....a technique tag!!

Howdy Peeps....
I wanted to share
with you a Technique Tag that I created!!

A while back,
I had the pleasure of attending
CKC ~ Lancaster, PA
with Cheryl Mezzetti
and working the Splash of Color booth.
What a WONDERFUL experience.
I came home TOTALLY INSPIRED!!

I had packed up a bag of creative goodies
to bring along with me....
just in case we had some free time to create.
(which NEVER HAPPENED!!) 

So, as I was unpacking,
I decided to challenge myself to create with
only the contents of the bag.
There was no "STUFF" in my
bag so I did allow myself to pick
a few other Splash of Color products....
one texture,
one color of Silks
one package of Primary Elements
and one bottle of Precious Metal Effect Paint....

I chose...
Viva Colour ~ Amber Gold ~ FerroLuminarte ~ Honey Amber ~ Silks Acrylic GlazeLuminarte ~ Emperor ~ Primary Elements
Viva Colour ~ Blackberry ~ Precious Metal Effect Paint

 I began by coating the vintage bingo card,
cut into a tag, with Honey Amber ~ Silks Acrylic Glaze.
Love how it changed the tone of the bingo card!!

I then began playing with the 3pk of Primary Elements ~ Emperor.
I mixed (not completely)
the Olive Vine ~ Primary Elements with a bit of
Viva Colour ~ Amber Gold ~ Ferroand spread it through
a stencil.

While the Ferro was still damp,
I applied some of Plum Crazy ~ Primary Elements
with a #4 round paintbrush.
(Ferro is an adhesive while wet)

I then mixed a smidge of
Yellow Rose ~ Primary Elements
with Primary Elements ~ Clear Glaze Medium
and painted the chipboard frame.

Next, I mixed
Olive Vine ~ Primary Elements with
the Primary Elements ~ Clear Glaze Medium
to paint the diecut leaves.

Of course, I had to color a few flowers.

I began by spritzing the large flower with water,
then with a fan brush I applied
Blackeberry ~ Precious Metal Effect Paint to
the edges of the petals and sprized again with water.

I then mixed a bit of
Plum Crazy ~ Primary Elements with
a bit of Primary Elements ~ Clear Glaze Medium
and brushed it onto the flower.
Spraying at times with water to move/blend the colors.

If you look behind the flowers....
you will see a bit of vintage border paper
that I painted with the left over above mixture. 

Did you know that you could use Primary Elements is
soooo many different ways???

Hope you enjoyed my Technique tag....
I REALLY had FUN exploring the MANY different ways
Primary Elements can be used.

HOPE YOU enjoyed the journey with me!!

PRODUCTS USED:

Viva Colour
Amber Gold ~ Ferro Special Effects PasteBlackberry ~ Precious Metal Effect Paste 
Luminarte
Honey Amber ~ Silks Acrylic Glaze Primary Elements ~ Clear Glaze MediumEmperor ~ Primary Elements

Palette Knife

Other Products
Petaloo
Antique Gold ~ Forget Me Nots ~ Penny Lane
Soft Grey ~ Wild Mini Blossoms ~ Printed Darjeeling
White ~ Wild Blossoms ~ Printed Darjeeling
CMC ~ Fancy Frames ~ Chipboard

The Crafter's Workshop
6x6 Garden Gate Template 

SMILE Canvas with Petaloo and Simple Stories

For those of you who may have missed my post
on the Petaloo blog yesterday......Here it is!!

When I opened my Design Team box that contained the
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS
Petaloo ~ Penny Lane Flowers and
Vintage Bliss by Simple Stories,
it just about killed me
to have to wait to work with
these BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTS!!

But once I had a moment....
I pulled out all the goodness
and let the creative process flow.

 and can I just tell you....I had the time of my life!!

To add a cohesiveness to all the
different Petaloo flowers that were used,
I added some Precious Metal Effect Paint to the
edges of the flowers.

The basis for the canvas was the piece of
patterened paper that I just fell in love with.
Grey Wood ~ Vintage Bliss.

Using several Crafter's Workshop Stencils,
I applied layers of Gesso
and Wendy Vecchi's Embossing Paste.

Don't you just love the "SMILE"?
It was cut from one of the Simple Stories
papers and outlined with
a Pitt Big Brush Pen
which adds lots of depth!

I created a video tutorial of the above
Technique Tag for you to
further see how I created the canvas.

I hope you enjoy it!!

PRODUCTS USED:

PETALOO
Penny Lane Collection
Mixed Blossoms ~ Antique Rose
and Robin Egg Blue
Forget me Nots ~ Antique Rose
and Robin Egg Blue
CMC ~ Mini Delphiniums
Beaded Hat Pins
Darjeeling Daisies ~ Teal
Fancy Trims ~ TaupeChantilly Velvet Leaves

SIMPLE STORIES ~ Vintage Bliss

THE CRAFTER'S WORKSHOP
Wood Grain and Mini Hexagons

SPLASH OF COLOR
Precious Metal Effect Paint