Mixed Media Canvas

OWSE I Did It Creations

 I mod podged designer paper onto my 9x12 canvas.  Painted with gesso, then sponged paint around the edges.  I sketched in my whimsy girl and painted her.  Took some chipboard pieces and painted them and glued them on.  Gives the whole piece a 3D look. 

Victorian Lady

This gorgeous Vintage Lady can be found at Nice Crane Designs. I've used K and Company paper, Wild Orchid flowers, Tim Holtz Old paper distress ink.  Layered on a 8x10 canvas.  I've sprayed a fixitive on the papers before attaching the flowers.

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Trigger Tuesday @ Moxie Fab

I loved the Trigger Tuesday Inspiration picture. The colors are so calm and inviting.

AND I had some extra time and a new stamp set.

I have loved this stamp set from Unity Stamps since I first saw it.

I hope you'll be inspired to join in. Just click on the picture and it will take you directly to Moxie Fab World site.

Every breath is a Gift

Anything Goes @ Stamp N Doodle

This week at Stamp N Doodle we're having ANYTHING GOES

I did some dog treats bag as you can see. I have a couple of furbabies we get presents for.

I layered three designer papers and then added a tag with my Sleeping Puppies image.

You can get some beautiful animal digital images at Stamp N Doodle

 Please head over to our blog and see my creative teammates.  They have some AWESOME creations!

Have a great day!

Joyful Times

  A friend was featured in the newspaper with his daughter at the fair. He wanted  something nice put together for his wife's Christmas present.

I matted the picture on black with a designer paper background. 

The picture is not real clear but I wanted to bring the gold tones. 

I lines two edges with pearl strand from Wild Orchid flowers.

 The outside of the frame I use Really Reasonable Ribbon and Wild Orchid Flowers.

 I'm entering this into The Really Reasonable challenge.

Bandana Technique

I started with a cream colored piece of card stock.

I stamped several different stamps using black stazon.

 Then take inks and a sponge and apply colors randomly till you have th whole page colored in.

 Once your done sponging all over, take a white ink pen and highlight each design. I also added dots.

 Now that it's done, I could do a couple of things.  Use it for a card front, on top of mixed media canvas names a couple of things.


I'll be showing this technique @ OWSE.

It's all about you: Whimsical Girl

 First, I covered the canvas with pink tissue paper using mod podge. After it dried good, I rubbed Tim Holtz Antique photo distress ink over most of the canvas with a sponge.
2nd- I drew my girl's face and neck in my sketch book, colored it with Derwent colored pencils and cut it out.
3rd-I laid the face on my canvas to judge how big to cut the dress and wings.  My wings were cut out from a book.  I used Tacky glue to attach my pieces to the canvas.
4th-I painted her hair with brown acrylic paint.
5th-I stamped various words and music notes several places. I stamped the letters LOVE over her head.
6th-I embellished her -running tiny brown and lavender pearls in her hair, some lace around her neck and hair, flowers.
7th-sprayed her with 2 coats of fixitive.

I LOVE how she turned out.  FYI inside the heart I stamped "it's all about you"

My intention is to encourage young girls.  They are growing up with low self esteem thinking they have to be a certain way to receive love and acceptance.

Please pray for our youth.