Nightfall

Hi all, sorry I have been a bit awol, I'm hopefully going to be, by the end of next week, got all my DT projects done up to Christmas as I really want to play with all my crimbo bits lol.  So today it's time to show you my creation for the challenge over at That Craft Place Challenge Blog which is Stars and we are being sponsored by Visible Image Stamps.  I decided to use their stamp set called Inspire, Dream, Imagine, and I went for a starry night, for some reason winter nights really inspire me, I thought about making it christmasy but decided I wanted to have it up on my wall all year round :-)

I would like to enter the following challenges -
613 Avenue Create Challenge Blog - Anything Goes (which I went for)
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - Favourite Colour Combo - night time blues are my favourite :-)
Simon Says Stamp and Show Monday Challenge Blog - It's a Mystery - My embellishments were created by? and I also used a spray called Astral Mystery :-)

All the products I used are at the bottom of the page.

I have also done another step by step, I probably starting

to bore you all with these step by steps lol.

Here is my creation called Nightfall

Lots of close ups :-)

And now for the step by step -

I decided to have a go making my own embellishments.

I started with this gorgeous mask by That Craft Place and

some Paperartsy grunge paste which is awesome.

I did one moon and lots of starts as the stars are small

they might snap so I always do more lol.

When you add the paste, put it through the stencil rather thickly.

While that is drying I did my background.  I used 600gsm card,

I found a company in the UK which only sells card and envelopes,

I reckon they are more for business not craft, but they have

started selling in small bundles, I got 5 600gsm for £3.60 (which I have

seen can retail really expensive on the high street for one sheet) and you 

can get smooth silk card 350gsm 50 sheets for £4.20 they are

a fantastic company it's called Papercard :-) 

(no I don't own shares lol)

Where was I, sorry yes, so I started using grungepaste

with some stencils.

You can see at the bottom I made a mistake, but it wiped up

fantastically and you can't see it on the finished project :-)

All ready for the next step

As always I tested which dylusion sprays I wanted plus

I always like to add some cosmic shimmer mist for sparkle.

I misted with water first, because the card is

600gsm it took water really really well.

Spray all over moving it around so it all blends.

See the poodle in the corner, when you dry the first layer,

dip your background in it for drips etc, you don't want to waste lol

This was the send layer, the next layer was just covering up the lighter

bits that I didn't take a picture oops, also

I always then splatter water on (like distress) to make blobs :-)

Now back to your embellishments, I always use

a (oh my goodness, what are they called eeek)

Next I used Paperartsy snowflake mixed with pearl glaze

and painted the embellishments.

While they were drying I used a stamp for buildings at the bottom,

I used some embossing powder as well.

You can see the embossed buildings here but also you

get a good look at the white blobs and where I sprayed

earlier to cover the lighter areas.  Aren't those blobs lovely lol

Back to the embellishments, next I sprayed with some cosmic

shimmer mist.

While I had the mist out I also sprayed on the background,

especially over the buildings as the mist gives this type of aura

around the building as if the moon and stars are shining on them.

Blimey back to the embellishments, now I stamped over them with a script

stamp.

Ooooooo they look so shiney :-)

I wanted more stars but in the background, I remembered I had

this radiant rain colour so I used that with a piece of cut and dry.

Next I stamped my sayings stamps.

I edged with Distress paint chipped sapphire and used some

treasure gold over the grunge paste and the edges.

Then I found some black foam board I had, and used that as

an extra layer.

Right, time to go, I have tomorrows post to type out now lol.  Hope you didn't get too bored, have a go at the embellishments, they are so much fun.  Hope you have had a fantastic weekend.  See you tomorrow.
Lots of hugs :-)
Kezzy xxxxx

Recipe
Stamps - Visible Image Stamps (inspire, dream, imagine), Crafty Indiviudals (CI-017), Paperartsy (LPC012)
Stencils - That Craft Place (moon and stars), Crafters Workshop (mini branches), Tim Holtz (stars)
Paperartsy - grunge paste, fresco snowflake paint, fresco pearl glaze
Radiant rain luminarte
Treasure Gold - white fire and green amber
Sprays - Dylusions (london blue, campso teal), Cosmic Shimmer mists (pearl, astral mystery)
Distress paint - chipped sapphire
Cosmic Shimmer black detail embossing powder
Versafine ink pad
Archival jet black ink pad
Foamboard
600gsm card.