monochrome journal

Good morning! This week at Crafts 4 Eternity  we have an anything but a card challenge.

So I made a journal with monochrome colours.

Papers: Basic Grey ~ Little Black Dress

I have given the base layer a bit of a mixed media treatment. So on top of the patterned paper, I have used ink, paint, rub-ons and texture paste to add a little dimension.

Papers have been trimmed with a Martha Stewart ~ Doiley punch and then curled.

I added some embellishments to the centre, including part of a Prima vine and a handmade frame, made using a Martha Stewart mold.

Finally, the journal. Stickers peeking out of a Tim Holtz pull tab.

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

together

Hello! Today I make my debut on the Everybody Art Challenge where the challenge is to use three punches/dies.

Papers: Basic Grey ~ Lucille.

Punches/dies: Martha Stewart ~ Doily Lace, Marianne Design ~ Chinese Rose and Magnolia ~ So Wrapped Lovely.

Image: Stamping Bella ~ Uptown Couple Brett and Brenda Get Married.

I made a pull out tag.

Thank you for looking.

Keeley   

mixed media collages 1 & 2 part 1

Hello! I am here today to share with you an online mixed media course which I've joined which is 'Collages' by Daria Pneva. Just click on the link to go to the details. It is in Russian but you can easily translate it into your language using Google Translate to translate the page.

The videos of the course are in Russian too, but I found it quite easy to understand what was happening as I've done part of a similar type course in English before. Anyway, I am joining this to practice more and get more useful tips.

So, I have got to the first stage of my first two collages. The first one started out life like this:

Bit of a mess! I used scraps of papers and stuck them to chipboard, so it has curled a bit. I will have to straighten it out from the back when I have finished.

Here I have got to the end of the first stage, using paints and will form the foundation to my piece.

 

I have absolutely no idea where this is going! Another close up.

Onto the second collage, which I like a lot better I think, mainly as I prefer the colours more.

 

For this one I worked on a piece of Claudine Hellmuth sticky-back canvas. This curled quite a bit as I worked and it was only when I had got to this stage that I stuck it down onto apiece of chipboard. It now lies nice and flat, so I think I prefer this method rather than the direct to chipboard.

This piece started out like this, before adding paint:

Some close ups. I've used mainly Ranger ~ Paint Dabbers and PaperArtsy ~ Fresco Finish Paints.

I've used a Prima ~ Bark stencil to add the gold paint.

Thanks for looking.

Keeley

green butterflies ...

Hello! Today is Friday, which means a new challenge over at Crafts 4 Eternity. This week our challenge is a SUMMER theme or element.

I have added lots of butterflies and ribbon roses as my theme and it is coloured with the lush green of Summer.

 

Papers: Basic Grey ~ Sweet Threads.

Image: Make It Crafty Flower Fairies ~ Dahlia. Coloured with copics and stickles.

Magnolia die cut clouds with a button feature.

More butterflies ..

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• Green, white, pink ~ Sketchy Colours 
• Weather ~ Basic Grey Challenges 
• Butterflies ~ Stampin' for the Weekend 
• Button up ~ Cute Card Thursday 
• 3D Elements ~ Make My Monday 

Thank you for looking.

Keeley. 

dreams are renewable

Hello! I am very excited today as it is my challenge at Cupcake Craft Challenges and I have chosen lots of layers! So just add at least three layers to your project and you are in with a chance of winning :)

Well, hmmmm you will see I got carried away ...

 

Papers: Basic Grey Picadilly</u>.

I have used some lace trims also.

I made the tag with a double layer of the Magnolia Wave Tag die cut.

The fabby image is La Blanche Kissing Lovers. One of my most used stamps.

The sentiment is a rub on.

Thank you for looking.

keeley     

by the seaside

Hello and a Happy Monday to you! Today we have a new challenge from Cupcake Craft Challenges where we have a get wet challenge, so would like to see any water themed project.

I've created a sunny(!) seaside picture, well we can at least hope!

Sorry, cannot for the life of me reproduce the cropped version on here. Computer failure ... or me ...
 

Papers: Basic grey ~ June Bug

Image: Magnolia ~ Tilda in Key Largo.

Tilda is on Spellbinders ~ Decorative Labels Twenty-Two

Used a Magnolia ~ Simple Tag for the little tag sticking out.

The sun is shining with this X-Cut Doily. Added a >La La Land Banner die cut.

Some clouds  using Magnolia dies.

And my waves were created with a Memory Box die.

Thank you for looking.

Keeley

witch's brew

Hello there! It's been a while since I've been here. Just been very busy with work and stuff! This week at Crafts 4 Eternity we have a halloween theme, so join us with your spooky projects!

Here is my piece:

I just dug into my box of halloween papers for this, so have used a mixture of Basic Grey, October Afternoon and Moxxie.

Love these papers.

Image: Kraftin' Kimmie ~ Witchypoo. I coloured her with copics and added some stickles.

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• anything goes ~ Stampin' for the Weekend
• halloween spooks ~ Crafty Creations Challenges 
• out of a jar or use a jar ~ Shopping Our Stash 
• halloween ~ Fussy & Fancy Friday; One Stop Craft Challenge; Totally Papercrafts; Live & Love Crafts

Thanks for looking.

keeley 

bicycles

Hello .... over at Cupcake this week, we have a challenge of anything French or Tour de France related. So think red, white and blue, bicycles, Eiffel Tower or whatever!

I tried to incorporate the red, white and blue and the bicycles, but some yellow snuck in too. Seemed to make it more summery. Something that is lacking around here somewhat.

Papers: Basic Grey ~ June Bug

Image: La Blanche ~ Scenic Bicycle

Magnolia Clouds.

Prima flowers and bicycle.

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• Lots of layers ~ Totally Papercrafts
• Vintage anything goes ~ Vintage Udfordring
• Summer ~ Anonyme Scrappere

Thank you for looking.

keeley

purple & green box

 

Woah! What a week this has been! Am crawling on my hands and knees to Friday and looking forward to the weekend. It has been so hectic and only four days long!

At least I managed to get my entry made for this week's challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity although it has taken me all week to make it! The challenge this week is a purple and green colour challenge.

For this I made a box, but because my crafting time has been so sporadic, I kind of lost my mojo midway and couldn't work out how to decorate it. Also I don't think purple and green are my colours, so this certainly was a challenge for me.

Apologies for the awful photos. What can I say, when it rains it pours and it does so every day at the moment.

Here is the top, sorry for the reflection below, but it shows the depth, although this kind of photo would cause me a migraine, so I hope to change it come the weekend! 

I made a water distressed tag and then added La Blanche ~ Clock Collage stamp. I then diecut some borders and applied a couple of layers of UTEE.

For the top, I added some paper flowers, a Tim Holtz keyhole and a Prima dangly trinket. Just needs a photo added under the dome.

Left hand side.

All papers and brads used are Basic Grey ~ Eva 12 x 12 and 6 x 6 papers. How ancient are these?

Right hand side.

Front of boxes, looking a bit busy for my liking.

The drawers.

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• use 3 or more designer papers ~ Shopping Our Stash 
• what a wonderful woman ~ Deep Ocean Challenge

Thank you for looking.

keeley