Mixed Media Canvas - Dream Catcher

Welcome to the blog!

I've got a new project up on the Robin's Nest DT Blog, it's loaded with fun techniques and mediums.

I hope you check it out.  Feel free to poke around while you're there to see some of the projects made by team members.

Have a great week!
Craft on!
Becky

Falling for Handmade Paper Blog Hop!

Welcome to my stop on the Falling for Handmade Paper blog hop! Today we have a dozen talented bloggers sharing projects featuring handmade paper paired with Club Scrap's Falling Leaves collection.

Supplies:

AG Paper Making Kit

AG Skeleton Leaves

AG Brilliants for Paper

Club Scrap Falling Leaves Kit:  Beige textured 12x12 Paper, brown paper with metallic leaves, Leaf stamps, Brown ribbon with gold edges, solid brown cardstock,

Palette inks: Landscape, Haystack, Moulin Rouge, red mini-brad, a real Maine oak leaf, computer, adhesives and cutting tools.

Instructions:

1. Create a 12x12 document on your PC for the title, print directly onto background paper.  

2. Cut 4" x 12" piece of the brown paper with metallic leaves, adhere to the bottom of the background paper.

3. Use a dry adhesive like tape runner to adhere the ribbon where the two papers meet, wrap edges around the back.

4. Mat the photo on brown cardstock (the sheets that come in the Club Scrap Kit are the perfect size to mat a 4x6" photo!) Attach the photo with adhesive on 3 sides only, to create a pocket for the journaling tag.

5. Cut a rectangle of hand made green paper approx 3" x 5", use a corner rounding punch on the top two corners, attach a 3" piece of ribbon at the top with a red mini-brad. Ink the edges of the tag (Palette-Landscape)

6. Cut an apple shape from hand made red paper, ink edges with Palette Moulin Rouge. Cut a little stem from brown paper. Ink a skeleton leaf with Palette Landscape. Assemble and adhere to the page.

7. Rub stamp pad directly to the edges of the background paper. (Palette Landscape) Stamp falling leaves in 2 shades of green.

8. Use liquid glue to adhere the leaf.

Lisa Dolezal at Rockin Paper Scissors and Glue is your next stop. As you explore the hop today, we encourage you to leave each blogger a few kind words in the form of a comment. Those who leave a comment on every participating blog will be entered into a random drawing for a prize. Good luck!

Birds of a feather.........

A new project up on the Arnold Grummer, Hand-made paper blog!
Paper peicing - Framable Art.  Some fun techniques and I just LOVE the finished project.

Thanks for stopping by :o)
Craft on!
Becky

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Colour Arte Design Team Hopeful

I've been working on a mixed media painting using stencils, it's layers of fun!

This post is also an application for the Colour Arte Design Team. You can learn more about Colour Arte, their products and helpful tutorials on their website: http://www.colourarte.com/.
Join a creative community on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ColourArte/231602303702224

 
SUPPLIES:
16 x 20 canvas
Acrylic Paint: (EcoGreen Crafts) Pistachio,  Zucchini, Forest, Blueberry, Eggplant, Leaf Green, Periwinkle, Lake, Pure Gold, Stone, Black, Sand
Decorative Stencils: (The Crafters Workshop) Botanicals TCW80, Flutterby TCW206, Harlequin TCW202
Flourish Stamp (Hero Arts)
Versamark Pad and Pen (Tsukineko)
Embossing powder: Gold (Ranger Ink)
Pigment Powder: Gold (Ranger Ink)
Gel Medium: Clear (DecoArt)

Tools and Other:
Paper towels, heat setting tool, paint brushes, mini spray bottles, 

Directions:
1. Paint the bottom 2/3 of the canvas with random areas of Pistachio and Zucchini paint.
2. After the area is covered, spritz with water and dab with a wadded paper towel to soften the brush strokes.
3. Let dry completely, a heating tool may be used to speed the process.
4. Paint the remaining background of the canvas using Lake and Blueberry paint. Spritz with water and dab with a wadded paper towel. Let dry.

5. Mix 1 oz of water and 2 tsp of Eggplant paint in a small spritzer bottle. Add 1/8 tsp of gold metallic pigment powder.  Shake until mixed.
6. Place the Butterfly stencil over the canvas, shake the spritzer before spraying over the top butterfly in the stencil.
7. Mix 1 oz of water and 2 tsp Forrest paint in a small spritzer bottle. Add 1/8 tsp of gold metallic pigment powder. Shake until mixed.
8. Spray over the remaining areas of the stencil.
9. Remove the stencil carefully and let dry or heat set.

10. Stencil Botanical leaves in the lower right corner with Leaf Green and Pistachio paint.
11. Stencil Botanical flowers in the lower left with Stone paint. Once dry, add details with Periwinkle.
12. Place the Harlequin stencil in the upper right corner and apply blends of Lake, Stone and Gold. Let dry.
13. Place the Harlequin stencil over the same area but shifted to the areas that were not stenciled previously. Apply blends of Blueberry, Lake and Sand paint.
14. Stamp Flourishes with Versamark Pad and emboss with gold embossing powder. If the canvas is stretched over a frame, the use of shims behind the canvas and large wood blocks to keep the canvas from moving is very helpful :o) If you still have "skips" use the Versamark Pen freehand to fill in the blanks and re-emboss.
15. Mix Gold pigment powder with black acrylic paint and paint the butterfly bodies.
16. Using any and all colors listed to add details and color to the butterfly wings. Use water to thin the paint to help blend easier and to give a more translucent effect.
17. Mix Gold Acrylic paint with Gel medium. Paint the edges of the butterfly wings and accent the bodies.
Randomly "dry" paint areas of the background.

I hope you enjoyed this project! It's fun and very easy to create colorful art with the help of stencils. If you have questions, please ask.  Then, PAINT ON!

Becky

Sin City Stamps! DT App

Today, I am sharing a way to customize the details of your decor.
This is a fun stamping project that can be adapted for use with many products that may have unattractive packaging. Make it pretty and make it match your style and home furnishings.

This post is also a Design Team Application for Sin City Stamps!  Check out their awesome stamp designs here:
Website:  www.sincitystamps.com
Blog:  www.sincitystamps.blogspot.com
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SinCityStamps

I love Aveeno lotion and the convenience of the larger bottle with the pump, but it sure does look gaudy.  (grins)  This cover can be reused on the next bottle too, just unlace the sides, put it over the new bottle and lace again!

I made two sides that are different, so when I move it to another room, it will still go with the decor.

SUPPLIES:
Brown craft paper
Acrylic Paint: Pistachio, Lake, Storm, Zucchini, Pumpkin, Mulch, Sand (EcoGreen Crafts)
Pigment Ink: Chocolate and Clear (VersaCraft, VersaMark)

Dye ink pads: Purple Twilight, Espresso
Embossing Powder: White, Gold (Ranger Ink)
2 shades of green alcohol ink pens: CG4, DG3 (Spectrum Noir)
Scrap of brown cardstock
Mini Brads: Brown, Lavender
Gossamer Stretch Cord: Clear (Cousins) -or fishing line

RUBBER STAMPS:
Cherry Blossoms, Large Flourish  (Hero Arts)
Small Flourish (Stampin UP)
Butterfly (EcoGreen Crafts)
Branches (Stampers Anonymous-Tim Holtz Collection)
Pine Tree (Art Impressions)
Fern (The Angel Company)

Instructions: (Side 1)
1. Trace the outline of the bottle onto brown craft paper. Flip the bottle up to allow for a base, then roll down onto the other side of the bottle and trace.
2. Cut out the pattern for the cover, cut 1/4" to 1/2" outside your lines to allow coverage for the sides of the bottle, as desired. Trim the bottom portion close and exact.
3. Paint the first side, blending both blue acrylic paints.
4. Stamp the branches with Chocolate VersaCraft ink. Heat set.
5. Stamp the pine trees with Zucchini acrylic paint.  To stamp with acrylic paint, apply a light coat of paint to the stamp with a brush or sponge, don't over load or it will blotch.
6. Stamp more pine trees with a blend of Zucchini and Pistachio paints.  Stipple while wet to blend.  Let dry.
7. Blend a lighter shade of green with both Zucchini and Pistachio paints, stamp ferns. let dry.
8. Lighten the last batch of blended paint with more Pistachio and stamp the last layer of ferns. let dry.
9. Stamp Cherry Blossoms onto white paper with VersaMark pigment and heat emboss with white embossing powder.
10. Use a dauber or piece of felt to apply Purple Twilight ink to the flowers; darker at the center and blended out.
11. Color the leaf areas with 2 shades of alcohol ink markers, blending.  let dry.
12. Cut out the stamped image and adhere it over the fern area, as shown.

Instructions: (Side 2)
1. Using both flourish stamps and VersaMark pigment, stamp the entire background with flourishes. Heat Set.
2. Stamp the Butterfly onto brown cardstock with VersaMark pigment and emboss with gold embossing powder. Trim closely to a rectangle.
3. Add small dabs of Pumpkin acrylic paint throughout the wings.
4. Apply Chocolate VersaCraft pad to paper over the butterfly and wipe away with a paper towel. Heat set.
5. Add more accents with Pumpkin acrylic paint throughout the wings.
6. Mat the brown cardstock onto brown craft paper and ink the edges with Chocolate VersaCraft. Heat set.
7. Adhere the matted butterfly to the flourished background.
8. Using a small brush, add small dots of mulch acrylic paint to accent flourishes on the background.



Assembly:
1. Use a piercing tool to poke holes approximately 1/2" to 3/4" apart on all four sides.
2. Put a mini brad through each hole and fasten.
3. Cut two 36" pieces of Gossamer Stretch Chord.
4. Use a temporary adhesive to hold the sides up to the bottle to make lacing easier, wrap the gossamer around the bottom brads, tighten and criss-cross (just like ice skates!), then wrap around the 2nd brads, etc. until you reach the top.
4. Tie at the top or knot and trim excess.

I hope this project inspires your creativity, keep on stamping!
Becky

Altered Arts Magazine: TAG art

Welcome to my second project for Altered Arts Magazine this month.
This artful tag was fast and easy!




Supplies:
Ivy patterned paper (my design)
pink & variegated pink/purple eyelash fibers
Instant Art by Suze Weinburg
Flourish Stamp (Stampin Up!)
Copper leaf Pin it! (Purple Cows, Inc)
Versa Mark Pad
Adirondak Wild Plum Embossing Powder (Ranger Ink)
Fabric flower
Jewel Brad
beaded fringe
Sand paper
Super sticky tape (ThermOWeb)
Corner rounding punch
1/4 hole punch

Directions:
1. Cut patterned Ivy paper to 2.5 x 5 inches.
2. Cut out "Instant Art" from Suze Weinburg's book. 3 vertical rectangles and one large circle. Adhere to the tag.
3. Distress with sand paper.
4. Stamp and emboss flourishes.
5. Add flower and leaf embellishments.
6. Use super sticky tape to adhere beaded fringe.
7. Punch hole near the top, centered and add eyelash fibers.




Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today!
Come back soon. Also, visit the Altered Arts Magazine on Facebook, become a follower for more inspiration and project ideas created by the entire Design Team.

Make art everyday!
Becky

Kids Crafting with Purple Cows

Welcome crafty people! Today is also the Designer Crafts Connection blog hop! Designers and crafters will be sharing some fabulous back to school and kids craft ideas. You can use the hop button on my side bar anytime to visit the Designers who participate. There is also a hop button at the bottom of this post.

This month, Purple Cows, Inc is celebrating and promoting their Hot and Cold Laminating Machines, so I had some fun making book marks from my stash of scraps! This is fun idea that children can help you with. Maybe to make presents during the holidays or party favors for birthdays.


PURPLE COWS TOOLS:
13" Hot and Cold Laminator
Stamp It! #7500
Stamp It! 6 piece stamp set: Winter
Smart Trimmer #1060

Other supplies: Patterned paper, sheet music, rub ons and stickers, 3 shades of ink, fabric leaves, glitter glue.

Directions:
1. Turn the 13" Hot and Cold Laminator on to preheat.
2. Cut strips of paper in varied widths to accommodate your embellishments but not longer than 8".
3. Embellish and decorate the paper strips.
4. Place the decorated paper strips into the laminating sheet, leave 1/2" or more between the strips.

5. Run the sheet through the 13" Hot and Cold Laminator.
6. Let cool slightly then trim them apart with the Smart Trimmer #1060, giving about 1/4" of border around the paper.

**The sheet music book mark was stamped with the corner set from the Stamp It! 6 piece stamp set: Winter using the Stamp It! #7500.




Thank you for stopping by! Please visit the Purple Cows blog for more project ideas and inspiration.
Craft on! and hop to the next blog.
Becky