Phoenix Inspirations

This is a project which has been a long time in the making. It has been in the back of my mind for absolutely ages and should have been finished for at least two challenges, but somehow it just didn't happen. I reckon I was subconsciously (yikes - big word!) waiting for this NEW challenge blog to begin. The new blog is Simon Says Stamp and Show.  It encourages art work in the style of Tim Holtz, Wendy Vecchi and other vintage greats. This week's theme is 'Things with Wings' So - my wingy thingy was made with a mini canvas (4" x 4") and I painted it with a turquoise acrylic paint. The frame was then rubbed with Brushed Corduroy distress ink and gold acrylic. I then used some Stampin' Up stamps to give some foliage detail. The roof is made from chipboard and Grungepaper coloured with DI's again and Grungepaper flowers and leaves. My bird is also Grungepaper cut with a die in my Cuttlebug and I also put it through an embossing folder before I coloured...

Hi folks, this is just a short post sneaked inbetween housework and gardening and all those other little things I should be doing instead of playing! This is a piece of work I started last week for the Alter it Monthly  blog. I've lurked around it before and always said to myself " I really must take part" and this month I have. The theme is "Home Sweet Home". I 'altered' a 4"x4" canvas using Distress Inks (Brushed Corduroy, Peeled Paint and Fired Brick) and some scrap pieces of chipboard. The letters are Cosmo Cricket - I was able to reverse them and colour them. I cut the house freehand and (although you can't see it) there is a piece of an old laundry ticket behind the windows and doors which I also filled with glossy accents. The rose is made from Grungepaper and I followed Linda's tutorial here  (left hand column). Hope you like it - Jacqueline xx.