Postcards Swap

Zoe over on the Lotstodo forum is hosting a postcard swap. On the front you had to use an art inspiring quote and then decorate the front to match the quote. I'm not entirely sure that I've managed that, but anyway, I've tried!!!

And the reverse you had to split into 2 sections, postcard style, and put your details on one half leaving the other blank. Can only show you these 2 as the front of the other is drying. The top one got a bit messy, but then that's me all over!!!!

Secret Santa Swap in August

Andrea is holding a secret santa sort of swap, yes I know it's only August. We were given a partner, had to make something for them, send it on and they had to guess who it was from. My partner was Jo and she guessed it was me staight away!!! I made her a journey book using my new PA Structures and Arches stamps with a few other travel type ones thrown in too. The backgrounds for the inside pages were created with a distressed re-inker and water mix spritzed onto the page or distressed inks using the watermark technique. All images were stamped with timber brown stazon

You can find the info on how to create the backgrounds by visiting our Techniques Blog

Mixed Media Monday Challenge - Monochromatic Colours

This is my entry for the Mixed Media Monday Challenge - the colour I chose was red. I inked the skinny with aged mahogany distressed ink, then I threw water over it to make the watermarks. I dried it off with a heat gun, then I stamped my images using various different shades of red.

This will also double up as one of my red skinnys for the lotstodo rainbow swap

Wednesday Stamper Challenge - Squares

I made this fat page for the Wednesday Stamper Challenge. The theme this week is 'squares'. You had to incorporate square items into your piece

Gothic Arch Sunday Challenge - Flourishes

These two arches I made for the challenge on Gothic Arch Sunday. You had to use flourishes on your piece. Unfortunately, I only have one flourish stamp, so had to use the same one on both arches