Goth girl summer by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello everyone!!

Hope you are able to keep yourself and and fur kids cool these days!

Well all the Halloween stuff is in stores now so you know where my brain is....Enjoy the card...

I stamped the girl. And then the wings on a separate card to be cut out. I colored the girl using  a white pastel pencil for her skin, adding grey pastel pencil on her check for some goth blush, and distress spray stain for her suit.

Next I painted the moon and then the sky with distress spray stains. I then Stamped the hanging bats across the top of card. I used a white gel pen on the eyes. Then I stamped the flying bat and colored that in and painted the girls wings as well.

I used black pan pastel and a brush for the black around the edges of the card and stamped the flock of bats flying around.

Then I made two slices in her back with a craft knife to slide the wings into. I taped them on the back side of card so they stay put. Then I went to my computer and printed out the words on transparency and cut it down, I used some clear tape to stick it on the card. 

For the last thing, I used some sparkly paint to line her wings, suit bottoms and top to give a bit of shine. Of coarse it doesn't show well on camera.

Then I layered the piece onto a matt black card stock, fluffed her wings and that is it! I hope you enjoyed my project today.

Stamps used:

Lady swimsuit back     2411

Hanging bats silhouette      20124

Bat wings set    14339

Bat    16696

Flock of bats  18909

Other supplies:

Distress spray stains

White gel pen

Black pan pastel

Grey and white Pastel pencils

Transparencies for words

Summer by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello everyone!

For my blog project today, I did a page in my art journal-enjoy.

I started by doing the blue corners first. I sprayed several spray stains and then sprayed water and kept alternating until I was happy.. Then I did the yellow and red. again using water to thin and move around the colors.

Next I used my pearl ex watercolor pallet and painted several colors on here and there until I was happy. I love the shimmer of the pearl ex.

While that dried, I stamped and fussy cut the swimsuit lady out and painted her. Next I stamped the various images where I wanted them- making an l shape on the page. I added the seahorse washi tape. I used two layers of foam tape behind the girl since I wanted her to stand out nicely. Added a die cut green sprig and then done! I used the chain link fence stamp as fish net- it works pretty good but then it mostly got covered up.

Stamps:

Lady swimsuit back       2411

Jagged chain link fence     19140

Grunge circles            19563

Grunge Thermometer    20691

Writing and scribble collage     20695

Other supplies:

Distress spray stains

Pearl ex watercolor pallet

Versa claire inks- Warm breeze, morning mist, nocturne

Alexandra renke washi tape seahorses

SOMETIMES IT'S OKAY by Fran Chalmers

Hi everyone

Today I have made a card for a friend that is going through a hard time at the moment. The sentiment is something I believe we should all take note of  when we are feeling stressed.

First of all I made a background with Brushos in black and orange spritzed with water. 

The black brusho has so many colours in it, you don't need to use lots of different brushos.

I stamped the main image on thick paper and coloured her, then fussy cut her out.

I stamped the sentiment straight onto the card mat

After gluing the main image onto the card, I went round the edges twice with a black fine liner and mounted the mat onto black card, and then onto a white card blank.

Stamps Used:

Lady Swimsuit Back 2411

Sometimes it's okay 1472

Other Items Used:

Brushos in Black and Orange with water spritz

Copic pens

Memento ink in Tuxedo Black

Black fine liner pen

Black card