Friday 30 October 2020

Mythical Creatures

My little niece recently turned 3 and had a unicorn themed party.  So what else is a crazy aunt suppose to do but make her a unicorn wall art to hang in her room. It was great fun to create the mane and tail with texture paste.

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This project is submitted into the following challenges...

Mixed Media Academy "Mythical Creature" YouTube Hop Challenge

Splashy Mix October Challenge


We Love2 Create (Mixed Media Challenge)


Bleeding Art Challenge





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Monday 26 October 2020

The Witch is In

My card has many elements but the single spider attached by a silver thread is my favorite part.  It will fly freely when the card is touched to add a bit of fright & delight!  The spider web background adds a subtle spookiness which looks especially delightful after I added some glittering highlights with a shimmer gel pen.

Happy Halloween!


This card is submitted into the following challenges...

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Supplies:  Black Round Dew Drops (The Robin's Nest)
web embossing folder, full moon with witch rubber stamp, black & yellow ink pad, ink blending tool, glitter gel pen, orange card base (5x7"), cat die cut, silver thread, spiders, washi-tape Halloween sentiment

Sunday 25 October 2020

Good Stuff Layout

Hey There,
A little boy layout of my nephew.  He is a natural model so he rarely takes a bad pic.  I think he looks like he is posing for a clothing add photoshoot for a department store.  Look how I made the bricks pop by adhering some with foam tape.  



Other Supplies: plaid paper, black card stock, twill ribbon, liquid adhesive, 
black ink pad, black embossing powder, heat gun, rubber stamps (car theme)

A Closer Look:








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Friday 23 October 2020

Lovely Sugar Skull Card

Hey...let me show you how easy it is to create a beautiful sugar skull card.  The Embellie Gellie by ScraPerfect is the perfect tool to use to select, transport, and adhere the gems into place.  It makes this a stress free experience because you don't have the hassle of trying to pick up the gems with your fingers. 
The full step by step tutorial can be found HERE on the ScraPerfect Blog.  




Supplies:

Dew Drops (The Robin's Nest)
Best Glue Ever (ScraPerfect)

Wednesday 21 October 2020

Arrrrgh!

Yo Ho! 
Come aboard and check out the glorious chipboard chain frame.   I also included some more chains images that I rubber stamped onto transparency and heat embossed with silver.  The white feathers were the perfect final finishing touch to bring lovely realism and texture.  I attached a little stuffed parrot onto the shoulder of my pirate costume.  Let me introduce..."The Crew."


Supplies: 
Paper - woodgrain / stripes / black / vintage map
embellishments- metal lock & key, skull, wooden plaque, black trim, feathers, anchor, 
tools- chain rubber stamp, rubber stamp, transparency, silver embossing powder, heat gun
chipboard frame (Create Embellishments), paint brush, silver acrylic paint
washi tape, baker's twine
Black & Silver Dew Drops (The Robin's Nest)
liquid adhesive (Best Glue Ever - ScraPerfect)

Thursday 15 October 2020

One Light One Heart Layout

Such a lovely mood-board this month at Splashy Mix Challenges.  I incorporated some heat embossed column of words in gold.  I loved the romantic color scheme and so using my sister's wedding photos was the natural choice.  Their evening ceremony was beautiful especially the candle lighting ceremony.  I was inspired by the sheet music and stenciled the music notes onto the background.  The dress form inspired a dash of lace to tie the romantic layout all together.



This layout is submitted into the following challenges...

Splashy Mix October Challenge #22

STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge


Creative Embellishments October Challenge

Thanks for visiting today!

Sunday 11 October 2020

Sugar Skull Card

Hey Crafters... I have an easy sugar skull card on the Robin's Nest Blog today.  Dew Drops are just perfect to embellish the skull.  Visit the Robin's Nest for a special Halloween card bonus project where you can find out how to use Black Dew Drops to make cute spiders! 

Supplies Card 1: skull die cut, white card base (5x7"), black cardstock, web embossing folder, liquid adhesive, white & glitter gel pen

Supplies Card 2: web embossing folder, full moon with witch rubber stamp, black & yellow ink pad, ink blending tool, orange card base (5x7"), silver thread, spider trim, foam cat die cut, washi-tape Halloween sentiment

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Wednesday 7 October 2020

Dancer Layout

Hi Girls...I love all forms of dance so it was natural to use the feminine elements and sheet music in the moodboard to inspire me.  I added the window embellishment because it implies that sense of freedom of being your authentic self when you dance (especially when you are alone!).  The lace pattern is reflected in the curtains.  I painted the scrolled chipboard with silver acrylic paint and added micro-beads to add a lovely texture.
Check out all the hand stamped flowers in my layout.  I even stamped some onto organza fabric and used a needle and thread to cinch the center for more realistic layers.  I heat embossed the music notes onto acetate so that I would have less areas to fussy cut and also the sentiment so that I could move it around until it found a place within the design.  I challenged myself to use many patterns and I even stenciled some swirls onto the pattern background paper.  The bottom edge was distressed and rolled up to reveal the B side of the paper which has a red & white stripe.

This layout is entered into the following challenges...

Creative Embellishments Moodboard Challenge



Academy Scrap Art Moodboard Challenge

Bleeding Art Challenge (anything goes)


STAMPlorations (Stencil Challenge)


A Closer Look:


Supplies:
tools - needle & thread, edge distresser, heat gun, watermark ink pad,
embossing powder (silver & black), pearl white ink pad, white texture paste, paint brush, micro-beads, liquid adhesive (Best Glue Ever - ScraPerfect)
paper - black pattern paper, red mirror card, lace pattern paper, music sheet
stamps - sentiment (Tim Holtz), flower, spiral background (The Artistic Stamper)
embellishments - music note stickers & brads, wooden leaves,
pearl gems (Dew Drops - The Robin's Nest)
other: acetate, washi tape, mulberry paper,
red organza fabric, red glitter tulle, window die cut (49 & Market)