A is for...April

a quick project for Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge "A is for..."

recipe: first of all I used light modeling paste with Tim's Latticework stencil, after that I applied  Iced Spruce, Tattered Rose, Tea Die and Worn Lipstick distress inks, finally I had the chance to use my newly acquired Tim's stamp set Bird Feather (adore it but I was not sure if I could use it well, I hope turned out not so bad), to tone down bright colours I applied Faber-Castell white gelato and for the finishing touch lots of Perfect Pearls mist ^.^

as you can see below I used a looooooot of Perfect Pearls mist, probably I'm inspired by sunshiny days we have here lately

P.S. thank you for stopping by ^.^

Eileen Hull and Stampendous Artist Trading Block hop

 

Hello everyone. This is the last day of an unbelievably creative team up of an Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team and Stampendous for Artist Trading Block Hop. What a wonderful and inspiring journey has it been! So many stunning creations, tons of inspiration and fresh ideas!!! As a member of an Inspiration Team I'm here today to share with you Artist Trading Blocks I created for the hop with Eileen Hull blocks dies and Stampendous stamps.

the recipe for this block is quite simple ^.^  For the background I used Tim Holtz craft resist paper and some Distress paints, and of course a bit of edge distressing with ink always will give you more dimension and richer colors ^.^

After that all you have to do is stamp stamp and stamp ^.^ In my case I also did some fussy cutting of the stamped images for some 3D details

for the finishing touch I also did a bit of faux rust here and there with distress embossing powder
 

P.S. thank you for stopping by and don't forget to comment because this time we have prizes!!! ^.^
      We’ll choose three winners at random from the comments on all blogs in the hop. Then from those three we’ll randomly pick a GRAND PRIZE winner! Two of the winners will receive Stampendous PenPattern Petal and PenPattern Flutter cling stamps, just like you’ll see on Kristine Reynolds amazing ATB sample. They’ll also receive enough pre-cut, premium matboard from Sizzix to make two boxes of your own, plus some extra pieces for fiddly bits! The Grand Prize winner will receive the stamps as above, a whole package of matboard, AND the Sizzix die to cut your own ATB boxes!!!
If that weren’t enough, eligibility for these amazing prize packages has expanded to include our international fans too!

the comment deadline Sunday, March 8th

In case you missed any part of the Block Hop you can get caught up by clicking the links below:

Monday's Links
Tuesday's Links 
Wednesday's Links
Thursday's Links
Friday's Link

All of the Fabulous Stampendous products used in these gorgeous projects can be found by following the litle mouse ^.^

 You can also connect with Stampendous by following the links below: Stampendous blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest

Looking for Sizzix dies to use your Stampendous products with? Follow the link below for my faves: Eileen Hull at Sizzix

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winter fairy tales and 100 Proof Press stamps creative blog hop

when winter is coming and the air is cold and crisp I usually in the mood for a hot tea and fairy tales...oh wait!... actually I am always in the mood for fairy tales ^.^ but not do I always have a chance to do something about it. This month however I've got an amazing opportunity to work with some of the best stamps I ever seen and to make my fairy tales come true.
This artist trading block is one of my mixed media attempts (still have so much to learn) ^.^ sincerely hope you like it

       

 

 

wondering how I did this block? here's few simple steps to follow:

1.after cutting some mat board with Eileen Hull Sizzix XL Block/Cube/Bank, 3-D
die and embellishing it with patterned paper (which I also distressed before gluing down), I applied white distress paint  in circling motion around the edges to create a focal point on each side

2.the next step was adding some layers with more paper and die cuts

3.adding more dimension with modeling paste and mat board die cuts

4.time for some color, choose your favorite and enjoy ! ^.^

5.although I am a fan of bright colors, in this project I wanted more calm effect, that's why I used white gelato stick to tone down everything. also I decided to add more layers    

 6.some distress crackle paint (have seen many mixed media projects with it and was dying to try it on some of mine) ^.^

 7. for the finishing touch I added some more stamping here and there and made shadow effect around some elements with the walnut stain distress marker (you can see it on the finished block)

also for my magic creatures: I used Tim Holtz wrinkle free distress technique on a few manila tags, then stamped on them with my 100 Proof Press stamps repeatedly. after that I cut the pieces I wanted to layer one upon the other, for some figures I used black and white image as a base and for the others just went adding more layers on the already colored version

For more amazing Artist Trading Block creations stop by Artists on The Block. Also be sure to visit 100 Proof Press stamps page for more inspiration and incredible stamping techniques!!!

P.S. thank you for stopping by ^.^ and may all your fairy tales come true!

 

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