Darkest Nights, Brightest Stars FUSION

I LOVE this fortnights FUSION inspiration even more so than usual! 

Focusing on the FUSION inspiration photo, I was inspired to create my very first alcohol inks on Yupo paper background, using blues, black, white and silver, and adding silver foiled paper, silver sequin stars and this perfectly gorgeous MFT Shining Stars diecut in silver glitter paper, and Mama Elephant Shooting Star sentiment in white embossing powder on MFT fishtail banner, topped with MFT stitched diecut frame.

Hop on over to the FUSION blog for some more super sized inspiration from our fabulous Design Team...

Betty J. - Jeanne Jachna - Jen Mitchell

Karren Johnson - Linda Callahan - Michelle Leone

Michelle Lupton - Michelle Williams - Wanda Cullen

PLUS Claire Apostoloff - Guest Designer 

Hope you can join in the fun this fortnight @ FUSION.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Also playing along with 
Creative Artiste Mixed Media Anything Goes
We Love 2 Create Anything Creative Mixed Media Goes
More Mixed Media Challenge Anything Goes - Optional Brights
Simon Says Monday Challenge Blog Sprinkles and Splatters
Double D Moon and Stars, and The Male Room Wild and Free 
because that's how it felt when I was creating!

Paper Smooches Birthday Fishes...

Super Summer colour inspiration at Paper Smooches this month, great to keep your mind off the cold winter mornings! Created using Paper Smooches stamps and sentiment, Lil Inkers sun and stitched circle diecuts, together with an MFT scalloped border for the waves. Created the watercolour sea then layered the paper pieced scene.

Playing along with

Paper Smooches June Colour Challenge

Seize the Birthday Beachy Birthday

Through the Purple Haze At the Beach
We Love To Create Mixed Media
Simon Says Frame It

Finnabair @ Dromkeen for Bella Carta

Had another amazing opportunity to play with Finnabair and lots of pretty Prima product, and drive to parts of Australia I had never been to LOL! 

This canvas was created with a black gesso background, collage of paper and ephemera, texturised clear soft matt gel, lace, flowers, metal, wood and plastic button embellishments and sentiment, covered in black gesso and highlighted with metallic sprays and metallic paint created using mica and soft matt gel.

Playing along with That Craft Place Anything Goes Mixed Media,

We Love to Create Anything Mixed Media and
Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Texture.