Thursday, 19 January 2012

Simon Says Stamp & Show .... Anything But ...




... "A card" is this weeks challenge over at Simon says Stamp & Show

It's been a wee while since I played in my fav challenge ... so tonight when I got home from work my Portfolio Oil Pastels were waiting for me (Woot), now if you have missed the buzz about these little beauties, check out Leandra's  fabby blog posts here

Anyways ....  my entry this week is a canvas. I used PaperArtsy Fresco Paints in Inky Pool, Mermaid & Snowflake. Stamp Set used  Hot Picks HP1107 & Kaisercraft (Grunge) Stamp. Crafter's Workshop Maks, Texture Paste, Archival Ink (Jet Black), Mesh Netting.

Eeek look at the time already! I best be off to find my craft scrubbie .... not sure the day job appreciate my multi-colour hands lol. 

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment, I appreciate each and every one. x

13 comments:

Hels Sheridan said...

ooohlalalaaa, this is absolutely GORGEOUS Gillian... I wasn't keen on the bird/face stamps when I first saw them... now I have seen what you did with them... me lurves them! Now, do I need those new Pastels? Whatcha fink???xx

Minxy said...

Love your canvas, so full of colour and texture, a real feast for the eyes xx

Candy C said...

Gillian....OMG!! I love your background!!! It is just fantastic! Love the colors, the texture and the random patterns of it. Then I love the cool man/birds! This is really a cool piece! Thanks so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

Helen said...

This is fab, Gillian! Love the colour. Come on the Portfolios!!

Pat Beaumont said...

Fabulous work

snazzyoriginal said...

Well worth the inky fingers, great project xx

ellen vargo designs said...

Hey Gillian! LOVE your project! Those Paper Artsy birds are just awesome, and the portfolio art pastels... gorgeous! Background is so textured and layered... I just love it ALL! Hope you're doing well. Thanks for joining in with Simon Says Stamp and Show!
Ellen xxx

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Fabulous, love the textural background and the images are fabulous. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. Tracy x

france papillon said...

multi-colour hands is the sign of a good trip to that happy place you can only go by yourself using ink, paint, paper and stamp! and you made the trip worth it, love the result! :)
hugs!

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

This is stunning Gillian, I love that background and the sentiment is great, LOVE it. Have a great weekend
Lindsay xx

Sarah said...

Looks amazing - loving the vibrancy and rich texture of your background - and those birds are fab! Happy Pastelling...and brilliant work over at PP! Thanks so much for joining in with the challenge at Simon Says Stamp and Show. Sarah.

Alison said...

Your canvas is beautiful Gillian, the colours are really luscious! Must check out those pastels too! x

Zuzu's Blog said...

somehow I missed this post.. but Ooooo gorgeous....