Mixed Media Canvas

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I have been in a canvas sort of mood lately. And this first one is featured on Canvas Corp. Today!!! I have been waiting days to show you all :)

Wind in my hair and the sun on my face.


I used a 10 x10 raw stretched canvas and turned it around to create a more dimensional effect. The background started with two Fabric appliqué butterflies, that I adhered to the canvas with Gel medium. I took the gel medium and sporadically painted in other places on the canvas. I then sprayed the background with Coffee Shop Glimmer Mist. The Gel Medium acted as a resist, not allowing the mist to fully absorb. Then I used Golden Liquid Acrylic paint to create the swirls and accents on the background....

The girls hair is layers of course Molding Paste by Golden and Liquid Acrylics. Her dress was made out of a burlap tag by Canvas Corp. The flowers were made from a Canvas piece and altered with Candy Apple Red Glimmer Mist. To make them I cut out a circle then cut a slit half way into the circle, then coned the circle slightly and secured the two cut ends overlapping together. The centers are Push pen by Canvas Corp. altered with paint. I took the loose canvas around the frame and painted it with Paprika Glimmer Glam and pulled and formed it back to cover the staples, holding the canvas in place.


This next canvas I made a few weeks ago. On this canvas I started with a gessoed canvas. The background it Glimmer Mist and Glimmer Glam heat set. The girl is painted with Liquid acrylics and her hair is Clear Tar Gel and Liquid Acrylics by Golden.(Raw Umber and Titan Buff) I added a little more dimension with stamps by Prima Donna Downey and Studio Calico. Her dress was made from an old dress pattern and scrap leather.


The hearts are textured felt that were dipped in Beeswax. I also used the beeswax around the frame to add more texture. Prima flowers altered with Glimmer Mist add the perfect pops of color to the page.


And the finishing touch is a resin Flower I made from my mold and painted it with Flirty Glimmer Glaze.


A small way I can express myself. :) Wishing you a creative day.


Jamie

Prima Spring Mini Album

Spring is here so let's "Go Green". More than just the color green. Let's think more about the planet and use a little "Green" in our projects. I created this Mini album with scraps and packaging from Prima.

The cover and back are pieces from a clear acrylic Prima album that I have been hanging onto for a couple of years now. Never knowing what to do with them and my mentality of "I better keep this, just in case I need it" I just couldn't get rid of them lol. So I finally found a purpose for them. I used Prima's Paintables clear stamps and stamped the edges with Staz-On black Ink. Then sporadically painted Glimmer Glam on the cover. (Organic Garden). Once it dried I sprayed the cover with Chalkboard glimmer mist(Inch Worm) and heat dried it. The white frame is from the $1 bin at Michaels. The banner is made from a scrap piece of canvas I had in my stash.


Maya Road's envelopes worked awesome as filler pages in this little album. I embellished them with Prima clear stamps and Hydrangia flowers, on the edge.


Here I distressed and altered two pieces of Prima packaging and sewed them together with a scrap piece of lace between the two. It made the perfect base for a background.


On this envelope, I took the scrap edge of a Prima Journaling card to embellish the opening. I used scrap paper to make the large envelope for the next page.


Here is more Prima packaging, sewn and used as a tag to display pictures of my kiddos.


I often cut apart my Say It In Crystals. and have ends and bits left over. I took a few of my left overs and used them on this page.


In a package of flowers there are always those flowers that end up in the bottom of your stash. I took a couple of my white flowers and altered them to match my project.


I hope you can look through your stash and scraps for new inspiration. Hugs and have a wonderful, inspiring week.


Jamie

New Video Tutorial on How to Alter Prima Flowers with Resin

In this tutorial I will show you how to use Polymer Resin on Prima paper flowers. It makes a great jewelry or mixed media element.



Jamie :)

Scrappin' Away

Prima has their Monthly Product Picks for the month. I love all of the green! It reminds me of the first signs of Spring and of course St. Patty's Day :)


Here is my take on the color palette and highlighting some of the Picks.




And I also sent off my submissions for the final round of Graphic 45's Design Team Call.
I altered this book using Graphic 45 Le Cirque Paper Line. The front was painted with acrylic paint to give the appearance of a circus tent. Adding just a touch of dark brown paint took my gold and red tent to completely different level. I wish I had taken before and afters. Shading creates so much dimension.



I also used Le Cirque on this LO. I drew out the white title with a white Prismacolor pencil. I'm not a big fan of scrapbooking holiday themes, I know how lame. But i loved these pics of the kids from Halloween, and they fit perfectly with the paper.


I will fully admit, I am not a card maker lol. Here is my attempt. I added Glimmer Glaze to elements of the card to make them stand out.


I wish everyone in the last round the greatest of luck with their submissions and can't wait to see the new Design Team. Have a great week and create!

Jamie

Leather Sort of Mood

I showed you last week a leather cuff i made, using Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze. I've made a couple more.

I started with Gray leather and altered it with Glimmer Glaze (Icicle, Waterfall, Midnight Rendezvous)Also made matching earrings as well :)



The base of this bracelet was altered with Penny Loafer Glimmer Glaze. The bow was kept natural.


I have these posted on ETSY If you like to take a look. I have more to come in the next few days.

Hugs Jamie

A Few Projects to Start The Week

Mondays! Who's idea was it really to create Monday? lol Don't mind me I've been up since 3am this morning, so my mind is ready for bed already :)

But anyways...I made a few projects I would like to share with you.

Here is my take on this months Build A Page with Prima.


I used papers from The Reflections Collections to create this LO of little Q man. I love the rich warm colors. I used an 8x8 mask and outlined it in pen and then took a prismacolor pencil and shaded around it.

I Love these flowers!!


Also this month I worked with fabric and the always amazing Tattered Angels paints. My first piece is an apron I made out of white flannel and altered it with glimmer mist. I layered and blended the colors. (Pomegranate, Fully Purple, Wild Currant, June Berry Wine, and Raven) I even added little holders on the bow for scissors, pens, ect.


My little Kewpie Doll needed a dress so I reused a pair of Karlie's worn out jeans and made this dress out of them. I added a doily and some Prima Lace trim to finish it off. (Bahama Blue, Raven, Autumn Nights, Candy Apple Red, and Cranberry Zing)


And last but not least I used the same white flannel as the apron and made this headband. Using Glimmer Glam, glaze and mist I stiffened the material and made this flower. (Peach Bellini Glam, Orange Crush glaze, and Marmalade Glimmer Mist)



When using mists on an item you may use often try treating it with scotch guard. It will make it possible to spot treat. Happy Monday everyone and I hope you have a wonderful week. :)

Jamie

Fun In Wonderland And Some Exciting News!!!!

Ok first off I am SOOOO Excited EEEKKK I made the first cut and I am in the top 25 for Graphic 45's DT call!! I am over the moon, but nervous at the same time lol. I need to send three projects to them and I don't know if I should make new ones, send some of the ones I have already done or what lol. I have the whole weekend to figure it out I guess. But I wanted to say congrats to the other amazingly talented people who made the cut and can't wait to see who they choose as their new Design Team. Good lucky everybody :)

Ok so........
I did another Tim Holtz Configurations Box this week. And my inspiration came from our favorite girl Alice. I am really loving these Tim Holtz Configuration boxes. I may need to get a few more.

This one started out with me making a few little mushrooms and it evolved into this.

All of the pieces, except the bottle, key and Prima flowers were hand sculpted and painted. The mini Alice and Caterpillar came at the end. I have it posted on Etsy. My first listing there. And someone featured it on their picks. I put a lot of time and detail in it and hope someone decides to take it home and enjoy it.









Oh yeah on last crafty thing. Cnavas Corp is having an awesome contest right now, make sure to go and check it out!!!




I am so tired and thanks to my parents I will be kidless this weekend so that means SLEEPING IN!!! They will have a fun filled weekend at the river and I will have a little peace and quiet lol. My best buddies will be home before I know it :)

A little personal note. Quentin goes in next Wed. to have tubes put in and possibly his adenoids taken out. I am a nervous nell, I know it is a very common procedure, but still. Also I am thinking of keeping him from school till then so he doesn't come down with another cold. If he does they can't do the procedure. As some of you know he has a huge speech delay. I have been fighting with doctors for the last couple of years trying to get his issues handled. They said things from autism, to lack of intelligence, to a brain defect (never testing him) just rattling off conditions. And not once ever taking into account how many ear infections he has had over the years, or that when he is seen he always has fluid in his ears, infection or not, or that his speech therapist felt that it was a physical problem and stated so. It got so bad that I even had Children's Hospital tell me that I had never seen the ENT!! Like we never even existed. It's been a very stressful and long road. He is coming up on Kindergarden and besides his issues with hearing and speech would have no problem adjusting to school. This has been holding a very intelligent and happy boy back. And fingers crossed this will help him progress. Ok thanks I feel a little lighter now thank You

I wish you all a great weekend.

Hugs
Jamie

A little Leather and Glaze

This month over on Tattered Angels Blog the design team is working on using Tattered Angels paints with Fabrics. I got a little ahead of myself and also did a project out of leather lol. You'll have to wait and see what I created out of fabric till the 7th, but for now take a look at a leather cuff I made out of scrap leather from Michaels, Glimmer Glaze and a few eyelets. The cuff measures. 7 1/2 x 2". There are three different leathers all treated with Glimmer Glaze.

The base piece was painted with Sugar Cane and buffed with Cowboy. I used a fan brush to apply it, It gives it a more even smooth coat.


The bow and circle pieces were painted and sealed with Cowboy. The glaze did an amazing job of sealing the edges of the leather, keeping them from shedding apart. It also Brings out the grains of the leather, making them look richer and deep.


I applied all of my eyelets with my Crop-A-Dile. That thing is a monster lol. It had no problems punching through two to three layers of thick leather.


Hope this inspired you to pull out those paints and try them on something new. Have a wonderful week.

Jamie

"Spring" Configuration Box

I am so over winter! I needed a little pick me up so I decided to decorate a Tim Holz Configurations box. I had flowers on the brain. I love planting annuals and seeing all of the color in the yard. So I filled every open space with a little Prima goodness :)



The box was altered with book pages and Beacon Fast Finish Decopage. I love that is a liquid instead of a paste. It goes on with less mess and dries quicker. Once it was all dry I inked it with Tim Holtz Distress inks.

The tree is made out of Polymer Clay. I baked it in the oven and then painted it with Golden liquid acrylic paints The leaves are made out of heavy matte Gel and paint and the grass is made with Coarse Pumice gel and paint. The Pumice gel has an awesome gritty texture to it. It's one of my favorite textured gels. I stole a tire off one of Quentin's toy cars. Believe me he will NOT miss it. The kid has enough cars to choke a horse. A little copper wire and it made the perfect swing. :) Living in the country we always had a tree swing. And many bruised bums from trying to do crazy tricks on them lol

My little frog prince needed a pond , and it reminded me of the water and river season. I used Gallery Glass to create the water. It's a glass paint you can find in any Michaels. It's used for fake stain glass. I painted the backgrounds of most of the boxes with Bienfang Watercolor pens. They are so easy and conviniant

I used Martha Stewart Micro beads to fill my little seed bottle.

I seldom do this but I love the smell of sheets that have been hung out to dry. It's a sign that spring and nice weather are here. I made the backdrop out of blue Micro beads and Liquid pearls. There is also a little Maya Road tree in the background.

Spring and summer also means I get to leave the door open and let the breeze and fresh air in. The screen door is my friend. I made the door out of Prima packaging and some fiber screen.

And there wouldn't be spring without all of the song birds out. I have a large feeder right in front of our window. Love to watch all of the finches and sparrows come and eat.

I added a Tim Holtz watch face to signify time and made the banner out of wood paper and colored them with watercolors. I adhered them with Beacon Fabri-Tac.


I made my little flower garden out of Maya Road pins and Prima Flowers. I bent the pin heads and glued the flowers on. The soil is Tim Holtz Distress Stickles.


Thank you for stopping by my blog and I hope this brightens your day as much as it has mine.

Hugs

Jamie