Frying Pan Assemblage Piece

Apologies for the short absence my crafty friends.
         
Life took over for a week or so but I'm back today to share with you this assemblage piece made in a frying pan.
                            

       

MATERIALS

       

Winsor & Newton White Gesso *
Winsor & Newton Modelling Paste *
DAS Air Drying Clay *
Various Chipboard & MDF elements (That Craft Place)
Cosmic Shimmer Matt Chalk Paint - Saffron *
Cosmic Shimmer Matt Chalk Paint - Tuberose *
Tim Holtz Distress Reinker - Walnut Stain *
Pebeo Gilding Wax - Empire Gold *
Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Polish - Pearl Lustre *
Sheena Douglass - A Rosy Outlook die *
Creative Expressions Mini Stencil - Vintage Diamond *
Creative Expressions Mini Stencil - Ornamental Screen *
Copier paper
Frying pan
Mini Kitchen utensils
(whisk, sieve, bottle opener, fork, cheese knife)
Bottle caps
Corks
Twine
Lace trim
Microbeads
Hot Glue
          

               

          

     

                

Links you need to know 

            

                                           

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Thank you as always for popping by.
          

xxSAMxx

   

Mini Shrine Beach Hut

Now that my father has received this for fathers day, I can show all you lovely folks!

Fidden Farm is probably our family's favourite place on earth. So many happy camping memories were formed on that Scottish Island of Mull. The shells and sand in this project were lovingly collected from there.
   

          

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I used the following materials:

MDF / GREYBOARD
MDF mini shrine
Greyboard sheets
MDF cog
MDF lobster

All products above available from That Craft Place

MEDIUMS USED
Gesso - white, black
Pebeo High Density Modeling Paste
Cosmic Shimmer Chalk Paint - Mushroom, Pacific Teal, Tuberose
Cosmic Shimmer Paint - Sunrise
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide, Quinacridone Gold
Distress Ink - Gathered Twigs
Tsukineko Walnut Ink Antiquing Solution
DoCrafts Spritzing Ink - Hematite
Archival Ink - Jet Black, Tree Branch
Golden Heavy Gel Medium - Matte
Ranger Crackle Accents
Americana Triple Thick

OTHER PRODUCTS USED
White cardstock (painted and punched with Tonic edge punch)
Tim Holtz Specks & Cracks stamps by Stamper's Anonymous
Air Drying Clay
Miniature glass bottle
Brown twine
Sea shells and sand
  

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The original mdf shrine had no door or roof and the back piece didn't continue up into the peaked shape like the front. I added an additional  front and back from greyboard, including the door and also created 2 pieces for the roof .

           

         

     

       

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Thank you as always for popping by.
    

xxSAMxx

   

Trekkies - An Art Journal Page

Afternoon folks!  I'm currently sat at my fortnightly blogging group in the local pub, contemplating my trip back to my house in my wheelchair... it's started throwing it down!

Anyway, here's my most recent art journal page, Star Trek themed of course!
     

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I used the following materials:

      
JOURNAL
Handmade journal using Daler-Rowney Mixed Media Paper
      
DIGI STAMP
"Live Long and Prosper" by Bloobel Stamps 
Printed onto Neenah card by Crafter's Companion
Coloured with Copics & Promarkers
         
MEDIUMS USED
Gesso - white, black
Gelatos - Boysenberry, Red Cherry, Butterscotch
Cosmic Shimmer - Shimmer Paint - Midnight Blue, Russet Red, Sunrise
Sharpies
Posca Paint Markers - white, black
   
STAMPS & STENCILS
Circle stencils by That Craft Place
DoCrafts Papermania Alphabet Stamp
          

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I love colouring Lisa's stamps from Bloobel Stamps! 
She drew this Trekkie stamp just for me and totally knocked it out of the park!

             
The silhouette of the Enterprise starship with Star Trek Combadge was cut out by hand from black paper. 
The star formation in the combadge is taken from the logo for the United Federation of Planets.
 The "IDIC" acronym forms the basis of Vulcan philosophy and encapsulates the nature of the Star Trek fandom perfectly.

    
The doodling in the black areas of the page are made up of Star Trek LCARS Control Panels.

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Thank you as always for popping by.
    

xxSAMxx

Another day, another journal page!

I frequently break off from bigger projects in the evenings to work on journal pages.  It's my ultimate relaxing Craft and something that I can easily do in the living room by grabbing a new supplies and getting stuck in!
         

          

I used the following materials:

JOURNAL 
Handmade journal
Pages: Daler-Rowney Mixed Media Paper, 250gsm

MEDIUMS USED
White Gesso
Black Gesso
Gelatos
Acrylic paints by DecoArt & Cosmic Shimmer
Golden Soft Gel Medium (Matte)
Sharpie Markers
DoCrafts Artiste Permanent Dual-tip Pens
Posca Paint Markers (white, black)
Archival Ink  (Jet Black)

DIGI STAMP 
"All the Copics" by That Craft Place on Etsy
Printed onto That Craft Place Super-Smooth Card
Coloured with Copics and Promarkers

ANYTHING ELSE 
Circles stencils by That Craft Place
Various Alphabet stamps

     
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My current favourite starting point for art journal pages is Gelatos. I've been using them for a long while now and can see then continuing to be a firm favourite for years to come!!  I was able to match Promarker colours well to make the image from That Craft Place for perfectly!

    

             

Continuing to layer shapes and marks gives the page depth and the final addition of black and white to the page gives it the definition it needs.

     

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So this is yet another art journal page about my love of art journaling!  I seem to have a recurring theme!
      

Thank you as always for popping by and keep an eye out soon for a GIVEAWAY on this blog and social media!
    

xxSAMxx

             

MDF Frame & Sheena Douglass Stamp

Today I want to share with you a frame made featuring a gorgeous stamp by Sheena Douglass that I was lucky enough to get my hands of recently!  I chose to colour it with alcohol markers but it really would look great used plain, or inked with distress inks!
              

      

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I used the following materials:

STAMP USED
Sheena Douglass "Ancient Arches" from Crafters Companion
(Stamped onto Sheena Douglass White Stamping Card, coloured with Promarkers)
         

THAT CRAFT PLACE MDF / GREYBOARD
MDF Frame
MDF Circles (from an off-cut bag)
That Craft Place Website

DIES USED
Leane Creatief - Multi Flowers #5
Sizzix Butterfly
Buff-It Craft Polish - Slate
    
MEDIUMS USED
Cosmic Shimmer - Shimmer Paint - Rich Oak
Americana Triple Thick
Collall 3D Glue Gel
Cosmic Shimmer Glue
Golden Gel Medium

OTHER PRODUCTS USED
Microbeads
Flower Stamens
Creative Expressions Dazzlers
Craft Wire
Flower by Petal Lu
                        

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Painting with Shimmer Paints, the MDF frame doesn't need pre-gessoing!
At the same time as painting the frame, I painted a couple of pieces of plain cardstock
with the same paint, to die cut the flowers from later!

               

     

The Sheena Douglass White Stamping Card takes alcohol markers so so well! I drew a little silhouetted man in the blue archway, then added Triple Thick Gloss Glaze to that area.

           

     

The tiny flower is handmade by Petal Lu (link above) and fitted perfectly into this tiny glass dome!  Collall 3D Glue Gel worked perfectly for gluing the cap to the dome as well as for glueing the dome into it's base.  I then used craft wire to suspend the dome from the frame after first ageing the wire with a candle flame.

 

      

The butterfly die comes as 2 parts and I added microbeads to the body of the butterfly before painting them with more of the Buff-It craft polish.

             

   

These flowers came with the same die set as the flowers and leaves used at the bottom of the frame (details in the materials list above).  Adding stamens really finishes them nicely.

          

      

As with the flowers in the photo above, these were die cut from cardstock painted to match the frame.  I then distressed with an embossing tool to soften the fibres in the card and crumpled the flowers before adding Buff-It craft polish.  The flowers are finished with crystal-like gems.

    

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Thank you as always for popping by.
    

xxSAMxx

    

      

TAG & ATC Combo - More photos!

On Sunday I shared some inspiration for the new challenge on the  
That Craft Place Challenge Blog. 

   

YOU CAN FIND SUNDAY'S POST HERE

Today I'd like to share some more photos of these creations, that I didn't have the chance to edit in time for Sunday's post.

      

    

          

      

  

        

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LINKS YOU NEED - THAT CRAFT PLACE

   

That Craft Place - Website

That Craft Place - Facebook Shop

That Craft Place - Facebook Natter & Chatter Group

That Craft Place - Etsy Digi Stamp Store

    

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Thank you as always for popping by, myself and the other That Craft Place DT very much look forward to seeing your creations!

     

xxSAMxx
    

Tag & ATC Combo! - That Craft Place Challenge

It is time for a new challenge over at the

   

That Craft Place challenge blog

This fortnight (as always) the theme is

ANYTHING GOES

      

        

EDIT:  More photos of this project can be found HERE

The prize is 5 digistamps from the That Craft Place Etsy store!

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I used the following materials:

  

THAT CRAFT PLACE MDF / GREYBOARD

MDF Tag

MDF ATC Blanks

MDF Corner Flourish

MDF Bird

MDF Label

MDF Word

Greyboard Padlock

Greyboard Keys

THAT CRAFT PLACE STENCILS

Crackle Multi-stencil

Mini Squares

Creative Expressions Mini Stencil

MEDIUMS USED

White Gesso
Cosmic Shimmer Paint (Rich Oak)
Embossing Paste
DecoArt Media Crackle Paste
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics (Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide)
Docrafts Artiste Spritzing Ink (Aubergine, Gold Stone)
Clear, Black & Gold Embossing Powders
Archival Ink (Jet Black)

OTHER PRODUCTS USED

Petal Lu Flowers
Tim Holtz stamp - Simple Sayings
Metal flowers & dragonfly
Craftwork Cards Candi
Patterned paper (to back the finished pieces with)

All products above available from That Craft Place.

ANYTHING ELSE

Brown Twine
Gauze Bandage

        

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LINKS YOU NEED - THAT CRAFT PLACE

   

That Craft Place - Website

That Craft Place - Facebook Shop

That Craft Place - Facebook Natter & Chatter Group

That Craft Place - Etsy Digi Stamp Store

    

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Thank you as always for popping by, myself and the other That Craft Place DT very much look forward to seeing your creations!

     

xxSAMxx
     

Adorable Westies - Remote Holder

Just a quick post from me today, to share with you another fabulous Remote Control Holder!

This time I incorporated some digital stamps into the project.
       

  

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I used the following materials:

  

THAT CRAFT PLACE MDF / GREYBOARD
MDF Remote Control Holder


OTHER PRODUCTS USED
Cosmic Shimmer Paints (Russet Red, Rich Oak)
Super-Smooth Card
Alcohol Markers
Patterned Papers
Mod Podge Matte
Triple Thick

All products above available from That Craft Place.

DIGITAL STAMPS
"Westies in Squares" and "Wet Westie" by LC Designs
  

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I have recently set up a brand new Facebook Group showcasing my creations, including those which are for sale! 

Do please pop along and join the group HERE. 

Everyone is very welcome and I'll be holding a GIVEAWAY once we reach 100 members!

Until next time...
  

xxSAMxx