Complementary colours - purple and yellow

Hello everyone, here is my second project for our September challenge over at the Country View Challenges. Our theme is Complementary Colours and the lovely Evelyn chose this theme, hence she will be your hostess.

My first project was a card with golden circles. For that card I used all the main colours. Here I stayed on the abstract art, on circles actually but instead of all the main colours I chose only the purple and the yellow.

Here is my new creation.

The black background paper was painted with acrylic paint. 

The circles were cut out with the Simon Says Stamp Ring Frame die from Idea-Ology 8x8" Metallic Kraft paper (gold). I also put this paper under the black panel. 

The circles in the circle frames were painted with acrylic paints too.

I also glued some gold dots on the side to complete the composition.

If you have a project with complementary colours, please don't hesitate to join our challenge where you can win a £20 voucher.

Card with circles - complementary colours

Hello everyone, it's already September so we have a new challenge at the Country View Challenges. The theme is Complementary colours and the lovely Evelyn is the hostess of this challenge.

My first project for this theme is a card with the six main complementary colours.

For this card, I used the Simon Says Stamp Circle Thin Frames die set. The frames were covered with Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder and the circles were inked with Ranger Distress inks (originals and oxides too). The top layer was always Oxide ink.

The black background paper was made by me. I blended different black inks onto the surface to achieve a nice even colour. 

Here are some process pictures:

And here is a colour wheel to show you the opposite colours.

The text was from the Stampers Anonymous Crazy Talk stamp set and were heat embossed with Princess Gold embossing powder.

I used the same embossing powder to create a frame for the panel under the black paper.

If you have a project with complementary colours, please don't hesitate to join our September challenge where you can win a £20 voucher. 

Beige tag with circles

Lately, I have made a few canvases with circles but sometime before I create a new colour combination I like to do first a tag to see how it looks like. And although I really like this colour combo on my tag I'm not sure to put this on a canvas.

For this tag, I have used the new Ranger embossing glazes by Tim Holtz. The texts were from one of Tim's sticker books too. I inked the edges with the following Ranger Distress Archival inks: first Vintage Photo, then with Ground Espresso and I finished it with Black Soot.

Here you can see my earlier tag with circles.

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

With my tag, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Not a card

Circles VI. (canvas with circles)

Hello everyone, let me show you my latest creation, a 40x40 cms canvas. You know, when I start a canvas (or any other project) I'm never sure how it will turn out. Of course, I have a conception and an idea but most of the times the finished project differs from the prior idea. But that's just wonderful when I'm still happy with the result. 

This canvas is very close to my heart too.

Circles V. (canvas with circles)

Hello, here I am again to share with you my 30x40cms canvas with circles. It's green like my previous canvas but I like it better because the background is more muted.

I'm not sure which photo is better, so here is another one.

And another one :-)

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Circles IV. (canvas with circles)

Here is my fourth canvas with circles, the green version.

Here is a close-up.

Circles III. (canvas with circles)

Here is my third canvas with circles. The size is 20x20cms.

Circles II. (canvas with circles)

Let me show you my second canvas with circles.

This time I chose a 30x30 cms canvas and although it had a primed surface, I still added a layer of gesso. I coloured it with different grey, beige and white acrylic paints.

Then I heat embossed with Ranger embossing glazes by Tim Holtz. In the end, I spattered with dark brown and gold paints.

With this canvas, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: E is for? - embossing

Circles I. (canvas with circles)

Hello everyone, 

when I finished my tag with circles, I was so pleased with the result that I decided to create something similar on a canvas. So I made this.

For this canvas, I used Tim's embossing glaze. I love them and I can't wait for the new colours.

With this canvas, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: E is for? - E is for embossing (for me)

Here is a closeup pic.

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Tag with circles

Hello crafty friends, today I would like to show you my latest creation, a tag. When I started this tag I wasn't sure that it could be a finished tag because I wanted to do some experimenting. I wanted to try my new Ranger embossing glazes by Tim Holtz. And yes, in the end, I was really satisfied with the result so I wanted to share it with you immediately. 

I cut out a tag from chipboard with the Tag&Bookplates Bigz die. I added a layer of gesso and let it dry. Then I mixed a few acrylic paints and covered the surface. When it was totally dry I took out my self-made stencil, a stencil which was created by me for the bokeh challenge of the Country View Challenges.

For making my stencil I chose a quite thick plastic and cut out circles in different sizes.

Beside the embossing glazes (Broken China, Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint, Weathered Wood) I also used an embossing powder (Weathered White) because I felt I needed a white colour. 

Through my stencil, I added embossing ink on the tag, then I sprinkled the circle area with the embossing glazes like seasoning a food, one pinch from the Broken China, one pinch from the Weathered Wood etc.

When I was ready with the embossing, I inked the edges with Vintage Photo, Ground Espresso and Black Soot Archival inks. Then I splattered with Walnut Stain paint. 

In the end, I added inspirational texts from Tim's sticker book.

With my tag, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Add some texture

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Painting with circles - version pink

Now here is the pink version of my painting with blue circles. 

As I told you before these circle designs have already existed, I invented them for cards.

Here is the card:

The painting is made with DecoArt Americana acrylic paints and the circles were outlined with graphite pencil (2B).

Painting with circles - version blue

I'm sorry for the one week silence, we just came back from the Loire Valley. Although it was a one week holiday we tried to visit as many castles and museums as possible - and actually it was 5 days if I don't count the 2 days we spent on the French motorway. 

Just to make you a little jealous I tell you that we visited the following castles: Chenonceau, Clos Lucé in Amboise, Villandry, Azay-le-Rideau, Langais and Ussé. And I must mention too that the Mashroom Museum and the Pierre et Lumiere Museum in Saumur were also very interesting along with the delicious crémants (sparkling wines) we tasted back from these museums.

As for my painting... I've already had the design. I made it for a card with dark blue frame and I used inks to mix the colours.

Now, here is my 30x30 cm acrylic painting:

And here is my earlier design, my card:

For my painting I used DecoArt Americana acrylic paints as follows: Blue Chiffon, Primary Blue, Uniform Blue, Wedgewood Blue, Williamsburg Blue, Winter Blue, Pineapple, Foliage Green and White Wash. I also used a 2B graphite pencil.

I'm planning to make the fuchsia version of this painting (also an earlier design).

With my painting I would like to join the Monday Challenge of the Simon Says Stamp blog: We're going around in circles.

Greeting card with circles

For July it was Hazel who added our challenge theme at the Country View Challenges: HAVE FUN WITH CIRCLES. 

Now let me show you my second piece of this challenge.

And here is my tutorial.

I cut out two squares with the Sizzix Framelits Die, Squares (657565). One bigger from a folded turquoise cardstock and a one size smaller from a white cardstock.

Then I cut out many small circles from white cardstock with Sizzix Framelits Die, Circles (657551).

I scribbled with Ranger Distress Markers to a plastic sheet and I started to watercolour my circles with a brush.

I show you all the markers I used:

With Hickory Smoke I inked the edges of the circles and the squares.  After I glued the circles one after another to the white square.

I also glued one text from Tim Holtz Small Talk Sticker Book.

To the inside I created a circle space for the personal text. For this I covered the middle part with a circle cut-out and I inked around it. 

And that's it!

If you have a make with circles please visit our July Challenge  at Country View Challenges and link your creations! You can win a £20 voucher!

Here is a photo again of my card:

Birthday card with circles

For our July Challenge on the Country View Challenges blog the lovely Hazel has chosen the theme: HAVE FUN WITH CIRCLES. I had fun with the circles as I created the circles by myself using every object around me which had round shape, like plastic bottle cap, sellotape roll and even the bottle of the Ranger Mini Mister!

Well, this is what I made.

For making this, I cut out a rectangle from a white sketch paper with Sizzix Framelits Die, Squares (657565). Then I started to draw circles with an acrylic ink pen.

Then I started to colour with DecoArt Americana paints. With DecoArt Americana Dioxazine Purple the part around the circles.

And with the following colours I painted the circles: Indian Turquoise, Desert Turquoise, Pineapple, Mint Julep, Bluegrass Green.

With a sponge I smeared some white acrylic paint on the whole painting. Then I inked the edges with Ranger Distress ink (Walnut Stain). I added two stickers from Tim Holtz Small Talk Sticker Book. I inked the edges of the stickers with Ranger Distress Hickory Smoke ink.

I cut out a circle inside with Sizzix Framelits Die, Circles (657551), I painted purple and smeared with white. I also cut out the text Happy Birthday with Sizzix Thinlits Die, Handwritten Celebrate (660215).

And that's it, my birthday card is ready!

If you also want to have fun with circles, please join our July Challenge and show us your creation! With this you can win a £20 voucher!

Happy crafting!