Sunday 6 January 2013

Anything Goes at PanPastel UK

Hi Bloggers, it's  the first Sunday of 2013 so welcome to the first PanPastel challenge of the year and for your pleasure it is an 'anything goes' theme which always goes down well.


Those who follow me know that I have been experimenting more with the journalling style lately and I have also been using prints I made after Christmas with my new gelli plate. This is another of those and I have added PPs over the top to create more dimension using masks and also used PPs over some gesso layered through a mask. I used the white gesso to stamp the circles as well.


The stamp is from Crafty Individuals and called Party Puffin, isn't he just fabulous? I am making this into a cover for a new diary.


I hope you will join us again this year, there are lots of fabulous challenges in the pipe-line and there is a trial set of the pans for the winner supplied by our fabulous sponsor Berni at Your Creativity Store.

We are welcoming two new members to the team Tracie from the UK and Terry from the Netherlands, I am sure you are gonna love their work so please pop over and say hello.

Hope your week 1 went well and that you are finding lots of crafty time.

Take care and have fun.

hugs {brenda} x0x

Challenges to have fun with -
Art Journal Journey - Crowns (Thank you Susi for telling me about this one)

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32 comments:

Inkypinkycraft said...

a gorgeous make Brenda, love all the layers you have created in your background.hugs trace x

Juls said...

soooo stunning!! Loving all the layers and the beautiful soft colours!! Hugs Juls

Jenny Marples said...

You really have got these gelli plate backgrounds down to a T Brenda. This is just superb and fits so well with the puffin. What a superb diary you are going to have. Hugs, Jenny x

Von said...

Gorgeous Brenda :) I marvel at how you combine all the mediums together :)
Von ♥

Margreet said...

Love this gorgeous cover for a new diary, Brenda...that bird is so lovely and adorable!!
xxx Margreet

Daniele said...

totally amazing Brenda, love the backgrounds that you have created, perfect for these stamps
hugs

Redanne said...

Love the addition of the stencilling on your background and that puffin stamp is wonderful.

Unknown said...

Gorgeous Brenda, love the softer colours used too. Very inspiring xx

Sophie said...

Oh, Brenda, die Karte ist zuckersüß.
Gefällt mir großartig.
Ich glaube, ich brauche diesen Stempel auch :-)

Herzlichst Sophie

froebelsternchen said...

oh Brenda this is AWESOME!

What to link it to the crown theme over on ART-JOURNAL-JOURNEY

I would be happy to have you on board with us there!

xxx Susi

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Gorgeous Brenda, fantastic background. I love that image, I purchased it just before Christmas. Happy New Year. Tracy x

catherine said...

This is just fantastic Brenda and so love the background and the colours
x catherine

Lucy Edmondson said...

What a lovely mix of different techniques! Love it,

Lucy x

Desire Fourie said...

Very creative Brenda, love the colours.
Hugs
Desíre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}

Sam & Poppy said...

Wow! wonderful Brenda, what's not to love? xxx

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

Absolutely beautiful, I love the textured effects and the colours are fabulous
Lindsay xx

Sue said...

Gorgeous Brenda I really love it xxx hugs

Karin said...

fantastic creations, love the backgrounds!

cheryl said...

oh this is brilliant hun,the colours are super and the design is just amazing,hugs Cherylxxxxxxxxx

Eileen said...

I love this new style from you Brenda. just fabulous work. The colours and detail are brilliant.
'ere did you know that Claire has a 'battery operated pencil eraser!!
I WANT ONE!!! lol
E xxxx

Terry said...

Brenda my friend, I love your art journaling style! I do believe you have talked me into one of those plates. This is beauiful! Hope all is going well and that Becca is still on the road to recovery! Hugs!

debby4000 said...

Oh this is so gorgeous Brenda love the colours and the puffin.
luv
Debby

Anonymous said...

He looks so happy on the cover and I think it is fabulous the words you have added to the bubble.
Wishes
Lynne

The Crafty Goat Girl said...

Hi Brenda, Happy New Year to you and the family. Gorgeous work as always, the colours are fabulous! hugs Heidi x

Marjie Kemper said...

What an incredibly rich background! I wish I could sit with you, Brenda, and see how your rock the PPs. It was remembering all your gorgeous work that made me spring for a few sets when DD came to town!

Silvia(Barnie) said...

You've created a wonderful card, lovely image and wonderful colors.

~*~Patty S said...

Hello from Art Journal Journeys ~ your gelli plate background helped create a super page with so much interest (hard to stop playing with the monoprinting once you begin isn't it!)
Happy New Year
oxo

PiaRom said...

Your new cover looks real cool! Love your background so much! Seems I have to find out the gelli-printing too;) ..and the stamp is genious!

lena-dailyscrap said...

Great cover! Gelli-printing, hugh? Heard of it for the first time yesterday at the creative jump starters... a new "must-have" maybe... Anyway - the background is beautiful and the colours too!

Anjas-Artefaktotum said...

Wonderful and funny creation.

Lorraine said...

lovely page and funny

Beansieleigh said...

Love your work, and that party puffin is SO-oooo CUTE! ~tina