Valentine's Day Blog Hop

Hi Everyone

I am so excited to have been asked to join in the Valentine Blog Hop as I have never done one before so it's a real first for me :)  It gives me a chance to play with my Imagination Crafts goodies (not that I need an excuse...lol).

So I decided to create this gorgeous little heart canvas for you.

I used a white primed heart canvas. Firstly, I painted the surface with Imagination Crafts Rusty Patina in Duck Egg, spritzed with water and then added small areas of Rusty Patina in Soot.  I added more water to make the paints move together.  Allowed to dry.

Next I added some stencilling using Imagination Crafts Structure Paste through a Mandala stencil design.  Dry.  Using Starlight Paints in Orange, Banana Yellow and Rusty Patina in Rustique, I added some colour over the dried pasted design. Once dried I added detail script with a stencil.

I took some MDF Cogs from my crafty stash and added the Rusty Patina in Rustique over the entire surface of each.  I then applied more Rusty Patina to build the texture.  Once dry I added some highlight areas using the Starlight Paints in Orange and Banana Yellow and glued the pieces in position.

Finally, I added Structure Paste through a stencil to add detail to the MDF Bird.  Allowed to dry and then I painted the bird with Rusty Patina in Duck Egg and added gold highlights with Imagination Crafts Alchemy Wax in Inca Gold.  To finish the edges I added a little Rusty Patina in Soot.

I hope you like my project and enjoy the other designers creations.  Take a journey through the blog hop :) 

PolymerCreations4U: A Journey into Craftiness 

It's Oddly Appealing

Matter of Crafts

Kelly Parker Designs

Psychotic Ramblings of a Serial Scrapper 

The Joyful Soul Creates 

Paper Mache Patch

Scrappy Squirrel’s Nest

A Fine How Do You Do 

Whimsy Chic Paper Crafts Etc 

Inky Pinky Boo 

ekgorman designs 

Life in a Snapshot  

Juli Loves Paper  

Savvy Handmade Cards

What I Used

Imagination Crafts Rusty Patinas - Duck Egg, Rustique and Soot

Imagination Crafts Structure Paste 

Imagination Crafts Starlight Paints - Orange, Banana Yellow

Imagination Crafts Alchemy Wax - Inca Gold

Imagination Crafts Stencils - selection

Thanks 

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Popping By

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Beautiful Florals Round Canvas

Hi Everyone

Today I have made a floral circle canvas project in colours that I don't normally go for!  I asked my friends to choose a colour scheme from a choice of five colour combos I gave them.  And the one it turned out to be, had shocking pink and teal in it.  I rummaged through my Imagination Crafts stuff and picked out the Mix Media Ink sprays.  This is my take on it.  So let's get going!

• Start by grabbing book pages, white gesso and a background stencil

• Tear the pages onto random pieces and glue onto the canvas.  Take the stencil and smooth through some structure paste in random areas.  Dry.

• Next add some pieces of cheesecloth around the edges.  Dry.

• Gather up a selection of embellishments and glue onto canvas to make the composition you like.

• Add some Artsy Stones for extra texture and to fill gaps.  Using crackle paste, spread roughly with a pallet knife around the outside edge of canvas.  Leave to dry.

• Next take white gesso and dry brush over the entire canvas and embellishments.  Dry.

• Put together your colour pallet including a water spray.

• Using the mix media ink spray in fuchsia, begin adding colour using white ink spray and water to soften the colour if needed.  I don't worry at this stage as later it will be dry brushed with white gesso.  Dry.

• Add some light green to make some areas darker.  Dry.

• The ink needs to be dry for the next stage to get best result.  Take the white gesso and start dry brushing over the canvas and embellishments.  Dry in between each coat and repeat until colour wanted is achieved.  

• Once all the gesso dry brushing is done, add a few highlights using Starlights White Gold paint.  Add word to finish.

• Viola!  C'est Fini :) 

What I Used

Imagination Crafts Fabric Decoupage Glue

Imagination Crafts Structure Paste

Imagination Crafts White Gesso

Imagination Crafts Crackle Paste

Imagination Crafts Artcutz - Leaves

Cadence Mixed Media Artsy Stones

Imagination Crafts Mix Media Ink Sprays - Fuchsia, Light Green and White

Imagination Crafts Starlight Paint - White Gold

Embellishments from my crafty stash

I hope you have been inspired.

Thanks

for

Popping By

MJ

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Precious Memories Altered Book

Hi Everyone

Yay!  Snow is being melted away by the rain!!  At least if I wanted to go out I could...lol 

So it's been another 'What can I find in the house to play with?'.  My BFF gave me a bag of books so I thought I'd play with one of them this afternoon.......and I did!  Lots of my Imagination Crafts goodies used for this project.  I apologise for the quality of the photos - the light was rubbish today and the paints are far more vibrant than they are showing themselves :(  Let's get going :)

What I Did

• I took an old book and painted it with a couple of coats of white gesso.  Dried it. Then I stencilled some structure paste through my chosen designs.  Dried it and once again painted with gesso.  I also painted all my embellishments with the gesso.

• Using Emerald Starlight Paint cover the book cover and most of the embellishments.  

• Taking the white gesso, dry brush over the cover and embellishments.

• Next add some sweeps of colour with Starlight Sax Blue.

• Continue to add colour this time mixing a little gesso with Starlight Mint to give a soft pearl finish.

• Add some stamped texture.  I used texture stamps with black and cobalt Archival Inks.

• Start arranging the embellishments and gluing in position.

• To colour the lace flowers I mix gesso and Starlight Mint paint together for a matt look.  Paint the flowers and dry.  Glue in position.  Paint the word chipboard with gesso and whilst wet add embossing powder over and heat.  Add highlights with Starlight Mint.

• Use Starlight White Gold paint to lightly dry brush across the areas that need highlighting, building up the layers. Add gold to flower stamen and petal edges.

• Using a small paint brush add some touches of Turquoise Sparkle Medium.  Leave to dry.

• Voila!  C'est Fini :)

What I Used

Imagination Crafts White Gesso

Imagination Crafts Structure Paste

Imagination Crafts Art Stencils - Script and Butterfly

Imagination Crafts Starlight Paints - Emerald, Sax Blue, Mint and White Gold

Imagination Crafts Sparkle Medium - Turquoise

Imagination Crafts Art Stamps - Distress Set 2

Imagination Crafts Fabric Decoupage Glue

I hope you have been inspired.

Thanks

for 

Popping By

MJ

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Altered Bottle with Imagination Crafts

Hi Everyone

Well today I was stuck at home like a lot of people because of 'The Beast from the East'!  All I know is that it has been very cold and a great chance to do some crafting.  I had a bottle sat in the kitchen waiting for me to attack it and today was the day! 

So looking at my crafty stash I decided to use my ink sprays, pastes, stencils and bits and bobs.  So let's go.... :)

What I Did

• Take a clean glass bottle and paint it with gesso.  I painted two coats, drying between each coat.

• Using structure paste and a couple of stencils carefully smooth pasted through design.  Dry.

• Next add some crackle paste to some areas of the bottle.  Leave to dry (the cracks are better if left to dry without a heat tool).

• Choose some embellishments that you would like to use on the bottle.  Use a mixture of bits and bobs from your crafty stash (I used some Artcutz plus some wings made from a mould and structure paste together with some metal pieces).  I painted the chipboard pieces with gesso.

• Decide on how you want your bottle decoration to look and begin gluing them into position.

• Glue embellishments into place.  Using Fabric Decoupage Glue (fab thick glue) glue some of the Artsy Stones to add extra detail.  Leave to dry.  Then paint over the embellishments and Artsy Stones with white gesso.  Dry.

• Now on to the fun bit - inks and Rusty Patinas!  Start by using the Turquoise and Light Blue Mix Media Ink Sprays, water and a baby wipe to blend the ink to a soft finish.  Take the pump out of the bottle and drop colour from this into some areas to darken.  Dry as you go.

• Rusty Patinas - Rustique and Verdigris; use a small paintbrush to add some Rustique patina to small areas at a time.  Use water to blend and soften the colour.  Repeat until you are happy with the look of the bottle.  Paint over all the elements softening with the baby wipe as you go.  Add little touches of Verdigris patina by dry brushing.

• For the final touches use Starlight Wax in White Gold to add highlights.
• Voila!  C'est Fini :) 

What I Used

Imagination Crafts White Gesso

Imagination Crafts Structure Paste

Imagination Crafts Crackle Paste

Imagination Crafts Art Stencils - Weather Wash, Distressed Letter and Past Times 

Cadence Mix Media Artsy Stones

Imagination Crafts Mix Media Ink Sprays - Light Blue and Light Green

Imagination Crafts Rusty Patina - Rustique and Verdigris

Imagination Crafts Starlight Wax - White Gold

Imagination Crafts Fabric Decoupage Glue 

Imagination Crafts ArtCutz - Various

Embellishments - Crafty Stash

I hope you have been inspired.

Thanks

for 

Popping By

MJ

xx

Rusty Patina Laptop Makeover

Hi Everyone

Today, I am sharing with you an easy project using Imagination Crafts Rusty Patinas together with A4 Art Stencil, Panel and 6" x 6" stencils from their huge range.  I am working on the lid of my laptop which started out plain black.  Let's get going!

'What I Did

• Protect the keyboard before starting to add any products.
• Using White Rusty Patina; stipple it on with a domed stencil brush and let it dry.  Repeat this step.  NOTE: I do not recommend using heat tools to speed drying due to electronics in computers.  They may get damaged and null your warranty.  

• Next create the background design using Structure Paste through stencils.  Leave to dry. 

 

• Use the Verdigris Rusty Patina to cover over all the surface area.

• Add the outside edge design with the Rustique Rusty Patina stippled through the stencil.  

• Replace the large Butterfly stencil used, matching the original pasted area.  Once aligned, begin adding the layers of colour.  Starting with the rust colour, then add the Verdigris blending the two together as you go around the design.
• Next add some Gold Shine Sparkle Medium to a few areas to highlight.
• Use the script panel stencil to add some Starlight Wax in White Gold to the background. Also use the wax to blend around the outside edges of the laptop.  

 

• Voila!  C'est Fini :)

What I Used

Imagination Crafts Rusty Patina - Blanc, Rustique and Verdigris

Imagination Crafts Structure Paste

Imagination Crafts Sparkle Medium - Gold Shine

Imagination Crafts Starlight Wax - White Gold

Imagination Crafts A4 Art Stencil - As Time Goes By - AS 533

Imagination Crafts 6" x 6" Stencil - Honeycomb Trellis

Imagination Crafts Panel Stencil - Weather Wash (MU10) and Handwriting (MU04)

Stencil Brush/Spatula

 

I hope you have been inspired.

Thanks

for

Popping By 

MJ

xx

Imagination Crafts Rice Paper Tablet Cover Upgrade

Hi Everyone

Today I fancied a little bit of a crafty lunchtime whilst waiting for the Italy v England rugby match to start (Six Nations Championship 2018).  I wasn't sure what I was going to do until I looked on my coffee table, as I supped my coffee, and saw my old tablet cover which I was about to throw in the bin.  So I thought okay if it turns out to be hideous I can just throw it in the rubbish and I haven't lost anything really.  So that's the story now let me tell you what I did :) 

I love, love, love, all my Imagination Crafts products but today I decided to use some of the wonderful rice paper together with Starlight Paints and Fabric Decoupage Glue.  I love this glue as it makes the rice papers waterproof!  Yes you read it right....waterproof.  So you can use the rice papers with the glue and once completely dried it is washable.  Imagine the things you can do with clothes, bags, etc!  

Fabulous Stuff I Used

• Imagination Crafts Rice Paper - MA 006
• Imaginations Crafts Fabric Decoupage Glue
• Starlight Paints - Topaz, Rich Gold and Black
• Imagination Crafts Gesso - White
• Paints Brushes and Palette Knife

What I Did

Firstly, I painted the front and back of the tablet case with White Gesso.  I used two thin coats allowing each layer to dry in between.  I carefully dried with a heat tool.

Next I cut two pieces of rice paper to size.  Then using the Rich Gold Starlight Paint and a small paintbrush,  I coloured my chosen details on the rear of the rice paper design.  When this was dry I added a wash over the whole piece with the Topaz watered down, leaving some white areas.  Leave to dry. 

Now it was time to glue the coloured rice paper to the tablet cover.  As I was covering a larger area, I used my pallet knife to spread a thin layer of Fabric Decoupage Glue a small area at a time so that it didn't dry before I got to the next area.  Carefully place the rice paper onto the glued area and smooth it down to remove any bubbles and ensure the edges are glued down.  I worked my way up the covers.  Then using a soft paintbrush I added a coat of the glue to the outside to seal it and left it to dry.

   

The last thing I did to my project was to add colour around the edges.  I took the Starlight Paint in Black together with my domes bristle stencil brush and dabbed it around the edges.  As I was going around I had a baby wipe in my hand so that I could smudge the paint using a damp finger giving a softer looking edge.

So now it is NOT going in the bin.....Yay!  I love it.  I hope you like it too.  

I hope you have been inspired :) 

Thanks

for

Popping By

MJ

xx