ALTERED ART AND A LOAD OF TAT: WOYWW

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

WOYWW - enough is enough ..

I am sure the sight of a tidy desk last week was much to much for a lot of you - but you will be pleased that normal service has been resumed this week!

Actually my desk has been like this since Monday - as the weather so so bloomin miserable (as is the apparent norm on an UK bank holiday) I took the opportunity to spend some time at my desk -

but as it turned out it was just as miserable there as well - nothing went right as you can see from this example. I was trying out a faux floorboard technique by Andy skinner - the actual background was OK but then it went all wrong when I started stamping on it ;-( - if you want to see how it should be done then check out Andy's blog where he is doing some free tutorials http://andyskinnerorg.blogspot.co.uk/ he has also set up a new website for his online workshops - I thoroughly recommend anyone to have a go, I have been doing his Timeworn course and have had a ball - sadly its now coming to an end but but I now have the Evil Elixir Mixer one to look forward to!

Here are a couple of shots of my project I have been doing as a final piece for the Timeworn Course ( I showed you the bare bones of it last week) - cant show you the final piece just yet because a) its not finished and b) it's only polite to upload it to the Timeworn site first

For anyone who is wondering how my poor dog is after the sad photo last week of her, she is now fully recovered and back to being a happy dog - if you ever pass my house this is the sight you are likely to see... she was very frustrated last week at not being able to get her head through the cat flap and watch the world go by!

TTFN - hope you all have a good week, I'm now off to visit as many of you as I can

Nicks x

16 comments:

okienurse11 April 2012 at 10:06
glad to see the puppy is doing better this week. I think that is a really cute pic. Really like what I see of the Timeworn project and look forward to seeing more of it! Thanks for sharing. Vickie @106
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Candace11 April 2012 at 10:11
Great pic of your dog

Hope your crafting gets back on track. Sometimes we all get days where everything goes wrong

Thanks for sharing x
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Andy Skinner11 April 2012 at 10:58
Love what your doing with your final piece Nicks!! Your very talented..
What a gorgeous dog!!!
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Elly11 April 2012 at 11:31
Your Floorboard doesn't went wrong, it looks *Artsy* (:o)Some Embellishment on top and nobody will notice a mistake.
xoxo Elly
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Clare with paint in her hair11 April 2012 at 11:59
ROFL love your dog picture!
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Helen11 April 2012 at 12:20
Now this is more like it - what we expect - nice busy desk! Love the pic of your dog, glad she is better!
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Ali11 April 2012 at 13:22
I think your faux floorboard looks really interesting! I wish I'd had time to craft during the weekend - we had houseguests, meaning a total of 4 kids under 4! Ack! :lol:

P.S. D'you know you have word recognition turned on? I know a lot of people struggle with it and don't/can't comment if it's turned on... I didn't even realise it was turned on on my blog till someone commented to tell me! Blogger had turned it on by default during the last upgrade!!

Ali #117
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kay11 April 2012 at 13:59
your sneaky peeks are brill,pleased your dog is better
have a fab crafty week and
happy woyww
kay,#70
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Netty11 April 2012 at 14:59
woo hoo Andy Skinner left a comment Nicks, how fab is that.............loving the sound of the Evil Elixir Mixer, must look that one up. x
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Lisa11 April 2012 at 17:06
I'm with Netty- Evil Elixir Mixer is the title of the year! Glad your doggie girl is better :)
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Fuchsia11 April 2012 at 18:42
Your Andy Skinner work is fabulous !
And Marzie didn't seem like a wounded lady last week just frustrated with her salalite dish LOL
xx
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Astrid Maclean11 April 2012 at 21:19
Well to me the faux floorboard one looks perfectly ok, you are too hard on your self! The other pieces look incredible, off to check that Andy Skinner site out the moment I'm done here.

Your dog picky had me laugh out loud, not visited here for far too long!!!

I have enjoyed looking at your space
Have a good week and happy hopping!
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Miriam11 April 2012 at 21:29
Lovely work - thanks for sharing.

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Glenda11 April 2012 at 23:01
Great space...thanks for sharing!
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Lisa-Jane12 April 2012 at 20:59
Wow, that box with the keys is stunning! I can see why you are looking forward to the next course. #85
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CraftygasheadZo15 April 2012 at 14:33
Fab creations, love the vintage look and your dog is so cute. Take care, it's Sunday, but I'm still working my way through the list! Zo xx 75
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CRAFTY LOVES
UTEE... love it and use it in large quantities
Metal..
Friendly plastic
Shrink plastic
Paint and ink in any shape or form
My Crop-o-dile
odd bits and pieces
Paperarsty stamps
Brilliance inks
Tim Holtz (aka god)
Distress Inks
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Perfect Medium
Glossy Accents
Debbie Moore's Enamel embossing powder

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while i think there is a place for most things at some time or other...I do dislike peel-offs with 99% of my being, but and this is a BIG but there is the odd and very odd occasion that they can be used without being too offensive (boy that hurt, it was almost an admission that i have used them)
Book-a-trix... sorry but they do look like memorial stones and nothing anybody says will convince me otherwise.
Decoupage..... I am sure the Victorians are turning in their graves
Flowersoft... a friend summed this up perfectly...Devils Dandruff
People who say/think ATC's are cardtoppers.... thats Dawn Bibby off my christmas card list
Cute
Penny Black Stamps
Stick and Stamp pad and anything which is sold and just does not do the job!!
Dufex
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Miniature works of art created on cards have been around for centuries, largely used as business cards. The modern-day concept of ATCs was conceptualized by artist M.vanci stirnrmenn in 1996, an idea born of older sports themed trading cards, and became a movement that denounced the tradition of critiquing and appraising art, and embraced the process of one artist connecting with another and exchanging styles and techniques.
ATC are art collectables but the one rule that makes an ATC derive from their origins: the dimensions of the ATC must be 2.5"x3.5", or 64x89mm.
To this rule are appended a couple of conventions. First, an ATC mustn't be sold, only exchanged, as the whole essence of these tiny works of art is about artists meeting in person, by correspondence, online etc and exchanging their works, thus getting exposed to and experiencing many personal styles and techniques. Second, on the back of each ATC the artist writes part or all of the following information: name, contact information, title of the ATC and number (i.e. if it's a one off original or part of a series).