DecoArt Beach Huts

Way back in the dark November Days I attended the Ministry of Mixolgy weekend and attended Andy Skinner's Class 

Michelle Webb was also teaching her Beach Hut class which looked wonderful so I bought one of her kits, as its now Summer and we now live by the sea!
Finally here's my version which also uses some of the elements from Andy's kit

DecoArt Media Texture products with Media Fluid Acrylics
Using Ministry of Mixology Beach Hut Kit by Michelle Webb and elements from Andy Skinners Book Kit by Tando Creative

Once the kit was assembled, I added texture with torn cardboard and Media Texture Sand and Modelling paste to create the landscape layers and the sea
Applied Crackle paint to the embellishments and the outside of the box
Applied washes of Quinacridone Gold to the beach areas with washes of Burnt Unber and Carbon Black
Wiping back with a baby wipe to soften and expose texture
Applied washes of Prussian Blue darker at the top working down to the sky line
Toning down at the top with Burnt Unber and wiping back to highlight the clouds
Applied Gesso to the beach huts, followed with Medium Grey Value 6
Once Dry applied Weathered wood, once dry applied a coat of Titanium White and allow the crackle to develop 

Then decorated with washes of Quinacridone Gold, Prussian Blue and Burnt Umber

Stampotique All Creatures Great and Small

Spider Pig

Stampotique Challenge this week to use animals great or small

Featuring Wally in costume as a Piggy! and with Mr Stripes as himself

Stalks foliage with watercolour, Zig Kuretake Pens and Polychromes to colour

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Stampotique- BOO!

This weeks Stampotique challenge is to use the word Boo!

with so many expressive chartures it was difficult to choose!! 

I decided to use Topher as he looks like hes going Peek a Boo! and made him jump out of the Cup of Fun Certainty!!

DecoArt Raku Rabbits

I have always loved the finish of Raku Pottery so I decided to try and replicate the lovely distressed soot and crackle effects on these beautiful Rabbits
To view the tutorial please click the DecoArt Blog button below
Thanks for looking

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Clarity Stamps- Anything Goes

Rusty Old Town

I was keen to try a technique recently used on a workshop for the Clarity Challenge

using Rusting Powder and Lemon juice and one of my favorite Clarity Stamp Stencils Town Stencil

it took a couple of attemps until I was happy with it, and to finish I added some further contrast with Distress Inks

I love the effect and will do more and finsh with stitching

Stampotique Anything but Black

Colourful Crowd

This weeks challenge is a real one! don't use Black!!
So I decided to get all the colours out of the box!
I used Stampotique stamps from left to right
Liaka, Minky Girl,Olivia, Mary, Dwindled, Gooseneck & Checkers
I ombre stamped them using Stazon Midi colours
Blue Hawaii, Cactus Green,Vibrant Violet, Cloudy Sky, Cherry Pink, Pumpkin & Teal Blue
Then coloured the characters with Zig Colour real brush pens the dotty background was created with watercolours

Stampotique Circles

Inner Circle

Kirstens challenge at Stampotique this week is circles, it gave me a great excuse for lots of circular brush strokes, colour and texture and the opportunity to use the beautiful Nether 

with background stamps Honeycomb and Oodles of Doodles