Sunday 26 February 2017

Tea Light Card

Good morning everyone, I hope you are enjoying the weekend.
My latest project for the Craft Barn Design Team is a tea light card, you can see how I made it here.


Thank you for dropping by.
xxx Hazel.

Sunday 19 February 2017

SPA - Dictionary

Sabine is hosting this weeks Sunday Postcard Art challenge, the theme she has chosen is Dictionary.


I glued the dictionary page to my postcard, then sprinkled some infusions and sprayed with water for the background flowers. I stamped some grasses with Archival ink. The large flower was stamped onto a dictionary page, coloured with Inktense pencils, cut out and glued to the card.

Items used.
6" x 4" card.
Dictionary pages.
Tim Holtz wildflower stencil.
Infusions - Black Knight.
Stampers Anonymous stamp - large flower.
Faber-Castell Inktense pencils.
Archival ink.
Paperartsy/Lin Brown stamps for the rest of the stamping.

Thank you for dropping by to take a look.
xxx Hazel.


Thursday 16 February 2017

UK Stampers January Postcard Swap

Good morning everyone. In January I decided to join in with the UK Stampers postcard swap, the theme was anything goes.


For the background I used a baby wipe to spread the Fresco Finish paint. I stamped the images onto the postcard and also onto a lightly patterned paper, The images were cut out and glued over the images on the postcard. I stamped the words and then gave the card a coat of matte medium. When the medium had dried I coloured the images with Faber-Castell Pitt pens. As the postcard had to go in the post I gave it another coat of matte medium for extra protection..

I used a Paperartsy/Jofy stamp for the background grass, for all the other images I used Paperartsy/Elena Guzinska stamps.

Thank you for dropping by to take a look, have a lovely day - the sun is shining at the moment but I'm sure it won't last.
xxx Hazel.

Monday 13 February 2017

SPA - Vintage Romance

Vintage Romance is the latest theme for the Sunday Postcard Art challenge.


I covered my postcard with some patterned paper then I covered that with some lacy material. I found the image on the internet, printed it and attached it to the card. I added a Leonie Pujol heart die cut, tissue tape, lace, charms and a ribbon flower.

Thank you for looking, have a lovely day.


Saturday 11 February 2017

Decorated Box

Good morning everyone, a snowy start to the weekend - thankfully not too much.

My latest project for the Craft Barn design team is a box that I've painted with Imagination Crafts Starlight paints, you can see how I did it here.


Thank you for dropping by to take a look, have a lovely weekend whatever you're doing - I'm of to Stamparama tomorrow, I just hope I can shift the stinky cold that I've got.
xxx Hazel.

Thursday 9 February 2017

A Birthday Card

It was a friends birthday this week and this is the card I made for her.


The background is a discarded one, I used a Carabelle Studio stencil with some brushos but I sprayed to much water on it and it ended up too messy for what I needed it for, but it was ideal for this card. I stamped the Stampers Anonymous flower and water coloured it with brushos. I used the same card and a Stampendous stamp and die for the butterfly. It was matted onto some black card and then glued to the card blank.

Thank you for dropping by to take a look.
xxx Hazel.

Sunday 5 February 2017

SPA - Oriental

Oriental is this weeks theme for the Sunday Postcard Art challenge.


I used a gelli print for the background and Paperartsy stamps. The images were stamped onto tissue paper and I painted the back of the face with white paint, they were then glued to the card. You can't see from the photo but I stamped some bamboo [PSX stamp] with galaxy gold Brilliance ink around the edge of the card. I added a charm, some thread and some remnent rubs.

Thank you for dropping by to take a look.
xxx Hazel.

Little Houses Canvas

Good morning everyone, I hope you are enjoying the weekend.

Today I'm sharing my latest Craft Barn DT project, it's a canvas using a Carabelle Studio stamp and Fresco Finish paints. You can see how I made it here.


Thank you for dropping by.
xxx Hazel.

Wednesday 1 February 2017

Altered Playing Cards C and D

I've just finished the next two cards for the Maremi's Creative Cafe Facebook group challenge. For the letters C and D the words we were given were coffee and dragonfly.


I used an Impression Obsession stamp and Kaleidacolor inks for the background, I flicked water on it. I drew the mug and coloured it with felt tips and stamped some hearts. The mug stains are a Stampers Anonymous stamp.


I used a stencil and modelling paste on the card and painted it with gesso. I coloured it with Gelatos. and spread some micro bead gel, when this dried I used my finger to add some gilding. The dragonfly was coloured stamped, coloured with felt tips and cut out. I put stickles on the wings and a metal game pointer on the body.The quote was stamped with an Artistic Stamper stamp. No idea who made the dragonfly.

Thank you for looking.
xxx Hazel.