Welcome Wagon - Paper Nest Dolls New release

Good day,

My second card created for the New release at Paper Nest Dolls

and this cutie is called Welcome Wagon

I used Vintage papers by  Maja design 

added lace and ribbon

Image colored with copics

Elephant: B93, B91, C3, C1

Bear: E47, E44, E43, E41

Yellow: Y21

Red: E19, E8, E02

Blue: B99, B97, B93, B91

Wagon: E37, E35, E31, W3, W1

Added some beautiful flowers and a doily 

Some stitching along the edge of the card

Entering my card in the following challenges

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Favorite colors

A bit more time to craft - Anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

Louise

Baby Words - Paper Nest Dolls release

Good day,

I have a shaker card to share with you today as GD for Paper Nest Dolls new release

This cutie is called Baby Words

I love creating baby cards, this image is so perfect

I used Maja design Vintage Spring papers

Image is colored with Copics

Its hard to tell because of the acetate, but I added some shimmer 

to highlight the word baby with my wink of stellar pen

Bunny: T5, T3, T1, T00

Yellow: Y11, Y13, Y15

Green: G7, G9, G12, Y11

Brown: E47, E44, E43, E41

I added a string on rhinestones on the inside perimeter of

my shaker card as well as the outside, i don't like seeing the foam

For embellishments,  beautiful flowers, clear rhinestones

die cuts are Doohickey dies, baby booties is made from mold with paperclay

Entering my card

Deep Ocean Challenge - Cute and cuddly

Cute card Thursday - Anything goes

All sorts challenge - I spy something beginning with B - Bunny, Baby, Bottle, Booties, Bird

I am Roses - Anything goes

thanks for stopping by and have a great day

Louise

Halloween gift set

Good day,

My sister's birthday is Halloween and she is a big fan

 of decorating for the holiday

 as well so every year I create some decor for her. 

I found the tutorial for the glasses on pinterest and decided to give it a try.  

You can find the link here 

I started by spraying some Rust-oleum Frosted glass, 

blocking off about an 1/2 inch with tape

at the top to keep it clear.  I ten painting the rest with black gesso.

To add a bit of weight and texture I used some Paperclay with an IOD mold, 

when dry coved it with black gesso.   

I purchaed a halloween skeleton and used the hands, 

which i glued to the glasses with some strong glue ( E6000). 

 Then came the dry brushing with white paint.

For the finish touch I also used some Prime Metallique wax in old silver 

The skeleton head is a glass bottle, which I did the same technique as the glasses

except for the Frosted glass.  I applied several coats of black gesso creating texture

with the paint brush .

For the hat, it has layers of tissue paper for texture, 

I added some feathers, thread, ribbon

and a jewel spider

I am so loving Mix media and will have a lot more stuff coming up

Entering my project

Rhredd's Creative Spirit - October Challenge
Altered Electro - October challenge
Simon Says - Monochrome
Deep Ocean - Halloween

Thanks for stopping by and have a great halloween
Louise

Halloween decor

Good day everyone,

I have a Halloween decor to share with you,

 my new venture in Mixed Media and I'm loving it.

Lots and lots of different elements on this project

Paper flowers, charms, beads, filigree hardware, chain etc...

I found this cute coffin box at the dollar store 

It was available in 3 sizes, this is the largest 9 inches long

of course I purchased all 3 lol

I started with tissue paper and several branches die cuts to add texture

as well as swirls die cuts, and covered it all with black gesso

A plastic mini spoon from the dollar store, I added a cross charm

on the bottom, plastic skull in center of spoon added red rhinestones

Around the skull I added some decorative sand 

and micro beads to some 3D matte gel.  

I added some crackle paste to the wings

I used emerald green, blue and brown tones metallic paints 

and finish with several different colors of waxes

(I really need to start marking colors down)

Now I still have 2 more sizes to play with 

I have a plastic bin full of different items for Halloween

that I have picked up recently and from previous years

This is what I love so much about these projects, you get to

use it all up and color does not matter as everything gets a new finish

 Entering my project

Creative Artiste Mixed Media - Anything goes challenge 31

More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything goes

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Altered item

Altered Eclectics - Mixed Media Altered project October challenge

The Sketchy Challenge - Halloween

Emerald Creek Dares - Freaky fun

Creative inspiration - Autumn - Halloween

Frilly and Funky - T'is near Halloween

Try it on Tuesday - Halloween

Simon says - Not a card

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day

Louise

GDT for Frilly and Funkie

Good day everyone,

I'm very trilled and honored to be GDT for Frilly and Funkie for this challenge
you have until October 10th left to participate, the theme is Show us your stamps

For the pas months I have found a new love, Mixed media

This is the first time I add stamped images to my background 

I used Heavy chipboard for the cover, applied white Gesso, 

you can't see much but I actually added some stenciling and for the finish I 

used Distress Oxide in 2 tones, Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap and Iced Spruce

This is where the fun starts, I used IOD molds with clay, flowers,

coagulated cardboard, beads, dies cuts, metal embellies 

covered everything with white Gesso

For the final touch I used inks and waxes and played around until I reached 

the finish I was looking for.  Since I'm new at this when I was done I had so many

different inks and waxes that I'm not sure of the final recipe

I did use Finnabair products and love how the waxes and inks are permanent

The camera does not do justice,because in real life there is a beautiful shimmer

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day

Louise

Rusty notebook

Hi everyone,

As I mention on my last post, I was working on another notebook 

(I'm seriously hooked)  this is so much fun, 

For the book texture I used tulle, tissue paper, cheese cloth, then I added all kinds of cardstock pieces cut twice using several dies.

  

For the rectangular and square pieces, it's only chipboard then I applied pearl drops to make it look like nailheads

I have all kinds of different elements, metal, clay, plastic, chipboard, 

sand paper, beads, stones and glass glitter

This is a picture before I applied black gesso

Dies: Sizzix Pipeline, thinlits mix media 3 , coin & engrenage, 

Spellbinder Gears, Memory box tools

Metallic waxes in gold, copper and blue

Because these are water based I applied an acrylic sealer

At look at the backside, done with tissue paper

I enrolled in Finnabair's new online class Book of Possibilies

Awesome class, I spent last Saturday at garage sales looking for all kinds of 

cool items and old books.  With this being said a lot of projects to come

Entering my book in the following challeneges

Mix media Monthly - Vintage

Creative Artist Mix media - Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy - Anything goes Mix Media

613 Avenue Challenge - Anything goes option distress it

Frilly and Funkie - A Little Rusty

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day

Louise

My first Mix Media notebook

Good day everyone

It's been a while since my last post

I took an online class with Finnabair, and before starting a canvas

 I decided why not a notebook

This is all new to me, I made a few mistakes along the way on this first one,

but in all I'm pretty happy with the final results.

I started with lots of  different textures, lace, cheese cloth, jute

covered with black gesso

I purchased the notebook at the dollar store, and I removed the 

elastic strip

Then I  used several dies which  I cut out on cardstock 

several times and layered them to created dimension

Some dies used : Sizzix Swirls, Hardware findings, hearts

Then comes the layers of lots of embellishments

shells, paper flowers, bottle cap,  charms, beads

and all kinds of trinkets in my stash

Finally I covered everything with a coat of black Gesso

For the backing I used Tissue paper which I crumpled

Then the magic with spray inks and metallic lustres

Once everything was dry I sprayed it all with a 

clear mat varnish

Now I am working on a second one to be posted soon

Entering my notebook in the following challenges

Frilly and Funkie - On the cutting edge

Emerald Creek - Anything goes

613 Avenue - Anything goes option Shabby Chic

Creative Artist - Anything Mix Media

More Mix Media Challenge - Anything goes

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Altered, upcycled item

Altered Electrics - Anything goes Mix Media altered item 

Happy Little Stamper Mix media - Tissue Paper

Dies R Us - Anything goes

A bit more time to craft - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day

Louise