#SDC268 'Add ribbon or lace'

I was so excited about this challenge and thought it was a great opportunity to revisit a past love of machine embroidery.
This piece is mounted on a large wooden tag, perfect for hanging.
I have used Karen Hayselden's Flossie Fairy, with Daniel Torrent's Lovely Wings, stamped onto handmade paper and coloured using Luscious Pigment Powder. I then machine embroidered the image to accentuate the lines, adding bits of ribbon in the background.
I basically had a ball throwing bits of ephemera, lace and embellishments at the tag, more was definitely more!

#SDC267 This weeks Stampotique challenge is all about 'seeing red' which immediately put me in mind of the poppy field in The Wizard of Oz!
I have been longing to use 'Jasmin' by Jo Capper-Sandon and she was perfect for this card.
I used a poppy stamp from Hunkydory, which I stamped in watercolour pens, as I wanted a more dreamy feel.
Jasmin's ruby slippers are coloured using Wink of Stella, to give them extra sparkle and the sentiment is from Kimis stamps.

#SDC267 'SEEING RED' BY MARIA LAWTON

#SDC266 Love Bug
I would describe my piece for this challenge as small, but cute😊.
I have made a heart shaped clip, which makes an excellent bookmark and doubles up as a Valentines plaque for my hubby for Valentines Day.

I cut the heart out of mountboard using a Tim Holtz Bigz die.
I stamped Janet Klein's caterpillar onto card, coloured it with pro markers then cut it out...(taking off the poor things legs and feelers)
I then chopped him in half (even crueller) took off another section and stuck him to the heart to make him look like he was crawling through the heart as if it were an apple.
To add some depth, I used some indigoblu slap it on around the caterpillar and painted it once dry with acrylic paint.
To finish it off, I glued a wooden peg to the back.
Quite a simple piece this week, but useful and cute.

#SDC265 My Favourite Stamp, week 2. Kate Crane's Beach Huts.

I am lucky enough to live in a beautiful part of the Uk, on the South coast between Portsmouth and Southampton in a little village called Warsash. The sea and beach provides much inspiration for my 'other artwork'....acrylic paintings incorporating locally sourced driftwood.( see my Facebook page or Etsy Page Moggymeezart.
So, I am really excited to combine my two styles for this weeks challenge at Stampotique using Kate Crane's beach hut stamp.

I stamped the beach huts onto a piece of driftwood, then glued it onto a piece of mount board, then painted the beach huts and the beach scene in acrylic paints. I love the texture and dimension that driftwood gives, not always captured in a photo.

Moon Girl for my #SDC265 Favourite Stamp Stampotique Challenge.

I love brushos! !!!! This is my first time using them, but definitely won't be the last...where have they been all my life?!

This my entry for the Stampotique challenge. ....#SDC265 Favourite Stamp'

I adore this stamp,  as it has a special significance to me, I love it's simplicity,  but think it has real depth to the image.

I firstly stamped the moon and the moon girl using grey archival ink. I then used masking ink to protect the images.

I then had great fun with turquoise,  ultramarine and black brushos, adding salt crystals and water to achieve the lovely space like effect. I then peeled off the masking fluid and painted in some highlights on the moon and used a black fine liner to add detail. 

I stencilled through a mask with white acrylic paint and splattered little white flecks to represent stars.

Finally I stamped my 'Shine Bright' sentiment randomly over the image.

I can't wait to use brushos again....really pleased with the results.

Dream Big Mixed Media Piece.

 I love this little wooden fold out blank, it was perfect for altering for my 13 year old daughter's birthday.
I used a mixed media technique on the front, which I had watched on Hochanda, from Indigoblu. Using 'Slap It On', I glued on a Tim Holtz Embossed card to either side of the foldout doors (specifically because it had a 13 in the corner.) I then layered various embellishments on top.
I painted the entire piece in black gesso.
Next I used various shades of Pebeo iridescent paints to paint over the embellishments, to create a rainbow effect.

 I stamped Trish Latimer's ' Dream Big' stamp and heat embossed it using white embossing powder. I then painted this again using acrylic and Pebeo iridescent paints.
I added a wooden crown embellishment and painted that too.

Finally, I created the background, using brushstrokes, stencilling through sequin waste, printing with a lid and the edge of an old store card, to give an art journal feel.

Entered into CraftStamper Take It Make It Challenge January 2017.

My First top three placing in Stampotique Challenge.

I love this piece that I made for a Circle Challenge for Stampotique, using a corrugated yogurt divider and Warren by Karen Hayselden....I loved it even more when it came in the top three!