Dragon eye altered journal cover

Just think Smaug the dragon waking up in that classic scene from the Hobbit. That was my inspiration for these journal covers.

I made the eyes by handcasting resin in a mould and and then building around it using clay and some texture stones. I painted the eyeballs with acrylic paint and once dry applied a couple of coats of Glossy Accents.

Before I applied them to the mountboard cover, I used texture paste through stencils to add background texture.

Once I stuck on the eyes and built round with clay, I also added some texture stones, metal cogs and some coins. This was to give the idea of Smaug laying on all the treasure.

I decided this one was a water dragon so coloured him with a base of blue.

After painting with the base colours, using starlight paint, I then rubbed over with different coloured guilding waxes to pick up on all the textures.

I really love them and am in the process of making more and I decided to do something similar on a canvas. But you'll have to wait to see that one as I think that might take a while to complete.

Challenges:

613 Avenue -magical/ fantasy challenge

We love 2 create -anything mixed media

Brown sugar challenge - Fairies / fantasy

More mixed media challenge - anything goes

Rhedds creative spirit.-august-challenge ( it is a board cover, but if not allowed I apologise)

Dragon Boxes

Good morning , I hope if you live in the UK you are enjoying your bank holiday, and if you live else where that you are having a great day too.

I have always been a fantasy/ magic fan especially dragons, I'm facinated by them, so I've really enjoyed making these dragon boxes.

I made the baby dragons from paperclay so they are very lightweight .

To get lots of texture I used texture paste through stencils,

Powertex mixed with 3d Flex, which creates a crackle effect.

Die cuts and ripped pieces of cardboard also painted with brown Powertex, gave texture to the top.

I painted the dragons with Starlight paints and rubbed over with guilding wax.

And the boxes were painted with various acrylic paints mixed with sand and coloured guilding wax

Challenges;

613 Avenue craft challenge - Magic/ fantasy

We love 2 create. - Anything mixed media

Crafty creations challenges - anything goes

Rhedds creative spirit.- August challenge

My first Powertex fairy house

Morning all,

Last week I  finally got round to having a go with my Powertex. Been wanting to try a fairy house for ages. Once its set for 3 weeks it will be weatherproof and able to go outside. 

 and couldn't resist covering the front and back of a notebook too.  

Challenges:

Sandee-and-amelie.blogspot challenge-steampunk-summer-special

Altered eclectics -Anything mixed media 

613 Avenue create challenge - Anything Goes/Optional Twist – Magical / Fantasy

Brown sugar challenge - Fairies and fantasy

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Sue xx

Journal and notebook covers galore

Good morning crafty friends, a very quick post this morning.

Can you tell I like to decorate notebook and journal covers.

Here's a few I've made lately, hopefully they will give you some inspiration.

I am entering this into More mixed media challenge -anything goes + bright

and Artastic challenge - Things that fly

This one in Crafty friends challenge -Animals / birds

I'm entering this one Altered eclectics challenge

I'd like to enter this one  Sandee-and-amelie.blogspot challenge -Steampunk/ industrial

Also Creative artiste mixed media #41

I am entering this one into Vintage journey -how-can-you-resist as I used thick gel medium through a stencil to act as a resist.

Also Crafters castle- Anything goes and Elegant, shabby chic

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Sue xx

Dragon notebook

Good morning crafty friends.

I dont know about you but I have a love of dragons, well all fantasy things really, but especially dragons.

I recently started to cast my own resins and this is one of my favourites, so I used it to decorate a notebook.

After taking the covers off the notebook I used texture paste through stencils, I did the front and back but forgot to photograph the back. Once dry I painted with Imagination Starlight paints and then picked out the details with green and gold gilding waxes.

Challenges:

Artastic challengeblog - Things that fly

A bit more time to craft - anything goes

Mixed media altered box

Another quick post today, an altered box.

I wasn't happy with the colours so as you can see from the later pictures I decided to alter the colours a bit by adding some blue spray and blue embellishments.

I think it really brightens and lifts it and now I love it.  

Challenges:

More mixed media challenge - anything goes - optional brights

A bit more time to craft - anything goes #74

Thanks for looking