"Life is Wonderful" Mixed Media Tag for Scrap & Craft

 

Welcome to my creative space!

I've created a shabby mixed media tag featuring Studio75 The Peony Avenue Collection along with stamps, chipboard, flowers, and trim from the Scrap & Craft store. A complete product list can be found at the bottom of this post.

I am so happy to finally work with Foamiran to create flowers. I created the large rose in the cluster and have a DIY video tutorial for these beautiful roses that you can view HERE. The Scrap & Craft store has a full line of Foamarin and flower making supplies HERE.

Tips and Techniques

 

 This beautiful focal rose is one of the first flowers I created with Foamiran. You can view my DIY video tutorial with tips on working with this fabulous product HERE.

 

I tucked in paper roses from the store along with one trimmed from Studio75 Organza Rose Trim. I had a few gaps around my cluster and a single organza rose cut in half filled those empty spaces perfectly. I also fussy cut flower and leaf images from bonus sheets in the Studio75 The Peony Avenue Collection paper set.

I adore mixing up textures and tucked in a couple fluffy white feathers along with one I molded from paper clay brushed with Finnabair's white gold art wax. The cluster is built atop a layer of wispy cheesecloth for even more texture.

 

The gorgeous Craft Molly Floral Corners Chipboard is heat embossed with Stampendous Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel. I've also added texture with Prima pearls, Prills, microbeads, glitter shards, Dusty Attic mini chipboard butterflies, and sequins. 

 

I stamped the background using Grille stamps from the Scrap & Craft store.

The background was stenciled with transparent crackle medium over a Tim Holz Stone Layering Stencil, then brushed with Lindy's Frosty Forest Green and Alpine Ice Rose Shimmer Sprays. I have a large collection of Lindy's sprays and adore how I can coordinate their gorgeous colors to my papers and elements. I also added spatters with white drawing ink then distressed the edges and colored with PanPastels.

Scrap & Craft Products
Studio75 ~ The Peony Avenue - 12x12" Paper Pack
Studio75 ~ Organza Rose Trim - Ecru
Paper Roses ~ Pink - 17 mm
Mulberry Roses ~ Ivory - 10 mm
Crafty Molly ~ Floral Corners Chipboard
Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille
Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille 3
Foamiran peach, 30x35 cm
Bambino Glue

Other Products
Tim Holtz with Inkssentials ~ Craft Tags - #8 Manila
Tim Holtz with Idea-ology ~ Clipping Stickers
Prima ~ Memory Hardware - Pearls II
Prima ~ Gypsy Cord - Florica
Dusty Attic ~ Mini Butterflies
Beaded Stamens, White
Hemptique ~ Bamboo Cord - 20lb
Touch of Nature ~ Feathers - White
Ice Resin ~ German Glass Glitter Shards ~ Primrose
American Crafts ~ POP! Microbeads - Metallic, Gold
US ArtQuest ~ Mini Prills - Coral See; Minnie Pearls
Doodlebug Design ~ Sequins - Lily White
Hand-dyed Silk Ribbon ~ Melon 5/8”
Pearl Head Stamen ~ Stash
Lace ~ Stash
Cheesecloth ~ Stash
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Gesso - Clear
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy: Metallique Wax - White Gold
Prima ~ Oil Pastels
Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Shimmer Mist - Frosty Forest Green
Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Shimmer Mist - Alpine Ice Rose
Ranger ~ Archival Ink - Watering Can
Ranger ~ Embossing Dabber
Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Embossing Enamel: Shabby Pink
Blue Fern Studios ~ Imagine Ink - Embossing Powder, Coral
Colorfin ~ PanPastel Artist Pastels - Chromium Oxide Green Shade 660.3
Higgins ~ Drawing Ink - White
Viva ~ Croco Crackling Colour - Transparent
Tim Holtz with Stampers Anonymous ~ Layering Stencil ~ Stone
Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Home and Hobby ~ Premium Double Sided Tape - 1/4”; 1/8”
Ranger ~ Melting Pot
Prima ~ Ingvild Bolme - Distressing Tool

I have entered this tag in the following challenges:
1. Lindy's Gang June Color Challege

Using the following Lindy's products:
Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Shimmer Mist - Frosty Forest Green
Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Shimmer Mist - Alpine Ice Rose

2. Crafty Cardmakers #214 Wet or Dry Embossing
I've used heat embossing on the chipboard elements.

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Vintage Mixed Media Father's Day Card for Scrap & Craft with Studio75 Cherry Blossom Collection

 

Welcome to my creative space!

Father's Day is this Sunday, so I've created a special vintage card for my dad featuring the fabulous Studio75 Cherry Blossom Collection from the Scrap & Craft Store. This collection is great for both feminine and masculine themed projects.

Tips and Techniques

I used a couple sheets from the Studio75 6x6" Cherry Blossom paper set. The script page was brushed with clear gesso, then lightly dry brushed with white gesso to lighten the script. Liquitex Black Lava Texture Gel is used with a Labrynth stencil from The Crafter's Workshop to add graphic masculine texture. I used the black designed paper to back the lighter paper after trimming out the center which I used to die cut the gears. Several colors of art wax are rubbed over the gears to give a metallic aged, rusty feel. 

I added Finnabair rusty stars and blades layered with gears, snaps, and stars. While the base pieces had a rust finish, the smaller pieces did not, so I brushed them with Finnabair Rust Effects Paste and added water that dripped down onto the paper making them look like they had rusted there. Of course I had to add a bit of rustic texture and used Bambino Glue to adhere Prills and Finnabair Microbeads. This strong glue dries clear and is perfect for this task.

I brushed black gesso over this chipboard hinge and while wet, heated with a heat tool until it bubbled to give a grungy texture. It took several coats of bubbled gesso to achieve this texture. It was then brushed with patina effects paste and then several colors of art wax. The chipboard piece had small holes. I inserted black mini brads through the holes, rusty wire mesh pieces, and background paper to adhere the pieces. A bit of copper art wax over the brads adds to the vintage feel.

The sentiment is stamped onto kraft paper and the torn edges rubbed with distress ink. The boy is from the Tim Holtz Paper Doll pack.

I hope you've been inspired to pull out your Scrap & Craft supplies

to create a card for a special dad in your life. 

Scrap & Craft Products
Studio75 ~ Cherry Blossom 6x6 paper set
Bambino Glue, 45 gram tube

Other Products

Tim Holtz with Idea-ology ~ Paper Dolls
Cardstock ~ Kraft
Dusty Attic ~ Hinges
EyeletOutlet ~ 1/16 Mini Black Round Brads
Prima ~ Finnabair - Mechanicals: Mini Stars
Prima ~ Finnabair - Mechanicals: Steampunk Blades
Prima ~ Finnabair - Mechanicals: Steampunk Gears
Prima ~ Finnabair - Mechanicals: Barn Stars
Prima ~ Ingvild Bolme - Tiny Junkyard Findings - Vintage Trinkets: Clock Parts
Prima ~ Ingvild Bolme - Tiny Junkyard Findings - Vintage Trinkets: Jeans Buttons
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art ExtraVagance - Microbeads: Black; Copper
Darice ~ Rustic Accents - Rust Tin Wire Net
US ArtQuest ~ Mini Prills - Express-O-Yourself; Power Outage
Liquitex ~ Gesso - Black, White
Liquitex ~ Back Lava Texture Gel
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics - Gesso: Clear
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Extravagance - Rust Effect Paste; Patina Effect Paste
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Opal Magic Wax: Turquoise Satin
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Antique Brilliance Wax: Mystic Turquoise; Red Amber
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Metallique Wax: Rich Copper; Brushed Iron
Tim Holtz with Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Ground Espresso
Higgins ~ Drawing Ink - Real Black
TSUKNEKO ~ Fabrico - Dual Marker, Black
The Crafter’s Workshop ~ 6x6 Stencil - Mini Labyrinth
Tim Holtz with Sizzix ~ Thinlets, Gearhead
Inky Antics ~ Clear Stamp Set - Magnificent Men
Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ 3D Foam Squares - Small, Black; Regular Black
Tombow ~ Multi Mono Liquid Adhesive
Imagine Crafts ~ Tear It!

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

1. Dusty Attic June Challenge with this gorgeous Mood Board:

I was inspired by the vintage feel and colors from the board and used 

Dusty Attic Hinges Chipboard.

2. Crafty Cardmakers #213 For a Man/Boy

Thanks for stopping by today! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Foamiran Flower Card ~ DT Inspiration for June Scrap & Craft Challenge

Welcome to my Creative Space!

On Tuesday I posted a video for my very first Foamiran flowers with a DIY video. I used those flowers for this card I created as DT inspiration for the Scrap & Craft June Challenge to create your own flowers and use them in your project. If you haven't had a chance to view the video full of helpful tips on working with Foamiran, you can scroll down to my previous blog post, or view it on my YouTube channel HERE.

In this challenge you need to create your own flowers and use them in your project. You can create any project you want: layout, card, canvas, art journal page or OTP project.

Please make sure to follow ALL the rules of the challenge to be eligible for the fabulous prizes!

The rules are:

* You need to use at least one product from the Scrap and Craft store 

* Link that product to the Scrap & Craft store.

* You must link back to the Scrap & Craft blog in your post.

There are three amazing prizes:

First prize: 25 Euro voucher for shopping

Second prize: 20 Euro voucher for shopping

Third prize: 15 Euro voucher for shopping

You can find all the challenge details HERE on the Scrap & Craft Blog.

Closeups:

You can see how my flowers progressed as I learned to work with the Foamiran. I created the large rose in the center first, then the smaller one on the lower right side and the last one I made is on the left with more delicate and realistic petal edges.

I cut out and inked the edges of the center images and fussy cut the doily shape tucked into the cluster. They all came from the Studio75 ~ Cherry Blossom paper set while the background papers are from the Studio75 ~ Cherry Blossom 6x6 paper set.

The background is embossed using Finnabair's Light Paste with a flourish stencil, then when dry I applied Lindy's Frosty Forest Green and Alpine Ice Rose Starburst mists.

I used three different embossing powders for the chipboard pieces. Ivory for the chicken wire, shabby white for the gears, and Verdant for the leaf flourishes.

I adhered the pearls, art stones, Prills, and microbeads with Bambino Glue from the Scrap & Craft Store.

Here's the rose I created during the video using the tips I learned while working with Foamiran. You can view the video HERE.

I hope you'll grab your Scrap & Craft supplies to join us for the June challenge.

Stop by the Scrap & Craft blog for details and to link up your project HERE.

Scrap & Craft Product List

Foamiran peach, 30x35 cm

Studio75 ~ Cherry Blossom paper set

Studio75 ~ Cherry Blossom 6x6 paper set

Bambino Glue

Other Products

Prima ~ Finnabair - Mechanicals: Winged

Blue Fern Studios ~ Bits of Honey Chipboard

Chipboard Gears and Flourishes - Stash

Prima ~ Finnabair - Mechanicals ~ Vintage Trinkets: Flowers

Prima ~ Memory Hardware - Pearls 2

Prima ~ Finnabair - Art ExtraVagance - Microbeads: White Gold

US ArtQuest ~ Mini Prills - Minni Pearls, Coral See

Thin Craft Wire - Stash

Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Gesso, Clear

Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Light Paste

Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Soft Matte Gel

Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Metallique Wax: White Gold

Prima ~ Oil Pastels

Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Starburst - Frosty Forest Green; Alpine Ice Rose

Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Peeled Paint, Evergreen Bough, Pumice Stone

Tsukineko ~ Versafine Ink ~ Onyx Black

Ranger ~ Embossing Dabber

Iced Enamels ~ Relique Powder - Ivory

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Embossing Enamel: Shabby White

Blue Fern Studios ~ Imagine Ink - Embossing Powder, Verdant
Donna Salazar with Spellbinders ~ Rose Creation Dies

49 and Market ~ 1987 Stamp Set by Pascale Bernard

Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous ~ Layering Stencil - Flourish 

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ 3D Foam Squares - Regular, White

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Scrap Dots

Tombow ~ Multi Mono Liquid Adhesive
Ranger ~ Melting Pot

Glue gun

Wagner ~ HT 400 Heat Gun

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~