Welcome Back GD: Kate Yetter Project #1 Shadowbox Art Doll

"Hello everyone, Kate here. I am excited to be back with you this month. Today’s project is one that I have been eager to try for a while but have never had the time. I have always wanted to make an art doll and the Lynne Perrella stamps I am using were perfect…so here we go"! 

The PaperArtsy products used were as follows: 8x8 Box Canvas, LPC001, LPC029, Chatsworth Paper Collection, Fresco Finish Paints  and Grunge Paste.

I flipped my box canvas over to use it like a shadow box. I painted the front and sides with Irish Cream.

I used a palette knife to spread Grunge Paste over my chosen stencil.

 After I applied the Grunge Paste I let it dry.    

 I painted a layer of French Roast over top of the canvas and Grunge Paste.

Being careful not to cover up all the color underneath, I applied Bora Bora with a paint brush. I left a lot of dark areas, especially around the Grunge Paste, to give the appearance of a patina finish.

 I cut a piece of Chatsworth paper to fit the inside of the frame.

 I used several laces from my stash and glued them to cover the background.

 I sprayed the background with hot pink ink.

 I then sprayed with teal and allowed it to drip a little.

 I stamped the head for my art doll from LPC001. I colored her in with Distress Markers.

 I stamped the body of my doll from LPC029 and colored it in with Orchid, Vanilla and Bora Bora.

I cut out the head and attached it to the body. I used a Spellbinders Die for the arms and legs. I attached them with mini brads.

For the skirt, I cut a piece of Chatsworth paper, crinkled it up and glued it down to the doll .

 I glued a layer of tulle over the top of the skirt.

  I added a piece of lace to define the waist.

I added a bit more fiber to the waist and some trim to the bottom of the skirt.

I added some buttons to the head dress.

A bit of sparkle is added to the ribbon with Stickles.

Finally I added some word stickers and glued to a book plate, a few flowers are added to embellish the finished shadow box. 

I hope you have enjoyed tonight's project, join me again tomorrow evening when we take a completely different approach to .... ahhh that would be telling!

~Kate~

Leandra Says: Loving the tulle detail on the skirt, that is a neat added touch. Wonderful effects from the Grunge Paste and Lace.

Gillian Says: Lots of great textures going on in this project Kate, I like the aged patina effect and the art doll skirthas great dimension.

If you would like to join in this week's challenge and play along with Kate's techniques, then do link up your creativity here, and go in the draw to win some PA stamps of your choice! You need to link your entry by 17:00, Sunday July 27th 2014.

GD: Penny Nuttall Project #3 Art Doll No 3

"Hello all, Penny here and welcome back for Art Doll No 3. The unofficial affectionate title for this has become "The Purple Popcorn Stand"... But it is really much more elegant than that"!

I started with a 4"x4" box canvas. I wanted a deeper recess than just using it backwards so I tried cutting into the front to see what was inside.

Perfect .... a brilliant recessed shrine!

I glued the cut out piece on the back to cover the hole. Nothing wasted!

I painted it my fave colour of the week ... Antarctic Fresco, and filled in the middle with

Eggplant.

I dabbed on some Grunge Paste with a palette knife for a bit of texture, when dry, rubbed I on a "glaze" of Amethyst with a baby wipe.

Next a  bit of building ... Two cotton reels, two chopsticks and a Prima Wood Bellies Rulers (I said right at the beginning that I have a strange brain). (Why chopsticks?- see my blog) Let the assembley begin:

The set of stamps used this time is from LPC028.

I stamped the script onto the painted ruler and the top of the shrine box using

Black Archival Ink. My choice again for the face in all its detail was a Manila Tag, with just a little colouring, and a second face cut out and applied for just enough lift.

To give strength, I glued two lollypop sticks to the back of the figure as support and fixed to the shrine.

The finishing touches: Two plant stands, a miniature glass bottle in the recess, some Prima paper flowers at either side of the figure and in the recess, a pearl button, and lastly green wire with paper leaves twined round the chopsticks. (That bit of green just did it dont you think?)

And there you have it. I hope you have found something useful to inspire you in this week's projects, would love to see your interpretations.

See you all again next month for my final projects.

~Penny~

Leandra Says: Let's face it, perhaps we could embrace the purple popcorn stand and switch out the green leaves for threaded popcorn! I dare you! Perhaps a little bucket of popcorn in the niche!!??? LOL

Gillian Says: So so elegant, love the colour choice of Ameythst and Eggplant along with the "pops" of Green. So beautifully constructed, thank you for sharing your Art Doll creativity and inspiration this week Penny.

If you would like to join in this week's challenge and play along with Penny's techniques, then do link up your creativity here, and go in the draw to win some PA stamps of your choice! You need to link your entry by 17:00, Sunday July 20th 2014.

GD: Clare Lloyd #2: You've Been Framed {Part 2}

Hello everyone, Clare back with the final stage of my altered pencil case. Are we ready to see some more???

Remember that leftover piece of my pencil case from yesterday, well that got painted with 2 coats of Ice Blue Fresco paint. Then I started stamping flowers and foliage onto the panel using JOFY Collection 10 and Collection 12. All my stamping is with Black Archival Ink.

I used some scraps of Smoothy Heavy Weight White Stamping Card and roughly painted them with a co-ordinating colour palette from the Fresco paint range. The colours used were EggPlant, Ice Blue, Lilac and Guacamole.

I wanted to create a paper pieced panel and so started stamping my JOFY images onto my painted card. While doing this I started thinking about adding a gloss effect to some of the colour layers and then thought...I wonder? Would I be able to create a clear crackle using Crackle Glaze and then Gloss Glaze? 

What do you think? Well, I liked it as it gave such a great contrast between the chalk finish of the Fresco Paints and then this shiny Crackle Glaze. 

Then all my chalk finish and Crackle Glaze pieces got layered up using different depths of foam pads/tape and some got glued directly onto the panel using Claudine Hellmuth multi medium.

I then hot glued the finished paper pieced panel into the back of my pencil case frame.

I snapped the pencil case shut to complete my frame. Here is my finished pencil case frame on a shelf. My niece was in my craft room as I finished this off and I was pondering whether to put a quote on somewhere. She said and I quote...'step away from the box Clare it looks nice as it is' and so that made me stop...LOL!

I will be back tomorrow with another little JOFY inspired project. I hope you can all join me.

Leandra Says:oh Clare, it looks perfect as it is. I often get asked about the crackle on top of gloss, so you have put that to rest too! Well done.

Gillian Says: Oooh love love love the finished project .. so pretty. Great idea using Crackle Glaze & Gloss Glaze .. gives a fab textured effect to the painted layers.

If you would like to join in this week's challenge and play along with Clare's techniques, then do link up your creativity here, and go in the draw to win some PA stamps of your choice! You need to link your entry by 17:00, Sunday March 9th 2014