My Mixed Media Mannequin....

Morning! :)
I absolutely loved making this mannequin, and was really pleased with it! So much so, I had real troubles forcing myself to pack it up and send it off to IndigoBlu HQ! Lol

I have used some newly released IndigoBlu stamps on here, as well as some trusty old favourite products too.

The back of her wings - 

Various IndigoBlu English Cottage Metallic Acrylic paints,
Mega (Gilding) Flakes

...and Kroma Crackle

The front of her wings - 

GeeSso Good Gesso 

Texture Paste
Laurel Leaf - IndigoBlu Stencil
Snow White - IndigoBlu Metallic paint

Goldfinger - IndigoBlu Metallic paint

The mannequin -
coated with
Black Gee Sso Good Gesso

I have stamped with Flitterglu onto tissue, using the 

IndigoBlu Laurel Leaf Stamp...then gilded, 

and added it to the mannequin using Slap It On. Left it to dry and then 

splattered the mannequin with coordinating paint colours. 

I have stamped and gilded onto some Organza, 

and then attached it to the mannequin, draped to make a dress.
Made a fabric 'waist cape' - stamped it with Laurel leaf stamps 

using English Cottage Paint and Mega Flake.

I gilded the stick part of the stand, using 

a brand new background stamp - 

Added a few metal embellishments (which were gilded first)

and there it is! 

There are lots of new things being released soon, so keep your eyes peeled for more

news on the website, DT blogs and Facebook pages! 

I'm entering this into:

Craft Stamper - Anything Goes - Use a stamp somewhere

Simon Says Stamp - Stencil It 

Fussy & Fancy - Fashion

Happy Little Stampers - Stencil 

Have a great weekend!
Happy Crafting

Lydia xx

Where There's Light, There's Hope...

Hello! :)

Thought I'd share with you today, 

the lantern that I altered as a gift to a special friend of ours. 

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 I forgot to take a 'just bought' picture...but it was plain...soooooo....

I gesso'd it...

added lots of DecoArt products:

Texture paste...

Crackle paste...

Media Fluid Paint...

Wethered Wood and 

more paint...

Sanded a bit here...

painted a bit there...

Added a laminated sentiment...

Or two...

and...

Ta daa......

There we have it!

I so enjoyed altering this, mainly because of the sentiment behind the project... but I just loved watching the transformation as I went along.

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 Look! I also have a matching drainpipe!! lol I'm not taking any credit for that though...that one's down to Mother Nature ;) x

I'm entering this into:

Pile it On - Your First Initial (L - Light/Lantern)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Anything but Cute - Ring out the Old, Bring in the New (New lantern

That's Crafty - Winter but not Christmas

Take care all...

Happy Crafting

Lydia xx

All That Sparkles - IndigoBlu Challenge

Hello again :)

Today I'm sharing my Demo Inspiration card for the IndigoBlu Challenge - All that Sparkles -

 which runs for another 16 days.

So there is still lots of time to join us...and there are the usual fantastic prizes on offer too!!

The fabulous winner’s prize this month is your choice of IndigoBlu stamps.  As always, you have 3 options to choose from:

1:   2 Large stamp plates

or
2:   4 Small stamp plates

or

3:   1 Large and 2 small plates

There’s also the Winner’s Badge, and one for the Top 3, to display proudly on your blog, and the WINNER of the challenge will also be invited to do a GUEST SPOT on a future Challenge Launch post. That’s right, your work will be on the Challenge Blog alongside the Design Team!

I am entering this into: 

The Artistic Stamper - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Square Cards

OLLCB - Girlie 

That Craft Place - Anything Goes 

Happy Crafting :) 

Lydia xx

Christmas Door Hanger

Hello...and welcome to 2016!!

I'm really not sure where 2015 went to...but it's gone! 

I didn't get very far, with Christmas cards this year...I kept distracting myself with decor projects! So I thought I'd share this one with you before it's time to pack away everything Christmas. 

Using 

IndigoBlu Black GeeSoo Good Gesso

IndigoBlu's stamp - Connor's Crown Jewels

IndigoBlu Cottage Garden Artist Quality Paint

IndigoBlu Smooth Texture Paste

IndigoBlu Textured Background Stencil

...and

IndigoBlu  Mega Flake 

I'm entering this into...

Fussy & Fancy - Happy Holidays

Emerald Creek - Celebrations Around the World 

That's Crafty - Anything Goes 

Anything but Cute - You've got Happy Mail

SanDee & Amelie - Anything Goes Steampunk/Industrial

Altered Eclectics - 

Happy New Year...

And

Happy Crafting

Lydia xx