Deep in the Forest

This months theme at Art Journal Journey is  'Deep in the Forest'.

As it is the month of Halloween, what else could I think of but  those  little creatures that are ready to scare unsuspecting travelers, as they walk through the trees.

The background was a blotted page, mop ups from a brusho  experiment that went wrong.

Its a Clarity stencil, shaded with Black Soot distress ink. 

The raven is an Alterations die cut  with a bit of embossing in gold. 

The corner with the  hiding creature and the words

 are all stamps from Chocolate Baroque.

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Mans best friend-- week 2

There is still another week to run for our Animals challenge theme at Try it on Tuesdays.

I am sharing this Journal page, that I made at the same time as my DT card for  last week.

 Joanna Sheene stamps for the dog, but a random selection  on the background.

The colours on the background were mop ups  and a spot or two of brusho.

I am so behind showing you and catching up on my Journal 52 pages.

I managed a few while I was away , but didn't have all the images I wanted to use, so I guess that's what will be keeping me busy in my,  'me, ' time   these coming weeks

This was  Week 34 and the prompt was Alphabets

Stencils for the background, some writing, distress inks to colour and some Sheena Douglas images, were used to make this page.

We are now settled back home again, no more caravan trips this winter , so hopefully more time to visit you all more regularly.

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Dragonflies

Its 'Anything Goes' for our next theme over at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.

This  one layer card was made using  Brusho's for the background.. This time I brushed the whole surface with plain water and sprinkled the powder and just watched it spread. I only used one colour, green. but as you can see the shades that show  are yellow and blue.  If I'd added more and brushed it over I would have got the green as advertised on the pot, this is such a clever item to use.

All the stamps are Stamper Anonymous and the extra shading is Spiced Marmalade distress inks.

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Sneek Peek day 4

Sneek Peek day 4,  for Sheena's new stamps and  Spectrum Noir Aquatints.
Its getting closer to the Weekender launch on  Create and Craft,  programs are on Saturday  9 a.m. 12  , 6  and  8pm.   Sunday 7 and 11 a.m.  2 and 7 pm.

Anything Goes at the Artists Trading Post

An 8 x 8 canvas is my first project for the new challenge blog  at  the

Artists Trading Post Exchange.
The  theme is 'Anything Goes'.
We all hope you will pop over for the details and join the fun, of this brand new Mixed Media challenge.

 I covered the base, in white gesso , random swiped it with Distress Stains Antique linen and Broken China. The faces [Dina Wakley] were stenciled using   Archival ink  -Hydrangia.  Some random stamping came  next.   All the stamps I used on this canvas are Dina Wakley and Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous.

A bit more colour at this stage, the distress inks and Fresco Chalk paint {Vintage Lace and Mermaid] The antique linen distress stains and blues, created the patches  of green.
Next  some texture was added, using Grunge Paste and Tim Holtz stencils, with a little touch of  White Fire gilding wax for highlights.

My main image was water coloured and layered up on recycled packaging
 and a piece of stamped canvas.

Products used  and available from.....

 The Artists Trading Post were..

 Dina Wakley - Stencils and stamps

 Tim Holtz   -Stamps ,  Distress stains,, Stencils

         Paper Artsy,   Fresco Chalk Acrylic Paints

  Ranger - Archival inks

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Sneek Peek Day 3

Another 'sneek peek, ' today using Sheena Douglas's new stamps and those fantastic new Spectrum Noir Aquatints.  The main image area  is overlaid with acetate. I stamped the tree line stamp and embossed it on the acetate and off set it a little from the background, to give a bit of a shadow effect.
Sheens's shows on Saturday are at 9 a.m.  12 and 6 p.m. on Create and Craft.

Sneek Peek day 2

Day 2's  'sneek peek' showing you another version that I made using Sheena Douglas's new stamps and  the exciting new Spectrum Noir Aquatints. So far I have only used mine  for backgrounds, but the list of their uses, shared by  the  DT is getting longer and longer. Guess I know where I will be spending many happy hours, trying them out,  when I get back home again.
I hope you will tune into see Sheena on  Create and Craft, Saturday starting at 9 a.m.