Yupo 11x14: Pretty Succulents

As a Design Team member for The Crafter's Workshop we are provided stencils to create projects (I truly do love using them). This stencil called Pretty Succulents I didn't think I would ever use. It just wasn't my type of stencil.

Here is the link to the stencil:

TCW613-Pretty Succulents

To use it I have to look at completely different; not as succulents, just as an abstract design.

As many of you are aware, I'm addicted to Yupo.

I just love to use it as a substrate.

You read about What is Yupo HERE.

Using blues and greens in acrylic paint and India inks I created an abstract design on the Yupo.

My results was just what I wanted.

Here is a close up of the many layers.

I was in the zone so sorry for the step by step.

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Waiting for the Thaw

It's been in the 50's around here which has been nice.

In fact Tulips are coming up in my garden because of the weather.

I honestly don't think Spring is coming any time soon.

I thought I would share these pictures that I took a few weeks ago when the temperatures were in the 30's. I love black and white and took a break from my art room to take these.

I titled them Waiting for the Thaw One

Waiting for the Thaw Two

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Numbers: A Mixed Media Canvas

This post was going to be a before and after.

I guess I hated this canvas so much I never took a picture of it so I don't have the before.

It was in browns and blues. It was originally created for Donna Downey's 10x10x10 Online Workshop.  I kept to her colors because those were outside my comfort zone.

There are a few canvases that I love and some I've been slowing repainting them.

I decided to keep it to black and white.

I love how the ink spreads around the numbers.

I added some scribbles.

Scratched and wiped on and off paint.

Lots of layers.

Now I love this canvas.

It's more me.

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Yupo Again: Content

I think Yupo is my favorite to work with.

I can use it all the time.

This piece started like this.

Then I started mark making, using baby wipes to take some paint away, then added more paint.

TCW Balzer Bits - Paint Strokes

In the end I just covered it with black ink and started again.

It ended up like this.

TCW Mini Circle Grid

Seth Apter Numbers Stencil (Content)

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

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

Yupo: In The Deep

Hi Everyone. 

I know I've shared this on social media but I just realized I didn't post it here.

This is the new stencil called Octopus from The Crafter's Workshop. It's designed by Carmen Medlin. 

This piece is on Yupo 11"x14". 

Sorry, it's a little shiny in spots and hard to photograph. 

I do not have any step by step instructions because I was in the zone creating it.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop 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

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day.

 I hope everyone has a wonderful day.

VISION: A Large Art Journal Page

I've never used this Balzer Bit called Eye from The Crafter's Workshop.

So I thought pairing it with the new stencil called Wings.

I had a 12x12 piece of white paper that already had paint on it so I thought I would use that to just play.

I put the Eye where I wanted it and started adding the wings.
I added the eye once the paint was dry.

 

The Simple Feather Fragment I added to the page with black permanent marker.

 

 

I also decided to trace some of the wings to the page before I decided to add modeling paste.

Here is a close up of the eye.

 

The completed page.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop 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

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.

Art Journal Page: Finger Painting

Playing in my art journal I decided to try to use mostly my fingers.

I took a stencil and started with black acrylic paint to add it to the page. 

At the time I was going to do something in black and white.

I changed my mind when I decided to add blue.

After the blue I just had to add more colors with just my fingers.

Then this happened.

I guess I was thinking of Spring since we received 8 inches of snow yesterday.

I'm not rushing my days away but warmer weather would be nice.

Supplies:

Shattered Stencil

Little Girl - Red Lead Paperworks

Butterflies - Sorry no clue

Flowers - The Crafter's Workshop

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.

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Thinking Of Spring: Birds Nests

Hi Everyone!

I love birds. I think I get that from my parents. We didn't have a lot of money so vacations were camping/hiking trips. My father was a Boy Scout Master and also taught survival training. So guess what we learned while camping. One of the things both my parents taught us was to sit and listen for bird calls. We would then have to find the bird and when found they would tell us what kind of bird it was. To this day I love to sit on  my deck and listen to the birds.

Okay on to my project.

Today I have two tags to show you. 

I have a small bin of tags I've splattered with paint, started not finished, die cut, embossed, etc., and I keep them all because I never know when I'll need to them. 

This time I used two tag that were die cut and decided it would be a great place for a bird to build a nest.

I used this new stencil from The Crafter's Workshop called Bird Nest. Don't you love it. For these tags I used the 6x6 size.

The first tag I used archival inks for the background and the stamp.

The bird on each tag is was created using black paint on some scrap paper and then I cut them out.

I then added part of the bird's nest with modeling paste so it looks like the bird built it on top of the die cut. I left the nest white and added some string underneath the bird.

Here is the finished tag.

My next tag I used the leaves from the new Curious Owl stencil and added them to the tag with paint.

I used the 6x6 size.

I added the nest with modeling paste but this time I added color to the nest. I also decided to add some white to the nest with a white pen.

I added the bird and a stamp from Red Lead Paperworks. 

Here is my finished tag.

I'm definitely looking forward to Spring.

I do hate the cold.

I keep thinking I need to move but can never decide on what warmer state I would live in.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

You can see all the new 2016 TCW stencils HERE.

P.S. 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.