Kaards by Kraafters

One of the things we've started to do in our google+ kommunity, Kraafters Kommunity, is to make handmade cards to brighten someone's day. We decide each month who will be receiving the kaards, then make them together in a hangout. We spend several hours together chatting and creating, do something for others, and have fun doing it. I only got 2 cards done this week, but I got to play with my new stamps from CTMH!

Thanks for looking! 

Cathy

Tiny Art

I was inspired by Sandra ArtfullyMade's matchbox art that she has been posting on the Kraafter's Kommunity over at Google+. She also has a great blog (it's in my blog roll - Artfully Made 4 U) go check it out.

So I couldn't find any mini matchboxes in my stash so I made a little box, finished dimensions 2 1/2 x 1 1/2. I used tissue paper for the background.

I then a CTMH stamp set, colored with alcohol markers and fussy cut for the pictures. I took some scraps of green tissue paper, twisted them up and glued with hot glue to add dimension. The flowers were glued on top. I wanted the butterfly to be loose so I glued it to the end of a strip of plastic packaging and glued the other end behind the flowers.

To finish it off I made a lid from a scrap of paper, then tore out the middle to make a frame. I wrapped it with ribbon to create a hanger. The quote was found on the internet.

 

 

Thanks for looking!
Cathy

Mixed Media 3 - Complete?

I think I'm done with this wonderful challenge, at least for now. I have really enjoyed getting inky, my fingers are oh so pretty.

So today I stamped some flowers from another CTMH set that I won. I don't remember which one at the moment and am too lazy to go downstairs and look right now. I colored some of them with matching alcohol markers. I also stamped Believe in Yourself on a scrap of white paper and inked it with the same distress inks. The larger flower is made from copy paper. The other flowers are just ones I had in my stash. I inked the wooden laser cut bird the same way Heather did in a former KIL show.

I found a matching piece of scrapbook paper in my collection and mounted it on a piece of cardboard packaging, then glued my mixed media piece on top. I added twine to help cover the seam where the papers met. I added shimmer tape and rhinestones to bling it up.

After I figured out where I wanted everything I glued it all down with hot glue and put the piece in the shadowbox frame. I shopped from my craft room for everything I used on this project, including the frame.

Right now I'm happy with the end result but I'm open to adding things in the future if the mood ever strikes me. Now to find a home on a wall somewhere.

Sorry about the glare in the photo. I know I need to work on my pictures.

Thanks for a great challenge, Heather.

Thanks for looking!

Cathy

Mixed Media 2

I know I said I would update tomorrow, but I have added just a couple things. I took Recollections Marine and Studio G teal glitter glue, scribbled it on then smudged with my fingers in a few spots. Then I stamped quotes that I felt went with my theme from the CTMH set Scrapbook Statements - Poets (my first prize from the Kraaft Shaak!) in the same color inks.

 

I find as I work on this that I need to take a step back, think about where I'm going with it and also make sure it has time to dry!

 

At this point I'm thinking I will be leaving this in one piece, maybe as framed art for my nekkid walls. Since this is my first attempt at this I think it would be to painful to chop into card fronts. What would you do if you were me?

Thanks for looking!

Cathy

Mixed Media for the #KSDSEPT challenge

So the challenge for September over at kraaftshaak.com is to use mixed media in a different way than you normally do. Well, I don't normally do mixed media at all! I have never done anything like this, but I decided its time to challenge myself with something new.

I decided I would start by clear embossing on watercolor paper.

I used the stamp set Believe in Yourself from CTMH. I think you need to believe in yourself when you try something new!

Next I used sprayed my paper with water and used distress inks in Salty Ocean, Seedless Preserves, and Peacock Feathers. I used the ink pads directly on the paper, then sprayed again and swished the color around with a paintbrush. You can still see the ink pad squares, but I think I like it. 

I dried a little with the heat gun, then did a little misting with Perfect Pearls Mists in Heirloom Gold and Perfect Pearl and Smooch Spritz in a pewter color. Sorry, it isn't labeled.

I'm letting this dry and I'll be back tomorrow when we all can see what I decide to do with this.

Thanks for looking!

Cathy