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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