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 

for

Popping By

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Butterfly Tag Canvas with Imagination Crafts

Hi Everyone

We have a lovely day here in South Wales.  I hope you are enjoying the same.

Today's project has been created using Imagination Crafts fabulous Rusty Patina paints to give both texture and colour.  I hope you like it.  So let's get started!

 What I Did

• First step is to get a small canvas, a chipboard tag and some cardboard.  You could you use the cardboard to cut the tag from also

• Take the tag together with the  Wood Grain stencil and smooth the structure paste through the design.  Dry.  Clean stencil.

• Using the Weathered Wash stencil add design to the canvas background edges.  Dry.  Clean stencil.

• Tear some random strips from the cardboard exposing the ridges and glue to canvas.  Also glue a larger piece of cardboard to the rear of the tag to add depth.  Glue tag in to position.  Dry.

• For the next stage I added some glue drips to the tag and canvas and covered them with Artsy Stones.  I also glued on some flat backed glass stones.  Dry.

• Use the Rusty Patinas in Café Crème and Verdigris and mix tog3ethr to form a mid shade of pale green.  Paint over the entire piece.  Dry.

• Now use the Verdigris and dry brush over some areas to begin building the layers of colour.

• Next add the Rustique colour to your chosen areas.

• It's time to start adding the highlights with the Café Crème colour using a foam sponge/cut an use foam.  Dry.

• Using a sponge or a brush add some Starlight Wax in White Gold to add top highlights an to finish around the canvas edges.

• The final step is to use the rice paper butterflies.  Cut out roughly and glue to some white card.  Cut out and add to the centre tag to finish.

• Voila.  C'est fini! 

What I Used


Imagination Crafts Stencils - Weathered Wash and Wood Grain
Imagination Crafts Structure Paste
Imagination Crafts Rusty Patinas - Rustique, Verdigris and Café Crème
Imagination Crafts Starlight Wax - White gold
Imagination Crafts Artsy Stones - Small
Imagination Crafts Rice Paper and Fabric Decoupage glue
Imagination Crafts Magibond Glue




I hope you like this project and have been inspired.




Thanks
for
Popping By


MJ
xx

Pearl Lady Hoop with Imagination Crafts

Hi Everyone

It's been an extremely busy few weeks preparing for recent shows on Hochanda for the Imagination Crafts!  It was a fabulous weekend working with Sue Baker :)  So I haven't had a chance to post any projects for you, so today is the day.

I have a version of this project for you that I made for shows using the Imagination Crafts gorgeous products.  So let's get started :)

What I did

• First step is to paint the background of the fabric using the Sky Blue Starlight Textile paint leaving the centre a little paler where the lady figure will sit.  Dry.

• Tape off areas of the 'Pearl Lady' stencil leaving you with just the lady.  Mix a small amount of black and white gesso together to make a pale grey colour.  With stencil brush stipple through the design.  Dry.

• Next paint the body areas with a base of white gesso and dry.  Then take some white gesso on to the mat and mix a very small amount of Rustique Rusty Patina into it and mix.  This will give you your skin tone.  Paint over the body areas adding some shadows using a little more of the rusty patina whilst the paint is still wet.  Dry.

• Paint in the hair detail using the red Starlight Textile paint and the Copper Textile Sparkle Medium.  You can also paint in the dress at this stage using the red paint and black starlight to add shadowing (sorry missed out a photo of this part!).

• Tape off the stencil so that only the outer detail circle is all that is used.  Stipple through with black gesso.  Dry.

• Place the stencil back into position over the black circle and slightly move it across and down to get a small shadow and tape down.  Take the gold texture paste and carefully using a palette knife, spread across stencil.  Dry.  Note:  Please remember to wash the stencil asap to remove any remaining paste.

• Once the texture paste has dried you can then add the floral details you want using the Starlight Textile Paints - red, green and black.  Dry.  Add the black Just Pearls to add finishing touches.  Dry.

• Once the pearls are dry use the embroidery hoop.  Place fabric over the inner part of hoop centrally and slip the larger outer hoop part over and push down.  When happy tighten the screw to fix fabric in position.  You can paint the hoop before adding fabric with the Starlight Paints to give a beautiful finish.

What I Used

Imagination Crafts A4 Stencil - Pearl Lady

Imagination Crafts Black and White Gesso

Imagination Crafts Rusty Patina - Rustique

Imagination Crafts Textile Sparkle Medium - Copper

Imagination Crafts Starlight Textile Paint - Red, Black, Green and Sky Blue

Imagination Crafts Texture Paste - Antique Gold

Imagination Just Pearls - Black

Imagination Crafts domed Stencil Brushes

Wooden Embroidery Hoop 

Crafters Companion - Calico Fabric 1M - ES008GQC

 

I hope you like this project and have been inspired. :)

Thanks

for

Popping By

MJ

xx

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