Something Wicked

Happy Halloween, something is wicked.

Here in Denmark, we have taken Halloween to us and the kids love to dress up.

Here are my suggestions...

I am very fond of the little owl and I think that it is both creepy and funny.

The owl fit very good for this challenge.

I have used Tim Holtz Distress ink spiced marmalade, wilted violet, ground espresso, twisted citron, vintage photo and black soot. Carved halloween stamp, layering stencils batground and zigzag. Tag & bookplates and festive greenerry die. Remnant rubs curiosities. Archival ink jet black. Boneyard.
Brusho orange, lemon, purple, black and leafgreen. Silk ribbons, flowers and button.

Continued good Halloween night

Hugs, Susan

Link to Something Wicked

Paper Artsy Topic 20: Triptych

All displayed triptychs on Paper Artsy's Challenge are beautiful both old and new.

Leandra from Paper Artsy and her video tutorial is great and that inspired me to this triptych.

I found a piece of cardboard to my triptych and I used my brayer and rubber bands wrapped around a wood block to make patterns. The colors are tone in tone and is from DecoArt Fluid Acrylic, Yellow, Yellow Oxide and the dark color is Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide. On the blue pages are used a stencil with birch trees and the color is DecoArt Crafter's Acrylic Brilliant blue.
The strong women is From the Past stamp of Dina Wakley.
To appease my colors I have used Titan Buff.

First I made the whole page with black gesso, when it was dry I used a stencil I have cut and used Dylusions color Crushed grape as background. Titan Buff very dilute is used as snow. Below on the bottom is washi tape.

Thanks for visiting my blog and may you have a good day.

Hugs, Susan

Link to Paper Artsy 2015 Topic 20: Triptychs

PaperArtsy 2015 Topic 19: Faces Challenge

I was inspired by Darcy Wilkinson's beautiful portrait of Steve Garrigan.

The black and white and the slightly diffuse gave just the puff that I did this drawing in my journal from Moleskine with black paper where I have used PanPastel and stencil for numbers and feathers.

Thank you for visiting my blog, I hope you liked my post

Hugs, Susan

Link to PaperArtsy 2015 Topic 19: Faces Challenge

Oktober sneak peek - Rubber Dance Stamps

Her er sneak peek, og I kan se hele mit indlæg på den skandinaviske blog.

 Deltag i oktober udfordringen, på den internationale Rubber Dance blog, og du har mulighed for at vinde for over 200,- kr. stempler fra Rubber Dance Stamps

Tak for jeres besøg på min blog

Kram, Susan

Here's sneak peek, and you can see all my post on the Scandinavian blog.

Participate in the October challenge at the International Rubber Dance blog,
and you will have the opportunity to win a pile of stamps worth over 30$
from Rubber Dance Stamps, see more on the blog.

Thanks for your visit on my blog
Hugs, Susan

Art Journalling With Tim

It is a very long time since I've been on A Vintage Journey Blog, and DT have put up some amazing examples.

In my "coffee-Journal" (which still smells of coffee) I have created a page on cardboard as cover with TH stencil Flourish and Burlap with paste, I have painted with acrylic color, gesso, and blue. Various scraps from the pile and an old measuring tape found at a flea market. Scripture is from Handwritten Love die, with clear embossing powder, the picture is from Photo Booth and the small papers are from ephemera pack Expedition.

I wish you all a good day.

Hugs, Susan

Link to A Vintage Journey - Art Journalling With Tim

Rubber Dance Stamps - October Challenge

The summer will slowly disappear and the colorful autumn is coming.

I love the season.

I have used Collage Mix og Maple Leaves from Rubber Dance Stamps

Thanks for visiting my blog
Hugs, Susan

Link to Rubber Dance Stamps - October Challenge

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015 - October

I really enjoyed myself and got great inspiration from all halloween posts in craftyblogland.

I have used  #12 tag, gesso og acryl color.

Distress ink black soot, ground espresso, Distress spray stain twisted citron, Archival ink jet black, Graveyard used as stencil, Spooktacular die, Oddities, Loops, Occasions, Paper stash Regions Beyond, remnant rubs, Halloween trimmings, Ephemera pack Frightful, gaze.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Hugs, Susan

Link to Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015 - October
Link to Our Creative Corner - Halloween Horror

Art Journal Journey - Architecture

I wanted to make a fun journal page, and it's a loose page because it is painted on watercolor paper. I could not stop, so I made two pages.

ATC Backgrounds 2 from Rubber Dance Stamps.

Thanks for visiting my blog, and have a good day.

Hugs, Susan

Link to Art Journal Journey - Architecture

Top Hats and Moustaches - SanDee&amelie's Steampunk October challenge

October is equal to Halloween

All crafters are starting to show beautiful creations one after another. It is contagious, I also had to create a piece of holloween - with top hat and moustache.

SanDee&amelie's Steampunk October challenge

On my #12 tag I first used gesso and in the wet gesso, I have little bits of paper that the gesso acts as glue. When it is dry, I sprayed with Dylusions Fresh lime and London blue and rubbed it well into the ground. Then I stamped with Archival ink jet black and Watering Can to form different layers. Inktense Blocks, I used to make some of the colors a little deeper. Distress ink spiced marmalade, vintage photo, black soot and black embossing powder, I used to the edges and the background for the text. To highlight and give depth, I used drawing coal.

Stamps used: Andy Skinner - 7gypsies - PaperArtsy - Indigo Blu - Dylusions - HeroArts.

Tim Holtz framelits Skull blueprint

Flax fabric ribbon

Come and play in SanDee&amelie's Steampunk October challenge. 

Thank you for your visit and I wish you a nice day.

Hugs, Susan

PaperArtsy Pigment Powders Challenges

Thank you for a wonderful tour on your blog viewing the various pigments. It was very inspiring, I had to try it, and I ordered Brusho immediately. I have a few different watercolors, but none of pigment powder, so I was very curious to know how to work with these pigments.

My Brusho arrived and I tried them straight away, here are my tests.

They are amazing and I have to practise * LOL.

In my background, I have used Rubber Dance Stamps Collage  Mix

On the edges Distress ink Vintage Photo

Thank you for visiting my blog and have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs, Susan

Link to PaperArtsy Pigment Powders Challenge

Art Journal Journey - Through My Window #3

I think it would be great to wake up to sunshine and a whole field of flowers - right outside my bedroom window. Instead I use the large parks in the city and enjoying the many flowers and perennials that they get to grow there, so it is an advantage in many ways.

I've had fun with Dylusions acrylic colors, a charcoal  and black tush.

Thank you for your visit and I wish you a nice day.

Hugs, Susan

link to Art Journal Journey - Through My Window #3

September sneak peek #2 - Rubber Dance Stamps

Her er sneak peek #2, og I kan se hele mit indlæg på den skandinaviske blog.

 Deltag i september udfordringen, på den internationale Rubber Dance blog, og du har mulighed for at vinde for over 200,- kr. stempler fra Rubber Dance Stamps

Tak for jeres besøg på min blog

Kram, Susan

Here's sneak peek #2, and you can see all my post on the Scandinavian blog.

Participate in the September challenge at the International Rubber Dance blog,
and you will have the opportunity to win a pile of stamps worth over 30$
from Rubber Dance Stamps, see more on the blog.

Thanks for your visit on my blog
Hugs, Susan

Art Journal Journey - Through My Window #2

The eye is the window of the soul. 

the city's houses where you and I see in and out of our windows.

My # 2 version should be a bit like a dream. On my side is loaded gesso with brayer and afterwards I rubbed with watercolors.

Thank you for visiting my blog and I hope you will have a good weekend.

Hugs, Susan

Link to Art Journal Journey - Through My Window #2

September sneak peek #1 - Rubber Dance Stamps

Her er sneak peek #1, og I kan se hele mit indlæg på den skandinaviske blog.

 Deltag i september udfordringen, på den internationale Rubber Dance blog, og du har mulighed for at vinde for over 200,- kr. stempler fra Rubber Dance Stamps

Tak for jeres besøg på min blog

Kram, Susan

Here's sneak peek #1, and you can see all my post on the Scandinavian blog.

Participate in the September challenge at the International Rubber Dance blog,
and you will have the opportunity to win a pile of stamps worth over 30$
from Rubber Dance Stamps, see more on the blog.

Thanks for your visit on my blog
Hugs, Susan

Art Journal Journey - Through My Window

 It is a good challenge that the ladies at the Art Journal Journey September challenge, "through my window" came with.

I have long wanted to use my PanPastel, and now came the opportunity to illustrate the tree outside my window. I had already prepared a page with gesso and sprayed with a various of Tim Holtz colors. I think that it came to look neat, and I hope you too like my journal page.

Thank you for visiting my blog and I hope you will have a good weekend.

Hugs, Susan

Link to Art Journal Journey - Through My Window

Autumn thoughts

Now it's time to fly away towards the south for sun and warmth.

 Here I have made an easy #8 tag with leftovers from my Tim Holtz tag. The great stamps are from Rubber Dance Stamps, and I have used parts from these sets:

 Da Vinci, I Love Leaves and A Little Birdie.

The colors are distress ink and alcohol ink from Ranger and I have chosen 

May color scheme.

Thank you for visiting my blog

Hugs, Susan

Link to  Rubber Dance Stamps September Challenge

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015 - September

Tim's September Tag is thrilling, colorful and have a good technique with heavy gel.

I have kept my version in darker tones and I spent lots of gold.

I have used 8 # tag, black cardboard and gloss paper

Alcohol blending solution, alcohol ink, gold, juniper, 

sunset orange, demin and lettuce

Archival ink jet black

Distress ink hickory smoke, distress spray stain pumice stone and hickory smoke

Falling leaves stamp and flourish stencil

Trimmings black & cream and observations brands

Golden extra heavy gel

Vellum and brads

Thank you for visiting my blog and I wish you all a good day

Hugs, Susan

Link to Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2015 - September

SanDee & amelie's Steampunk Challenge 2015 september - "Tag it!"

Have you seen the new September challenge on SASPC where you can choose from vintage, industrial and/or steampunk ?.

I think it would be exciting to try vintage with a twist ... I admire all the scrappers who make very beautiful vintage layout and boxes, etc.

To stick to two colors throughout vintage project is for me very hard, I love the colors - hmm, I'm really happy how it came to look like.

It is probably not shown on my photos how much glitter I have used. * LOL

I love Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays, they are amazing.

I started to give my #8 tag gesso, when dry, I sprayed 3x each with Buccaneer bay blue and Tawny Turquoise from Lindy's, in between I dried with the heat gun to get the blue mica forward. Tim's lace stencil was used on top with black soot ink, it gave the femine look. Everything has got the three colors except for the gauze.
Sewing machine is a Sizzlits, and I have raised it with corrugated cardboard and foamtape. The small embroidered S has got perfect pearls pewter. Some of the edges got Inka gold hematith.
Silk ribbon is sprayed with Buccaneer bay blue, Tawny Turquoise and Tim's chipped sapphire spray. PaperArtsy stamp is stamped with archival ink jet black. The small text are from 7gypsies steampunk rubbings. Fra my stash come lace, gear and a small heirloom rose from Tim Holtz.

Thank you for visiting my blog and I look forward to see all your fantastic entries on SanDee & amelie's Steampunk Challenge "Tag it!"

Hugs, Susan

I think it would be exciting to participate whit my tag in "Gorgeous Texture" on the blog MMW
Link to Mixed Media World