Endless Love - Teresa Sherman - Tera

 Hallo,
    I have a fun project to show you today - I made this hanging with a very fun image by Teresa Sherman called 'Endless Love'
   I colored the image with prismacolor pencils and used some glitter on the fairies wings and the dragons teeth and claws. I just love this image - I have colored them up several different ways.
  I made up an encaustic wax piece for the layer behind the image (painting with hot wax using an iron)
  Then I mounted both layers onto a matt board and added some silver stickers and faux pearls.
I used a silver metallic pen to edge all the layers.
  I used a red ribbon hanger just to add a bit more red to bring out the heart a bit :)
   All for today!!! Take Care!!!
      Tera
 

Pirate Captain Mermaid by Janine

Hello SPSlovers,

Its Wednesday en that means time for a project from me ..Janine

Most people knows there a lots and lots of beautiful images in the store..and its always hard to choose what i am going to choose.

But i love to use different artist and decide to go this time for Elaine Cox

I colored the image with copic marker, sorry i really dont know the numbers

but i will try to wright it down on a paper,hihihi

I hope to see you next week...eh..i hope you come and take a look what i made for next wednesday

Ching Chou Kuik's Jeweled....by Ria

Happy Tuesday Sweet Pea's,

here I am again showing you first one of my early morning colourings. This time I worked with Ching Chou Kuik's Jeweled...

I coloured her with my aquapromarkers and Cosmic Shimmer waterpaints. They have perfect metallic waterpaints so they give you an awesome effect.

And this is the card that I made with her. I kept it clean and simple for me. Just added some lace, a bow and some buttons.

Ching Chou Kuik's Jeweled...

I hope you enjoyed my inspiration.

hugs Ria

Heart Stitches Notebook Featuring Katerina Koukiotis' Heart Stitches Digital Image

Linda Tagg Mixed Media/2015

Heart Stitches Notebook

Katerina Koukiotis' Heart Stitches Digital Image

3" x 5" Index Card Notebook

Spectrum Noir Markers

String

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Blow Me a Kiss - Sande's viw

Hello eveyone!

Sande here with you today showing a card 

I have made by using this adorable image by

  Lynne Stansbery called "Blow me a Kiss".

Isn't she just adorable!!! 

I have colored her with Copics.

 You can find this Beauty at the Sweet Pea Stamps store 

as a digital form only.  

There is much more fabulous images at Sweet Pea Stamps so don't forget to pop over!

Hope you'll get some inspiration here and create something great!

Don't forget to come back every day and see other DT's outstanding creations!

Hugs, Sande xx

Hope - Jane's View

Sweet Pea Stamps

Today is my day to showcase and image from Sweet Pea Stamps and I have chosen to work with the beautiful image 'Hope' by Rebecca Sinz which is available from the Sweet Pea Store in both rubber and digi.

I have not made any of my candles recently and now seem to be on a bing with them.  I did one a couple of weeks ago, this one today and another one in the pipeline which I am trying to do a video tutorial on - that is a challenge in itself lol.  Anyway, here is todays candle :)

So many folks ask how I do these candles hence the trying to make the video but in the meantime I will do my best to explain the basics.  I start by using temporary adhesive spray on a piece of paper about 220gms in weight and then lay the tissue paper over the top doing my best to avoid any wrinkles.  Next I trim the excess tissue paper off so it will run through my printer with no issues.  To prepare my wrappers I use a template I made of the candle sizes I use regularly.  I then browse through my photos to find a suitable background.  For this wrapper I used two images, the sky was a photo I took in the Maldives on my 25th Wedding Anniversay - a fabulous second honeymoon lol, and for the foreground I used a beach scene taken while lying on my belly to get the rocky outcrop.  Next, in Photoshop, I imported the two images and removed the sections I did not want, here it was all the see and sky from the beach photo so I was only left with the rocky outcrop which I thought would be perfect to place the digi on.  Next I removed all the background from the digi so I was left with the equivalent of a .png image which I could then hand colour in line with the Terms of Use of most of the image we use these days.

I use crayons to colour my candle wrapper images as I find they work the best, this one was coloured with Faber Castelly Polychromos

And here is the image fully coloured.

Next I tried something new and tried rubber stamping a gold border, sentiment and a floral design to represent stars.  The sentiment worked fin and the flower stars were not to bad but the border was a disaster.

When working with candles it is imperative to think of fire safety, I would so hate to be the cause of a fire in somebody's home from one of my candles, so I have a couple of produces which are totally safe for decorating.  One is a gold dust and the other is a water based varnish.  To cover up the rubbish gold border I used the gold dust and tried to get a a vibrant distressed look.  This was applied with a soft sponge for the top and then I used a wide paintbrush to sweep around the upper section of the wrapper. To balance the gold out I added some more to the rocky outcrop at the bottom of the candle. Finally a quick layer of the candle water based varnish to add a shine and all done :)

Ingredients:-

• Image - 'Hope' by Rebecca Sinz
• Colouring Medium - Faber Castelly Polychromos
• From my Stash - gold dust, candle varnish and the candle.

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you have a happy crafting time ahead of you :) xx

Love Birds by Karen Middleton

Love Birds by Karen Middleton

These birdies are just the most precious little things.

They are set in spring but it snowed on them which can happen in early spring.

 I used Distress Inks and a snow paste that I made myself. 

By Terry Quinn

http://www.terrysagapecreations.blogspot.com

Featured Artists - Joanne Schempp - Erin Irish Mermaid

Good Morning,

For todays inspirational post I've used the gorgeous Sweet Pea rubber stamp
Erin Irish Mermaid by Joanne Schempp

You can find the rubber stamp in shop HERE
and she's also available as digi stamp HERE

I've used a photo frame.
Made the background with inks on tule.
Coloured the image with distress inks, pencils and twinkling h2o's.

MATERIALS:
Photo frame, cardstock blue and creme, tule, ink refills, distress markers, twinklin h2o's, colour pencils, leaves, flowers, sea shell, beaded string.

For more rubber stamps by Joanne Schempp visit the Sweet Pea Stamps shop HERE or
if you prefer digi stamps go HERE

I hope you enjoyed my project

We have a verry nice and friendly group on facebook and we would love to see your make with any of the Sweet Pea Stamps.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sweetpeastampsfriendsandfans/

See you again next week

Huggsss, Angelique

Artist Week Nataliya's View

 Good day my Friends. Here is another card that i made for Sweet Pea Stamps. As you may know it's week of the Artist - Joanne Schempp. time from time i like to make cards for a Man, so this Pirate image just prefect for that. Image call "Ancient One". He is gorgeous, isn't it?

 Here is some close up photos on the details. For the backing paper i use MS punch

 Then i did some stamping and die cutting

Everything is distressed with ink.
Nataliya

Artist of the Week Lynne Stansberry, Come Hither

 Here's an awesome Sweet Pea stamps image called Come Hither from artist Lynne Stansbery.   I just love this sexy lady looking back over her shoulder for her man.  How beautiful is that?  I am using some gorgeous papers from Paper Temptress to complete this card.

 

Here's a wonderful close up of the image which is currently on sale in the store as a digi stamp.

Be sure and check out all of the other gorgeous images from Lynne at the Sweet Pea store.  She makes all sorts of realistic images as well as cutesy images.  Also, take a peek at our group over on Facebook, we have a Sweet Pea Stamps Friends and Fans group where you are welcome to share your creations, join in challenges and see tons of wonderful creations.  Drop by!

Artist of the week Joanne Schempp - Tera's view

 Hallo,
   I really love how this project turned out!!!  I have been playing with encaustic wax painting lately but some how my paper arts/rubber stamping addiction always has to get in on the action :)
  I first built up many layers of wax - painting first several clear layers and then alternating colored layers with clear to get the backround the way I wanted it.
  Next I used a transfer technique for the ship - made a large copy onto regular printer paper and rubbed it into the wax - then wetting the paper somewhat rubbed off the paper which leaves just the image in the wax.
  The pirate I had colored with prismacolor pencils onto Neenah 'desert storm' which is a smooth kraft cardstock and I layed him on top of a warm layer of wax and added several layers of wax ontop of him to hold him in place.
  Both images are by Joanne Schempp - 'The Black Pearl' and 'Ancient One' and are both available as rubber stamps and as digis' (and believe it or not I have both versions of both...)
  Lastly I added a couple oyster shells and a black pearl and gold sword make with clay (the sword with a mold)
  All for today - Take Care
     Tera

Artist of the week: Joanne Schempp by Janine

Hello followers,

It is artist of the week at SPS and i choose Wild Thing from Joanne Schempp

I decide to take my copic markers instead of the distress markers, not easy to switch.

I hope you like it

Joanne Schempp's Love Lace- by Ria...

Happy Tuesday.....

ohh Spring really is starting overhere in Holland soo a good reason for a nice bright early morning colouring with Love Lace by Joanne Schempp.

I coloured her with Alcohol markers and pencils.

And here is my finished card :) I used the same bright coloured papers from Polkadoodles for this as the matched perfectly together with my colouring of Love Lace....

Love Lace by Joanne Schempp...

I hope you enjoyed my view on Joanne Schempp's artwork.

hugs Ria

Artist of the Week - Joanne Schempp - Sande's view

Hello all you lovely crafters!

Sande here with you today. 

We are having a Artist Week and this time we are showing art work by Joanne Schempp. 

I have used her fabulous image called "Lady Bug" and colored her with my Copics. 

 You can find this Beauty at the Sweet Pea Stamps store 

as a rubber stamp and a digital.  

There is much more fabulous images at Sweet Pea Stamps so don't forget to pop over!

Hope you'll get some inspiration here and create something great!

Don't forget to come back every day and see other DT's outstanding creations!

Hugs, Sande xx

Artist Week - Ancient One - Jane's view

Sweet Pea Stamps

Today is my day to showcase and image from Sweet Pea Stamps and I have chosen to work with the beautiful image Ancient One by Joanne Schempp which is available from the Sweet Pea Store in both rubber and digi.

I have not tried mixed media like this before so be gentle with me :) :) I am in awe of some of the mixed media projects I have seen on the web and just could not resist giving it a go.  To begin with I printed my image, well two as I was thinking about having another Joanne Schempp image of the sail ship in the background but had not totally made up my mind.  The idea soon flew out the window and I decided I did not need it.

 Next I raked out a whole load of dies and double cut them using stiff white card.  The dies I used were Tattered Lace Retro Alphabet, Memory Box Splash Border which I cut up into two sections and also used the spiral excess bits of the die and finally Marianne Designs Creatables Anchor.  I also added some Flower Soft and some bead and metal shells.

 I don't have many supplies for this sort of project as not much is available in Saudi Arabia, or a least I have not seen many products around but I do have some white acrylic paint so that is what I used to paint over the background ready for airbrushing with Promarkers later.  Next I coloured the image with just one colour of blue Promarker, trying to build up the colour but using several layers.

 Onto the background, I first masked my coloured image and set to with the airbrushing in two colours of blue, one was Bluebell but I can't remember what the other was lol - afraid I was having to much fun to remember to write down what I had used.

 Next I stippled some PVA glue in areas and then stippled with silver bronzing powder on top. I added lots of Pearl and Silver Liquid Pearls to the digi.

Not quite happy with the digi so using the darker of the two blues I used for the background I added a bit more depth to him.  Finally I added a silver ships wheel charm and three brads. A blast of Crafters Companion Silver Varnish and all done.  This decorated mat was then mounted on a silver mirror card mat, a navy corrugated mat and then a mauve mat. The group was them attached to my navy card blank.

For the inside of the card I used Spellbinders Labels 1 and a Spellbinder embossing folder.  A bit more of the silver bronzing powder and another anchor completed this section.

 And here we have it - a rather funky man card.  For a first attempt I am pretty pleased with myself and most of all I had amazing fun, getting covered in paint and glue I felt like a kid all over again, such a fun day :) :) :)

Ingredients:-

• Image - Ancient One by Joanne Schempp
• Colouring Medium - Promarkes, acrylic paint
• Dies - Tattered Lace Retro Alphabet, Memory Box Splash Border, Marianne Designs Creatables Anchor and Spellbinders Labels 1
• Embossing Folder - Spellbinders Seashells
• From my Stash - Silver Bronzing Powder, Liquid Pearls, shells, metal shells, ship wheel charm and brads

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you have a happy crafting time ahead of you :) xx

Mitzi Sato-Wiuff's Whimsical Little Leprechaun - by Angelique

Good morning, it's saturday again, 

Time for a new project

When the weather is bad, my daughter goes to school by train, instead of pushbike.

So we always save up small change / coins to pay her ticket

We used to put it into a clear clean boring glass jar, so I thought it was time to alter

another empty instant coffee jar and turn it into a money jar

I've used the rubber stamp: Whimsical Little Leprechaun by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff

You can find it in shop HERE

MATERIALS:

Empty jar, gesso, acrylic paint, guilding wax, 3d stamp paint, some coins, stencil, distress inks/markers, twinkling h2o's

For more rubber stamps by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff visit the Sweet Pea Stamps shop HERE

We have a verry nice and friendly group on facebook and we would love to see your make with any of the Sweet Pea Stamps.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sweetpeastampsfriendsandfans/

I hope you enjoyed my project

See you again next week

Huggsss, Angelique

Easter Daffodil

Karen Middleton's Easter Daffodil at Sweet Pea Stamps

Isn't he just the cutest little thing?  I want to smooch his sweet little ducky face.

He is perfect for a cheery Easter card for someone you love.

I used Copic markers and Polychromo's colored pencils to color him up. I used chalks for his background.  

Thanks, Terry Quinn   http://www.Terrysagapecreations.blogspot.com