Vintage Spring Mixed Media Art Tag with video tutorial for Little Birdie Crafts.

 

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Spring is in the air and I am enjoying the warming days scattered in here and there along with sweet flower blossoms wafting their gorgeous scents into the air. I've created a spring inspired vintage mixed media art tag with a step by step process video featuring gorgeous the Little Birdie Crafts Shabby Chic Bouquet collection. You can scroll down to view the video or stop by my YouTube channel HERE.

All the close-ups and details can be found on the Little Birdie Crafts blog HERE.

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Here are a couple close-ups showing a little more detail.

I have created a full DIY video tutorial for you with voice instructions to share all the details on how to create this beautiful spring art tag. I hope you find inspiration and learn new techniques as you view it.

In this Vintage Mixed Media Art Tag tutorial learn how to:

~ Dry brush flowers for a soft shabby effect

~ Heat emboss chipboard

~ Create a focal point with ephemera and insect charms

~ Add shimmer with sparkle paste

~ Enhance texture with microbeads

Enjoy!

Little Birdie Crafts Supplies

Shabby Chic Bouquet Card Stock - 12x12"

Shabby Chic Bouquet Ephemera Pack

Julita - Shabby Chic Flowers

Queenie - Shabby Chic Flowers

Polina - Shabby Chic Flowers

Micro Roses - Shabby Chic Flowers

Sparkle Florettes - Celebrate Life Flowers

Elvina - Fairy Sparkle Flowers

Calypso - Fairy Sparkle Flowers

Pearl Butterflies - Fairy Sparkle

Handmade Glitter Joy Tulips - 3D Self-adhesive Embellishment

Primed Chipboard - Blooms and Vines

Stencil - Butterfly Inspire

Thincut Dies ~ Cogs and Wheels

**Similar Tag Die from Little Birdie: Thincut Dies - Tags

Acrylic Gesso - White

Sparkle Paste - Whipped Cream

Tinted Metallic Paint - Shimmery Sherbet

Acrylic Soft Gel Medium Matte

Metallic Wax - Rich Gold

Metal Microbeads - Mystique Rose

Jute Braided Flat Twine 7Ply Natural 10m

Other Supplies

Tim Holtz with Idea-ology ~ Clippings Stickers

Tim Holtz with Sizzix ~ Framelits Dies 658784

Tim Holtz with Ranger ~ Distressbrush

Tim Holtz with Ranger ~ Distress Ink: Frayed Burlap

Ranger ~ Emboss It Dabber

Higgins ~ Drawing Ink: White

Stampendous ~ Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel

Bee Charms (Amazon)

Martha Stewart Crafts ~ Microbeads - Florentine Gold

Home Decor Chicken Wire - White

Thin chipboard sheet

Wonder Tape ~ 1" Double Sided Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

On Target Mixed Media Layout for Once Upon A..Sketch Featuring Leaky Shed Studio Chipboard

Happy New Year!!

May 2014 bring you and yours many sweet blessings.

It's reveal day at Once Upon A..Sketch.

There are a couple changes for our 2014 Challenges. First, we will be having two reveals each month with half of our amazing DT revealing their inspiration on the 1st with the rest revealed on the 15th. Second, you will have until the end of each month to enter your projects!! 

Our son issued a challenge to me a while back when he asked if it was possible to create a page without any flowers. So, I took a decidedly masculine approach for this layout and gasp - no flowers.

Now, here's my take on the January OUAS challenge.

"On Target"

Journaling Theme ~ "Lesson Learnt' . . ."

You are free to interpret our theme any way you like, but please make sure your layout is based on the sketch below and includes some journaling (hidden journaling is fine ~ please tell us where it is located).

I flipped the sketch for my layout.

Tips and Techniques

I used gorgeous Kaisercraft Basecoat paper and Leaky Shed Studio Chipboard Gears. I painted the gears black and used my heat tool while wet to bubble and distress. I rubbed Grecian Gold Rub'n Buff then copper metallic pant over the bubbled raised areas to took like rusty metal. 

This paper has such a gorgeous distressed look, but I added a bit more by splattering black paint across the page. To embellish, I chopped up May Arts Black Webbing, vinyl screening, punchinella, and chicken wire. The title is handwritten, and I've doodled arrows around my journaling. 

I have to thank my friend, Mandy who gave me the punchinella, vinyl screening (below the photo), and chicken wire (next to the photo).

One of my Christmas presents was a fabulous fountain pen (thanks, mom!!). I used it for my handwritten journaling which reads: Inspiration comes from many places. For your high school science fair projects it came from archery. How fun to learn lessons from a sport you still continue to enjoy. 

The photo mat is stenciled with more of the copper metallic paint as well as roughly painting the photo edges. I've also used this paint on the punchinella to edge the top and bottom of my layout. A bit of black paint was rubbed lightly onto the painted punchinella. 

Products

Kaisercraft ~ Base Coat - Concrete

Authentique ~ Foundations PFF004

Leaky Shed Studio ~ Gear Set

Punchinella

Chicken Wire

Vinyl Screening

May Arts ~ Webbing, Black (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Thread Scraps

Monteverde Fountain Pen

FolkArt Metallic - Sequin Black

Lumiere ~ Metallic Bronze

Rub'n Buff ~ Grecian Gold

Stampers Anonymous ~ Burlap Stencil

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Zapdots - 1/2" Round, black 

Darice ~ Heat Tool

I look forward to seeing your projects inspired by the January OUAS Challenge!! 

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Sledding" ~ ScrapThat! Dec. Kit ~

When you live in North Carolina and come to Ohio for the holidays, your children are dreaming of a white Christmas. Joseph got his wishes with a big snow fitting for an afternoon of sledding on one of those trips. The driving range near my husband's parents home has this large hill that brings out many of the small town's children to enjoy the slippery snow. Yes, this is the same son featured in yesterdays wedding post, so you know this was taken just a few years ago. 

Today I would like to share the details of my layout using the

December ScrapThat! Kit:

"Sledding"

Main, EAO, and FAO kits

 Tips and Techniques

Flower Cluster ~ I used these gorgeous flowers from the main and FAO kits to create a cluster. The twine flower was created with the kit's red baker's twin using my twine flower tutorial, which can be found here.  I also curled some of the paper ribbon to tuck in among the flowers.

Found Objects ~ I have a stash of chicken wire from my friends, Barb and Mandy. It's authentic - straight from the barn and had actually been used in a chicken coop. This summer, my mom raided her jewelry box for items she no longer wears. This dangle earring was one of those items. 

Paper Snowflakes ~ The snowflakes were cut from white cardstock using my Gazelle and Martha Stewart punches borrowed from a friend. I then heat embossed three layers of holographic embossing powder to give them the glittery sparkle. 

Metal Snowflakes ~ The main kit contains these sweet metal snowflakes - three white, and three silver. The silver got lost on my background paper, so a quick coat of white acrylic made them pop like the others. 

Chipboard Horn ~ I used a more simple technique here - a couple coats of metallic paint - gold for the horn and red for the bow. 

Fussy Cutting ~ The berry sprigs and pine tree were cut from the gorgeous Kaisercaft Turtle Dove papers. 

Buckle Frame ~ I thought the main kit Santa Buckle would make a great frame. I had a printing mishap and ended up with three of the same photo, marred in different spots. By layering and framing, I was able to use all three. 

Twine Tucks ~ To fill in my clusters, I wired loops of jute twine and secured the wire under my clustered embellishments. 

Distressing ~ I used my favorite distressing tool on all the straight edges, my Donna Salazar Distrezz-It-All by Zutter. 

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Love ~ Donna Salazar June Sketch Challenge

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!! I've taken some stuff to a friend's home for a garage sale and have been blessed to stay cool enough in this hot weather. I actually took my scrappy stuff with me today to work on this layout for a challenge over at Donna Salazar's blog. I just adore working with Donna's amazing products so this was a fun layout to create. I'm a Girlie Grunge gal at heart!

Our daughter, Elizabeth was recently engaged to Andrew, and we are looking forward to adding our new son to the family in October. Here is one of the engagement shots I took on Memorial Day.

Here is the sketch by Mistra for Donna's June Challenge:

Techniques:

Focal Flower ~ This was created with one of my hand loomed twine flowers and you can find my tutorial for them here. I popped an adhesive backed pearl by Want2Scrap in the center. The background petals were created with Donna's amazing dies - Grand Peony and Carnation Creations. I used muslin, tulle, and coordinating paper. To cut tulle and fabric, cut a piece of scrap cardstock a little larger than the die. Layer the fabric between the paper and the die, and it will cut right through the fabric. When I cut the fabric without the cardstock, there were quite a few uncut sections. This was corrected when I cut it with the cardstock. 

Distressing ~ I recently purchased Donna's Distrezz-It-All. This is an amazing tool and has already saved me hours of hand distressing in the couple weeks I've been using it. All the the straight edges and my photo here were distrezzed. The circles were hand distressed and then inked. 

Ruffled Circle Edge ~ I punched strips of coordinating paper and trimmed them to 1 inch wide. I dampened the paper and put a small pleat at each design repeat, creating curved strips that easily edged my circles. I added a bit of Distress Ink on the edges.

Lace Slots ~ I saw this technique done on one of Mistra's projects and knew it would be perfect here. Simply fold your paper and distress on the fold creating a wonderful little opening to tuck some lace into. 

Hand Stitching ~ I drew curvy looped lines around the edges of my large mats, used my hole piercer to pierce evenly spaced holes, then used a back stitch with two strands of embroidery floss. 

Corrugated Butterflies ~ I used Donna's Corrugated Board by Zutter for my butterflies. I've had a lot of comments about my butterfies, so be watching for a tutorial for them to be posted soon. 

Stamping ~ I used Donna's Crackle and Lace Corner stamps on the mat behind the photo. I first used the crackle with Seedless Preserves Distress Ink and then used brown Archival ink for the Lace Corner. I distrezzed the edge after stamping.

Chicken Wire and Burlap ~ I love the contrast of girlie and grungy elements, so the real chicken wire and loose weave burlap were used to give that grungy feel. 

Donna Salazar Products Used:

Botanique Paper Stack

Grand Peony Die

Carnation Creations Die

Distrezz-It-All

Zutter Corrugated Board

This has been entered at:

The Happy Scrapper - Challenge #2 The Great Outdoors - photo take by the lake at my parents' home **

Thanks for stopping by. I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~