Memories and more

Hi everybody!

Here the weather has been very changeable, so walks just now have to be well planned to dodge the April showers which are coming a month late. But wet weather does allow more time at home for crafting!

Yesterday I made this little piece with my beloved cardboard. This was an especially nice, thick piece, which is great to paint on. I partly peeled and distressed it, glued a piece of felt and some scraps of netting onto it, and then gave it 2 coats of gesso before distressing the edges with DI vintage photo. Then I used embossing ink to add some Frantage EP in gold, white, and 'dirty mix' - various left-other colours scraped back into the same jar! I love the texture this EP gives.

Then I played around with  UFOs (untidy flying objects) from my desk, and arranged them till I liked the composition. I used some hessian (burlap), white flowers and some fibres. The little photo of the kids was already cut out. I don't know who they were, but I love the way they are looking so seriously at the camera, the little girl and her big brother both in their best clothes, waiting to see what life would bring to them.  I placed the photo on some ancient book scraps, and distressed them with antique linen and vintage photo before fitting them behind the frame, printed onto transparent foil. I mounted it onto a little tag made of some lined cardboard. The 'memories' tab was in my stash, and has been fixed with screw brads. Distressing cardboard, paper and photos to give them a vintage look is one of the things which I  like most by Tim Holtz, and which has inspired my work.  I am linking to 'Fond memories' at a Vintage Journey, a challenge led by a very dedicated and talented group of ladies. I kept the embellishments simple, with some white flowers, perhaps to remind of the simplicity of childhood.

This is a small canvas I made for one of my DT pieces at Gecko Galz.

It is a 4x4" block canvas, which I painted with acrylic colours to coordinate with the Gecko Galz image from the Nature's Bliss Jewel it sheet. I printed the image onto canvas. After painting the canvas I glittered and embossed it with various Frantage EPs to add texture. I framed the image with a fine gold border and some twine, and added some textile flowers.

(material list: canvas, image, textile flowers, EP and glitter, twine, acrylic paints in green, cream and terracotta.)

I am linking, as always, to Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin.

And last but not least, an image from a graffiti artist who uses garbage bins etc to place his works here. I don't always like graffiti, but I do like what this person makes, and am pleased that he never sprays on any of the monuments or old buildings, just using the mundane, everyday things and transforming them!

Have  a great day, take care, and thanks a lot for coming by!