Birdsong

This is a card made using the new Trimcraft  "Birdsong" papers and a Tim Holtz birdcage die.

altered clock.

This was a very cheap wall clock from Ikea, costing just over £1. I removed the plastic front intending to remove the face, but it was firmly glued so I decided to leave it and just add a centre. I die cut a circle from photopaper which I had painted an encaustic abstract onto and stuck it to the face, having removed the hands and cut a small circle from the centre. I added some gems around the centre and under the numbers.

The frame was treated with alcohol inks in stream, green and lilac. the dip was gone round with a permanent marker in blue and the seconds hand was also inked.

altered box.

I have been playing with this box which I got from the Range very cheaply. I began by giving it a coat of white (household emulsion paint) inside and out. Then I painted the exterior with tubes of bronze and gold acrylic which I got from an art dept. some time ago.The metal plate is a Tim Holtz die cut from take away tinfoil and then coated in versamark and liberally covered (2ce at least) and heat embossed with silver embossing powders. I then just went a bit mad with various stamps and highlighted some very sketchily with sakura shadow pens.

12x12 april birthdays

I did this photo in an 8x8 LO for my grandsons album, but I likedit and wanted to so it 12x12, so here is version2.

The papers, tissue tape, foliage, and gears plus distress inks are all Tim Holtz, ah, and the shrink plastic umberella men are his too. The flourish is a sizzix bigz die.

summertime

The weather is so nice I have been playing with this very summery Tilda. The shells are real and stuck easily with glossy accents.