BEAUTY, WONDER AND AWE - CANNA LILIES

Hi Everyone!

Today I'm showing your one of The Crafters Workshop new 2017 Summer Stencils called Canna Lilies designed by Carmen Medlin. It is one of my favorites this summer.

My favorite substrate to use is Yupo. It's a nice smooth surface and it also has its challenges too.  First I added the stencil to the Yupo with acrylic paints.

 

 

 

 

I continued to add the stencil to the Yupo. I used both the 12x12 and 6x6 size. I also flipped the stencil and used the other size so the flowers are going in different directions.

 

 

 

Here is a close up of all the layers.

 

 

I dropped a stamp on it which left a black mark. With the Spring time colors it was hard to cover up so I decided to had a few words with black archival inks.

 

 

 

 

This was my Design Team Post on August 1. You can see it here.

 

 

The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with stencils and mediums to create this project.

The opinions I share are solely my own because I do love to use them.

August was also the start of a new Design Team. Head on over by clicking the link below to see what they've created. Don't forget to leave them a comment!! 

 

The Crafters Workshop Blog

 

The new 2017 Summer stencils will be available by the end of August.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Crafter's Workshop has Mixed Media Goodies!!!

Hi Everyone!

The Crafter's Workshop has new Mixed Media Mediums and they are lots of fun to work with.

I used the gel for an image transfer. I printed out my photo of a ferris wheel, added gel medium to my canvas and adhered the photo. When it was dry, I sprayed it with water and gently rubbed off the paper.

Although the gel medium is gloss it doesn't come through that way with the image transfer.

You can also use it as glue. Its what I used to attached the birds.

You can see more uses for the gel medium by reading my post on The Crafter's Workshop Blog.

Here is the finished piece.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Don't forget to checkout more uses for the gel medium by clicking HERE!

The Crafter's Workshop provided me with stencils and mediums to create this project.

The opinions I share are solely my own because I do love to use them.

YUPO: Black, White and Red All Over

I'm almost positive that Yupo is my favorite substrate. 

When I take a piece out I can start right away.

No thinking.

Start with black and scrape in some writing.

Add white and some more writing.

More black, writing, and then use a handmade stencil and take off some paint. 

Now add a red, well it's a hue of red.

I just couldn't use a true red, not yet.

And more writing plus used Balzer Bit - Messy Script from The Crafter's Workshop with a baby wipe and take some of the red off.

Finished.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

The Crafter's Workshop provided me with stencils to create this project. 

The opinions I share are solely my own because I do love to use them.

Merry Christmas, Trees and Cardinals

It's Christmas Eve!!
Everyone is getting for Santa!
Although my daughter is 27, she gets just as excited as the little ones.

This is my last post of the year.
I'm going to take a mini break to be with family and friends.

I'm sure I will be creating here and there.
Check out my Instagram or Facebook.

Merry Christmas and a Happy, Safe and Healthy New Year!

Also.....

I have a post up on The Crafter's Workshop blog.
If you have some down time, please check it out.

I cut up a canvas to create it. 

 

I also talked about one of my memories of Christmas Eve.

You can click here to see it.

Trees and Cardinals at Christmas

Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays 

Happy Everything.

I hope you have an amazing time with your family and friends.

A Quick and Easy Birthday Card with DecoArt Misters

I had to create a quick birthday card last month and used what was on my table.

 

Joyful Sunflower stencil (6x6) - The Crafter's Workshop

DecoArt Misters

A found mini round tag already stamped

 

This Joyful Sunflower stencil is the perfect stencil for making quick cards.

Just moving it around on the paper and spraying creates a great background.

 

I bet it would make a great background for a scrapbook page too!

 

 

 

 

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Balzer Bits, Fragments and Remnants by The Crafter's Workshop

Hello.

The Crafter's Workshop has new

Balzer Bits

Fragments

Remnants

I thought I would show you what they looked like.

You can use them just like a stencil.

The best part is they are small and you can take them with you.

Today I have a tag to show you where I added the Graffiti Bit.

I used painters tape and only use part of the stencil to add a stripe down the tag. 

You may not see the letters but using the tape it gives the Bit a completely different look.

Once  it was dry, I added the Music Sheet stencil in black paint.

I cut out the skeleton from the Dance Macabre stamp from Stampendous and attached it to the tag.

Here is a close up of the skeleton.

The number 31 are wood embellishments, the tag I painted with the same colors as the tag, I added some glass beads and attached it to the tag with a brad.

I did add additional glass beads on the tag here and there.

It was fun to create.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

  

It's a Spoooky City

I bought these two stamp sets recently.

I love them.

They are both from Tim Holtz.

Cityscapes

Undertaker

I love old black and white photographs of buildings and like to use them in collage projects.

This one I decided to use as one big city.

 

Here is the card I created.

I love the cityscape in the background.

All the colors in the background is Ken Oliver's Color Burst including the Cityscrape.

I added some Color Burst Indigo to gesso and spread it on the card with a palette knife.

Close up of the new city.

Love the spiders although I'm hate them alive. 

I used a white pen for his teeth and added it to the city too.

More of the background.

I love using the cityscape to build new cities.

I will be using this stamp set a lot.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Landscape, Trees and Texture

Hello!

Today I'm exciting to show my newest painting.

You can see from the picture that there is lots of texture.
I painted over another painting.
It just wasn't working so gesso to the rescue!

The trees is a stamp from StampinUp.
I stamped them on tissue paper and cut out what I didn't want.

Here is the list of all the DecoArt Products I used.
You have to try these products! Love them.

DecoArt Media:
Modeling Paste
Crackle Paint
Fluid Acrylics:
Titanium White
Primary Cyan
Dark Grey Value 3
Carbon Black
Burnt Umber
DecoArt Traditions:
Raw Umber

Here are some close ups of the texture and colors.

You can't even tell there is tissue paper on the painting.

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Textures Backgrounds and Acrylic Inks

Hi!!!

I can't wait to show you these background I made.

I love making cards but I don't like to make them so three dimensional that it costs more to the mail them.

Using Liquitex Super Heavy Gesso and Acrylic Inks I created really cool textured backgrounds in some fun colors. 

 

I don't have step by step pictures because I was playing and didn't know if it would work.

 

I cut mixed media paper to fit the front of the card.

I added the Believe Script stencil to the background with black acrylic paint.

Using a texture tool I spread super heavy gesso on the card and while it was still wet I dropped paint on and let it do it's thing.

 

Here is a close up.

 

On each card I added:

Mini Shadow Tree Stencil from The Crafter's Workshop

Raven stamp from Stampers Anonymous-Tim Holtz Halloween Blueprint stamp set

 

The Raven I stamped on mixed media paper, cut it out, used paint to add color and to add something different I used TCW stencils (sorry don't remember which stencils I used) to add designs to each bird.  I used a stamp from Red Lead Paperworks called Scary Stories with black archival ink and cut out the words and attached them to the card.

 

 

This one I dropped the inks and used the texture tool though the gesso.

 

 

 

This picture shows you the super heavy gesso still wet with inks.

If I remember I sprayed this with water to see what would happen.

 

 

 

They were so much fun to create.

Not at all my spooky colors I like to use.

 

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