Design Team Project: The Crafters Workshop

I thought I would share a TCW Design Team project from August. It's a simple canvas but it's amazing how one small addition can change finish the project.

I thought I was finished but it was missing something. Just the addition of the bees was all it needed.

You can see how I created it by going the THE CRAFTERS WORKSHOP BLOG.

The Crafters 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.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

How I Created a Bee-utiful Canvas

I'm up on The Crafters Workshop blog where I created this canvas.

Here is my special tip for this project. When you are using a large canvas on a small substrate, move it around and find part of the stencil that fits the best.

You can read how I created this canvas by clicking HERE. 

If you read this far, thank you so much. 

I Framed a Sunflower!!!

Well, not a real one. One of my favorite stencils from The Crafters Workshop is the Joyful Sunflower. Although I have quite a few favorites the flowers are the ones I use all the time. Today I'm going to show you my Design Team project for The Crafters Workshop.

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.

I want to show you the fun background I created for this piece. It is something everyone can do! I found I had a box of pre-made corrugated cards so I thought it would be fun to use the card for mark making and texture. If you don't have the cards use cardboard or anything corrugated!

I took a piece 11" x 14" mixed media paper and added paint to it, sprayed it with water lightly, and then used the card to create the marks.  Keep move the card around the paper.

Since I have a whole box of these cards I will be using this technique over and over. For the background I used blue, white and black acrylic paint. I believe they were all Golden Paint but I can't guarantee it since there are always tons sitting on my table. I wish I could use just one brand. Do you only one brand of paint?

The background dried and I started adding the Joyful Sunflower. Remember to move your stencil designs around especially flowers. You'll see I created shadows behind the flowers by moving it.

I finished the piece and framed it right away. I'm in the process of varnishing paintings I want to keep and painting Gesso on the ones I don't want so I can start over.

You can see more of my tutorial on The Crafters Workshop blog. Don't forget to leave a comment and check out all the other projects created by the Design Team!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Forgetting My Creations

I keep forgetting to share my Design Team projects for The Crafters Workshop here. Today I'm going to share a few projects with links to the tutorials so you can see how they were made. You can see the tutorials by clicking on the date.    Lets get started!

MAY 15, 2018:

MAY 1, 2018: This is a quick and easy technique to create backgrounds

APRIL 17, 2018

APRIL 3, 2018 - Tea Bag Art

MARCH 20, 2018

The Crafters Workshop provided me with stencils and mediums to create all these projects. The opinions I share are solely my own because I do love to use them.

 

 

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

 



That's it! I'm all caught up. I hope you enjoy my tutorials and check out the rest of the Design Teams' projects.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 



Not Enough Time for All the Ideas in My Head!

Hi Everyone!

I'm having the worst time getting anything done.

So many art ideas written down and when I start nothing is going my way.  My head, heart and hands and all going in different directions.

 

I wouldn't say I'm in funk and not creating anything. Just too many ideas to into one project.

 

So I've been walking away from my art studio and trying to purge the house of all the crap.

 

So I thought I would share with you some of my design team projects for The Crafters Workshop that I keep forgetting to share them here (links to tutorials under the picture). 

Hopefully they will give you some inspiration!
 

 

15 Minutes in My Art Journal

 

 

 

 

Spring Time in a Bottle

 

 

 

 

Sweetpeas

 

 

 

 

Spring is in the Air

 

 

 

 

 Crystal Clear TCW Gloss Gel Medium

 

 

 

 

Rose Garden

 

 

 

Obsessed with Flower Tiles Stencil 

 

  

 

 Before and After: A Round Canvas Transformation

 

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.

 

 

I've been challenged to use a particular stencil, which is so outside my comfort zone, to create a piece of art on TCW's blog on May 11th.  Don't forget to check it out!!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!