...just couldn't stop

Hello peeps.....hope all is well in your neck of the woods!!

I have another ATC for

Week 3 Challenge.....

Week 3: Use up old alpha or number stickers/die cuts

I began with an ATC made from my "handmade" paper.

 To see how I made my paper head over here!

I pulled out a bag of UmWowStudio Alpha One

and randomly adhered letters to my ATC.

Next, I created a White Gesso Wash to cover
the Alpha One Chippies.

I then layered on some Multi Medium ~ Matte

and sprinkled on a bit of Mini Pearls.

When everything was dry I pulled out 2 Pipettes

and Macadamia and Tide Pool Glimmer Glaze.

I pulled up a bit of each color and deposited it on my ATC.

To help the color move, I spritzed with water.

I pulled out a piece of Woven Mesh from my 'TOVER's pile

and painted on a bit of the Tide Pool to help hold it together.

I also grabbed a piece of Black Ticking

from my 'TOVER's pile

along with pieces of an UmWowStudio ~ Ivy

and a premade spiral flower that was kickin' around.

The verbage is from 7 Dots Studio Fortune-teller.

 A few more closeups of my Alpha ATC.

Thank BUNCHES for stopping by and checking out my latest creation!

One of THOSE projects.....

....and this is one!

I needed to make a 4" x 4" canvas,

representing my style for
Canvas Corp Brands DT.
Without a clear plan, I decided to use
the mood board from
Our Mixed Media Moods for my inspiration.

.....and so my exploration began.

You see, I had been on a "paper" making frenzy
so I chose one of my "creations" to be the base to my canvas.
I cut a 3.75 x 3.75 piece and adhered it to
my Canvas Corp Brands 4 x 4 Canvas.

I then picked one of the pieces from
the UmWowStudio's
Mini View Finder Mash
and cut it in half.
Next, I applied Crackle Paint to the face of each piece.
When they were dry, I adhered them to my canvas.

For my numbers....
I dove into my stash of Thickers
(I know you have one too)

and adhered them randomly to my canvas
with Multi Medium Matte.

....but I wasn't happy!

So, I walked away from it for a day....

I came back and applied my new addiction....

USArtQuest ~ Prills using
Multi Medium Matte. 

....but I wasn't happy!
So I walked away from it for a day....

I decided it needed a bit more Crackle Paint.....

....but I STILL wasn't happy!
So I walked away for another day....

As I pondered on my creation
I decided it needed a bit more color to ooze
into the cracks and crevices of the Crackle Paint.

So, I pulled out a bunch of Tattered Angels Goodness
and let the coloring begin....

......If you know me you know
I think no work of art is complete without
saying SOMETHING!

so......I went to my collection of Yvonne Blair Designs stamps

and "Just Breathe" jumped out at me...

I took my creation out and photographed it and realized
I STILL wasn't happy!!
OH MY GOODNESS....

SO.....I headed back to my desk and pulled out a bit of

cheese cloth and wire mesh.....

NOW.........I WAS HAPPY!!!

PHEW.....what a journey.
but I do think it "Captures my Style"

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my creation!!

Tattered Angels Products used
Glimmer Glam
Bon Bon
Turquoise
Organic Garden

Glimmer Mist
Crocheted Doily
Precious Metal

.....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!!

Ranger Melt Art Mania!

Howdy Peeps!!!

Thank you for poppin in today 

to join me and Ranger as we continue

to explore Melt Art....

But before we go any further....

If I had a bucket list....this would be right up

there at the top of my list....

the HONOR and PRIVILEGE  to 

design for Ranger/Tim Holtz.

When I opened my email around 2ish am
to find an email from Tim asking me

to join such an FANTABULOUS group
of SUPER CREATIVE people...

can I tell you....

I never went back to sleep that night...

The wheels began to turn!!

Now, if you know ANYTHING about me....

you know, I am all about flowers....

so I decided I would pull out my Melt Pot,

some Clear Beeswax and a few Petaloo Flowers....

and let the games begin!!

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

The Wild Blossoms Darjeeling Collection by Petaloo

I used......began as white flowers.

I colored them with a Wild Honey Distress Reinker Mixture,

a dab or Fired Brick Distress Re~inker ink,

a spritz of Dylusions ~ Ink Spray....

and dipped 'em in a pan of Clear ~ Melt Art Beeswax....

VOILA!

I created a video tutorial on how I colored the flowers 

and about the "dippin" process.

Hope you enjoy it!!!!

NOW DON'T RUN AWAY TOOO QUICK!!

There is a give~away involved here!!

This is how it works.....

 Leave a comment on my blog....
and YOUR IN!!

DRAWING WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 1ST

Who knows....

you could be chosen for the
SUPER FABBY MELT ART GOOODIES!

PRODUCTS USED:

Ranger ~ Melt Art

Melt Pot

Clear Beeswax

Project Pan

Claudine Hellmuth's Multi Medium ~ Matte

Tim Holtz ~ Distress Reinkers

Wild Honey

Fired Brick

Dyan Reavely's Dylusion Ink Spray

Squeezed Orange

Vibrant Turquoise

Ranger ~ Perfect Pearls

Perfect Gold

Mint

Forever Green

Perfect Bronze

Tim Holtz ~ Tiny Attacher

Mini Gears

Petaloo ~ Printed Darjeeling Flowers

Wild Blossoms ~ Large and Medium ~ White

Wild Butterfly ~ White

Mixed Textured Mini ~ Teal

Chantilly Velvet Leaves

Guest Design Team ~ Lynne Forsythe

Howdy Peeps.....

Poppin' in today for my last

Guest Design Team post!

Thank you to Kim, the DT,

and the EP PEEPS!

for such an AMAZING endeavor!

I'm going to be a bit of a tease today....

But you will appreciate it on Friday!!

......any ways!! 

I was sooooo excited when I saw
Julies EP Challenge for this month....

GEL MEDIUM!!

(in my world.....Multi Medium)

Can I just tell you.....

I LOVE THAT STUFF!!

Multi Medium is the BEST adhesive every made!

It is also a FABBY sealer. 

If you look closely.....

my Birdhouse is covered with a piece of

vintage curtain!

Can you guess what I used for an adhesive?!??!

Claudine Hellmuth's Multi Medium ~ Matte

If you look closely....
you will see where I used the Multi Medium ~ Matte

(it's almost dry!!)

.....when it's dry you will never know it's there!!

.....and those flowers....

adhered in place with big gloops of Multi Medium!?!?!
Well.......you will need to stop by my blog on
Friday Morning to see about those!!

Products Used:

Claudine Hellmuth's Multi Medium ~ Matte

Tim Holtz ~ Distress Reinkers
Wild Honey

Fired Brick

Dyan Reavely's Dylusion Ink Spray

Squeezed Orange

Vibrant Turquoise

Ranger ~ Perfect Pearls

Perfect Gold

Mint

Forever Green

Perfect Bronze

Tim Holtz ~ Tiny Attacher
Ranger ~ Melt Art

Melt Pot

Clear Beeswax
Project Pan

BE SURE TO POP BACK BY ON FRIDAY!!

All you need......

IS LOVE!!!

the song title I chose to use for this weeks challenge over at

Simon Says Stamp and Show!!

The inspiration for my burlap canvas was the heart. I adhered a piece of Canvas Corp ~ Canvas to a piece of chipboard with Multi Medium. I then die cut the heart and ran it through my Big Shot using an embossing folder.

I pulled out my Fired Brick Distress Ink and floated my Ink Blending Tool over the raised surface. I then spritzed the heart with my Spun Sugar Reinker Mixture. To define the edges, I used Aged Mahogany Distress Ink.

I used a piece of Canvas Corp ~ Cording and tied it around the heart.

On the Canvas Corp ~ Burlap Canvas, I used the Crafter's Workshop ~ Mini Harlequin Template, Black Gesso and Forever Red Perfect Pearls Mist.

'cause........ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE!!!

Make sure to check my teamies amazing work..........
Link up your wonderful creations to
Simon Says Stamp and Show!!

You Asked For It........

and here it is!!

I am excited and honored to be coming to you today with
my first Education Video for Swirlydoos!

This months technique kit has been an ABSOLUTE BLAST to play with.
When I found out what was in the kit......
I began playing at home with like products and created this little ditty.... 

and then my kit arrived with one of Tim's District Market Canvases.....

I have to admit it was hard to create on the canvas as it is AMAZING by itself!!
but the creative juices began to flow!
The Bo~Bunny Snowfall collection is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!

Here is the canvas I created......

and the tag.......

 

without further adieu......here you have it....
The Technique kit...along with other kits...are available over at Swirlydoos!!

ENJOY..........

ohhhhhhh.....Distressing!!

OK....this week at Simon Says Stamp and Show

it's all about DISTRESSING and we love that!!

Now, I would normally run to my Distress Inks, but this time I decided to go with another type of ink, Color Wash. I had bought a new book the other day and had been wanting to try a technique they talked about Batik.

I pulled out my Melting Pot, Beeswax and pariffin (to help with cracking).

I brushed the wax onto the Canvas Corp Tag, over a stencil created using the Sewing Room die. When cooled, I cracked the wax then I spritzed on various Color Wash colors.

Next, I melted the applied wax with my Heat Tool, to finish the wax removal I ironed my piece between pieces of newprint also heat setting the color wash.

Using the same technique, I created a strip of fabric which I stapled pleats, using my Tiny Attacher into to create her dress. With the left over fabric, I created the fringe on the bottom of the tag.

I cut a flourish out of Grungeboard as part of the spool/flower cluster in the corner. I accented my "girl" girl with a Liquid Pearl necklace and a hung a Bauble from her waist on a Jump Ring!!

SOOOOO.....there you have it....Distress. What comes to mind why you say that word? Well pull out your supplies and create a goodie and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp and Show blog!!

Who know you could win this.....

Sooooo much going on!!!

Wow....it's been a crazy two weeks but I wouldn't give it up for ANYTHING!! So, I am posting a "quickie" before the LET'S CAPTURE THESE SKETCHES Blog Hop starts!!

This weeks Sketch by Vanessa at Let's Capture These Sketches is.......don't you just LOVE IT!!

Here is my take......I had so much fun with this layout.......and it's pink
(FYI....my daughter and I are not pink people!!!)

OMW....the fun I had mixing it up with the flowers cluster....

The perfect accent......the Butterflies!!

BTW......Echo Park's ~ Be Mine Collection......isn't just for Valentines!!!

If you didn't see.......I was Thursdays Guest Designer on the Canvas Corp Blog.....did a little tutorial on coloring their Canvas Stars. There are a few days left to enter their "Banner Contest"!! 

Wonderful prize package!!!

Well......gotta get my day figured out........3 classes with Tim Holtz, CAN'T WAIT to learn the ins and outs on the new Ranger products!!! And a buying show on Sunday......can life get any BETTER!!??!?!

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.........be sure to stop back this afternoon for the
Let's Capture These Sketches Blog Hop.....Meet the teams and have some fun!!!