Scrappy gals ATCs

hand drawn and coloured with watercolours and pieces of scrap paper by Basic Grey.

Satudays workout

Here's my entry for Saturdays Workout,, this week's theme is gesso or gessoed. It's a 4 X 4 page I did for a chunky book sometime back it was for the theme WHITE. I used images by artchix studio of an angel and gessoed over the whole finished image before adding embelishments.

This was the first time I had ever used gesso over any of my art work and I was little dubbious that I would ruin what I had done, but I think it came out just fine.

This page is now in a Chunky White Book amongst some greyt work by some greyt mixed media artists.

BE YOUR OWN ARTIST, NOT A 21ST CENTURY PIRATE !

MIXED MEDIA MONDAY

When in Rome, do as the Romans.

my late entry to MMM, theme travel. An ATC, background is the crackle technique with decoupage serviette glued on top and then vintage images.

ciao

joan

THRINCIE or THRINCY

Once, Twice, Thrice.................I thought I might as well go the whole hog and make a THRINCIE as well, 3" X 3". don't know if there is another name for 3" art squared but I thought I would nominate it a THRINCIE/ THRINCY. What do you think is best?

As I was making one I thought I would add it to the inchie and twinchie I did for

SMALL WORLD OF INCHIES challenge 'Celebration', so here they all are together.

bye for now

crafty

CELEBRATION

The challenge on this weeks SMALL WORLD OF INCHIES is CELEBRATION. I have done a GARDEN TEA PARTY as summer is here and the British love their outdoor parties, also I have used fairy images as I also think of Shakespeare's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.

Enjoy

crafty

TWINCHIES

This weeks challenge on WEDNESDAY STAMPER is TWINCHIES. What's a twinchie? well, it measures 2" X 2" double size to an inchie.

Background is with watercolours then stamped over and then a stamped butterfly and vintage image. As It's hot here in Italy I thought something colourful and summery.

have a greyt weekend

crafty

MIXED MEDIA MONDAY

TRY SOMETHING NEW is the challenge on MIXED MEDIA MONDAY today. Here's my contribution, this double page LO is for a scrapbooking chunky book about me, 4" X 4", well it's ages since I've really done any scrapbooking, actually years, so I tried to do it in my best mixed media way, this is the nearest I could come up with, to try and keep it to how their taste as, my mixed media isn't usually girly wirly, flowery, colourful enough.

I tried a new acrylic paint with micro pearls inside , same consitency and texture as that of a facial or body scrub, mixed it together with an acrylic blue irridescent . Lovley colour and texture but be warned ...............blinking difficult to then collage anything on top of it due the the surface not being smooth due to the micro pearls !!!!!!!!!!!!!! took me forever and a day to glue on my painted girls and writing.!!!!!!!!!!!! next time images and writing first and then micro pearls acrylic paint !!!!! learn't my lesson thanx to mixed media monday.

bye

crafty joan

PHUNKY DOLLS

Made these PHUNKY DOLLS last night, now to write out the patterns.

Special thanx to SUZI BLU and EMILY IPOLANI who have inspired me in my work.

These PHUNKY DOLLS are about 4" - 6 " tall, they can be filled with sand/ grit so they stand up or you can sew on a beaded loop so you can hang them or an attachment so that you can put them on you cell phone, bag, backpack etc you can even wear them as part of a necklace, brooch.

Now to think of names for these PHUNKY DOLLs

ciao

crafty Joan

PURRFECT FAMILY

Here's my contribution to the weekly challenge on the blog MAKE A MOO OR TWO. This week's challenge is CATS, my moos are handrawn and watercoloured.

ciao

craft

SUZI BLU

Look what I've found a SUZI BLU.
This gal and her art rocks and her Vlogs...........wow.
check her out.
ciao
crafty

TO BE ME

This is my first attempt at trying to do a mixed media painting, I just can't seem to be able to paint faces especially the shading part of it. This still has to be finished as I have to put some text onto it.

thanx to Suzi, Kelly and Diane who have been my inspiration and giving me a jump start in trying to have a go, specially Suzi and her Vlogs....... Thanx gals.

ciao

have a greyt day

crafty joan in italy

Goodies

Here' s what I got some ATC Kits .................just luv em.

and some dotee dolls I've made for swaps.

ciao ciao

crafty Joan

GOTHIC ARCH ATC SWAP

These are for another swap I'm participating in. I decided to take the plunge and sign up to swap-bot and I'm glad I did.

There is such a wide choice of swaps and a low number of swap partners which does not make me feel over whelmed by how many I have to make...................only problem.... I'm now hooked on swaps !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ciao
crafty joan in Italy

DOTEE DOLL " TUSCANY

This is a valentine dotee doll I made for a swap I'm participating in. This is the first dotee doll I've ever made and I am now hooked. I've named her TUSCANY due to the colours.

more ATCs. It's greyt to be back in a creative mood and producing.

have a greyt day

crafty joan

ATCs

Some ATCs that I've recently made 4 some 1-2-1 swaps. Has been absolutley ages since I've made any.

ciao

crafty joan

Hi everybody!

Have been absent from updating this blog for a while,but I've still been visiting all of you, and trust that you are all keeping well and being crafty.

Haven't been that creative lately so decided to make some ATCs for a cupcake swap I'm participating in.

ciao

crafty Joan

KARI'S ARTFUL BLOGGING PARTY

Today KARI aka ARTSYMAMA is having a ARTFUL BLOGGING PARTY where most of the guests on their blog have done a blogging tutorial . Go and drop in on her blog and see all the wonderful tutorials the bloggers are putting on their blogs.



I haven't had time to do a tutorial so I just thought I would send a post card to all the gals from Cesenatico in Emilia Romagna, Italy., but still keep it in the artistic theme. These postcards are of the Port in Cesenatico which was designed by Leonardo da Vinci, and all the old fishermen boat sails that you can see are painted. Part of the port has been made into a floating museum.

There is also a Cesenatico artist who uses the old ruined plain sails and does mixed media art on them ..........they look fantastic.

Well I'm off to have a butchers at all the blogs now, so no house work will be done today !!!!!!! don't tell hubby.
ciao
crafty joan in Italy

Believe ATC

Here is an ATC that will be winging its way to Australia.

Stamps by cherry pie and firecracker designs, stamped onto water colour paper and painted with watercolours. Images then applied onto a piece of vintage wallpaper and some paper flowers added.

Shabby Chic Matchbox swap.

Hi there, Natash Burns from downunder is hosting a Shabby Chic Matchbox swap, see her blog for details. Sign up day ending 15.06.2007 posting out by 22.06.2007. Seems there are a whole nice bunch of swappers taking part.

have a greyt day

crafty joan