A Little Mixed Media RAK

Hi everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you a little mixed media canvas I made for a swap with a group on Facebook.  The swap didn't go so well....someone who shall remain nameless flaked on me, but....Karma.

Anyway, I really liked the way this canvas turned out and had been waiting to share it and hers...but you know how that goes.  sigh

The individual whom I was swapping with said she really liked white, so.....lots of shades of white and cream...a few of my favorite goodies, canvas, wood, Prima flowers, bits of older papers....it is hard to see, but there is some inking, some gesso, etc.

I hope that she really likes her canvas and the other goodies I sent.  I have decided to take the high road and believe that if someone really needs this canvas and a few other goodies that badly, then I will look at this as a RAK as opposed to a swap.

Hugs.

Mixed Media Tag Love

Happy Wednesday everyone!  Sorry I am a bit late here toda....with the crazy, rainy weather we are experinecing, dt commitments, CHA commitments...just haven't had much time for my poor negelected blog.  Sorry.....

Anyway....a little something to brighten your day?  Way back when, October, I went to the educator day at Prima marketing...I have shared with you a few of the things we did in Anna's section, Julie Nutting's section...so today....Jamie's section.  you know I love Jamie!  She is so mondo talented and just about the sweetest thing ever.  In her section we played with her stencils and stamps.  loves!!!!  Anyway....here are a couple of tags I made.

Of course I love the stamps...and I had to turn summer into a blonde...  Love my watercolor pencils...

 I mixed in a few flowers, chipboards, and trims from my stash....

 And added bits of the new texture crackle pastes, and mica from Prima's mixed media line.

So much fun.

Hugs.

What a Doll Tags - Prima

hi everyone!  Well, you may remember that I told you how fortunate I was to be able to travel to southern california a few weeks ago to attend the retailer mixed media event.  One of the fabulous teachers that day was Julie Nutting....oh so star struck.  lol  And she even knew who I was....swoon!!!!

Anyway, we got to play with some of her stamps and more of the new art materials that Prima just came out with.  Here is my take....

Aren't they just lovely?  We were able to play with the new crackle mediums, the resist canvas, and glitters as well as the new pinwheel stencils.  Love the gold crackle...you know I had to own it.  hee hee

Anyway, so much fun that day.  And I still have more tags to show you from Jamie's class.

Hugs

Friends Mean the World -Clear Scraps

Hi everyone!  Hope you are preparing for a great weekend!  Ours is pretty much the usual, swim meets.....

The minute my youngest saw this beautiful acrylic piece from Clear Scraps, Ainsley claimed it for her own.   I decided to really girl it up, with just a bit of grunge (she is a teen afterall).  And since her room is done in black and white, little pops of color are always great.

After collaging the word frame with bits of tissue paper from Ranger, I used Faber Castell gelattos to add just a bit of color.  And then finished with a bit of ink.

I used the 6"Spiral Dots Mascil from Clear Scraps with both some white crackle paint as well as some bead medium to add interest and texture.  This was one of those projects I just kept building layers on.  So much fun and the clear acrylic gives it so much depth.

Finally, I embellished the whole thig with some beautiful Kaisercraft Blu Belle stickers and loads of Prima flowers and resins and of course a little bit of sparkle with some Stickles.  hee hee

I really hope she likes it in her room.

Prima Mixed Media Day - Finnabair

Hi everyone!  hope you are having a great day.  Sorry I didn't make it by yesterday, but..well, life.

Anyway, a few weeks ago, Prima Marketing held an education day for retailers and Kristina over at Your Memories Here was nice enough to let me attend for her store.  The day was filled with classes to learn about the new art supplies that Prima has created.  One of the first things we did was play with this little book and the new mediums by Finnabair.

The inside isn't so great to share...filled with comparisons of how the different mediums work.  Glossy vs Matte, Heavy Body vs Soft, Gel vs Paste, etc.  Also how to use the new clear gesso...so fun.

I hope to find some time soon to share with you some of what I learned.  Oh, and I will be back to share what we did in Julie Nutting and Jamie Dougherty's classes as well.

Hugs.

Blooming Through the Season Apron

Hi everyone!  Happy Friday!!!!  Hope you have fun things planned for the weekend.  We of course have a swim meet...but I am sure I will sneak in some playtime.

Speaking of playtime, with October upon us, I finally finished my September Blooming Through the Seasons project.  You know me, I can't follow instructions, nor do I have any patience, but I love this project all the same.

Of course she was supposed to go into an art journal...but mine isn't big enough, and I just happened to have this plain, white apron lying around so..... 

All the instructions for using the beautiful stencil that Jamie Dougherty created for Prima are in the class instructions....but I need to learn patience (so my mediums don't run everywhere) and to follow instructions...nah, I like her with a bit more color....and texture.  You know me...not much for white space.  hee hee

The next round of Blooming Through the Seasons is starting.  You should totally come play.  So much fun!  And grab some of those fabulous stencils!  Who knows what you will create.

Hugs.

Clear Scraps and Imagine Crafts - Perfect Together

Hi everyone!  Today I have a fun project to share with you featuring lots of yummy goodies from Clear Scraps and Imagine Crafts.  Imagine Crafts was super generous with sending the Clear Scraps team lots of goodies to play with.  We received 12 colors of StazOn ink, 6 colors of  IrRESTIBibles, the new GlazOn and some Ink Blushers.  Well, you know I couldn't resist breaking out a few things and making something.

Using Jamie Dougherty's Sharon Bloom girl stamp from Prima Marketing, I stamped the ClearScraps Acrylic sheet with the Black StazOn.  I then colored the backside of the image using a combination of the other colors of StazOn.  Using InkBlushers and a Fantastix I was able to fill in all the details of the stamp.

When my inks were dry, I used the Quaterfoil Mascil and a mix of the Silver and Bronze IrRESISTibles to add texture.  Once that dried...a few flicks of the Wedding Dress IrResistibles, a few rubons, flowers and a butterfly and my poject was complete.

I am very happy with how she turned out and look forward to finding a place for her to live in my home.

Hugs.

Beauty - Prima Scrapbooking

Good morning bloggers!  Hope your day is off to a good one.  Today I wanted to share with you a scrapbook layout I made using some older Prima Marketing papers and other gorgeous Prima goodies.

With the help of a Creative Scrappers sketch and some lovely mists and sprays I came up with this scrapbook layout of Mackenzie at the piano.  

So fun creating the background and coloring the ATC card.  I hope you like it.

Hugs

More with Bloom Girls Mixed Media

Hey everyone!  Happy Weekend!  I hope yours is great.

Today I just wanted to pop in and share this mixed media, reverse canvas I made using one of Jamie Doughtery's Bloom Girl stamps from Prima...as well as lots of other gorgeous prima goodies and some Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabios and Magicals.

You can see the variety of flowers Prima has created as well as a few resin pieces, a clock and clock hands  swoon....And that stencil?  It is from ClearScraps (love)

 The canvas was misted with Lindy's Flat Fabios and then things were glued at different heights using plenty of foam dots...the stamp was colored with Faber Castell Aquarelles.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

Mixed Media Bloom Girl

Happy Friday everyone!  I hope you are ready for the weekend, I know I am!

Today I want to share with you a piece I made over National Scrapbooking Weekend with Jamie Dougherty.  It is hard to believe, but somehow she has managed to teach me to draw a face.  lol

 Making Bloom Girls is really fun and Jamie makes it so easy by providing you with a template.  Of course you know I had to draw my own...because now I have it in my head that I can.  lol

 You know what else?  Jamie told us we could use some of her flowers.  lol...and you know how I get with flowers.  After a while I did stop using hers and started filling in with my own stash.  roflmao

Not quite sure what is going on behind her nose.   We layered papers back there, so I think it is from that.  sigh...Oh well, I still think she is lovely.

Hugs.

Bloom Girls Mixed Media Rocks

Hi everyone!  Ugh, I think I give up on blogging.  lol  I just can't seem to get ahead.  So many projects made, I just really need to sit down and kick out some blogs so they get posted on time.  sigh

I had a great, creative National Scrapbook Weekend.  I was able to spend it with some amazing friends, shout out to Chris, Jamie and Debbie!  Love them!   Didn't get a ton done....gone are the days when I could kick out 20+ layouts in a weekend.  But had such a great time laughing and hanging out.

I wanted to share this Bloom girl I made for my friend Heather!  Love her as well.

 

Sometimes I just create with no idea where I am going.  For this lovely I used a few techniques from Jamie Dougherty's fabulous Bloom Girls series mixed with techniques from Christy Tomlinson's She Art.  

I really didn't know what I was going to do with her until I read the quote on the super fun Dylusions stamps. As soon as I read that stamp I knew I was making this for Heather.  Good thing it wasn't pink.  lol

Anyway, thanks for stopping by.  And if you are looking for some fun, online courses check out both Jamie and Christi's offerings.  You really can't go wrong.

Hugs.

Bloom Girls- Sketching

Happy Friday!  I can't believe how fast this week flew by.  It's crazy how quickly the days and weeks move as we get older.  Mackenzie turned 16, Brighton is back for his third quarter at University, standardized testing is over and we are preparing for finals.  Eeek

Well, today I wanted to share with you a mixed media piece I made.  I have been taking Jamie Dougherty's Bloom Girls classes and this is from the Bloom Girls 2.  You know I can't follow directions, so I had to make my own background...which, I am pretty happy with...but probably shouldn't have done quite the way I had....lesson learned.

I am happy with the background, I am happy with the hair (well other than the fact it is so dark, LOL).  I think I may go and repaint her facial features.  She just seems so fair with that dark hair.  sigh  But, not so bad for a first try?

Have a great weekend.  Hugs.

Bloom Girls Lessons

Hi everyone!  Hope you are having a great day!  I know I am...the sun is shining, the birds are singing.....

Today I want to share with you a project from a class (or set of classes) I am currently taking.  Jamie Dougherty's Bloom Girls.  Her classes are so  fun, so easy to follow that I was able to make a lovely piece in just a few days by watching her videos.

I have never been about to draw a face...that is why all the girls I have made in the past had no faces.  They just never looked right.  But this was so simple, so fun.

 Not that she is perfect, mind you.....but i think she is lovely.  With hair filled with beautiful Prima blooms, how could I not love her.

 Jamie teaches some fabulous tricks in this series of videos to help you create a girl on wood.  And, right now, with the creation of her new online store, if you sign up for all three of the Bloom Girl classes; Bloom Girls Workshop 1, Bloom Girls Workshop 2 and Bloom Girls Elements you can get them for 20% off!  I am currently working through the Elements workshop and can't wait to share all the things I have learned.

Hugs.

Mixed Media Darling

Good Morning everyone and Happy St. Paddy's Day.  I hope that you had a great weekend and are having a lovely Monday.  Today I wanted to share with you a canvas I made back a few weeks ago on Oscar Sunday.  I have been meaning to get to this for a while, but I had some technical difficulties...dead battery, and of course I couldn't find the charger.  Oh well.  So, you get to see the first half...the how I make a canvas part...but not the "how to junk it up"...but really?  I think you can handle it.   I used a gelattos to stamp on my canvas.  So much fun.

So, without further ado....

And here is the finished piece.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

Nancy