Monthly:April 2023
Pretty Birds Where did it start? Tidy stash paper box day, it’s cold outside. Last Christmas I made Christmas cards Mica Spray and had a handful left. What comes next? My box of dies, I spotted the Silhouette Bird Dies which are just the right size. The finishing touches added after they’re mounted to give it a bit mood. This gave me the opportunity to add bits to create a whole story and balance the composition. The final step […]
BIG TAGS _ TISSUE PAPER Several makes ago I stamped Tissue Paper with Tim Holtz stamps and inks. Then of course it’s about what you do with the tissue paper. I covered big, home made Tags and made a ticket holder On this make I used two of the Big Tags and added pockets and ephemera using Tim Holtz Products and my stash. Tissue Paper covered Tags from previous make The Number Tag is Tim Holtz Numbered Embossing Folder- inked with […]
AWARDS & ACCEPTANCES Continuing my passion for prints this is selection of work Accepted & Award in many photographic salons and exhibitions. I don’t collect the points but I think its important to support any Exhibitions that support Prints, especially this who give the option to return prints. The Quays Theatre SMETHWICK INT SOUTHAMPTON Judges Award Alone at the Manor SMETHWICK INT SALON ROOSTER SRGB – TOP SHOT Brambles MIDLAND SALON RIBBON — LONDON SALON MEDAL CRAB APPLE NEST SOUTHAMPTON SALON […]
Mass Makes March – Corner Pockets One of the You Tube Channels I watch for inspirations Tracie Fox. corner pockets Corner Pockets – this is the second set of corner pockets I’ve made since watching Tracie’s YouTube. This time I used a double sided printed Paper on cream card that I designed, a great way to use my Photoshop Skill. They’re not exactly half folder but I’m happy to have a little overlays it makes th rockets slightly different. Decorate to […]
CHRISTMAS 22 Tim Holtz Live was my down fall. Harvey what a great die and its everything British for me after such a year, this simply spoke to me. Falling in love with Tim Holtz die called Harvey adding stamps and inks in theses tags. In this case making Harvey to put into cards for Christmas. I watched various You Tube tutorials and they all did them differently. Firstly, I chose several colours of card in shades of three per colour, doing a […]
BACKGROUND & SWATCHES Swatches of mixed colours can be made from lots of things. These are created from Distressed Ink Pads rubbed on the mat and water sprayed to mix and the watercolour paper dabbed into it. Technique seen on Tim Holtz Live and YouTube. To make them more individual I thought I’d add stencilling to some of the swatches even in some cases metallic paints. These have been used for numerous things, tags, die cuts and backgrounds for journalling […]
A TAG BOOK A Tag Book is a set of tags that are hinged by tape, in this case Washi Tape. The inspiration came from the little cards I used as my discount cards for Hahnemuhle Fine Art. I didn’t want to throw them away for thought of a way to use them. The Tags are Brown tags with coffee strained paper as a background. The Images cut out and corners rounded and black thread places behind to add the […]
TICKET HOLDER The Ticket Holder can about from making tags with my Stamped Tissue Paper. The starting point is some covered Tags. My Tag size was determined by the card I was using up. 7 and a half by 3 three quarters. Then trim the corners too – your taste. Cover with book pages or Encyclopedia Pages. The result will show through the tissue to add colour. Glued with Tacky PVA The tissue was cut bigger than the tag […]
