Christmas Wonder

Here's a Christmas card I made using the Gecko Galz Christmas Wonder Collage sheet.

I also used Stitched Houses by Vera Lane Studio to print on some patterned paper for my houses.

The background behind these is a couple of IndigoBlu stamps form my stash.

My sentiments are stamps by Uniquely Creative her in Australia.

This card came about by using up leftovers on my desk from other projects.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Art Journal Junkie October 2022 - Day 6

Day 6 of 31 days of Art Journaling with Art Journal Junkie Facebook Group!

So we have 3 colours: Orange, Aqua and Red

An Affirmation Quote: Today I will be Fearless

An element: Cogs/Steampunk

Today I grabbed out the Distress Oxide Inks and played!

I used wiped the pads over my pages and sprayed with water. I did this a couple of times to get some depth to the colours.

The I got my stencils out and got them on the pages.

Some of my Indgio Blu stamps added some more steampunk to my layout.

Lastly I used a Distress Ink Marker around my page and washed out with water for a real grunge look.

So that is today's page and I have to say I was a bit hesitant with the colour combo, but I love the outcome. 

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

ICAD 2022 - # 31 Postmark

Next card # 31 - Postmark. 

Week 5 Theme is: Working in series with a continuing theme or constraint.

I almost didn't do today's ICAD as I came home from work feeling really tired and almost nodded off in front of the tv!

Anyway, I managed to do a collage with IndigoBlu papers from a Mixed Media Bundle.

After I dried it with my heat gun, I then used the Postmark stamp I got from the op shop the other week in that bundle of stamps and stamped it a few times.

Then my script text stamp from Uniquely Creative and Watermark Stamp set from Bee Arty.

We are at the half way mark! I only did the first 21 last year, so I am ahead already. I can also say that this year I am more creative and these ones are much better - so again, that's a positive.

Hopefully see you tomorrow!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Coral Shimmer

Full Deck Challenge 2 - Card 7.

The prompts are out and they are: Book page, coral colour, zig zag and tree.

I grabbed a cleanup page from one of my books that had some orange and mauve on to add a strip to my card.

Next I got out my Kaiser Mists (iridescent spray inks) - orange and pink and gave the card a few sprays and then splashes to get my coral colour happening. It has the most gorgeous shimmer to it now!

For my tree, I used one of the stamps from my IndigoBlu Mixed Media Special 5 set with black archival ink.

My zig zag is using my orange distress ink with one of the stamps from Unity Stamps LOL JoJa Kit (Jan 2015) stamped in some random spots.

I love how it ended up, and shimmery to boot!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

#jjec 70 Suitcase / Pocket

My next installment of Junk journal prompts!

#70 is all about the suitcase and pockets....

Well I just had to use my Traveler stamp set from Stampin Up for this one!

I stamped in vintage photo distress ink and added the hot air balloon from the IndigoBlu Mixed Media Special 2 set. The words are from the same set.

I stamped the suitcase on a separate piece of paper and adhered over the globe and passport book.

I then cut out some post-it notes and used as a mask to stamp my balloon in. 

LOL, yes it was an after thought! but if you did not know you would never guess.

My pocket is a tab punched out of the page and then adhered the pages together for my pocket.

Love it!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Summer Splashdown

I had some fun making this card for the Vintage Seaside Rendezvous Challenge over on the Gecko Galz Facebook page.

My image is the from Gecko Galz Summer Splashdown Kit Club 2021.

I sponged the edges of my image and all cardstock using Stormy Sky Distress Ink.

I used my Jaded Blossom dies for the matts.

My sentiment is from one of the papers from a magazine - pretty sure it's by IndgoBlu as that was the steampunk stamps that came with them in the pack.

I'm entering the following Challenges as well:

More Mixed Media - August 

A Bit More Time to Craft - August

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Gecko Galz Steampunk Challenge

Wasn't too sure how to use this month's Steampunk image for the Challenge.

Anyway looking for something else I moved my homemade Junk Journal and thought, why not?

So on my music sheet, I have a old paper plate that I used for a paint palette at some stage. The idea is you take the top layer of it away and stick that on your journal page - I thought it made a nice bird nest type of mess - hahahaha a nice hot mess happening right there!

So, along with my image, I used one of the words from a sheet from the IndgioBlu papers I got the other month.  Perfect fit for my junk journal.

The stencil I used is a Steampunk one from Stamperia and designed by Antonis Tzanidakis. I got it on Friday so thought I'd try it out with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Steampunk 21

I had to make a male 21st Card and Tag so decided to go a bit Steampunk on the tag using a stamp from IndigoBlu that I got in their Monthly Create Kit #64.

This one is Mixed-media Special 2 - must keep an eye out for the 1st one!

On my tag, I used Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Inks to stamp the image and Black Soot for the sentiments. The sentiments did not come out quite right but I am leaving it or I will make it worse for sure! And let's face it, what 21 year old male is going to be that fussy?

My card I used one of my favourite Stampin Up stamps called Off the Grid and then added a cicle of music sheet with a tag and 2 and 1 offset to the side.

The Circle die and Tag die are by Uniquely Creative and the numbers I think are Stampin Up.

I am entering the Tag in the following Challenges:

Penny's Paper-Crafty #488

Crafty Catz # 535
  
Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Wanderlust 2021 - Week 4

Wanderlust 2021 and Week 4 is with Shay Michelle.

Wow, what a great class and new techniques learnt!

The class is taught with Blue water paint, but as I am trying to use the same colour combination through out the year, I went with a soft pink by Elena Art Pages. 

I am so glad I did as it has turned out beautiful!

So as I don't have any paper bags, I bought two bottles of wine so I could use the wider paper bag they come in - LOL, I had to actually ask for the bag.

I also used just normal table salt and it still worked out ok.

I used some sequins from Uniquely Creative instead of glitter and white and black fluid paint in small plastic bottles instead of paint pens.

It gives slightly different effects, but it's all about the process and learning.

It's also great to use what you have instead of buying more just for one or two projects and adding to the already ever growing stash.

I used a Kaisercraft stencil and a double butterfly die from Indigo Blu.

Assorted washi tapes and papers from my stash.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!