DecoArt Birds and Bones

I love the new Andy Skinner Birds and Bones stamps and I had this Tim Holtz Flip Frame, so I decided to goth it up a bit here's what I did

 Applied DecoArt crackle paste to a wood frame and then fixed this to the back of the metal frame after applying the chains 

Applied two coats of DecoArt Media fluid acrylic and allow to dry

 Mix Metallic Silver & Gold and brush lightly to highlight textures and details

 Emboss acetate, then apply carbon black wiping back with a dry cloth Fix to the frame 

and allow to dry

 Stamp and cut out the Skeleton and colour with a wash of Quinacridone Gold and Carbon Black

Stamp and cut the bird, and colour with Phatholo turquoise and Carbon Black Quinacridone gold

 Gradually apply Quinacrodone to the rear of the acetate, building the intensity around the edge

Hang the Skelton on the chains and glue the bird to the frame

Happy Halloween!

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Stampotique Creepy or Scary

Its my favourite time of year and so perfect for Stampotique! so its time to make something Creepy Or Scary!

I looked to That Craft Place again for a unique MDF piece and Danny produced a bespoke size and extra tree! check them out here

Applied DecoArt Modelling Paste to the trees with a palette knife texturizing

 Applied DecoArt Texture Sand to the Tombstone element

Applied DecoArt Crackle Paste to the house and allowed to dry for 2 hours

I then assembled with superglue

Start to apply DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Dark Grey and Carbon Black

Lighter at the top blending the black at the base and on the trees

 Wiping back some of the colour on the house to reveal the texture

 Dry brushed with Dark Grey and Medium Grey

Embossed acetate for the apertures and coloured with Alcohol inks, cut to size and glued in place

behind each of these apertures I fixed a fairy light to illuminate

here's the Spooky Scene at night

Stampotique

Jasper Fruhling

Fofe

Batty

Mr stripes

Pumpkins- Halloween Cube 2

Hanging Bat- Halloween Cube 1

Batboy

Uncle Buck

Candle

Cousin  Carmine

Squiggle Arms

Unicorns do exist

My friend loves Unicorns, so when I found this beauty in need of a make over 

heres how I transformed this beauty for her

 Applied a coat of DecoArt Media white Gesso

 Followed with a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid acrylic Titanium White

 Applied Quinacridone Gold and Prussian Blue spritzing and dripping until happy with the coverage

 Once dry apply DecoArt Crackle Glaze and allow to dry 4-6 hours

 Once the crackle has developed and dried work in Paynes grey and blend with a wet wipe

Finished with Soft Touch Varnish

Stampotique Challenge- Anything but a card

This week brings us a new challenge "Anything but a Card" more details here

You can create just about anything this week, except a card. Let's see tags, books, boxes or 

anything else.

I had a beautiful wooden star and decided to just stamp in black so the wood grain was still visible

I used Spidergrass, Dandelion and Swirl Stalks, with Moon girl resting her wings coloured softly 

with distress inks