GlitterAngel Art

more houses

I still haven't found the lighthouse one, but here are the last 3 anyway :)

more houses....

The first house is quite simple really, some patterned paper for the background, then I drew round a chipboard bird on some text paper, drew in the details and added a bit of copper shimmer.  The middle card is stamped in different distress inks, then I added some stickles glitter to the tree leaves.  The last one is made from metal sheet, coloured with alcohol inks, then stamped and embossed with copper glitter ep.

The first house here was actually the first one I made.  The background is ecoline inks, then the roof is actually very textured.  It's blobs of a cheap glossy accents type stuff I bought that is so rubbish it doesn't dry clear!  So I used it for the roof to give a 3d effect, then coloured it with some copper paint.  The house details are just stamped.  The middle house is also very textured and very shimmery.  The tag is simply stamped with stazon, and I highlighted the egg with irridescent medium.  The background is glass bead texture paste, ecoline inks and tons of mica powders.  The last house was walnut inks, stamped leaves in Stazon, then a bit of copper embossing.

The first house here is one of my faves.  The stripey background is different chalk inks, then I punched out the circle.  Behind it is the stamped bird image which is covered by some mica tile. The roof is edged with copper tape, and the little number plaque is fimo clay, with a stamped number and some mica powder.  The middle house is very simple - text stamped with white ep, then the swirls are drawn with a white pen.  The house on the right is an ecoline ink background, with gold embossed swirls.  The image is stamped in brown stazon and edged with black marker pen.  The roof is just brown card with some hand drawn swirls.

Hmm, I am missing a lighthouse, so will post that later.  The house on the left is embossed with a green two tone ep for the harlequins, then the text is a pearly gold ep.  The butterfly is on acetate with mica powder painted on the reverse.  The house on the right is alcohol inks on photo paper, stamped with stazon, then the main image is on acetate and has been stitched on.

I haven't received my houses back from the swap yet, but I'll share them when they arrive. 

Little Boxes on the Hillside swap

I recently took part in the Little Houses on the Hillside swap, such a fantastic swap with so many talented people.  Check out all the other houses on the website: http://www.ryan-kesler.com/swaps/littleboxes/

Here are my little houses:

I really tried to use a variety of techniques on my houses.  The first one is stamped and embossed with brown ep, the middle one is embossed with a cuttlebug folder, then the heart is fimo clay, stamped with a script stamp, then I rubbed over it with mica powder, the one on the right is really textured, I used, crumpled tissue paper, glass texture paste, alcohol inks, ecoline and mica powders to create the effect, then the image is stamped onto more tissue paper with stazon.

The first house here is cut out of cream card, then I put some book text behind the window.  The 'splodges' are walnut inks, then I stamped the lizard with stazon.  The middle house was created with some book text, then I added some gesso with a credit card, then some shimmer mists and mica powders - it really shimmers irl. Then I added the plaque and edged it with Krylon pen.  The house on the right was made from some old ledger paper,  I distressed it with distress ink, then the main stamping is with Stazon.  I added some stickles glitter to her crown, then some Paperartsy german scrap to the roof.

I'll be back later with a few more.....

Photos from Paris and Versailles

Well I promised to share a few piccies from the lovely birthday weekend I had in Paris.  I hadn't realised that the Palace of Versailles was actually only about 20km from Paris - the taxi driver that picked us up from the airport told us that it was a great place to visit on the train for the day.  We only watched the Marie Antoinette film recently so thought that a day there would be a great idea.  It was well worth the trip and we will certainly be going back again for another visit soon.

The Mona Lisa is actually quite unimpressive in real life!

One of the fountains at Versailles.

View of the Palace from the gardens.

My new Studio

Well, studio is a bit of a grand name for it.  It's actually a corner of my room!  I've just moved back to London, and have a gorgeous room in a house which is in part of a converted church.  As you can see, it's a lovely light place to work from.  I'm very happy to be back in London.  I shall still run my classes in Bromsgrove once a month, but I'll also be looking for a venue in North London to hold some classes too.

Now I'm back up and running, I'll be back to posting some of my work for you to see.  I've also got some lovely photos from my recent trip to Paris, so I'll share some of them too, in particular we went to the Palace of Versailles which was AMAZING!

Remember me!

Well it's been a while since I've had a chance to post anything.  There's so much going on in my life at the moment.  I've just been made redundant from my job (something I've known about since before Christmas),and as I haven't been able to find anything paying a decent salary in the Midlands, I've decided I'm going to have to move back down to London.  I'm partly excited about this, as all my friends and family are there, but I know it's going to be a lot of hassle for my boyfriend and I to spend time together, particularly as he has his kids most weekends.  So, just to make things simple while I've got all that going on, I decided to start teaching cardmaking classes locally and doing a demo at the local Hobbycraft on top of the weekends in Spain I already do!

The first class was on Saturday, and it was absolutely lovely.  Such a nice group of ladies and we managed to get through everything I had planned.  The classes are at The Jinney Ring, which is a local craft centre, and the classroom is lovely to work in.  Unfortunately I had a stinking cold, so I hope I didn't pass on my germs to anyone, but despite that, I really enjoyed the day and can't wait for the next one.  I've decided to carry on with the classes there and have one every six weeks or so, then once I'm settled in London I will also look for a suitable venue there so I can teach the same class twice, once in Bromsgrove then again in London the following week. 

Anyway, as you can imagine, I haven't done much crafting for myself while preparing for the class, so this afternoon I made a start on the huge list of cards I need to make.  Firstly I made my Father's Day card:

And I made the finishing touches to a little Ikea drawer unit I've been making for my little 2 year old niece to keep all her hair accessories in:

I've got lots more cards on my list, so I'll be back later - oh and of course I've got to crack on with my little houses for the swap I'm in, oh yes, and even more, I am in another challenge to alter a deck of cards, and the aces need to be completed this month.  Phew.  Good job I don't have a job to go to in the morning lol

Sneak peak

I'm just about ready to go for the first workshop, so thought I'd give you a sneak peak of some of the cards we're going to cover.  Now I've got these done, I'm hoping to have some time for challenges, plus I've signed up for a little house swap, and an altered card deck challenge, so I really have got a big to do list!

The above cards are using masking techniques to put the little element in front or behind the main image.

 

 

Unmounted stamp storage

I just got this revolving unit from Tesco's which is perfect for storing my CD cases of unmounted stamps.  I've got it just behind my desk, and it's lovely to just reach behind me and spin it to find the stamp I want.  It takes 144 CDs, and I'm rather embarrassed to admit that there are only a few spaces left :)

 

Cardmaking Classes in the Midlands

 

I'm about to start running cardmaking classes at The Jinney Ring Craft Centre, Hanbury, Near Bromsgrove.

The first one will be on the 7 June, and will cover stamping techniques.  I've designed some really lovely cards to teach, so it should be a fun day.  Although I will go through the basics, it's not just for beginners, I've included lots of tips and techniques so even someone that's been cardmaking a while will still learn something new, and come away with lots of ideas (and a great selection of finished cards covering a range of ocassions).  Although the main focus will be stamping, we'll also explore a few other techniques such as doodling and distressing.

The second class will probably feature the altered slide mailers and stampbord hangings I've been making recently, but I've got to confirm the date for that one.

The class will be from 10am to 4pm, and The Jinney Ring is a lovely setting with a fabulous classroom.  If you'd like to book a place or get more details, please email or ring me (07841 595 142). 

Sharon x

TGIF - Acetate

This weeks challenge on Thank God it's Friday is to use an acetate in your piece.  I made this ATC featuring a gothic window (Paperartsy) on acetate over my favourite angel stamp, which has been coloured with Twinkling H20s, Ecoline and some irridescent medium, together with a touch of stickles glitter on her wings.  You can't see the shimmer in this photo unfortunately which is a shame: