tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58706268044401761532024-02-22T16:04:30.609+00:00Kassa - Delight in the DetailColourful, happy mixed media art - always from the heart. kassahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05700421474992042285noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870626804440176153.post-59790549446841023152017-07-14T15:39:00.001+01:002017-08-01T13:03:34.941+01:00Art Giveaway WINNERS<br />
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Hi LoVelies<br />
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Back in today with winners of last Friday's Art Giveaway...<a href="http://kassadh.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/finnabair-ct-paint-review-giveaway.html">HERE</a> thank you all for your amazing support and lovelyb words. they truly mean the world to me - much loVe to you all....<br />
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Drum roll.....and the lucky winners are shown below - Please contact me within the next 2 weeks with your address details so I can post out asap eeeeeep! khayselden@aol.co.uk<br />
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I have loved your art from afar for awhile now and would love any of your pieces. It's so hard to pick one! If I had to choose I would choose the one with the woman's face on it. I loved your review of the paints as you used simple terms to describe all of them. Now my shopping list has gotten bigger as I need to expand my finnabair paint collection! :)</div>
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Amazing reviews and tips on how to use the paints Kas, really helpful. You're work and talent is outstanding and I just love the colours you use. Xoxo</div>
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Hi Kassa, loved the info on all the different paints! Now I know how to use them! Hehe<br />
I really like the "daisy" art!</div>
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Such a great review Kassa, you are a wonderful enabler! I cannot imagine anyone NOT wanting to have a piece of your art!! All of your pieces are gorgeous... Hugs, Anne xx</div>
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Hi lovely friends<br />
tis an exciting post today eeeep!<br />
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Recently, I was asked by Prima to create a little art for them using Finnabair's amaZing Art Alchemy paint range, and I couldn't think of a better way to share my creations with you all than a GIVEAWAY of the 4 pieces of art I created alongside a review of the Art Alchemy paints.<br />
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Firstly I'm going to link you over to Finnabair's blog for <b>my</b> review on her Art Alchemy paint systems (including the new Impasto Paints) Amongst other things, I will tell you in which order I use the paint systems when using them all on the one same piece of art and I'll tell you why too. I will tell you the differences between the paints and why I loVe the differences, I throw a few tips in too. Anyways grab a cuppa and hop over <a href="http://tworzysko.blogspot.co.uk/">PRESS HERE for Finnabair's blog</a> (my Review post will be up and running over there sometime Friday)<br />
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Once you've read through my review over on Finnabair's blog, whilst you are there please feel free to stop by in their comments section to ask any questions about the paints, I will be happy and will do my best to answer any questions you may have or if you have a favorite Art Alchemy paint system I'd love to know and why its your fav or simply leave me some love, <b>then</b> follow the link back over here and if you'd like to be in with a chance to win one of my 4 pieces of art featured in the posts today please leave me a comment on <b>MY</b> blog, letting me know which piece of my 4 artworks you'd love to WIN<br />
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On Fiday 14th July, a weeks time I will post <b>over here on my blog</b> the 4 winners who will be picked randomly - so remember to check back in to see if it's your lucky day...then you can email me your details...<br />
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I'm hoping you're feeling inspired now, go on, let your hair down, push back your sleeves and get all messy and painty heeheehee :-)<br />
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It's time for a brand new challenge up over on the <a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/sdc-277-celebration-and-new-team.html">Stampotique Designers Challenge blog</a> and you can meet the new team over there too...</div>
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This week we challenge you to create art with the theme 'Celebration' so tis a nice easy one with lots of choices... </div>
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And below you can see I wanted to celebrate True Love :-) How cute do Roc Nicholas's '<a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/roc-nicholas/2443.html">Polka Dot Dog</a>' and <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/roc-nicholas/2433.html">'Dog'</a> look kissing and cuddling under Roc's <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/roc-nicholas/2417.html">'Flying Heart'</a> - The word 'Love' came from another stamp by Amy Wilson Wellenstein that I use so much <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/backgrounds/7155.html">'Word Collage'</a> - and once again hop over to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/karen.hayselden/">my Instagram feed</a> for a list of colour/products I used - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BWKS009Da7Y/?taken-by=karen.hayselden">PRESS HERE</a></div>
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You should have just arrived from <a href="http://arwen-mccullen.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/stampotique-blog-hop.html">Arwen McCullen's blog</a><br />
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And when you leave here you need to hop over to <a href="https://dutchstamptramp.wordpress.com/2017/07/01/stampotique-designteam-announcement-and-bloghop/">Nellie van Leeuwen's blog</a><br />
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firstly I've gotta say (with a tear in my eye) goodbye to such talented and amaZing friends that I have had the pleasure to get to know over in the Stampotique team , you truly are beautiful and have made my stay in the team so special...<br />
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Now new release stamps for July eeeeep! - to go spy the NEW beauties <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/new-release-this-month.html">PRESS HERE</a> (can you see my very own new <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/new-release-this-month/14027.html">Angel Toes</a> there too with her cute turned up toes teehee!)<br />
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Now onto the Blog Hop where as you hop through you will be introduced to the new and returning team members……. and we will be showing off Stampotique’s new stamps for July! Make sure to leave a comment on each blog. We will be doing a random drawing for:<br />
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You will not know which blog we are drawing from so leave a comment on each one. Come back here on Friday July 8th to see if you won!!<br />
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Remember be sure to hop to each blog and leave a comment....<br />
Have fun!!! Mwah xoxo Kassa<br />
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ps. now hop over to <a href="https://dutchstamptramp.wordpress.com/2017/07/01/stampotique-designteam-announcement-and-bloghop/">Nellie van Leeuwen's blog</a><br />
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Hi lovelies<br />
It's time for another Finn Team Recipe using Finnabair's amaZing products up over on the <a href="http://prima.typepad.com/prima/2017/06/its-a-fun-summer-art-recipe.html">Prima Blog</a>....<br />
You'll find a couple more pictures up there of this oh soooo colourful seahorse I've doodled and teehee I'll tell you my latest color-crush secret (tis one of the new <a href="http://mixedmediaplace.com/paints/paints-art-alchemy-impasto">Art Alchemy Impasto Paints</a> but which one - can you guess? hop over to find out - <a href="http://prima.typepad.com/prima/2017/06/its-a-fun-summer-art-recipe.html">PRESS HERE</a>)<br />
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Anyways busy busy busy....I hope I've left you in a haPPy holiday mood now, I'm off to finish up the last details for my next 2 posts - a bloghop, then a giveaway of 4 of my pieces of art....<br />
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I've thought I'd share this lovely little <a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/sdc276-stencil-it-week-2.html">Stampotique Designers Challenge</a> piece I created.... <br />
For the whole of this month we over here at Stampotique have been collaborating with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eileenhulldesigns/">Eileen Hull's Heartfelt Designs</a> and WoW look at this LUSH <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Sizzix-JOURNAL-BOX-ScoreBoards-XL-Die-661906-661906SZ?currency=USD">Heartfelt Journal</a> tis so easy to assemble and is very sturdy too so you can add loads of leaves to journal on eeeeee! So mine is nowhere near finished, I have loosely popped it together so as I finish a page I can simply deconstruct and pop in a page....<br />
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So the stamps I used...<br />
The words... <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/carols-collection/8974.html">What? Never Seen A Diva Before? by Carols Collection</a><br />
The Background... <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/france-papillon/10015.html">French Journal page by France Papillon</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/karen-hayselden/14004.html">Dora Doodle Dolly by Karen Hayselden</a><br />
<a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/karen-hayselden/14006.html">Maude Doodle Dolly by Karen Hayselden</a><br />
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The pretty stencil is <a href="http://mixedmediaplace.com/finnabair-s-store/finnabairs-stencils-masks/prima-elementals-6x6-stencil-doily2">Doily 2</a></div>
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Good morning lovely friends<br />
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Happy Easter to you all, hope the bunny brought you a little chocolate to feast upon..<br />
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So I finally got round to blogging again, sorted out a few problems over here and <b>bam</b> I'm back on this sunny Easter Monday morning with a mug of hot coffee and a little kaleidoscope of Easter colour. I soooooo enjoyed creating this loose leaf 3D journal page, it's my Finnabair Creative Team art and if you'd like to see the easy to follow creative process, ingredients list and more pictures just press the following link <a href="http://tworzysko.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/easter-kaleidoscope.html">HERE</a> - I feel so very blessed that I can share my art with you all over on Finnabair's awesome blog and creating with Finnabair's amazing products is a dream come true, yup I still pinch myself everyday...<br />
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Mwah my lovelies xoxo<br />
I'll be back in again this week as I've so much art to post from the last few months :-)))<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/new-release-0716/6217.html">Kitty Cube - Daniel Torrente</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/new-release-0716/11022.html">Scribble Angel - Kate Crane</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/new-release-0716/15008.html">Casper - Tracy Scott</a></li>
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Awe it's time to direct you onto the next stop, I hope you have enjoyed peeping at my squad line-up all lovingly colourised with Prima Marketing's <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=prima+watercolor">watercolor paints/oil pastels</a> - you now need to hop over to spy the amazing blog hop art by <a href="http://kathstales.blogspot.co.uk/">Kathi Rerek</a></div>
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Hi there lovely friends - oh no tis my last guest spot over on the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/">Simon Says Stamp Blog Monday Challenge</a> - I've had a ball this past month and would like to thank them (Simon Says Stamp) for having me over and Lols you are not only a star, you are an angel too, a beautiful friend MWAH xoxo A quick thanks to everyone who has taken time to pop over and peep at my artwork and left heartwarming words too over here on my blog,, over on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kassa.hayselden">Facebook Page</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/karen.hayselden/">Instagram Page</a> & <a href="https://uk.pinterest.com/kxoxoh/">Pinterest Page</a>. And my teamies this past month have been the best - they create stunning artwork each week to inspire us all and warm our hearts with their beautiful words...thanks a million sweet teamies xoxo<br />
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This weeks challenge was a no brainer for me - 'pinks' I'm a girly girl at heart the challenge being 'Monochrome'</div>
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And Tim Holtz knows how to spoil us girly girls with his lush pinks...</div>
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I got my hands on all my <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=Tim+Holtz+Distress+Paint">Distress Paint</a>s and <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=Distress+stain+sprays">Distress Stain Sprays</a> in the 'pinky' tones to create custom background sheets to die cut my petals from...</div>
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My final layer is usually a little squirt from the Distress Stain Sprays, usually in contrasting warming or bright colors or the darks shading tone of the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Spray-Stain-BLACK-SOOT-Ranger-TSS42167-TSS42167RI?currency=USD">Black Soot</a> (usually the 1 squirt though) or the beautiful softness of <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Spray-Stain-PICKET-FENCE-Ranger-TSS42402-TSS42402RI?currency=USD">Picket Fence</a> (again 1 maybe 2 squirts BUT this spray is a total MUST tis just amazing & I use it in most of my artwork!)</div>
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Tah Dah!!! 1 background sheet set aside to dry whilst creating more, more more eeeeep!</div>
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These are the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=Tim+Holtz+sizzix+tattered+florals">Tim Holtz Sizzix Tattered Florals Dies</a> I used to create my wreath with - I mix and match the various petals to create the larger flowers down through to the medium and too stinkin cute uber tiny flowers!<br />
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So that's where I'll start the tiny flowers are from the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Sizzix-TINY-TATTERED-FLORALS-Thinlits-Die-660227-660227THS?currency=USD">Tiny tattered FloralsThinlits Die</a><br />
The small/medium flowers are from the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Sizzix-Die-TATTERED-FLOWER-GARLAND-Decorative-Strip-Sizzlits-657824-42253?currency=USD">Tattered Flower garland Die Decorative Strip Sizzlits</a><br />
Medium Flowers can be created using the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Sizzix-MINI-TATTERED-FLORALS-Dies-Movers-Shapers-657488-37609?currency=USD">Mini Tattered Florals Dies Movers Shapers</a><br />
The larger flowers I use the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=56550&currency=USD">Tattered Florals Bigz Flower Alterations</a><br />
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I can't wait to see what you all create, I loooooves that we all share our art with each-other <3<br />
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I'm sharing with you today my guest dt art for the <a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog</a> and my Roc Nicholas<a href="https://www.facebook.com/roc-nicholas-245027525545990/?fref=ts">Roc Nicholas</a> design team artwork - I combined them both as Roc's beautiful <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/roc-nicholas/2408.html">Horse</a> stamp and <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/roc-nicholas/2410.html">Art Lives Here</a> stamp are from the <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/">Stampotique </a> collection...</div>
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So this week challenge (heeheehee) I knew I'd have to get my head round cos <a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/sdc246-anything-but-black.html">'anything but black'</a> being the fabulous challenge is a real task for me as I usually start and finish with black!!! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/samantha.read.3158?fref=ts">Samantha Read</a> thought up this brilliant challenge and I urge you all to have a go, it's soooooo much fun (but alas I still need to add a spot or 2 of black when I look at my page hahaha! Darkest purple just didn't quite hit the mark, although no black on the page automatically gives the page the soft, soothing color wash look, almost dusty so all is good eeeeeeep!!! I will deffo use this trick again and again :-))) I am sending mixed messages - but I feel mixed up when I look at my page - I loooooves it and at the same time want to grab my black ink pen....hmmmmm....</div>
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I used Roc's <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/roc-nicholas/2408.html">Horse</a> & <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/roc-nicholas/2410.html">Art Lives Here</a> stamps - go look at all of Roc's designs <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/roc-nicholas.html">HERE</a></div>
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I used Janet Klein's totally kool <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/janet-klein/9261.html">NYNY!</a> stamp - go looksey at all of Janet's stamps <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/janet-klein.html">HERE</a> </div>
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I used Kate Cranes beautiful <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/kate-crane/11021.html">Colour Wheel</a> stamp - go look at all of Kate's collection <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/kate-crane.html">HERE</a></div>
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I used France Papillion's <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/france-papillon/10039.html">Mash Up</a> & <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/france-papillon/10033.html">Rusted Rivets</a> - go look at all France's kool designs <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/france-papillon.html">HERE</a></div>
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I colourised with Prima's ohhhh so colourful Watercolor Confections Pans - I used a mix of all the 3 sets eeeeeep! Prima's Oil Pastels and Prima's Watercolor Pencils too...You can get these from <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/">Art From The Heart</a> and <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=prima+watercolor">Simon Says Stamp</a></div>
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Hi there lovely friends, I'm back in with this weeks guest art for <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/">Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog</a> - Tis another fabby challenge again this week, one I had an immense amount of fun with, I got elbow deep with my Tim Holtz 'Distress' stash eeeeeep! So the challenge this week is simply 'wish'...</div>
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Whilst the Crazing Medium dries the 'cupcake' background can be prepped, tis a simple and easy background cos the 'stamped image' has soooo much beautiful detail - less is more....</div>
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I start<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> by hand painting <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=tim+holtz+distress+paint">Tim Holtz's Distress Paints In Cracked Pistachio & Broken China</a> & <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=111494&currency=USD">Broken China </a> on the bottom half of the Ranger Watercolor Paper, then <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=tim+holtz+distress+paint">Shaded lilac Distress Paint</a> over this through <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=124581">Tim Holtz's 'Stripes' layering Stencil.</a></span></div>
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I randomly add <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=tim+holtz+distress+paint">'Picket Fence' Distress Paint</a> through <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=124565">Tim Holtz's 'Bubble' Layering Stencil</a> - waft dry with a heat gun then...</div>
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Once the paint is snuff dry I like to pick the 'best' areas to stamp on ie the 'eye-candy' areas that my eyes are drawn to. I use <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=77872">Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink </a> to stamp out the beautiful cupcake image from <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Sizzix-Framelits-BIRTHDAY-BLUEPRINT-Wafer-Thin-Die-and-Stamp-Set-659882-659882TH?currency=USD">Tim Holtz's Sizzix Framelits 'Birthday Blueprint' Die and Stamp Set.</a></div>
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Now flip the paper around ready to start finger painting again, this time I started with <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=tim+holtz+distress+paint">'Squeezed Lemonade' Distress Paint</a> then,<a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=tim+holtz+distress+paint">'Antique Linen'</a> <span id="goog_1397485508"></span><span id="goog_1397485509"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a>, finally add a random & thin layer (with a very small amount) of <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=tim+holtz+distress+paint">'Tarnished Brass' Distress Paint</a>.</div>
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Stencil some <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=tim+holtz+distress+paint">'Spun Sugar' Distress Paint</a> through <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Layering-Stencil-2015-SCRIBBLES-THS036-THS036?currency=USD">Tim Holtz's 'Scribbles' Layering Stencel</a>, waft dry then...</div>
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When dry I die cut out my cupcake images - 2 x bottom cupcake - 1 x top cupcake - 1 x candle - plus I cut out I whole backing cupcake in black card stock.</div>
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Here you can see I went with the 'yellow & pink' tones plus a little of the Cracked Pistachio Distress Paint and as I said before I keep popping the 'cupcake back in situ' to see if my color layers are building nicely.</div>
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Simply rub the crayons in with your fingertips, they should blend out like a treat as you have some ace mediums that we applied earlier for them to glide over...</div>
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In the white space add the 'cooler' tones, I always add less of these especially the darker tones as they tend to dominate the 'lighter' colors.<br />
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As you can see here I just keep adding layers of crayons, once the first layer of color is down and blended, it's really just a case of topping up the blended layers with a very VERY light scribble of the crayons either directly on top or next to the same or contrasting crayon - and can you see I like to leave white space in there too! <br />
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Any mistakes you simply wipe away with a wet wipe, because the surface we are working on is prepped with mediums (not bare board/paper) most If not all of the crayon wipes away as it is water based. likewise if you are needing to blend your crayons more simply dampen your fingertip ever so slightly...</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And in the mid section of my piece above/below/around where the 'birthday' word is I spritzed with a couple of shots of water, then ever so lightly tapped dots of the crayons into the 'bare' surrounding space and quickly spritzed the dots with water letting the crayon color bleed into the background!</span></div>
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Next I decide to add a couple or 3 thin layers of white gesso over to the left-hand mid-bottom corner, yes I felt the piece start to come together. </div>
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Heeheehee I've had a journey with this postcard, a fun, fun, fun journey and I've had a craving for cupcakes throughout (still have to be honest nom nom nom but I've not given in to temptation!)</div>
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...another week has flown by - crikey! but at least the sun is shining tons more, tis getting warmer and the nights are lighter for longer eeeeeep! summer is on the way!</div>
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And you can probs see more n more of the summer feeling creeping - well hardly creeping hahaha into my art of late. </div>
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For this weeks <a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog</a> the fabulous <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kristen.smithcatalano?fref=ts">Kristen Catalano</a> chose a particular favourite of mine 'Circles' why a fav? well circles are my all time go to shape, soft, kool and easy, simply a fav and cos this is a challenge that litterally holds no bounds sooooooooo eeeeeep! you should all be joining in this week - lol no excuses - we can all do circles can't we! And hip hip hurray at the end of the month there's a $30 gift certificate random draw to go shop in the fabulous Stampotique web shop - you can upload your art to any of the monthly challenges over in the blog <a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/sdc-may-challenge-links.html">HERE</a> or over in the fb page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/stampotique/">HERE</a> just follow the simple format/rules when uploading or if all else fails shout out for HELP - there's always someone teccy there to help hahaha (deffo not me - i'm a techno-phob:-)</div>
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A quick link to my own Stampotique stamp designs - <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/karen-hayselden.html">PRESS HERE</a></div>
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Art From The Heart where I tutor regular workshops stock Stampotique - <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/workshops-122-c.asp">PRESS HERE</a></div>
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...onto what I used to create this little burst of summer colour (the 'Halfway House btw was a gift from my lovely friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/roy.pakeman?fref=ts">Roy Pakeman</a> whose company <a href="http://www.candyboxcrafts.co.uk/">Candy Box Crafts</a> sell these awesome <a href="http://www.candyboxcrafts.co.uk/half-way-houses-470-p.asp">Half Way Houses/Shrines</a>)</div>
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The cute bunny is my own Stampotique design stamp I call him '<a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/karen-hayselden/14007.html">Wally</a>' and Wally is snuggling one of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/artistkiranichols?fref=ts">Kira Nichols's </a>ace <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/karen-hayselden/14007.html">'Birdy Up'</a> birdies eeeeep!</div>
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Now <a href="https://www.facebook.com/janet.klein1?fref=ts">Janet Klein's</a> flowers that you see have 'circles' in their middles (see i told you there are no bounds and boy i likes to stretch boundaries hahaha!) so I used her <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/9165.html">Large Carol's Flower</a> and her <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/9166.html">Small Carol's Flower</a>, so beautiful and easy to cut out too!</div>
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...the postmark on the lollipop stick is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StudioFrancePapillon/?fref=ts">France Papillon's</a> kool <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/france-papillon/10029.html">1879 Postmark stamp</a></div>
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...the pretty scalloped circles come from the also kool <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/2419.html">'Steampunk Border'</a> by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/roc-nicholas-245027525545990/?fref=ts">Roc Nicholas</a></div>
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And YeY!!! I'm still guesting over there!!!</div>
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This weeks fabulous challenge is 'Felt That' and I went with the awesome black wool felt - or to give it it's full name <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamp-Wool-Felt-Sheets-BLACK-Felt11-Spring-Plush-Felt11?currency=USD">Simon Says Stamp Spring Plush Wool Felt Sheets - black</a> - go take a peek at the full range, there are some lush, lush color combos - <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=spring+plush">PRESS HERE</a></div>
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As you can see above I started out rough 'n' quick painting my background with various (what I call 'hot toned' shades) of <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=tim+holtz+distress+paint">Tim Holtz Distress Paint</a> - there's a few splatters in there too!</div>
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This is the reverse side that i painted with more vibrancy, just so there was a difference, I used the Distress paints again and added a little green and golden hue, plus a few splatters with water mixed with the tiniest amount of <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=40017&currency=USD">Dina Wakley White Gesso </a></div>
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I stamped out probably 8 to 10 of these beautiful flowers from the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/RESERVE-Tim-Holtz-Cling-Rubber-Stamps-2015-FLOWER-GARDEN-cms215-cms215?currency=USD">Tim Holtz Flower Garden Cling Stamp Set</a> using <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=77872">Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink</a> - I looooves fussy cutting so cutting them all out was a pleasure whilst watching tv (hahaha)<br />
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Above and below you can see how I layer and bend the layers of petals - I also added a few black cotton stitches in there too with my sewing machine :-)))</div>
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These background stamps are soooo kool, I used <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Cling-Rubber-Stamps-2016-LATTICE-AND-FLOURISH-CMS257-CMS257?currency=USD">Tim Holtz Lattice and Flourish Cling Stamp</a> with <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=123832&currency=USD">Ranger - Wendy Vecchi Potting Soil Archival Ink</a></div>
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Once I had adhered everything in place I coated the 'Felt' with a random and light coat of Gesso.</div>
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And once the Gesso on the felt had dried i applied a few different colors of Distress Paint. Also I dotted some Distress Paint right at the top of my wood and then standing my wood block vertically spritzed with water, eeeeep! Drip heaven!!!</div>
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eeeeeeeep! I'm up over on the Stampotique Designers Challenge guesting again this week, I'm sooo having myself a creative ball and feel so truly blessed :-)))</div>
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WoWzers <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010591269148&fref=ts">Arwen McCullen</a> what a fab challenge this week 'Scribbles' lol hold me back 'scribbles and splats' are my fav... and pop over and spy all of Arwen's amazing stamp designs at Stampotique <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/arwen-mccullen.html">PRESS HERE</a> (and oh boy I need to pop my order in to Stampotique cos I needs 'Plushy' tooooo freakin adorable!!! you've got to go looksey at him eeeep!)</div>
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So this weeks challenge details can be found over on the Stampotique Designer Challenge blog, the design team have as always created 'droolworthy' inspiratio for us all - remember the challenge is 'scribbles' couldn't be an easier challenge - give it a go and you could win the randomly drawn $30 gift voucher to spend at Stampotique.com - YiPPee! <a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/sdc244-scribbles.html">PRESS HERE</a></div>
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Many of my <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/">Stampotique</a> stamp designs are doodly and scribbly so I looked no further than them as my starting point...being in a spring mood and in a pink mode I chose <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/karen-hayselden/14002.html">'Olive the Ostrich'</a></div>
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My 'scribbly' background was created in my Dylusions square journal using Tim Holtz Distress paint, and distress crayons, a little Ranger Ink Texture paste through Tim Holtz mini layering stencils, scribbly doodles and splats were various journaling pens in black and white (all from Art From The Heart again) and a touch of white 'WoW' embossing powder....</div>
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Awe I hope you join in the fun, maybe create something a little springy like me hahaha! It does work, I'm in the mood for some sunshine!!! </div>
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My starting point was this irresistable <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Sizzix-LAYERED-DRAGONFLY-Bigz-Die-With-Texture-Fades-659579-64408">Tim Holtz Sizzix Layered Dragonfly Bigz Die With Texture Fades</a>, look at all that amazing detail, he (the Dragonfly is a handsome dude for sure) Can you spy the teal colored <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=ranger+foil">Ranger Ink Shiny Transfer Foil</a> twinkling away on the wings which I also stamped over, just on the edges with the 'Newsprint' from <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Cling-Rubber-Stamps-2016-NEWSPRINT-AND-TYPE-CMS266-CMS266?currency=USD">Tim Holtz Cling Stamp Newsprint and Type</a>. to colorise him I simply added layers of <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=distress+paint">Tim Holtz Distress Paints</a>, spritzed with a little water, let dry and the repeat till I was happy! Once the foil was adhered (I used a <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=ranger+collage+glue+">Ranger Ink Collage Gluestick</a> to adhere the foil remembering to place the foil shiny side up!) I then added tiny hi-lights and shadows to the Dragonfly with more of the same colors I'd originally colorised him with...I'm in love with this little fella for sure :-))) </div>
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My usual final layers, sewing round the edge with cotton on my 'old' Singer sewing machine, dibs, dabs 'n' dots of paint, adding more layers of color with my distress Crayons, a few strands of cotton thread here and there, lush, lush <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=sequins">Sequins</a> and eeeeep! Splatters!!!<br />
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I do hope you have enjoyed my 'distress paradise found' page, I soooo want/need the summer to come so I went all out hot, hot, hot color, a kaleidoscope of hot, fun and summery color!<br />
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I'm writing this blog in the wonderful warming Ray's of the sunshine! eeeeeep! has Spring sprung! </div>
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How lucky am i - I'm back up guest designing over on the Stampotique Designers challenge blog again this month - eeeeeep! (feeling very blessed and lucky, lucky, lucky:-)))</div>
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I have totally enjoyed this months challenge brought to us by the awesome <a href="https://www.facebook.com/claudine.wagnercriner?fref=ts">Claudine Wagner Criner</a> - 'Motherly Love' - hop over and see all the design teams lush artwork, and if you decide to join in the fun (go on you know you want to!) you may be one of the lucky 'random' winners of a $30.00 gift certificate to spend in the Stampotique web shop - <a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">PRESS HERE</a> to go peep :-)))</div>
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I created this piece yesterday after a mammoth clean up in my craft room, think that's why it's sooooo happy, cheery and colourful hahaha! I needed to spread and spill my joy of a happy tidy room into my artwork- mind you all my work is 'happy art' (well in my mind it is!) but I think this got the extra happy kick somehow - tis rather summery, probably that was my choice of the happy dudes I stamped and colourised from Stampotique:-)))</div>
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So the 2 bunnies you can see that i colourised were my very own Stampotique designs 'Wally and Mabel' - you can go spy them and the rest of my collection over <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/karen-hayselden.html">HERE</a> at <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/">Stampotique.com</a> or in the UK at <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/stampotique-314-c.asp">Art From The Heart</a> or <a href="http://www.asprinkleofimagination.com/stampotique-originals-karen-hayselden/">A Sprinkle Of Imagination</a></div>
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There are 3 boys and a cheeky chops girly from the amazing designer Daniel Torrente - go have a look at his designs <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/penney-torrente.html">HERE</a> </div>
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And the sweet girly holding a heart is 'Hazel Heart' designed by the fabulous Linda Peterson - go look at here designs <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/linda-peterson.html">HERE</a></div>
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And how about those WoWzer colours - the new <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/prima---watercolour-supplies-746-c.asp">Prima Watercolor</a>s - I used the 'Tropical and Classics' palettes! Their new <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/prima---watercolour-supplies-746-c.asp">Watercolor Pad</a> is lush too (just press down a little more firmly when stamping your images with the watercolor paper having a beautiful texture to it - the ink used is Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival ink as it is permanant and doesn't smudge/bleed when coming into contact with the watercolors and oil pastels! By the way my finishing touches were the Prima Oil Pastels and a splat or 2 with my <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/posca-pens-517-c.asp">black and white Posca Pens</a>...</div>
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Hi there loooovely friends - I'm uber excited to be guesting up over on the fabulous <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/">Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog</a> this month - eeeeep! (feeling sooooo truly blessed:-)))<br />
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This first challenge of the month was like a gift wrapped in the prettiest tissue paper ever - 'Home Decor: use <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=prima+flowers">Prima Flowers</a>'... and I had a total ball and who wouldn't with this must have <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Prima-Flowers-RUST-Frameworks-Metal-Birdcage-584993-584993PR?currency=USD">Prima Flowers Rust Frameworks Metal Birdcage</a> tis adorable!<br />
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First I gave the cage a quick coat of <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=40017">Dina Wakley's white gesso</a>, when dry I haphazardly brushed over with <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=133548">Dina Wakley's Turquoise Media Acrylic Paint</a> (gotta loves that Turquoise forever and ever!)...set aside to dry.<br />
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Time to assemble, so after I add a few black cotton stitches to my background with an old but beloved 'Singer' sewing machine, distress the edges with <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Prima-Flowers-DISTRESSING-TOOL-890940-39336">Prima Flowers Distressing Tool</a> I adhere said background onto the back plate of the birdcage(which easily unclips and re-clips from the birdcage) Before I adhere the 3d'd butterfly I add drips of <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Ranger-Dylusions-Paint-BUBBLEGUM-PINK-DYP45953-DYP45953RI?currency=USD">Dylusions Bubblegum Pink Paint</a> (can't get enough of this shocking pink!) and a couple of random paint lines with <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=Dylusions+Paints">Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise and Crushed Grape Paints</a>. I gather a bundle of black cotton thread to place beneath the 3d'd butterfly and once all is in place I pop some sparkle in the mix too - <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=sequins">Sequins</a> (I'm a tad obsessed with lush, lush sequins heeheehee) The Turquoise 'Marble Court' flowers are adhered into place with a mix of adhesives (<a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=hot+glue+gun">hot glue gun</a> and <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Ranger-TEXTURE-PASTE-TRANSPARENT-MATTE-INK44727-INK44727RI?currency=USD">Ranger Transparent Matte Texture Paste</a>)<br />
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Awe I hope you liked my Butterfly Haven, I truly enjoyed creating this kaleidoscope of colour, can't wait to see what you all create eeeeeep!... go on get all your stash out and enjoy the colour...remember that Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at their store as always too!<br />
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the roc nicholas design team is having a blog hop today. everyone on the design team has made a special piece of art using screaming bunny rubber stamp. please hop along with us and you may be lucky enough to win some incredible art for your collection. </div>
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i made a postcard, and if you'd like a chance to receive this postcard in the mail all you need to do is leave a comment. i will select a random name draw may 8th. please make sure i have a way to contact you should you win. thanks and good luck!</div>
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if you'd like to add this screaming bunny stamp to your collection, or to see more of roc’s collection of stamps sold through <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/">stampotique.com</a> you can <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/roc-nicholas.html">CLICK HERE</a></div>
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to go to the next team member for the roc nicholas design team go to <a href="http://sue-thislife.blogspot.co.uk/">Sue Waters</a> and see what wonderful goodness she has made. </div>
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<a href="http://whatsuproc.blogspot.co.uk/">Roc Nicholas</a></div>
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<a href="http://madebychook.blogspot.co.uk/">Corrie Herriman</a></div>
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Here is a peep at art I've created throughout this year using Roc's amazing stamps...and oooodles of my fav Ranger Ink stash...</div>
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I'm back here again (after the fabulous skool holidays/Easter hols - oh boy I feel rested and ready to go, go, go! but how fst have they come then gone!)</div>
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And I mixed it up further as I can't get enough of the Distress Crayons and Crazing medium hahaha!</div>
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I now went on to follow Tim's steps; grout the teacups, adhere in the chopped out pieces of 'crayoned' ephemera and glaze - soooooo lush eeeeep! (Again eeeeeeep!) hahaha! (Can you tell this excites me) - love the grout texture peeping thro'</div>
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To finish up I adhered the leftover 'crayoned' mosaic shapes and distress woodgrain card stock to my tag (no groat from the mosaic kit this time though)</div>
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Before I add a few doodles with my Fude ball black ink pen I top up everywhere with the distress crayons, either rubbing in or leaving thick and full of colour, the teacups need the top up of crayons and the crayon sits nicely on the glaze as it does (but very differently - more bitty) on the grout (I looooves how the crayons sit differently on the different surfaces, experimenting has been fun!)</div>
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Finally a zip of different colour - just a dab here and there with the distress paint 'cracked pistachio' oh n picked raspberry :-) - YeY! tis messy time, with black soot and picket fence distress paints - splatter time - I can't do without my distress splatter brush now hahaha - it brings me sooooo much joy!</div>
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eeeeeeep! I've just finished my 12 tags of 2016, these Tim Holtz remixes are awesome fun and get the creativity juices flowing 'a' plenty :-)))</div>
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To go see Tim Holtz's remix tag and how he's created his beauty - <a href="http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2016-march/">PRESS HERE</a> - you can see all the amazing creations inspired by Tim that are uploaded too! </div>
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I went with a feather remix, tis the littlest of things that make my heart sing and brings smiles to my face, such as the springtime birdies singing sweetly in the trees which prompted this tag and I soooo looooves feathers too, there's something magical about them that draws me in...</div>
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and this was where I started, 2 tags, one gesso'd, then when dry I popped it through my Bigshot with the Tim Holtz thinlets 'mixed media' die. I adhered Tim holtz's patterned tissue wrap to the other tag with matte gel medium - once dry I adhere the die-cut tag over the top of the tissue wrap tag (again with help medium)</div>
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I take a selection of the new Tim Holtz distress crayons from all 3 sets (oh dear I'm addicted to all 3 sets and roll on more sets eeeeeep!). And crayon in areas over the die-cut tag (one colour at a time is my secret) - starting with yellow every time and working outwards from there with similar colours ie. oranges, pinks, reds - where I want to add a little blue or green I simply leave a gap of white to crayon some in and slowly and carefully blend outwards - it doesn't matter if you leave white as you blend either - or popping blues and greens over the yellows is easy as they blend like a dream - also you don't need to blend every crayon stroke out! Whilst I scribble over the die-cuts I dig in a little deeper so the 'die-cut out bits' get coloured crayon chunks fast in them too! </div>
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Once colourised I die-cut out the 2 feathers from Tim Holtz's Sizzix die 'Feathers Duo Bigz and Texture Treads'<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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I gesso a black tag for my base, I use very little gesso and gradually build my layers, dragging what little gesso I have on my brush in a cross-hatch fashion around my tag, I aim for a hit and miss distress look with more gesso in the middle of the tag.</div>
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A piece of up-cycled corrugated cardboard is trimmed to size and gutted to leave a large oblong bottom area where the 'lightly gesso'd Ideaology quote band' will sit. I paint the corrugated tag with lashings of Tim holtz's new and totally amazing (matte I might add) distress crazing medium - swooning lol (and let this dry naturally)</div>
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the corrugated tag and slightly 'curled/shaped' feathers are sewn onto the black background tag with a sewing machine - my beloved 'Singer' and then I add more crayon doodles. Where there is a pinky feather edge I add a little pink crayon to the background where it sits, and if there's a yellow feather edge, then I add yellow crayon doodles where that sits - thus the colour edges of the feathers reflect the same colours onto the background . The corrugated cardboard gets a coating of the White crayon, which rubs into the 'crazed crackles' beautifully, I repeat to build up a dusty looking topcoat and in places is ply don't rub in the crayon! The quote band is adhered to the tag plus it's wrapped with cotton too. The Feathers are adhered into place at the same time as the tag .</div>
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Tis the Easter break and no skool run - yipeeeeeee! hahaha, more creative time for Kassa x</div>
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No plans to do anything too energetic, simply just chill eeeeep!</div>
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Right I'm back in with my final dt post for <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/">Stampotique</a> this month, thanks you lovely lovely peeps over at Stampotique for having me over, tis really special creating art for you :-)))</div>
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This weeks challenge is hosted by the fabulous <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vhwilson?fref=ts">Valerie Heather Wilson</a> - hop over to the Stampotique Designer's Challenge <a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/sdc238-whats-old-is-new-again.html">HERE</a> and check out all the dt's amazing art, why not join in the fun too (you could be the lucky winner of the randomly drawn gift certificate prize eeeeep!) and this weeks fun challenge is 'What's Old Is New Again' </div>
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lol I went with 'swaperooing' heads and bodies from older line stamps with a couple of my new design stamps - that's how I read the ''What's Old Is New Again' - my mind is out there and open wide hahaha!</div>
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And the uber brights on the back ground are a mix of <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/ranger-dylusions-by-dyan-reaveley-376-c.asp">Dylusions</a> paints, they always make for a vibrant 'PoP' of WoWzers colour eeeeep! There's one of my fav stencils on there too <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/dylusions---stencils---blocks---5x8-11905-p.asp">'blocks'</a> a go to stencil that I know I will use forever and ever... Then out come the journalling pens and time for the layering up fun - with oodles of doodles!</div>
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I took my new Doodle Dolly Dora stamp (with the lollipop head and huge eyes) and swapperoo'd with Daniel Torrente's 'Gooseneck' girlie stamp, I think the swap was fun and kool :-)))</div>
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My new Maude Doodle Dolly stamp was swaperoo'd again with another Daniel Torrente's 'Bowtie' stamp - I could swaperoo all day long...such fun!</div>
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Also you can find my new stamps and a huge selection of lush Stampotique stamps from the UK based shop <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/stampotique-314-c.asp">Art From The Heart</a> where I get all my Rander Ink <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/ranger-dylusions-by-dyan-reaveley-376-c.asp">Dylusions</a> stash from too :-)))</div>
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lol this is my second(no third now:-) attempt this morning at typing this post (how unforgivable can blogger be!!!! hmmmmm my attempt at politeness hahaha)</div>
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But I will not let this take away my enjoyment of posting you my latest Stampotique Guest Challenge, as I soooooo enjoyed this weeks challenge brought to us by the fabulous <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nellie.vanleeuwen.3?fref=ts">Nellie Van Leeuwen</a> - go check out what Nellie has asked us to do (and why not join in the fun, you could be the winner of the randomly drawn monthly gift certificate to spend in the Stampotique gift shop) - <a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/sdc237-its-all-about-birds.html">PRESS HERE</a> and it will hop you over :-)))</div>
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For this weeks challenge my own design stamp 'Wally' was a must being Easter and springtime 'n' all that, well he is a bunny of sorts and so adorable in his wrinkly stocking onsie! You can find Wally and all my other new stamp designs over in the stampotique web shop <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/stamp/karen-hayselden.html">PRESS HERE</a></div>
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And I couldn't resist one of the cheeky but sooo cute birdies from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/artistkiranichols?fref=ts">Kira True Nichol's</a> stamp <a href="http://www.stampotique.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=stamp&Screen=SRCH&Search=birdy+up">'birdy up'</a> - they look like they have been besties for all of their lives.......</div>
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Fabulous challenge, it's made me feel all springlike, think it's spilled out into my art, as tis a happy, fun and uber colorful piece this week!</div>
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<i>Art from the Heart UK are taking pre orders for Wally and my other new stamps - <a href="http://www.afth.co.uk/stampotique-314-c.asp">PRESS HERE</a></i></div>
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