamperia.com/) - a pizza box prize pack
To have a chance of winning one of the 16 coveted prizes, leave a comment on this post, along with your email address or social media contact (IG, FB, etc) and what country you're from, from now through Monday, 22 June. Sixteen winners will be picked randomly from all comments left from all of the artist's participating! The winners will be contacted via email/social media so it's important you leave your address/social media contact! Good luck and enjoy the hop!


Friday, 5 June 2020

Baby album for Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog

Hello friends! Hope you're all well and have getting some creative time. I have a part-time job at a golf course and we just reopened last week; one of the office staff surprised me by sporting a pretty substantial baby bump! Turns out she's just trying to get a few things organized before her maternity leave, so I was glad of the chance to see her. I decided to put together a mini album as a cute little gift.


I had some adorable baby girl themed papers I had won a while back in a Facebook draw, and they were perfect for this project. I added some buttons, pearls, ribbons and lace along with some texture paste stencilling. The pages are all made to hold a 2x3" photo, which can be gotten by collaging 4 photos onto a 4x6" template, which is how I usually print mine out at the local photo kiosk.
There is a fair bit of fussy cutting here, as well as some coordinating stickers and diecuts which were included in the paper pack; I mounted many of these pieces with foam tape for added dimension.








This was a simple but enjoyable project, and it was fun to work in such vibrant, cheery colours.I hope you enjoyed seeing it and wish you a wonderful June! xx Lynne

Friday, 1 May 2020

"Dashing" mixed media layout for Creative Artiste;

Hello there crafters! I can't believe May is here already; April was a busy month for me and seemed to fly by. I really wanted to start doing more layouts again, and decided to create a masculine layout for my "Silver Screen" album, which contains pages about favourite classic actors and movies, and this guy is my very favourite actor from the 40s/50s.


I used Blue Fern Studios Chesterville collection, Gypsy Soul Lasercuts chipboard and Tattered Angels mists and glazes.Papers and embellishments were distressed with brown, white and black inks, and I added bits of black thread here and there as well as machine stitching the paper strip below the photo. A variety of buttons from my stash were added, as well as a few items cut from the Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman collection. The corrugate behind the photo was simply painted grey and lightly rubbed with ink.

It was fun to get my grunge on with this page; I like the contrast between the grungy background and the more formal photo-it's a bit of a metaphor for the versatile actor that James Stewart was.

Thanks so much for stopping by-hope you enjoyed seeing my page. Happy May! Stay safe and find time to be creative when you can....hugs! xx


Wednesday, 15 April 2020

"Hands of Time" clock for Bleeding Art

Hi there arty friends! LynneJ here with my first DT post for Bleeding Art, and I wanted to do something unusual and a little quirky:



The chipboard grandfather clock is a 3D kit from Gypsy Soul Lasercuts, and I had so much fun creating this. I used dark grey wodgrain paper to cover the body of the clock, using the gear-patterned paper for the pull-out drawer and the inside back. I added a few black rubons to the sides of the piece, added some Stone Effects spray paint very lightly here and there









The cool-looking piece on the face of the clock is from a real timepiece! My friend gave me some of the watch and clock parts she had gotten from her father-in-law, who was a retired clockmaker.I just rubbed a little Finnabair Metallique wax in Rich Copper onto the surface as well as onto my metal and chipboard gears and the clock hands to make them coordinate with the gear paper.



The phrase, "if the hands of time were hands that I could hold..." is a lyric from the theme song of the 70s movie "Brian's Song" and I have always loved this line and have been wanting to use it on a project for a long time-so glad I finally found the right one! I cut the hands from a photo I had from a kids' class I taught years ago.The lyrics are stickers attached to strips of vellum and twisted a bit for interest.I had recently watched a story with an angel character in it who was losing feathers from his wings, and that inspired me to add the feathers in the lower opening.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my project; I'm so happy for the chance to join up with an awesome and talented group of crafters and share my creations with you. Thanks for stopping by; stay crafty and stay safe....hugs, Lynne



Friday, 3 April 2020

"Crazy Cat Lady" canvas for Creative Artiste

Hi there! I created this piece for an online auction to be held as a fundraiser for a local cat rescue organization. Thank goodness for our online world, especially right now as we are all practicing  social distancing. 


I used some of my beloved Gypsy Soul Lasercuts chipboard kitties, a few diecuts, paper flowers and bits & pieces from my stash, added stenciling with homemade texture paste, gessoed the whole thing then added Tattered Angels glimmer mists. Hope you like the finished effect! May you all stay safe and healthy in these complicated times, and spend some of your extra home time creating something interesting and beautiful! hugs!

Friday, 6 March 2020

"Home" cutting board for Creative Artiste

Hello friends! My daughter picked up a couple cute wooden cutting boards at Dollarama and asked me if I thought I could use them for some sort of project, and I was definitely intrigued by the thought; it's always interesting to find new backgrounds for my assemblage creations!


Because I didn't want to colour the entire piece, I glued my arrangement onto a piece of thin cardboard rather than directly onto the board. I then painted that with tan acrylic paint before adding mists in shades of teal, green, yellow and gold. (I also used these steps on the letters and hexagons so they would coordinate) then rubbed Art Alchemy metallique waxed in Lucky Emerald and Polished Brass over some of the surfaces.

I used DecoArte moss paste here and there along the edges, then rubbed with the same waxes. A little gold thread wrapped diagonally and an ornate leaf chippie from my stash completed the look.

I love to use dollar store items or thrift store finds as bases for my creations; I see them as a fun challenge, and I hope you enjoy seeing them.Thanks so much for stopping by and I wish you a wonderful March!!