Time to "Get Messy" at Frosted Designs

The new challenge is open over at the Frosted Designs Blog and it's time to get messy!!! We would love you to get out your paints, gesso, inks etc and get creating!

The papers, stamps, sentiment and flowers are all from the Enchanted collection, such a beautiful kit and I adore the Kaisercraft butterfly stamps!

I cut out sections of the paper and covered it in gesso, then I added the Tim Holtz Chevron stencil to one side of the larger sheet, and applied clear embossing paste through it. When it was dry I then added another thin layer of gesso and inked around the edges of both pieces with Peacock Distress Ink, love that colour.

I distressed all the edges and cut into the tab printed on the larger paper, so that the smaller piece would slot in and be held in place. The butterflies were stamped in Archival ink and a little colour was added using Lyra Polycolour pencils.

To finish off I used one of the fabulous Heidi Swapp sentiments from the kit along with some of the beautiful Petaloo flowers that are also included.

Love getting my hands messy with inks and gesso, which is fabulous for changing the colour of any of your paper stash, or just muting down the colour.

See you over at the Frosted Designs Blog just leave us a direct link back to your project, so we can pay you a visit.

Elizabeth x

Craft Stamper Take It Make It Challenge - 'Take A Technique' : Theme: Stencilling

 Our new challenge at the Craft Stampers Magazine's blog is "Take a Technique" with the theme this time being stencilling, all the info can be found HERE

I used Dreamweaver Paste through a TH Chevron stencil then painted over with lots of gesso. I brushed Peacock Feathers Distress ink around the edges blending into the centre, and then spritzed with a mix of Cinderella and Goldfinger metallic paints from IndigoBlu love how these paints keep their colour even when diluted with water.
I stamped around the edge of the canvas with one of the new ink splat stamps that Limor designed for IndigoBlu. Stamped out the butterfly, added some Peacock Feather ink around the edge, and a little pink pencil in the centre of the wings, then fussy cut it out and added to the canvas.

As always we have a fabulous prize up for grabs, so get your stencils out, get stamping and come and join in our challenge!!! You could have your artwork in print in the magazine.

Elizabeth xxx