Have A Wonderful Time | DecoArt | Monoprint Monday

Welcome back to another Monoprint Monday!
                           
Yes, it's another card!  What can I say, I'm currently trying to build up my stash of cards.
                            

             

This card was inspired by Gemma Hynes, and her awesome cards that she shared on her Facebook Page in June (HERE).
             
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MATERIALS

              

PAPER & CARDSTOCK
                        
Sheena Douglass White Stamping Card
Black Cardstock
                                  
STAMPS
                            
"Simply Scriptly" by Crafter's Companion
            
STICKERS
                            
"Chit Chat" by Tim Holtz
          
PAINT & INK
                 
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints:
Bahama Blue
Primary Yellow
Pumpkin
True Red
                     
Posca Paint Marker PC-1MR - White
                    

COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE
   

         

Thank you as always for popping by.
          

xxSAMxx

   

Don't Forget To Be Owlsome | Monoprint Monday | DecoArt

Firstly, my apologies for missing Monoprint Monday last week!  I'm hoping to continue this series for a good few weeks at least, so watch this space!
         
This week is a card featuring my favourite paints by DecoArt, the Americana range.
                            

                    

MATERIALS

              

PAPER & CARDSTOCK
                        
Sheena Douglass White Stamping Card
Black Cardstock
8" x 8" Card Blank 
                                  
STENCILS
                            
Alphabet Stencil by That Craft Place
            
DIES
                  
"Twit Twoo" Mixed Media Die Set by Die'Sire
            
PAINT & INK
                 
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints:
Bahama Blue
Primary Yellow
True Red

Posca Paint Marker PC-1MR - White
UniPin Fine Line Pens - Black
                         

COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE
                 

         

Thank you as always for popping by.
          

xxSAMxx

   

Gel Printing using Leaves | DecoArt Americana

I recently treated myself to a gel printing plate, something I've had on my Amazon wishlist for a long time.
                          
Oh boy was this a good purchase! So much fun has been had just getting used to using the gel plate! 

This brings us to today's blog post, and a new series for this blog: 

MONOPRINT MONDAY
                            

             

This technique is not a new one, indeed it was discovered on and inspired by many wonderful creators on YouTube, so thanks go to them.
                                

                           

MATERIALS

              

PAPER & CARDSTOCK
                        
Sheena Douglass White Stamping Card
6"x6" White Card Blanks
Coordinating Coloured Card from my stash
Black Cardstock
                                  
STAMPS
                            
Tim Holtz "Simple Sayings CMS155"
            
DIES
                  
First Edition - Varsity Alphabet
            
PAINT & INK
                 
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint:
Primary Yellow
Bright Orange
Royal Fuchsia
Purple Rain
Margarita
Bright Green
Turquoise Blue
Desert Turquoise
Bahama Blue
                         

COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE
             
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Thank you as always for popping by. Don't forget to return each Monday for a new gel printing project. 
          

xxSAMxx

   

Butterfly Greeting Card | Distress Ink

Following on from yesterday's post featuring the Cube Clamshell Gift Box, I often have scraps of inked or painted backgrounds left from such projects. 
              
I try to make use of these, usually turning them into greeting cards.
                            

               

This card features a favourite technique of mine, using acetate as the card front.
                   

       

MATERIALS

                                     

For most of the supplies used, visit yesterday's post HERE.
                                                          

OTHER MATERIALS
                  
Dark Brown Cardstock
A5 Card Blank
Heavyweight Acetate
"True Colours" A5 Stamp Set by Sheena Douglass
Arteza Oil-based Paint Marker (white)
       
COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE
                 

           

Thank you as always for popping by.
          

xxSAMxx

   

Cube Clamshell Gift Box | Distress Ink

Hello and welcome. I do hope you have a nice weekend planned.
                            

               

Some readers may recognise this style of box from THIS 2017 POST. It's a favourite style for me and I should make more!
                       
      This time the box pattern was scaled up to fit a mug and required the best part of two A3 pieces of Centura Pearl Cardstock to make the main box, rather than one 12" x 12" piece.
                       
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MATERIALS

              

PAPER & CARDSTOCK
                        
Centura Pearl A3 Cardstock
Watercolour Card
                                  
STAMPS
                            
Butterfly Stamps by Cherry Green

Various background stamps by Tim Holtz and Crafter's Companion

                                             
PAINT & INK
                  
VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder

Tim Holtz Distress Inks:
Antique Linen
Gathered Twigs
Cracked Pistachio
Evergreen Bough
Lucky Clover

Ranger Archival Ink:
Potting Soil
                         

COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE
          

           

Thank you as always for popping by.
          

xxSAMxx

   

Star Trek Delta Shield | LGBT Pride

This weekend marked London Pride, the UK's largest event celebrating diversity and equality for our LGBT+ community.
                            

                 

As a member of the LGBT+ community myself, and of course a huge Star Trek fan, I combined the two in order to create this LGBT+ Pride Star Trek Delta!
                   
To read more about diversity and inclusion in Star Trek, click HERE for an article written by myself recently.
                                     
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MATERIALS

              

PAPER & CARDSTOCK
                        
White Printer Paper, 
to back the Delta Badge in the box frame
                                              
PAINT & INK
                  
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint:
True Red
Orange Twist
Lemon Yellow
Bright Green
True Blue
Purple Pizzazz
Black

Posca PC-1MR Paint Pen - Silver
                                                       

OTHER MATERIALS
                  
4¼" tall Star Trek Delta
(sent to me by a fellow crafter and as they sent 2, I couldn't resist painting one!)

6" x 6" Hobbycraft Box Frame
       
COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE

Delta Badge, pictured for indication of size

                                        

Thank you as always for popping by.
          

xxSAMxx

   

What Do YOU See? | Wreck This Journal

I'm here today with my last post of the week.  I cannot promise such regular posting going forward but hope to achive far more regular crafting to share with you.
                           
Again I worked im my Wreck This Journal to create this page.  After following the prompt, to "Close the Book to Make a Print", I looked at the patterns created.  I could see various things in the splotches on the page.  I contemplated turning the page into a more structured piece, outlining and adding to the shapes, but purposely decided to leave it as is, for the viewers imagination to decide what is in front of them.
                   

                                     

I'll write what I saw at the end of this post, but what do YOU see?  Please leave a comment, either here on my blog or on Facebook to let me know. I'm fascinated!

                 
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MATERIALS

              

PAPER & CARDSTOCK
                        
Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith
                                              
PAINT & INK
                  
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints 
Pebeo Studio Acrylic Paint - White
                                                       

OTHER MATERIALS
                  
Tim Holtz Stickers: Idea-ology "ChitChat"
       
COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE
      

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So, WHAT DID I SEE? .... I saw 2 seahorses, back to back, and a beetle in the middle of them.
         
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Thank you as always for popping by.

xxSAMxx

   

Wreck This Journal | Fill This Page With Circles

Hello readers. I'm back today with another page in my Wreck This Journal, this time using the prompt "Fill This Page With Circles"
                            

             

I layered the background with circles from bottle caps along with fingerprints, and for the foreground I went with round(ish) objects, balloons!

           

Gelatos, acrylic paints and paint markers were all used in th making of this page.

                      

       

MATERIALS

              

PAPER & CARDSTOCK
                        
Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith
Black Cardstock
White Cardstock
                                  
STAMPS
                            
Tim Holtz Foam Alphabet Stamps
                    
PAINT & INK
                  
Gelatos
DecoArt Crafter's Acrylic Paints
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic
Posca Paint Markers 
Arteza Oil-based Paint Markers
White Gesso
                              

OTHER MATERIALS
                  
White Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink
       
COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE
                

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Thank you as always for popping by.
          

xxSAMxx

   

Pride | Wreck This Journal

I was going to apologise once again for the long absences this past year, but I'm not sorry.  I needed the break.
                            

Now is the right time to pick up my art journals. Now is the right time to make a card or two. Now is the time where my break has done me good and I've started to feel that yearning to craft once again.

                                   

Art joournal page, simply done with paint markers

                           

So here I am, sharing my first journal page in a year.  A simple doodled one today, celebrating Pride month.  
             
This page was done in my Wreck This Journal, using the prompt "Write One Word Over and Over".
                   
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MATERIALS

              

PAPER & CARDSTOCK
                        
Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith
                                              
PAINT & INK
                  
Posca Paint Markers 
Arteza Oil-based Paint Markers
                         

COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE
      

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Thank you as always for popping by.
          

xxSAMxx

   

3D Art Journaling | PLANT POT

Firstly I want to apologise for being so absent. Crafting has slowed down for me of late.

But I'm still here and definitely still crafting, just slower and doing more long projects.

So today I have a large plant pot to show you. This pot had been dropped and broken. It had great sentimental value to us so I repaired it with epoxy resin and have it a facelift with acrylic paints!
                            

               

After painting I sealed it with several costs of a clear spray paint suitable for outdoor use.
                   

       

MATERIALS

                         

Winsor & Newton White Gesso * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Jet Black * [Amazon]
Archival Ink - Thistle * [Amazon]
Posca PC-1MR Paint Markers * [Amazon]

Pebeo Studio Acrylics - Dark Cobalt Violet Hue * [Amazon]
Pebeo Studio Acrylics - Azo Pink * [Amazon]
Pebeo Studio Acrylics - Vivid Pink * [Amazon]
Pebeo Studio Acrylics - Iridecent Violet Blue * [Amazon]
Pebeo Studio Acrylics - Iridecent Green Blue * [Amazon]
Pebeo Studio Acrylics - Iridecent Green Yellow * [Amazon]
Pebeo Studio Acrylics - Fluorescent Yellow * [Amazon]
Pebeo Studio Acrylics - Medium Cadmium Yellow * [Amazon]
     
Plasti-kote Clear - Gloss Spray Varnish 
           

COMMONLY USED TOOLS AND ADHESIVES
ARE LISTED ON THE SUPPLIES PAGE 
FOUND HERE
      

   

   

   

Thank you as always for popping by.
          

xxSAMxx