Merry Christmas

I decided this month's Gecko Galz Christmas Image Challenge would make a great layered Christmas Card.

A super cute bird to work with this month.

Firstly I printed and then distressed the edges of my image.

Then I got my Jaded Blossom dies out and cut my card matts in red and vanilla card stock. 

My La-la Land Crafts Christmas Wreath die and got my wreath, bells and bow cut.

Next my Uniquely Creative Christmas cut apart sheet and die for the sentiment.

Then it was just a matter of finding the right positioning and then sticking it all down onto my textured vanilla cardstock base.

What do you think?

I am entering the following Challenges:

Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas Challenge

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Mark Making

My next prompt is Mark Making for #MondayPromptProject.

Pretty quick and easy one today after work.

Grabbed my journal and my Neo II crayons along with my aqua water brush.

I had some fun just making my marks and then adding the water brush to make them pop.

Not the most inventive, but was very relaxing.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Escape the Ordinary

This month's Steampunk image for the Gecko Galz Steampunk Challenge is just too cute!

I sponged the edges of the image and sentiment with Vintage Photo distress inks and then I added gold flakes in randomish (is that a word even) places to  give a grungy richness feel.

I then adhered my image onto my card base, some cogs painted with copper paint and lastly my sentiment.

My sentiment is from Stamperia's Collectables Voyages Fantastiques sheets.

She is so cute! 

I am entering her in the following Challeges:

Gecko Galz Steampunk Monthly Challenge - September

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Botanical

I'm on a roll with my #MondayPromptProject catch up!

LOL, now that I say it I probably won't do anymore for a week or two!

Next on my list is Botanical, and I watched the video and then got to drawing.

I used my Black Aquarellable pencil with a aqua water brush.

Grabbed my Neo II Crayons and got my background down.

My Botanical is flower stickers from my planner stash - these are from Planners Anonymous.

Quite peaceful I think.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Covid Crazy Madness Bonkers

My next prompt for #MondayPromptProject is Drips/Splatter ....

I have to admit that this one took a different direction while I was waiting for the inks to dry. 

I was looking for some printed sayings to use with a die cut silhouette I cut to use - ok, I had 3 cut but still needed to see if I had a suitable saying for any of them.

Well I came across this image from the Covid files by Michelle Grant Designs, and being that I printed it on tissue paper, loved the colours coming through. I did pop some white acrylic paint on her face and neck to keep the colours peeking through.

I then found from another of her files, some wordings I had printed on rice paper.

Perfect!

I absolutely love how she turned out!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Embellishments

I decided I wanted to try my hand at making some embellishments ..... lol, not for you if you want it now.

It is a time process that is for sure.

I admit I watched a few videos and thought I got this.....no, not got this.

Watched some more videos, paid attention, and now I think I do have it. Well enough to make a start and be happy with the results!

So first up is the process of clay into mould and allowing to dry - yep, 24- 48 hours (air drying clay).

Then tidying them up and a coat of black gesso - haha, I made a start and then remembered I needed to take a photo!

This mould set is called Luxembourg Hardware and is made by Prima Marketing.

The next step is rub my Fnnabair Waxes on them.

Ok, that's pretty good for a first start - what I did learn was that a little does indeed go a looooong way!

Guess I need to get some other colours and moulds!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Space/Galaxy

Ok, another month of trying to blog everyday ...... I failed it last time, got close (I think) but not everyday.

I started this Space/Galaxy prompt 2 days ago for #MondayPromptProject - yes, it's taken me 3 days to do it, but I did have the interruption of work. 

Not complaining with so many in lockdown and not having jobs to go to.

 

I sketched my funky moon and astronaut first, then got some water inks out and created my galaxy.

Then some acrylic paints for my moon and astronaut. My black Aquarellable pencil for shading and all done.

I love how it turned out - only another 10 or so prompts to catch up!

So all going well, I will check in tomorrow with something to share......

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!