Say it with wood . . .

Hello eP friends, I hope you all had a fabulous Easter weekend!

It`s Tracy here today and I am so happy to be sharing a project that comes from the heart.

I am always looking for ways to create something a little bit special for a friend or family member, to let them know I appreciate them and love them for who they are.

 Sooooo if you know me then you know how much I loooove creating art on wood . . . oh yes I do indeedy  and it just happens to be the theme for this months

 e Play challenge 

be sure and check it out plus all the inspiration from the  DT and other entries here.

 My project started out as this humble chunk of wood.

 A quick pencil sketch and a new love of mine Dylusions Ink Sprayed onto my craft mat and brushed on the background . . . I love how the ink color sings.

For the skin tone I mixed a little Yellow Ochre Pan Pastel with Gesso. 

Seriously if you haven`t tried this with your PP`S then you must, once mixed it`s really creamy.

Her hair is a mixture of Black, Neutral Grey, Titanium White Pan Pastels with a littleTim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain thrown in.

 At this point I yet again got carried away, I played around adding splats, more Dylusions and a wee bit doodle doodle dooing . . . 

A few words to describe the person who will be gifted this using

Dina Wakely`s Mixed Media Stamps . . 

She is brave

She is bold

She is fierce 

in her

 love for others and will always be there for you no matter what!

Can you make out the beautiful glaze, I used a versamark ink pad then sprinkled UTEE and used a heat tool to set.

I did this 3 times for a smooth finish and she was done.

She isn`t perfect but she was created from my heart to let someone know how special they are.

A little reminder that when things are tough just how 

Fierce, Bold and Brave

 they are!!!

Do you know someone who needs a reminder?

Then grab a few supplies and a chunk of wood and make something special to remind them.

Thank you so much for looking.

Have a great week

Till next time

xoxoxo

List of materials -

Chunk of wood

Dina Wakely Mixed Media Stamps- All for the Gals

Dylusions Ink Sprays

Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad

Pan Pastels from Mixed Media sets 1& 2

Be Brave with Dina Wakely`s Mixed Media All For the Gals Stamps

Hello sweet friends, Tracy here today to share a quick, messy, painty, ink splattered journal page featuring 

Dina Wakely`s Mixed Media Stamps 

All for the Gals Set

I am all in a " TIZ " at the ideas that are running through my head right now . . . I am so in  loooove with them!!

Kim has them on Pre Order in the shop and they should be in any day now.

I managed to get my painty mitts on them here in the UK, woohoo.

This was me tonight being brave 

as

 I headed out to the shed, with not a thought in my head

except

to have fun, get messy and play!

 I started with a quick splodge of Gesso to my old book page, followed by a mixture of

Dylusion Ink Sprays

a smidgen or two of

Pan Pastels

and

 a splatter or circle or two 

with

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot.

{ Massive apologies for no step by step pics today, I did get bold and carried away }

The tag was created on a 7 Gypsies Naked Tag . . . another loooove, lol!

A quick splodge of Gesso first

followed by

Inking up the stamp with an Archival Ink Pad

 Mixing up a little Pan Pastel with Gesso for her skin tone

Spraying Dylusion inks onto my craft sheet and brushing it on loosely 

before

Adding a few touches of  a script stamp

and

My doodle doodle doo`s.

Lurking around my shed, sitting gathering dust was a bottle of

Aged Artists Varnish

I have no idea how to use it 

or

what it`s for

but in the

Spirit 

of

Discovery

I gave it a shake

and

GULP

grabbed a cleanish rag

and

oh my giddy aunt

I quickly, nervously

rubbed it all over 

the result . . .

It has a beautiful aged gloss to the page, I wish the pictures could do it justice.

 

My sewing machine is feeling poorly at the moment, sigh . . . but I wanted thread on my page and thread I was going to have.

I dug around my sewing box which I inherited, it`s full of the most beautiful old threads on wooden bobbins and I came across this black linen thread . . . scrummy yummy and as I chopped some up it fell into circles all on it`s own . . . bliss!

A few of the sentiments from the set was all that was needed to finish the page.

That`s all from me today my friends

till next time

Happy Crafting

xoxoxo

List of materials and links to the eP Store -

Dina Wakely Mixed Media Stamps - All for the gals

7 Gypsies Naked Tags

Dylusion Ink Sprays - Lemon Zest, Vibrant Turquoise, London Blue

Pan Pastels - mixed media set 1 & 2

Tim Holtz Ink Pad Black Soot

Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso