Well that's the holiday in Spain over - great fun with our friends in Madrid & then down in Murcia. Can't really claim it was chilling out as the temperatures hit over 40oC most days !
Back to Wales with a bump - rain, rain, rain as usual !
My team from work were running our annual BBQ for farmers up at the Royal Welsh Show yesterday - and got drenched - again much as usual ! Still we had fun despite the weather & still smelling of BBQ smoke despite several sessions in the shower since !
On my craft desk this week is the makings of a project using those beer mats ! I've had this set of lovely tree stamps for a while but not done anything very much with them - so I'm trying for a layered canvass of the trees through the seasons - I'm going to try stamping onto tissue paper & then added them onto the mats - not something I've tried before - just read about. Not sure if I should colour/ distress ink the stamped images on the tissue before sticking down - or will it just run like mad ... anyone got any thoughts - all advice welcome ?
Also I have a tub of Acrylic Gel Medium - should I use this to stick them down ?
Of course I did manage to find the one stamping stall at the Royal yesterday - Oyster Stamping - and on the edge on my desk you can see the new Martha Stewart punches that I couldn't resist & a couple more Smooch Inks too - and with Distress Inks at 3 for £10 - how could I not add to my collection !
Happy Wednesday - looking forward to browsing some of your desks later !
Stamping gets everywhere! Hope you dry out soon... great desk today, good luck with your beer mats.
ReplyDelete3 fora tenner eh? Even I would have bought some for that!! I do not know what to say aboutt he tissue paper and glue and ink conundrum..except any dye ink will run if you wipe glue over it, but someone on WOYWW will know for sure! Have fun though - like the prepped beer mat colours already.
ReplyDeleteOoo didn't you do well at the show? Loving those tree stamps, who makes them then? Your desk looks like a lovely, happy, busy place - I enjoyed my visit!
ReplyDeleteGreat bargains at the Royal Welsh...contemplating going but the weather has put us off!!
ReplyDeleteAre we the only 2 WOYWWers from Wales? (I live in Maesteg(near Port Talbot)...about 40mins away from you)This is the first time I have visited your blog and there are amazing projects on your blog.
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Hi Ali
ReplyDeleteglad you had good holiday, not nice commin back to wetstuff, lovely creative desk, have great day, sue,x
Afternoon Ali! Glad you enjoyed your hols! not so good on the rain... but yeah crafty bargains always make everything better! Looking forward to seeing your beer mat project!
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Michelle
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I just stamp straight on the beer mat ... but if you want to do the tissue trick ... just use archival ink ... it does n't run ... I usually stick with CH multi matt medium ... works a treat on canvas! have fun ... I can't wait to see the finished mats!
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of the book - great idea - I'm a bit of a tree fan myself. I stamp directly onto beer mats, too but I'd use Stazon on tissue - Archival is a bit hit and miss for me.
ReplyDeletelove the tree stamps and 3 for a tenner is a fab price.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to use those beer mugs. The trees will be a great addition. For tissue, you can use glue stick, since it's so thin. Like napkins, put your glue on the accepting surface, not the tissue. Save the pricey gel medium for other projects. Happy WOYWW.
ReplyDeletegreat bargains!! sorry about the rain, its the same here to, keep wishing for the sun to shine through :)
ReplyDeletehugs m xx
You did well at the show.
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me too!! (three for a tenner) Have no idea what Acrylic Gel Medium is, as They don't let me out much!! but I'd love to kow, just really want to get into this whole TH 'thing'!
ReplyDeleteHave a great WOYWW!!
((Lyn))
oh love your work space and love the look of the stamps too,sorry about the rain,hugs cheryl xxxxx
ReplyDeleteooh pleas etell me where you got the tress stamps so I can get me some,
ReplyDeletethe tissue?
any medium will reactivate most dyes so it will 'move' or blur,, but I have stamped with stazon onto hand made papers and tissues and then used matte or gloss medium (galeria not mod podge) and it all stays sharp...
if it is horrid put clear gesso over let it dry and start agin...
ot Look at Leandra's post today and see if you wna tot try the white spray thingie that works really quicka nd dead easy - we did it at the artsy craft weekend and it really is a ten second wonder after you have spent the half hour shaking it....
Lovely lot of goodies there !!
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm rather late in calling in. It's been really manic here the last few days and I had to pop to see my elderly neighbour in hospital last night [only a 62 mile round trip!].
ReplyDeleteSome really fab goodies on show this week. Glad you had a good holiday in Spain.
A x
Thanks for the late snoop and for sharing your interesting space with lots going on there.
ReplyDeleteHi Ali,
ReplyDeleteNot aware of any craft groups around here. There is a shop a few miles away which has workshops but its mainly decoupage,peel offs and basic jewellery making, which is not really my thing so I haven't been. I work full time so I'm not fully up to date with what's going on in the area. I must put it on my list of things to do.
It would be good to keep in touch and my email is on my profile if anything comes up.
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i like your idea of trees through the seasons but since i don't have any of your distress inks or Acrylic Gel Medium, i can't give any advice, although layering is great because you can just keep on until you are happy with what you see.
ReplyDeleteOo wow I'd love to come and play at your desk. My mum keeps tormenting me with her MS punches, I can borrow them if I go round there but I have to leave them behind - how mean is that? (she just knows she might not get them back hehehe)
ReplyDeleteSam x
Great crafty space. Glad you had a good holiday, hope you have dried out. It is fine here this morning, up to now yesterday was horrid.
ReplyDeleteOh, I really do love the idea of the layered canvas. You know what's funny? I'd just recently spied a comment on a yahoo group that someone was trying stamping with tissue paper and I thought that sounded like fun and would give it a whirl - but now I am doubly reminded that I want to try that with a certainitude. I think that I like the way you think.
ReplyDeleteAmy
Those tree stamps look interesting, you've reminded me of something I have tucked away in a drawer somewhere. I'll have to have a search!
ReplyDeleteSorry about my tardy visit, but I've been slightly hors de combat since Wednesday.
Have a great weekend.
Chrissie
Love your idea for the trees project. Hope we will see the finished work.
ReplyDeleteMarilyn