Happy Friday!

 

Hello, crafters! Today I'm highlighting my second faux stained glass piece of artwork. I placed it on a piece of white paper so it would show up better. I drew this seascape for a coloring book I'm working on and thought it would make nice window decor.

I used my Posca paint markers (I'm so glad I made the decision to by these). Outlining my drawing first, I then used glass paint and glitter glue to fill in the colors. This my second stained glass work I've created. I'm planning on drawing my dog, Honeycomb, and then paint it onto glass and frame it for my daughter. She's the mommy; I'm the grandma. My daughter's birthday is July 4th.

when she was little, I used to tell her that the town had a parade and fireworks to celebrate her birthday. We had a red VW bug at the time and I made big magnetic black circle and placed them on our car for the day. So we drove around in a ladybug car on her birthday. Sometimes pedestrians would wave at us as we drove past. Ah, to be young again!

Always Trying Something New

 

It's another Faux stained glass artwork kind of day. I took out another glass pane that I had taken out of unused frames this year. I took one of my own coloring book drawings I've been working on and placed it under the glass. Then I took out my Posca paint markers and used the black to copy my drawing onto the glass.

Once dry, I carefully colored in the scene I drew. I love the look of my mushrooms. I plan on adhering a length of chain around the glass so that I an hang it in my window. It's pictured on a sheet of white paper so you can see the colors better (no sun today).'

My local library held a craft swap last week. I donated a box of craft supplies and received a "golden ticket", an early admission to look over and pick up any supplies I may like, at no cost. Later this month,  you'll see another new craft I'm trying out. In the meantime, I have one more "stained glass" art piece to show you later this week.

Until then, happy crafting!

One for the Guys Today

 

I used a playing card from a box of assorted, mismatched mini cards I've collected through the years. This one is of Charlie Brown and Snoopy.  I decorated the card to be given to any gender with its browns and blues. I used a punch on a paint chip for the card face, as well as punching my birthday greeting with a circular punch.

The inside reads, "How many fingers are you?" I think that sentiment is hilarious. It could be a card from a child, or a card to a a child, or to someone who has a good sense of humor. I like making funny or punny cards. Anything to give the recipient a smile or a chuckle. How about you?

Starting My Halloween Crafts for the Fall

 

Today I'm showcasing another Halloween card. This one features a Stella image from Bugaboo Stamps. I colored her with Copics and you will notice she has a drink in her hand (potion, drink, what's the difference?). When stopped by W.T.C. (Witch Traffic Control), she calmly tells the officer, "The ghost? He's my designated driver".

My card is a folded in the middle, and I had a difficult time keeping the card closed. I ended up adding a border on the bottom that easily slips off when the card is opened. I lined it up with my card face and the spooky rub-on I used as a background and then colored it in so it would match. I have to say I did a bang up job!

The ghost is one of a mountain of leftovers from Halloween crafts past. It took longer to dig it out than it did to adhere it to the card! I used a digital element from Pixel Scrappers at 50% opacity to frame  my sentiment, tearing the one side of it and inking around the whole thing.

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Something New--Stained Glass Dog Portrait

 Ever since COVID, I've promised myself to expand my comfort zone with new techniques and media. Today I tried faux stained glass painting. I pulled out a square shadowbox frame to experiment and I think it went well. This is our rescue dog, Honeycomb, Honey for short. She is a mixed terrier with a longish nose and long legs. When a groom is postponed, her hair starts curling. It is soft and fine and creamy white with areas of tan and brown.

I used my black Posca paint marker for the outlines and any leftover window paint for the rest. I had limited colors so I had to mix the white with the brown. It came out a lot more opaque than I thought it would, but maybe I just have a heavy hand. I had to remember to paint from the "front to the back" since the finished product would be the flip side of where I laid the paint.

I used a left over piece of Recollections scrapbook paper for decoration. My daughter loves it, so I hung it in the living room where she normally sits. It makes both of us smile. So I think I'll try another. 

Since COVID, some of the "new-to-me" art I have dabbled in include embroidery, jewelry wrapping, making earrings, outdoor decor, handmade wind chimes, flower arrangements candle making and novelty pens (with peacock feathers). Some were short-lived hobbies while others have sold or are being displayed in and out of my house and others'.

Have you stepped out of your comfort zone lately? Be brave, be curious...you'll be surprised and feel a little empowered so I would suggest taking a stab at the untried...

 

Another Month, Another Birthday Card

 

I love the sentiment on this card. It's a two-part greeting. And it goes  perfectly with the image I chose. The image is from Lynn Stansberry of Squigglefly. I colored her with Copics and double-framed her. All the papers I used are leftovers from previous projects.

The inside of the card reads: "and on my birthday, you must tell me that I look marvelous!" Isn't this the perfect image?! LOL

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Can't Get Halloween Out if My Head (and off my craft table)

 

Hello, Halloween lovers! Today I made a square card featuring skeletons. The background paper featuring Mr. Skeleton is from the Dead or Alive Paper collection from Rucola Designs. The Copic-colored skeleton child is from Kenny K Stamps. I haven't bought cardstock in months due to a towering stack leaning precariously in my basement, so all papers are "leftovers".

I framed my card face with lacy die-cuts I made from a scrapbook crop (and I haven't been to one in years!).  It showcases the paper well, I think. After coloring my image, which is called "Skull Man", I fussy-cut him out to place under the outstretched hand of his parent. He's so very anxious to go trick-or-treating like all the little goblins and ghosts.

I had forgotten to print my greeting, so I used my circle punch and wrote on black cardstock with white ink the words Trick or Treat. The only other embellishment I used was the cloth Autumn leaf in the top left corner.

I hope you like my Halloween card today. I am building a nice new stack of cards to send out this year. Unless I find a craft fair before the holiday, and on make a little money (m-wa ha ha). All's fair in love and crafts, right? Don't forget to check out the challenge at Halloween Crafts All Year 'round

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