Slightly rusty but still pretty

Here's another of my samples - 

A journal cover.

I couldn't make up my mind when I made this whether to keep it pretty with a bit of  sparkle or to go rusty grunge. So I did a bit of both 😁

I used the new rose embosser from Katy Sue Designs and some Starlight paint and some Rusty patina paint both from Imagination crafts.

Challenges:
Creative artiste mixed media challenge
Rhedds creative spirit
Altered eclectics

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Sue xx

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)

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