Altered Art Stories

Sunday, March 13, 2016

E = m x c²

Welcome friends!

I was inspired from this challenge theme
Mixed media place - #17 Coffee

and today my secret recipe ;-)

we all know Einstein's famous formula
and that's my individually

E - nergy = M ilk x C offee²

COFFEE , you mean my survival drink :-) ?!

and a lot of detail photo's

I have made my own background with a lot of texture, ink and stamps,
really a mixed media project with aroma :-) !

I used old jute fabric as coffee sack, coffee beans and powder,
acrylic dimensional writer
walnut distress dye ink
background stamps
and texture paper.

''Sei stark!''
redest du wieder mit deinem Kaffee, Schatz ?''

Challenges
Simon says stamp Monday challenge - Make your own background
Mixed media place - #17 Coffee

With enough coffee
anything is possible, or :-) ?

Happy crafting!
Kerstin

Monday, March 7, 2016

Celebrate Springtime

Welcome !

today a new project for Le Tresors de Luxe .
It's a shadow frame in altered art.

When the first birds are twittering and

the nature is awaking from hibernation,

spring has come!

that was in my mind as I saw our moodboard this month

my inspiration was the nature feeling in colors brown and green

for the background I used old bookpaper, a stamp from La Blanche

and a stencil with white gesso.

a mixture by beautiful organza spring flowers and laces

and a little bunny (cut out black paper)

3D butterfly a print out with old bookpaper

crackle effects on frame with crackle paint

materials, which I have used
can you see here

Thanks for your visit!

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

Friday, March 4, 2016

Colorful world

Welcome crafty friends!

My favorite work is to try new things and to leave my comfort zone, because where is the creativity, if you do always the same?!

Yes, I love the grungy industrial and delicate romantic colors , mostly
tone in tone or how my dad says
harmoniously :-)

but I'm also a girl, which is inspired by nature

and so I wanted to make a project with rainbow theme.

For such experiences I always like to use my art journal book.

used materials

not the best photo I'm afraid, but it's really difficult with black background paper

can you see my shadow face?

it was made with a stencil and metallic lustre silver and my fingers

for the other stencils I used modeling or texture paste

rainbow color circle with shimmer mists and a selfmade masking template

in centre another face stencil

i love this faces, because I'm not the biggest painter

my thoughts behind this project

The world is colorful

Let's inspire!

Challenges

Simon says stamp Monday challenge - take a leap into the unknown

I choose a new colorful technique with spray paints and a mask

Andy Skinner - Bold and Bright

Happy weekend!

Monday, February 29, 2016

Spring Home decoration ideas

Welcome crafty friends!

today two ideas to work with this beautiful products from
Le Tresor de Luxe

I love spring and shabby chic style,
the right mix for a wonderful easter home decoration or as gifts for lovely friends.

Laces in combination with mixed media products such as chalky finish,
crackle paint and distress inks are really perfect together.

For me simply indispensable when I create projects in altered art.

Photo frame - Golden Memories -

before it was a simply unsightly white plastic frame

now it has an unmistakable character

beautiful old card was a gift from a friend
let's see if they recognize it :-)

- mix chalky finish paint and crackle paint
- let it dry
- add distress ink with cloth
- stamp with archival ink black

as usual I use only pieces from this brilliant laces as highlight

together with the light blue green color the altrosa roses are so wonderful

and the pearls and silver lines set very good accents

I added old fabric, stamped, distressed and cut out with a pinking shears

and you know Easter is coming soon
and therefore I will share with you
my first shabby chic easter egg in this year

I used a stoneware egg, distress ink, old bookpages and vintage photo
a text stamp and this awesome laces
not to forget the sweet little rhinestone heart
from Le Tresors de Luxe