Spooky Fun with an autumnal twist at stamps and stencils

Hello there! Well its time for a new challenge at stamps and stencils - this month its my theme and I would like to see some spooky fun but if thats not your thing autumnal colours also fit the bill ! - you can make anything you like as long as it is in a mixed media style and involves stamps or stencils!!! 

Here's what I've been up to for this month.

A bit tongue in cheek with some stamps in the background from crafty individuals and in the front from ranger (mischievous malcolm).

I put together my card like this:

I used distress oxides to create the background then overstamped in versafine clair ink...

After that I added my stamped images and created a little scene!! A bit spooky but more fun than anything!

I do hope you can join us - the main post is here.

Big hugs

Rachel xx

Inspirational post at Stamps and Stencils

Hello there! I have an inspirational post over at stamps and stencils today - more adventures in the world of lift ink.... here's what I made....

If you want to know how I made it please make your way over here.

Have a great day.

Hugs

Rachel x

Anything goes at Stamps and Stencils!

Hello there! Time for a new challenge at stamps and stencils today - and the theme is Anything Goes! As long as it includes stamps or stencils of course. Here's what Sue had to say ...
 It's been a while - Being creative often leads you in different directions and sometimes it isn't until you start that you know where you are heading. For this challenge I thought that as we've not done it for a while it would be good to let your creative spirit wander and have a theme of Anything Goes. Your project must be mixed media and include stamping and/or stencilling but apart from that it's up to you !

So here's how my spirit wandered ... it made a new ATC case ... I seem to need these at regular intervals!!!

I started by stencilling using two aalland create stencils using gesso ... one dry I added a coat of 

mint green paint and then some stamping ...

Next I got playing with some paperartsy stamps.... this is the back.

And this is the front!

Its nearly full already! I will need to get myself another!

Hope you can join us! You can find amazing inspiration and link up here.

Big hugs

Rachel x

Ombre at stamps and stencils

Good morning! How are you today? I hope you are well and happy! Its time for a new challenge at stamps and stencils and this month Ruth has chosen the theme 'Ombre' ...this is what she had to say.

 Ombre has been in fashion for a while now and not just in art. It's a french word meaning 'a colour that is shaded or graduated in tone'...so for this challenge we want to see projects incorporating one colour (or more if feeling adventurous!) that graduates from it's lightest pastel tint to its darkest shade...with a little stamping or stenciling of course!


I have done a very personal piece for this challenge - I don't know if you know but I have a tattoo marking my lovely Shaun... here's a picture of it...

The equation is one that Shaun devised to describe the workings of a box that could be used in experimental physics. 

When it was my 50th I had my crafty day and we were going to have a piece to do based on this. Jo Rice - tried to get this done but it didn't quite work out that way - but she did manage to get a piece diecut in MDF for me... The piece I have made for this challenge is Jo's gift to me - what a lovely lady!!!

Here's the start of the ombre on the hair of the lady - I used indigoblu paints on this ....

Next I painted the moon and the rim too ....

Lastly I used a stencil to add detail to the moon and also painted the back board. Finally I added the words - Shaun loved many songs by Neil Diamond and the one 'play me' has become a favourite of mine. Thats really the reason for the tattoo....

I do hope you like my piece - thanks Jo!

Big hugs

Rachel xx

Fake it - at stamps and stencils

Hello there! How are you today? I hope you are good! There is a new challenge starting at stamps and stencils today and the theme is 'Fake it' ...its Toni's theme and here's what she had to say....

 I love faux finishes of all descriptions whether it be rust, stone, leather or time worn vintage. You  name it we have the power to fake it! I'd like to see your projects that include at least one faux finish. Produce anything you like but please include some stamping or stencilling or both if your heart desires!

Here's my make! 

I enjoyed using a stamp set from tracy evans at allandcreate and lovely baked textures by seth apter - i used the chunky rust and the patina oxide in this creation - I was, of course, trying to creat faux rust! 

I started with a tag and some distress oxides and a distress ink....

I used these to colour the tag then added some chunky rust to the outside using versamark as a sticking medium...I then heat set.

Next, through the Tim Holtz bubbles stencil I added some versa mark then added the patina oxide 

and heat set

Next I added some tim holtz resist spray and more chunky rust, heat set, more spray, and patina oxide. I was liking it at this point so went on to do some stamping. First I stamped some words on the tag....

Then I used more distress ink and coloured a piece of card before stamping in versamark and adding chunky rust then heat setting and then cutting out the butterflies and dragonflies before adding them to the tag. I also coated a compass diecut from tando with versmark and then added chunky rust and heat set.  

Here's what the tag looked like until I added a couple of Tim Holtz words.

I hope you can join us! You'll find the link here.

I would like to enter my tag into the challenge at mixed-media-monthly-challenge-48 where the theme is rust.

Big hugs

Rachel xx

Stamps and stencils in pottery painting.

Hello there! I am over at the stamps and stencils blog today with an insppirational post about pottery painting using stamps and stencils...

This is my final, fired piece. You can see how I made it by visiting here.

Hugs Rachel x

In the meadow at stamps and stencils.

Hello there! How are you? I do hope you are well and happy! I am in charge of the theme at stamps and stencils this month and I have chosen 'In the Meadow'. Here was my brief for the challenge...

 Meadows are such amazing places - lots of different grasses, wild flowers and wonderful wildlife. Let your imagination run wild ...and use stamps or stencils too! Enjoy!

I decided to use some stamps from Hobbyart in order to make my card - I will show you the final piece and then how I made it! The words are from Alison Bomber and the stencil from Kay Carley both at Paperartsy.

Here's what I did....

I started with stamping and masking the hare and masking a sun. Then I created some hills using the clarity stencil brush and distress ink.

Next I added the sky....

I then used the Kay Carley mask adding some grasses, butterflies and dragonflies.

Next I coloured the hare using distress inks and stamped more grasses using hobbyart stamps.

Finally I stamped the sentiment and also coloured the sun!

I hope you can follow what I did! 

I hope you can join our challenge too.... you can find more inspiration from my amazing teamies and enter the challenge here..

Big hugs

Rachel xx

pastels at stamps and stencils

Hello there! How are you? Another new challenge for you today - this time at stamps and stencils! The theme this month has been provided by Cec who has this to say...

Pastels - We have been treated to a riot of bright, warm colour since the spring bulbs made their appearance and continuing throughout summer and fall so let's go in the opposite direction and make a project with soft, pastel colours.  Don't forget to include some stamping or stenciling or both in your creation.

Here's what I have done!

In this piece I used a gelli background that I already had and added stencilling and stamping.

Here's the gelli background I used ....I created this using acrylic paints and a stencil from Clarity. I  thought this reminded me of the sea and the project developed from there...

I used another Clarity stencil and created these sea birds above the waves.

Finally I added a stamped image from Crafters Individuals coloured in distress inks - pastel shades of course!

I hope you can join us! You can get some inspiration from my teamies and link up here.

Hugs

Rachel xx

Craft - its a big thing!

Hello there! I have a post over on the stamps and stencils blog today - the challenge theme this month is 'words with meaning' ....I decided to use the word Craft ... and decorate the letters to add to my dining room. Here's the final result and the how to can be found over here.