A Teacup of Scrapisms

Friday, 24 July 2015

Paint Party Friday - Week 20 & Counterfeit Kit Challenge Challenge July #3

We had some news today that Hannah may have a placement here in our hometown which will take her to the end of her studies! We have our fingers crossed because that will mean she can move home. So by early next week we will know for sure!

I found this quote... and thought - YES, its perfect! Do you feel you can see in your minds eye what kind of visual would fit when in this kind of process? I do..... I think in pictures... and all I could see is a spiders web being beautifully and dutifully woven - every little strand into something of strength and endurance (and to our younger generations if may have a more contemporary meaning) .....
so here it is.....

Starting out with someTwinkling H20's

Kiwi

Spanish Moss
Olive Vine

Hunter Grey
waterwell brush
black outliners

You can find Paint Party Friday HERE

Here are links to my altered books:

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Counterfeit Kit Challenge #3

Alter an embellishment to use on your project!

I've chosen a black tag, and a tea-dyed kraft tag and punched out little hearts.

Then at first just swapped the hearts over for contrasting colours, but it wasnt enough...

so got two more tags and used a little butterfly die to dress them up a little

The end result is a little bookmark for the quote book.
(and I've put the others away in my stash)

Plus yet made another little page :)

(Hannah's favourite colour is blue)

You can find the challenge HERE

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Monday, 20 July 2015

Sunday Sketches

Sunday Sketches

I love getting comments about the curiosity of using older books and here are my thoughts....

The one thing I did have to get past when working in a vintage - or even antique book is the thought of altering it from its original state. It was very hard at first because it seems to form a piece of 'history' - this is true. There are some who might think it may be destroying a book, but that's very different to what I feel and not sure I'd use that word. My definition of that would be tearing it's pages out, or pulling its cover off to use elsewhere or use the pages for different projects and/or what's not needed - very very unfortunately thrown away. Wouldn't it be better though if an old unwanted book does get used in some way? It also has to do with being emotionally attached to a book too. There is no way I would alter a book in my own collection with generational or sentimental reasoning. The books I alter, I buy specifically with a purpose in mind. They are kept in its whole form,(I'm unable at this time to tear out pages) and lovingly given new purpose other than sitting in a forgotten dusty box or shelf somewhere just waiting till its time to come to be thrown away as 'old and dusty, smelly and unwanted. It's new form is loved, often remembered, given pride of place and the owner gets to feel the old beautiful book in their own hands. A new appreciation has begun even for a new generation in this very throw-away world.

For my daughter Hannah who works so hard to become what she has always wanted to do and living away from home, too often second guesses her abilities, this little quote book will be two things... a *little light when she is feeling low

*something she will treasure for the rest of her life and hopefully passed on to whoever may need it after her.

Sometimes I wonder if its best left without colour?

(now who's second guessing!!!)

Watercolour pencils and waterwell brush

Here you will find several links to vintage books I've altered for various purposes.

Find it HERE

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and....

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Sunday, 19 July 2015

Paint Party Friday, Counterfeit Kit Challenges and Our Beautiful World......

Paint Party Friday #19

Sometimes, I have left over paint on my waterbrushes and will slosh them over a spare page in the quote book...... so this is how this page grew...

Pretty much both pages looked like the one on the right. Simple almost childish right? How come flowers? Well, were two yellow splotches right in the middle of the page soaked through by a previous page's process, and its just what come to mind at the time and consequently forgotten about. Last night, finally arriving at this page, thought it needed dressing up and started to tear bits of scrap paper and added petals...

Watercolour pencils with waterbrush

and outliner....

Bit of fun :)

You can find PPF HERE

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Counterfeit Kit Challenges...

Use a tool that has not been used much with a technique..

Weeeell, I've got to say - other than the odd drying a page with my heat gun,

I've never really used my embossing powders with stamps (yeah, forget to use those too)

so set about something simple (and yet definitely need more practice!!!) with some little blue sparkly stars and managed another page for Hannah's quote book (boy I'm trying to whiz these out!!!)

Tried to keep the glue on the actual star part of the stamp, but there was some overspill... but that's okay... its suits the loose style of the work. I cant even tell you how long I've had that embossing power - years! Never opened till now!

Should really do a lot more....it was fun!!

This has been a great reminder!!

used up some alphas that were sparse on its page, the 'r' in 'stars' actually is an upside down 'j'!

Find it HERE

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Our Beautiful World #106

'LAYERS'

"Art Studio"

Where I spend every Wednesday afternoon....

layers of oil tubes ready to be tossed away... but still look beautiful laying spent.

A wonderfully creative space

Share your 'layers' photographic stories...

HERE

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'Let's Get Arty

the criteria is anything to do with books!

Saturday, 18 July 2015

SOC Week 6 - Orange + Orange + Blue

What a week we've just been through,

With work, I've been at the theatre for dance comps for very long hours,

and late last night it came to an end, as has our school holidays...

We had a very successful time with all our groups, solos and duets winning or placing and am very proud. So today (Saturday morning) for my last weekend off - I'm just going to enjoy my arts and crafts as a reward! (very big smile!)

One thing I really wanted to do is

SOC 5 Week 6 (sniff sniff - the final week)

I've really enjoyed these past 6 weeks .

When given the orange + orange + blue, immediately a little blue bird came to mind. LOL and got to say, it started out a disaster!! If I could have torn this page out - I would have! However, I've persevered and got it to a reasonable state. Its not perfect, but that's okay, I'll get better with more practice.