The Crafter's Cafe Challenge # 158 - PINK

Hello, good day to you.

Today, I would like to share a card for The Crafter's Cafe Challenge bi-weekly challenge with the new challenge theme: Use Pink.

If you are aware, October also the month for breast cancer awareness month, we encourage you to create your are work with a lot of PINK color.

Here is my canvas mix media wall display,

I using the Oz poppys which sponsor by My Stitch Back in Twine.

I ink up this beautiful sentiment from Unity Stamp, and would like to encourage sisters who are fighting with breast cancer to be faithful in Prayer, God knows.

Hope you like my card today, stay tune!

Sponsor(s):

Polka Doodles

Prize: $15USD Voucher

All Dress Up

Prize: 2 Images

My Stitch Back in Twine

Prize: 3 Images

Melonheadz Illustrations

Prize: 1 Bundle

Challenge:

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.my/2016/10/kenny-k-in-october-anything-goes.html

http://abitmoretimetocraft.blogspot.my/2016/10/a-bit-more-time-to-craft-challenge-29.html

http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.my/2016/10/challenge-129-atg-create-your-own.html

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.my/2016/09/challenge-218-anything-goes.html

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.my/2016/09/challenge-106-pink-or-breast-cancer.html

http://4craftychicks.blogspot.my/2016/09/4cc-318-anything-goes-and-crazy-egg.html

http://inthepinkchallenge.blogspot.my/2016/09/challenge-104-flower-power.html

http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.my/2016/09/challenge-67.html

http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.my/2016/09/ag-no-105.html

http://ttcrd.blogspot.my/2016/09/ttcrd-challenge-for-sept-26-oct-32016.html

Where The Heart Is Challenge #3: Winter Blues

Happy Monday!

Well, it's time for the new challenge for Where the Heart Is Challenge Blog.

Our theme for November will be Winter Blues. 

I love winter, although where I live do not have the season of winter, but i just love this season because it reminds me of Christmas! Yay!

This is my project for this month Challenge, a winter blues mixed media canvas with Lacy Sunshine - Melanie Boo's- The Christmas Star.

 

I colored my image with color pencil, then i cut out my image with the Spellbinders Nestabilities Floral Ovals dies and i distress the border with the Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass. 

To begin my canvas background, the first step i do is put on the color papers and lace with the Golden Gel Medium on the canvas.

Next, I cover the canvas with Gesso before applying any color on top.

Then, i apply my first thin layer of the Distress Ink - Broken China through out the canvas. After it's dry, i tab on the Broken China with Distress Paint around the canvas border. I prefer to tab the color randomly as i wanted the color appear as not smooth so that it creates the layers on the canvas.

After the color is dry, I apply some Golden Glass Beads Gel Medium at the border. 

It help to create the snowy look after it dry. 

Last, i decorate the canvas with the snowflake die cuts and some rhinestone and sequins. 

Here is the closer look for my canvas, hope you like my project today.

For today challenge, would like to thank you sponsor(s) below:

Sponsor:

Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Inky Impressions Stamps

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day.

Challenge:

http://lacysunshine.blogspot.my/2015/11/color-your-world-with-team-b-november-1.html
http://digitallysweetchallenges.blogspot.my/2015/11/november-challenge-144-all-about-title.html
http://beccysplace.blogspot.my/2015/11/a-month-of-holiday-cards.html
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.my/2015/11/challenge-161.html
Live and love crafts Challenge 41-christmas-tic-tac-toe (Glitter/snow/star)
http://cccdigicreations.blogspot.my/2015/11/challenge-36-anything-goes.html
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.my/2015/11/dt-call-with-use-stamp-or-digi-image.html
http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.my/2015/11/november-challenge-bling-on-holidays.html

Where The Heart Is Challenge #2: Used Some Stencils

Hi friends, welcome to Where The Heart Is monthly challenge again.

Today, we will have our brand new challenge with the theme: use some stencils.

If you are new to Where The Heart Is challenge, do allow me to give you some introduction for this blog challenge.

Where the Heart Is Challenge Blog is a challenge blog which focus mainly on Mixed Media projects. 

As long as your project is related to the challenge theme each month, you are welcome to link up your project post (not the entire blog) to our monthly challenge post. You could stand a chance to win some fabulous prize from our sponsor(s).

This is my Mixed Media Project for this month challenge, a 5" x 7" canvas wall display.

On my canvas, the beautiful Butterfly Live Laugh Love Trio images is sponsored by Bugaboo Digi Stamps. I colored my whole canvas with Distress Inks.

This is the closer look for the images, so pretty.

The stencils that i used for my project are Burlap from Tim Holz, and Mini Thoughts from The  Crafters Workshop. You can always blend in colors to your molding paste before apply on your projects. If you notice, i do apply a layer of glass bead gel on my projects.

This beautiful Poppy Flower if is from Unity Stamp. 

I try to list down all items i've used for this project as below:

Digi Image: Butterfly Live Laugh Love Trio

Donna Poppies By Donna Downey

Vintage Handwritten by Unity Stamp

Distress Inks: Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord, Fired Brick, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feather, Vintage Photo and Mustard Seed.

Stencils: Burlap -Tim Holz,  Mini Thoughts -The  Crafters Workshop

Gesso

Golden Glass Bead Gel

Golden Hard Molding Paste

Glitter ribbon from stash.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you like my project today.

Do link up your projects with us, you may stand a chance to win prizes from sponsors below:

Sponsor(s):

Sassy Studio Designs

Prize: 4 digi images

Bugaboo Digi Stamps

Prize: 7 digi images

Challenge:

Not just cards challenges. 25 October: Anything Goes

Craft your passion challenge 282-always anything goes

Crafting from the heart challenge 80- Anything Goes

Crafty girls creations Challenge-5

Simon says stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything goes

World wide open design team challenge October: Anything Goes

That craft place challenge-mixed-media-anything-goes

Growing in Unity - Day 3

Hi friends, welcome back for my GIU girls day 3 sharing!

If you have miss out my Day 1 & Day 2 sharing, kindly please click here and here and do remember to leave me a comment on each post for a chance to win 2 Itty Bitty Stamp. For your info, i will pick a lucky winner on Saturday from all the comments through out the 5 days.

This is the art work that i would like to share with your today.

One of the reason I LOVE Unity Stamp is because of the wide range of stamps they offered.
From cute images to vintage stamps, they have bundles of designs available for you to choose. 

Not forgetting that they have stamps for seasons, festivals, they also have stamps for your special event too!

One of the range that i love the most is they do have stamps for creating background pattern, which allows you to apply easily on your card and canvas projects.

For this card, the front image I'm using Hello Gorgeous from Itty Bitty, and the background stamp I'm using is Chicken Wire Background.

Below is the simple instruction how i create my background with this stamp.

 First, i blending 3 distress colors on a white card. If you would like to follow my sample, i'm using Peacock Feather, Antique Linen & Peeled Paint from Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad.

Then, i sprayed some mist on the card and blow dry it before i stamp the chicken wire background image randomly. 

Last, you can assemble your color card stock pieces, colored image as per your preference.

By using the same Chicken Wire Background stamp, i have another canvas project to share with your.
This is a special wedding gift for my friend and i seriously love the stamp so much as it create a fantastic background on canvas too.

 

Beside using the chicken wire background stamp i also using Vintage Handwritten to be part of the background image, both stamps can create a beautiful background for any artworks.

This is how the canvas look like, hope my friend like it.

Attached with the canvas, I've make another greeting card for them, both sentiments are from Tying The Knot kit. 

That's all for today sharing, if you love the projects that i share, kindly leave me a comment for a chance to win 2 Itty Bitty Stamps.
Do remember to come back tomorrow for my next project ya, have a nice day!

Special present for a special someone

Hi friends, today i would like to share a birthday present that i've made for my friend back to end July. I know this sound slightly late, but sharing beautiful stuff never too late right?

For this card, i'm using Unity Stamp Claire Fashionista stamp. She is just gorgeous and i decided to gave her a very vibrant hair color, that is purple color! ( i always wish that i could have such bright and vibrant color on my hair. :) ) 

Since it's a birthday card, i've used the sentiment from Sabrina Fashionista, i do create cards using this kit before, kindly please click here and here if you would like to have a look.

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Don't you think she is so beautiful?

 To make her look prettier, i add in some Gold color stickles on her hair bow, belt, handbag and on her dress as well!

Check out the shinning high heels, a must have item for all the ladies!

Beside the card, i do make a special mixed media canvas for the birthday girl.

She is a cheerful and happy go lucky person, and i really like the way she smile and laugh. She love travel and marathon, that is the purpose i choose these 2 photos to create this canvas for her.

The supply that used in the canvas are from: Heidi Swapp color shine spray: Citron & Primrose. The wood embellishment from Kaisecraft, paper flowers from Prima Marketing, and the die cut embellishment and alphabet are from local bookstore supply.

Hope you enjoy my post today, will share more projects later. 

Have a nice day!

Mixed Media Canvas - Present for 21st Birthday Girl

From previous post, your know that I love to do handmade item from friends birthday. Well, this round i decided to do a canvas as a present for my junior birthday, who are celebrating her 21st Birthday this year! 

Browsing through her photos, and i decided to do a layout with this photo, where all my lovely junior is in the photo. 

This is my 3rd time hands on Mixed Media Canvas, and with the advice from my scrappy friend - Angeline, I'm trying to used Tim Holtz Distress Paint for this canvas. 

To make you have a better idea, i just let you know what I've used for the layout. First, you need to have a 12" x 12" canvas (mine is canvas board), then get your favorite distress paint color (mine is Mustard Seed & Broken China). 

For the background, i'm using tissue papers, some pattern papers, lace and Burlap. Then you may want to have some embellishments like flowers, metal charms, stickers, ribbons, stencil with spray paints and etc.

This is the final layout, and after I've done, i really fall in love with it, it's all my hard work there!

In my layout, I'm using some Prima flowers and some metal charms from Prima as well. Notice the brown and yellow pattern behind the flowers? I'm using the spray paint with stencil to create the effect.

 

Then I'm adding the die cut Happy Birthday words on a burlap, adding with a metal key and butterfly. I do used the Classified Newsprint Stamp from Unity to enhance the background, then at used the yellow alphabet sticker to form her name.

 This is a close up for a corner. I add a die cut butterfly strip which i bought over from a bazaar, and it just look pretty good with the layout.

Here is another corner close up. 

I'm not really good in posting tutorial, but i think i can try one next time.
Thanks for stopping by.

First discover with Mixed Media Canvas (back in March 14)

Well, this is my first discover with Mixed Media Canvas with Nathalie Kbach back in March 14,and she just awesome and fun! You may check out her profile by clicking the link above.

To give a better understand of Mixed Media, i just go wiki and get the summary as below:

Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed.

Mixed media tends to refer to a work of visual art that combines various traditionally distinct visual art media. For example, a work on canvas that combines paint, ink, and collage could properly be called a "mixed media" work.

When creating a painted or photographed work using mixed media it is important to choose the layers carefully and allow enough drying time between the layers to ensure the final work will have structural integrity. If many different media are used it is equally important to choose a sturdy foundation upon which the different layers are imposed.

Now, here is my first Mixed Media Canvas! I just list down what I've used to create this art work.

• 12" x 12" Canvas
• Tissue Papers
• Wrapping papers
• Old news papers
• Patterns papers
• Lace
• Burlap
• Golden Regular Gel (Matte)
• Gesso
• Golden High Flow Acrylic Paint
• Stencil

Below Canvas is my own project after the class, and the material i used is almost the same as above. The different is i'm using the normal Acrylic Paint instead of the Fluid High Flow Acrylic Paint. Notice that the color will be solid and the layer actually can't really see through compare with the previous artwork.

For the image, I'm using Let-love-fly Stamp from Unity, and this image touch my heart when i first saw from Unity page. Then i added some Prima Flower and the butterfly from Webster Pages.

For more ideas and understanding about mixed media, you may check these video from you tube:

Or this video:

I just love the Mixed Media Project, guess will have more project comes up, stay tune!