Arnold Grummer - Stampendous Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Arnold Grummer & Stampendous Blog Hop! Get yourself comfortable and be prepared to be "WOW"ed with these beautiful projects. 

This "Earth" mixed-media collage uses many different types and colors of hand made papers. I made four different colored batches and mixed thicknesses, mica powders and plain.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

AG Paper-making kit 
AG Cotton Linter
AG Iridescent Flakes
Scraps of colored cardstock - shredded
Butterfly Dies: Stampendous!
 11X14 Canvas, Acrylic paints, water-based inks in spritzers (blue, green, yellow green), Cricuit font (Plantin School), black sharpie, alcohol ink markers and blender, vintage sheet music, craft glue, clear sealant, and your imagination!

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Brush the top right and bottom left of the canvas with white craft glue, adhere sheet music in each corner. Brush over both pages with craft glue or other decoupage medium.

2. Dry-brush over the music and entire canvas background with acrylic paints: white, yellow, let blue, lt apple green.

3. Spritz background with water-based ink or dye, spritz with water to soften and blend. Let dry completely.

4. Cut out the quote. Glue to the background. This light blue paper was made very thin so it could be cut in my Cricuit. "Paint" over the letters with craft glue.  The water-based ink will move around a little, USE THIS to muddy your letters a little. Spritz with water, add more ink if necessary. This photo below shows just how wet this project was to achieve this effect.

5. Mix white acrylic paint and water in a spritzer bottle, spray where needed to get the desired white wash effect on your background.

6. Cut out 6 flower petals and 3 leaves. Use alcohol ink markers to add highlighting and dimension.  Arrange the leaves and petals as shown and glue into place. The stamens were made with faux flower stems, that left over plastic piece when you pull off the bloom, dipped into yellow acrylic paint.

7. Cut out the butterfly shapes. (Stamps were not available, the black detailing was done by hand with a black sharpie marker.) Glue butterflies into place.  Let dry completely and spray with seal-coating.

This was the most fun I've had in a long time! You just might get your hands dirty on this one :o) I hope you are inspired to create your own mixed media canvas.  If you have any questions at all, please leave a commend or share your projects too. Happy Earth Day!

Make Art Everyday,
Becky

**GIVEAWAY***
One lucky winner will receive a 

Arnold Grummer's PAPERMILL 

Complete Papermaking Kit

Enter to win by leaving a comment below.

Then be sure to visit the other blogs in the hop and comment to win.
The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!
One winner will be chosen at random from all blog comments!
(One comment per blog please.)

You have until Tuesday, April 30th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on the

Arnold Grummer Facebook page on Wednesday May 1st.

We can’t wait for you to see what these amazing designers have created!

Enjoy the hop, and thanks for joining us!

Michelle Emerson-Roberts

Nancy Nickel

Anne Marie Fowler

Becky Conley

Steph Ackerman

Sandee Setliff

Arnold Grummer blog

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Designer Crafts Connection HOP: Summer / Dad

Welcome to the June Designer Crafts Connection BLOG HOP.
We are a diverse group of Craft Industry Designers, sharing our creativity through hopping.
To visit the next blog, please use the DCC Hop Button at the end of this post or on my sidebar.

This month, we are sharing Father's Day and picnic ideas.
I had some fun painting ceramic plates to use under my indoor plant pots and I had to "re-do" my wreath for the front door. The wreath had been weathered through 2 years of display so I filled in with some extra flowers and added the purple ribbon.




Thank you so much for hopping along this creative trail, please use the DCC hop logo below to visit the next blog!

Craft on!
Becky

Robin's Nest and ScraPerfect: Spring Tray

Using a multitude of the MANY colorful choices of Dew Drops by The Robin's Nest and the performance of The Best Glue Ever! with assistance from a mighty tool: Embellie Gellie, this pretty spring serving tray is possible :o)



ROBIN'S NEST SUPPLIES: Dew Drops!!! from many collections, some are Tear Drops and Diamonds.
Center of Flower:
Lt Yellow from Sunflower Collection
Lt Yellow from Summer Collection
Cream from Primary Collection
Beige from Pink Coral Minis Collection

Flower Petals:
Purple from Hydrangea Collection
Purple from Precious Girl Collection
lt. Blue from Sea Glass Collection
lt Blue from Mint Chocolate Collection
lt green/blue from Lullaby Collection
Lt. Blue from Baby Boy Collection, Lullaby
Lt Blue from Winter Retreat Collection
Blues from minis: Riverside and Hillside

Leaves:
Fresh Mowed Grass Dew Drops
Green from the Summer Collection

Background:
Dk Yellow from Sunflower Collection
Yellow from Summer Collection
Beige from Primary Collection
Yellow from Winter Retreat Collection
Lt Orange from Fall Gems Collection

OTHER SUPPLIES:
The Best Glue Ever! and Embellie Gellie by ScraPerfect!
White Spray Paint, Wood Serving Tray, Paint Brush, 3d Crystal Lacquer (Sakura), Epoxy

(click on the image for a larger view)


*if you look closely, you can see the flower pattern

Directions:
1. Spray paint a wood serving tray with white spray paint.
2. Apply The Best Glue Ever! to the tray. Spread with a paint brush for design area only (not the background yet) so you can see your design for placement of the Dew Drops. Let dry until it's completely clear, the glue will remain tacky for precise placement of Dew Drops.


3. Allow Embellie Gellie to assist in picking up and placing the Dew Drops into the design area.

BELOW IS A PICTORIAL MONTAGE OF THE DEW DROP PROGRESS
(click for a larger image) My cat jumped up to the work table! see the nice paw print in the middle of my project? LOL This was easily removed with Undo adhesive remover and a Q-Tip.






4. When the tray is totally covered with Dew Drops and your design is finished, squeeze 3d Crystal Lacquer all over, concentrating on filling in between the Dew Drops. Let dry.

5. Apply Epoxy over the top of your finished design at least 1/4 above the top of the Dew Drops to ensure that your tray surface is level.


Thank you so much for stopping by the BCDesigns Blog today! I hope you enjoyed this project, come back soon.

Cheers!
Becky