Giveaway #8 - Live Laugh Love

A touch of the momochromatic called to me this week

Didn't fancy black & white so chose tones of silver

Have to say it hasn't photographed awfully well and does look better in real life

Really enjoyed making this one

probably because I knew I was not going to Do Battle with colours

PRODUCTS USED:

A5 Canvas Board

Old CD

Finnabair (Prima Marketing)

Stencil - Iris Tapestry

Art Basics - Modelling Paste / Soft Gloss Gel / Heavy Body Gel

Art Basics - Heavy Gesso : Black

Art Alchemy Metallique Wax - Old Silver / Brushed Iron

Art Alchemy Metallique Acrylic Paint : White Pearl

Art Alchemy Sparks Acrylic Paint : Raven Black

Art Ingredients Glass Glitter : Pitch Black

Art Ingredients Art Sugar : Black / White

Seth Apter (Emerald Creek) Baked Texture Embossing Powder : Rocky Road

*** Winner was Tracy Fox ***

Love for the lost

I had not heard about the yellow hearts until my friend lost her mommy to this dreadful virus last week and came across the Love for the Lost hearts

I made this yellow heart to hang in my window in memory of not only my friend's mommy but for all the others lost ... to show they are not just a statistic mentioned as a number in the news each evening but that they are real people leaving behind families for whom life will never be the same 

The small butterfly is for my friend - who loves butterflies

PRODUCTS USED:

6" heart

Finnabair (Prima Marketing)

Art Basics Heavy Gesso : White

Art Basics Modelling Paste

Art Ingredients Mica Powder : Sunny Yellow

Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint - True Yellow / White Pearl

Art Ingredients Glass Glitter - Gold Rush

Art Alchemy Metallique Wax - Vintage Silk / Vintage Gold

Tim Holtz (Stampers Anonymous) Stencil :  Gingham THS034

Perfect Pearls Mists : Sunflower Sparkle / Sunny Yellow / Biscotti / Kiwi

Giveaway #7 - Just Bobbin Along

The pink (yes, pink!) bobbin I did for myself seemed to go down quite well so I thought I'd do another one as this week's giveaway

I did say the heart on the front of my bobbin was the last I would be doing as I have already done it quite a few times before - totally inspired by a FB live that Finnabair did a while ago

but it seems I lied because no matter how I messed round with various other options for this bobbin that heart kept calling to me

So, this is almost certainly quite definitely the last time I shall do

 this heart composition

maybe

PRODUCTS USED:

Antique bobbin

Finnabair (Prima Marketing) 

Art Basics Heavy Body Gel / 3D Gloss Gel

Script Stamp

Mechanicals - Woodland Farns / Rustic Washers / Machine Parts
Art Extravagance Glitter Set - Luminous

Paper roses

Scrapinec Decorative Chipboards - small lattice heart

Stamp Set - Wild & Free

Tim Holtz (Ranger) Mini Archival Stamp - Hickory Smoke

Distress Spray Stain - Old Paper / Antique Linen

Versafine Clair Ink Pad - Noir

Clear embossing powder

Perfect Pearls Mists - Kiwi / Forever Green

Scraps : Paper / Lace / Cheesecloth or gauze

***Winner was Lynne Bishop***

Giveaway #6 - Shine Like the Universe

Not often it happens but it did with this piece

I reached the "I think it's done" stage and pushed it away from me and fell off my chair in shock as I realised I actually quite liked it ... was pleased with something for once!

Alas, it was short lived as he whom will remain nameless announced it "just like everything else you do ... same-old-same-old" and "why don't you do something different"

Needless to say the day took a downward turn from there and words were had

But, apart from the odd grumble, we soon kinda, sorta got over it

although I do still mutter "same-old-same-old" as I am working on new pieces 

just to make a point you understand

I hope to do another of these to keep for myself

yes, I was THAT happy with it!!!!

PRODUCTS USED:

Stretched Canvas (approx 12cm x 25cm /5"x10" )

Finnabair (Prima Marketing) :-

Art Basics Heavy Gesso - Black

Art Alchemy Impasto Paint - Cobalt

Art Basics Heavy Body Gel / 3D Gloss Gel / Soft Gloss Gel

Moons Mould

Mica Powder - Deep Water / Frozen Lake / Purple

Art Alchemy Metallique Wax - Old Denim / Peacock / Electric Violet / Blue Lagoon

Mint Sparkle / Old Silver

Art Ingredients Glass Glitter - Midnight Blue

Tim Holtz Die (used to cut stars stencil)

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Wooden Frame

Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Small Talk words

Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays - Afternoon Delight Denim / Ocean Breeze Blue / French Lilac Violet

***Winner was Catriona Mason & she very kindly gifted it 
to Carolyn Staton***

Giveaway #5 - Ancient Ammonites

Except they are not ancient at all, of course, but freshly dug up, er, made this week!  But I won't tell anyone if you won't!

PRODUCTS USED:

20cm x 20cm (8"x8") Gerstaecker Studio 2 Stretched Canvas

15.5cm x 15..5cm (6"x6") canvas board

Ammonite stencil (not sure of brand)

Powertex :

Ivory Universal Medium 

Stone Art

Ammonite Moulds

Mini Art Stones

Art Stones

Mega Art Stones

3D Sand

Easy Varnish

Colortricx - Clear Gold / Terragreen / Brons Gold

Bister Sprays - Green / Mahogany / Yellow

*** Winner was Tracey Lowther ***