Word of 2016

I don't know about you.....

but I don't find CHANGE to be an EASY THING....

in hindsight it usually is for the good....

but the path to get to the other side is not usually an easy one!

I decided I wanted to create

 a canvas to showcase my word....

I began by pulling out the things that I love and hoard....

Vintage paper and lace
flowers
stencils and
my paint and texture.

I adhered vintage sheet music to my canvas with 

Ranger's Multi Medium.

When dry, I pulled out
The Crafter's Workshop stencil ~ Tuscan Wall

and applied Perfect Paints ~ Polishing Plaster ~ Sunwashed Clay.

When dry I applied a layer of 

Perfect Paints ~  Perfect Glaze Medium.

While the glaze was drying I began constructing my heart.....

The patchwork heart was constructed of papers from the

Ella and Viv Company papers.

I adhered various vintage laces over

a few of the heart pieces along with a bit of

Perfect Paints Shimmering Matte Acrylic Paint.

When my canvas was dry, I applied a few layers of

Perfect Paints Shimmering Matte Acrylic

Rainstorm

Bright Gold

Aged Copper

and Cantaloupe.

Then, I adhered my heart with

Ranger Multi Medium ~ Matte.

I then used Faber Castell's Big Brush Pens to created

depth on and around the heart!

While sorting through my life....

I came across my stash of Tim Holtz Grungeboard!

OH THE LOVE.....

The letters in the Nature ~ Plain collection were just PERFECT!

I smeared on layers of

Perfect Paints ~ Shimmering Matte Acrylic and

edged with my Big Brush Pen and

adhered with Ranger's Multi Medium ~ Matte.

Now to accent my heart.....

a bit of chicken wire

some Petaloo Botanica Blooms

and UmWowStudio chippies!!

I applied Perfect Paints ~ White Stucco over a

UmWowStudio ~ Leaf Stems chippy.

When dry, I painted with Perfect Paints ~ Spanish Moss

and once again used my Big Brush Pen to edge.

What better way to show change....

then a BUTTERFLY!!

I used one from UmWowStudio

and dabbed on various layers of paint!

What is your word for the new year???

Six Years Ago.....

Six Years Ago....this month

I was contacted by the folks are Reminisce

announcing I was the GRAND PRIZE winner

of their 2010 Design Team Search!

I remember that day soooo CLEARLY!
I scared my entire family
as I let out a loud WHAAHOOOP!

So when the folks at Ella and Viv Paper Company
(sister company to Reminisce)
contacted me to showcase some of their new
paper collections.....I was HONORED!

Here is what I created with their
Vintage Backgrounds Collections.

I began my creation by pulling out a

12 x 12 Black Canvas by Canvas Corp Brands

and the GORGEOUS Vintage Background papers...

I cut the papers into various geometric shapes

and adhered the shapes to my canvas

using Ranger's ~ Multi Medium Matte.

When dry, I cut a heart from copy paper

and placed it on my canvas.

Then, I chose

The Crafter's Workshop ~ Organic Matter Stencil

and applied

Perfect Paints ~ Perfect Clear Texture Gel,

rather heavy handily!

When it was dry,

I created a heart with some Lacelon,

a vintage plastic lace

and adhered it to the masked heart area.

This is when it get's scary....

I applied a mixture

of equal parts

Perfect Paints ~ Perfect Glaze Medium

and 

Perfect Paints ~ Aged Copper Shimmering Matte Acrylic

and applied it over the entire canvas....

and waited!

After a minute or so

(which seemed like years)

I used baby wipes to remove the excess.

The results are SOOO WORTH the panic!

See how the the paint remained in the crevices!

With my finger, I applied various

Perfect Paints ~ Shimmering Matte Acrylic

Sangria, Bright Gold, Peony, and Red Wagon

to my heart....

which all matched SOOO WELL

with the Ella and Viv's Paper Company

 Vintage Background #6.

I used Faber Castell ~ Big Brush Pen ~ Walnut Brown

around the edges of the heart to create depth!

To accent my canvas,

I pulled out a couple packages of

Petaloo ~ Chantilly Mixed Blooms

Lilac/Purple, Sienna and Mauve

to create my flower cluster.

I added leaves cut from Tim Holtz ~ Tattered Leaves

cut from Canvas Corp Brands ~ Avocado Burlap

accented with

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Glam ~ Lime Cordial.

I finished off my canvas with one of my FAVORITE stamps

designed by Yvonne Blair/ Impression Obsession.

I stamped on a piece of

Canvas Corp Brands ~ Tissue Stock ~ Ivory

with Ranger's ~ Archival Ink ~ Jet Black

and adhered to it to my canvas

with Ranger's ~ Multi Medium ~ Matte.

I hope you have enjoyed my creative process,

I KNOW I DID!

A BIG THANK YOU to folks at

Ella and Viv Paper Company

for thinking of me and

giving me the opportunity to create with their

FABULOUS papers!