PaperArsty Jungle Vibes - My Jungle Adventure

Good evening,

This evening I am over on the PaperArtsy blog sharing my project for the awesome 'Jungle Vibes' theme.

Here is my finished project

I created a brayered background and then stamped the fern from ESN37.

I added stamping to add extra texture and detail to the background.

The slide mounts started as a cut off part of the brayered background.  I then die cut and stamped the slides.

I used vellum for the images to give a more aged look to my project.

The giraffe was stamped and painted before being cut out and mounted onto my project.

The beetles were stamped onto a black panel where I then mounted the panel and slides.

I was really happy with how this project turned out and am pleased that I was able to channel my jungle vibes!

Pop over to the PaperArtsy blog to see more detail on my project.

Thanks for joining me.
Miriam

Country View Crafts Challenge - The Eyes Have It

Hope you are all enjoying the inspiration this month.  Here is my second project for the challenge.

I started off by creating a shaving foam background.

This was solely to add a bit of pattern and texture to my stamped panel.

I then stamped the Visible Image stamp and coloured small sections in using coloured pencils.

I also added small amounts of Grunge Paste through a stencil to add more texture.

The image was mounted onto black card and then mounted onto a patterned paper panel.

So there we have it.  I was really happy with this.  I love the look of the extra texture.

Do make sure you are popping over to the Country View Crafts Challenge blog to see the amazing inspiration this month.  And don't forget, if you join in with the challenge you will be in the hat for the draw - there is a gift voucher to spend in the store up for grabs!

Thank you for joining me.

Happy crafting!
Miriam

Country View Crafts Challenges - The Eyes Have It

Happy March - I frankly have no idea where February went!

Today is a new challenge over at Country View Crafts.  The theme for this month is 'The Eyes Have It'.

Here is my first project for the challenge

My card centred around the Tim Holtz Snarky Cat stamp set.  I simply adore this set.  It reminds me so much of my cat, Sid.  Each cat stamp has a character, and this quote was simply perfect.

I kept the design simple, Cutting stitched rectangles out of Tim Holtz design paper and black card stock.

Pop over to Country View Crafts Challenges  to see what the design team have created this month.  And don't forget, if you enter the challenge you could be in with a chance of winning a voucher to spend in the online store!

Happy crafting!
Miriam

A BookCase of Junque Journals

Today I am sharing a project over on the Lisa Horton Crafts blog.

Pop over to see how I created this.

You can also see the full reveal over on my YouTube channel.

Thanks for joining me today.

Happy Crafting!
Miriam

Country View Crafts Challenges - Splatters, Splashes & Drips

Hi again,

Today I am sharing the second project for the Splatters, Splashes & Drips challenge over at Country View Crafts Challenges.  Here is my project

Here, I used splatters to decorate tiles.

I die cut the Stacked tiles Hexagons in lime green card.

I then used Walnut Stain Distress ink to stamp the splatter part of the PaperArtsy Seth Apter Stamp.

I inked around the edges if the hexagon tiles and then adhered them to a card panel.

I really love how these look and the green and brown look lovely together.

I die cut a Tim Holtz Sizzix Wildflower die in black card and adhered this to my panel and stamped a sentiment, unfortunately, a sad sentiment.

To finish, I added my usual scribbly border.

Make sure you pop over to the Challenge blog to see the inspiration from the team.  And there is still plenty of time to join in with the Challenge and be in with a chance of winning a gift voucher to spend in the shop.

Thanks for joining me.

Miriam

A Hint of Spring

Good evening,  yes, busy day for me as this is my second post to share with you today.

This evening I have a post over on the PaperArtsy blog.  The theme for this fortnight is 'A Hint of Spring'.

I decided to decorate a note book and create a matching card.  Here are the finished projects:

I started my projects by creating a masterboard by brayering Globe Thistle, Mauve, Grape, Taro Milk Tea and Lichen Fresco Acrylic Paints over a sheet of white card.

Next, I added stencilling using PaperArtsy Sara Naumann PS176 and PS178.  I also stamped the script stamp from PaperArtsy ESN41.

I drew around part of the stencilling and also added white splatters from a Sharpie marker.

I loved the detail on the Masterboard - I almost didn't want to cut it!

The notebook was a cheap buy in the Christmas sales - each year I buy a few ready to decorate when I am ready.

One of the leaf collage stamps were stamped in Archival ink and then stamped separately using Khaki Fresco Acrylic Paint - the paint stamped image was then cut out.

To add more texture I added Sisal to the background and then glued my cut out leaf on top.  I finished by stamping a sentiment.

I used more of the Masterboard to create a co-ordinating card, this time using a different sentiment and adding three gems to the card.

I am really happy with how these turned out - the colours are perfect for a Spring time birthday and the note book will make a lovely small gift for a friend.

Thank you for joining me again today.

Do pop over to the PaperArtsy blog to see other wonderful projects for the Hint of Spring theme.

Happy Crafting!
Miriam

Country View Crafts Challenges - Splatters, Splashes & Drips

Oh my, how can it be February again!

The topic for the Country View Crafts challenge this month is Splatters, Splashes & Drips.  Here is my first project....

I started off my stamping the PaperArtsy splatters stamp three times using Fired Brick Distress ink.

I also inked around the edge using Walnut Stain distress ink.

I used Tim Holtz paper from one of his first release paper pads to die cut the Geo frames.   I love using the cut out bit from the frames - I think it's a lovely heart shape.

I sanded around the edge of the hearts to give them more depth.

I stamped the word 'Love' from the PaperArtsy Sarah Naumann ESN32 set.

To finish, I scribbled a border around the edge of the card.

Pop over to the Challenge blog to see the wonderful inspiration from the design team.  I hope that I have inspired you to join in with the challenge this month.  Details are over on the blog.  Don't forget, you may be in with a chance of winning a gift voucher to spend in the online shop.

Thanks for joining me.

Happy Crafting!
Miriam