lesson 4

I am 4 days behind but work interrupted and family well what can you do.  Although they are big enough and..... well even as adults they still demand attention.

Sotonight i finally hd a go at two of the tags for lesson 4.

Watercolouring with re-inkers 

I used Darkroom Doors Essentials 7 collection and as you can see i didn't stay within the lines.  hahaha!I only have a few colours in the re-inkersbut i'm happy with the outcome.  A few more to add to the colour collection and who knows what can be achieved (even for a non-watercolour artist).

Layered Misting Technique

For this tag i used spiced Marmalede, spun sugar, peeled paint for the base, My template is "The Crafters Workshops" Mini Harlequin. and i sprayed with faded jeans.  I'll play around with the different templates and masks that i have.

But i couldn't do the custom stamp pad as i didn't have the right supplies and unfortunately i have to reign in my spending for at least another week. :0(

Any way thats my efforts at a Masters techniques. 

Until next time



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Lesson 2 of CC101

good evening again everyone, tonight i tried the techinques in lesson 2 of Creative Chemistry 101.

I was able to do Stamping with reflections (although i didn't have a reflections stamp) and the alcohol ink agates technique.  I didn't have any archival inks to stamp on the agates tag so tried a pigment ink. and although it stamped ok its not as stand out as the Archival inks.  Also i think i used to much silver metallic alcohol ink.  Oh well i'll keep practising on that technique.
I'm quite happy with the stamping with reflections tag.

I really need to get some Archival inks to try the resist technique which means i have to make another journey to a craft store. ho hum that is going to be such a chore....... NOT.  pay day tomorrow too. YAY.


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Part two of day two

Well i manage to get my self some watercolour paper from Lincraft today and i have done the third of the first three tags for Creative Chemistry 101

I used Iced Spruce, Festive Berries, Chipped Sapphire, Dusty concord and pine needles.

Love this effect.

I tell ya girls you don't know what you are missing

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Creative Chemistry 101

Good evening everyone,

i was talked into ( and it didn't take much convincing believe me) into doing T!M Holtzs Creative Chemistry 101 on-line classes.
had to catch up on lesson 1 but it was a quick and i soon got into lesson two (up-loaded today)
Today T!M showed us three techniques using the distress inks and i have been able to do two of them
Tthis one: Blended distress/spritz and flick

And this one: Wrinkle free Distress technique.

Can't tell you how to do them because that wouldn't be fair on T!m but i do urge you to quickly sign up and learn from the master.

The third one will have to wait until tomorrow as i have to go buy some supplies. Oh what a shame. bahahahahaha.

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sunset

Don't faint from shock but yes i'm posting AGAIN. Twice in two days.
I just went outside IN the heat to but some recycling in the bin and saw that the sky was changing colour (I know it ususally does at sunset)so i took this pic..
Nothing spectacular but i loved how the setting sun changed the colour of the tree.

Like i said nothing spectacular but that huge bunch of berries(?) hanging down are usually yellow.

Where-ever you are i hope you get to enjoy your sunset tonight.

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My new scrapping space?

Well i have finally moved into my own srapping room at home.
you may remember my nice clean half empty space from a few weeks ago.  Well no longer is it half empty and neat.

do i want i nice clean scrapping space where i can find everything....... YES
Do i love the mess i have .......... OH i love it even more. I feel like i'm doing something in a mess.

I have a sign somewhere which says something along the lines of .... I'm being creative you can't expect me to be neat as well.  lo.

Well i'm off to be creative.  need to make a 60th birthday card.


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A new home.

Hi everyone,

I am so excited!!!  Just this week A gorgeous lady (and friend) Toni http://heartscraps-toni.blogspot.com.au/started and new Scrapbooking forum.
It is called ........

come on over and join the fun.  there are going to be challenges (which start 1st March) and prizes for the lucky winners and the members are super friendly. (incase my attempt at linking doesn't work the addy is www.jellybeanscrappers.com. )
Hope to see you there.




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