Designs by Ryn and 2 Classes!

 I was again given some gorgeous stamps from Ryn, owner of Designs by Ryn.

 

This time I got 2 Faerie Stamps..... a Christmas one and one with gorgeous butterfly-like wings.

 

It's hard to understand this one from the picture. Ever try to take a picture of a MIRROR???

 

I remember the shot on FB long ago of a guy trying to sell his dining room table on Ebay, I think. Anyway, he mistakenly took the picture of the table with a large mirror behind it....in the NUDE.

 

Well, long story short....no pun intended....it wasn't his best idea. A reflection in a picture is sometimes not a great asset to the picture!

 

 

The Faerie is stamped on gessoed Shrink Plastic. I lightly set the Jet Black Archival Ink with the heat tool and then cut it out. I wanted to leave a border in this case.

 

Then I used various Distress Markers and Tombow Markers to color her in.

 

Shrink the piece and edge with Copper Stickles.

  

 

 

This shows the mirrored paper better.

 

If you haven't seen the new Mirrored sheets from Idea-ology....OH MY! They are amazing!!!

 

I got a couple of sheets and hadn't yet figured out what to do with them, but I thought a Christmas ornament here would be kind of cool.

 

So, using the green ornament from Graphic 45  Nutcracker Suite Stickers, I cut a piece of the Mirrored Paper and added it to the back.

 

The SP piece is glued onto the mirror and layered up with pop dots. I added the Jewels and Silver Nailheads for more bling.

 

The  Gingerbread Delights paper is hit with some Tea Dye Distress Ink and added to a chipboard ATC for the background.

 

Last add some gold lame trim to the top and bottom.

 

 

 

 

This Faerie was stamped on Specialty Stamping Paper with Black Soot Distress Ink and embossed with clear Super-Fine Detail Embossing Powder.

 

 

Both the background and stamped paper are sprayed with Perfect Copper and Turquoise Perfect Pearl Mists.I wanted the Faerie to be "slightly blue and sparkly." I also used markers for coloring in spots.

 

Then I used Perfect Medium Pen and colored inside different sections and pounced various colors of dry Perfect Pearls into the spaces.

 

 

 This is taken with very different light to show the copper and turquoise mists on the paper. They don't show up well in a regular photo.

 

I cut out and punched the background paper and layered it all onto a gorgeous yellow-orange piece of paper.

 

 

The flowers are cut from Crinoline and painted with Dylusions Inks and highlighted with Ice Stickles. The center flower is also painted and diluted with water to spread the color.

 

The leaves are hand-cut from Sticky Back Canvas and decorated with Dark Chocolate Liquid Pearls and Silver and Gold Stickles.

 

The Enchanted Wordstrip phrase from The Darkroom Door collection Art de Fleur is layered onto black chipboard.

 

Penmarks add a border to the edges.

Now, the info on the classes are as follows.....the Standing Curio and Embossed Metal Canvas classes are on for October 20th at the Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington, IL.


And they're scheduled for Nov. 3rd in Moline, IL.

These are both great projects for Christmas gifts. So Save the Dates!

 

 

So my Friends in ART, check out the various links here, and look at Ryn's wonderful stamps.

 

Linda

The Olde Curiosity Shoppe Cabinet

Well, of course, to say this collection from Graphic 45 is right up my alley would be and understatement.

 

I don't know how I resisted cutting into these papers as long as I did, but here is what finally came to bear from my thoughts and ideas, my collaboration with the Man with the Tools, and some help from a really cool cabinet I found at Gordman's.

 

It was black and had just the middle section when I found it.

 

  

The bottom portion I've hoarded for a "decade".....as Erin and I clarified yesterday for meaning when I told her "I'd been experimenting and dying my hair for decades, so I KNEW what I was doing!"

 

 Don't we all???

 

 

  The top pieces were a laser-cut wooden frame I cut apart with Bill's help. It's painted with Liquid Pearls.

 

You can see the fussy-cut Butterflies here and there accented with Glossy Accents.

 

 This detail shows the Cash Keys on Link Chain with Screw Eyes to form a dangle.

 

 

  Lots of different types of bottles and some actual vintage "lick and stick" labels here in the right hand corner. I bought them many years ago...site unknown at this moment!

 

The G45 labels are cut and many are colored with TomBow markers, some are left alone with just a bit of Distress Inks for depth.

 

 

I LOVE the Eyes and Glasses. A bit of color to make them stand out more.

 

That is done to ALL the papers that are fussy-cut. So you will see a definite difference in how they began generally. 

 

  The Tim Holtz PulleyWheels have a chain and jump ring attached to the Flying Pig and the Clock Key.

 

They're attached with a screw eye in the middle for stability.

 

 

When coloring the papers, I usually use the same color pens and just add more color + shadows.

 

There are lots of papers and stickers layered up with chipboard all over the piece.

 

 

The Diamond paper is one of my all-time favorites for background from Communique and trim pieces from Bird Song and Playtimes Past.

  

There's also Staples Flowers and Stamped Metal Brads thrown in here and there. 

 Just another shot of the top.

 

The colors are  REALLY  enhanced with the  Glossy Accents  and markers. 

 

  The Death Microbe bottle on the top right is an actual vintage bottle and cork with some sort or "residue" still in it....ew.

 

The label is cut from  G45  papers though.

 

 

 

And these are the flowers on the back.

 

 

 

This bottom piece was an old bath salts box.

 

 

 And had to show you this shot of the birdcage! It's one of my favorite elements.

 

That's all I can think of, if you have any questions, just email or shoot me a  question on FB.

 

I've been trying to answer them as best I can. So don't give up.

 

I'm here to serve!

 

Linda

 

Earrings and Stamps......whadayathink?

Short and Sweet today....

I was just playing around the other day with some stamps...

and some spray inks....

and some markers...

and some earring findings...

and this is what I got!

Now you can see, I added a crystal to the earrings, for just a bit more bling.

They do sparkle more than the picture shows.

But the project was too fun.

These little darlings are sitting next to a 1" diameter button.

You can't see the holes in the "eye" charms, but they're there.

The little gal could be used on a pin or necklace....use your imagination.

I stuck her on my CHA badge..it had to be done!

 I need a little more practice with the designs, but they were definitely fun to play around with.

These, of course, are Dylan's Dylusions stamps.

I started out with a paintbrush and her Dylusions Spray Inks for color, and jumped around with Tim Holtz and Tombow markers of various sorts to get the colors I wanted.

Let me know what you think.

Guess what they're stamped on....

Linda