No I haven't fallen off the edge of the Earth, I'm still here although I rarely craft anymore. I have a lot of reasons, but one of the biggest is that I'm overwhelmed by my stuff. Yep, I'm scared of my craft supplies. I have been avoiding my desk and everything associated with paper crafting. It scares me that I have so much stuff that I'll never use. Much of it was acquired with a purpose in mind, but never happened, and now I don't remember why I have it, or even how to use some of it. I am making a promise to myself to find a way to deal with the stuff so that I just have out the things that make me happy now, and everything else with be put away so I'm not so distracted by it. Too many ideas mean I accomplish nothing.
One of the things that will be staying out is my box of Design by Ryn stamps. They are wonderful rubber stamps that I have spent very little time playing with. The first Designs by Ryn stamp I ever got was this amazing Moth -Tsuki. I've had it for quite a long time and this is the first time I inked it up. I am greatly inspired by Shirley ( Paper Creations by Shirley). She makes beautiful backgrounds with rich colours and lots of depth. They are so beautiful, and really draw me in, so I got out Dylusions sprays, and Twinkling H20's, Prisma pencils and Distress inks, more Designs by Ryn stamps and had some fun. I didn't think about it too much, other than I wanted a lighter area to stamp the moth.
I am so thrilled with the way the moth turned out. I heat embossed the image, then painted it using a mix of H2O's and let them blend together. I wanted to make it stand out more by making it shiny with Diamond glaze, but I was afraid the paint would reactivate and run, so I used Distress MicroGlaze on it first. It worked perfectly! I just used Strathmore Smooth Bristol for the background rather than watercolour paper and it was very nice to use,
This card is for my cousin in Alberta who did so much to help get my handsome tri-coloured Brittany puppy from BC to me here on the other side of the country. I hope he likes it!
I am entering this in the Designs by Ryn September customer challenge found here:
http://designsbyryn.blogspot.ca/2016/09/september-customer-creation-challenge.html
Hi Shona ! I haven't been blogging too much myself as we have been very busy but your post popped up on my side bar and Tsuki caught my eye right away. Your design is gorgeous, it's great to 'go with the flow', I love the colours you used and textures you've created.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about our craft stash feeling overwhelming. I got into my craft room for the first time in a month (I think) today and the first thing I did was start to thin out my stamps, I have way too many. Nothing wrong with them, but I'll probably never use them. I think you are wise to just keep a few things in front of you to get you started on a design. Good luck in the customer draw, I'm going to pin your design to Design by Ryn's customer designs board, I hope that's OK :) Take good care, Shirleyxx ps.. thanks for your kind words about my designs. You are a talented lady, I've always admired your art. I love your blog header, your dog looks so sweet ...
Hello Shona. Thanks for entering your beautiful card in my Customer Creation Challenge and for your kind words. I also know the feeling of being overwhelmed by craft supplies. Wishing you lots of free inky messy fun to come :)
ReplyDeleteHey Shona! You won the Designs by Ryn customer creation challenge for September!!! Congrats :) Please contact me by email to receive your free cling-mounted stamp or stencil (designsbyryn@gmail.com).
ReplyDeleteHi Shona , congratulations on winning Ryns September challenge !! Cheers x
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ReplyDeleteWow! Awesome Shona! Love the background! Great piece of art! Congratulations on your win!
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