WORDS/Advent

NGS is hosting an Advent Challenge. We are receiving an image each day and are challenged to use it. Here's mine. I stamped the compass using versamark and then used a paintbrush to add pearl ex. I stamped the words and added the image. Inside the envelope is one of the other images received of a travel ticket. (I thought it appropriate for the project) I stapled the large staples on their own and then attached them with glue dots. OH, Also, I used gold foil on the one compass but don't like it too much so it's the only one I did. I also did this for another challenge "WORDS"

SNOW ATC

This snow ATC I did for the December Lottery at For the Love of Art group. I started with an ATC base and covered it with spackle to give it texture. While the spackle was wet, I added the little snowflake embellishments. After it dried, I added the image I got from the NGS group, I tore the edges and inked them with distress ink. To complete the project, I added the S N O W letter brads. WINTER FUN

Dye Ink

This is the last step for coloring our tags at The Artist Circle yahoo group. I stamped the dye ink pads on a piece of foil and spritzed with water. I then dipped the tags in the color. I like this technique as well. When I was done and the tags had dried, I ironed all the tags as they were quite warped. I used basic white cardstock so they curled alot when wet. The ironing flattened them nicely and they are all ready for the next step in the fantastic workshop. I don't know what we will do with tags now that we've, 1) stained them and 2) colored them.

Marbling Tag

The next step for the The Artist Circle Tag Workshop is to use shaving cream and color sprays to marblize our tags. I didn't have color sprays so I just drizzled acrylic paints on the shaving cream and then used a toothpick to make the design. Next I dipped the tags on the shaving cream and when I removed it this was the result. I scraped the SC off and back into the pan. I mixed the excess paint in so it was a smooth color with no design. I drizzled another color and repeated the process. I think I may need to do a few more tags or ATC backgrounds this way as I really like this technique.

Christmas ATC FTLOA

I used a background I made from mixing Pearl Ex and Crystal Lacquer. I swiped a brilliance ink pad over it to give it a bit of shimmer then added opulence embossing powder and heated it. I then stamped the saying which I should have done prior to the embossing.. Lastly I adhered the image and the snowflakes. Hope you like it.

Trina

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Happy Birthday

While I was in the studio working, I came across a strip of adhesive ABC's. I wondered how quickly could I create something simple with them. Here's the Happy Birthday 4x4 I came up with. First, I took out a 4x4 Board Book page I had already sanded and covered in Gesso. I stamped it all over with silver pigment ink and moldable foam tip that I had heated and pressed int a leaf stamp. I then embossed it with clear embossing powder. All was well until I spread paint over it with a paint dauber bottle and the wiped off the excess. OOPS....the embossing started peeling. From there I attached the ABC strip, the fibers and balloon buttons and wrote Happy Birthday. I was disappointed that the embossing peeled off so I didn't bother finding at birthday stamp. Learning by doing I guess.

NGS & Theme thursday challenges

This little work of art was done for the challenges for the NGS group as well as Theme Thursday It incorporates 3 of the NGS challenges, Image, Wintery Colors and Square Art. The image was provided. I used a piece of metallic paper and covered it with crystal laquer. I placed the image on it. Next I added the snowflakes and buttons. I needed more CL to help them adhere securely. Next, I stamped the words from a little kit I had purchased eons ago. (Yea, Got to use what I had) Next I remembered about 10 years ago I was made little snow globes from baby food jars for Christmas and had left over 'snow'. I put more CL on the bottom of the image and sprinkled it with the 'snow' I overdid it a bit and now it looks like a snowdrift instead of lightly fallen snow. Lastly I took a sharpie and went around the edges of the image as well as the whole piece.