April Tags - Stencil

This month we are challenged to use Stencils for our tags in the Chocolate Baroque Technique Tag Swap.


For my first tag I made a distressed background and used the Ledger stencil.  I then used the Cornflower stencil with Flitterglu and Gilding Flakes.

For my second tag I used a Gelli plate print and, using the Branches stencil, I covered with Chipped Sapphire DI. I then overstamped with elements from Howling Moon stamp set.

Thanks for looking
Sandra x

Workshop with Brenda Brown

Just had a fantastic weekend workshop with Brenda making a Vintage tag book and playing with Dylusions at my local village hall with my craft club mates!

This was my tag book - lots of background making, distressing, stamping, etc.
Beautiful photographs and embellishments to decorate it with.

Playing about with Distress Reinkers for a watercolour effect....................

Playing about with acrylic paints........................................

Looking at the colour wheel,  this is monotone - reinkers and stencilling with Dylusions.

This is colour opposites..........................

...........and this is analogous - colours next to each other on the wheel.









When can you come again Brenda?

Sandra xxxx

ATC Swap - Nature

This month the ATC swap at Chocolate Baroque is Nature.

For this ATC I used Spring Foliage set and coloured with Distress Markers. I covered the catkins and bluebells with a Sakura clear pen so that when I put the sky and grass in it wouldn't change the colours.

For this one I used Nature Table set, Promarkers and some Glossy accents on the Toadstools.







Thanks for looking
Sandra

Faux Leather

The Technique for the March swap at Chocolate Baroque is Faux Leather. This can be done with  masking tape, or as I have done, using Glycerine.

There are a few tutorials online on how to do this technique, but the video by Sheena is very good.

I used Kraft card, Glycerine and water mix, Distress Inks, an embossing folder and Glue and Seal for the "Leather".
Flowers are made from Ten Second Studio Metal sheets die cut with Tim Holtz Tattered Florals and Leaves and coloured with alcohol inks.The sentiment is from Chocolate Baroque Artistic Expressions set.

Really enjoyed this technique, looking forward to receiving my swaps!

Sandra.

Craft Workshop

Long time no blogging.......

Thought I would just bring you up to date with all my crafty makes - sorry I keep forgetting to take photos!

Chocolate Baroque has a few challenge groups on the go at the moment, here are my offerings (backdated!).

Christmas Card Group - February is "White on White"

Made with Steampunk Christmas flowers and sentiment from their clear range.






ATC Swap - January  was "Winter" using Crafty Individuals Christmas Paper pad and February was "Love" using Weekend in Venice stamp set.

and Techniques Tags - January was "Resist" and February "Crackle" and "Vaseline Resist"

Phew, think I've caught up now!

Off to make a start on March now................
Sandra

One Layer Christmas Card

The Christmas Card group has started again over at Chocolate Baroque!
January's theme is to make a One Layer Card. It was great to have a stash of cards made, hope to do the same again this year.

This one uses the the reindeer from the Christmas Fusion set and the greeting is from the clear Christmas Sentiments.
Coloured with Distress Markers and a few adhesive stars added.

For this card I die cut an aperture from masking paper using Spellbinders Heirloom die. I sponged with Tumbled Glass DI and used parts of a stamp from the clear Treescapes set.
Greeting from clear Christmas Sentiments.


















Thanks for looking
Sandra