Simon Says Stamp & Show Some Texture

I always wanted to take part in this challenge but didn't dare doing it. This time I was so inspired that I jumped right in and made this little canvas (20 cm by 20 cm; about 8 by 8).

I just love the texture of the painted bubble wrap and I always enjoy working with those little flowers, they give a nice dimension to the work. 

In the picture you can see that her lipstick is in a little heart shape. To give this some extra attention I added some white glass beads in a heart shape. 

I also put on a Tim Holtz Philosophy Tag and a Tim Holtz Pen Nib.

The picture I used comes from a Dutch magazine 

"Photo Digitaal Uitgave 27" 

and is copyrighted by James Nader.

12 tags of 2012 – may…

Here is my version of the may tag.  I must say the only tissue paper where I could stamp on was this pink one the others have a print that is quit busy so I couldn't use them.  This made the whole feeling of the tag. 

An other thing I learned is that stamping with really wet ink pads isn't the best as it bleeds a bit (or a lot depending on how wet it still is). So all in all I like what it has become...

Creative Jump Start 2012 - Louise Nelson

Louise Nelson her Jump Start inspired me to the following page.

Creative Jump Start 2012 - Nathalie Kalbach

The first page is an fight the resistance page, and I must say that even though I'm not a full time artist, I have moments that the resist-factor is playing too. When you had a long day at work and you say 'oh no not today...' and the next day you make just the same excuse. So the resist video spoke a lot to me. 

The video about Street art made me think about the graffiti that I see every day when I commute to work in the train. It is graffiti or even just paint on the grey concrete railway bridges, no beautiful designs, just raw text, names, emotions...

Creative Jump Start 2012 - Anna Björklund

A very inspiring Jump start about curves and repeating the same pattern again. 

I had a lot of fun playing around with it.

Creative Jump Start 2012 - Karen Grunberg

The Jump Start Tip from Karen Grunberg was about sitting @ your desk and getting your stuff out and starting to craft. 

So I got my Claudine Helmutt Studio Paints out and dit the background, I was so happy playing around with those paints again, and I totally love the effect of the background. Then I stamped it all over with this tiny rose stamp I had laying around on my craftdesk.  It gave this really fun looking wall paper effect. 

I found this cool picture in a magazine that I just had to use. And I finished it off with some basic prima flowers and some glass beads. 

I'm so glad with the result, I just adore it.

Creative Jump Start 2012 - Catherine Scanlon

The Jump Start of Catherine Scanlon was about Art Journaling, and that Inspired me to make this page. I may add some picture later on but as I don't have one that I feel should go at the page at this moment I'll leave it like that.