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

....a Technique Video!!!

As many of you know....
I am ALL ABOUT TECHNIQUES...
I love trying new things...
Sometimes they WORK...
Sometimes they don't.

But the technique I want to share today
WORKS.....and I have used it many
times since.

I colored the Viva Colour Stone Effect Paste ~ Sand/Gold
with Luminarte Primary Elements ~ Olive Vine....
and applied it to 2 Crafty Chipboard. 

Can you just see the texture on the 2 Crafty Chipboard....
A~MAZING!!!

  

As an added bonus....
see the BEAUTIFUL Petaloo ~ Printed Flowers
colored with the uber vibrant Twinkling H20's.

ohhh....and more LOVELY 2 Crafty Chipboard!!!!

and WHOOOO DOESN'T just LOVE the Petaloo ~ Printed Butterfly!!!

I created a short video tutorial on how I went
about this technique....

Hope you enjoy it!!

 

Products Used:
Splash of Color
Viva Colour
Sand Effect Paste ~ Sand/Gold
Precious Metal Effect Paint ~ Olive
Luminarte ~ Primary Elements
Costa Rica ~ Olive Vine 

Petaloo 
Printed Darjeeling Collection ~ Shades of White
Wild Mini Blossoms
Wild Blossoms
Wild Butterflies

2 Crafty Chipboard
Ariel's Spray
Juliet's Hearts
Ornate Fence

Love is for EVERYDAY!!

I love it when I become inspired by a piece of paper, an object,
or product. And the an idea begins to perk~O~late in my head.

....but lately I have had SOOOO many deadlines I had to meet.....
so I had to let this one bang around in there for a while.

So......what was my inspiration for this little dittie????
My Sweet Valentine collection by Reminisce!!

I know....I know
VALENTINES DAY has come and gone....

but we should tell people 

"WE LOVE THEM"

regardless of the day!!!

When I finally had a FREE MOMENT.....
I let the creative process begin.....
along with the scrumptious papers....
I pulled out some Canvas Corp~Kraft Envelopes....
a sheet or two of Flute Paper....
a bit of Tissue Stock...
a couple tubs of Viva Colour ~ Inka Gold...
and my ALL TIME FAVORITE....
......CMC Mini Pearl Daisies!!!

.....and a couple Tim Holtz Idea-ology pieces parts!!

Using the Splash of "Words"...
I finished it off.....

"My Heart.....time is...
{{you & me}} OURS!

sooooo......I encourage you....
make sure the last words
you say to those precious ones in your life is....
I LOVE YOU!!!!!

Hop....Hoppity....Hop!!!

Welcome to Swirlydoos' January Kit Reveal Blog Hop Block Party!!

If you came here from MIRANDA's blog, then you are on the right track. 
If not, go back to Swirlydoos' blog and start from there. 
We have some amazing projects for you to see today !!
Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs for a chance to win!!! 
Check out Swirlydoos on Facebook and Like Us!!!

I have to say this is a bit of a sad hop for me as this is my
last month on the Swirlydoos Education Design Team.
There are new things in my future and as much as I would like to say
I can do it all.....I CAN'T!!
I have meet soooo many WONDERFUL SAVAGES
on this journey and I shall miss creating for you!!

MAKE SURE.....you sign up and follow me by email
 and become a subscriber to my YouTube Account
so you can keep abreast with what I'm up to!!

Once again..........THANK YOU for this opportunity!!

Now onto this month's creation!!

Hope you enjoy my tutorial....

PS......I will have one last video Saturday, January 26th
I will show you how I created the flowers for my recipe box!! 

You have until midnight, eastern time, on Thursday, 1/24
to complete the hop. Winners will be announced
on the Swirlydoos Blog on Friday 1/25.  

In order to qualify to win here is what you need to do:

1: Visit all of the blogs and leave a comment on each.
This way we know you were there.
Become a follower if you're not already.
 Take your time. There are REALLY beautiful things to see along the way.

2: Before you leave each blog, look for the “special” words and write it down. 
Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all
the special words, they will create a sentence. 

3: Finally, go back to the Swirlydoos blog
 and leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had,
tell us the sentence that was created with all of the special
words you collected.     Can't wait to hear from you.

My special word is : "I"

The Party continues over at Lisa V's Blog!!

A White Christmas Tree

I wanted to share with you a post that was recently on the Petaloo Blog for the

with

and

Be sure to head on over to the Petaloo Blog

to see new DT creations

and for your chance to win a

basket of gooodies!!!

Tis the season of Gift Giving....
Tis the season to be Merry and Bright!!

So, what can one make....worthy of the above....
with one piece of Canvas Corp ~ White E~Flute Paper,
two packages of Petaloo ~ CMC~Wild Roses,
one Canvas Corp ~ Canvas Fabricpage,
and from my stash......
a jar of Emperor's Gold ~ Silks Acrylic Glaze,
one bottle of Luminarte ~ Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist,
miscellaneous stamps,
and a paper mache cone.

A BEAUTIFUL centerpiece
that can WONDERFULLY adorn any holiday table.

I began by separating the Canvas Fabricpage into two pieces.
I then tore one piece into 2" x 12" strips and
and cut (4) Tattered Leaves from each strip.

With various stamps, covered with Silk Acrylic Glaze,
I randomly stamped the leaves and
the other piece of the Canvas Fabricpage.
 Then, let the pieces dry.

When the leaves were dry,
I spritzed them with water,
and dipped the edges into puddles of mist.
When the leaves dried from this process,
I pinched the large portion of each leaf together
and stapled it together, giving the leaf more dimension. 

  

Next, I took the white e~fluted paper,
and tore it into various size strips
(1"-1.5" wide) then into (4) pieces per strip.
(leaving a 4" x 12" piece leftover)

I sprayed each strip with Emperor's Gold ~
Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist,
along with the CMC ~ Wild Roses.

When the strips were dry,
I rolled the ends of each piece
and spritzed the rolled ends. 

I then assembled my tree
beginning at the bottom of the paper mache cone.
I topped off the tree with
(3) CMC ~ Wild Roses. 

With the leftovers, I created a gift tag.
I pulled a bit of vintage lace
and a CMC ~ Canvas Flower
from my stash, along with a memo pin
to embellish the tag. 

And there you have it....
A Heartfelt, Handmade Holiday gift
that can be enjoyed for years to come!

The artist is nothing without the gift, 
but the gift is nothing without work.  ~Emile Zola 

PRODUCTS USED:
PETALOO
CMC ~ Wild Roses
CMC ~ Canvas Flowers

CANVAS CORP
White E~Flute
Canvas Fabricpage 

LUMINARTE
Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ Emperor's Gold
Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist ~ Emperor's Gold

Playin' with Gelatos!!!

Good Saturday Morning to y'all!!!

and I am excited to share with you
what I've been makin'
with the Gelatos
from this month Technique Kit

Hope you enjoy it!

A Swirlydoos ~ Imagination  Lab Tutorial!!

The focus of this weeks tutorial
 is how I created the backgrounds to my creations!!!

and this one........

So are you ready for some CREATIN'???

Poinsettia Wreath

Howdy folks......
So happy to be sharing with you
one of my all time favorite creations....
my paper poinsettias!!

The moment I saw the Rejoice papers by IOD....
I knew I wanted to make a wreath.

I pulled out the Rejoice ~ Paper Pad...
a few dies...
Tattered Leaves and Tattered Pinecone
and got to creating!! 

I wrapped the base with torn canvas.
Then I created 5 poinsettias
and 12 pinecones
along with a sundry sprigs.
Tied a large loopy bow....
and voila!

PRODUCTS USED:
Rejoice ~ Paper Pad
Luminarte
Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ Emperors Gold
Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist ~ Pearl Gold 

Tattered Pinecone
Tattered Leaves

If you are interested in how I made the poinsettias
I created a short tutorial to show you how....

.....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!!

Burlap Christmas Canvas

Christmas is quickly approaching 
(can't keep hiding my head in the sand!)
and it's time to start thinking ahead....
(or I will be soooo sorry!!!)

Sooooo....no time like the present to
begin creating gifts.



What better combination than
Petaloo Velvet Holiday Florals
and
JustRite Stamper's
Antique Christmas Tags ~ Clear Stamps??!!?!?

Add a Color Me Crazy
 Chipboard ~ Fancy Frame
a couple of Berry Spray sprigs,
a bit of Assorted Foliage
some
Silk Acrylic Glaze
and you have one fabby gift!!

If you would like to see further....
how I created my canvas
I made a video tutorial for you.
Now I know....it's a bit long...
but I didn't want you to miss any of the steps
on how to create this
"Season's Greeting Burlap Canvas"!!!

Products Used:

Velvet Holiday Floral ~ Mini PoinsettiasForget Me NotsVelvet LeavesColor Me Crazy ~ Fancy FramesBerry Spray

JustRite Stampers ~ Antique Christmas Tags

Canvas Corp ~ 4x4 Burlap Canvas

Luminarte ~ Silk Acrylic Glaze
Emperor's Gold
Stargazer
Olive Vine 

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!!