Posts Tagged ‘art’
Monday, September 10th, 2012
Been playing around with more new Halloween stamps from Inkadinkado.
I’m in love with the Voodoo Doll stamps, a cute witch and funky cat. I thought they’d make perfect shrink plastic charms so I stamped them on white shrink plastic using Staz-On ink, colored them with colored pencils, punched a hole for the jump rings and strung them on a chain. I also added a small domino with the word “Voodoo”.
This Death Head Moth stamp is spooky but also seemed a little vintage to me, like an insect specimen so I made a collage with a vintage feel with it. It’s on layers of pattern paper embellished with vintage lace, a vintage button and a chipboard label with brads.
This X-Ray of a Trick or Treat bag is just so evil! Along with the candy there is a razor blade in the apple, brass knuckles and a big knife. Probably not a stamp for everyone but I like twisted things so I think it’s really cool 🙂 I added some poison labels cut from some pattern paper and added the color tinting with small sponges and ink.
Tags:art, cards, charms, collage, creepy, dolls, goth, greeting, hallowee, halloween, inkadinkado, jewelry, moth, shrink plastic, spooky, vintage, voodoo
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
For this collage I used the raven and skull stamp from Inkadinkado on vintage book paper, it’s embellished with a binder clip and ink pen nib that’s dripping ink. The bottom border is black mesh ribbon, crepe paper and an embossed metal plate that says “nevermore”. I tied some hemp string with a hand and heart charm around the plate. I almost didn’t want to sell it I love it so much but I’ve listed it in my Etsy shop 🙂
Tags:art, assemblage, canvas, collage, crow, edgar allan poe, etsy, goth, gothic, halloween, mixed media, poe, shabby, skull, the raven, victorian
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Friday, August 3rd, 2012
This week over on Craft Gossip I did a review of Pentel art supplies.I really liked everything I tried especially the tube watercolors and the Hybrid technica pen. I used them to make a primitive witch collage for Halloween. I drew her in pencil on watercolor paper, used a Pentel water brush and watercolors to color her in then went over my pencil lines with the Hybrid pen, her hair was done with their Pocket Brush pen. I cut her dress, mask and hat from pattern paper.
I also used some of their gel pens and markers for a couple of cards.
This card uses stamps from Lawn Fawn colored with markers.
These stamps are from Inkadinkado and colored with gel pens.
Here’s a link to my complete review over on Craft Gossip if you’d like to check it out.
Tags:art, art supplies, butterflies, canvas, cards, collage, gel pens, gnome, insects, lady bug, mixed media, paints, pens, pentel, primitive, review, stamp, water color, witch
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
Continuing with an ocean theme, I made this mermaid collage. I’ve done lots of collage art with fairies inside jars and I thought why not a mermaid? So I turned the jar on it’s side and put actual sand in the bottom. I also added a background of vintage inspired map paper, a label, some actual small sea shells and a real working compass. Then I wrapped the entire canvas in some netting. I love how it turned out. I need to think of more things to capture in jars 🙂
This collage is currently available in my Etsy shop.
-Heather
Tags:, 3D, altered, art, assemblage, beach, canvas, captured, caught, collage, compass, fantasy, jar, map, mermaid, mixed media, ocean, paper, sand, sea, sea shells, trapped
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Thursday, July 26th, 2012
I love anything to do with the sea, under water animals totally fascinate me.
SAVE THE WHALES! 🙂
-Heather
Tags:altered, art, black and white, charm, dictionary, glass, illustration, jewelry, manatee, mixed media, necklace, ocean, octopus, page, paper, pendant, sea, soldered, vintage, whale
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Thursday, July 19th, 2012
I got out my bees wax last week and made some encaustic collages.
The first is on a small 3×3 canvas with a blue bird and cage on vintage music sheet paper and a quote from William Blake. I coated the entire front with melted wax and then wrapped the edges with ribbon and added a vintage wooden game piece.
This next one I wanted to look like a page from a naturalists notebook. It’s a small canvas board on top of a larger canvas board, both covered in wax. The quote is on fabric and I added some faux grass for the nest, some scrabble tiles, part of a wooden measuring stick and ink pen nib.
Tags:, altered, art, bees wax, bird, blue, canvas, collage, eggs, encaustic, mixed media, paper, quote, vintage, willam blake, yellow
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Saturday, July 7th, 2012
Here are some new soldered glass dictionary pendants made with some wonderful vintage dictionary illustrations. These are all currently available in my Etsy Shop.
Tags:altered, animal, art, artwork, black and white, definition, dictionary, etsy, illustration, jewelry, mixed media, natural history, nature, page, paper, pendant, solder, soldered, vintage, wild
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
I found the cutest little canvas boards at the craft store a few weeks ago! I’ve used the larger sizes for a long time and was thrilled to find these mini ones. I personally like boards instead of stretched canvas for a lot of projects, they are sturdy and “firm”, you don’t have that sagging in the middle of a regular canvas.
I thought they were the perfect size for magnets so I made a couple of birds and a fairy one too. Perfect for a little art on your fridge or file cabinet.
These are currently available in my Etsy Shop.
-Heather
Tags:3D, altered, art, assemblage, bird, blue, boards, canvas, cnavas, collage, fairies, fairy, mixed media, yellow
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Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Wanted to share a couple of William Blake inspired collages I made recently. I love this quote!
The first one is available in my Etsy shop, the smaller one has sold already.
-Heather
Tags:altered, art, assemblage, bird, blue, cage, canvas, collage, crown, crowned, fly, mixed media, music sheet, paper, quote, soar, tape measure, vintage, william blake, yellow
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
In many of the vintage books I find there is usually a sweet picture on the title page of a child or animal reading a book, these make some of my favorite pendants! I love to read and despite the fact that I cut up books for my art I do dearly love books. I always try to find books that are falling apart, unwanted and unloved so I can give them a new life.
Here’s a few new “reading” pendants, both are currently available in my Etsy shop. And be on the look out for lots more new pendants in the coming weeks, I’ve gotten several great books recently with some wonderful illustrations.
I adore this one, a boy reading to his dog…
Tags:altered, art, bibliophile, books, boy, charm, child, dog, glass, illustration, jewelry, librarian, necklace, pendant, read, reading, solder, soldered, vintage
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