Craft Barn Quotes & Lyrics Challenge - SMILE

Evening all,

ha ha ha I did this last weekend but totally forgot to blog it - hey ho!!!

Whoop whoop, The Craft Barn are doing another fab annual challenge for 2014, this time focusing on quotes and lyrics. If you would like the details in full and fancy a peek at the other entries so far please pop on over HERE.

I decided to bind my own book to do this challenge and will do a separate post to show you more when I can.

The pages are 6x6 inches so nice and quick to do........

Collage images from Google.
Lyrics from Wikiquote.
Border stamp by Hampton Arts.

Many thanks for popping by and leaving a comment if you feel you would like to, your time and thoughts are much appreciated.

Hugs

Dawn x

Craft Barn Alpha Challenge - Cover................

Happy New Year folks, may it be a goodun for us all.

Whoop whoop I managed to finish my cover at last, but sadly due to waiting for things to dry I just missed the linky thing which closed last night - hey ho at least I can say its all done tee hee.

Here you go........

Lol I couldn't face sanding my cover or applying a zillion coats of gesso so I covered my book in napkins and pva to create a key and some texture. The edges were tidied up with some tissue tape.

A base coat of electric blue acrylic was applied, no need for gesso as this is a good opaque colour!!! I then brayered on some turquoise acrylic to catch the texture. The edges were treated with some viva decor inca gold and I decided to do this across the whole cover too to further highlight the texture. Once dry this was buffed to a shine.

The title was created using some Tim Holtz grungeboard shapes - painted, stamped with archival ink using a stampers anonymous classic set, and edged with inca gold again. The 2 in the middle was embossed twice with gold. 

Tee hee, big sister to the rescue with some book corners too, thank-you sweetie.

Many thanks for popping by and leaving a comment if you feel you would like to, your time and thoughts mean so very much.

Huge hugs

Dawn x x x 

Craft Barn Alpha Challenge - Letters X, I, and a very late S................

Evening all,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas? Much joy and laughter in my household as you can imagine with my 2 tiddlies tee hee. The only stress came when I was cooking Christmas lunch for my Mum and Step-Dad - lol no pressure!!!!! Ha ha ha I have already told them that if they want to come again next year that it will be a turkey stew or a roll of brisket in the slow-cooker!!!!!!!!!

Anyhoo, in-between the madness I did manage to get my Alpha entries finished, albeit the S being very late. Whoop whoop, all finished now apart from the cover. Fingers crossed I will get that done too over the next few days!!!

I would like to say a huge thank-you to Izzy, Karen and Gio (as well as the rest of the design team who contributed when they could) for providing the challenge and the wonderful inspiration every fortnight - YOU LADIES ROCK x x x x.

Ha ha ha ha bring on the 2014 challenge now, I can't wait to find out more!!!!!!!!!!

If you fancy a peek at the rest of the final entries in this fab challenge please pop on over HERE.

I for ICARUS

X for XANTHUS

and

S for SATURN

All images are from Google and are of ancient carvings, illustrations and paintings.

Stencils used are from Tando Creative, TCW and Tim Holtz.

Various acrylic paints, distress inks and gel pens used too.

Many Thanks for popping by and leaving a comment if you feel you would like to, your time and thoughts mean the world.

Huge hugs 

Dawn x x x x  

Craft Barn Alpha Challenge - Letter Q

Evening all,

a very quick post today lol i'm engrossed in Dr Who (recorded so I could watch in peace)!!!!!!!!

If you fancy a peek at what its all about please pop on over HERE.

Ha ha ha what a challenge Q has been!! Still sticking to my theme I have had to apply artistic licence as my chosen word was not in my dictionary. I have added my own definition for this one.........

Q for QUIRINUS........

Materials used - That Special Touch mask, Ranger paint dabber, coin image from google.

Many thanks for popping by and leaving a comment if you feel you would like to, your time and thoughts mean a lot.

Huge hugs

Dawn x

Craft Barn Alpha Challenge - Letter N

Afternoon all,

lol another quick post tee hee hee!!!!!!

Goodness me, I can't believe this challenge is now drawing to an end!! If you fancy a peek at what I'm on about and reference the rules of the game please pop on over HERE and if you fancy a nose at the other N entries please pop on over HERE.

Sticking to my mythological theme I chose NEPTUNE........

Ha ha ha ha ha this was a bit of a disaster from start to finish really, my printer is nearly out of ink, my masking ripped off my definition, I centered the wrong letter when I was stamping Neptune..............................

Hey ho, worse things happen at sea!! Roll on tomorrow for a new letter lmao!!

Stamp credits go to Lost Coast Designs and See-Dees.

All statue images are courtesy of Google Images.

Many thanks for popping by and leaving a comment if you feel you would like to, your time and thoughts mean an awful lot.

Huge hugs 

Dawn x 

Stamp play........

Hi folks,

quick post with a journal page (A4 moleskine sketchbook) done to have a play with some new stamps........

Stamps used - All texture stamps by Finnibair (Prima), Lynne Perrella's Calligraphy Robe, Stampers Anonymous Classic Set 3.

Other products - Tim Holtz tissue tape, Gold embossing powder, various acrylic paints, patterned vellum, text stencil.

Always a bonus when you get an additional background from left-over paint ha ha ha........

Many thanks for popping by and leaving a comment if you feel you would like to, I'm always very touched and grateful if you do.......

Huge hugs

Dawn x

Craft Barn Alpha Challenge - Letter L

Evening all,

cor blimey it's wet and windy tonight so it feels very warm and cosy tucked up with my girlie watching Strictly as I type!!

Loving this challenge still so if you fancy a peek at what its all about please pop on over here (never too late to start playing you know!!) and if you fancy a peek at all the other L entries please pop on over here.

Tee hee, there was a twist this week too, we had to incorporate a window somewhere on our entry, what fun.

Anyhoo, here you go, L for LYCAN........

A very simple collage page incorporating some of my favourite movie werewolves, starting from top left - Professor Lupin from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, David from An American Werewolf in London, Benecio Del Toro in Wolfman, Jacob from the Twilight saga, Tyler from The Vampire Diaries, Jack Nicholson in Wolf, lol trying to do this from memory I think this is Lon Chaney (I have no idea what the film was called)?????, and the eyes are courtesy of Oz from Buffy and Angel.  

The wolf eyes are in my attempt at a window, framed with some washi tape.

All images were found on google.

Many thanks for popping by and leaving a comment if you feel you would like to, your time and thoughts are very precious.

Huge hugs

Dawn x