Christmas cards

Hi,
I just finished the first Christmas cards for this year and I thought to share them with you.

The first one measures 4 1/4"x 5 3/4" and I used gesso, modeling paste,Stewart Gill acrylics,Stazon and Versamark inks, collage, stamps, tissue paper, cotton bandage,Dazzling diamonds SU glitter and UTEE.

And here are some details:

The second one is a simple one, measuring 4 1/2"x 7 1/2". I have used cardstock, scrapbook paper, stamps, Stazon and distress inks.

And some details:

Thank you for your visit!

Hope everybody has a wonderful weekend,
Lots of love, Sanda xx

Hi,
I just finished the first Christmas cards for this year and I thought to share them with you.

The first one measures 4 1/4"x 5 3/4" and I used gesso, modeling paste,Stewart Gill acrylics,Stazon and Versamark inks, collage, stamps, tissue paper, cotton bandage,Dazzling diamonds SU glitter and UTEE.

And here are some details:

The second one is a simple one, measuring 4 1/2"x 7 1/2". I have used cardstock, scrapbook paper, stamps, Stazon and distress inks.

And some details:

Thank you for your visit!

Hope everybody has a wonderful weekend,
Lots of love, Sanda xx

Gift bag and some more jewellery

These last 3 months of the year are always very busy for me, with lots of birthdays in both my husband's family and mine, so this means making lots of presents!LOL
Next week will be one of my sister in law's birthday, so I made for her a bracelet and earings to match, I hope she will like them. I used silver wire 18, 20 and 22 gauge and african turquoise, fancy jasper beads and Swarovski crystals. I closed the bracelet with an egyptian clasp, you can find a very good tutorial here http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=KateDrewWilkinson&view=videos.
For the gift bag I used gesso, modeling paste, tissue paper, Stewart Gill acrylics, cotton bandage, collage, stamps, inks, scrapbook papers, fibers and UTEE.
So here is Mairead's present!

And some details:

Thanks for your visit and for all your beautiful, supportive comments.

Have a wonderful week,
Lots of love,
Sanda xx

These last 3 months of the year are always very busy for me, with lots of birthdays in both my husband's family and mine, so this means making lots of presents!LOL
Next week will be one of my sister in law's birthday, so I made for her a bracelet and earings to match, I hope she will like them. I used silver wire 18, 20 and 22 gauge and african turquoise, fancy jasper beads and Swarovski crystals. I closed the bracelet with an egyptian clasp, you can find a very good tutorial here http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=KateDrewWilkinson&view=videos.
For the gift bag I used gesso, modeling paste, tissue paper, Stewart Gill acrylics, cotton bandage, collage, stamps, inks, scrapbook papers, fibers and UTEE.
So here is Mairead's present!

And some details:

Thanks for your visit and for all your beautiful, supportive comments.

Have a wonderful week,
Lots of love,
Sanda xx

Mixed media candle holder and soldering madness

Hi,
This weekend I was busy like a bee, working, working, working!!! Hehehe!
My dear friend Cristina Zinia at http://zinniasart.blogspot.com/, has a new lovely site http://rosesonmytable.ning.com/, where she and other wonderful artists share their passion for art. She has very interesting workshops, some of them for free. If you have a minute, take your cup of coffee or tea and go and have a look at her beautiful creations and you'll not be disappointed! She is a little magician, that's what she is, look at what she inspired me to make, after I watched "Zinia's spell bottle" video, one of her free workshops out there.

And some details here:

The candle holder's size is 5 3/4"x 3 3/4" and I used tissue paper, acrylics, inks, cotton bandage, collage paper, glitter, Stewart Gill fresco flakes, beads and lace. I have soldered the top and added some other soldered bits on which I put a copper patina and then I varnished the whole lot.
The text is stamped with Stazon ink and says: "whispers of the garden...".
Hope you'll like it!

Thanks for you visit!

Have a wonderful Sunday afternoon, lots of love,
Sanda xx

Hi,
This weekend I was busy like a bee, working, working, working!!! Hehehe!
My dear friend Cristina Zinia at http://zinniasart.blogspot.com/, has a new lovely site http://rosesonmytable.ning.com/, where she and other wonderful artists share their passion for art. She has very interesting workshops, some of them for free. If you have a minute, take your cup of coffee or tea and go and have a look at her beautiful creations and you'll not be disappointed! She is a little magician, that's what she is, look at what she inspired me to make, after I watched "Zinia's spell bottle" video, one of her free workshops out there.

And some details here:

The candle holder's size is 5 3/4"x 3 3/4" and I used tissue paper, acrylics, inks, cotton bandage, collage paper, glitter, Stewart Gill fresco flakes, beads and lace. I have soldered the top and added some other soldered bits on which I put a copper patina and then I varnished the whole lot.
The text is stamped with Stazon ink and says: "whispers of the garden...".
Hope you'll like it!

Thanks for you visit!

Have a wonderful Sunday afternoon, lots of love,
Sanda xx

A bit of clay

Hi,
Just a quick post today to show you what I was playing with  in the last few days. I'm still working on something a bit similar, but much bigger that I hope I'll be able to post  in a day or two.

I worked in a 2"x2.5" piece of polymer clay, stamping and painting it, make a little space in center to attach the collage bit, attached frame and beads. The bead is made with wires and Basic Grey fibers. Varnished the clay with Laque de finition Brillante.
Details here:

Thank you for your visit and for your nice comments,
Lots of love,
Sanda xx

Hi,
Just a quick post today to show you what I was playing with  in the last few days. I'm still working on something a bit similar, but much bigger that I hope I'll be able to post  in a day or two.

I worked in a 2"x2.5" piece of polymer clay, stamping and painting it, make a little space in center to attach the collage bit, attached frame and beads. The bead is made with wires and Basic Grey fibers. Varnished the clay with Laque de finition Brillante.
Details here:

Thank you for your visit and for your nice comments,
Lots of love,
Sanda xx

Art square

Hi everyone,
This is another art square I just finished last night. This time it is much bigger, it measures 12"x12".
I've used gesso,collage,gel medium, inks, acrylic paints, stencils, stamps, mica powders, lots of wax (I can't have enough of it!LOL), and UTEE. The beads are stamped in polymer clay, painted with stencil paints and mica powders and  then varnished.
Hope you'll enjoy it!

Thanks for your visit and all the wonderful comments!
Lots of love,
Sanda xx

Hi everyone,
This is another art square I just finished last night. This time it is much bigger, it measures 12"x12".
I've used gesso,collage,gel medium, inks, acrylic paints, stencils, stamps, mica powders, lots of wax (I can't have enough of it!LOL), and UTEE. The beads are stamped in polymer clay, painted with stencil paints and mica powders and  then varnished.
Hope you'll enjoy it!

Thanks for your visit and all the wonderful comments!
Lots of love,
Sanda xx

ATC box with drawers and altered art square

Hi,
I discovered over the weekend two beautiful tutorials of two fantastic french artists that I thought to share with you. One is Thealie and you can find the tutorials here http://lemixdethealie.blogspot.com/search/label/Tutoriel and the other is Lili and her tutorial can be found here http://123lilibulle.canalblog.com/archives/p10-10.html. Go and see their beautiful blogs and amazing art and you'll not regret it, I promise you! Another fantastic blog for you to see is http://bullesdorees.blogspot.com/.


And here is my ATC box and art square. They are not as beautiful as theirs but please bear with me while I'm still learning. Hopefully I will improve! LOL

And some close ups here.

Thank you for your visit,
Lots of love,
Sanda xx

Hi,
I discovered over the weekend two beautiful tutorials of two fantastic french artists that I thought to share with you. One is Thealie and you can find the tutorials here http://lemixdethealie.blogspot.com/search/label/Tutoriel and the other is Lili and her tutorial can be found here http://123lilibulle.canalblog.com/archives/p10-10.html. Go and see their beautiful blogs and amazing art and you'll not regret it, I promise you! Another fantastic blog for you to see is http://bullesdorees.blogspot.com/.


And here is my ATC box and art square. They are not as beautiful as theirs but please bear with me while I'm still learning. Hopefully I will improve! LOL

And some close ups here.

Thank you for your visit,
Lots of love,
Sanda xx