Tribal Fish 8x8 Canvas Panel

Today I have interesting technique I've never tried using the Tribal Fish stencil from The Crafter's Workshop.

The canvas panel is 8x8 and it was originally something else and I covered it with Gesso. I centered the stencil on the panel and used DecoArt Crackle Paste and covered the stencil and the panel with it. I've never tried this before and it will definitely be something I'll do again.

While it was still wet I sprayed it with DecoArt Media Misters.

While still wet so the stencil wouldn't get stuck in the paste, I lifted the stencil and let it dry. Cool looking, right?

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.

When it was dry I added DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics to add color. What I love the most is the color got into all the cracks.

Here is the finished piece.

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A Poppy Garden: An Art Journal Page

 Hi Everyone!

I have lots to post but no time to edit pictures.

My day job has taken up all my extra time and I took today off to get caught up.

I posted this art journal page on social media but I thought I would show you how I created it.

First, here are all the supplies I used and the links to where you can buy them:

The Crafter's Workshop Stencils (new 2016):

TCW630 Chickadee Post

TCW628 Poppy Garden

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.

Large Dylusions Journal

DecoArt Media:

Crackle Paint-White (my fav!)

Fluid Acrylics: Titanium White, Carbon Black, Cadmium Orange Hue, Primary Yellow, Cerulean Blue, Primary Cyan

Misters (my fav!): Yellow Green, Orange, Yellow

Dazzling Metallics: Venetian Gold

First, I added the fluid acrylics to the background with a palette knife and then added black on the top. Why? I have no clue; I felt I needed to do it.  After it dried, I added the Chickadee Post stencil with white paint. I started trace the Poppy Garden stencil on the page and I was going to paint it on but I changed my mind.

 

I decided to add the Poppy Garden with crackle paint.

I love how the crackle paint dries to a beautiful crackle.

I'm I right, gorgeous crackle!

Once it dried I added color with the Misters by spraying it on my craft sheet and using my fingers.

I wanted the garden to stand out a little more so I used a sketch and wash pencil and outlined the flowers. I used a water brush to activate the pencil and use it as a watercolor around the garden.

Here are a few close ups.

I haven't worked in my art journals in a while so this was a lot of fun.

I hope you enjoyed my little tutorial.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by!

SHE WAITS, SHE WATCHES and DECOART

DecoArt Mixed Media Haunts Challenge!

I love Halloween so DecoArt's Mixed Media Haunts Challenge was the perfect challenge for me.

My project was made on an 8x8 wood board.

I used these lovely DecoArt Products

Traditions: Phthalo Blue and Raw Umber

Matte Medium

Modeling Paste

Fluid Acrylics: Dioxazine Purple, Medium Grey Value 6, Dark Grey Value 3, Carbon Black, Titanium White, Interference Violet

Misters: Primary Cyan

I wish I had more step by step pictures but I didn't like what I was making at first.

I walked away and came back and then the magic happened.

I was having so much fun I didn't take many pictures.

You can see in this first picture the background I didn't like.

I created it with Mini Branches stencils but didn't like it.

I then added with stone walkway using Organic Matter stencil and modeling paste.

While the modeling paste was still wet, I added some grey paint watered down to the board.

It moved all the way through the stone path.

When it dried it looks like this.

Pretty cool looking.

I added more layers of paint and splatter it with titanium white to finished the background.

Doesn't look like a cool night sky?

Using a Stampendous Skeleton Lady and jet black archival ink, I stamped her on tissue paper and added her to the board.

I decided she didn't need anything else. 

She waits, She watches

I hope you like my project.

I had so much fun creating it.

Tip: Buy DecoArt paints.

The colors are amazing!!!

A Fun Collaborative Piece

Hi Everyone!

My god-daughter, Cassidy, was here and we had a few hours to hang out and create some art.

Once we stopped talking, we decided to do a collaborative piece.

We have so much fun with it.

This was the first time we kept to the same colors and I didn't paint the whole thing black.

 

 

We created it on a piece of 11x14 mixed media paper.

She took it home to have framed to hang on her new bedroom wall.

 

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A Fish Pond: Koi

Hi Everyone!

I've been playing in my art journals lately.

I like to use them for idea and just play time.

 

I started with this journal page.

The background was created with DecoArt's Misters.

 

This is another page I created with DecoArt's Misters and TCW Stencil #242 Damask.

 

 

I decided it was a great color for fish.

I took my TCW Stencil #499s Koi Pond and traced the fish onto the paper.

I decided not to do anything more to them but just cut them out of the paper.

 

 

Once I was all done cutting, I added them to the journal page.

 

Here is a close up of  the background.

 

Fish

 

Very different for me lately.

I usually have lots of layers in the background.

 

 

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