Kickstart your Art

This is Day One of Kickstart Your Art at Smeared and Smudged

The Challenge runs for a week - I'm not sure that I will be able to join in until the end as I am taking my parents away for the weekend - no internet/no crafting!!

Anyway Day One Challenge - Create Layers...

I am using a 6 x 6 page for this challenge.

My first layer is some DP from my stash - not sure from where it came...

(sorry about some of my photos - the Winter light is so bad!!)

I then embossed a selection of papers to use as the next layer using my Big Shot.

I chose to use the maroon 'clocks'.

 I trimmed it and matted it onto some pinkish DP again from my stash.

(At this point I began laying on bits and bobs to see what I might use as embellishments...)

The stamp I used above is Kaisercraft Tic Toc stamped using a custom re-inker stamp pad. 

The sentiment I printed on my computer.

Both pieces are distressed round the edges with TH "Stormy Sky' and matted on the same pink DP.

Next I took Teri Sherman's Steampunk Heart (originally from Delicious Doodles).

(I was very pleased to win this in a recent Challenge!)

I used the 'Wrinkle Free Distress' technique to add colour to the image - using various colours of  Distress Ink, smeared on to my craft mat, spritzed with water and mopped up with the image.

I cut it out and again matted with the pink.

Finally I added some 'clock hands' - arrows punched from more 'Wrinkle Free Distress' paper.

I enjoyed playing!!

What do you think? 

Happy Crafting!