Mixed Media Canvas For Tres Jolie

Hello All!

Here is my last project made with the June Kit from Tres Jolie Kits.

This is my second project made with the Mixed Media Kit..... a canvas.

I thoroughly enjoyed doing this project, it was so much fun!

So lets go through step by step and I can show you how the end result was achieved!

I started by painting the 5x7 inch canvas with clear gesso.

I used the two brown Alcohol Inks from the Mixed Media Kit, Caramel and Latte. 

I added a blue, Stonewashed and a mixative, Gold, from my stash as well.

I sprinkled droplets of the two inks, Caramel and Latte onto the canvas.

I then used some blending solution over the ink droplets to make them 'run'.

This solution was also from stash but is handy when working with alcohol inks.

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This is what the canvas looked like after the blue and gold had been added with more blending solution. 

I cut the leaves and flowers from 13 Arts paper...…..

like so.....

and the flowers....

I then used the texture paste from the Mixed Media Kit with a stencil  to add more detail across the layout. 

To adhere the fussy cut leaves and flowers to the canvas I used a gel medium and used it underneath and over the top of the cut pieces to completely stick them and protect them on the canvas.

The butterflies from the Prima set I did slightly differently to each other. The big butterfly I painted the concave parts with the gold Mixative. the smaller one I gently rubbed the gold over the risen pattern only wit my finger.

Then using a piece of cloth I then gently rubbed in some of the blue alcohol ink around the risen borders of the butterflies in various depths of strength. 

I glued these to the canas with my hot glue gun.

Next I used these Microspheres from the Mixed Media kit....

a poured/sprinkled them where I wanted them into already applied gel medium. 

The medium will take a while to dry but will dry clear leaving just the microspheres. 

Like this...

And I created a butterfly trail with them too!

Thus erse was cut from the paper I showed you earlier too and I inked round the edges with the gold mixative.

I popped it on a piece of cardboard to add height and glued onto the canvas.

And here is the finished canvas.

Products Used on this Project:

Mixed Media Kit:

Prima:  Matte Resin Craft Blanks - Butterflies

Tim Holzt: Alcohol Inks: Caramel & Latte

13 Arts: Brown Microsperes 

13 Arts: Until Dawn: All Good Things

Ranger: Texture paste: opaque white

Other products used:

5 x 7 canvas

Clear gesso

Tim Holzt: Alcohol Ink Stonewashed

Tim Holzt: Alcohol ink mixative gold

Tim Holzt Blending Solution

Stencil

Gel Medium

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Thank you for reading along with me today.

I cant wait for next month!

Ginny :)

Altered Frame Wall Art

Hello again!

I had a great weekend, fab time with the kids and hubby and loads of time to do some crafty projects as all the kids activities were on hold for the week as it has been half term holidays.

I am embarrassed to say I  have had this Kaisercraft Abstract Memory frame stashed away for a couple of years and have not done anything with it ! Well no more.... I decided it was defiantly time I did something with it !  I didn't want to do a load of photos in it but instead do some kind of wall art with it to hang in my house and cheer me up when needed !

So before I go into details here is the end result.

I have used my Swirlydoos Kit club January kit - Vineyard - to decorate.

The papers in the kit were Prima Royal Menagerie and 7 Dots Studio.

90% of the embellishments are the Vineyard kit and the rest are from previous Swirlydoos kits.

As I was creating I came up with the idea of adding some of my favourite quotes which I have stamps of, so the frame cheers me up and inspires me all at the same time with Swirly happiness!

I started by painting the frame with gesso. The frame comes in two parts so you can put your papers underneath the main top part so it all looks neater.

I painted the top of the frame sitting on top of the bottom part so that I was leaving a outline of paint on the bottom part. When separated again this then acts like a template to add my papers on to.

I then planned my papers and stuck them on to my template. I was then able to glue the top part of the frame onto the base and everything looks really neat.

I painted my Blue Fern chippie with gesso first and then embossed with Vintage Champagne Wow! embossing powder. I finished off dabbing some 'Dry Sand' Prima chalk Ink pad in patches over it to 'shabby' it even more.

The Prima resins I coloured up with Mica powders and then sprinkled with Finnabair Art Sugar to add a dash of extra glitz and gorgeousness !

From this point on its just about embellishing the frame.

I stamped my quotes with Archival Ink Coffee.

The stamps are from:  Indigo Blu  :  Sheena Douglas :  7 Gypsies

My butterfly stamps are by Finnabair for Prima.

I inked the edges of the frame with Prima Chalk ink pad 'Dry Sand'.

I hope you like this frame, I can't wait to hang it on my wall !

Thanks for stopping by

Ginny    :)

Shabby Chic Printers Tray

Hello everybody !

Today I'm sharing a project I've created for Bec's challenge over at Swirlydoos  -  November's Off the Page Mixed Media challenge. http://www.swirlydoos.com/forums/topic/november-off-the-page-mixed-media-challenge/

I made a printers tray in my usual shabby chic style.  I used two Prima wooden packaging trays, from previous Resin sets we've had in kits, and glued together. They had a coat of Gesso.
Then having decided on my embellishments I used a range of product to meet Bec's criteria of 4 mixed media products, these were;
gesso
gel medium
Prima color bloom spray Iris
Dreamweaver crackle embossing paste
Indigo Blu acrylic paint Pink Iced Gem
Distress crackle paint Frayed Burlap
Distress crackle paint Picket Fence
Shimmerz Inklingz First Blush

Other products used;
Prima flowers Lyric
Prima Hydrangea Petals Mauve
Prima Natural Bark shapes Stars
Scrapberrys Wind of Travel metal embellishments
Prima Fiesta flower Water Lily
Dusty Attic Vine Border
Fabscraps Birdcage
Creative Expressions mini glass vials
Maya Road Vintage findings Antique Sew Cute Scissor charms
Prima Debutante matchboxes
Stampendous Frantage Shaved Ice
Stampendous Shabby Pink enable chips
Cosmic Shimmer Vintage Mica Flakes Luna Silver
cheesecloth, lace, wooden heart, seed beads, chicken wire  from my stash

Here are some close ups;

Hope you liked this project and its inspired you to do some 'Off the Page'.

Thanks for looking,

Ginny   :)