* Start Doing What You Love

 

Hello

I love this little girl. She's a collage image by Art by Marlene.

I made a postcard for my journal. The background started as a stamped stencil image. I then added crackle texture paste through a heart stencil and when dry used Oxide re-inkers to drip colour from top to bottom of the page. I added some tone on tone texture stamping and some black stamping around the edges. Gold wax was added to the hearts and they were outlined with gold Posca pen and Charcoal watercolour pencil. Gold acrylic paint was added around the edges of the page. Washi tape acts as grounding for the collage image.

I love the effect of crackle paste ...

Products Used:

Image: Art by Marlene

Stencils:  AALL & Create Lotza Dots and Heaps Hearts

Stamp - AALL & Create Scripted Hearts 

Versafine Nocturn Ink

Ranger Distress Oxides & Oxide Re-inkers

Ranger Distress Crackle Paste

Gold Wax

Winsor & Newton Gold AcrylicPaint

Gold & White Posca Pens

Inktense Watercolour Pencil

Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers

Washi Tape: AALL & Create

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                               

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* More Than Words Jan Mini Challenge Start 31/01 Runner Up

* Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Something New 30/01

(The Art by Marlene collage image used here is new to me)

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2204 AG 30/01

* Pennys Challenges #513 AG 01/02

* CRAFT Challenge #624 AG 02/02

* Allsorts Challenge#661 Use a Stencil 04/02

* Creative Fingers Challenge #223 AG 04/02

* Gem of a Challenge #3 AG 11/02

* We Love 2 Create #2 AG 25/02

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

* Path of Positivity: Love Ewe

Hello!

Today is the midway point at the Path of Positivity challenge.

The challenge lasts for the month of February.

This month the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of 

Celebrate Those You Love.

Prizes this month include:

• $12 Store Voucher from Bugaboo Stamps, our guest sponsor for this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants. 
• ONE image (value of $5 or less) from Scribbles Designs, for the post or project that the team deems most inspiring of the bunch based on all qualifying entrants.
• One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.

Our optional theme this month is Celebrate Those You Love.

You could look beyond the traditional Valentine and maybe encompass all those you love and cherish. Of course you could make a traditional Valentine project, but you could also include friendships, ideals, pets or any person that you love and cherish. Also this concept could include the new ways we interact with one another during the pandemic.

Please remember in order to be eligible for the prizes your project must be positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way. 

For my midway DT project I made a Valentine Card. I gave it to my hubby. We've been married for 39 years this April, so I hope the love I feel for him speaks for itself. 

I chose this fabulous Love Ewe image from Bugaboo Stamps. We both love nature and visiting the countryside. There is nothing funnier or sweeter than watching the new lambs gambolling about in fields while their frazzled mothers bleat after them. 

I coloured my sheep with Copic markers and made the background with a Tim Holtz 3D Texture Fade embossing folder called Intertwined. It is the nearest thing I have to knitted wool. I swiped Distress Ink onto card and spritzed it before embossing.

The heart is a Tim Holtz Impresslit (it cuts and embosses at the same time). This is from a set called Lucky Love.

The background was inked with Vintage Photo around the edges and some heart trim added across the bottom. The sheep image was popped on foam on top of the trim with his head resting on the heart pillow. The sentiment comes with the image - I cut it with a banner die and mounted it onto red card.

Many thanks to Bugaboo Stamps this month's guest sponsor,

and to Scribbles Designs as the ongoing sponsor of the challenge


We would love to see your creations! 
Just make sure that your entry is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way!
The link up is here: Challenge #88 Path of Positivity.

 

That's all for today! 

I'll be back with a another Path of Positivity project in  a couple of weeks time.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                                                                                            

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Add Texture 22/02

* Classic Design Challenge Feb AG 26/02

* A Perfect Time To Craft AG FEB 27/02

* Get Creative Challenges #98 Red or Pink 28/02

 * Lets Squash It #5 Love & Red 28/02 Runner Up

613 Avenue Create JAN Heart & Soul 05/03

* Sparkles Challenges #137 On the Farm 15/03 TOP 3

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo