Shabby Chic

 

This is my very late entry for the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. This week the theme is 'Shabby Chic '. I created this artwork by covering a large tag with Prima Botanical papers and aging the edges with frayed burlap and gathered twigs distress inks. I mounted this onto a piece of board which I also covered with patterned paper. I then cut out smaller tags using my Cricut machine and aged them in the same way. The embellishments used on the tags are charity shop finds in the form of broken jewellery pieces. It's surprising what you can find in charity shops, I buy old necklaces and bracelets and then keep all the pieces in jars. I use them to make key rings or as in this case add to my artworks. I also used a Tim Holtz ideology type charm, dies, and stamps not forgetting an old postage stamp and a piece of old lace. I was pleased at how this turned out, I think it has a prettiness about it as well as a vintage feel.

Lina x

Less Is More

They do say that "less is more" and I definitely feel that this is the case with this artwork. I painted a very simple background using gesso and acrylics. When I finished this I thought that it didn't need anymore added to it than this drawing of a girl.

Lina x

Art Box

 

I came across this papier mache box that I bought last year from the Craft Barn. I thought that I could use it to keep all those small bits and pieces in that I use as embellishments for my work. I painted and distressed it using acrylics and Tim Holtz distress inks.

Lina x

Valentine Hearts

Yesterday I had a really fun day at the Craft Barn. I was part of the 'Inspiration Demo Day' and I worked alongside two very lovely and talented ladies, Helen Chilton and Jane Collman. I want to thank everyone who came and sat with me and watched me play and create these Valentine Hearts.

It was great to catch up and see so many of you.


Lina x

 

Artwork In Acrylics

This painting is from a photograph taken a little while ago, so when I showed my son the artwork he commented on how young he looked. I must add that he did see it as a work in progress and before I added the stubble.

Lina x

Old School

Happy New Year. I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas. I just cannot believe that the holidays are over.

The Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge theme this week is ‘Embrace The Old.’ I have never joined in a challenge before so I thought that I would give this a try. As my son goes back to school this week I thought that I would base my artwork on education. This collage does hold sentimental value. The large image is of my husband’s great grandmother, a very beautiful lady whilst the image of the children is from a section of a ninety year old original whole school photograph of the school that my daughter attended. When my daughter was a pupil there it was a girl’s convent school. I bought this in a boot fair a few years ago. I think I paid £2 for it and I love it, I just couldn’t bring myself to use the original photo so I scanned this portion. The colour image of the little boy is from a Janet and John book that I bought on Ebay. I remember reading this series of books at school when I was six.

To create this collage I stuck the page from an old encyclopaedia, the image of the children and the old school report onto the canvas board with Claudine Hellmuth’s matt medium. I then sealed this by applying a coat of matt medium over the whole canvas. When dry I used a blending tool to apply antique linen and frayed burlap distress inks. I transferred the image of my husband’s great grandmother onto the canvas. I think that she has the look of a schoolteacher. I then added the old postage stamp (also a purchase from ebay), words, letters, numbers and the Janet and John little boy. The stamped ‘abc ‘ is from Graphic 45.

Your comments are always greatly appreciated.

Lina x

Merry Christmas

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Hope Santa brings everything that you've asked for.

Lina x