Grandma and Natalii for Helmar

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This project for Helmar was a Birthday present for my mum, she's very hard to buy for as she buys what she wants and always says nothing when asked what she would like 
This is a special photo as it's of my mum and my daughter 
It's a rare thing LOL the 3 of us don't really like our photos taken so being Natalii's wedding it was a perfect opportunity to get some done (I was in this photo too but I didn't look right I was more off to the side, so I cropped myself out and it was perfect of the two of them)

I used the Acid Free Glue on the cardboard that I put the photo on to mount it up a bit higher 

The stencil I used is from Colour Blast called Boho Mandala but I bought it from Random Arts 

The papers are pieces from the Midnight Garden Range either from the Journaling cards or some of the paper range off cuts I have 

I also used the Acid Free Glue on the papers that I glued together before I glued them to the canvas which I glued them down with the Premium Craft Glue

To glue the vellum type paper I used the Acid Free Glue and then to glue the clear cabochon on I used the Premium Craft Glue

The paper had the Wedding date on it which was quite a coincides as it was from a pack of flowers from Prima

I used the Premium Craft Glue to glue all the embellishments down as it's a great strong glue and holds everything down including all the metal I used

The white flowers are from a cheap shop but all the red ones including the stem are all Prima (I love their flowers and the colour was perfect for this canvas)

I love metal it just goes with everything and these are a mix of random pieces I had, Graphic 45 and Finnabair 
I then rubbed everything with some Art Alchemy Opal Magic Wax in Vintage Silk one of my favourite colours in the waxes as its subtle and has a nice shimmer to it 
It lifted the stencilled image enough that it didn't jump off the canvas but you can see it

Helmer Products I used

Premium Craft Glue

Acid Free Glue


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Maid of Honour for Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenges

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Here's my project for Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog

I love these heart canvases and this photo is so beautiful of my daughter and her Maid of Honour 

The photographer captured a glow in their faces it's just gorgeous

So I started off by using the Rosy Stencil over the whole background 

Then I painted the canvas with the Art Alchemy Red Wine

I used the Art Alchemy Metallique Wax in Old Silver with my finger rubbing it lightly over the top which looked great 

But then I decided to use the Prima Midnight Garden products and they have a copper colour foil on a lot of the pieces so I went over the canvas with the Rich Copper wax but I'd put too much so I brushed it again with a bit of the Red Wine and ended up with this colour 

I added the bow then arranged the chipboard stickers and some of the Journal Cards after I stamped randomly with the Paint Chips Clear Stamp

 Before I added the photo I added some muslin over the cardboard that I used to raise the photo up

 I added the flowers they matched perfectly with the ones that the girls had in their hair and bouquets 

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Texture Challenge for Art and Soul Studio

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This week is my turn to share my interpretation of the challenge over at Soul Sisters Facebook Page where each month we give away 3 vouchers of $50 - one for each category - layout, card or mixed media project so make sure you enter

Also don't for get to check out the rest of the blog for some great inspiration from the rest of the Design Team 

I used the Art-C Clipboard I seem to have a thing for clipboards at the moment I used the Heavy Body Gel through the Couture Creations Rosy Stencil

Once that dried I then painted the clipboard with the Art Alchemy Sparks - Unicorn Hair and Dragon's Eye

Then when they were dry I tried to use the Heavy Body Gel to even out the board so if you are to put paper on there it won't be lumpy to write on - it's still a little bumpy but I'm sure I can add a piece of cardboard on top if I use it

Ephemera Cardstock Dies has so many different pieces in them so I used a few here and there - a few feathers, a flower and a couple of tickets

I used one of the Journalling Notecards which I ended up cutting down a bit in the left corner and another for the feathers which is the little square

The Chipboard Stickers gives it a little dimension and I just love this little gold bee

I used some Art Ingredients Glass Beads in different parts on the Clipboard for some more texture

Products I used from the Art and Soul Store

Heavy Body Gel (check in store)
Art-C Clipboard
Couture Creations Rosy Stencil
Prima Midnight Garden -
Journalling Notecards
Ephemera Cardstock Dies
Chipboard Stickers
Art Alchemy Sparks - Unicorn Hair and Dragon's Eye
Art Ingredients Glass Beads
And some random Prima flowers I've had forever


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