Sisters in the mirror.....

Remember the 3 tags I made as my first venture into art journal style stuff?

This mirror I started that day too, it was my first bigger piece in that style and it just confirmed I had made the right decision trying this kinda style. It's so much fun and messy and if I don't like something I just paint over it, splatter more paint, spray a little more etc.

I love using this particular photo of me and my sis, it works so well with everything.

I have another mirror to share with you in the next few days so watch this space!

Mixed Media Canvas

I was working on 2 things at once the other day, one being a mirror that I will share with you in the next few days and the other is this canvas.
I've nit worked on canvas for ages as I always like to make "practical" things like picture frames or mirrors or clocks. But I like this little picture, in fact it's goin on my wall rather than towards the craft fair I am making things for at the mo.
It is made up from enless layers of paints and sprays. It is also the first time I worked with printed images from Lisas Altered Art. I'm not normally one for using digital sheets but she sells some great images or kids and also old photographs.

Flower girl card - Charisma Cardz Challenge

I've not shared a card in a while so I thought it was time.....

I made this card for the Charisma Cardz Challenge where the theme is All about flowers.

The image is by Paperbag Studions, I love their stamps more and more each day. If you havn't tried them give them a go, they are stunning and great quality.

More of my art journally style adventure

Dont you sometimes just hate blogger? Just typed a post and then it disappears, not happy.

To keep it short but sweet this is a card I made since I've gotten into art journaling and the general style of art journals. I am learning lots along the way and it's so much fun. The card isnt a masterpiece but it's fun and personal. I have since made some nice pieces I am very proud of and don't want to part with but you'll have to pop back in the next few days to see them....

I am still eagerly awaiting the arrival of Kate Crane's Art Journaling dvd's, the postie hasnt brought them yet :(

Try it on Tuesday - Boxed Up!

I'm really enjoying the Try it on Tuesday Altered Art weeks, great themes and inspiration from the DT.

This week we are boxing things. I used an old box from some metal coins. It was just a perfect size with six little compartments. So I painted and collaged it with various things. Like I mentioned before I am doing a fair bit of art journal style stuff at the moment so I was just painting, inking, spraying things I thought may as well do the box like it too.
Add some ideaology, cut out some hearts and make x's from wired paper ribbon, which came off some packaging so plenty of recycling in this project too.

Check out the Try it on Tuesday blog and their sponsor for the week - The Craft Barn.

Dangly birdcage necklace

I picked up this little birdcage with bird (pack of 2 cages and 4 birds) a little while ago but only just got round to making this necklace. I knew the cage would be perfect to make into a long dangly necklace with a bunch of other charms.
It is very easy to make, I used all golden charms and chain and matching jumprings and just put it all together.

The birdcage set and idea-ology pieces are available from Happy Daze and I am entering this into their DANGLY THINGS Challenge.

A bottle of inspiration

Sometimes ideas just come to you when you least expect it and that was the case with this bottle. The grungepaper top was an idea by the amazing Lin of LB Crafts, she had made little glass vial bottle trees like that and added them to a project and I liked them so much I wanted to make some too.
So there was me sitting at work one day drinking a bottle of Firefly and I peeled the label off as it's one of those shrink wrap labels that come off easy and I was left with this perfect clear bottle. I thought that be really noce to paint with the Paper Artsy paint just like a project we did at the Artsy Crafts event and I could make a big grungepaper tree and decorate the bottle. And there you go.
I made this for the Happy Daze Challenge where the theme is Dangly Things. And Simon says Stamp and Show wants to see Words this week.