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

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