Artist Trading Card Holder

Hello everyone !
I recently acquired some children's building blocks and thought I would see what I could come up with using them.
I painted black gesso onto the block first. I have decorated the block with painted paper and randomly stamped(La Blanche vintage script)onto each side.
I glued a holder into the block and made an ATC using collage printed butterflies and a quote from Dina Wakley collage tissue paper to clip onto it.
I love how this has turned out and think I will be making a few more of them.

I am entering challenges:
Craft Stamper Take It Make It challenge November

Thank you for visiting and see you soon

Catherine

2 comments:

1. 
   Linda12 November 2019 at 07:57

   WOW! What a fabulous little project .... love the ATC too! Thank you for playing along with the Craft Stamper challenge xx

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2. 
   Ellie Knol28 November 2019 at 10:21

   Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing with us at the TIMI challenge!!
   xxx Ellie Knol xxx

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Show Us Your MEdia new challenge

YAY!!!

Today starts a brand new challenge from Dina Wakley and "Show Us Your Media"

The theme for this challenge is "A Year Of Gratitude"

Each month on the first Wednesday there will be a new prompt posted where you can join in the challenge and create a journal page relating to the prompt posted.

At the end of the year you will have a journal which will be personal to you and allow you to express creatively through journalling your gratitude in life.

Details can be found about the challenge on both Dina Wakley blog and Ranger blog.

https://dinastamps.typepad.com/ponderings/2019/09/welcome-to-a-year-of-gratitude-a-showusyourmedia-challenge.htm

https://rangerink.com/blogs/blog/dina-wakley-showusyourmedia-september-2019

The first prompt is "I am grateful for simple pleasures"

I am working in the small Dina Wakley mixed media journal and for this first prompt I have created this double page.

I have used Dina Wakley paints-Magenta and Ocean. I stamped the face (from the new Dina Wakley media stamp set- Refuse To Be Ordinary)  onto collage tissue paper and then adhered to the page  with Gel medium.

I also used the tags from the same stamp set and attached them with the sewing machine.
Using the Dina Wakley stencil(Big Squoval) to add a border down the side to complete my page.

The final thing ....to Journal !

I am grateful for the chance to enjoy and experiment with creativity"
This is a simple pleasure for me and is very important in my daily life. I am grateful that I have this pleasure and have been able to learn from many tutors who have helped me experiment and discover my own style along the way.

This is a fabulous challenge to join in with and a personal journey to incorporate in your art journal.

see you soon

Catherine

Art By Marlene weekend workshop Day 2

Today was the second day of a weekend workshop with Art By Marlene at Art From the Heart in Harrogate.
Lots more fabulous techniques to learn and a great day of arty fun.
Here are my pages from today.

It has been such a good weekend!!!

Catherine

Art By Marlene Weekend Wokrshop

I have just finished Day 1 of a weekend workshop at Art From the Heart in Harrogate with Art By Marlene.

 

It has been a fabulous relaxing arty day and here are my finished pages from today.

Looking forward to Day 2 tommorrow!!

Catherine

Mark making with thread and stitches !

I am back after a little break from blogging mainly due to my University studies!!!!

A page from my journal has been printed onto fabric and I am starting to work onto it with a series of mark making stitches.

Love the little scattering of these stitches in a cluster!!!

Thanks for visiting !

Catherine

Show Us Your media challenge 12

Show us your MEdia challenge 12- "Where have you been"

Hello everyone and here is a page I have created for the Dina Wakley challenge with Ranger.

I have worked in my smaller Dina Wakley mixed media journal and created this page about a personal journey I have been on rather than a travelling one as such!!

Dina Wakley paints- sedona, blackberry, cheddar, peacock, fuchsia, night

Dina Wakley stencils- Giant funky silhouettes, mini favourites, insects

Dina Wakley stamp quote- scribbly women

You can find all the details her on Dina Wakley's blog about how to enter and what the challenge is about. 'http://dinastamps.typepad.com/

It would be great if you joined in with everyone!!!

catherine

When you just want to play...

Hello everyone and thanks for stopping by.

So for those moments when you just want to play...
Sometimes when i don't let myself overthink and just want to enjoy making art, I find it's enjoyable and a piece that i really like.
This was one of those moments and i just played without worrying about the end result. Using paints, stamps and stencils I just allowed the page to come together itself. Plenty of random doodling to finish it of!

I am joining in with challenges:

The Mixed Media Monthly challenge#47- I have chosen a split complimentary colour scheme

That's Crafty challenge- going round in circles

Simon Says stamp Monday challenge- Let's doodle

Catherine