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

Embossing and Gelatos

Hi everyone! Today I want to share with you a project I made using Faber Castell Gelatos and embossing. Did you know that the embossing will resist the Gelatos? For this project you will need a canvas (I always gesso first so that my mediums can move more freely), your stamp, embossing liquid and embossing powder (I used UTEE today)

First thing, stamp your image with the embossing pad onto your canvas and cover with your embossing powder.

You can use a color if you like, but I decided to leave mine clear.

Be sure and heat your embossing powder completely. You want it to be nice and shiny when it is done.
When it cools, you can add color with your Gelatos. Remember, as long as you stick with either warm, or cool, you won’t get mud. I chose three different colors, red, orange and yellow in layers to get an ombre effect.

Before trying to blend the colors, I misted lightly with water…just to get things moving.
Using my fingers, so that I can get in all the little crevices of my embossed image, I worked from top to bottom; too much movement back and forth and I would have mixed my colors all up. Which would have been fun, but wouldn't have had the same effect

After I blended all my colors, I just quickly went over my canvas with a baby wipe. The wipe will remove the color from the top of the embossed image….go lightly, or you will begin to remove some of the color from the canvas as well.

I then added layers of paper, lace and a fun die cut that I highlighted with another Gelato and my Pitt Pen. I
really wanted the image to **POP**.

I die cut and colored a few flowers with Gelatos and voila! DH and I in Paris.

Thanks for stopping by today and sharing with me.  If you would like to learn more fun techniques like these, you should check out Creative Jump Start.

Hugs.

Nancy

Another Mini Bag

Hi everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you another mini canvas bag I made using my Faber Castell Gelatos and some goodies (bag included) from Hydrangea Hippo.  I have the video made, but need to edit it so that maybe you don't hear me say, "um" a million times and see all the dead air.  hee hee

Anyway, having so much fun with all these canvas bags and gorgeous blooms and trims from the Hydrangea Hippo etsy store.

Monday, Monday

Hi everyone.  Just a quick drive-by today to drop off a fun little project I made using a few goodies from the Hydrangea Hippo etsy store.  I have been wanting to play with my gelattos and had a few little canvas bags from Hydrangea Hippo.

And then you know I couldn't resist adding lots of yummy flowers and trims.  I really love the tie-dye trim that I found in the store and the gorgeous roses and beads.

OK, well....lots to do, lots to do.

Hugs.

Nancy