Tim's 12 Tags of 2014 - April

I hardly ever get a chance to join in on Tim Holt's 12 tags so I jumped in for April.  

I don't have any dies or die cutting machines so I pulled out my Heidi Swapp stencil which looks a lot like the Trellis Sizzix die.  After I covered my tags with Tim's French Industrial paper and tissue/washi tape I used antique linen distress ink to distress my tags.  I wasn't able to get the mottled effect when I sprayed the water on.  Maybe I didn't use enough ink?

I used a palette knife to spread my Liquitex gloss gel through the stencil.  You will know the gel is dry when it becomes clear.

Next I spread my acrylic paint in between the raised areas and used a wet paper towel to wipe the excess (a baby wipe probably works better).  I did this a few times to build up the paint.

Here is what I was left with.

Thank you for stopping by!

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Painted Burlap Pencil Case Tutorial

I purchased this burlap pencil case a while back from the craft store.  I needed a pouch to take with me when I'm out and about.

                       I used color pencils, watercolor crayons, and acrylic paint for the background.

As I started to paint I noticed that the fabric absorbs quite a bit of paint so please keep this in mind when painting on burlap.  The vibrancy of the paint will also be dulled a bit once dry so I pulled out my neon colors and stenciled away.

I wanted my focus to be abstract silhouette's so I used my charcoal pencil to loosely draw four figures.

The background was too busy so I added purple to make the silhouettes stand out.  I also added blue highlights to the figures to make them more cohesive.

The other side was treated the same way although I didn't know how it was going to turn out.

I really liked the stencil letters but it was too plain.

So I drew in one silhouette and filled the background with color and more stenciling.

I added two additional figures and blue to the background.

All done!!!

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Vintage with Lace & Distressing for Fussy & Fancy DT

 This weeks challenge over on Fussy & Fancy is to create a vintage inspired project and incorporate lace and distressing.  This project is right up my ally!  I love anything vintage and distressed, so I created a door hanger for my room.

This wooden door hanger was under a $1 at Michael's.

Supplies: Vintage Photos; Tim Holtz paper stack

Papers; My Mind's Eye

Locket; Prima

Door Knocker: Art-I-Cake

Lace: Hobby Lobby

Altering projects are so much fun!  

I can't wait to see what you create for the challenge at Fussy &Fancy!

Shabby Chic Tag Tutorial and Card

I recently decided to create a tag and card using some goodies I picked up from the Great American Scrapbook Expo.  I couldn't wait to use my papers from Melissa Frances.  I want to share my tag with step by step photos so here it is...

Here are the supplies I used for my project!

Dry brush the edges with white paint.

Add shabby trims, laces, and embellishments.

Tie seam binding to finish.

Here is the card to match.

Have a blessed day!

Artsy Addicts Blog Hop - Techniques

Hi There!
This is my very first blog hop!  Welcome to my blog! 

This blog hop is hosted by the Artsy Addicts group over on Facebook.

My technique today is Stenciling with Modeling Paste!  I know this technique isn't new but it's one of my favorite.

I started with a simple $1.00 frame from Micheal's.  You will also need a large palette knife, Modeling Paste, stencils, your fav paint colors, and you are ready to go!

 

 My stencils are from Walmart...I thought they were plastic but they are just flimsy cardboard...but they did alright for this project. 

I used Tim Holtz grunge wings and random letters to create depth (optional).

I used Glossy Accents to adhere letters and wings.

I painted the whole frame white to start with one color.

Place your stencil down and apply your modeling paste...trying to smooth out your paste like frosting a cake.

I switched to a larger palette knife which spreads much better.

This is what your project will look like.  I let my project dry for 2-3 hours.

I wanted to add more texture so I used this mesh on the wings.

After that dried I was ready to paint.

When you first paint, there might be a bit of small fragments that break from the molding paste which is okay because it will just add the character of the piece!

As you can see I added a bunch of layers!  Can't make up my mind sometimes!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Your next stop is....Teri Dorowsky!