Happiness Blooms from within!

Good morning beautiful scrappers,

Today I'm back with more inspiration for you!

Using the June mood board, I created this canvas which is inspired by Anna Dabrowska! 

This is my sister-in-laws, Sister 

who got married at the beginning of this year!!

I loved this photo and need to do something, soft and pretty.

I started with the 12x24cm canvas and 

attached the decorative tissue paper - Flutter, using soft mat gel.

I then attached my lace, canvas strips and Dusty Attic flourish with heavy body gel. for the other side I used the cut out as a stencil using modelling paste.

I dried the canvas!

Once completely dry, I painted over with diluted heavy gesso

and added texture paste; crackle paste.

I the added the colour sprays - Poppy fields, Precious Stone - 

mixed in with liquid acrylic paint - Tiger Orange

I then touched up with the heavy gesso. 

Leaving the canvas to dry, 

I then took the artist pallet and painted the heavy gesso first and 

attached left over tissue paper.

I then used a script stencil using expanding mousse - Tuscan gold.

After drying added crackle past with heavy gesso.

I added mint Sparkle wax to both canvas and pallet.

For the straws, I rolled script paper on one and inked the other one with Oregano.

Using alcohol inks - sepia; butterscotch - 

on my white painted chip boards to help create an rustic look.

for the leaves I used Clover green.

after all this it was a case of placing and attaching everything down.

To finish the canvas, I added loads of flowers, metal embellishments 

and glass bubbles, as well as other bits and bobs!

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Anna is a true inspiration to me...

 I truly hope that I can inspire you, like she does me!!!

Happy scrapping!

Lovies

Shells

xoxo

My Dream Story!

Hello,

I have an off the page inspiration for you!

This was my childhood typewriter, so what better way to tell a story!

and mix media it!

I started by covering the whole typewriter with heavy gesso.

After drying it, I stencilled with small damasks stencil.

Dried again.

I then cover it with Heritage Kwik crack (local product)

and applied heavy gesso, again.

Drying with heat tool.

Making sure it was completely dry,

I started pouring the alcohol inks on, starting with Oregano then continued with Butterscotch;sepia and teak-wood to create an aged look.

I sanded the edges of the typewriter keys!

For the chip boards I painted with Ayeeda paint (@13arts) metallic dark yellow

and touched up with the butterscotch ink and dusted with black chalk.

After this its just a case of placing and attaching all the elements down.

I used old card board to back and place the photo!

I used printable clocks and handmade butterflies.

I used all sorts of flowers including Dusty in Bloom - Grassy Knoll. 

(Adding words by Tim Holtz!)

Included metal hearts and screws (Prima) and a heart plus key padlock!

Products Used:

This was a totally fun experience!

You should try it,

you wont regret it! 

Lovies

Shells

xoxo

June

Good morning beautiful people,

Can you believe we are half way through the year already?

Here's Junes mood board

So Lets see what you create!!!

Lovies 

Shells

Picture Perfect Moment

Today I'm back with Penelope Dee

 the New Postcards Collection!

A Picture Perfect Moment captured of my husband’s aunt, Muriel.

No-one knows where the photo was taken or what age Muriel is in this photo. We are therefore reminded just how important it is to document our life stories.

 

To create the background, I stencilled and stamped with Jet Black Stazon, Chipped Sapphire and Barn Door Distress Inks. 

Alcohol Ink was applied to the chipboard title, arrows and circles. 

Fussy-cut words, tags, tickets and ephemera elements as well as netting, 

metal clock pieces and flowers were added to complete the layout.

Products Used:

#michellecarrick #postcards #cartepostalestamps#pictureperfectmoment 

#penelopedee#inspiredcreativity #trocraft

Happy scrapping!!

Lovies 

Shells

Discover, Adventure, Explore

Hiya,

I'm here to share my canvas layout with you,

 for the month off May! 

I simply love these colours!

Using a music I stencilled with heavy Gesso.

Then using the Liquid acrylic paints, blue and purple watering them 

down.

 Then I added crackle paint

For the chippies I first painted with gesso and applied the paint.

I used a piece of card board and also painted with gesso and dusted with all purpose frost white, to get a shimmer!

Using Dry wall tape as my stencil and stazon jet black ink, 

added a bit of depth.

I also included blue net and Art stones.

For the flowers I used the left over Liquid Acrylic paints.

For the final touch i Included black thread.

Products used:

Paints:

Let us see your creations!!

Happy crafting!

Lovies

Shells

May Mood Board!

Good morning fellow Scrappers!

Isn't this months mood board gorgeous???

Lets see what you can do??

Lovies

Shells