Hidden - Upcycled tape pen, light bulb and Andy elements

My project this month is called 'Hidden'
So many of us are going through things that no-one else can see.

 I love how the bulb looks like an eye from above.

I have been using tape runners in my classes for a long time now and I was determined to find a way to use them in a project rather than just throw them away!

 The wire flower bent into a flower shape and pushed into the plastic roller that the tape used to wind around. I layered up some of Andy's elements to make a mechanical flower centre.

The oval shaped area in the middle is an inner part of the runner.

The flower at the bottom of the bulb is the bigger part of the roller mechanism....I heated it with a heat gun until it melted and folded into a flower shape, which was the perfect holder for the bulb!

Scraps of lace and sequin on a roll were layered across the tag.

I stamped and embossed some of the words from Andy's 'Word Up' set, stuck the words inside paperclips and added them to more twisted wire. For more details and steps, have a look at my blog https://craftyhumphreys.blogspot.com/.

Thanks for looking.
Suz
xxx

Products used:
DecoArt: White gesso, Decoupage Glue, Media Fluid Acrylics; Titan Buff, Prussian Blue, Quinacridone Gold, Raw Umber, Rusty Wire, paper clips, lace, sequin on a roll, elements from the Andy's kits.

Cog Compendium - Fiona Randall

Morning all today I'm sharing a grungy steam punk Wall  Art piece using Andy's Compendium Kit.

I started by applying embossed cardstock to the MDF base from the kit and then applied a base coat of DecoArt Raw Umber Media Fluid Acrylic. Burnished Brass Metallic Lustre was then applied to the base to highlight the embossed design and also swiped along the edges for definition then buffed to a shine. Watered down  Patina Antiquing Cream was then spattered across the base then repeated with Titanium White and Metallic Gold Media Fluid Acrylics.

The cogs and bookplate all had DecoArt Texture sand paste applied and set aside to dry. DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic in Metallic Gold was applied to the clock face then a coat of DecoArt Antiquing cream in black was applied and wiped back to give an aged and tarnished effect. The same treatment was applied to the two large cogs, small cog, porthole, bookplate and bolts and screw heads. The remaining large cog and three medium cogs were given Andy's rust technique.

All elements were then assembled onto the  base and spattered with watered down Patina Antiquing Cream.

 Finally the word TIME from Andy's Illusionary Artists Word Up and Numbers stamp set was stamped onto card and attached to the back of the bookplate then attached to the base.

This is a great little kit and I haven't used all the elements it contained. So plenty left over for another project.

Close up Detail.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by today.

Fiona.

Products used.

Compendium Kit.

Andy Skinner Word Up and Numbers Stamp Set.

DecoArt Media Line.

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics in:-

RawUmber, Qinacrodone Gold, Metallic Gold, Titanium White.

DecoArt Media Antiquing Cream- Patina.

DecoArt Metallic Lustre.

Burnished Brass.



DO YOU FEAR THE UNKNOWN?

Greetings everyone!

It's Candy with another wild and crazy project using some of Andy's new Illusionary Artists stamp sets teamed with Andy's line of DecoArt Media products. 

This time, I was experimenting with some new stamps and playing with colors and textures.   This 6'x6" canvas is packed full of images creating a creepy sort of ghoulish scene with an already familiar gargoyle-ish figure I affectionately refer to as "Gary the Gargoyle".  He was actually the inspiration for this canvas!

I began by first washing a piece of watercolor paper with a combination of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Medium Grey Value 6, Dark Grey Value 3 and water.  (I also used this combination around the sides of the canvas).  Then I brayered DecoArt's Media Black Gesso over this lovely new 6" x 6" Stampendous background stamp.  After it was dry, I tore around the edges and glued it onto the canvas using DecoArt Media Matte Medium.  Using Permanent Black Ink, I stamped the skulls from Andy's new Spook Illusionary Stamp Set around all of the sides of the canvas and feathered the edges with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Carbon Black and touches of Metallic Gold.

Gary the Gargoyle is such a cute little guy ... if gargoyles can be cute. I first brushed DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Green Gold onto a piece of stamping paper.  When dry, I used Permanent Black Ink to stamp Gary in place.  I then heat set him, added the shading using DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Viridian and painted his pitchfork Metallic Silver. I backed him with study cardstock and cut him out.  He was later glued onto the canvas with Adhesive Pop Dots as were several other pieces to give this canvas a lot of dimension.

I have never been a fan of Ouija Boards.  But I have to say that I love this stamp from Andy's Illusionary Artists Spook Stamp Set.  I washed a piece of stamping paper with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Raw Sienna followed by Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide and touches of Quinacridone Gold; creating an almost woodgrain effect. The image is stamped with Black Permanent Ink.  After heat setting it, I cut it out and rounded the corners with a 1/4" corner punch. Next I added Carbon Black paint to the edges using my finger. I love the way this turned out!  I actually looks like a miniature Ouija Board!

Time to experiment with textures and doing what Andy does so well ... making things look REAL that are not!

I washed a couple of pieces of dictionary paper with DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Metallic Silver and Gold mixed with water.  Then I stamped the crosses from Andy's Illusionary Artists Gothic Stamp Set onto the paper using Embossing Ink and a granular embossing powder; a dark brown on the gold and a black on the silver.  Once heat set, they already had a gritty, pitted feeling. I loved that!

To mimic that very eerie mossy look on old tombstones, I mixed DecoArt Media Texture Sand Paste with a touch of DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Green Gold.  I used a very small brush to randomly add the "moss" to the crosses.  Next I sparingly sprinkled bits of a gritty embossing powder in a mossy green color.  I heat set all of this and the results are very cool and won't flake off.

Then I started gluing everything in place on the canvas with Adhesive Pop Dots.  Here you have a more closeup look at the moss.  I love the color, the texture and the depth it adds to this piece.

As a finishing touch, I added some tree trash from a river birch tree in my yard, I painted the twigs white using DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Titanium White and added little torn strips of vintage netting among the "trees" gracing either side of the graveyard canvas.

"Fear THE UNKNOWN" conveniently sits side by side on Andy's new Illusiionary Artists Word Up Stamp Set and it worked perfectly for this canvas! I stamped the words onto a piece of paper using Black Permanent Ink and matted it on black chipboard then glued it in place.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you got some inspiration from this piece or from the techniques I have shared today. 

• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Medium Grey Value 6
• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Dark Grey Value 3
• Decoart Media Fluid Acrylics Raw Sienna
• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide
• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Quinacridone Gold 
• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Carbon Black
• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Green Gold
• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Viridian
• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Metallic Silver
• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Metallic Gold
• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Titanium White
• DecoArt Media Black Gesso
• DecoArt Media Matte Medium
• DecoArt Media Texture Sand Paste

• Andy Skinner Gothic Stamp Set
• Andy Skinner Spook Stamp Set
• Andy Skinner Word Up Stamp Set

• Mixed Mesh 6" x 6" Background Stamp

MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES

• 6" x 6" Stretch Canvas
• Paint Brushes
• Watercolor Paper
• Brayer
• Dictionary Paper
• Stamping Paper
• Scissors
• Tree Twigs
• Vintage Netting
• Adhesive Pop Dots
• Hot Glue
• Heat Tool

About the Artist: Candy Colwell

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