TrizzArt Creations

Shrines...

2011-08-20T14:20:00.000+10:00

Not long now till I fly to NZ for Jessie's retreat AND I get the meet the amazing Annette Husband! I have known this talented lady for years, have been fortunate enough to be in various swaps with her and now we get to meet - how awesome is that!

So the theme is Shrines - I have always wanted to have a play and bought some ages ago from Natalie at Scraptivate - finally made some! On this one there are some Scrapware wings which have been fantasy film'd and beads! Love beads! The shrine is 2.5 x 2" - very much in my comfort zone - the one we are doing is huge like 12" high!! Now that will be daunting for me!

And another...

2011-08-20T14:08:00.000+10:00

I am so glad I have had a 'play' with my shrines - even though they are tiny in comparison to the ones we are doing at retreat, they are still a lot of fun!

I cannot wait till I get there and see all my Kiwi friends

Steam Punk inspired bracelet...

2011-07-02T10:18:00.003+10:00

Steam Punk - my new favourite at the moment! Did a swap last year and up until then never heard of it - then went to Ironfest at Lithgow and the theme was Steam Punk - hooked ever since! I made this piece with chain maille in mind - clever old me :)

July - Elizabeth

2011-07-02T10:03:00.000+10:00

The theme for this swap was 'Elizabeth' - first of 6 months with some very interesting themes - on this one I have used my Cuttlebug embossing folder Queen of hearts on a background I made using Starburts stains from Lindys Stamp Gang, then sanded the embossed background. Stamped Liz onto some textured white card and spritzed her with some glimmermist - made the flower from newspaper using Tim Holtz dies and did a Jane Clark technique with spritz sprays, heatgun and scrunching (lol) added some Collection scrabble alphas for the name - German Scrap (of course) highlighted with antique gold gilding wax and the small coin used in the centre of the flower which was also rubbed with gilding wax and some Stazon was one of 6 items which we received and have to use one on each project for the next 6 months - so off to NZ it goes and looking forward to receiving lots of yummy art in return...

Mystery swap

2011-07-01T01:22:00.001+10:00

We received this cut out shape and had to decorate to our hearts content - UTEE, micro beads, wing, german scrap, just some of my favourite things - didn't really want to part with it, but I reckon it went to a very loving home :)

Blog revamp

2011-07-01T01:15:00.000+10:00

hmmm seems like I have been neglecting my blog - well a little make-over should cure that! Life has been 'interesting' lately and right now I am thoroughly enjoying the ride! My mojo may be on vacation but my craft purchasing has not - thinking a good clean up of the craft room and actually unpacking all those bags of crafty goodness on the floor will quickly rectify my lack of creativity and the fact that Jess has signed me up for more swaps is sure to get me into gear! I am attending a mega huge retreat in a few weeks at HV and also organising one for next year with Vickie which has blown out of proportion, so just a bit excited about that!!

Borders, Butterflies, Flowers, Glitter and Pink...

2010-11-06T09:35:00.002+11:00

I don't like pink, never have! I think my mother used to dress me in a lot of it when I was young and I just never got over it - LOL....
Anyway using Scrapware I painted the pieces with acrylic ink and heated them. Also painted the German Scrap too. Glitter and gem stones were added to the pieces and some glossy accents to the butterfly. I carefully put some holes in the top to thread some wire through to make a hanger - think this one will make its home at my Grandmothers place :)

Steam Punk Time

2010-11-06T09:14:00.002+11:00

I have been playing with cogs from Scrapware and distress EP by Tim Holtz and loving the rusty look you get. With just a bit of Jo Sonja's Aqua acrylic paint sponged on and some copper gilding wax added here and there. The Alphas and Clock Hands were painted with the Aqua acrylic paint and highlighted with the gilding wax too. I added some wire and made a hanger for this piece. The corrugated card on the outside of the 6 x 6 memory box was given to me at a camp and I highlighted it with various paints and gilding waxes to this this finish. I also had these large studs in my stash which looked really cool.

NZ Collective Artitude

2010-09-16T14:53:00.001+10:00

I was fortunate enough to be asked By Jessie to teach at an art retreat in NZ - how cool for me!! I had the most wonderful time getting to know these ladies and was blown away by their generosity and kindness. There was some amazing talent there and so many new friendships were made. It was really sad to leave and more so saying goodbye to Jessie and Jinny my new best friend.

Jinny was kind enough to accommodate us and ferry us around Wellington - we had the best time and did all the girlie stuff, shopping, eating, shopping - you get my drift!! I love NZ went there with the family NYE 2009 and squeezed in a day of sightseeing with Jessie back then it was great. This time we did all the junk shops and 2nd hand shops and art shops - something that none of our husbands would have enjoyed - it was the best!!

I have uploaded the classes I taught over the weekend and Jessie also showed us how to made gorgeous canvas paper and Katherine shared her skill with the Wire jig and also made everyone a charm with their initials on it. The goodie bags were the most AMAZING I have ever seen and everyone was so excited - well done Jessie, Jinny, Yvonne and Carole - you all did a fabulous job with putting this camp together - give yourselves a pat on the back!!

One thing I found amusing in NZ was how everyone thought our accent was funny and wanted to know where we were from - They all knew Sydney but not the Blue Mountains. We met one lady in an art shop at Greytown near Paua World who has a brother that owns a shop in Leura - what a small world we live in.

So all in all a great time was had and I am missing my new Kiwi friends already....

Wall Hanging

2010-09-16T14:23:00.000+10:00

With this piece the girls used lots of UTEE, Scrapware, German Scrap and Fantasy film to create this wall hanging. The whole thing only measured 13cm x 5cm.

Decorated Wooden Box

2010-09-16T14:15:00.001+10:00

Jessie asked me to decorate this wooden box and that it was going to be auctioned off on the weekend. I was blown away by everyones response - It is now sitting pretty in Yvonne's shop in Levin NZ Hare to Stamp N Scrap! I have used tonnes of Scrapware on it, click on the pic to see close up

Paper mache box

2010-09-16T14:08:00.000+10:00

Using Scrapware's ATC frame and fantasy film the girls made this as well which incorporated German Scrap, mini micro glass beads and some radiant rain - makes for a lovely gift box for someone special.

Chandelier Canvas

2010-09-16T14:03:00.000+10:00

The final class I taught in NZ using Scrapware's Chandelier that has been painted and highlighted with gold and a layer of UTEE was added for the glossy look. UTEE was also incorporated around the edges. It was amazing to see all the different finished artworks created by these lovely ladies - well done girls....

Scrapware Memory Boxes

2010-08-04T14:48:00.000+10:00

So here is my first DT contribution for Scrapware. These memory boxes are great, you get satisfaction out of making it as well as decorating it. I also love how they are so lightweight and you can hang them anywhere. You can check out what I used and also see some other great ideas on the Scrapware blog.

Scrapware Design Team

2010-07-13T12:01:00.002+10:00

I am really excited to be a part of the the DT for Scrapware! I have always loved chipboard and now I have another good reason to keep using it! Thanks to Ange for giving me the chance to be a part of a great team. I have been checking out some of the other DT members and they all do amazing work. On the team also is Linda Baldock and Gilly Lester who I know personally so I am super excited about working with these two! I have added a list of all the DT Members so that you can check out their work too! They are all amazing and I am looking forward to getting to know them better through the Scrapware community. Oh, and some of these girls including Ange are going to Camp Mojo next year, so we get to meet for real - woohoo....

Mini Memory for Chris

2010-06-27T17:46:00.002+10:00

The theme Chris chose was purple and wings - so I made this piece for her - I love the intense colour from the fantasy film. Hopefully I will be able to catch up with her soon after a few failed attempts of delivering it to her - not long now Chris....

Heart Swap

2010-06-25T21:33:00.006+10:00

This is my contribution for the Heart Swap that I am in - I love how the Scrapware chandelier fit perfectly on the wooden heart that I had in my stash - it only needed minimal trimming (Sorry Angela) hope my swap partner likes it....

Mini Memory for Mel

2010-04-02T18:11:00.001+11:00

Melissa's mini memory was any theme using blue and aqua. This one came together well because they are colours I like to use. The butterflies are actually wrapping paper and I layered them on top of some Scrapware

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Believe

2010-03-19T17:43:00.006+11:00

My good friend Linda made the flower while I was visiting her the other day and I thought it would look good on a mini canvas. This one is 2 x 3". I have used the back of the canvas to frame the artwork.

Trizzy

Mini Memory for Rhonda

2010-03-03T01:01:00.001+11:00

Rhonda's theme was 'Children - cream, gold & white' - I love using UTEE and with the right stamps you can get an amazing depth. These are not colours I am confident using so again I struggled with starting this one. I was quite pleased with the end result and even got to use some mini-micro glass beads on the image - hope Rhonda likes it...

Trizzy

Paperbag Book Swap

2010-02-22T12:10:00.004+11:00

This is the other page I have made for the swap that Annie and Adrienne are running in the UK - love the colours in this one, theme is of course butterflies and its very textured (thanks LBB). I also used some hessian sheets that I bought a while back (YAY) Can't wait to get all my pages so that I can admire the wonderful work created from so many talented artists across the world...

Trizz

Paperbag Book Swap

2010-02-22T12:02:00.003+11:00

I was lucky enough to be invited by Annie and Adrienne in the UK to participate in a Paperbag Book Swap - there are only 12 players so I was pretty chuffed to be one of them - thanks guys! The theme is 'nature' so I chose spring and of course flowers - hope the girls like this page...

Trizz

Mini Memory for Jackie

2010-02-02T18:05:00.001+11:00

Jackie's theme was Vintage with earthy tones. Not colours I am comfortable using and I had a hard time making this one. I was very happy with the result, hope Jackie liked it...

Trizzy

Mini Memory for Rena

2010-01-02T18:00:00.002+11:00

Rena's theme was blue green with gold or silver in any theme. I loved making this one cause it used my favourite colours. I had made it long before it was due and it sat on my desk for quite some time. I found it hard to send her on I became very attached to this one. I know she went to a loving home...

Trizzy

Mini Memory for Tracey

2009-12-02T17:52:00.004+11:00

Tracey chose for her theme any theme in cream, gold and brown. I must admit these are not colours I would normally work with and I struggled with this one - quite pleased with the final result - I hope Tracey liked it...

Trizzy

Tall Canvas

2009-11-13T16:30:00.002+11:00

This canvas is 8x4" using Scrapware products, embossing powders & starburst stains. I just love the ATC frame - its so delicate but easy to emboss. I am liking this canvas, I am deciding whether to keep it or give it away, Christmas is just around the corner - I wonder....

Minchie Frame

2009-11-13T16:21:00.003+11:00

LBB has got us all working on some Scrapware goodies - which I must admit has been alot of fun! This frame is 3" (7.5cm) square, so yes the squares within are tiny 1.5cm! I made something similar at camp in September for my friend Margaret in the US which was also red, black, silver & butterflies - must be still into those colours!

DCI - Mini Memory Swap - August was my month

2009-10-07T20:27:00.000+11:00

A Mini Memory for Heather

2009-10-06T15:25:00.002+11:00

September was Heather's turn for the Mini Memory swap on DCI. Her request was birds/butterflies in violet with a white colourwash. The background on the canvas was a metallic paint that was painted on thickly and heated. I used a microscope slide which was stamped and embossed with white EP - painted the back of the slide with purple acrylic. The wings were made with Grungeboard. The wire butterfly was added along with ribbon and of course some more diamontes...

Scratch Board

2009-09-30T14:13:00.002+10:00

I coloured the Scratch Board with Alcohol Inks - stamped my fav stamp with black StazOn - then added a few layers of clear UTEE to both pieces. Added diamontes, metal sprials, beaded trim and a photo-turn to hang the piece. I hope she likes this one and I really hope that it all stays stuck together!! I used so much glue to hold the spirals on in the centre, I had it oozing everywhere!!

2" Canvas

2009-09-30T13:56:00.003+10:00

On this mini canvas I have used, Style Stones, UTEE & Fantasy Film. The background on the canvas was sprayed with Memories Mist and Adirondack Color Wash. Style Stone frame was coloured with Chalk inkpads. The centre piece has been filled with re-used UTEE, melted, then some fantasy film with a layer of clear UTEE over the top. Hope my friend likes this one and I really hope it survives the journey there - fingers crossed!!

Butterfly Inchie Frame

2009-09-30T13:48:00.003+10:00

Made this one at camp - I really like how it turned out, hope my friend likes it too! I am starting to finally use my mattboard embellishments, even the bigger ones which I am just cutting up and using parts of - these frames are so much fun, thanks Linda !!

Texture ATC

2009-09-30T13:40:00.004+10:00

The background is Faux Washi Paper by Trish Bee - had so much fun making these backgrounds, very messy, but I am glad I am using them now in projects. I have sprinkled UTEE onto the ATC and heated it, very carefully - whilst hot stamped into it. Let it cool then rubbed silver gilding wax over the raised areas. I made these originally for a swap on CCSwaps then made more to give out at camp earlier this month.

Mini Memory for Carol

2009-09-15T17:37:00.004+10:00

Using the reverse of a canvas - this is what I made for Carol in Victoria - thought the feather added a cool touch. Her theme was Bird house/birds in white, mint green and pale mauve. Hope she liked it...

Trizzy

Mini Memory of Carol Sweeney

2009-09-02T17:48:00.001+10:00

This is what I made for Carol in the USA - her theme was floral/nature any colour. I used a resist method on the canvas and sprayed memory mists over the top - love this effect.

Trizzy

Scrapware

2009-08-04T16:31:00.002+10:00

These were so much fun to play with! Scrapware have some great designs and lots of bits and pieces to add. What I really like is how you can use some of those beautiful handmade papers that we all have and lots of bellies - hanging from the bottom are some paperclip bellies I bought ages ago and have finally used them - YAY! Gotta say thanks to Linda B for the inspiration - again!

Fallen Angel Canvas

2009-07-14T23:27:00.008+10:00

The Artzy Tartz had a shoe-box party, this was my contribution.

Fallen Angel
I am the Angel who fell from above
Hoping to mend friendship and love
I am the Angel who felt the most pain
When everything failed, I had nothing to gain
I am the Angel nobody sees
I was the Angel nobody wanted to be...

My 'N' attempt

2009-06-05T08:42:00.006+10:00

Trish has started a new workshop and it's an alphabet journal - the first letter is 'N' - here is my attempt so far. I have used newspaper, navy, numbers, nude and some netting - I might come back to it later and add some more to it. The next letter is 'f' and I feel some flourishes coming on....

Altered Tin

2009-06-03T09:32:00.008+10:00

Stamp camp always proves to be a dilemma when it comes to packing - trying to find ways to reduce what I take without compromising to many items. My latest discoveries are these double DVD tins - they fit exactly 32 'Little Bitz Boxes' from Christina's Crafts so now I can take lots of bellies to camp without them taking up to much room. To decorate the tin I used impasto and a flourish stencil from Tattered Angels then sponged with various colours of Lumieres and highlighted with gilding wax. There was no preparation to the tin I just used a palette knife to apply the impasto directly to the tin. I learnt this technique from Linda - you should check out her blog, lots of inspiring ideas.

Stampboard with Bling...

2009-06-01T11:18:00.003+10:00

I started this piece at camp and finally got around to finishing it this weekend. I used alcohol inks on the Stampboard and then stamped it with my Tattered Angels 'Compass' stamp - which is huge! When it was dry, I dipped it into a few layers of clear UTEE. Added lots of bling, which took awhile with the tiny gem stones, added some metal corners and ribbon to hang it on - quite like this one, not sure where to put it though!

Favourite 'Bellie' Swap

2009-06-01T10:59:00.003+10:00

With this swap we had to use our favourite embellishment and make an ATC with it. I used a flourish matt board piece - I have bought tins of these shapes and alphabets, so I am glad to be finally using them up! Using clear UTEE, heated it and while it was hot, I carefully added small pieces of fantasy film using tweezers. Keeping the heat on the piece so that it remained molten, I sprinkled on more clear UTEE and heated it again. I decided to leave it 'bumpy' with bits of FF poking thru but you could always add another layer of UTEE if you wanted a smooth look. The background is distress inks on canvas paper and stamped with white StazOn ink and the wording was cut with my Slice machine from vellum that was coloured with alcohol ink. Hope their journey to Carol in the US make it in one piece!

Green - CCSwaps

2009-05-13T07:05:00.002+10:00

I have signed up for another 6 for 5 ATC swap hosted by Fiona in the UK. I have been using Linda B's Brazen Black and Diving Gold embossing powders and I have to say that I am hooked! The black has tiny flecks of gold and the gold has tiny flecks of black in it - very cool indeed! I have used the gold on the Scrapmatts fleur de lis and the black on the flourish background stamp

Kreativ Blogger Award

2009-05-11T07:46:00.010+10:00

This award was sent to me by Martina - thank you, I really appreciate it! I have met Martina a few times and I always enjoy her company and also admire her art! Thank you Martina

The Rules:List 7 things that you LOVE
Link to the person who has tagged you
Choose 7 more bloggers to give the Kreativ Blogger Award to
Comment on those 7 blogs to let the recipients know you chose them

OK - 7 things that I love:

1. My husband who always supports me with everything I do
2. My children - they have taught me so much and I love everything about them
3. My family - I am so grateful to both my parents and my In-laws in my life
4. My friends - I could not get by without them, we laugh, we cry and we share so much
5. My art - without this not sure what would keep me sane
6. My love of reading
7. My life - very happy with how things have turned out, could not have wished for any more!

I award the following people the Kreativ Blogger Award:

1. Margaret Rodgers- A wonderful kind hearted lady from the USA who I know thru a few on-line groups, we have exchanged quite a few swaps and even more emails - Thank you Margaret for being a great friend!

2. Adrienne Goodenough- Adrienne who creates wonderful art and her friendship means alot to me - I am glad to have her in my life and I love to visit her blog - thanks for all the swaps all the way from the UK!

3. Carol Sweeney - from the USA, this lady is amazing - her detail for instruction is fantastic, her blog is one of my favourites. I have known Carol for sometime thru various on-line groups and just love receiving her art - Thank you Carol for all that you share!

4. Rena Sawatski - who is from Canada, love receiving swaps from this lady - also know her on a few different on-line groups - I am so happy to be giving her this award!

5. Debbi Baker - who is from OZ, I love to visit this blog - she does some amazing work! Thank you Debbie for sharing your art with us - keep up the great work!

6. Annette Husband - also from OZ, I know Annette from Chunky Book Artists and she is an amazing artist - a blog I often love to visit - She too is so deserving of this award, thanks Annette for sharing your art with us all!

7. Maggie Grabowski - Maggie in the USA is another blog I often visit - she is a lovely lady who creates gorgeous art - Thanks Maggie for letting us into your world of 'Art'

It was hard to just pick 7 - I wanted to give this award to so many others, but I hope that the bloggers above appreciate this award as much as I did receiving it - thanks again Martina!!

Wearable Art by Linda

2009-05-06T10:39:00.003+10:00

My version of Linda's wearable art - I was lucky enough to do a workshop with her - she supplied everything. I love how she uses lots of layers to create this look - her blog is so worth checking out - thanks Linda for being such a passionate artist!

Textured Impasto

2009-05-06T10:32:00.003+10:00

Had a play with impasto, stencils, starburst stains and acrylic paints - this was inspired by Linda who does amazing work, she likes to get messy! You can check out her blog here to see her gorgeous artwork - I am sure she will inspire you too!

Canvas Art

2009-04-26T09:34:00.004+10:00

I really love working with canvas and this piece was created with acrylic paints, bubble wrap, embossing, and beads. You can see the detail in the photo of the beads, the colours are just gorgeous. I don't often use images but I really liked this one, going to give this to mum for Mothers Day, hope she likes it.

CBA - Collection of Quotes ATC's

2009-03-23T14:29:00.004+11:00

This is a swap that I am running on Chunky Book Artists - my first ever on-line swap! I was very excited to have 18 members sign up for it! The little frames are from Scrap Matts and they come in an assortment of different layouts. Firstly I black embossed around the frame with a flourish then used silver rub n buff to highlight. The corner was inked up with Versamark and then UTEE'd (2 layers) and stamped into. I printed off the quote onto acetate and coloured the back with alcohol inks. The butterfly wings were bought at the show and I used wire (again!) to make the coils - I really hope they stay attached to the ATC's!

Flight ATC for CCSwaps

2009-03-23T14:17:00.003+11:00

I am having so much fun with this swap on CC - this is the 2nd one now, hope the girls like it. The background I used was Memory Mists and oversprayed with black and silver webbing spay. The butterfly is actually from some wrapping paper and I just love the colour - I used silicone under the wings to give it a 3D effect and even used my new Slice machine for the flourish - what a great little machine this is! To finish off with some gemstones and brads as well as some wire for the antenna, could not help myself, love using wire...

More digital art

2009-03-01T13:01:00.017+11:00

I really enjoy what you can do with digital art - my interest was sparked by Debbie Reid in the USA when she created a page in CBA for a recent swap we were in. Then more recently another friend Pauline showed me the basics using Photoshop - I still have so much to learn but it is so cool to create ART in a totally different way.

Masking - CCSwaps

2009-02-21T22:41:00.009+11:00

Fiona in the UK is hosting a swap and all my fav overseas players have signed up - so I can't wait to see what I get back. My creation has Adirondack colour washes in butterscotch and wild plum which I sprayed over a matt board flourish - torn copper pieces that I ran thru my cuttlebug and highlighted with black Staz-on, mini micro beads over the top of my image and clear Glossy Accents over the 'desire' - hope the girls like this one! Thanks Fiona for hosting this swap it was fun to make.

Digital Art

2009-02-21T13:45:00.002+11:00

I have finally worked out how to use Photoshop, so I have downloaded a heap of free images from the web - how much fun is this! I just love how you can easily resize, move, spin and change the images before printing it off. I really loved this piece so I decided to upload to my blog - now all I need is to find more cool images to download!!

Envelope Book Swap

2009-02-10T18:01:00.005+11:00

I have signed up for this swap on CCSwaps and this one is going to 'Sweetpea'. I have finally used a piece of Grungeboard, YAY! There are micro-beads on the butterfly and my fav mesh ribbon down the RHS. Envelopes were made from a template and coloured with distress inks, stamped and highlighted with my white Sharpie. I hope Kathy likes it! It's a bit wonky because the envelopes are handmade they didn't quite line up - but isn't that what makes our ART unique!

Slice Design Cutter

2009-02-10T12:05:00.003+11:00

With my new Slice machine came the offer to join a new Yahoo group called 'Slice Users Group' - how could I say no to another group! Rhonda started it up late last year and already they have over 220 members - well done Rhonda! They are running a 4" swap using any of the elements from the Slice Machine. On this one I used the Tab and Scallop corner - hope my swap partner likes it!

ATC JAM

2009-01-29T09:28:00.007+11:00

Carol Sweeney asked me to participate in an ATC JAM. She was sent 3 ATC backgrounds made by Stephanie Povey that had torn printed paper and had been spritzed. Carol added the butterfly - instructions can be found here - I decided to make a paper bead which I wrapped in wire and added a pink seed bead to, then I coated the bead in clear UTEE. When this was cool I cut 2 lengths of gold 20 gauge wire and threaded them thru the bead then using pliers carefully made the coils and bent them into shape until it looked right. I also added some german scrap and edged the ATC's with black Staz-On ink pad. I keep one then send the other two back to Carol and Stephanie. Hope both the girls like the outcome....

'tis the season.........

2008-12-10T10:22:00.006+11:00

Not sure about being jolly !! Considering I was not going to make any this year, I felt guilty so have decided to make them only for my stamping friends - family will be receiving bought ones - this might stir them up! I think I have a bead fettish at the moment - thanks to Adrienne for hosting a bead swap on CCSwaps!

NGS Book Study - Nancy Curry

2008-12-09T21:17:00.003+11:00

The latest technique is Bargello - This was alot of fun and so easy to make. I found a piece of card that I had coloured awhile back (I think with alcohol inks?) stamped over the top and then cut it into strips with various widths. I used white stazon in and glued on a metal butterfly - this was really simple and quick to make - good way to use up some of that pre-coloured card I have made and have lots of!

Tim's Masks - CBA Technique Challenge

2008-12-09T21:07:00.002+11:00

Mel's challenge is using the new Tim Holtz masks - I bought these recently and couldn't wait to have a play. On this one I used the memories mists, because my bottles are nearly empty I had to hold my piece up while I sprayed and I noticed that the colour ran under the mask - but it adds to the effect. The only thing I found with these masks was that they were too sticky for cardstock when they are new they rip off some of the card when you removed the mask, also because of the delicate pattern you really can't clean the staz-on ink off them, but other than that I think I will get alot of use out of them.

Believe

2008-12-09T20:57:00.004+11:00

With mask in place I used chalk inks DTP technique - the inks bled slightly under the masks, but I still really like the look of it. Using one of my fav stamps with stazon then wrapped metallic thread around the lower section. Added german scraps and a metal corner embellishment and glued down the 'believe' in the corner.

Cuttlebug Card

2008-12-02T14:08:00.002+11:00

For CBA I whipped up this little sample - using a frosted binding sheet, scrap paper, prima flower and foil from a coffee can. I put all these thru the cuttlebug using different embossing folders. Punched out flower and corner with my whale of a punch and attached flowers with a matching brad. The challenge was to use something different other than card or paper with the folders.

Christmas Card Swap

2008-12-01T15:00:00.004+11:00

CBA is having a 1-4-1 swap and this is what I am sending to Nola in the ACT. I had my beads out for another project and thought I would like to use them on this. I wasn't going to make Christmas cards this year but I am thinking I might make these. Now I just have to remember where I got those spirals from!

Bead Swap

2008-11-19T09:37:00.014+11:00

CCSwaps is hosting a beadazzled swap. I made a phone charm using these cute wire cages, I was able to open them slightly and place a bead inside, I really like this one. On the card I used silver micro-beads on the heart and 22 gauge silver wire with an assortment of beads. Using pliers I twisted the wire to create interest. Hope my swap partner likes both of these.

Something Textured

2008-11-09T10:12:00.010+11:00

On Chunkybooks we are doing different challenges and the 1st one is anything with texture. I made this box a while back and really loved how it turned out. I used crushed tissue paper, coral paper, mesh, crushed paper, heavy textured paper, gauze, mulberry paper and hot glue - basically anything with lots of texture. I glued everything down really well with gel medium and when it was dry gave the whole box two coats of black gesso. The good thing about this technique you can use any scraps laying around and it doesn't matter if it turns out oddly coloured because you paint over it. You can't tell on the photos but I covered the sides in the heavy texture paper too. When that was dry I highlighted the lid with gold, crimson and grape lumieres. Left that to dry and gave two coats of 'Gloss Crystal Kote' It is quite glossy to look at but I don't think the photos do it justice.

Bracelet

2008-11-07T10:46:00.006+11:00

I bought these beautiful glass hearts at the local markets and wanted to make a charm bracelet with them - I really like this piece and thinking of putting it in a swap that I am in - not sure if I want to part with it though!

Shrink Plastic - CCSwaps

2008-11-03T13:59:00.004+11:00

It's been awhile since I have played with Shrink Plastic - with this piece I used almond shrink that I had sanded and rubbed brown chalk all over, then stamped with black Staz-On ink. Cut out the image and heated it with my heat gun. I used an ATC size photo mattboard that I sprayed with suede paint added a skeleton leaf and some cool mesh ribbon bought at Canterbury Paper Arts Festival - wrapped the whole piece with gold thread and glued on the shrink and wording with 'Pritt' glue - hope my partner likes it!

Thank you for Jessie

2008-10-09T18:21:00.006+11:00

This is the thank you page I made Jessie who is moving to NZ. Jessie started up the group Chunky Book Artist and is now run by Rob Keogh. Here's hoping she liked my contribution.

Faux Washi Paper

2008-10-06T19:14:00.006+11:00

This is the paper I made for the NGS board book challenge - I really like how it turned out. I used dye-based inks on tissue paper with lots of water. When it was dry I stamped it with black staz-on and silver encore metallic ink. Instructions can be found here

Kimono's made with friendly plastic

2008-10-06T19:09:00.004+11:00

On NGS we had to make an embellishment for our board book for our Asian page, but we could not use any Asian stamps. This Kimono was shown to me by a lady in Canberra and I thought it was perfect for what we were doing. Not sure which one I will use, depending what the next step will be.

CBA - Angels Skinny Swap finished book

2008-09-30T17:29:00.009+10:00

Have finally finished my covers for my 'Angel' swap and just waiting for one more page to arrive so I can add it to my collection - down further is a slide show with everyone's page

House of Time

2008-09-26T00:29:00.003+10:00

This is my set for the 'House of Time' swap on chunky - I did not realise how many stamps I had that related to time or clocks! I even got to use my squashed bottle caps on this one - knew I would one day! I also used perfect pearls which still needed to be sprayed with sealer and finally I used my 'wave' blade on my carl trimmer - the clock hands on the front are a punch and window plastic was used in the cut out panels - hope the girls like this one!

CBA - My House of Time

2008-09-26T00:23:00.005+10:00

The front I decided to make as a pendulum clock and got to use my coredinations cardstock which I have had for a while but not used - I made all different coloured clocks so it was pot luck which colour everyone got - I kept the B&W for myself. I got to use my colozzle too which I have had since forever

Chunky Book Artists - In This House

2008-09-20T20:17:00.004+10:00

The latest swap is a 'House Swap' and our collection of neighbourhood homes will all have different themes. I have signed up for 2 books this time - House of Music and House of Time. With my House of Music I used my Memories Mists onto photo matt board, which I purchased from the local art shop in an A2 size very cheap. I used a variety of stamps, german scraps, cuttlebug border die and vellum. Now all I have to do is design my House of Time - the things we do!

NGS September Art Lottery

2008-09-16T13:48:00.009+10:00

I had to choose the next theme for the Art Lottery because I had won it last time - so my theme is 'Flourishes & Swirls' I used another part of my bandanalabels and made an ATC - The embellishment has 3 layers of black UTEE on it - found these at a show, thought it finished off the piece nicely.

Bandanalabel Swap

2008-09-16T12:30:00.003+10:00

Out of all the labels below I have quite a few now ready to make some cards - this is for my CCSwaps group - at the moment there is only one other person signed up - so I hope she likes it!

Bandanalabels

2008-09-16T09:50:00.012+10:00

Trish is hosting a swap on CCSwap using this technique - I really enjoyed using the white gel pens - here are my pieces before the finished card was made. I will also use one of them for the 'Swirls and Flourish' Art Lottery for September

Get Wired - CCSwaps

2008-09-16T09:40:00.004+10:00

This swap was to make anything using wire. I used a mini canvas with easel that I bought in the local discount store. The heart is made with UTEE. The spring coil I made using a 'Coiling Gismo' bought from the craft show. I threaded it onto a large spiral so that the end of the spiral was tucked into the coil. I used wire to hold everything in place. Hope my swap partner, Mieke Bronckers in the Netherlands likes it.

Stampboard

2008-09-01T17:52:00.002+10:00

I am in a swap for CCSwaps using Stampbord - I had purchased it a while ago and had a play but didn't really like what I made, then I read an article and they used alcohol inks - so I thought I would give it a go - I really like the pieces I made. This one is already hanging on my wall at home

Stampboard Swap

2008-08-31T18:59:00.012+10:00

One of the Swaps in CCSwaps is for Stampboard. I had purchased some awhile ago and when I used it, was not really happy with the result. I then read an artical using alcohol inks - I really liked the way the inks reacted with the board - here are two pieces (not sure which one is going to my swap partner) the first piece I clear utee'd and put the background into a clear acrylic photo frame with the stampboard glued onto the outside and embellishments added. The second piece I added clear dimensional glaze and hinged them together so I could stand it up

CCSwaps - Bandana Technique

2008-08-19T21:55:00.013+10:00

These are some of my favourites - now I just have to decide which one I will send in the swap!

Doodling with a difference!

2008-08-15T09:42:00.009+10:00

Zentangles - 'creating images from repetitive patterns' how much fun are these - once you start you are an addict!

NGS - August Art Lottery

2008-08-06T18:26:00.003+10:00

Woohoo! I actually won the August Art lottery - now I just wait patiently while everyone sends me their entries! The theme I picked for next month is 'Flourishes & Swirls' even though I cannot enter I will still send one to the person who wins next month

Embossing with no stamps!

2008-08-06T18:11:00.003+10:00

I picked up this idea from my yahoo group NGS by a lovely lady named Lorraine who saw it demonstrated at a show. Each piece turns out so differently. It is a real 'touchie feelie' piece! I just love the technique - thanks Lorraine for showing me something different with products I already own!

Stamped into EP

2008-08-06T18:09:00.001+10:00

Another sample made with Lorraine's technique - I am really happy how this one turned out!

aRtbUzz - Bandana Technique

2008-08-06T18:06:00.003+10:00

How Cool is this ! and so easy, that is if you like to doodle! Just go to the aRt bUzz link to find out more - thanks Trish for sharing

Angelic - Chunky Book Artists - group 5

2008-07-09T17:22:00.002+10:00

This was one of the 'Angelic' swaps that I was in - there are 12 people to each book and there were 6 books all up - I signed up for 3 books - 36 pages were more than enough for me! I bought some beautiful unmounted butterflies from a local craft shop - these were actually designed by one of the girls in the 'Angelic' swap - well done Linda, I just love them! I stamped my lady onto acetate and coloured her with a tombow pen and then attached it to white card. I then cut a slit into her back (she was very brave!) I stamped and embossed the wing onto vellum with white embossing powder and cut it out - I also coloured it with the same pen and placed the wing into the slit so it looked right. I used some fantasy film on the background - see if you can find it - I think it is camera shy! I white embossed images onto the corners of the green paper, added a flourish that I cut from purple shimmer paper and added the flower in the corner with a silver button brad. I used tiny little diamontes that mum gave me next to the words which were a purply/green colour and matched really well. The back of each page had to be decorated as well - so I used the same stamp but did a simplified version on the back with my details - There was quite a bit of embossing on this one and normally I don't emboss at all - so it was nice getting back to what enticed me to start stamping all those years ago!

Angelic - Chunky Book Artists - group 3

2008-07-09T17:00:00.003+10:00

For this swap I used my gorgeous cherub - I love the way he sits just dreaming the day away! I got out the sewing machine attaching the stamped vellum and strips of crushed paper with zigzag stitch. Stamping the cherub onto white gloss paper I put double-sided Jak paper to the back before cutting him out (I had 36 all up to cut out! ) this way there was adhesive on the back and I didn't have to stick lots of little bits of tape or glue him down. The background was made using 'Luna Lights' paints and I describe this method further down in my blog under 'backgrounds' - I liked the outcome of this one - it took a while for it to come together (I think the creative juices were on holidays!) - hope the girls like this one too!

Angelic - Chunky Book Artists - group 2

2008-07-09T16:38:00.003+10:00

One of the swaps I participated in for the 'Angelic' theme. I had this gorgeous orange/pink cardstock that I purchased from a craft shop and embossed on it with silver pearl embossing powder. The angel image was stamped onto cold laminate 3 times, adhering 2 directly to the stamped cardstock and the 3rd I put onto a piece of silver shimmer cardstock. On this piece I added clear micro beads to the wing - you cannot see it very well - it is more of a touch & feel element. The word 'Angelic' was printed off my labelling machine and attached to a torn piece of black cardstock with square brads. I ran a piece of pink cardstock thru the cuttlebug using 'diamonds in the rough' and highlighted it with 'pinecone' inkpad. I then added a black corner sticker to finish it off. I really liked how the embossing showed thru clear laminate and added highlights to the image - here's hoping the other girls in this group like my contribution to this swap

Some of my art

2008-01-09T08:43:00.000+11:00

Trizzy's Puzzle of Time

2007-12-10T14:27:00.000+11:00

I found this great 4 piece wooden jigsaw at the craft show and thought "WOW' how much fun I could have with this. Firstly I scrunched tissue paper and stuck it down on each piece. When they were dry I painted them and the fun was just begining - I hope you enjoy my Puzzle of Time !

2007-12-10T14:22:00.000+11:00

This first piece inspired me to continue the 'Time' theme on all four pieces. I stamped on acetate - I found this matt board circle and thought it would make a great watch face. I am always buying clock faces and 'time' phrases - not sure why, maybe cause I am getting older time seems to be going quicker ?? :)

2007-12-10T14:19:00.000+11:00

I made this piece using just bits I had lying around and just added the 'Captured in Time' gel sticker to tie into the whole theme - the black mesh stuff is a roll I bought from the cheap shop and use it for lots of household purposes - eg: under my keyboard so it doesn't slide around - it adds a great effect I think.

2007-12-10T14:15:00.000+11:00

This piece I just wanted as a clock face - using stickers, clock numbers & hands, embellishments and an embossed corner - It has less on it but I think it matches well with the other pieces.

2007-12-10T14:02:00.000+11:00

On the final piece I wanted to create a window - I used stickers, a die cut, skeleton leaves, gold brads on the door an embellishment I bought from the fishing dept at KMart, off cuts of card & mesh.

Alphabet Swap

2007-12-08T20:54:00.000+11:00

Christmas Tag Swap - hosted by Jessie

2007-12-08T14:40:00.000+11:00

Step 1 - after cutting tags out, I applied white paint with a credit card and spread the paint around not covering the entire surface of the tag so you could still see the colour of the tag

2007-12-08T14:35:00.000+11:00

Step 2 - using the edge of the credit card, I scored into the paint in all different directions

2007-12-08T14:30:00.000+11:00

Step 3 - when the paint was dry I stamped around the edges with Hero Arts stamp (two flourish flowers)

2007-12-08T14:25:00.000+11:00

Step 4 - I adhered a piece of red texture paper with a torn side. Then cut a piece of Basic Grey's (Scarlet's Letter) and edged it with black Staz-on and attached it to the side then stamped wording in black Staz-on in centre of tag.

2007-12-08T14:20:00.000+11:00

Step 5 - I then attached a piece of ribbon with a 'V' cut out and kept the length so it overhung the tag. Then I cut another piece of green card which was stamped and edged with black Staz-on and stuck that over the top. Final step was in inked all around the edge of the tag with black (yes Staz-on) - and that is how I made my tag - enjoy !

My First Canvas

2007-08-07T19:31:00.000+10:00

There is a small social group that I meet with once a month and the challenge for next month was a canvas. I was excited because I had never completed a canvas before and was really looking forward to the challenge. This canvas was painted with metal bronze paint & then rust activator was used. This was a technique that Jessie showed me and I thought it was a good base for this project.

Canvas Stage 2

2007-08-07T19:28:00.000+10:00

I used different stamps and silver embossed - even though it looks gold on this photo - you can see it better on the finished piece.