paintbrush

Hey there

I've had a few things happening and haven't had a huge amount of time for crafting but managed to create this little project

I used Twinkling H2o's Mandarin Citrine, Orange Peel, and then a bit of contrast with the African Jade and Dutch Iris

I used three mini canvases and painted the with black gesso then used some impasto with a diamond stencil

I found this timber heart with some crackle paste then once it dried I painted the H2o's on

Old paint brushes that you forget to wash and they go hard are always good fun to alter I've done a few now

I added lots of beads and bits to the brush and then painted it all with black gesso

Then painted it with the Twinklings

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OWLS

Hi everyone

I love OWLS they are so beautiful, majestic and there are so many different types

This photo I found on the internet and couldn't resist using it 

How sweet are they

I put all the different Magicals from some of the sets they have 

I use little cups so that if I have some left I can let it dry and then re use what's left next time by adding a touch of water

 I gessoed the inside of the canvas and all my embellishment then chose a few colours to use on the outside of the canvas

I used a timber look stencil for the background using some impasto with some milk chocolate brown and dark  chocolate truffle from the Sweet Treats Lindy's Magicals mixed in

The leaves were done in a few different green magicals - bells of ireland green from the Prairie Wildflower Set, curiouser chartreuse from the Mad Hatter Set, shabby turbine teal and rusty lantern from the Industrial Chic Set

I used a couple of Kaiser stamps in random areas across the whole canvas

I used yellow rose of texas, peony scarlet red from the Prairie Wild Flower Set, cape cod coral from the Nantucket Pearls Set and autumn maple crimson and a little of the red hot poker orange  from the Autumn Leaves Set from the on the edge of the canvas and a little of them on the background and on some of the embellishments

The metal owl was painted with some steel shimmer from the Industrial Chic Set

I used crackle paste on the edges of the canvas with a stencil and then just spread some across the canvas 

I love how the colours I used vary in the cracks and how much texture and depth it gives

 

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Note paper holder for Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenges

Hey everyone

We have a new challenge over at Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenges

and this months sponsor is Lindy's Stamp Gang

Make sure you enter to win a great prize

Here's what I came up with I've had this note holder sitting around and well you can't let things sitting around looking boring now can you

So I added lots of embellishments some metal, chipboard and paper clay and painted them in black gesso

Then used a few of my favourite colours -

Steel Shimmer, Cattail Copper, Steampunk Sepia and Milk Chocolate Brown

I sprinkled each colour one at a time and dried each one before adding the next colour

It's now sitting on my desk waiting for a grocery list to happen 

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Baby Blanket

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So I haven't crafted much at the lately I had some more back surgery so I couldn't really do much except crochet 

I've only been crocheting for about 3-4 months so still new to different stitches and patterns

I started so many different blankets and undid them all then I finally went with this one not 100% perfect like it should be but practice will help 

I love the border around the edge it just finishes it off 

My future son in law's sister just had a baby girl so it was perfect timing 

I chose Yellow, White and Grey even though I knew she was a girl they are such a pretty combination and could be used in any room

So here it is

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Max for My Time To Craft

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This months theme is either Halloween or Cats and seeing I live in Australia and don't really do Halloween I went with the cat (which I don't have but lucky for me my bestie and her family do)

This is a picture of Max unfortunately he passed away just recently so I made this frame for my friends daughter whose cat he was

The glass that was on the frame I painted the back of it with with Twinkling H2o's in pinks, yellows and oranges which are Shannon's favourite colours 

The stenciled pattern was done with Art Alchemy Graphite texture paste 

I love how it has the sparkles in it 

I also used it on the heart with a heart stencil

On all of the embellishments I used the Art Alchemy Metalique Wax in Brushed Iron

I stenciled around the edges of the frame and then brushed on some pink paint then rubbed it back with a wipe so it wasn't to bright

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Mixed Media Supplies Design Team

Hey everyone

I have been lucky enough to have been picked for the Mixed Media Supplies Design Team

Make sure you check out the Facebook Page and Blog to see what projects the Design Team create with the great products that we have

So here is my first project 

I made a small tag using the Copper Mica Power and the Crackle background stamp

I used some heat and stick powder with some embossing powder on the little plastic heart 

I put a small about of the mica powder in some impasto to give the background some dimension

On my metal embellishment I used some versamark and some heat and stick powder so I could emboss the crackle stamp to add some texture and interest

 I did the same thing on the butterfly 

- you can also mix the mica powder in clear embossing powder and it will give you the same effect

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Breathe for Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenges

Hey Everyone

Been a busy month with lots of family things happening

This months project for Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenges was inspired by R U OK? day and my depression journey

Our sponsor this month Deco Art they have a huge range of products including gesso and a great variety of paint

This is the awesome prize you could win when you enter the challenge

So make sure you visit the BLOG and enter to win a fab prize

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Crochet - new found love

Ok so for years I thought I could never crochet 

I'm a lefty and it was hard to find someone to teach me but with the wonderful world of YouTube I found some left handed tutorials and now I'm hooked

I found this pattern and off I went

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Ice Cream for My Time To Craft

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I was given the new Magnum Ice Cream Tub by a lovely lady and yes it's as yummy as it looks

I couldn't let the container go to waste so I made a treats tub for the lovely ladies dog who is a Corgi 

This months challenge at My Time To Craft is to use die cuts, well lucky for me there was a corgi in the Pawfect Dog Collectables pack I had just gotten from Kaisercraft

Make sure you visit the BLOG to see what the Design Team have come up with using die cuts

I also used the High Tea Collectables which had the flowers and the sweet treats die cut

And of course I used some rust type textures

And flowers

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Oxides

Hey Everyone

I love oxides and love experimenting with them

I tried them on tracing paper WOW the affect that came out is so cool

The paper rippled and the oxides dried so cool

The back of the paper came out different it didn't have the chalk finish

It's so bright

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Max Frame for Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge

This months Challenge for the Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge is sponsored by SCRAPMATTS who have so many different products from paper tole to metal embellishments and stencils go check them out

Check out the awesome design teams projects over on the BLOG and get some inspiration

I've had this frame for a while now it used to be in my bedroom with flower pictures in it which we haven't had on the wall for ages now

Well nothing beats rejuvenating something that no longer is being used

My friend shared a photo of her puppy Max and I couldn't resist using the photo

How cute is he?

I painted the frame black and added lots of metal (I love metal as much as I love flowers)

  I used some digital paper I printed out from Scrappers Delights they have awesome digital images

Make sure you pop over to Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge BLOG and enter the challenge you never know you might have fun entering the challenges I know I do 

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