May Arts and Faber-Castell Week

 Welcome to a fun week of inspiration with May Arts Ribbons and Faber Castell!  Be sure to see the rest of the design team's gorgeous creations all week long - and leave some love for a chance to win a $50 prize pack of Faber Castell goodies and 3 rolls of May Arts Ribbon of your choice!

I decided to make a small canvas and incorporate loads of texture and bright cheerful colors.  I added  some May Arts gold mesh to the base of my canvas and used gelatos to add bright colors.  I stenciled over that using the Whipped Spackle.  My flowers were stamped and watercolored using the Big Brush pens.

May Arts Ribbons

Gold Compass Cutouts EX-03

Jumbo Leaves 448-16

Metallic Gold Net G31-3

3 Inch Sheer Twinkle Ribbon CT16

String Burlap Ribbon SM17

Faber-Castell

Whipped Spackle

Gelatos

Big Brush Pitt Pens

Other:

Stampendous Jumbo Lovely Garden

Creative Embellishments Chipboard

Wow Embossing Powder

 

Monday

Emily Lanham

Gini Williams Cagle

Jen Shears

Tuesday

Jenifer Cowles

Tiffin Mills

Wednesday

Karen Baker

Lalo IK

Mallika Kejriwal

Thursday

Mary Brockway

Rhea Weigand

Friday

Jennifer Davey

Tracy McLennon

Karen Hanson

Until a Moment Becomes a Memory

This weekend, I decided to try to get caught up with some scrapping and enter a few great challenges along the way.  I really love adding mixed media to my layouts and have found that adding gorgeous chippies gives me a great place to do some experimenting with different mediums. 

 After I painted this piece of chipboard, I added some details with a white Posca pen and added a thick layer of Dusty Attic Clear Crack Varnish over the top.  You can see the beautiful deep cracks it created.

 I will have a few more projects to share with you through the week that I finished up this weekend.  Have a creative week!

Challenges:

Prima - September BAP

Scrap Around the World - September
(I was inspired by the pastel colors of the books with the gilt highlights)

Scrap It Girl - Stencils or Masks

Heartfelt Creations Home Decor

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC
HCDP1  247 Classic Sunflower Paper Collection

HCPC 3628 Sunflower Bouquet PreCut Set
HCPC 3630 Summer's Day PreCut Set
HCPC 3626 Classic Sunflower PreCut Set
HCD 753 Classic Sunflower Die
HCD 748 Arianna Blooms Die
HCD 745 Luggage and Tags Die
Sparkletts
Other Products Used


May Arts Ribbon  Paper Cord Ribbon
Gelatos
Core;Dinations Cardstock
Xyron 5" Creative Station
Wooden Flower Pot, Birdhouse and dowels
Golden Paints

Paint the store-bought wooden flower pot, birdhouse and dowels.  Cut paper to cover the flower pot and birdhouse, using the Classic Sunflower Paper Collection. Stamp the Sunflower Bouquet on the large area of the flower pot, color with gelatos and ink the edges of the paper before gluing  on. Die cut a tag, and use paper twine to tie around the flower pot. Stamp and cut the flowers using the coordinating die.  Color with gelatos, mist with water and shape.  When dry, glue the flowers together.  Add a flower center from the Arianna Blooms die set, and color a sparkletts with a Copic marker to match your flower. Glue flowers to dowels.  Stamp and cut the butterfly and glue to the birdhouse to finish.

Makin' a Splash with a Mixed Media Mermaid Video Tutorial

Summer is here! So to celebrate the magic of the season, I thought I would create a Mermaid Canvas.

  The Dimensional Crystal created so much texture and sparkle for the seashells - and it is so easy to use.

 

 We will make a simple stencil and mask to create this bubble background - which can also be used for any type of bokeh effect as well.

 So, if you are ready to play along, here is the video. Let's jump in!

Supplies

Art Anthology - Gesso

Art Anthology Dimensional Crystal: Blizzard, Peony, Guava, Champagne, Sunbeam

Art Anthology Velvet Dimensional Paint: Truffle, Kona, Aloha, Portobello, Fiji, Wineberry, Tango, Fiesta

Art Anthology Sorbet Dimensional Paint: Chocolate, Dazzle, Honolulu Blue, Drab

Art Anthology Colorations: Cinnamon Toast; Waimea Bay, Ink Spot

Michelle Perkett Digital Stamp - Princess Oceana

Wow Embossing Powder - Earthtone Olive; Bodacious Blue; Primary Sherbert

Faber-Castell - Gelatos, Pitt Pen Big Brush

Tsukineko - StazOn Ink, VersaMark Ink

PanPastels

Krylon Fixative

Heartfelt Creations Inspiration

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC 
HCDP1 241 Once Upon a Time Paper Collection

HCD 742 Majestic Blooms Die
HCD 736 Classic Leaf Die 
HCPC 3590 Embrace Time Background PreCut Set
HCPC 3578 Majestic Morning Background PreCut Set
HCPC 3545 Open Leaf PreCut Set 
HCPC 3546 Classic Leaf PreCut Set
1259723 Art Institute Glue (Dries Clear)
Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Paper Blossoms Tool Kit 

Other Products Used 
Art Anthology: Colorations - Peacock Feathers, Gesso
Faber Castell Gelatos


Tsukineko Ink: Brilliance - Pearlescent Ivy; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Brilliance - Crimson Copper; Versamark Watermark Ink: Versmagic- Perfect Plumeria
Gold Embossing Powder
Xyron Mega Runner, Teresa Collins Foam Adhesives
WorldWin Cardstock

Cut a printed panel from the paper collection at 5 3/4" x 5 3/4".  Distress the edges. Mount on a 6 x 6" card base.  Stamp the Embrace Time Background with watermark ink and heat emboss with a gold powder.  Lightly brush gesso over the stamped area, and wipe away excess.  Use gelatos to add color around some of the embossed areas and rub in with your finger.  Spritz some Colorations mist over the card front.  Cut an "O" from the patterned paper and glue to the word "love". Stamp and cut the leaves with the corresponding dies, and shape them.  Adhere to the card.  Stamp the flowers with the watermark ink, and heat emboss with the gold powder.  Use the Plumeria ink to color the flowers.  Shape and add to card to finish.

May Arts Ribbon and Penny Black Week!

Welcome to the second day of the May Arts Ribbon - Penny Black Hop!  We have had lots of fun creating with these stamps and hope that you enjoy what we have made.  Be sure to leave lots of love throughout the hop, because the Ribbon Lady will be giving a prize away every day this week!

I have to tell you I am completely in-love with the May Arts Faux Linen Ribbon!  I only have it in this Seafoam color - but I think I will be getting all of the colors!  Not only is this ribbon a dream to stamp on, but I was also able to fussy cut it with out it unraveling - Can you imagine the possibilities? 

May Arts Ribbons

1 1/2" Faux Linen Ribbon 368-15-18 

Paper Cord Ribbon 420-10

5/8" Sheer Ruffle Edge Ribbon 350-58-94 

Penny Black Stamps 

To You 30-067

Lace Trims 30-181

Other Xyron Double Sided Tape

WorldWin Cardstock

Tsukineko Staz On Ink

Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Pen

Pearls

Penny Black Hop Schedule

Monday

Charlene Driggs

Courtney Lee

Emily Lanham

Tuesday

Gini Williams Cagle

Jen Shears

Wednesday

Jenifer Cowles

Jennifer Davey

Karen Baker

Thursday

Lalo IK

Rhea Weigand

Friday

Latrice Murphy

Shellye McDaniel

Friends With Flair - Happy Valentines Day!

It's been awhile since I have joined in on the Unity Friends With Flair Friday hop - so I thought this would be fun!  And also, it prompted me  to get a Valentine card made for my husband- lol!
If you would like to follow along with lots of awesome cards - you will find a linky with the participants on the Unity Blog. 

 Challenges:

Design Memory Craft - Valentines

Unity Friends With Flair Friday Hop
Die Cut Divas - Girly/Pink

Supplies

Unity Stamps: Wishes and Kisses; With All My Heart

Faber-Castell Gelatos

May Arts Ribbon - AKB17

Echo Park Patterned Paper - Love Story

Spellbinders

Xyron - Mega Runner
Spellbinders - Heart Circles

Mosaic Backgrounds for Mixed Media Video Tutorial

 

I've been experimenting with some Mixed Media canvases that were inspired by Gustav Klimt - and this is the second in the series (but actually the first that I'm sharing on my blog).  So this was a great project for the challenge at Design Memory Craft/ Faber-Castell, which was to make a piece inspired by a piece of art. 

I also used Lindy's Stamp Gang January Color Challenge to pick this soft palette. I didn't use the exact colors that they suggested, but I used Cocklebells Coral, Southshore Sand, Gag Me With a Spoon Gray, Geranium Coral Blush and Queen Sheeba's Silver 

and thought that I matched up pretty close.

 The Art Deco lady was a vintage black and white photo that I printed onto silk and colored with Pan Pastels.

 But there are lots of really fun techniques that I've shared, on a new video.

 

I hope you will take a few minutes to watch - and let me know what you think!

 

I'd love for you to follow my YouTube channel and invite your friends!

So now....Here's the video!

Heartfelt Creations Inspiration

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC 
HCDP1 239 Majestic Morning Paper Collection
HCD 742 Majestic Blooms Die
HCPC 3578 Majestic Morning Background PreCut Set
HCPC 3582 Majestic Morning Bouquet PreCut Set
1259723 Art Institute Glue (Dries Clear)
Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
Other Products Used 
May Arts Ribbon 3/4" Chevron Twill
Want2Scrap Pearls
Faber Castell Gelatos(pink, orange, yellow)
Tsukineko Ink: VersaMark
Wow Embossing Powder
Stickles- Orange
Xyron Mega Runner, Teresa Collins Foam Adhesives
WorldWin Cardstock

Cut a 6 x 6 card base and cut a patterned 6" square from the paper collection for the card front.  Stamp the Majestic Morning Bouquet on a green patterned paper and  cut out. Apply to  the printed rectangle from the paper collection using foam adhesives. Stamp a second image with the same stamp. Color the blossoms using gelatos, and use foam adhesives to layer over the leaf layer.   Stamp, cut and shape a large flower using the Majestic Morning Background .  Color using the gelatos and brush on stickles.  Add ribbon and a bow, and tie the love tag cut from the patterned paper to finish.