Album for Helmar

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This project for Helmar Blog is a photo album cover which I decorated with lots of metal and some paper clay pieces 

Make sure you check out the rest of the Blog for some fantastic inspiration from the Design Team

 This is a Tim Holtz Album Cover that has preprinted fabric on it 

With all the metal and paper clay I painted it with Finnabair's Art Alchemy Metallique Rustic Brown

Once it was all dry I brushed everything over with a light coat of Finnabair's Art Alchemy Metallique Wax in Vintage Gold 

 But I found it to be a bit too gold so I used Finnabair's Art Alchemy Opal Magic Vintage Silk over the top to lighten it a little 

I used the Premium Craft Glue to adhere all of the embellishments to the cover which is so good for all different types of products to stick things down with 

Metal on metal, metal to fabric, paper to fabric and lots more

 This Key hole is from Graphic 45 I love how detailed it is

 The image is a piece from one of Tim Holt's Ephemera packs which I cut into an oval shape, then covered the edge with some twine

 I added a Bee Flair from Embellish With Flair Vintage Bees into a bottle top along with a piece of tulle fabric and a little clock 

 I had some Finnabair Mechanicals which is what the ART piece is which is what I added to the centre of the angels centre piece 

 Then I added some other bits of metal I had in my stash 

Now all I need to do is add photos or maybe add some art journal pages

Helmar Product Used

Premium Craft Glue

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July Challenge for Random Arts

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This is my first post for the Random Arts Blog

And I'm starting off with the July Challenge

It's so exciting and I love this mood board with all the vintage pieces I used 

Here's my take 

Mood Board Challenge Rules

  Please use our mood board as inspiration
to create anything in any style.
As these challenges are sponsored by Random Arts Pty Ltd please make sure that you use at least 3 products that are available instore. Random Arts
There are 3 x vouchers up for grabs every month!!
1x$50, 1x$25 & 1x$15
You can enter as many times as you like, but you cannot win all three.
You have until the 11:59pm on the 31st July to enter
and then the entries with the most votes from the group win
Please note that the vouchers can only be won by residents of
Australia but if you are from overseas and win the challenge
you will be offered a Guest Designer spot.
Make sure you put your entry in the challenge album in our Random Arts Creative Group to win.

I started off using clear gesso to adhere the doily to the canvas

I then stencilled over the top with a clock stencil I had with some Finnabair Art Extravagance Icing Paste in White Gold but it smudged uneath but most of it got covered any way

 I used Finnabair Art Alchemy Metallique Wax in White Gold on most of the plain embellishments that needed colour 

Here you can see some of the Resin Wings from the Resin Creations in Store

  I used 3 butterflies from the Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Thrift Shop Ephemera pack I also used some of the cards and a mannequin that was in the pack which you see below

 I used some Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Heirloom Roses scattered over the canvas they are so pretty and easily changeable by adding a little colour or painting them with gesso you can change the colour fully 

The Prima Marketing Resin Frame  I covered in the White Gold Wax and stuck some of the AB Studio Vintage Elements 5/6 paper that I cut to fit underneath it

I then added some Art Stones randomly and brushed everything with a light coat of the White Gold Icing Paste

 The picture of the lady is from a pack of cards I have in my stash

Products I used from the Random Arts Store

Finnabair Art Extravagance Icing Paste - White Gold 

Finnabair Art Alchemy Metallique Wax - White Gold 

Resin Wings from the Resin Creations in Store

Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Thrift Shop Ephemera pack

Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Heirloom Roses

Prima Marketing Resin Frame

AB Studio Vintage Elements 5/6 paper 

Art Stones

Thank you for visiting and I hope to see you soon x

Create for Memory Maze

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For my Memory Maze project this time I felt like colour and randomness LOL 

So I used one of the Chipboard Journal pages gathered up some bits picked some colours and off I went

I started with some 3D gel and the Diamond Stencil and just chose a few spots to put the diamonds to go with the pattern on the chipboard page

After arranging things how I wanted them and glueing them down I painted everything with white gesso (I painted in layers so I made sure everything was covered) 

 I then chose 4 Colour Blast Colour Shimmer Dusts to use put only used 3 - Lollipop, Sunflower and Amber

 I started with the Lollipop as you can see it's very vibrant 

 Then adding the other colours you start to get a mix so you end up with more than just 3 colours

Here you can see I used the Silver Micro Beads which I mixed with some Helmar Super-Tac Glue and placed them randomly over the Journal

I used the some of the small 12 x 12 All there is is Cogs together 

This is one of the birds and nests that is part of a set (I couldn't find them on the site so you can message Sally at Memory Maze and I'm sure she will find them for your local shop) 

Here is one of the many feathers from the Feathers, Feathers mixed Dreamcatcher Feather they have some many sizes and shapes it was hard to choose 

 Because I've called this page Creative I added a music note, scissors, buttons, a screw, a zip and more that you can use while being creative 

 I love flowers so I couldn't not use some 

I think the pop of white also breaks up the colour

I love these scissors they are paper clay that my mum has the  mould for 

Once I was happy with the colours over the Journal I used some Art Alchemy Opal Magic Vintage Silk Wax over the top of everything to give it an extra shimmer

Memory Maze Products

12 x 12 All there is is Cogs

Diamond Stencil

Feathers, Feathers mixed Dreamcatcher Feathers 

Chipboard Journal 15 pages 

Silver Micro Beads

Birds and Nests (Ask for those)

Thank you for visiting and I hope you will come back soon x

Love Flowers for Soul Sister Challenge

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This week on the Art and Soul Blog it's my turn for this months challenge for Soul Sisters Facebook Group and it is to use feathers or leaves 
Also check out the Art and Soul Studio Store for lots of yummy products - new stock arriving all the time

This mood board is so vibrant loving the glass bottles
Don't forget to enter and put it in the March Album with photo on it 

I have an unhealthy love for flowers hahaha which lucky for me this months challenge called for leaves and I have plenty of those as well

I had made a tag awhile ago using a Tim Holtz stencil with modelling paste

I added a row of heart stickers I think they were from a Kaisercraft sticker sheet and some Art Stones 
I then painted it with Impasto - Jade and Raspberry Pink and added a bit of water to it then stamped a Kaisercraft dotted stamp with some Black Archival Ink

The frame I was given by someone that they had gotten from the op shop, it was navy blue to start with
On the back of the frame I used the doily stencil then painted it with the Jade Impasto

So I used the Raspberry Pink Impasto which is so thick I only needed one coat
I then gave it a light wipe with some white gesso

I got out my flowers and added them after glueing the tag to the frame

I painted the leaves in the Jade because the green of the leaves just didn't go

I gave the chipboard word a flick with some watered down impasto because it was just too white

Products I used-

 Tim Holtz stencil
Finnabair Art Alchemy Impasto Paint 
RaspberryPink, Jade and Snow White
Art Stones (out of stock)
Mini Art Stones (out of stock)
Kaisercraft White Flowers
Little Birdie Leaves from a flower set
Tim Holtz Tag
Kaisercraft Sticker Sheet
Kaisercraft stamp
White Gesso
Memory Maze Doily Stencil (mine)
Memory Maze word Love chipboard (mine)
Frame frame the op shop
Metal Love word (mine)
Heart Stickers (mine)
Ribbon (mine)

Thank you for visiting I hope you come back soon x