Cowboy Girl Birthday!

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Happy Saturday!

I've designed a custom birthday card.

The request was for a 17 year old girl using cowboy boots.

I hand drew the boot on tan SU cardstock. Ran it thru Big Shot using Sizzix Flourish embossing folder. I inked up one side with SU Bravo Burgundy which created this cool two toned look.

 I used Zig Artist Sketching Pen to outline the boot and draw the heel.

 Next, I applied Metallic Lustre -Fab Fushia with my finger.

Shiny highlights!

                     I knew I wanted to show both boots standing up. I designed a Z-Fold.

                   Started with 10x7 white cardstock. Scored at 2 3/4 and 5 inches.

             Covered with designer paper.

             folded and attached the boots with SU dimensionals.

This is did dots using Liquid Pearl White Opal

Then I decorated with Flourish with a Bling pearls and 

Wild Orchid flowers. 

The sentiments were stamped on tan cardstock and punched the edges with scallop punch.

Viola! LOVE how it turned out!!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a terrific weekend!

RRR Challenge with Unity Gal and WOF

Hope you are having a terrific Sunday.

I designed this birthday card today for a special young lady turning 12! 

I've combined my love of Wild Orchid flowers, Unity Stamp Girl and ribbon.

The colors are wonderful!!

 Entering RRR Challenge #135

My Snow Day Painting

My snow-day activity: 

 I combined two video tutorials to create this beautiful painting today.

Cinnamon Cooney has so many great tutorials.  I've been following her for quite some time.
Find the Art Sherpa -Wine and Glass Painting

My friend Sandy McTier is also an excellent painter.  You can find her channel -
Vine of Grapes

I used DecoArt Traditions paints and their Cafe Paris and French Script stencils.

Snow? What snow?

Happy New Year!

Faber-Castell's first challenge in 2016 is mother nature's SNOW!  We haven't had any snow this winter yet, but I've been painting snow this winter for the first time and love it! I did this design in my art journal first and my son liked it so I decided to paint him a canvas 16x20.

I love Faber Castel gelato's. They have a creamy consistency. Who's kidding here? I love to use my fingers to create and gelato's are perfect for that! ha!

They are so easy to use.  I had already gotten my canvas ready by using Rebecca Baer's stencil in the corners with her stencil gel and a layer of white gesso. It had dried overnight before I started coloring my gelato's on. I used 3 different blues.

 I spritzed some water and went to work with my fingers!  the fun part!!  I tried to keep the center the lightest color.  Forgot to take more pictures-got carried away creating!!

 I lightly sketched my church with a water color pencil. I used white, black and gray gelatos to do my church and tree.  Once done, I used a second stencil from Rebecca Baer (snowflakes) and white gesso them in various areas of the canvas.  Love how it turned out!!  The gelato's give the church a softness.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a healthy, happy and prosperous 2016!

Wings of Faith with DecoArt Products

Enjoyed some relaxation in my studio this afternoon.

This is a 5x7 flat canvas.

 

The background was made by dipping the canvas in a shaving cream mixture and allowed it to dry.

I dropped purple and blue and swirled it around the shaving cream.

 I used Deco Art gesso to block in where I wanted the flowers and butterfly to go.  I added the colors on top once it was dry.  Once done, I used a stencil to add the word faith at the top.

Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylics I used:
Hansa Yellow, Yellow Oxide, Cadium Red Hue, Green Yellow Light, Carbon Black, Viridian.




 

Mixed Media Shadow Box Canvas with DecoArt

Two posts in one day!! I just had to share with you this awesome shadowbox picture I made with the backside of a 11x14 canvas and DecoArt products.

 

I started the beginning of the canvas by using a brick wall stencil and DecoArt Modeling Paste. Allow it to dry really well.  Then apply two coats of DA Gesso. Allow to dry overnight.,

 

Then I used DA Misters.  Yellow first.  Then I needed brown.  They don't have a brown-so I made one!!  That's right-I poured some Orange out of the bottle and added some Primary Cyan and Red -shook the bottle up well and viola' I had brown!!

 

The misters have a lot of pigment in them-so keep a water bottle handy to spray them immediately so they'll run and spread.  I kept layering until I achieved the color I wanted.

Then I decided I'd add some Metallic Lustre to the inside. Lavish Green, Iced Espresso & Cosmic Blue.  Talk about shimmer!!

 I used the Cosmic Blue, Majestic Purple and Champagne Ice to the butterflies (after coating them with gesso) Talk about beautiful!!!


 Added some Designer paper from KaiserCraft, mulberry flowers from Wild Orchid Flowers, some lace and twill from my stash.  This photo really does do it justice!!  It's gorgeous!!

Entering Blue Fern Studio December Challenge.

Christmas Blessings to YOU!

Wow! it's been over a month since I've posted!!

I have been crazy busy.  I guess we all are.

 

This week I've gotten back to my roots-doing some card making. Relaxing and fun!

 

With Christmas almost here-I get to use all sorts of combinations-traditional and nontraditional.

 

My first card is using die cuts. Spellbinders Oval and Tim Holtz Snowman.

 

This next one uses my beautiful Poinsettia die and my cricut sentiment. (NO stamping!!)

My greens and joy sentiment are from my cricut. LOVE the wood embossing folder from Stampin Up. I did cut them in "planks" and attach them to my white background piece. Vintage photo was rubbed on the folder before I put my plain tan cardstock in.

To get the shimmer and shine I used DecoArt Metallic Lustre in Emerald and gold.

                                          

                                               I'm entering the following challenges:
                                               Simon Says: Die Crazy
                                               Craft Stamper Magazine: stamping on the first card-snowman
                                               Word Art Wednesday: anything goes

I hope you and your family have a BLESSED CHRISTMAS!!!!!!