Altered Mixed Media Embroidery Hoop with Handcrafted Silk Flowers for Scrap & Craft

Welcome to my creative space!

Today I have a sweet mixed media altered embroidery hoop featuring handcrafted Silk Foam flowers along with the gorgeous Studio75 Violet Love Collection and fabulous chipboard and stamps from the Scrap & Craft Store. I really enjoyed creating this darling home decor piece!

Tips and Techniques

These beautiful flowers are created with Silk Foam colored with three purple and blue shades of Prima Oil Pastels. I used the Metal Ball Tool Set from the store to shape the petals. These Wild Orchid Crafts stamen were the perfect color for the flower centers.

The gorgeous Anemone Border Botanical Chipboard piece was heat embossed in Ranger's Pale Gold Embossing Powder, then rubbed with Finnabair's Amethyst Magic wax.

Another close-up shot of the flowers from a different angle. You can see the Artistiko Cog tucked into the cluster. The grid pattern on the background paper is stamped with the Agateria Grille Clear Stamp. I also spattered Lindy's Stamp Gang Jazzy Jivin' Purple across the background to add touches of purple. 

I added a bit of extra purple below the sentiment from the Violet Love collection with a watercolor marker. Bambino Glue from the store is used to adhere Prills, microbeads, mica flakes, rhinestones, and pearls.

Scrap & Craft Products
Studio75 ~ Violet Love 6x6 Paper Set
Studio75 ~ Violet love 12x12" Paper Pack
Agateria ~ Unmounted Clear Stamp - Grille
 Anemone ~ Border Botanical
Artistiko ~ Cogs Set
Silk Foam ~ White
Bambino Glue ~ 45 Gram Tube
Metal Ball Tool Set, 4 pcs

Other Products
Jillibean Soup ~ Mix the Media - Embroidery Hoop, 5"
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art ExtraVagance - Microbeads: Gold
Prima ~ Memory Hardware - Pearls 2
Prima ~ Lace - Alencon Collection: 545444; 545451
US ArtQuest ~ Mini Prills - Lavender & Lace
Momenta ~ Metal Stickers #ST-5698
Paper Cellar ~ Lil Heart Gems
Hug Snug ~ Seam Binding - White
Darice ~ Finishing Accents - Rhinestone Stickers: Hearts/Round
Metal Objects ~ Stash
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Gesso, Clear, Heavy White
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Soft Matte Gel
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Metallique Wax: Vintage Gold
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Antique Brilliance Wax: Amethyst Magic
Lindy's Stamp Gang ~ Starburst - Jazzy Jivin' Purple
Ranger ~ Distress Ink: Dusty Concord
Ranger ~ Embossing Powder - Pale Gold
Ranger ~ Emboss It Dabber
Tsukineko ~ Versafine Ink ~ Vingage Sepia
Kuretake ~ Zig - Clean Color Real Brush Marker - Deep Violet
Higgins ~ Drawing Ink - White, Black
Spellbinders with Donna Salazar ~ Grand Peony Creations Dies
Quick Kutz ~ Nesting Circle Dies
Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Tombow ~ Multi Mono Liquid Adhesive
Wagner ~ HT 400 Heat Gun

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~ Blessings ~

Mixed Media Art Brush with Silk Foam Flower for Scrap & Craft

Welcome to my creative space!

I've been seeing so many gorgeous mixed media altered paint brushes, that I just had to create one for myself. This started with an inexpensive 3-inch brush with a wooden handle. The handcrafted flowers is my first with Silk Foam from the Scrap & Craft Store. The gorgeous chipboard pieces are also from the store. If you haven't tried one of these art brushes yet, I hope you'll be inspired to give one a try! Scroll down for close-ups and all the details

Tips and Techniques

This handcrafted flower is created with Silk Foam, shaped with the Metal Ball Tool Set, and colored with Distress Oxide inks. The white Mini Stamen are also from the store. 

I don't think I'll be using Distress Oxides to color Foamiran or Silk Foam again even though I adore the colors. Since it is a more permanent ink, my hands were stained for days. :D 

 

The Anemone Fabian Ornaments Chipboard and Artistiko Cog from the Scrap & Craft store are heat embossed with pale gold embossing powder.

The wings are created with Prima Paper Clay in the Prima Wings & Locket Mould, set aside overnight to dry, then brushed with Finnabair's Sparks paint and Wax. Finnabair's metal "Art" piece is also brushed with Sparks Paint and wax. The brush has several layers of Finnabair's Impasto Paints and Sparks Paints along with gesso then finished off with a light brushing of her gold wax.

I used Bambino Glue from the store to adhere Finnabair's Regular and Mini Art Stones around the cluster. I thinned some of the Sparks Paint to brush over the Art Stones, then a light brushing with the gold wax to highlight the texture.

 

 This gorgeous Misz Masz Chipboard Butterfly is brushed with Sparks Paint and the edges with gold art wax. Bambino Glue is a great way to adhere microbeads for a textured body.

The handle of the brush is stenciled with Finnabair's Light Paste. The decorative metal piece is painted and waxed like the rest of the brush and centered with a coordinating rhinestone from my stash.

Scrap & Craft Products
Silk Foam ~ White
White Mini Stamens ~ 1 mm
Metal Ball Tool set , 4 pcs
Anemone ~ Fabian Ornaments
Misz Masz ~ Butterfly Die Cut Chipboard
Artistiko ~ Cogs Set   
Bambino Glue ~ 45 Gram Tube

Other Products
Prima ~ Finnabair - Mechanicals: Rustic Washers
Prima ~ Finnabair - Mechanicals: Rustic Gears
Prima ~ Finnabair - Mechanicals: Plates and Labels
Prima ~ Finnabair - Vintage Trinkets: Mini Brads - Screws
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Ingredients - Art Stones: Regular, Mini
Darice ~ 3" Bristle Paint Brush
Martha Stewart ~ Microbeads - Amethyst
Stamen ~ Teal - Stash
Rhinestone ~ Stash
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Gesso, Heavy White
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Basics: Light Paste
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy: Impasto Paint - Snow White; Cobalt Blue; Bottle Green
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Sparks Acrylic Paint: Mermaid Sparkle; Iris Potion
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Metallique Wax: Vintage Gold; White Gold
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Antique Brilliance Wax: Amethyst Magic
Prima ~ Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Opal Magic Wax: Vintage Silk
Ranger ~ Ditress Oxide Ink: Wilted Violet; Peacock Feathers
Ranger ~ Embossing Powder - Pale Gold
Ranger ~ Emboss It Dabber
Prima ~ Silicone Mould - Wing & Locket
Prima ~ Iron Orchid Designs - Paper Clay
The Crafter's Workshop ~ Gabrielle Pollacco - Mini She Said Yes Stencil
Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ 3D Foam Squares - Regular, White
Wagner ~ HT 400 Heat Gun
Mini Glue Gun

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~ Blessings ~