Weekly Face on a Weds - Face 1

How about that for a rubbish title lol

I simply do not have the time to do daily faces, I work incredibly slowly and it puts me under too much pressure. however i really want to do more faces, practice more, learn new techniques...so I plan on doing a weekly face.

So here is Face 1

After watching a show on ustream, August 2012, I started this old lady painting. For one reason or another it didn't get finished, and sat in my book for a whole year. Then Jay, who had done the original show on ustream created a pdf to go with the show, and this prompted me to finish mine.

HERE... is his blog where you can find a link to his instruction.

I am afraid mine came out nothing like his lol, but at least she is finished.

Last year I had drawn her out using a grid method.

Then I added the darkest areas..

and next mixed up several browns for her skin..

adding more and blending..this is the point at which it got left... 

So when I went back to it, I added more layers and eventually ended up with this. She is as finished as I can make her. i really don't know how to add in the wrinkles in her skin, and don't want to ruin what is there. So I am calling this one done. 

I will be back next Wednesday with another face. some weeks I will have step by step photos, and others I may just have the end photo....that will all depend on whether I have remembered to take photos along the way lol

If you would like to join in each Wednesday then blog your face and link up here. 

Darcy x

Guest blogging for PaperArtsy June Project 2 (part 2)

Hello and welcome to the second part of project 2

This is a storage box for all your gorgeous tissue tapes that you have made.

I love these little spools of glee, just want to stroke them..

Come on over to the PAPERARTSY BLOG today and see how I made this box.

Join in and make something too and you could win a prize.

When I grow up I want to be a paint mixererrrr!

Last night I decided to mix up some new paints. I have a journal class to do with Kirsty Wiseman and I quite fancied some shimmery new paints to use in it.Of course no money to buy any, so I looked at my supplies..

As luck would have it, I also knew of a great little video by my friend across cyber space...Paula Phillips

So I gathered my ingredients..
Artist grade acrylic paints..matte medium...gloss medium...pearl ex powders..some Ikea wooden coffee stirrers..and some little jars.

How cute are those little jars, they only hold 28g which is 1 ounce, but for trying out new paints they are perfect. They are free too, if you happen to have a liking for cream teas as I do, then when you are given your little pot of jam just take it home with you.

Then I watched Paula's video... <--- click="" for="" p="" video="">So I mixed up 9 colours. See the shimmer in them..

Don't ask me what I put in each one, I haven't a clue. I just played. they are one offs never to be recreated hahaha.

I then thought i would give them names....this was a 3am idea obviously..

Here they are all painted out, they are fairly translucent.

It is very difficult to show you the shimmer.

As I said to start with these are for a little journal i am doing, first job was to decorate the front of the book.  

I brushed on the 'Daisy Duck Egg' added some splashes of 'Lily the Pink Lime' and then using the rim of a coffee mug I added the rings in 'Oddly Oddly Conker'. Here is a close up, hopefully if you open the photo you will be able to see the shimmer.                                                                                                            

Finally the title of the book is added...

Happy Birthday to meeeeeeeeee!..... do help yourself to a cupcakes. The light ones are sour cherry and white chocolate, and the dark,glittery ones are beetroot and milk chocolate.



Today is art class at Dede's house again. Would you like to join in? Pop along to Dede's Blog and download yourself a copy of this birdie. Print it out onto onto something a little thicker than printer paper.




Then join this... Ustream channel ...at 2pm Uk time, where a whole gang of us will be painting and colouring the birdie along with Dede. You will need cheap watercolour paints and some Prisma pencils or derwent coloursoft pencils...or something similar that is blendable.

Hope to see you there.


This week I have had quite a few birthday cards to make, this one was for Ian.



and this for my brother...



I have another i cant show yet till she receives it, and one I haven't photographed yet, plus 2 others that have already been mailed without being photographed doh! and still more that need making? apparently I know a lot of ppl born in february lol