Art Is . . . Paint Palette for Leaky Shed Studio

Today I'm sharing an art piece I created using a page from the Leaky Shed Studio Artist's Palette Album. Last summer I purchased a basket of worthless old paintbrushes at an auction for a dollar with a vision of using them in some of my projects. So when I saw this Artist's Palette, I knew it would be perfect for a couple of the brushes. If you follow my work, you know that I enjoy thinking outside the box, using items differently than they were originally intended.

"Art Is . . ."

Tips and Techniques

The first thing I did was to adhere a piece of cardstock over the binder ring hole. I then painted the entire palette with a couple coats of white gesso. I was inspired by vintage wooden paint palettes. One of my favorites was so full of old paint, that it was crackled and worn. To achieve that effect, I have used a thick coat of white Viva Crackle Paint. Once dry, I used a variety of mists to color. 

I also used the Leaky Shed Small Flower Corner. I cut it in half for each side of the flower cluster. I painted it with metallic paint. I misted the flowers to color and then adhered the flowers, paint brushes, and chipboard in place. Then I splattered with white gesso and gold paint.

Once the splatters were dry, I dry brushed gold paint over the flowers and chipboard pieces. I also added microbeads and mini marbles at the edges of the flowers. 

The final step was to stamp the sentiment, cut it apart and color with Pan Pastels before adhering to the palette. 

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Artist's Paint Palette Album

Flower Corner, Small

Other Products

Cardstock ~ White

Flowers ~ Petaloo and Wild Orchid Crafts

Beadies ~ Mini Marbles; Microbeads

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist - Dreamsicle; Garden Fairy; Hydrangea; Huckleberry; Cinnamon; Wild Current; Dragonfly; Blackberry Cordial; Sapphire; Moonlight

Lindy's Stamp Gang ~ Flat Fabio - Aloha Avacado

Liquitex ~ Super Heavy Gesso

Liquitex ~ Gesso, white

Viva ~ Crackle Paint, white

Lumiere Paint ~ True Gold

Pan Pastels

Ranger ~ Glossy Accents

Helmar ~ Crystal Kote Fixative Spray

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Liquid Scrap Dots

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Thanks for stopping by today! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Leaky Shed Studio Sneak Peek

Hi everyone, I'm up on the Leaky Shed Studio blog today with an altered chipboard art piece.

Here's a sneak peek:

For all the details, please hop on over to the Leaky Shed Studio Blog, HERE.

~ Blessings ~

Juliana Michaels new 17turtles Digital Cut File Etsy Shop

I have some great news to share. 

My good friend and talented designer, Juliana Michaels, creates amazing digital cut file designs. She has announced the opening of her new digital file Etsy Shop, 17turtles. 

Here are some examples of the designs that can be found in her store:

There are more designs available and Juliana will be adding files as she create them, so be sure to stop by often to see what's new.

Here are links where you can find more information about

17turtles Digital Cut Files by Juliana Michaels

BLOG: 17turtles - http://www.17turtles.com/

FACEBOOK: Juliana Michaels Designs - https://www.facebook.com/JulianaMichaelsDesigns

TWITTER: julianamichaels - https://twitter.com/17turtles

INSTAGRAM: julianamichaels - http://instagram.com/julianamichaels/

17TURTLES ETSY SHOP: https://www.etsy.com/shop/17turtles

~ Blessings ~

"Love this Moment" for Donna Salazar

Hi everyone. I have another wedding layout to share with your today featuring lots of Donna Salazar products. This is one of my favorite photos from Elizabeth and Andrew's wedding with a cloud of bubbles surrounding them. I adore how they are leaning in towards each other as they walk together for the first time as husband and wife.

"Love this Moment"

I used Mistra's gorgeous August colors and sketch. 

August Sketch-n-Color by Mistra Hoolahan

Tips and Techniques

I created this focal flower from white cardstock using Donna's Spellbinders Rose Creations and Carnation Creations Die sets. I used Mix'd Media Inx like water colors to tint the centers of the petals. To do this I rubbed the stamp pad onto a craft mat and spritzed on a light mist of water to dilute.

I rubbed Peridot, Patina, and Stormy Mix'd Media Inx around the page edge and then stamped lightly with Donna's Crackle stamp using more Stormy Inx.

I surrounded the focal flower with Bitty Blossoms Flowers created from patterned paper scraps and Mix'd Media Stax 2 Mulberry paper. These flowers were dabbed with Peridot and Patina Mix'd Media Inx, then brushed with gesso. A tutorial for my Bitty Bossoms Flowers can be found HERE. In keeping with the bubbles in the photo, I stenciled circles across this corner using light molding paste. I dabbed the circles with a toothbrush for added texture.

The feathers came from my sweet friend, Jesse. She collected them as her wee chicks shed them.

A close-up of my title area. More (bubble) circles. This time in crystal and acrylic. Here you can see that I used Donna's Zutter Distrezz-it-All to distress around the photo mat.

I cut this Leaky Shed Swirl Vine Corner into two pieces for either side of my cluster. I left it bare with some gesso dry brushed across. It's quite subtle but I created gesso rings seen here above the flourish and again in the opposite corner. Another reference to the bubbles. :-) 

One final shot.

Donna Salazar Products

GCD Studios ~ Natural Beauty 12 x 12" pad

GCD Studios ~ Botanique 12 x 12" pad

GCD Studios ~ Spring in Bloom 12 x 12" pad

GCD Studios ~ Mix'd Media Stax 2 - Mulberry Paper

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Peridot; Pewter; Stormy; Patina

Spellbinders Dies ~ Rose Creations

Spellbinders Dies ~ Carnation Creations

Spellbinders Dies ~ Bitty Blossoms

Art Gone Wild ~ Crackle Stamp

Zutter ~ Distrezz-it-All

Other Products

My Mind's Eye ~ Lost & Found Record It! Antique Alpha & Word Stickers

Pan Pastels

Leaky Shed Studio ~ Swirl Vine Corner

Prima ~ IOD Everyday Vintage Paintables

Prima ~ Engraver Brads; SIIC Circles; Glitter Hearts; Clear Pebbles; Wood Buttons - Lyric

Idea-ology ~ Industrious Stickers, Borders

Golden ~ Light Molding Paste

Liquitex ~ Gesso - clear, white

Prima 6 x 6" Stencil - Doily

TCW ~ Circle Explosion 12" Stencil

Helmar ~ Premium Craft Glue

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Zapdots - 1/2" round, black

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Spellbinders ~ Artisan X-plorer

Thanks for stopping by today! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Shabby Bird House for Helmar with Crackle Paint Tutorial

Hi, it's Tracey here to share a shabby bird house I decorated featuring a crackle paint technique using Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue. You might be surprised that I haven't used paper on this project! I've gone back to my roots as a crafter. I've been wanting to try this technique out for some time now and am delighted with the results. Of course this technique would work on chipboard or heavy weight paper as well.

Shabby Bird House

Tips and Techniqes

First I painted and crackled the house. Instructions are included below in my tutorial.

Next, I adhered tree bark to the roof using Helmar 450 Quick dry Adhesive. I cut it a little larger than needed, then trimmed after it was adhered to the roof. The bark came on a roll in the floral department of our craft store.

Finally, adhere Spanish moss and flowers around the base of the bird house, then a tiny bird on the perch using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue Crackle Paint Tutorial

Supplies

Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue

Two colors of contrasting craft paint

An object to paint

Heat Tool

Step 1

Paint your object with a base color. I've cut pieces of chipboard to demonstrate. The chipboard only required one coat of paint to cover, but the wood bird house needed two coats to cover since it had not been primed. You can paint the base coat on the entire project before beginning the crackle process.

Step 2

Brush a medium layer of Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue across the painted area. Work in small areas at a time. I worked with one wall of the bird house at a time, then went back and crackled the roof and base details a bit at a time. 

I kept all my brush strokes going in the same direction resulting in a linear crackle pattern. If you swirl on the glue, it would change the pattern of the top coat crackle.

Step 3

Allow the glue to dry a little. It should still be white, but should lose the shiny, wet look. You can let it sit about 8 to 10 minutes, or use your heat tool briefly. If using a heat tool, heat just until the glue loses it's shine.

Brush a thin layer of contrasting color of paint across the tacky Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue. Be careful not to brush over an area a second time as that portion will not crackle. It's OK if you don't get complete coverage as you are looking for a distressed crackled look. I brushed on the paint with strokes going in the same direction as the glue strokes.

Step 4

Allow to dry or speed up the drying process with a heat tool. The paint will crackle as it dries.

If you use a heat tool, keep it moving and don't put too close to the surface as this will cause the paint to bubble.

You can see where the paint is thinner, there is more of a crackle effect than where it went on thicker.After the paint is completely dry and set, you can sand the edges lightly to further distress if desired.

You could even paint projects like furniture with this technique if you finish with a coat or two of sealant.

Here's one more view from another angle.

Helmar Products

Craft & Hobby PVA Glue

450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Other Products

Unfinished Wood Birdhouse ~ JoAnn's

Darice ~ Nature's Friends - Mini Mushroom Bird

Spanish Moss ~ Stash (Floral dept. of craft store)

Home Inspirations ~ Bark Roll

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 20mm Open Rosed - Ivory/Pale Pink

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 10 mm Open Roses - White

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Sweetheart Blossoms - White

Petaloo ~ Penny Lange Garden Collection - Forget Me Nots - Slate Blue

Rustoleum ~ American Accents Craft Enamel - Tranquil Blue Semi-gloss

Rustoleum ~ American Accents Craft Enamel - Heirloom White Satin

Thanks for stopping by today! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Shabby Bird House Sneak Peek for Helmar

Hi everyone!! I'm up on the Helmar blog today with a surprise off the page project. . . What's the surprise, you ask? I didn't use one bit of paper!! I was a life long crafter before I started paper crafting and went back to those roots for this project. 

Here's a sneak peek of my Shabby Bird House.

If you'd like to check out my tutorial for the crackle paint technique using

Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA glue, stop by the Helmar Blog HERE.

~ Blessings ~

Tracey

Helmar Design Team Call

Here's some great news for my US, Canadian, and Australian friends!!

I truly feel that Helmar creates the best adhesives in the paper crafting market.

Here's your chance to join their creative team.

Helmar Design Team Call 2014/15

Helmar is a recognized leader of adhesives and aerosols in the Arts and Crafts industry and we are looking for new design team members to promote our amazing products. If you’d like to be a part of one of the most creative and easy going design teams out there, while showcasing Helmar products and your talent, this call is for you!!!

We are looking for dedicated creative design team members who work well with deadlines and guidelines. Designer positions on the Helmar Design Team are for a 6 month term beginning October 1st, 2014.

As a member of the Helmar Design Team you will…

1)      Receive a generous amount of Helmar products

2)      Endorsement fees for published layouts and tradeshow projects (subject to terms and conditions)

3)      The possibility of a selection of products from our generous Preferred Partners throughout your term.

Now what does it take to be a part of the Helmar Team? Here are your responsibilities

1)      1-2 projects per month consisting of posts on the Helmar blog, your personal blog and sharing on Facebook.

2)      Keeping your personal blog and Facebook page up to date and linking and promoting Helmar products at every opportunity.

If you are interested in being part of the Helmar Design team,

please email the following information to khitchen@helmar.com.au

1)      Name, address, daytime/evening phone number and email address.

2)      Short biography

3)      Links to your online galleries, blogs, Facebook and Twitter pages.

4)      A List other design teams you are now on or have previously been on.

5)      A brief paragraph letting us know why you would like to be a part of the Helmar Design Team.

6)      Two examples that will best showcase your work. Please ensure file sizes are not overly large or small, nothing over 1mb. Examples could be your Papercrafts, altered art, mixed media, craft projects, kid’s projects, home décor, etc.) Make sure to list any special techniques you’ve used using adhesives.

Please submit your application to khitchen@helmar.com.au by Friday 12th September 2014.

No late submissions will be accepted.

The new Helmar Design Team will be announced by the 26th of September, 2014

** At this time we are only accepting applications from Australia, Canada and United States.

The Helmar Blog can be found HERE.

Published at Scrapbooking.com

It's always so amazing to have my work published,

and I'm thrilled to share that two of my layouts are in the

August Issue of Scrapbooking.com Magazine.

Please click on the links to view the articles:

Beautiful Reef ~ Vacation Department

Summer Sunset ~ Paint Department

Be sure to check out the entire August Issue of Scrapbooking.com Magazine.

You are sure to be inspired and best of all it's free!

~ Blessings ~

Creative Blog Hop

I was invited to participate in the "Creative Blog Hop" by my sweet friend, Vicki Robertson. We will continue this progressive blog hop while meeting and greeting new bloggers, sharing our creative inspiration, and learning more about ourselves and the craft we love!

Here's a little about Vicki. . .

I've gotten to know Vicki through our mutual love of paper crafting and appreciation for each other's work. Vicki is amazingly talented and enjoys spreading her creativity across the gamut of papercrafting from layouts to cards and off the page projects. She currently shares her talents designing for Craft-Dee BowZ, Dies R Us, Rogue Redhead Designs and Blog Coordinator for CropStop.

Be sure to stop by Vicki's blog, He"artful" Validation to see her amazing projects.

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I started my journey into paper crafting strictly as a scrapbooker, but over time have expanded to include cards and off the page projects. I'm a life-long crafter, and enjoy employing those skills into my projects. As you will see below, I enjoy a wide range of color palettes.

Here are some of my favorites:

"Caboose Light"

"Together"

"Together"

Created for our 32 year anniversary!!

Wedding Card

"Memories"

Candle Holder

"Bless the Lord"

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1. What I am working on?

I love to get my fingers into paint, ink, and all sorts of mixed media goodness. I just finished a paint palette wall hanging and am getting ready to play around with a new glue technique tomorrow for one my upcoming projects. You'll have to stop by my blog later this month to see how they turned out.

2. How does my work differ from others in my genre?

My style has varied over the years, but my current style is Shabby Mixed Media. I love to combine pretty and elegant items with grungy, rough edged things. I also enjoy finding and using non-traditional items on my layouts and papercrafted projects like jewelry, and guy junk like washers and gears. The most unusual item I've ever used? Probably the metal eyelets I cut off of an old pair of discarded tennis shoes. I know our daughter thought I was a bit crazy when I asked her if she was throwing those shoes away for good. I just couldn't let those cool triangular eyelets go to waste!!

As much as I adore my amazing husband and sweet children, my faith is the most important thing in my life and is often reflected in my work.

3.   Why do I write/create what I do?

I started scrapbooking to archive our family history in 2007. It soon became clear that for me  papercrafting is more about the creative process than documentation. That realization gave be the freedom to take as long as necessary to create. Yes, sometimes it takes me several days and many hours to create a layout or project, but that's just fine since I enjoy the process so much. I love to learn and try out new things.

4    How does my writing/creative process work?

Each piece I create is a work of art, so I start with the photo and go through a process of selecting papers and other elements that support the feel I'm trying to achieve for that layout. If it's a wedding layout, I'll tuck in symbols of love like hearts, and keys, and my stamping may be bits of random script from I Corinthians 13 - the love chapter in Scripture.

I don't always know where the creative process will take me. Often the finish project looks quite different than what I envisioned when I started. I never know what might happen with mixed media, but glitches can be easily covered and often morph into what I call happy mistakes when the result is better than what I had originally intended.

Now, I'm "passing the torch" to my Leaky Shed Studio Teammate, Veronica Johnson, also known as Kits N Bits. Veronica is a talented paper artist and such a lovely person. I adore her work and want to share more about her. 

Veronica Johnson AKA Kits N Bits

I have a passion for creating and sharing my love of crafting, whether it’s cards, layouts, albums, altered and mixed media; I love doing it all. I also enjoy bringing new tidbits and techniques to inspire as many crafters as I can through color.  If I had to name my style I would say “Shabby Whimsy” because I always start projects with lots of color then depending on my mood I will shabby it down with browns, texture and layers.  Each day is a new adventure and every day I try and learn something new.

Please visit Veronica's blog, Kits N Bit Scraps, HERE.

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"The Journey" Grungy Mixed Media Steampunk Card for Donna Salazar

I have another totally masculine card for you with a steampunk vibe featuring Donna Salazar products. Our son's birthday is later this month, so I've created a card for his special day. He asked in jest, a while back if I was able to create a layout without flowers on it. I have met that challenge and thought I'd follow through and create a totally grungy guy card for him (no flowers at all). While Donna's products are totally "Girlie Grunge", they also create gorgeous grungy guy things!!

"The Journey"

Tips and Techniques

I've cut and embossed black cardstock using Donna's Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets Dies, then rubbed several colors of metallic paint over them to look like aged patina. Metal gears can get pricey, but these are quick and easy, and you can create bunches of them from a single sheet of paper.

The sentiment is stamped with Donna's Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx. I fussy cut around the sentiment and layered over a torn strip of Donna's Zutter Corrugated board that I colored with Mix'd Media Inx.

Here you can see the layers and dimension.

I've used some of Donna's older paper from the Antiquities collection. I just adore this steampunk winged image. I spread Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint over the wings and allowed to dry. Then I went back and used a paint brush to apply Donna's Clearsnap Smooch Spritz in Wood Stain to highlight the crackle. I finished off the image with one of my "metallic" gears.

A close-up of the sprocket section. The ruler is fussy cut from another page from the Antiquities collection and the Want2Scrap Key was painted, then heated with my heat tool while wet until it bubbled to get this great texture.

More stamping with Mix'd Media Inx. To color the hot air balloon image, I dabbed a paint brush into the Mix'd Media Inx pad then brushed the ink across the image. I've also rubbed Mix'd Media Inx around the edge of the paper.

Donna Salazar Products

GCD Studio ~ Antiquities Collection 12x12" pad

Zutter ~ Corrugated Board

Clearsnap ~ Smooch Spritz ~ Wood Stain

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Truffle; Schoolhouse; Adobe; Leather; Black; Peridot; Patina

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx CHOX - Butternut

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx Embossing Powder - Leather

Spellbinders ~ Sprightly Sprockets

Other Products

Want2Scrap ~ Antique Keys w/Hardware - Chipboard, Card Size

Lumiere Paint ~ Pearlescent Blue; Metallic Bronze; Halo Blue Gold

Liquitex ~ Gesso - Clear; White

Ranger ~ Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy

Stampers Anonymous ~ Lost and Found

Stampabilities ~ May Your Birthday Be Filled . . . 

Hampton Art ~ Danelle Johnson - Hot Air Balloons

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Spellbinders Artisan X-plorer

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Never Let Me Go" Mixed Media Engagement Layout for Leaky Shed Studio

Here are the details on the layout I shared the sneak peek of yesterday. If you missed yesterday's post, this is a sweet couple from our church. They were married last weekend. Their mom snuck their favorite engagement photo to me and I created this layout and framed it for them as a wedding gift. I've featured gorgeous Leaky Shed Studio chipboard around the page.

"Never Let Me Go"

Tips and Techniques

As you look at the three gorgeous Leaky Shed Studio Chipboard pieces I've used on this layout, you'll see three different looks. Here are the details.

To achieve this shabby look on the Leaky Shed Studio Harja Flourish - Two chipboard, I first adhered mica pieces randomly here and there with glue. I then applied Perfect Medium (Any embossing pad should work) and sprinkled on Fran-tage Shabby White Embossing Enamel. I left some of the areas only lightly covered so the chipboard and mica chips would show through, then heated the powder to melt.

It's the perfect leafy corner to this flower cluster.

Here's another view. You can see how I've gessoed the flowers to soften them.

Here's a close-up of the Leaky Shed Studio Double Heart. I've colored it with Blackberry Cordial Glimmer mist, then when dry dabbed lightly with Perfect Medium and lightly sprinkled with Fran-tage Shabby White Embossing Enamel before heat setting. I just used a very small amount of embossing enamel so the purple would remain the main color. 

I've stamped flourishes at the corner before topping with a BoBunny Flourish.

Leaky Shed Studio has some of the most beautiful and intricate clocks. This is the Small Clock #2. I've simply misted it to color and then topped with an opaline embossing powder for a pearlescent shimmer. 

I've splattered purple and gold across the page for shabby texture.

I've tucked the clock amongst the layers above the photo.

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Harja Flourish - Two

Double Heart

Clock #2, Small

Other Products

Riddersholm Design ~ Fall Flea Market - Attic Junk

Riddersholm Design ~ Fall Flea Market - Future Key

Riddersholm Design ~ Dog Infograms

7 Dots Studio ~ Cold Country - Word Stickers

BoBunny ~ Jewels - Chocolate

Petaloo ~ Fabric Flowers - Camel

Petaloo ~ FloraDoodles - Beaded Peonies, Cream

Petaloo ~ Penny Lane Garden Collection - Teal

Petaloo ~ Textured Elements - Burlap Blossoms, Natural

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 15mm Open Roses, Deep Ivory

Clearsnap by Donna Salazar ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Leather, Wisteria

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist - Blackberry Cordial

Sparkle N Sprinkle ~ Opaline

Fran-tage ~ Embossing Enamel - Shabby White; Aged Gold

Fran-tage ~ Mica Flakes

Viva ~ Ferry Special Effects Paste - Graphite; Amber Gold

Liquitex ~ Gesso - Clear; White

Ranger ~ Perfect Medium

Prima ~ Stencil - Flourish, 12x12"

BoBunny ~ Stamps - Flourishes & Such

Recollections ~ Script Stamp

Glitz ~ Distressing Clear Stamps D2343

Spellbinders ~ Labels Eight

Tim Holtz ~ Layering Stencil - Splatters

Helmar ~ Tape Runner

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Tim Holtz ~ Grid Blocks

Thanks for stopping by today! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Layout for Leaky Shed Studio

I'm up on the Leaky Shed Studio blog with a Mixed Media layout.

Here's a sneak peek:

For details and close-ups please stop by the Leaky Shed Studio blog HERE.

Thanks for leaving a comment while you're there!!

~ Blessings ~

"Your Paths" for OUAS featuring Leaky Shed Studio Chipboard

The Once Upon A...Sketch August Challenge is up and live. Our August journaling theme is, "The Men in Our Lives."

When Elizabeth married Andrew, we were so delighted to add another son to our family. In this fun photo, the groomsmen are "kicking off" Andrew into his new life with Elizabeth. I thought this Scripture sentiment tied in perfectly - we pray that our Lord with direct Andrew's paths as he and Elizabeth look forward to a future together. 

"Your Paths"

(Journaling on Back)

Journaling Theme: The Men in Our Lives

You are free to interpret our theme ANY WAY you like. It is for your inspiration and this theme word DOES NOT need to be part of your title or journaling. But please make sure your layout is based on the sketch below and includes journaling (hidden journaling is fine). Acceptable journaling is MORE than just a sentence, or generic writing such as date/place etc. It needs to be present and at least 3 lines long. Remember, hidden journaling (under a photo/tag or behind your page) is perfectly fine but please DO let us know in your post where your journaling is! 

August Sketch

I've flipped and rotated the sketch.

For challenge details, more design team inspiration, and to link your project go HERE.

My journaling is on the back of the page and says, "Andrew, your groomsmen are kicking you off into a new life with Elizabeth. It’s my prayer that our Lord with be the center of your relationship and direct your paths together. I hope you have many happy years together."

Tips and Techniques

Lots of mixed media techniques to share. This Leaky Shed Studio Bird Branch was painted with blue metallic paint and dry brushed with white gesso. 

Normally I grunge up my Leaky Shed Studio Gears and Watch Parts more, but I likd the natural chipboard color with this gorgeous 7 Dots Studio paper, so I just lightly inked the edges before adhering, then they also picked up some of the ink I splattered across the page. The two Watch Parts I layered over the larger gears were painted with black gesso for contrast. 

There's lots of layered dimension. The washer strip was cut from brown cardstock and dry brushed with gesso. The frame around my sentiment is a blast from the past. It's an old filmstrip piece with a wood grain finish. I swirled paint across it to freshen up the look. The chipboard heart is covered with aluminum tape and embossed. There are also a couple strips of punchinella with a grid - torn and painted. To keep with the masculine, grungy theme, I've dry brushed the photo edges with gesso. This was actually two separate photos taken by the wedding photographer.

The blue and orange color on the background is added with paint thinned with water and Neocolor II watercolor crayons. The silver frame behind the photo was a scrap piece that held wooden cut-outs used on another project. Yes, I tend to hold onto those odd and end pieces. lol I've also added stamping around the page edges and around the photo cluster. 

Stop by the OUAS blog to link your project HERE.

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Watch Parts

Gear Set

Bird Branch

Other Products

7 Dots Studio ~ Nature Walk, Songbird

Cardstock ~ Brown

Wood Frame ~ Scrap

Filmstrip Frame ~ Stash

Want2Scrap ~ 1/8 cup of Bling - Blue Pearls

Punchinella - Square Mesh - Stash

Thread, black, gold - stash

Caran D'Ache ~ Neocolor II

Jacquard ~ Lumiere Metallic and Pearlescent Paints

DecoArt ~ Paint

Folk Art ~ Paint

Making Memories ~ Glaze Paint

Liquitex ~ Gesso, white, clear, black

Clearsnap by Donna Salazar ~ Mixed Media Inx CHOX - Midnight

Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Sizzix by Tim Holtz ~ Sizzlets Decorative Strip Die - Washer Border

Sizzix by Tim Holtz ~ Embossing Fade - Riveted Metal

Heartfelt Creations ~ Large Elegant Words Stamp

7Gypsies ~ Steampunk Clear Stamps

Hampton Art ~ Diffusion Stamp

Tim Holtz ~ Seamless Experience Stamp Set

Inky Antics ~ Guided Path Stamp Set

Helmar ~ Liquid Scrap Dots

Helmar ~ Premium Craft Glue

Helmar ~ Zapdots, black 1/2" round

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Ranger ~ Craft It 

Sizzix ~ Big Shot

Tim Holtz ~ Grid Blocks

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~