A Friend.....

Have you heard of Tattered Tangles??

They come in two different forms...
12 x 12 Printed Pages and
Tangled Packs.

I have been playing around with them....
OHH THE FUN....they are.
Especially for people like me who
DON'T DOODLE!

I have been seeing various "HEARTS" creations lately
and decided to make one myself.

I began by cutting my heart from
a Canvas Corp ~ 12 x 12 Canvas Sheet.

I then pulled out a container of
Wendy Vecchi's ~ Crackle Texture Paste
(can I just say I LOVE THIS STUFF!!)
and applied it through
The Crafter's Workshop ~ Quatrefoil Reversed

When dry, I sprayed the heart with 

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist

Blue Bubbles and Crushed Shells.
I stamped randomly on my heart
with Wendy Vecchi's Archival Ink ~ Watering Can
I then randomly applied Ranger's Multi Medium
on the heart and laid a piece of Vintage Sheet Music
over the entire heart. When it dry, I tore off
the pieces parts that weren't adhered.
I used The Crafter's Workshop ~ Harlequin and applied
Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Glaze ~ Pewters through it.

I altered the Petaloo ~ Darjeeling flower with a bit of

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist ~ Frost.

I also spritzed the other Darjeeling flowers with

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist ~ Blue Bubbles.

I finished off the cluster with

Die~Namites Dies ~ Summer Branch

cut from Canvas Corp ~ Kraft Paper,

then I colored it with 

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Glam ~ Lime Cordial.

I then finished off my heart with a

Tattered Angels ~ Tattered Tangle ~ Love.

I first sprayed the Tattered Tangle with

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist ~ Crushed Shells

splattered on a bit of

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist ~ Blue Bubbles

finished off the coloring with

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Glaze ~ Saffron & Pewter.

I hope you enjoyed my creative process 'cause

I KNOW I DID!!

PRODUCTS USED:

CANVAS CORP BRANDS
Canvas Corp

Canvas Corp Sheet ~ Natural

Burlap Sheet ~ Linen

Burlap Sheet ~ Burlap

Tattered Angels 

Tattered Tangles ~ Love

Glimmer Mist

Crushed Shells

Blue Bubbles

Frost

Glimmer Glaze

Saffron

Pewter

Cowboy

Glam ~ Glitter Paint

Lime Cordial

PETALOO

Darjeeling

Daisies ~ Naturals

Mini Mix ~ Blue

Petities ~ White

Botanica ~ Faux Dried Berry Clusters

THE CRAFTER'S WORKSHOP

Harlequin

Quatrefoil Reversed

DIE~NAMITES DIES

Summer Branch

WENDY VECCHI~STUDIO 490

Crackle Texture Paste

Archival Ink ~ Watering Can

Flower Art Stamps

BEST MOM EVER!!

Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, 

but their hearts forever. ~Author Unknown

Mother's day is right around the corner.....

I already have my gift for my mom....

I was just missing one thing....

a CARD to go with her gift!

Here is the card I created for her!

And can I say.....EASY PEASY too boot!!

I began with a piece of Canvas Corp ~ E Flute ~Kraft 

for my card base. I distressed the edges using a Distrezz it All,

then added a bit of Tattered Angels ~ Baseboard ~ Red Rocks

for color.

I cut a piece of Canvas Corp ~ Black on Ivory Toile, 

leaving some of the card base showing.
I also distressed the edges of the paper,

coloring with both 

Tattered Angels ~ Baseboard ~ Red Rocks and Grass.

I diecut Leafy Flowers from a piece of 

Tattered Angels ~ Pure Mistable Papers ~ Boulce ~ Cream

and spritzed the diecut image with

Tattered Angels ~ Baseboard ~ Grass.

I altered a Burlap Ivory Flower
with a bit of Tattered Angels ~ Baseboard ~ Red Rocks!

...added bit of Canvas Corp ~ Burlap Fringe
and a Silk loopy bow to finish off the card!

....and there you have it....

a BEAUTIFUL Mother's Day card
for a WONDERFUL woman!!

OVER THE MOON EXCITED!!!

I AM OVER THE MOON EXCITED!!

I have been chosen to be apart of the

The Crafter's Workshop's 2014 Design Team!!!!

Rita Barakat

Beck Beattie

Sue Carrol

Lynne Forsythe

KarenLiz Henderson

Karen Jiles

Sarinda Jones

Sanna Lippert

Lydell Quinn

Miae Rowe

Tami Sanders

Yvonne Yam

Design Team Coordinator ~ Cheryl Boglioli

Along with 8 Guest Designers

Marion Linnenbank
Fregny Lorenzo
Kathleen Mann
Magdalena Muldoon
Miriam Prantner
Keri Sallee
Robin Tompkins
Kirsten Varga

A BIG HUGE CONGRATS
to all my fellow team members!!!

.....Melancholy it is!

It's been a LONG HARD WINTER....

but Spring has FINALLY SPRUNG......

I've been trying to put my finger on my mood

and I think I would say I've been a tad

MELANCHOLY...

of late!

a bit pensive...

....quietly sad....thoughtful!

Big changes have happened....

the arrival on my new housemate
my grandson Izaya...

with more changes coming....

....the impending graduation
and departure of

my son Douglas....

So.....I have been doing ALOT thinking....

questioning my own path...

creative abilities...

FUTURE.

Have I become stagnant in my creativity?

Does everything I create....

LOOK THE SAME!

.....so I decided I needed to experiment with
COLOR...

TEXTURE...

Vintage Embellies...

.....things that make my heart sing!

and this is what I came up with....

....a bit dark

....part of my melancholy state, I think

but FUN!

I began with a tag cut from Canvas Corp ~ E Flute

and Die~Namites Dies ~ Mom's Nest die

(can I tell you I had no idea that was the name of the die
when I was working with it! HOW APPROPRIATE!)

....and I just followed my creativity from there on!

....a piece of paper from 7gypsies ~ Maritime Collection

....various Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Glazes and Glam Glimmer Paint

....a bit of burlap and wire mesh

.....a couple of The Crafter's Workshop stencils

...a few Petaloo flowers

.....and I don't think I even looked up until the process was over!

The finishing touches of the tag...
are a Mother of Pearl button

I pulled out my stash....
and a piece of Vintage lace!

Items that TRULY make my heart sing!

I then went on the hunt for quote....
and this is what I settled on...

...NUFF SAID!

Changes are good....

but no one said they would be easy!

....so I will keep pressing on

walking through...

headed towards that goal...

......trying to enjoy life

while on the journey!

I'm Grateful for.....

The most AMAZING little man

my grandson Izaya....

He has stolen my heart....
my house...

and now my creative process!!

If you know my creative style.....
EVERYTHING has a flower....
now I will be creating
"Lil Bug" manly pieces....
what of what shall I do??

Put a flower or two on it anyways!!!

I began with a piece of Canvas Corp Kraft Paper,

made a few water rings using Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist ~ Kraft.

Applied a bit of Tattered Angels ~ Baseboard ~ Soil

through TCW Cubist stencil.
I, then, added a few spritzes of
Tattered Angels ~ Chalkboard ~ Cornflower Daze

here and there.

MY FLOWER......is a spiral flower created from a 

circle cut from a piece of Canvas Corp ~ E Flute ~ Black.

Accented with two Petaloo ~ Burlap Flowers
colored with Tattered Angels ~ Chalkboard ~ Cornflower Daze and a 

diecut of Die~Namites Dies ~ Field Grasses
from a piece of Tattered Angels ~ Mistable Papers ~ Brushed Cotton Cream,

spritzed with Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist ~ Kraft
and accented with Cornflower Daze.

....and oh the layers!!

Canvas Corp ~ Canvas Sheet ~ Denim ~ Unsewn

Canvas Corp ~ E Flute ~ Chocolate

Canvas Corp ~ Burlap Sheet ~ Chocolate
Canvas Corp ~ Burlap Sheet 

OH MY!

I hope you have enjoyed my new creative journey....

documenting the life of "my lil bug!"

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Mom, when thoughts of you are in our hearts, 

we are never far from home. ~Author Unknown

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MEMORIES........

I have been experimenting with a few Tattered Angel products....

Here is a project I came up with!

I began with a Canvas Corp ~ 6x6 Stretched Canvas.

I pulled out the Crafter's Workshop ~ Paradise stencil and
smeared some Golden ~ Pearl Mica Flake through it.
While still wet, I sprinkled on some Silver Microbeads
and let dry.

I then applied a bit of
Tattered Angels ~ Plain Jane ~ Simply Sheer ~ Aqua
and
Plain Jane ~ Baseboard ~ Ivory
(can I just say this is my favorite mist of all times)
along with a few spritz of water to blend!

When dry, I placed the Crafter's Workshop ~ Reversed Chicken Wire
stencil on the canvas, and with a sponge dabbed on
TA Glimmer Glaze ~ Blue Oasis.
I added one more texture,
Golden Crackle Paste through
the Crafter's Workshop Brick stencil.
(when totally dry....I brushed on a bit
of TA ~ Plain Jane ~ Simply Sheer Pink
and TA ~ Glimmer Mist ~

While the background was drying....
I spritz my large Petaloo ~ Printed Darjeeling flower
with water and applied
TA ~ Plain Jane ~ Simply Sheer Aqua
to the edges of the petals.
I dried the flower and then
went around the edges of the flower
with TA ~ Glimmer Glaze ~ Blue Oasis.

......this is where I tell on myself.
I was trying to stay monochromatic but
JUST COULDN'T DO IT.
SOOOO.....I added a bit of the
TA ~ Plain Jane ~ Simply Sheer ~ Pink
to the center of the flower!

I then gave the flower an overall spritz

of the TA ~ Simply Jane ~ Baseboard ~ Ivory
and added a touch of Golden Gesso.

LOVE THE LOOK!

I colored some thread with the

TA ~ Plain Jane ~ Simply Sheer ~ Aqua.

Finishing it all off with a vintage earring
and vintage lace!!

I then pulled a few of my stash Vintage Findings

an old metal spoon
some buttons
and a pin....
and built my canvas!

To tell on myself again.....

I had finished my canvas...
photographed it....and even placed the photos
in this blog post....
and TORE IT ALL APART AND
BEGAN AGAIN....
here was the original canvas

think I like the revised version the best!!!

Products Used:
Canvas Corp 
6x6 Stretched Canvas
Tattered Angels
Plain Jane ~ Simply Sheer
Pink & Aqua
Plain Jane ~ Baseboard
Ivory
Glimmer Mist
Twinkle Yellow & English Ivy
Glimmer Glaze
Blue Oasis

Petaloo
Printed Darjeeling
Wild Blossoms Large, Medium and Mini

The Crafters Workshop
Mini Chicken Wire Reversed
Bricks & Paradise

Die~Namites Dies
Leafy Flourish

Ranger
Wendy Vecchi ~ Archival Ink
Cornflower Blue & Watering Can

Golden
Pearl Mica Flake ~ Small
Crackle Paste
Gesso