Live Your Dream With Passion

Morning, hope you are all enjoying your weekend. We have another fabulous challenge for you over at the Love to Create Challenge Blog where the theme is Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes.

 I began by decorating the background with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Cobalt Turquoise Hue and Cobalt Teal Hue, applying with a baby wipe to blend the colours and then drying with a heat tool.

I then placed a Prima stencil onto the background and applied PanPastels Permanent Red, Permanent Green and Turquoise Shade over the circles and I then gave a light spray with hairspray to fix the PanPastels. The stencil was then placed back over the background and I then applied DecoArt Crackle Paste randomly over the circles to add further texture to the background.

To add further layers to the background I added scratchy lines using an old credit card and DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Cadmium Red Hue and then dried with a heat tool.

I then tore a heart from scrap paper, adhered to card to make it a little more sturdy for any paint applied in the following step.. I then applied DecoArt Fluid Acrylic Titanium White as a base coat, this makes any colours applied in the next stages really pop. For the second layer I placed the Prima Stencil onto the heart and then applied DecoArt Media Crackle Paste over the stencil and set aside to dry. I then applied VersaMark Ink to the heart and then applied Permanent Red PanPastel over the heart, along with touches of Turquoise Shade PanPastel. I then added touches of DecoArt Media Fluid Acylic Cobalt Turquoise Hue along with delicate splatters.

I machine stitched through the centre of the hearts and added rusty wire around the outside edge for added texture and stapled into place. To complete, I added delicate splatters of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Cadmium Red Hue.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

PanPastel Permanent Green

PanPastel Turquoise Shade

Permanent Red

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Birds of a Feather

I have my weekly post for Artistic Outpost today and I am showcasing the fabulous Birds of a Feather stamp set.

I began by colouring the background with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Cobalt Teal Hue and Yellow Green Light, blending with a babywipe.

I then added three circles using the top from one of my DecoArt Media products, applying Carbon Black Fluid Acrylic to the edges of the lid and then pressing the lid onto my background. Once the black paint was dry I then painted each of the circles with Titanium White Fluid Acrylic, this makes the colours applied on top really pop.

I then coloured each of the circles with Gelatos, adding black Gelato around the edges of the circles for definition. I then stamped the focal image from the Birds of a Feather stamp set along with the sentiment from the same set, stamping both with Black Archival Ink.

Touches of stencilling have been added using DecoArt Modelling Paste and the Tim Holtz Dot Fade Layering Stencil. I love the black of the focal image against the vibrant colour palette.

I would also like to enter this into the Emerald Creek Dares Challenge which  is their first ever challenge and they are having an 80's theme; I thought my neon colours were perfect. I wish you all the very best in your future Emerald Creek!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x x

Adventure Awaits You

Morning, hope you are all enjoying your weekend. We have another fabulous challenge for you over at the Love to Create Challenge Blog where the theme is Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes.

I thought I would try something a little different with my PanPastels this week and use my Metallics to create a faux metal piece of art. I die cut the ATB using Eileen Hull's Cube/Block Die, cut from black mountboard and I then embossed pieces of black card to decorate each side of the ATB. Once I embossed each piece I then pressed my VersaMark Inkpad onto the embossed pieces and then added Rich Gold, Light Gold and Bronze PanPastel to the embossed pieces and then blended the colours together with the PanPastel Soft Art Sponge, adding more colour as necessary. I then added touches of silver PanPastel to the raised areas.

I added touches of Carbon Black to the edges of the embossed pieces to age further and it worked perfectly.

I die cut Tim Holtz Mini Pocket Watch from black card adding several layers for dimension and then die cut the Watch from one of Tim's Found Relatives cards and then added an old vintage pocket watch frame to the front for added interest.  I also included two old pen nibs, adding touches of Light Gold PanPastel to the tips of the nibs. 'Journey' has been added using Tim Holtz Big Chat Stickers.

I die cut the Mini Old Jalopy from black card, adding five layers for dimension and then added touches of Rich Gold and Light Gold PanPastel to the edges. I also included some Mini Sprockets. I added a Memo Pin with 'Adventure Awaits You' again using ChitChat Stickers.

I included a Prima wooden clock and Paris sign along with another of Tim's Found relatives.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

PanPastel Rich Gold Metallic

Silver Metallic PanPastel

Copper Panpastel

Light Gold PanPastel

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Birds of a Feather

Today I am showcasing the fabulous BIRDS OF A FEATHER stamp set from Artistic Outpost.

The background has been created with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints. I applied Mocha Mousse as my base coat, dried with a heat tool, applied the Crackle Glaze again dried with my heat tool (to a matt finish) and then applied the top coat of Mermaid and the paint crackles almost immediately. Before the paint was completely dry I sanded some areas to add to the aged feel.

I painted a piece of white card with Mermaid Fresco Finish Paint, dried with a heat too and then stamped the wonderful focal image with Potting Soil Archival Ink. I also added a touch of text background stamping using the background stamp from the Birds of a Feather stamp set.  I added a good coat of Clear Rock Candy on the top to add cracks of differing sizes and then rubbed over the cracks with DecoArt Raw Umber Antiquing Cream, wiping away the excess with a damp piece of kitchen towel.

I applied the Clear Rock Candy in different thicknesses to add differing sized crackles to the stamped area.

I cut two banners from white card, painted them with Mermaid paint, coloured the edges of each banner with Potting Soil Archival Ink and then stamped the text 'Birds' and 'feather' using the sentiment stamp from the stamp set.

I added touches of metal elements, including corners coloured with Rust Alcohol Ink, a brass birdhouse charm and jump rings added randomly to the background.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

From The Heart

Morning, hope you are all enjoying your weekend. We have another fabulous challenge for you over at the Love to Create Challenge Blog where the theme is Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes.

I love using hearts in my artwork so decided to incorporate them once again set against a mixed media backdrop. The background was painted with DecoArt Pyrrole Orange and Green Gold Fluid Acrylics; applying the paint with an old credit card.

I die cut hearts from scrap card and then placed the hearts onto the background and then applied Magenta PanPastel around the heart.

To add definition to each of the hearts I applied Black Coarse Pearl Medium PanPastel around the edges of each and smudged with my finger. I also applied Black Coarse Pearl Medium PanPastel over a Wendy Vecchi stencil to add a further layer of interest and added Orange PanPastel over a Tim Holtz Layering Stencil to add yet a further layer to the design.

I added scratchy lines of paint using an old credit card and DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics along with delicate splatters for added interest. The sentiment 'From the Heart' is a Tim Holtz sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy xxx

Black COARSE Pearl Medium for PanPastels

Orange

Magenta pan pastel

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Artistic Outpost Product Focus

Time for our monthly Product Focus with Artistic Outpost and this month we are showcasing imagery from  the Storybook Themes range of stamps.

I decided to work with the fabulous Huck Finn stamp set this week showcasing the imagery on a die cut matchbox and coordinated accordion card.

I coloured the background of each piece with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Dark Grey Value 3 and Titanium White, blending the colours with a baby wipe. I then applied Carbon Black Acrylic to the edge of a lid and stamped the lid onto the layered piece on the matchbox, adding shading to the circle with Gelatos. I then stamped the focal image onto the card and added delicate splatters of Titanium White paint. I also added decorative tissue tape around the edge of the matchbox.

The accordion card was also coloured with the same paint colours and once again I added painted circles randomly around the card. I then added the imagery from the Huck Finn stamp set to the accordion using Black Archival Ink.

I added shading to the circles using Gelatos, adding a black Gelato around the circle for added shading and definition. I also applied grey Gelatos to the surrounding areas of the circles to add more definition and layers of colour.

For added interest I added scratch lines with an old credit card and Titanium White Fluid Acrylic along with delicate splatters. I also stamped the text, Dream, Discover and Explore, again from the Hick Finn stamp set.

You can see more creative pieces from my fellow team members:

Kate

Terry

Shari

Lisa

All stamps in the Storybook Theme category of the website will be ON SALE for 20% off through September 9, 2015!  No code is needed to shop in this sale, the sale price will be reflected in the shopping cart.

I would also like to enter this into the Craft Stamper Take it, Make it Challenge which this time around is 'Take A Stamp'.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x x

Stay Close To Nature.....

Morning, hope you are all enjoying your weekend. We have another fabulous challenge for you over at the Love to Create Challenge Blog where the theme is Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes.

I brayered the background of my card with DecoArt Media Acrylic Green Gold, using only a light touch when brayering so that some of the background was visible. I then applied DecoArt Media Acrylic Pyrrole Orange with an old credit card and then dried with a heat tool.

I then drew a flower onto the background and added shading to the flower with my PanPastels Orange and Magenta. Once I was happy with the shading of the flower I then added Black Coarse Pearl Medium PanPastel around the edges of the flower and smudged with my finger to add shading.

I added colour to the leaves using PanPastel Permanent Green and Green Shade, again adding Black Coarse Medium around the edges for shading. I also added the Black Coarse Medium over a Tim Holtz Dot Fade Layering Stencil to add a further layer of interest and I also added delicate spaltters of Titanium White Fluid Acrylic.

I die cut small hearts from scrap card and then placed the die cuts onto the background and then applied Magenta PanPastel over the hearts. I also stamped numbers randomly to the backdrop using Black Archival Ink. I then added white highlights with a gel pen along with scratchy lines of Pyrrole Orange Fluid Acrylic using an old credit card.

To complete I added a 'timeless' Remnant Rub' along with a sentiment stamped in Black Archival ink along with more scratch lines using DecoArt Green Gold Fluid Acrylic.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Black COARSE Pearl Medium for PanPastels	PanPastel Permanent Green Shade	PanPastel Permanent Green	Orange	Pan Pastel - Magenta
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