Saturday 15 August 2009

Sunday Stampers - Week 66 - Blue Monday

Morning Stampers :O))

Thank you to all of you who joined in with the rose theme last week, again, loads of fab artwork for me to look at...thank you x

This week the theme is a simple one...just include the colour Blue in your artwork along with some stamping. I have made two entries for this weeks challenge, using the brand new stamps from The Artistic Stamper.


Blue Bird Canvas:




This is a little 4" square canvas, which I primed with Gesso and then painted with Traditional Tan from the Claudine Helmuth studio, once this was dried, I used Distress Inks to add in more colour and then stamped the dotty and the houndstooth background stamps using Walnut Stain. The ickle birdy is a Maya Road chip shape, painted with Ranger Cracklepaint. The card pieces are cut out using a Nestie and shapes from my Slice. The sentiment is from the Studio 490 stamps by Wendy Vecchi.




I added a few bits and bobs from the Idea-ology range and then finished off by making a Grungepaper rose using the new Flower Power stamp from The Artistic Stamper. This was coloured with Broken China and then overstamped with the houndstooth to add texture.



Blue Dreams Hanging Art:



This piece was made from cutting lots of pieces of card in the CriCut...and then sticking them all together to make a sturdy base and layer piece. Coloured with Distress Inks, this piece then had the Houndstooth and the Distressed Stripes stamped onto the background and a piece of gingham ribbon to separate them. The card pieces are cut using the Slice and a Nestie and embossed with a Bug folder.




I used the Flower Power plate again, this time using the medium sized flower, to make a Grungepaper rose, this was coloured as above. The metal bits are from the Idea-ology range and the sentiment and leafy stamp is by Wendy Vecchi again.

If you would like to join in with the challenge, please pop a post here once you have Blogged your artwork, along with a link to the place you are showing it so I can come and have a look. The challenge will be open for a week so there is no rush...you can call back whenever you like :O))

Thanks for looking, have a great Sunday and a great week......

Hels x

24 comments:

Minxy said...

AWSOME artwork as usual hunny, sorry i wont be about to join in xx

Ann said...

Gorgeous Hels - will really try to do something this week, I promise!!
Ann xxx

Jennie -The Artistic Stamper said...

Love the pieces, will dig out my blue card and inks :)
hugs xx

shaz earl said...

Gorgeous again as always will have a go see what i can produce xx

Joy said...

Stunning artwork Hels, Am liking Jennies new stamps. Love 'blue' so sure to join in again this weekxx

Andrea said...

great piece of artwork Hels and the new background stamps look great, the rest as always goes together perfectly xx

Shazza said...

both gorgeous works of art Hels, love them both
x

Unknown said...

You have done a fab job ...beutiful ... am off to see what I can come up with ... I am ver ver impressed that you used your Cricut by the way XXX

Unknown said...

I am back :0) My entry for this week is here:-

http://acraftingjourney.blogspot.com/2009/08/feeling-blue.html

Thank you for another fab challenge XXX

Hels Sheridan said...

Thanks everyone and thanks Linda for joinin in xx

Craftyideas said...

Gorgeous, have made a tag and put it on my blog

Lorraine said...

great little collage of shapes..you lucky thing having the slice..thanks for visiting my blog today

Jean Franks Beck said...

Wow, these are both stunning, and my fave color!! Love your techniques.

shaz earl said...

Have made my effort and you can see it

HERE

Anonymous said...

two lovely pieces of art,i too love the colour combo! xx jo xx

Anne said...

These are beautiful.

Anonymous said...

Another fabulous challenge and your examples are amazing Hels! Love them both!
You can see my entry on my blog, inspired by visits to old NT houses at the weekend! xxx

Jennie -The Artistic Stamper said...

Mine is on my blog:) Thank you for the challenge x

Jennie -The Artistic Stamper said...

oops didn't include any stamping.. does it still count?
xx

Joy said...

I think the clue is in the title Jennie! He He!

Herei is mine Hels
http://craftyjoy-joy.blogspot.com/

Hels Sheridan said...

Joy, loving your card, tis gorgeous xx

Ang C said...

I have used your fab tutorial for my metal rose.

Here it is

Liverpool Lou (Anne) said...

Two more beautiful pieces of art Hels :) I love Jennie's new background stamps and have bought the 'Dots', 'Houndstooth' and 'Film Strip' ;) My offering is done at last - ont' blog.
Anne x

Ann said...

Have finally managed to join in Hels - two very ordinary cards on my blog now for your inspection hun :-))
Hugs, Ann xx

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