Live for Today, Recycled Tin

Hello Everyone, 

I was actually able to spend a bit of crafty time at my desk this week! I really didn't have much in mind I just wanted to get my hands messy. So I started playing with my bits f resin, which is just a mix of pieces I have collected or bits I have made using molds. As you can imagine my desk was very quickly a hot mess!

But after a while I came up with a focal point, I picked a color combo  & Base based on the Mood board over at the Mixed Media Place. 

As you can see this challenge has lots of lovely blues mixed with a touch of Fire and there is a heart in the rock formation. So boom perfect inspiration, Thanks Mixed Media Place :)

Anyhow this little recycled tin came together rather quickly with a mix of Art Alchemy Paint &Wax. So with out further ado here is this weeks stress relief project....

Finnabair Products Used: Art Alchemy Paint- Midnight Sky, Deep Waters & Emerald Green. Art Alchemy Wax- Firebird, Fire Ruby, Old Silver & Aged Brass. Art Basics- Heavy Body Gel & Black Gesso. Micro Beads- Black. Golden Nugget Effect Paste. Mechanicals & Molds.

Other Products Used: Golden Black Acrylic Paint. Blue Fern- Black Ice Glitter. Prima -Stencil. Miscellaneous Molds. 7 Dot Studio -Word Sticker. Recycled Brighton Heart Tin.'


Just a few details.....

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that you enjoyed my Project and

 I hope that I have inspired you to get a bit of paint on your hands!

Love this Life, Love this Art Recipe!

Hello Everyone! 

I hope you are having a good day! Today I wanted to stop in and share my take on Finnabair's August Art Recipe. Its simply beautiful! August Recipe is: 

Colors of August Art Recipe:
azure blue, fuchsia, sand beige

Products:

Art Alchemy: Impasto Paints

Art Extravagance: Golden Nugget Paste

Art Ingredients: Art Pebbles

Art Basics: gesso

For this challenge I decided to alter a  small picture frame that I found at my local Dollar General. I really liked the window shutters and I thought they would pair perfectly with a Relics and Artifacts Heart that I have had sitting on my desk for a while now. So without further ado here is my project I hope you enjoy it!

Finnabair Products Used: Impasto Paint - Azure Blue, Linen & Crimson. Art Alchemy Paints- (Sparks) Raven Black, (Metallique) Rich Turquoise & Wild Fuchsia.

Golden Nugget Effect Paste, Art Stones, Heavy Body El, 3D Gel, Melange Pebbles, Molds, Misc. Mechanicals, Swirly Florals Stencil, Plaster Paste. Tissue Paper.

Other Products Used: Misc. Chipboard. Dollar Store Frame. Golden White Acrylic Paint. Relics & Artifacts Heart.  Prima Script Stencil. Staz on Ink.  Mix of Flowers.  Wire. Glass 

Beads. Tim Holtz Chipboard Quote. Resin Flowers.

If you can see how I altered this frame over on my YouTube Channel if you  would like :)

Before you go here are a few details of my frame :) 

Here you see is a closer peek at a Prima Rose  and a 

 Tiny Art Pebble that I altered a bit with Impasto Paint Wax and Gesso.

More roses and my title....

Check out this Golden Nugget Paste through a prima script Stencil! 

I love this stuff I added a little bit randomly around the frame too :)

And my focal pint I love this Relics & Artifacts Heart that has been altered with Finnabair's Paints.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that you enjoyed my Project and

 I hope that I have inspired you to get a bit of paint on your hands!

Finnabair July Art Recipe

Hello Everyone,

I just  wanted to stop in and share my take on Finnabair's July Art Recipe. The recipe is bright and beautiful as you can see:

If you don't know the rules are really simple each challenge consists of a color palette and a mix of products. You must stick to the color comb and use at least two pf the products listed in the recipe. July's Recipe is:

Color: Pink, Mint, Yellow & Green

Products: Art Alchemy Sparks & Metallique Paints, Glass Beads and 3D Gel.

For my project I decided to create an altered paint brush. I really do like the way this came out I hope you will too....

Products Used: Prima Art Basics- Heavy Body Gel, 3D Matte Gel. Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint- White Pearl, Pink Blush, Jade Stone, Pure Sunshine & Sparks Raven Black. Finnabair Background Script Stamp. Archival Ink. Ranger Glossy Accents. Finnabair Glass Beads. Finnabair Imasto Paint- Mint. Prima Art Extravagance- White Sand, Abloom Glitter set.  Finnabair Mechanicals- Clock, Wings, Vintage Trinkets & Hardware. Prima Flowers. 

If you would like to see how this little paint brush came together 

you can see my process start to finish on my YouTube Channel:

Before you go here  are a few more looks at my little brush....

Thank You So Much 

For Stopping By Today

Be Bold Art Journal Page

Hello All!

Today it is my turn to share & hopefully inspire you over on the Visible Image! So I thought I would play a bit in my Art Journal, which really is an old book that I picked up at a resale shop. The book is so old the pages are discolored and they easily tear. But its the perfect size and as a bonus the text makes a great background. 

Anyhow...Back to my page after a quick layer of gesso, a few dabs of paint and a bit of stamping this page came together in a flash and it was the perfect mojo pick me up!

Visible Image Stamps Used: 

Own It!

Face It!

De-stressed

Fibonacci

Other Products Used: Prima Heavy White Gesso, Prima Watercolor Pencils. Finnabair Art Alchemy Impasto Paint- Green Apple, Lemon Peel & Jade. Ranger Dylusions Paint Pen-London Blue & Black Marble. VersaFine Black Ink Pad.  Ranger Ink Pads-Electric Lime & Caribbean Coast.

Now lets take a closer look at my page....

Just a bit of extra doodling with a blue marker...

A touch of color to highlight this stunning face...

And a extended line for a more dramatic affect.

Now make sure you stop by and join the fun over in our Visible Image Facebook Group!

Stay tuned in we have lots more amazing things coming up for you soon!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that I have inspired you in some way!

All you need is Love Layout

Hello All!

I am up over at Blue Fern Studios Sharing a bit of inspiration with Blue Ferns newest collection. Have you seen Blue Ferns amazing new collection In the Mood? It really is a stunning collection perfectly timed for Valentines Day. So Since Valentines Day is almost here I figured this was the perfect collection for me to create with this month. 

For this layout I focused on the perfect pinks in this collection. 

Blue Fern Studios Products Used: In the Mood Collection pattern chipboard and pattern papers -Pensive, Attracted & Dreamy. Chipboard Berry Stems & Shabby Snowflakes. Embossing Powder- Taupe and Ivory. Seedlings- Tickled & Gold Nugget. Glitter- White Gold & Rose Gold. Blue Fern Studio Flowers -Chestervielle Florals & Moody Florals. Lace Number 9A.

Other Products Used: Prima Art Basics- Clear Gesso, Light Paste and Gel Medium. Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint- Sparks Butterfly Spells, Opal Magic Violet Gold, Metallic White Pearl and Metallic Ancient Coin. Lindys Stamp Gang Sprays- Cotton Candy Pink, Bodacious Blush, Chateau Rose, Steampunk Sepia. Prima -Snowflake Paste. TCW -Believe Stencil. American Crafts Chipboard Hearts. Prima Floral Wafer Dies. 28 Lilac Lane Sequins Pearl pack. Miscellaneous twine and pearls.

You can see how I created this layout start to finish over on my YouTube Channel....and please don't forget to subscribe while you are there :)

Now here are just a few close ups just for fun!

I love to add lots of glitter and seedlings to the center of my flowers.

Lots of sparkle and shine courtesy of tons of 

Blue Fern Glitter and Seedlings

 Stunning Chipboard pices colored with Blue Fern Embossing Powder. mixed with lots of love BFS Flowers.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that I have inspired you in some way, but if you are looking for more inspiration make sure you stop by and join the Blue Fern Fanatics Face Book Group!

A bit of winter time Backyard Fun!

Hello All! 

Today I wanted to share a layout that I created using this months Toolshed Kit "Winter Adventures". This kit is a truly stunning kit that is full of beautiful  denim blue tones that tie in to winter perfectly. 

For this layout I used a mix of the Main Kit, the Chipboard, Mixed Media & Embellishment Add-on Kits.

Kit Products Used: Maja Design denim and Friends Pattern Paper:-Worn Indigo, Stonewashed, Pocket Square, Blazer, Jeans and Shirt. Maya Road Ken Oliver Vintage Ornate Buttons, Prima Ingvild Bolme Chalk Ink Farmer Jeans. TCW 6X6 Template Snowflakes, Bella Blue Flowers, Tim Holtz Ideology Quote Chips, Creative Embellishments Snowflake Buttons, Do Crafts Papermania Canvas Shapes with Eyelet Heart and Star. Creative Emblishments Snowflake Chipbords, Blue Fern Studios Backyard Boy Chipboard. DecoArt Snow-Tex Snowflake Paste, Kaisercraft Kaisermist Denim.

Additional Products Used: Lindy Stamp Gang Purely White Embossing Powder, Finnabair Acrylic Paints. Golden Acrylic Paint and White Gesso and just a bit of Black string.

Recently I have been creating more layouts and its been great! Surprisingly I really missed all the tiny details that go in to every page. Unfornitly sometimes they get lost in the process so I thought that today I would share a couple details/tips about this layout.

Sometimes the simplest things add a bunch and I have always loved inked edges, I really feel that the layers pop when the edges have been inked. So I was super excited to find two tiny Prima Inkers in this months kit. I used the Farmers Jeans for all the edges on my layout.

So sometimes you don'y have the perfect chipboard, but with just a few snips I had the perfect title for my little Ladies Backyard Fun. So always take second look at your chippies you may have the perfect title hiding :)

Before you go here are just a few close ups of the tiny details..

Before I go did you know that you can pick up extra goodies from the International Scrapbook Garden in addition to their amazing kits??For example you can get extra paper, stencils and more! Make sure you hop on over and check it out, and don't forget to join the fun in our Facebook Group..

The International Scrapbook Garden Group

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

I hope that my layout has inspired you in some way :)

Create your own Calm!

Hello All!

Today it is my turn to share & hopefully inspire you over on the Visible Image Blog. 

So I thought I would share a layered tag I created featuring one of our fabulous new release stamp sets! (You can see the entire new release Here) This set is sure to be come one of my favorites, because I just love this seahorse he is absolutely stunning!!

So lets take a peek at my Tag...

 Products Used: Visible Image Create your Own Calm Stamp & Fibres Stencil, Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays: Tibetan Poppy Teal, Time Travel Teal, Shabby Turbine Teal, Sea Mint Green. Creative Embellishments Chipboard. Art Anthology Sorbet -Splashed. Tim Holtz- Distress Oxide Ink -Faded Blue Jeans, Glossy Accents, Foam Tape, Watercolor Paper & Clear Acetate. Versa Mark Stamp Pad, Stazon Ink Pad, Prima/Finnabair Acrylic Sparks Paint- Ginger Magic & Raven Black and Metallique -White Pearl & Mermaid Teal. A bit of ribbon and Twine. Dew Drops and a couple eyelets from my stash.

See, he really is just beautiful and makes an excellent focal point! 

Now you can see why he is my favorite seahorse ever!

Now let’s a better look at the compete stamp set….

Create Your Own Calm 

Now before you go let’s take a closer look at my tag.

Here you can see the layers of both tags each with the same beautiful background.

I created this background using Lindy’s Sprays on watercolor paper and I let them air dry, for a soft smooth shimmer. After my color was dry I added a Art Anthology's Splashed Clear Coat through our Fibres Stencil, for a bit more sparkle.

Here you can see the lovely Chipboard frame 
that I cut in half to create this layered embellishment. 

Now make sure you stop by and join the fun over in our Visible Image Facebook Group!

 We have a lot going on this month and you don’t want to miss anything!!

I hope you are enjoying all the New Release this month!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that I have inspired you in some way!

Winter is Coming over at Words and Paintery!

Hello All!

It's the middle of December and you know what that means!! It's time to get crafty with the Words & Paintery Crew!

This month we have an stunning winter color combo.. So stay indoors and get crafting winter is coming!

To me this color combo screams elegance so I thought a delicate Christmas ornament would be perfect....

Products Used: Finnabair Sparks paint, Finnabair Wax, Finnabair Glitter. Lindys Stamp Gang Purely White & Misc Silver Moon Turquoise. Misc Chipboard, Rhinestones and Ribbon.

Before you go here is just a few details of my pretty little Christmas 

So Now its your turn!! 

To join the fun over at Words & Paintery!!

 I hope that you will join along! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

I hope that I have inspired you in some way!!