A Little Wild

I have been really hooked on wood surfaces lately. I did another piece on wood this last weekend. It's a little on the wild side and dark but that's where it took me. Her smoky eyes and the Craftsman paper from Prima gave me an industrial dark feel.

Here is how my base layers stared. I cut paper to the size and shape that I wanted her face and shoulder to be. THen I drew and painted the face onto the paper. I used gesso, Faber-Castell colored pencils. TO add details to her eyes I used india ink with a paint brush. I had used new Donna Downey and Prima screens on the background with Tim Holtz Distress Stains. I ended up covering up some of the masked images but I like the effect of some of the designs peeking out.

As you can see her hair grew a mind of its own. I used Golden Acrylics to paint in her hair and spread the splatters and swirls across the top of her. I added Tim Holtz Adirondack color wash in Lettuce around the corners. It helps bring out the green her eyes ;)

Tips: When drawing faces always have a source picture. When starting out it is very hard to draw proportions and details without a realistic reference. My drawings aren't realistic but I still try to make sure my forms and dimensions are close to lifelike.

 Craftsman Collection                            Donna Downey Screen

Thank you for stopping by. 

Hugs

Jamie D

The Color Room

I have been so consumed with deadlines and responsibilities I decided to do a scrapbook page just because I wanted to :) I love going to The Color Room for inspiration. Even if I don't have time to join in on their challenges I often use their color palettes for my other projects. Make sure to go and check out the group!!! Here is this week's challenge. I love the colors and I roughly based my layout off of the sketch as well!

Here is my layout...

I used Prima Marketing papers and flowers (of course) my colors were created with Shimmerz paints and Ranger Ink Distress Stains by Tim Holtz. The background feels a little rough to me but it's growing on me ;) (Never regret) I added some of Tim's metal embellishments as well. 

I used a few of Karlie's photos to show how quickly time passes. She's growing up so quickly.  I used the distressing ink on the background in different layers. I cutout part of the background to create more dimension. I colored that piece of watercolor paper with Shimmerz sprays and paints. creating a nice contrast. 

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Jamie D.

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"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.

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

"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

Metal can be plain or it can be OUTSTANDING !! :) Oh and a Little Thank You

This month over at Tattered Angels the uber talented designers are working with metal and Tattered Angels paints. There are so many different possibilities combing these two mediums.

With Valentine's Day around the corner I decided to create this little banner. The banner is made out of embossed tin. Using Tim Holtz's brick wall embossing template. I then sprayed them with Polka Dot Pink Chalkboard Spray. Heat set it with my heat gun and then gently rubbed some of the mist off for a distressed look. The heart and coil flower were also made with tin as well. The scallop on the edges of the tags are Foam Bumpers cut in half and the sticky side was covered with black glitter. The foam Round Bumpers are made by Canvas Corp. One of my new Favorites!! The black and white pp is also by Canvas Corp.

Colors used Polka Dot Pink, Strawberry Short cake and Chandelier Glimmer Glam (MY FAVE)



I've had this little black leather journal, sketch book, ramblings lol And it looked plain so I took a Fancy Pants metal tag and Tim Holtz metal frame and altered them with Chalkboard sprays. I love the the sprays marbled on the metal. Colors used Peacock and Decadence, and a small splash of Water Fall Glimmer Glaze.


For my last project I had these earring bases that were boring beyond belief so I spruced them up with some Glimmer Glaze and Prima ELine jewels.


The colors Used: Orange Crush and Flirty Glimmer Glaze. I love how the glaze altered the little hearts :) I think miss Karlie with look super cute on Valentines with these on.


P.S. I would like to thank the amazing supportive women I got to know a lot more at CHA this year. It is so nice and very encouraging to meet artists who are not afraid to support, help and inspire others. Being true to themselves not putting on a false self to impress others, Not stepping on others toes to make it to the top. Being creative in their own right, not depending on others for ideas. Hugs to you girls. You unbelievably talented souls.

Hugs
Jamie

CHA is Coming !!! :)

Anyone who is a scrapbooker and breathing knows that it's that coveted time of year again. CHA comes to town. And every manufacture, designer, and artist is gearing up for the show. I am sooo excited! This year I will be helping out 3L Adhesives (Scrapbook Adhesives). I will be doing Make and Takes Monday and Tues. So make sure you swing by to see me and to see what new goodies Scrapbook Adhesives has in store. You will not want to miss out.



I have been working for the past couple of weeks on Prima goodies for the show. I think I can honestly say that the releases this year are my favorite by far!! And I am not just saying that either ;) The goodies coming out have stirred major inspiration. There are some other booths I can NOT wait to see!! Webster's Pages, Ranger, Tim Holtz, Tattered Angels. I think those would be like my top four.

Here are a couple sneaks of Prima's releases. Make sure to check in to their blog the next few weeks for sneak peeks and give-a-ways!!




On this LO I used one of Prima's new masks as a dry embossing template. Once it was embossed, I sprayed the mask with Glimmer mist and pressed it into the impression. And ran a brayer over it. See masks and stencils are for more than just spraying ;)


My favorite flowers of the season are on this page. The two larger tan colored flowers with the stems in the middle. They remind me somewhat of Cherry blossoms. I LOVE <3 This paper line is the Botanical Collection. Very soft and floral. Beautiful.



If you are making the trip to L.A. here in a couple of weeks have a safe trip and I hope to see you there.

Hugs
Jamie

New Canvas

Well I had the art bug this week. I made two canvases one you have to wait to see and I have one you can see now. I joined in on the Challenge 1 over at Project 52. It was a lot of fun.

For the background I mixed paint and Gel Medium to build some texture. Then over that I sprayed it with Pine Cone glimmer Mist,The next step I took Tim Holtz Picket Fence crackle paint to the outside edges and mixed around the center. Then I distressed it with some walnut ink and a little more pine cone and iridecent gold glimmer mist. Then I stitched through some copper wire through the canvas. I made the wings out of Copic Markers and Glimmer Mist. The frame around my words is also Tattered angels. It has Pine cone and Cinder on it. Then I sanded it. I stamped my title. The butterflies I punched then colored. I used Twigs and dried leaves as well.



Thanks for looking :) Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend :)