Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 - April

I made 2 birds one that is painted black and one who has been smeared with color from my new crayons.

My paper scraps are cut and glued on the black bird.

Finally painted with Royal coat.

I have used:

8# manila tag, distress woodgrain cardstock and paper scraps

Distress ink black soot, iced spruce, walnut stain and ground espresso

Distress spray stain ground espresso

Bird silhouette die, Crayons and classics #9 stamp

Mirrored star, arrow adornments, ruler ribbon, remnant rubs vial labels and small talk

Black gesso, acrylic paint buff titanium, Royal coat dimension, silk ribbon and sissors

Link to: Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2016 - April

Thanks for visiting and I wish you a good day.

Hugs, Susan

Inspired by Roxanne Coble - ByBun

It has been a great inspiration to participate in Roxanne Coble - ByBun's Creatures online Art Journal class. Roxanne is an amazing artist, illustrator and educator and her journal spead and mini books are poetic and tell lots of stories.

It has also been fun to see what the other participants in the class are doing with their journal pages. They do not lack imagination, and I think they have had just as much fun as I've had.

Here are my first step, I work in an old book that has photos in black / white and have a bit heavier paper pages.

Then it's just going wild and crazy with the colors. 

Here is my second attempt ...

Thanks for visiting my blog and hope you like my journal pages ;-)

Hugs, Susan

My Interview on The Paper Crafting Magazine

Hello dear readers and followers.

Today The Paper Crafting Magazine is bringing an interview with me.

I am Guest Designer this year and I am presenting projects within Steampunk, gunge, mixed media and goth.
You can read more in the interview and you can also read interviews with other Guest Desingners here.

I wish you a fantastic afternoon

Hugs, Susan

Helen Allen and Rubber Dance Stamps - Mushroom Notebooks

Notebooks for Nature lovers

Hi this is Susan from DT Rubber Dance. I have had the great pleasure of using Helen Allen's video tutorial and the Rubber Dance Mushroom stamp set, that are sold together. Helen is very careful to tell and show each step of the process, so that everyone can participate, and is clearly recommendable.

The Mushroom stamp set and 10 video tutorials can be purchased both at Helen's Etsy Shop and on Rubber Dance Stamps website, and there are links to both below. There is also a link to Helen's intro video.

Link to Helen´s Etsy Shop

Link to Rubber Dance Stamps website

Link to Helen´s intro video

Thanks for stopping by my blog

Hugs, Susan

SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges - MouseTime

This month at SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges I have made a mousetrap.

It's a thing I've thought about for a while, and now I could not wait any longer. 

First I painted the background black and the metal has been prepared in vinegar and salt water for several days. The gears are cut in grunge board.

The little spider is made from rusted wire.

I have used:

DecoArt Media gesso white and black, texture sand paste, crackle paste

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics paynes gray and quinacridone gold

DecoArt Media Antiquing Cream, english red oxide, corbon black and patina green

Americana decoupage matte

Andy Skinner Toxic stamp

Tim Holtz gear, scrap and grunge board

Mousetrap and found items

Thanks for visiting my blog and I look forward to see your project on

SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges

 I wish you a nice day.

Hugs, Susan

Happy Easter

I'm sitting on my Easter egg

waiting for the Sun

and Summer Fun...

I have fantasized on a great Rubber Dance Stamp, with my new crayons...

Happy Easter to you all good readers. May you have a wonderful holiday.

Lots of hugs from Copenhagen

Rubber Dance Stamps - Marts Sneak Peek #2

 Kære bloglæsere dette er mit sidste Marts indlæg!

Du kan stadig nå at deltage i Rubber Dance Stamps udfordringen.

Husk at farverne er: Grøn, hvid og orange og temaet er St. Patrick's Day.

Her kan du se mit indlæg.

Du har chance for at vinde for 20 euro, som du kan vælge stempler for i

Rubber Dance Stamps Webshop.

Husk du får 15% rabat på dit samlede stempelkøb ved at bruge koden susan2016.

Tak for at du tog dig tid til at besøge min blog og jeg ønsker dig en god dag.

Kram, Susan.

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Dear blog readers, this is my last post in March!

You can still participate in Dance Rubber Stamps challenge.

Remember that the colors are: green, white and orange, and the theme is St. Patrick's Day.

Here you can see my post.

 You have the chance to win 20 euros, you can choose stamps for in

Rubber Dance Stamps WebShop.

Remember you get 15% off your total stamp purchase using code susan2016.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and I wish you a good day.

Hugs, Susan.

PaperArtsy Challenge Art Dolls Topic 5 - 2016

It's beautiful Art dolls that appear on PaperArtsy blog, they are very inspiring.

Gabrielle Price's art clay doll is really beautiful, so it was the doll that got me started with my houses. I have long had these houses and doubted what I needed to do with them, and now why not transform them into a pair of Twin Doll houses!!

I have used my deli-Gelli sheet of paper, steel wire, stamped with Dina Wakley Stamps and used Fimo clay for the arms.

It's been fun and cosy to create my Twin Doll houses.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and I wish you a good day.

Hugs, Susan

Link to:Paper Artsy Challenge Art Dolls Topic 5 - 2016

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 - March

It's great spring that soon turns up!

Here is a new tag for the March challenge.

I could not resist to get gold foil on my edges.

I have used: Tim Holtz #8 tag, Distress ink ground espresso, black soot,.

Distress paint tarnished brass, candied apple, twisted citron and black soot.

Distress spray stain hickory smoke and pumice stone.

Butterfly duo die and thinlit mixed media #1.

Linen ribbon, small talk and Alpha parts framed. 

Corrugated cardboard, canvas band and Gelatos Colors.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and I wish you a good day.

Hugs, Susan

Link to: Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 - March

ART*JOURNAL*JOURNEY* March Challenge

InTo the Woods is a movie I will love to see ... it looks exciting.

The forest is filled with mist and fog and spring flowers are visible.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and I wish you a good day.

Hugs, Susan

Link to: Art Journal Journey - March Challenge

Marts Sneak Peek - Rubber Dance Stamps

Hej allesammen

NYHED! nu er jeg også på den international blog fra denne måned med det samme indlæg!

I marts er udfordringen på Rubber Dance Stamps farverne: Grøn, hvid og orange og temaet er St.Patrick's Day.

Her kan du se mit indlæg på den skandinaviske blog.

Du har chance for at vinde for 20 euro som du kan vælge stempler for i

Rubber Dance Stamps Webshop.

Husk! På dit samlede stempelkøb får du 15% rabat ved at bruge koden susan2016.

Tak for dit besøg på min blog og jeg ønsker dig en god dag.

Kram, Susan

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Hello everyone

NEWS! I am also on the international blog from this month with the same post!

Here you can see my post on the international blog.

You have a chance to win for 20 euros an receive a vousher to spend stamps for in

Rubber Dance Stamps Web Store.

Remember! On your total stamp purchase you get 15% discount by using the code susan2016.

Thanks for visiting my blog and I wish you a good day

Hugs, Susan

Transfers Topic 4 - PaperArtsy Challenge

Today I have tried something new, "packing tape method".

Many times I have transferred texts and pictures to my projects with medium, but never this method. My photo is of my daughter converted to black/white.

I have been inspired by Sara Naumann and her video and

Sarah Allan for her fine journal front.

First I tried the method on a photo from a magazine without copy machine, it was really good. So I began with my ink-jet copier and it was really bad! Fortunately, I also tried a copy on a laser printer, and it was really good and I used that.

I have painted with a spatula and used dylusions acrylic paint and ink spray. White cardboard, lace, sewing  thread, heroArts stamps, brads and flowers punch.

Thanks for visiting my blog and I wish you a good day.

Hugs, Susan

Link to PaperArtsy Topic 4 Challenge

SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges - Light Inspiration

I've been playing with a new stencil, colors and paste from DecoArt, Andy Skinner Stamp and some great Chipboard from Boozybear, Industrial Light.

The light in the morning and evening is well on the way to spring, and who look not forward to the festival of lights.

I have used:
DecoArt Media Black and white gesso, Texture sand paste.
DecoArt media Fluid Acrylics Quinacridone Gold.
DecoArt Antiquing Cream patina green.
DecoArt Crafter's Acrylic citrus green, golden brown and yellow.
Andy Skinner Stamp Nature.

Distress ink twisted citron, ground epresso and candied appel.

Archival ink jet black and HeroArts stamp, to the text.

Gears set die from Cheery Lynn.

Charcoal for the edges. Wire and gauze from the stash.

I wish you a good day and I hope that you will participate over at

SanDee&amelie's Steampunk challenges.

Hugs, Susan