Fifty Shades of RED - *Art*Journal*Journey*

Linda K from heARTfully has as a guest on Art Journal Journey blog chosen this theme. It's almost Valentine and the White Rabbit thinks of everything that is red, love, hearts and roses.

I wish you all a crafty day.

Hugs, Susan

Fifty Shades of RED - Art Journal Journey

Valentine - PaperArtsy Topic #2 Masks

The video from Stampin'Up "two minute technique" is a great way for a beginner and I use it often. Thanks to PaperArtsy for displaying different videos that I can learn from.

I stamped with gray ink, drawed the bird band where I should have my hearts to hang. After I had stamped on my masking tape, I cut out the motives and placed them. I distressed my tag and then used my stencil. The motives were colorized and the hearts got 3D pads and were put on.

I have used: Studio 490 stamp set scs140

Distress ink fra Ranger, broken china, twisted citron, wilted violet, tumbled glass and lucky clover

Archival ink watering can and carnation red

Tim Holtz thinlits shape strips and stencil mini set 21

12# tag watercolor and black paper and masking tape from tesa

Glitter pen, silk ribbon and water brush 

Jeg wish you a crafty and nice day.

Hugs, Susan

PaperArtsy Topic #2 - Masks Challenge

Everything Art - Wanderlust 2017 course week #3

In course week #3 the theme is "Wilna's Art - three ways". The tutorial is by Wilna Furstenberg. Her flowers are very delicate and reminds me of porcelain we have here in Denmark. I have created several examples of these flowers and it was difficult, I was too cautious and made very small flowers which was almost impossible to color, so I went up in size, I ended up with this journal page. As you know, practice makes perfect.

Have a crafty and a nice day.

Hugs, Susan

Everything Art - Wanderlust 2017 Challenge #1

I was very exicited to participate in the first challenge on Wanderlust, where we have to capture the essence of January. I have chosen the three colours as shown below. I love that the dark hours of January gets lighten up by the snow.  

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Have a nice day.

Hugs, Susan.

Everything Art - Wanderlust 2017 Course week #2

This weeks theme in the Wanderlust course is "Making Magic" and I was very inspired by Mary Wancerin and her canvas here in week #2 of the course. I used my art journal, and this is my result. I used the techniques shown by Mary Wancerin and ended up with lots of layers of colour and different layers of scraps.

I tried out with lots of bright colours to really challenge my self and my comfort zone which usually is more darker colours.

Have a crafty day.

Hugs, Susan.

Sneak Peek on The Paper Crafting Magazine Scandinavian Edition Feburay 2017

The Paper Crafting Magazine is turning 3 years! I wish to congratulate them and for the occasion I have created a Happy Birthday canvas to

The Paper Crafting Magazine Scandinavian Edition February 2017

I hope you will visit the post.

Have a crafty day.

Hugs, Susan

Simon Says: Pets Corner

I think that Tim Holtz dogs stamp is lovely. And they may of course be used for this challenge.

Thanks for the great inspirations on the blog. In our small family we only had fish because our daughter is allergic to dogs and cats.

I have used: Tim Holtz Big chat, Crazy dogs stamp, stencil hearts, Distress ink Spun sugar, picked rasberry, barn door, tumbled glas, #8 tag and archival ink jet black.

Thanks for visiting my blog and have a good day.

Hugs, Susan

Simon Says: Pets Corner

New challenge on SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges "New Stash/Forgotten Stash

So it's February and time for a new steampunk challenge and I have chosen both subjects "New Stash / Forgotten Stash.
It's amazing what I have left in my stash, the heart and this stamp is new but the wings and gears are bought for a long time ago, they are not forgotten but I take good care of them he he

I have sanded the heart with sandpaper and then given it black gesso.

I've used a saved packaging cardboard from a toy, it has been given paste, crackle paste and white and turquoise color paint, and it got crackle glaze. Finally I rubbed white color in the glaze.
The stamp is printed on the tissue paper and the wings are embossed and got paint and crackle glaze.

The stamped silk paper I tear close to the workpiece and glue it on the heart.

I have used:

DecoArt media Crackle Paste, Crackle Glaze and Black Gesso

DecoArt media Fluid Acrylics Translucent White, Titan Buff, Gobalt Teal Hue, Quinacridone Gold and Paynes Grey.

DecoArt Metallic Lustre Brilliant Turquoise

Americana Decou-page Matte

 I have also used stencil, die, embossing folder, rust color, gear, wire and stamp from Studio 490.

I look forward to see what you're doing for the challenge on SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges. And stay creative, and have a good day.

Hugs, Susan

Carnival/Mardi Gras - Moo Mania & More's challenge 2017

Really inspiring theme and good posts.

I chose to make an ATC with one of my first stamps purchased several years ago, and I still think they are fun.

I wish you a creative week, Hugs, Susan

Moo Mania & More's challenge

Pink and Orange on PaperArtsy - Topic #1 2017

My inspiration is from the beautiful intro of the two colors pink and orange, and it surprised me that the color pink is from the 17th Centrury, and it is a color that stimulate my senses. It's hard to capture the colors of my tag, and I wanted to make it simple, so here's my post.

It is very beautiful examples that are made by the different artists, and it makes me happy in my soul.

I have used: PaperArtsy stamp eea05+eea04+eea01

Artemio stampset

Distress ink picked raspberry+ripe persimmon+fired brick

Thanks for visiting my blog and have a creative weekend and a lovely day.

Hugs, Susan

PaperArtsy Topic #1 2017 Challenge

Tell me a story on *ART*JOURNAL*JOURNEY*

Although we are well into the month of January I will say

Happy New Year to you all.

Erika N started this years art journal with a nice theme. I have drawn my dining table as it stood at the moment I started drawing, what you see in the background is a bookcase with paper blocks and other things for my mixed media. I chose to use a simple palette of three colors which I mixed for the shadows.

Otherwise, I would say I am longing for spring and cheerful colors. 

Have a lovely day and a creative weekend.

Hugs, Susan

Tell me a story - Art Journal Journey 2017

Sneak Peek - on The Paper Crafting Magazine - Scandinavian edition 2017 January

Here is a new article about the photo pockets for my daughter's year journal book.

You can see it here.

I wish you a creative day.

Hugs, Susan

Sneak Peek - A Little Box - Rubber Dance 2017

This is my last post as DT on Rubber Dance. You can see it here. I have really enjoyed being on Bibi's team and she has the most fantastic stamps so I can recommend all of you to take a look at her webshop. 

Have crafty day. Hugs Susan

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I wish everyone a happy New Year, I hope that it will be a great year for all of you with lots of creative projects. I have started 2017 with lots of new challenges besides continuing at the DT at Sandee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges, I'm taking the Wanderlust course for a whole year and being a writer on the TPC. I look forward to learning new tecniques and here is my first page from the first week of the Wanderlust course, where Kassia instructed us to find our own statement.

I wish you a good creative year. Hugs, Susan

Sneak Peek - on The Paper Crafting Magazine - Scandinavian edition

I am very proud to be asked if I want to make articles for TPC. Here you have the opportunity to see what I have written about.

The Paper Crafting Magazine - Scandinavian edition

I wish you a nice day
Hugs, Susan

Frozen nature - Rubber Dance Stamps 2017 - Sneak Peek

Come and join the challenge on Rubber Dance Blog and here's my suggestion on frozen nature.

I wish you a nice day.

Hugs, Susan

Interview on The Paper Crafting Magazine - Sandinavian edition 2017

Jeg har været med i gæste designer teamet 2016 og det har været et spændende år, med mange gode udfordringer og oplevelser.

Jeg er meget stolt over at blive spurgt om jeg vil skrive artikler til TPC i 2017 om steampunk, gunge og mixed media. Jeg glæder mig til at dele dem med jer og TPC's læsere.

The Paper Crafting Magazine

 I've been in the Guestdesigner team in 2016 and it has been an exciting year with many great challenges and experiences.

I am very proud to be asked if I want to write articles for TPC in 2017 about steampunk, gunge and mixed media. I look forward to sharing them with you and TPC's readers.

Have a nice day. Hugs, Susan

Top 3 - SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges 2017

I have chosen these top 3.

March 2014 my first post as DT member

Heavy Rain

I am proud to be part of DT and I think my boss Claudia is very inspiring and skilled. I am happy to be a part of this fantastic team. As a player I have participated from the beginning of SanDee& amelie's Steampunk Challenges and Claudia invited me to be member of  DT in the spring 2014.

Juli/august 2015

Steampunk Tic - Tac - Toe 

Februar 2016

Love is our true destiny...

I am excited to see what you choose of your favourite you have made in 2016.

SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges.

Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope you get an exciting 2017.
Hugs, Susan