AmiraInOz

Hi everyone, Today I am bringing you a Middle Eastern theme art journal layout using this beautiful die I recently bought from SU called Night in Bethlehem. The background was done using a mixture of Dandelion and Moroccan inks from Momento Luxe as well as some Distress Oxides ( Spiced Marmalade , Wild Honey and Abandoned Coral). I then added some ink through stencils as well as some texture paste through stencils to achieve a textured background. Next, I cut the die out of both black and white card stock. For the white card stock,  I used Lindy's Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mist - Van Dyke Sepia to give the houses a weathered brown look and then stamped a crackle effect using the Kaisercraft stamp Crackle. To achieve the Sahara sand effect at the bottom, I used Seth Apter's Baked Texture in Ancient Amber and adhered it using glycerol (to replace my embossing pad which is rather dry and would not work well with this thick embossing pow...

Welcome back to Day #4 of the #HalloweenPlayChallenge. Today I am playing with this magnificent Feather & Ravens die!!! We have crows here in Australia which made me wonder what the difference between a raven and crow is. I did go off and have a look. If you are interested, see  HERE Back to my card :) I assembled my die-cut elements on a water color card front and it sparked such a wonderful scene in my mind that I knew straight away the scene I wanted to create. I used my Distress Oxides to create a beautiful night sky of greys and blues (Faded Jeans and Iced Sprice). Once again the crescent moon and the bats feature here. I love the start black of the die-cut raven against the blue-grey of the sky. Love the splashes of grey on the background making it look like more bats in the distance. And I love the romantic sentiment here "Seek the silence of the night bu moonlight"-  Just perfect for this scene. I enjoyed...

Welcome back to Day #3 of the #HalloweenPlayChallenge. Today I am playing with the fabulous COBWEB die!!! Are you allowed to have more than one favourite? 'Cos this is another one of my favourites! Yes, it's a bit delicate so pull out the wax paper but you know what- when it tears just a little like mine did in the picture above, it looks for an even more authentic cobweb! So put back the wax paper! Take a look at the cards I made with this gorgoues web!! There is a story to this scene so make sure you head on over to the process video. Poor Mr Spider had an invited guest! Because I had so much fun with this die, I also made another card ... This spider was at the lab when the radioactive "incident" occurred and is well on his way to becoming the next Incredible Hulk *lol*. Check out the process video  HERE How are you going with your challenge? Remember it's all about having fun! Don't be 'scared...