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

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

Inspire Butterfly Canvas

Hi Everyone

Glorious sunshine here today I hope it stays that way too :)

Today I have an 'Inspire' canvas project.  I have used my Imagination Crafts goodies together with some of my crafty stash.  Basically, I got loads of bits and bobs out from my craft room and began playing!  Once again I must apologise for the poor quality phots. So let's get going :)

What I Did

• Firstly, grab some bits and bobs from your crafty stash and decide what you are going to use to begin with.  I changed my mind as I went along as you can see. :)

• I started by sticking a mix of cheesecloth, fabric, bead trim and lace strips down the centre of the canvas. Build up layers.  Then I added other embellishments including cut up CD's, wooden skewers, metal shapes, crystals, straws and wooden butterflies.  

• Next take some crackle paste, and add it to some areas.  I lightly pasted onto canvas surrounding the composition, on the butterflies and straws.  I also pasted the crackle paste through a couple of stencils to add texture to background.  Leave to dry.

• Once paste is dry, gesso over the entire canvas.  Dry.  Now add the first colour of Mix Media Ink spray in light blue, adding water to blend out.

• Continue with the next colour.  I used a mix of light green and blue sprays using the white to soften out.  Dry.

• Next I added some Alchemy Wax in Bronze to pick up the texture details.

• I finished the project off with an MDF word coloured with alchemy wax.

What I Used

Imagination Crafts Magibond Glue

Imagination Crafts Crackle Paste

Imagination Crafts Stencils - A4 Script and Harlequin

Imagination Crafts Mix Media Ink Sprays - Lt Blue, Blue, Lt Green and White

Cadence Mix Media Artsy Stones

Imagination Crafts Alchemy Wax - Bronze

Embellishments from my Crafty Stash

I hope you have been inspired.

Thanks

for

Popping By

MJ

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