An Alternate Xmas....

December 29th 2015

A last xmas make which you can find all the instructions for at the Unruly Paperarts Site!

Digital images and digital patterned papers are all available at the SLS Lines Etsy Store - lots of great quirky, gothic and alternate images to play with along with traditional designs plus lots of digital patterned papers and clip art!

Acetate backing cards always look so effective- they are just hard to photograph! I sent this xmas card to the "editor" of the Unruly Paperarts Site as this is my last article and the last month for the Unruly Paperarts Site - from 2016 the site will be closed - it has been great to be a part of it!! But looking forward to new creativeness in 2016!

ICAD Week 7

November 14th 2015
I'm a little out of order showing these ICAD cards but my Day 43 "Definition" Prompt Card is also to encourage you to play along with our current Readers Art Quest "The Written Word" at the Unruly Paperarts Site where I have used old book pages for the background!!

Day 43: Definition

 Image by Sandra Caldwell

 

Day 44: Focus or Blur

 Images by Vera Lane Studio

 

Day 45: Saturday Night Live

 "Elvis" Grumpie image by Smeared Ink and "Zombie Crowd" by SLS Lines

 

Day 46: Album Cover

 All collage images by Art Tea Life

 

Day 47: Fashion

 Collage ladies by itKuPiLLi

 

Day 48: Disco

 Collage Dancing Ladies from Luna Girl

 

Day 49: Black & White

Images from The Octopode Factory

Feelin Like Doodling.....

October 25th 2015

Had some fun for my Unruly Paperarts contribution this month with some "doodling" inspiration!!! You can check out my inspiration article today. Here's one of the pages I created using Posca pens - fantastic for scribbling! I've never really thought my doodling was good enough to use on a journal page but I am really happy with how the pages turned out!

Digi stamp on this page is by Sandra Caldwell and is available from Sweet Pea Stamps!!!!

Winging It at Unruly Paperarts this month.....

September 19th 2015

A great theme at the Unruly Paperarts site this month "Winging It" - who doesn't love creating with things with wings???? I've contributed this month with how I made this pocket letter so if you pop over to the Unruly Site you can see all the goodies and products I used to make this which has gone off to a new owner for a pocket letter swap group I am in here in Australia!



Coffee & Cream.......

September 1st 2015

A fun theme and one that I'm sure you all have images for - Coffee & Cream is the theme for our Reader's Art Quest at the Unruly Paperarts Site!!

Gorgeous "Coffee Piper" digi stamp is from Some Odd Girl - they have some great quirky images I love creating with! The coffee "java" mug, photo corners and flowers are from Latte Dah Designs Etsy Store - these elements were just perfect for my card.

Fly into Life.......

August 29th 2015

Check out the Unruly Paperarts Site for details on how I made this butterfly ATC! We have a great lot of articles and inspiration this month at the site!

And here are some more made for a swap!

Feeling Manly.......

August 1st 2015

A new month and new Readers Art Quest at the Unruly Paperarts Site - "Manly" - and as usual we have the wording inspiration plus colour palette for you to choose what to be inspired by and then link up to share with everyone!!

Could not resist using these collage images from The Octopode Factory of Charlie Chaplin!!!

 

Just could not resist adding the quote:

 

Boys will be boys and so will a lot of middle aged men.

Kim Hubbard

 

 

Went with a monochromatic colour scheme and added film elements cut using Silhouette files. I worked in my black page journal and added gesso and did some stencilling on the background prior to adding all the other bits and pieces. A fun page- who can resist a bit of a "dig" at the male species LOL!!!!!

 



Do What You Love......

July 30th 2015

 

I have another article over at the Unruly Paperarts Site for our month long theme of Die Cuts/Punches so if you pop over you can see how I made these tags!

 

 Gorgeous quirky images are from Vera Lane Studio - love these!!!!

My Little Old China Doll....

July 19th 2015

 

Our theme for the month of July at the Unruly Paperarts Site is "Die Cuts/Punches" and for my article today I have given instructions on how I created this page using die Cuts from Silhouette Files to add texture to your creations - so pop over and have a looksee and check out the other articles that have been published through the month!!

Gorgeous "My Little Old China Doll" digi stamp is by Sandra Caldwell and is available from the Sweet Pea Stamps Store - she is sooooo cute!!!!

Friends are God's Apology for Relations.......

July 2nd 2015

A great theme for the month of July at the Unruly Paperarts Site - "Family Ties" - as always we have the "words" for inspiration AND the "colour palette" so take your pick or use both to be "inspired" and create and then link up to the website so we can all share your creation!

I had so much fun making this journal page in my large journal - so much space to play and add colour and texture! I used paints, texture paste, stencils, washi, stamps - lots of lovely stuff from my stash LOL!!!!!!

These two gorgeous gals were made up of elements from an Art Tea Life Collage Sheet (Art Tea Life did have an Etsy Store but at time of writing this up there are not currently any items in the store). they are just so cute and I thought they were perfect for my page and also the quote I stamped on the little tags. We would love to see your inspired projects for this month's Reader's Art Quest!!!!

The Great Outdoors at Unruly Paperarts.......

June 1st 2015

What a great "inspiration" prompt we have at the Unruly Paperarts Site for our Readers Art Quest this month - "The Great Outdoors"!!

I could not resist using some great papers I have from Kaisercraft "Hunt & Gather" - perfect for this theme along with my favourite little "rabbit" from the Easter Stamp Set by JessicaLynnOriginal. We wold love you to link up your Great Outdoor creations at the Unruly Site and share your inspiration with us!

Sweet Lemon Meringue.........

May 14th 2015

Some inspiration for this months Readers Art Quest at the Unruly Paperarts Site! This month our RAQ prompt is "Food Glorious Food" and the colour palette as I have used of black/grey/lemon - perfect for this JessicaLynnOriginal image which you can grab at the store!!!

Digital "lemon& lime" themed papers are from the Digital Stories Etsy Store. I cut the "Sweet" word on my Silhouette. Brentwood Owl & his cupcake were coloured with Copic Markers. We would love to see you "food" inspired creations linked up!!!!

Unruly "Botanical Collage" ATC Swap

April 27th 2015

I made these ATC's in February for a FB Swap for the Unruly Paperarts Group. I just loved making these collage style ATC's with gorgeous papers from Gecko Galz. The theme for the swap was "Botanical" which I think was covered by the nature/flower themed papers. Loved creating these and really happy with how they turned out!

Unruly Trash to Treasure........

April 4th 2015

My article at the Unruly Paperarts Blog is all about "upcycling" bits & bobs from the hardware/garden store!! Check it out for some great ideas - some you may have seen but some may be new and give you some new ideas for your creations!!!

 

Unruly Reader's Art Quest for April....

April 2nd 2015

A new month which means a new "prompt" and/or "colour palette" at the Unruly Paperarts Site!! I love the prompt this month "Animal Instincts" which I have used for my "owls" tag - this month I didn't use the colour palette - it's totally up you to make what inspires you from our "theme" so get creating and link up so we can admire your arty creation!!

Image used on my tag is a gorgeous digi stamp available at the Sweet Pea Stamps Store by one of my favourite artists - Regan Kubecek! Tag background acrylic paint and image coloured with Copic Markers. I just fell in love with these little owls and am really happy with how my tag turned out!

Skewered Book!!!!

March 1st 2015

Have you been following the Unruly Paperarts Site? Lots of great ideas for creating books of all sorts! My article shares my "skewer/piano hinge" book using amazing stamps from our sponsor for the month "Rubber Dance Stamps" - you can see the instructions on how I made it and decorated it here!

My decorated pages: