NYC or bust.....

Howdy Peeps.....

Here is my "NYC ARTSY" canvas bag
I created for Winter CHA ~ 2013. 

I designed and created the canvas bag
from Canvas Corp ~ Canvas.
and embellished with the New York Destination Papers
Along with.....LOTS of Viva Colour Pearl Pens!!! 

I began by image transfering various images from
the New York Destination Collection
to different size pieces of Canvas Corp ~ Canvas
using Claudine Hellmuth's ~ Multi Medium ~ Matte.

I chose to use Pearl Pens to color 
the canvas bag and embellies
because they are fully washable when dry!!
What an AWESOME FEATURE!!!

SOOOO....I dipped the caps of the Pearl Pens
into puddles of Pearl Pen and stamped with it,
colored the Petaloo Canvas Flowers with it...
and I found that if I spritzed it with
water or my favorite Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist
when freshly applied....
they could be easily manipulated.
.....and it splatters REALLY WELL, too!!! 

A good example is the matching wallet I made.

I love that it is even dimensional!!!

Hope you have enjoyed my ARTSY creation as
much as I did making it!!!

Products used:

Splash of Color
New York Destination Collection
Monarch Canvas Flowers 
Monarch ~ Canvas Shapes 

Viva Colour ~ Pearl Pens
30065 ~ Orange
30064 ~ Sunny
30073 ~ Copper
30070 ~ Black

Luminarte ~ Silks Acrylic Glaze
Stargazer

Luminarte ~ Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist
26395 ~ Ginger Peach 
26465 ~ Persimmon

Petaloo ~ CMC ~ Canvas Flowers

.....more 'TOVERS!!!

I am excited to share with you

ANOTHER
'Tover Technique Tag!!!!

Hope you enjoy it!

A Swirlydoos ~ Imagination  Lab Tutorial!!

I have been having SOOOO much fun playing with the October Technique Kit....

the Luminarte ~ Primary Elements.....

the Luminarte ~ Silk Acrylic Glaze.....

JUST EVERYTHING!!!

Here are a few picts of the tag....

......the richness of the colors!!!

......oh look at the Ice Resin Key.....
I said I use it some day!!!

ok.....enough jibber jabber.....
LET THE CREATING BEGIN!!

.....inspiration!!!

I have to say......I was CREATIVELY stumped this morning.

I needed to come up with project to video for this weekend....

yet...... I had another project due later....

But I was stuck wanted to work on the second project.....

As I was in this creative struggle....

I opened my email......and there

was my

INSPIRATION!!

the challenge......

"use all six primary and secondary colors"

ahhhhh.....

my JUMP START!!

I chose 6 Gelatos

a primed "mini canvas"

and let the creating begin.

I made 6 vertical swipes

with one of each of the colors.

I then spritzed the Gelatos

with European Gold ~ Shimmering Mist.

Once dry....

I lathered on a thick layer 

of Matte ~ Multi Medium.
Choosing one of my favorites
stamps......
I stamped into the Multi Medium.
(I got the idea watching my fellow
Education Team Member ~ Miranda Edney.)
I placed my mini canvas into a 200 degree oven
to help expedite the drying process.
When dry I spritzed the Multi Medium
with European Gold Shimmering Mist.
See how it just sits in the crevices!??!?

A flower.....
some leaves, with a 

piece of ribbon and jute!

I was now free to complete my 

assignment!!!

Life Can't Get Much Better......

I recently receive an AH~MAZING box of Canvas Corp goodies........

Canvas & Burlap Canvas'

Lots of YUMMMIE papers

Jute

Shapes

ohhhhh JUST A BUNCH OF PURE HEAVEN....

....but I had to wait to create with it!!

I had to complete my other assignments.....

BUT.....

when I got a moment.....

this is what I made!!

....a chunky canvas
Deco Mesh...

Canvas....

Silver Kraft paper

Do you like how the edges of the Chunky Canvas
were dipped in Emperor's Gold Silk Acrylic Glaze??

I created my flower using all different kinds
of YUMMIE Canvas Corp Papers...

Flute

Black Handmade Paper

Silver Kraft Paper

....a bit of Emperors Gold
Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist

and Silk Acrylic Glaze

....sprinkled with a dash of Vintage Glitter Glass!

ohhhhhh la la!

I just love this Deco Mesh....

(big hint......paint on a layer of Matte ~ Multi Medium
and you will be good to cut whatever shape you' d like!!!)

I even stamped on the Canvas wings
with Emperor's Gold Acrylic Glaze!!

Hope you like my bit of "Heaven"!!

I sure had fun!!