Easter Bunny Blog Hop

Hi Everyone

Who’s ready for the Easter Bunny?  Me....yay!

I have created an Easter themed canvas with lots of pretty flowers and of course a Bunny!

 

I’ve used a beautiful mandala stencil on the background using transparent relief paste.  I love texture. I then painted over it with a soft blue paint and added some pops of bright green to it.  Once it was dry I added some white dry brushing with gesso to soften the colours down.

Next I added my birdcage stencil using some chartreuse paint and added black and white details then I just added lots of floral embellishments leaving room for the Easter Bunny of course!..lol  To add lots of texture I added lots of Artsy Stones to fill gaps and build up along the edges of the embellished area.

For a full tutorial on this project  check out my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/craftylass

The Team have made some gorgeous projects for you so please hop along with us:

It's Oddly Appealing

Paper Mache Patch

Psychotic ramblings of a Serial Scrapper  

Kelly Parker Designs:

Georgia Girl In Maine, Amylove

Matter of Crafts

Priya Satish:

LeeAnn McKinney Mimis Crafty Abyss

Life in a Snapshot

Juli Loves Paper

Scrap Savvy Creations

Whimsy Chic Paper Crafts

CMP Designs

Have a wonderful Easter :) xx

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

xx

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

xx

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

xx

Day Dream Fairy Canvas

Hi Everyone

I felt in the mood for fairies and a canvas today.  As always I am using my favourite paints, stencils and pastes etc from Imagination Crafts.  So let's go!

What I Did

• First, paint the canvas with Black Gesso.  Dry.
• Next take the feather stencil, mask off the area that is not needed, and using the iridescent pastes and a stencil brush, stipple through to create the background. Leave to dry.
• Using the butterfly stencil once again mask off any design that is not needed, with a spatula smooth the green iridescent paste gently through the stencil.  Leave to dry.

• Finish the background by stencilling through small areas of the floral panel stencil using white gesso.
• Take the fairy stencil, structure paste and some black card.  Paste though the whole fairy image twice and then repeat once for the mushroom shape only.  Leave to dry.  Cut out as below.

• Using the Starlight Paints, colour the whole fairy, just the wings on the second plus the mushroom images (but you can add as many layers as you like!).
• Add the painted images to the canvas using 3D glue/foam pads to add depth.

• To finish add stamped word panels.

• Voila!  C'est Fini xx

What I Used

Imagination Crafts A4 Art Stencil - Feathers and Time Goes By AS533

Imagination Crafts Art Panel Stencil - Flower Flip MU42

Imagination Crafts 6" x 6" Stencil - Mushroom Fairy

Imagination Crafts Structure Paste

Imagination Crafts Hi-Lite Metallic Relief Pastes - Green and Lilac

Imagination Crafts White Gesso

Imagination Crafts Starlight Paints - Chestnut, Antique Pink, Pink Blossom

Imagination Crafts Mix Media Sprays - White, Orange and Brown

Imagination Crafts Sparkle Medium - Antique Pink

I hope you have been inspired.

Thanks

for

Popping By

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