Thursday, July 31, 2014

Mixed Media Monthly challenge

Well here we are at the last minute but I finished my main project for the Mixed Media Monthly Around the House challenge! Take a look:


The photo is of my great aunt in her roaring twenties days. What a kick! I love using old family photos in projects.

I used several different household items to create this canvas. I used a big piece of lace as a stencil to create the pattern at the top. I just laid it down on the canvas and spritzed the mist through it (and now I have a pink piece of lace for another project). I also used strips of masking tape to add texture under the misting and a piece of feather from my feather duster. On the cardstock for the diecut flowers I first spread on a thin layer of heavy gesso and then squished plastic netting from a mesh fruit bag into it to dry. Then I diecut and misted the flowers. I think the netting gives them a great texture. Finally, I used a lid from a bottle of Tropicana orange juice. How you may ask? Ranger Cut 'n Dry foam has a firm side to it that you can heat with a heat gun and press objects into it to make your own custom stamps. I rolled the lid across the warm foam to make a cool stamp!


I embellished with some vintage buttons and Graphic 45 paper from the Couture collection. (Love their papers!) Thanks for reading about my project, I hope you found inspiration in it. =)

Most of the supplies I used for this canvas can be found at Inspiration Emporium. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE to save 10% if you go shopping. I will also point out that US shipping is always $5 and international shipping is just $10!


Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Thinking of You Card

Mixed Media Monthly is having a fun challenge this month where the requirement is to use household items in different ways. Check out their Around the House challenge post for all the details. I created a card and used bubble wrap to stamp paint on the card and the envelope. It makes an interesting texture!


I have another project in the works that really pushes the Around the House theme. I hope I can get it done in time. Better make this post brief and get back to it. ;-)

Most of the supplies I used for this card can be found at Inspiration Emporium. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE to save 10% if you go shopping. I will also point out that US shipping is always $5 and international shipping is just $10!


Sunday, July 27, 2014

Compendium of Curiosities 3, Challenge 7

Time for another challenge from Tim's new book, A Compendium of Curiosities Vol. 3! This is a favorite technique of mine, Painted Industrial. I love the look you get. Instructions for it are found on page 46 of the book and the challenge itself is over at the Studio L3 blog. I decided to create a Steampunk birthday card:



I had lots of fun making this card. The faux wood frame uses a technique I demonstrated earlier in my Falling for Faux project organizer book. Check it out for detailed instructions and pictures. You'll need brown distress stains, the Woodgrain stamp and clear detail embossing powder.

The center image is a cool La Blanche stamp called Steampunk City. I stamped it on Specialty Stamping paper and colored it with Distress Markers and inks. I love that little flying man stamp too; it makes me smile.

I am also entering this into the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #12 - Who's the Boss? The challenge is to use all sorts of embossing in your project and I've dry embossed the card, the Painted Industrial background, the Spellbinders gear dies and used heat embossing in the faux woodgrain technique. Whew, that's a lot of texture!

I hope I've inspired you with my project. Most of the supplies I used for this card can be found at Inspiration Emporium. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE to save 10% if you go shopping. I will also point out that US shipping is always $5 and international shipping is just $10!