Turning Stamps into Art !!!

Hi Bloom fans, Milagros here with you today!  Only a few more days until Sunday when we celebrate Mother's Day.  Today I am sharing a sweet project you can make in time for Mother's Day, believe me it takes barely a couple of hours with stunning results, thanks to Jamie's awesome stamps!

Inspired in my mom's garden which gets visited by hummingbirds on a daily basis here's my project

 

You will need

Catrina, Mother and Anneli Stamps

I am sharing the full images just so it's easier for you to picture where I got my images from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start by priming your canvas, I always begin with a coat of gesso

Stamp and roughly cut your images

Adhere them to your place of choosing with gel medium

now you are ready for some paint!

I am using Liquitex acrylic paints in different shades of blue and white

For my hummingbirds I chose a mix of watercolor pencils, acrylic and mica powders

For my roses I chose a couple of different reds and white to create depth and richness in my flowers

here's a closer look at my canvas

 

the hummingbirds sparkle with the gold, green and blue mica powders, just as they do in nature.

I hope you have enjoyed my project, that it has brought some last minute inspiration for your Mother's Day gifts.

 

Enjoy this weekend with Mom!

 

Milagros

 

Supplies used

Catrina, Anneli and Mother stamps

canvas, paint and brushes

gel medium, gesso

Art Ingredients: mica powders in gold, green and blue

 



Lacie Bloom Girl - Lisa Style

Hi Bloom friends! It's Lisa here with you today and I have a really neat way to use your beautiful Bloom Girls. I'm using Lacie today. She is from the newest CHA Winter 2015 release and she is GORGEOUS!!

Here's how I made her:

1. Cover the 5 x 7" sticky backed canvas with Prima Art Basics Clear Gesso (Item #961466). Allow to dry or heat set. 

2. Gather acrylic paints.

3. Apply acrylic paints in desired colors and in varied patterns. Allow to dry/heat set.

4. Stamp background with patterned stamp with dark Archival Ink (my preference is Black.)

5. Remove backing from sticky back canvas and stick to canvas. (*Tip - if necessary for good adhesion, apply Gel Medium to edges and dry.)

6. Place Bloom Girl Lacie on piece of vellum cardstock. Measure width of stamp and cut to size.

7. Stamp Bloom Girl Lacie in black pigment ink on vellum cardstock and use clear embossing powder to heat set.

8. Use watercolor pencils, Stamper's Big Brush Pens, and acrylic paints to color the beautiful stamp.

9. Use Color Bloom Sprays to accent the colors in her hair and the tattoo on her arm. (I shook them up and then dipped my paintbrush in to the spray bottle directly.)

10. I used the same acrylic paints for the background for her hair to tie the background and the stamp together, creating a cohesive look.

11. Placing Jamie's Spark stencil (Item # 980399) over the image and using my finger and white acrylic paint I simply rubbed the paint through the areas I wanted the image (or stencil) to show through. Super easy!

Here are some close-ups:

And here's another!

The additional things that I did to finish the piece off were to add some distressing to the edges of the vellum cardstock prior to wrapping and adhering it to the back. I also added just a touch of Journey Glaze to her lips and to the heart on her face to make it "pop".

I had no idea that the orange of the background piece would look so amazing through the vellum and look almost like skin! When I chose the colors - I picked them because I like them. What a happy accident. :)

Here are the products I used from Prima:
Jamie Dougherty Bloom Girl Lacie #980320
Jamie Dougherty Spark Stencil #980399
Prima Art Basics Clear Gesso #961466
Prima Color Bloom Spray Storm Cloud #573768
Prima Color Bloom Spray Tangerine #573935
Prima Color Bloom Spray Soft Teal #573782

I hope that you enjoyed this little canvas today!

"Autumn" Mixed Media Painting

Hi everyone. I started a Mixed Media series and here is the first of four canvases I'm working on. Her name is Autumn, she represents one of the four seasons. Can you guess which one ;)

Here is a 12"x24" Mixed media canvas I worked on yesterday. I first started with the girl. I used Prismacolor Watercolor pencils on a rawCanvas Corp canvas, I then blocked her out with Golden Artist Colors black gesso. I traced out her hair and combined Golden's Molding paste and Fluid acrylic paint and used a palette knife to form out her hair. I went back through with a paint brush to add definition and smooth out the paste. I added Canvas Corp's red jute cord and burlap banner tags to her hair. I thn layered Prima Marketing Flowers and7gypsies wire swirls. I created the little bird out of polymer clay. I then used Ranger Ink / Tim Holtz Adirondack color wash in Red Pepper over the top of her hair piece, hair and highlighted her skin. To add a finishing glow to her I used PanPastel Colors to highlight the canvas and her face. 

I love the weight of Canvas Corp.'s canvases. They are all raw and have a nice give to them. They take art mediums really well and can be used for anything from decoupage, scrapbooking, to fine arts. 

I also used one of the new felt flowers I designed for Prima this CHA. It blends so well with the rest of the embellishments. 

She took me quite a bit of time but she was worth every minute of it. I have her listed on Etsy currently. 

I created this little bird out of Polymer Clay and painted him with Golden Fluid acrylics. When I do clay pieces I use the buff colored clay. I find that it paints easier than a white or colored clay. 

 Here is the brand that I use. I find that it holds its shape when it bakes and it is easy to mold but not too soft. You can find it at Dick Blick Art Materials or Michaels Crafts.

On the next canvas I will try and tape some of the techniques I use to create it. I hope you all have had a great February and have an even better March.

Hugs
Jamie D.

A Happy New Mini For The Upcoming Year

Hello everyone!! I wanted to share with you my Mini album i created on Live With Prima. A great way to use the acrylic you have or bring back those mini albums. With all the mediums that are popular right now. Acrylic is the perfect product to use those mediums on. Take a look and I hope you enjoy.

Here is what I created. 

"US" Mini

In this class Jamie will show how you can alter acrylic using Staz-On inks, embossing powder and Sharpie markers, as well as using your heat gun to alter and manipulate the acrylic to add dimension. Create a beautiful Mini album for your New Year's celebrations or a memorable anniversary present.

• 540319- Innoscence Collection
• 552381- Miss Kate Petal Night Light
• 544584- SIIC
• 890179- Build a book scallop single
• 890056- black Build a book pair
• ??????-Scallop round Build a book pages. (I use two for the book) Not sure how many come in a pack)
• 890575-Star Build a book tags
• 533700-Cherry Blossom Branches Silver
• 553524-Aglow Black Magic
• 541835- Clear Paintable stamp
• 553487- Medley Star
• 921644- US canvas
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• White Opaque Staz-On Ink
• Silver embossing powder
• White Sharpie paint pen
• Heat Gun
• 3D foam squares
• Adhesive
• Ribbon (May Arts)

Here is the Product list if you would like to recreate this project :)

I wish all of you a Happy and Safe Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. God Bless

Jamie D.