Image transfer ---Heritage

Its been a while since I blogged.  I have been down home with my mum and sister who were both in hospital.
Its difficult to see your loved ones suffering.  Mum has just been transferred to a nursing home and my sister to the hospice for respite, so we will see how things unfold.

Over at UKS Art Journal the prompts have continued.  I am trying to keep up but I do not have much time now.  Anyway I made these four pages a while ago when Mum got sick first, and this will cover the prompts 7&8.

Ist Page:

Photo transfer of my mum with Gel medium.( I used a print from my ink jet printer for the vintage look. did not let the medium dry before removing the backing.)

Background-painted with Distress inks:Tattered rose & worn lipatick.

Stamp: Script---hero arts.

foliage & flowers--Prima--Sticky backed canvas---inked with scattered straw & worn lipstick.

Lace stuck on with glossy ascents.

2nd Page:

Cut out gothic window with craft knife.

Background: Tattered rose,scattered straw,Archival ink sepia.
Stamps: Artemio---foliage-(crushed olive & walnut stain inks),  Stampington & Co---Arch--(white embossing powder, & walnut ink),  Nonsequitur---ground--(forest moss ink), Scrollsworks---iron fence--(black ardhival ink & brown tomboy pen),
Hero arts---script--(scattered straw ink),
door knobs---brads--papermania.

3rd Page:

 Background: Scattered straw & Tattered rose distress inks.
Outlined window with Tomboy pens-(020,723,977, N15)
Stamps: Brick--Alexstamping.com-sepia archivalink
             pillars:  Scrollsworks--stazon grey ink.
             wire mesh--scrollsworks---archival sepia ink.
             Leaves---dylusions--sepia ink

Leaves & pillars were painted with Tomboy pens(they are watersoluble which I forgot)
Used gesso to knock back the pillars and paint ran a little.  Outlined the leaves & pillars with Letreset black ink pen.  There is something missing about this page, the pillars are not grounded enough.  I will come back to it sometime!

4th Page:

Image transfer from ink jet picture using gel medium, same method as first picture.  This is a picture of my parents before they got married.
Background: Scattered straw, tattered rose, vintage photo distress inks. bottom of page is worn a bit but this gives it dimension.

 tissue tape---idea-ology-Tim Holtz--under the lace.
Stamps: Music--Papermania Urban stamps--forest moss distress ink then gessoed.
             Flourish:--Tim holtz Urban Chic---black archival ink.
Frame hand cut and embossed with Tim holts embossing folder, & inked with tattered rose distress ink.
White Lumiere paint for the white lines around frame.
Doily & lace.
Parents:  Prima stickers alaphabet.

Opening the gothic window is like looking into my Past----


and Future.......

Thank you for looking.

Just back from a very relaxing weekend with dh in Castlemarter Co Cork.  This weekend was a gift from our dd Deirdre  Christmas 2010, and we were only able to go now, so it was a lovely break.

I was behind on my 6th page in the UKScrappers Art Journal, so I spent yesterday catching up.  the prompt was-- Layers.  I was looking forward to this as I love my paints & stamps etc.

 Background:  I used old dressmakers pattern paper and stamped randomly on it with purple stazon ink.  

         Stamps: Personal Impressions & Stampington & Co -- Botanica & Arched Glass,

Then I stuck this on the page with Golden Gel Medium, and I painted over this with
Blonde Moments lustre paints-Spring yellow, & Adirondac Dabber- Juniper.
Then I used the following stamps with purple stazon, & archival coffee.
Stamps:  Girl--Paperbagstudio,   Boy-Joanna Sheen,   Mesh-Scrollswork
Grid stencil used Lettuce Dabber.

I went over the girl lightly with gesso and the whole page with Blonde Moments Lustre paint-Spring Choral using a baby wipe to tone down the images. 

circles Stamp--hero Arts using sepia ink.
Clip Art--Mariesfreebies.blogspot.com, stuck with gel medium.  Quote (Woody Harrelson) printed from computer, & inked with dusty concord distress ink.  Clip art outlined with Dimensional paint -victorian, and white gesso to soften the outline.

The border is a stencil using dimensional paint -Victorian and this has a glossy appearance and is dimensional.  Title- Layers- printed from the computer , font appleboy BTN.

Thanks for looking.  KayH

Doodles---UKS Art Journal

Its been a few days since I blogged.  I was in Limerick visiting my 92 year old mother who is in hospital with a stroke.  She is doing ok, but we the family have to make arrangements for her future care.  This can be a distressful time for all, but with God's help we will get through it.
Over in UKScrappers Art Journal forum the 5th prompt is Doodles....
Now I have never doodled in my life, so I was not looking forward to this at all!  I googled you tube and found some inspiration there, so here is my attempt.

This was a background I did at a class in London using left over paints etc. from the cover of this art journal.  I used a black Sharpie  fine point marker around the edges and I also used a Letraset pen for the small doodles.  Not happy with it, should have used the background for something else!

So i decided to try my hand at Zentangles.  This was easier as I had a blank page.

Used the same pens, and drew a circle first , then drew in the other lines and went on from there.  sorry about the pictures, the light was very poor.

I wrote (doodled) the words doodles and zentangles
on the page also.

It was my grandson Caelum's first birthday yesterday and I made this card for him.

Middle step card
Paper: DCWV-Nanas Nursery-Baby boy
Border--Spellbinders Edgeabilities:-clasic petal
Back label:---spellbinders--Label 10
Stamp:--Do Crafts
alphabet:;Die cut--
Tim Holtz---upon a time
Candle: die cut--cuttlebug---birthday wishes
Banner & squirrel---die cut on Cr Robo--silhouette studio files
star punch, glitter card,
Ink:--Purple stazon, Distress dusty Concord.

Thanks for looking.

birthday cards

I am blogging early today as I have to prepare for a crafting day tomorrow in Castlebar.  A lovely talented lady Anne Mullan  has invited me to join her and a friend for a crafting day.  We hope to do an altered bird house, & maybe an art journal page as well.  Anne has had her work published in the Craft Stamper magazine (Reader Submission-Dream Dec 2011)

Here are a few cards I made for my wonderful grandsons Philip & Matthew

This one was a simple print & cut.  Graphics by Polka Doodles CD---love them.

This is a sidestep card, and papers used were from Little yellow bicycle--Baby Safari.
Clip art--Crafters companion
Stamps:  Woodware & clear choice.

I love these step cards, they are very versatile.  white card cut on my CR Robo template by Suzushi--uks
clip art: ---Cool Clipart .com
Scalloped circle---Spellbinders
Stamps---Wish upon a star, cute companions, do craft, & stampendus
Ink---Big & Juicy--spice.

Last card was cut on my CR Robo  template by ---Justcutters.com
Backing paper--Dovecraft--Abstract.
Clip art---Cool clipart .com
Spellbinders emb folder---swiss dots
Stamps---whispers, & royal Brush.com
thanks for looking.
kayh xxx

Journaling:---Art journal

Well they are very busy over at UKscrappers Art Journal Journey.http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=455  Journaling is the 4th prompt and here is my page.

This page was inspired by   http://www.artplayatmilliande.com--a/ very talented lady & her young daughter.

I first did a photo transfer with gel medium.  This was my first time doing this, and it turned out ok, a bit dark.

Background: Used watersoluble wax crayons,prussion blue,dark ultramarine,sky blue,vertclair & yellow.  Brushed over with watered gesso.

Scribbled circles in dark ultramarine, & painted over with acrylic paint, cerulean blue,sap green,lemon yellow,& ultramarine blue.

Eyes & face painted lightly with black & white acrylics.

Lips-distress ink worn lipstick.

Checkquered lines drawn with black sharpie pen, and painted with black & white acrylic paint.

Face painted lightly with pale pink acrylic, and I painted over the white diamonds with red acrylic paint.

Top border : I splattered distress ink - worn lipstick with a straw.

Words were cut from a magazine.

I am not happy with the eyes on the right page but did not know how to improve them, my painting skills are limited.

Thanks for looking, a comment would be welcome.

kayh xxx

Well it was a dark damp day here in the Midlands, I must get crafting to cheer me up!  I had a very pleasant day yesterday.  I sat in the conservatory most of the day crafting, and dh was in his armchair reading.  We had some pleasant music on,  and it was so nice to have company.  Usually I am down in my craft room in the basement all alone. 

  I made some stamps  from fun foam using Diana Wakley's new stamps for inspiration.  I am delighted with them.  Here is a page where  I roughly stamped them on and here are the stamps also.  I cut out the silhouettes on Cr Robo using sew pattern font.  Traced them on to the foam and drew some patterns on them heavily with a biro, and then cut them out.  Great fun!

this card i made for my niece's new baby girl.
Dress template : Stampington & Co
Card base: Basic grey--Lilikate
Rub ons:  cherish & babe---Royalbrush.com
Die cut label: Quickcuts.
ribbon & gem.  the little hanger came from local clothes shop.

A simple card but nice I think.  Sentiment is a foam stamp (unknown) inked with distress ink--shabby shutters.  I pricked around the edges with a pricking tool.

This was a wedding anniversary card for my son Eoin.  .After spending 10 years in Sydney he came home & married a lovely English girl and is living in the warmest place in England -Brighton.

White card embossed with

Keepsake embossing board -open heart &tall stories

Embossed panel : sizzix emb folder --birds & branches

Inks:  distress inks--fired brick, Musterd seed, shabby shutters, & archival sepia.

Stamp: anitas,  and some ribbon.

last card was cut on CR Robo using a GSD file from UKScrappers by Shirley Anne.  I drew the flower with the robo first with Staedtler purple, before cutting it out, also the sentiment --brock script font.  Went over them with glue pen & added gold glitter.

stamps: Penny Black & Design Objections, inked in warm red & over stamped with black.

kreaxions  corner punch,  sorry the picture is not great.

We are promised some very cold weather over the next day or two, so have to stock up on some goodies in case we are snowed in---

Kayh xxx

Consumerism--uks art journal

Well after a good nights sleep  I am blogging early (for me).   I have the house to myself for an hour or two so I can think straight.  I am really enjoying the course over at  http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=455 This course ( the first online one I have ever done). is getting my mojo back for me., and I find I am crafting every day to get the journal pages done.  Great stuff!
The next prompt was Consumerism, how it effects us etc.  Here is my page:

Background: painted with Inktense watersoluble crayons--sun yellow, baked earth,& tangerene.

Stencil: used die cut Tim Holtz -jalopy and sprayed over it with Procion dye-turquoise.

highlights on car painted with a mix of gold & black acrylic paint.

Stamps:  rings-Hero arts, spots-Denami design, edge-Dylusions, mesh-Scrollswork,alphabet-Papermania

Inks: Distress worn lipstick, broken china, black archival.

Here is the finished page.  The speach baubles were cut from old book page and inked with distress inks -shabby shutters, mustared seed, broken china.  The text was printed on pc and inked with tattered rose distress ink, lines made with a black sharpie pen.  Just realised how grubby the table is behind the photo- sorry about that!

Thanks for looking---Kayh xxx