Challenged... again!

So it looks like I might have got the challenge bug!  I found a great little challenge on the Artful Times blog hosted by Neet and Von, and just had to join in.

Challenge 21 is all about creating an ATC based on Time... and so here is mine!

I started by using Alcohol Inks on glossy card and then used blending solution through a stencil to create a ghost clock image. I then stamped off the edges of the card using a Tim Holtz clock stamp and Ranger Archival Ink in Coffee and also inked the edges of the card.

 

I finished the ATC with a printed and inked phrase and added Tim Holtz metal clock hands to the ghostly clock image. 

 

Thanks for the challenge Neet and Von look forward to seeing what everyone creates!

Challenged!

Well I've never entered a challenge before, but under the peer pressure of my talented Creativity Venture Group friends, I have decided to enter this weeks PaperArtsy Blog Challenge.

The challenge was to use Portfolio Oil Pastels (or other watersoluble media / crayons), PaperArtsy Stamps and be inspired by the series of tags created by Helen Chilton.  It was great to see the different techniques used by Helen (and if you want to see some fabby tags inspired by these techniques visit my fellow CV member Sam21Ski's Blog for great examples of Wax Scraping and Blended Background Tags - just beautiful!)

So... onto my attempt... however I am rather challenged in the PaperArtsy stamp department as I have just four of their stamps that were purchased long, long ago when the world {and PaperArtsy} were young.

Not to be deterred, I made two backgrounds by blending the Portfolio Oil Pastels, using stamping and stenciling.  Following along with Helen's examples, I then stamped the PA Ink and The Dog Mini 'Man' stamp onto acetate and attached it to the background. I then tried to layer a second stamped image onto the background but noticed that I had the image reversed... but surprisingly liked the fact that layered images created a completely different looking man!

Anyway, its my first challenge entry... so go easy on me! And Good Luck to whoever else enters!