Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay Challenge - Day 21

This is Day 21 of the Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay challenge.  The theme for the week is "use a palette knife" and I really have found this week a challenge, having to think a bit differently about my makes and definitely taking me out of my comfort zone!

I rescued a piece of cardboard from the recycling box tore a bit off and then started peeling off some of the paper layer, to expose the ridges between the corrugation.

I used two shadess of Paper Artsy Chalk Paints for the background colour, using "Lake Wanake" and "Snowflake".

Once the paint was dry, using a palette knife I spread some Ranger "Matte Distress Texture Paste" using the edge of the palette knife to create the lines similar to the cardboard.

Over the top of the paste, I added a selection of silver and greeen/blue glitter, white beads, sequins "Crystal" Stickles and "Periwinkle" Liquid Pearls.

Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay Challenge - Day 17

It's Day 17 of Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay challenge.  This week the theme is to use a palette knife.

I found a backgroud in my stash that had paint splodges across it, so decided that this would be the base of my tag, sticking the patterned paper to a tag to give it a bit more substance.

Next, I used the Ranger "Opaque Crackle Texture Paste", applied with a palette knife through the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Bubble Layering Stencil - THS138', just keeping it to the right hand side of the tag.  I then used my heat gun to accelerate the crackle process.

I used two shades of Distress Oxide Ink to colour the crackle area, using "Victorian Velvet" and "Iced Spruce".  I then Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to ink the edges of the tag, before mounting it on to a piece of black card and cutting to size.

Finally I added two words to the tag "Say" and "Something", both are from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology "Big Chat" word sticker booklet.  I stuck them on to black card, cut to size and then used black foam pads to elevate the words.

Tiffany Johnson Creative #100dayartplay Challenge - Day 16

Today is Day 16 of Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay challenge.  This week is all about using the "Palette Knife", which takes me totally out of my comfort zone! 

Just to add to the discomfort, I decided to try out oil paints for the first time.  I had a cheap set of Crelando Oil Paints from Lidl. I've never done anything with oils before, but I actually really enjoyed the randomness of the process.  No idea if I've done it right or wrong, but I quite like the look of the finished scene.