Free Create Day......

I try to carve out at least one creative session a week 

that is a FREE CREATE!

Today, was one of those day.....
I had some rather grueling paper work to do
so I thought I put my happy hat on first!

Now this is a doubly inspired post....

It began with the Reach For the Stars Workshop
being hosted by 4 AMAZING designers.
Miranda Edney
Tiffany Solorio

Jaya Raghuvanshi

Georgie Connelly

My first inspiration 

was  Jaya Raghuvanshi's project,

which was FABULOUS!

Then I saw the latest mood board

from Our Mixed Media Mood Challenge!

My second inspiration....

color, flowers, wood etc.

Sooooo I combined the two and this is what I ended up with

Here is what I came up with.....

Products Used.....

Tattered Angels

Glimmer Mist

Precious Metals

Aquamarine

Kraft

Glimmer Glam

Lime Cordial

Canvas CorpPrinted Cardboard ~ Time

Cardstock ~ Kraft

UmWowStudio

Amazing chippie

Hexagon Confetti Stencil

Perfect Paints

Polishing Plaster ~ Dove's Wings

a dream....is a wish

Hi everyone.....

THANK YOU sooo MUCH

for stopping by my blog.

I am SOOOO EXCITED to be Guest Designing
for

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

This month's sponsor is 

with a $25 Gift Certificate!

I created a mood board to base my creation on....
the theme is...

(OK....so a may be a bit shabby rustic
but it works for me!!)

I received a custome designed box from

Canvas Corp Brands to match my board.

Here is end result!

....and this is how i created this 6 x 6 Canvas.

I began by cutting 1.5" squares from

Roma Book Cover

Burlap ~ Lt Pink

C~ Flute ~ Kraft.

I applied the squares to my canvas with Multi Medium.

I then sprayed the entire canvas with

Vanilla Breeze

Vintage Brass

When dry, I lathered on a bit of gesso

and set it aside to dry.

I cut petals for my flower out of

vintage curtains and painted on

Times Square Glimmer Glam.

When it dries....the material

is stiffer and is able to be manipulated.

When drying the petals I crumpled

them in my hand.

When dry, I pinched the fabric together

and stapled it.

I cut a 1" circle from crafter paper

and adhered the petals in layers

with Multi Medium.

As my flower is drying,
I keep manipulating the petals.
With a round brush I painted
on a bit of
Vintage Brass
Chocolate Covered Strawberries.

I had previously applied a layer

of White Stucco which had been drying.

I then dipped my canvas in the left over

ink on my craft mat.

I pulled out a Window chippie,

globbed on gesso.

When mostly dry,

I spritzed the window frame with

Bash

Vintage Brass

When dry I cut a bit of

vintage curtain and adhered it to the back

of my window frame with Multi Medium.

I cut ivy from a piece of linen paper.

I spritzed the entire vine with

Bash

and painted on

Safari Green for contrast.

I spritzed 3 flowers with

Chocolate Covered Strawberries.

I also cut spiral flowers from

Pen & Tell Her.

When everything was dry I put my canvas together.

I began by stapling a piece of

Birch Bark

to my canvas.

Here are a few closeups....

I finished off my canvas with

verbage chosen from

Words for Art.

I hope you have enjoyed my creative process!!

I think I may need to create mood boards

MORE OFTEN.

Thank you to the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge

for offering a guest DT spot.

I TRULY ENJOYED THIS.

MAKE sure to play along with us this month!

Products Used:

Canvas Corp Brands

Roma Book Cover
C Flute
Burlap ~ Light Pink
Linen Paper

Tattered Angels
Vintage Brass
Chocolate Covered Cherries
Vanilla Breeze
Bash
Safari Green

7gypsies
Ordre du Jour ~ Pen & Tell Her

Yvonne Blair Designs
Words for Art

Perfect Paints
White Stucco

Petaloo
DIY ~ Mini Pearl Daisies

.....a FOND Farewell

It was 5 years ago I entered Petaloo's Color Me Crazy competition....

and I WON! 

I was awarded a coveted position on the

Petaloo Design team.

....so and the journey began!

Here is the project I created!

You can see the tutorial on how I made this
Mini Album HERE.

BUT TODAY.....I wish the team a FOND adieu!

I thought I would share a few of
my FAVORITE project created with
Petaloo Blooms!

Here is a project I created for Swirlydoos
(sorry the video is missing)

Every year I make a new Pumpkin around Thanksgiving
.....this is one of my all time favorite ones!

This next project, I created for Tattered Angels.
I hangs prominently on my studio wall....still!
You can see it here!

I proved to myself....you can use flowers on a boy layout!

Next up we have a TRIBUTE to Reminisce...
you can see the tutorial HERE!

I created this tag for Yvonne Blair Designs
.....and yes I am using purple!

Last up is a project I created for Ranger's Melt Art Mania
.....and the video is still available for this one!

.....there are SOOO MANY more I projects I could have
showcased.....but this will do for now!

A BIG THANK YOU to Cheryl and Jeff Cohen of Petaloo!

Thank you for believing in me...

Thank you for having me teach for you...
THANK YOU!!!

Also, a thank you to all my Past and Present Design Team Members!

.....now on to the Next Big Thing!!

Free Create Day

I LOVE when I have a 

FREE CREATE DAY....

when I don't have a creative assignment...

and I GET TO CHOOSE 

what I want to play with!!

YESTERDAY was one of those days...

I had a package of

  Ken Oliver'sKraft & Water-Media Cards

(2) Pack of Color Burst

some The Crafter's Workshop stencils

Stencil Folk Art Flower

Repeating Pods

Layered Flower Bits

a jar of Perfect Paints 

....and I let the creative process flow!

For all the cards,

I applied various Color Burst colors

to the Water Media Card.

I love that you can soak these cards and they

stay FLAT!

Then I stenciled over the the colored background

with Perfect Paints Polishing Plaster ~ Organic Sugar.

From there I tried something different on each card.

For this card I painted on Yellow Gold ~ Liquid Metallics

over the Polishing Plaster.

For the second card....

I JUST LOVED

how the Color Burst seeped into the Polishing Plaster

to cause a "transparent" look.

....see!

I chose to leave this background AS IS!

For the last card I painted over the Polishing Plaster

with various colors from the Earthtones 6-Pack.

All three of my cards have sentiments from

Impression Obsession / Yvonne Blair Designs

Everyday Quotes 2

stamped on CCB Kraft Cardstock with

Ranger ~ Archival Ink ~ Watering Can.

For my second card I painted UmWowStudio chippies 

Fortune Teller Mash

Home Grown Mash

with Gesso, then painted on a bit of the

Earthtone Color Burst.

Added a few Petaloo Blooms!

The last card....

I hope you have enjoyed my creative journey!

It felt AMAZING to free create!!

LAUGH.....heart!

Hey y'all....

guess it's been a little while since I
created for myself....

I seem to be in some type of a creative funk lately...
so I decided to challenge myself!

So I headed to Walmart and the clearance section
and this is what I found.....

.....I put them in my basket, cashed out and headed home.

The first thing I saw when I returned home was
an 11" x 14" art board, so I grabbed it
along with some goodies to work with.

Perfect Paints
Pearl Plaster ~ Bavarian Cream
Polishing Plaster ~ Organic Sugar
Perfect Glaze Medium
Shimmering Matte Acrylic

Ballet Slipper
Espresso

Tattered Angels
High Impact ~ Olive

Ranger
Multi Medium Matte

And I let the LAYERING BEGIN!!

I cut up my purchased trims
into various shapes and sizes
added a piece of sheet music

and some mesh drywall tape,
laid it all out and then

adhered EVERYTHING with
Multi Medium.

I applied a layer of Organic Sugar using
my handy dandy Catalyst Wedge -02
LOVE THIS THING!

When dry, I painted on a layer a mixture of
Bavarian Cream and Glaze Medium.

Now for the scary part....
I mixed a 50/50 amount of
Glaze Medium and Espresso
and applied it randomly on my canvas...
waited then wiped it off with baby wipes.
Phew....I liked the look!

I applied a bit of Gesso over the finished canvas.

Now to build....
to follow along with the "mesh" look
I cut a piece of wire mesh and
stapled it to the art board.

Here is the finished canvas.....

I pulled out a Canvas Corp ~ Burlap heart
 I had previously cut from my 'Tovers pile
and built on it
with a Canvas Corp ~ Canvas heart
another heart cut from one of the trims
a larger vintage sheet music heart
finished off with a Canvas Corp ~ Flute heart.

But it just didn't seem complete so I pulled out
a few UmWowStudio Chippies

Forget Me Not Flower

Home Grown Mash

Leafy Mash
and applied a layer of diluted 

Organic Sugar for texture.
When dry I painted on some
 Tattered Angels ~ Olive.

The PERFECT POP!

Here are a few more close-ups of my creation...

I finished off my lovely with a
Petaloo Mini Garden Rosette
and a bit of vintage trim.

I hope you enjoyed my clearance Challenge
as much as I did!!!
Now to find a place on my wall to hang this!