Clean and Simple....

Not something I usually manage as I am such a messy klutz it's often easier to go grungy. But I wanted to do a an entry for the current Artful Times Challenge which is to use masks or stencils. I certainly have quite a few, including this special touch  'Poppy' one that has never seen ink. So this was a real quick make just running it  through the GC to emboss and then stencillinng through with DI's. I have resisted putting sparkles on it as I quite like it as it is but might try another one.

Crafty time is at a premium this week as the weather has been so glorious hubby and I are working in the garden (well quite a lot of the time we are sitting there chatting with a glass of wine). He's still on sabbatical so I want to make the most of this time together as it will be work, work, work soon enough. So sorry if I don't get round commenting, I just don't have time this week. But I really do appreciate all the lovely comments I've had, especially on my Cinderella Shoe. Anyhow, now off to the garden again!!
 

More projects with artist spackle....

as I said recently my huge pot of spackle had got a bit dry (I must have had it over a year) so I had to mix it with water to be able to use it. Tried it out with a new Mr Huey mask. Quite liked the results but these masks are quite thin so some care needed I think.

Here's a tag, you can just see a bit on the bottom right hand corner. Oh yeah, sorry THAT stamp again and ANOTHER shabby flower. And in a VERY similar vein, a card. I'm not too sure about this one, I had to try very hard to make these bits work together and I'm still not convinced. But the texture from the mask is nice.

This has been inked and sprayed with mica. I like the way the mica settles in the crevices. yuk, those colours do go a bit better IRL!!

And finally something a bit more quirky but basically using the same mask. I like the random way the spackle has gone through the stencil (intentional, of course!).
The stamp is by Donna Louise Rodgers.

Note to self: get a different stamp set out!!