Saturday, May 28, 2016

Do Your Best Mini House


Hello and good morning to all you crafters out there! I have a new fun creation to share today that I made for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts!


I haven't played with any of the mini houses lately so I grabbed one and put it together! 


I paint the house with some Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint and added some microbes in for textures. 


The bird cage got some gesso and then some VerDay treatment. I painted the punch element with the Art Alchemy Paint as well and then stamped on the circle while it was wet. 

Using some cardboard to add dimension and then a Tom Holtz sticker on top for a sentiment. 



The mini houses are to die for! I just love these things. There are 4 sizes in the store so go run and check them out!


Products Used:
Mini House Shadowbox 2

Prima Products : Acrylic Paints - Deep Water #963118, Steampunk Copper #963064, and Brass Hardware #963095
Stamps #960841 and #960803
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Saturday, May 21, 2016

Rustic Insect ATC's

Hello to you all out there in blogland today!! Well today is another bittersweet day for me. This is my last post as a designer for ColourArte. I am so excited to see the next set of designers though and what the create using ColourArte's amazing products. 


I decided to play with some rustic colors and make some ATC's. 



So check out the video here



And check out the close ups here!








Thank you so much for stopping by today!


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Embrace Imperfection

Hello lovelies!!!
I created a new art journal spread for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts!

 How are you all today? Ready for a little art journal inspiration?  I was so inspired by a page that Athanasia created which you can check out HERE!

So I did a page with her work as my inspiration. 


Okay so first you know everything gets a coat of gesso! 


Then I layered up the background with some scraps of paper and covered it with more gesso. Then I went to town with some ColourArte Twinkling H20's. You can really see the shimmer. 


Then I added some finger painted circles with ColourArte Silks Acrylic Glazes and then once dry went around them with some black acrylic paint. I also did some background stamping and splatter marks. 


Once everything was dry I added my Yarrow chipboard to the page along with some Tim Holtz Chit Chat stickers. I added some a a tea stained tea bag behind the words to give them a little extra pop.


Overall I just love how I incorporated the chipboard into my art journal page. 
I hope you have found some inspiration here today and that you grab your chippies and have fun creating. 

Product Used:
Yarrow

ColourArte: 
Silks Acrylic - Bayou Blue, African Jade, and Plumeria
 Twinkling H20's - Sky Blue, Plum Crazy, and Black Cherry







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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Anything But Square

Hello to all you lovelies out there. 
Today there is a new challenge over at The Inky Chicks challenge page. 

This challenge we want to see you create anything NOT SQUARE! 
So let's see you tags, or circles, or rectangles, or hexagons, and stars, etc.

I decided to have fun with a tag! 


I colored up this Saturated Canary cutie and added some silver stickles to her jacket and hair tie. 


She was colored with copics and paired with some Fancy Pants papers. I finished the tag off with this really cute felt flower a friend sent to me a while back as part of a goodie exchange. I just LOVE them and haven't wanted to use them. I thought this tag would be perfect. 


I so hope you get the chance to play along this challenge with us. 

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Saturday, May 7, 2016

Vintage Trinket Drawer Stand

Hello to all you out there visiting today! Sooooooo I have a new creation I made for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts that has me happy as a butterfly on a sunny day!

I love altering items that can be used for home decor because you can make them look like whatever you want them to.


So after I assembled this Trinket Drawer Stand, I gave it a coat or two of gesso. Then I picked a gray color to paint the whole thing and let it dry all the way! I went back over the gray with some gesso and sprayed it with water, letting it drip to give it a worn "milk paint" look. 


Now I like the seeing the slots where the box connects at. If you don't like this, the best way to fix it is add some bits of tape or use some tissue paper to add texture on the stand. 


 I decided after I added my clay pieces I wanted it to really look old and a good way to do that is with a glazing technique. Of course you can also just add some heavy paint and wipe it off but the dry time might not be the same. 


I picked Paynes Gray to mix with an acrylic glaze. I brushed the paint on and then after minute or two used a baby wipe to clean it up until I was happy with the look. You can always build up color, but may be harder to remove if you let it sit too long. NOTE: Make sure your clay is 100% dry before doing this. 


I also smudged some of the Paynes Gray around corners and nooks on the stand. I just love this stand and had fun creating this look.



Thank you so much for for stopping by today!!! Have a crafty weekend!

Product Used:

Prima - IOD Moulds
Paper Clay
Gesso
Hickory Smoke Distress Paint
Paynes Gray Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Paint
Acrylic Glaze


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