Blended Slimline Birthday Card

      I can't believe my only child turned 19 today! He LOVES every shade of blue, so I played with blending my Lindy's Gang Sprays on his birthday card, adding purple for his birthstone, amethyst. 

     Stamping was the first step using the Prima (Salvage District) Stamp with Ranger Archival (Jet Black) Ink onto heavy white cardstock. Then I used a flat brush to blend Lindy's Gang Sprays from the bottom with Ocean Breeze Blue, Delphinium Turquoise, Afternoon Delight Denim, and Urban Amethyst on top. The slimline  was perfect to showcase the Circuit Stencil from Creative Embellishments with Prima Heavy Black Gesso applied to it. Once dry, I lightly went over it with (Old Silver) Finnabair Metallique Wax.

     I also added the same wax to the numbers done with the Tim Holtz (Numbered) Stencil.

     The sentiment was stamped with the Savvy Sayings Unmounted Rubber Stamp from Red Rubber Designs, and embossed with Emerald Creek (Black Cherry) Aroma Embossing Powder. It's framed with black gesso added to a section of the (Rivet) Stencil from Creative Embellishments, and also finished with wax, with a strip of silver ribbon underneath. 

     Thanks for looking, and have a great week! 

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Challenges Entered:

Tuesday Morning Sketches ~ #592

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Make a Slimline Card

Allsorts Challenge ~ #611 Masculine

Just Add Ink ~ #541 Blended Background

Just Us Girls ~ #571 Trend Week

Through the Purple Haze ~ #177 1 Ribbon, 2 Word Sentiment, 3 Layers

Lindy's Gang January Color Challenge Card

      With the new year, comes new resolutions, and one of mine last year was to enter all of Lindy's Gang Color Challenges. I came close, but missed last November and December, so thought I'd start again with this card for January, and my first post for 2021. 

     The snowflakes were stamped with the Bo Bunny Snowflakes Stamp, and embossed with Lindy's Gang (Silver Moon Turquoise) Embossing Powder. Then I applied Finnabair (Platinum Crackle) Texture Paste to the edges, and let it air dry, before spritzing with Lindy's Gang Sprays (Pop Rock Purple and Afternoon Delight Denim), and adding snow splatters with (Sidewalk Chalk). 

     The chipboard Snowflakes from Creative Embellishments are new, and were covered with Prima Heavy White Gesso. Then they got embossed with LG (Silver Moon Turquoise and Hollyhock Scarlet Plum) Embossing Powders. For some extra sparkle and texture, I applied Finnabair (Crushed Ice) Effect Paste (also new) to the snowflakes and card edges. 

     Finally, the sentiment was embossed with LG (Hollyhock Scarlet Plum) Embossing Powder. 

     Thanks for looking, and hope your year has gotten off to a great start! 

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Challenges Entered:

Lindy's Gang ~ January Color Challenge

Lindy's Gang Products Used:

Sprays (Sidewalk Chalk, Pop Rock Purple, and Afternoon Delight Denim)

Embossing Powders (Silver Moon Turquoise and Hollyhock Scarlet Plum)

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ Anything Goes with Optional Blue

Allsorts ~ Week 607 Something New (Chipboard Snowflakes and Finnabair (Crushed Ice) Effect Paste)

Crafty Creations ~ January #417 Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations ~ January Favorite Stamps (Used my favorite winter stamp Bo Bunny Snowflakes)

613 Avenue Create ~ #1 January Anything Goes

Fall Fairy Art Journal Page

      Fall is my favorite season, so it felt good to finally play with some leaves in my art journal! 

     I started by adhering torn dictionary pages, a crossword puzzle, and textured cream papers to my page, along with touches of white gesso. Then I applied black gesso to the birch Tim Holtz Mini Stencil (Set #21). Once it all dried, I colored it with Lindy's Gang Sprays (My Mojito Green and Autumn Maple Crimson) and Magicals (Tears on my Pillow Tangerine, Bratwurst Brown, and Aged Copper). I didn't like the colored trees, so I went over them with Lindy's Gang Sprays (Sidewalk Chalk and Cafe Au Lait).  The branch was a leftover die cut that I embossed with Lindy's Gang (Midnight Copper) Embossing Powder. Then I stamped the leaves with Palette Inks, which are permanent, and did the edges with (Black Soot) Distress Ink. To mimic fairy dust, they were finished with a coat of (Copper) Stickles.

     To add more texture, I colored some cheesecloth/gauze with Lindy's Gang Sprays (My Mojito Green and Sea Mint Green) and (Bratwurst Brown) Magical Shaker. I also added small pieces of copper to resemble dirt, adhered with Ranger Multi Medium Gloss. The foliage on the bottom was stamped and embossed with Lindy's Gang (Midnight Pewter Obsidian) Embossing Powder.

     I printed the quote onto cream cardstock and colored it with some of the same Lindy's Sprays and Magicals. Then I backed the strips with black cardstock and embossed the edges with Lindy's (Midnight Copper) Embossing Powder. 

     
     I think the quote is perfect for this chipboard Sitting Fairy from Creative Embellishments! After a coat of black gesso, I embossed the trunk with Lindy's Gang (Midnight Copper) EP, and the fairy with (Midnight Pewter Obsidian) EP, adding (Copper) Stickles to her wings. 

     Thanks for looking!

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Challenges Entered:

Creative Embellishments ~ November Challenge (Inspired by the trees and colors)

Try it on Tuesday ~ Embossed

Art Sandbox ~ Gauze/Bandage

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ October Anything Goes with optional Orange

Bleeding Art ~ October Challenge

International Art & Soul ~ #95 Fairies and/or Elves

With Sympathy Card

      Hello again! It's never easy making a sympathy card, but this one came together pretty quickly!

      I used colors from the September Color Challenge at Lindy's Gang, and finished just in the nick of time. 

     The background was done with Lindy's (Polka Purple) Magical Shaker and (Banff Blue) Squirt onto a piece of white cardstock. Then I splattered (Glittering Gold) Magical Shaker over it, but it's very subtle.

     The sentiment, card base, and blue cardstock edges were embossed with LG (King Midas Gold) Embossing Powder, and the center edges done with LG (Midnight Violet) EP. 

     To bring out the sentiment, I painted a cloud using Lindy's (Sidewalk Chalk) Spray. 

     Thanks for dropping by! 

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Challenges Entered:

Lindy's Gang ~ September Color Challenge

Lindy's Gang Products Used:

Sprays ~ Sidewalk Chalk

Magical Shakers ~ Polka Purple and Glittering Gold

Squirts ~ Banff Blue

Embossing Powders ~ King Midas Gold and Midnight Violet

Crafty Creations ~ September #413 Anything Goes

Watercooler Wednesday ~ WWC291 Anything Goes

Now Summer is in Flower Art Journal Spread

     Hello and hope you're doing well! I've been busy with this art journal spread, which took longer to make than I wanted, but was well worth it! 

     The colors come from the July Color Challenge at Lindy's Gang. 

     I started by stamping some script onto my pages, and applying a light coat of white gesso. Then I used a stencil (TCW) with Lindy's (Clearly Clear) Embossing Powder to get the lattice design, and added water and Lindy's Magicals (Yodeling Yellow and Hi Maintenance Magenta).

     The flower petals were stamped onto white tissue paper with Ranger (Jet Black) Archival Ink, and adhered with Prima 3D Matte Gel. Then I painted them with Lindy's Magicals (Polka Purple, Yodeling Yellow, and Hi Maintenance Magenta). 

     Masking tape was used to make the sun rays with a couple of coats of Lindy's Magical (Yodeling Yellow). 

     Then I embossed the rays with zigzags from the Bo Bunny (Stitches) Stamp using Lindy's (Midnight Violet) Embossing Powder.

     The same EP was also used under the journaling strips through pieces of dry wall tape. 

     Thanks so much for stopping by, and take care!

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Challenges Entered:

Lindy's Gang ~ July Color Challenge

Lindy's Gang Products Used:

Magicals ~ Hi Maintenance Magenta, Yodeling Yellow, and Polka Purple

Embossing Powders ~ Clearly Clear and Midnight Violet

Art Journal Journey ~ When it's Hot

A Vintage Journey ~ Watercolour Wonders

Creative Artiste ~ #62 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Crafty Creations Challenges ~ July #411 Anything Goes

Beach Bird Houses Tag

     Hello again! I'm back with a tag to celebrate Summer, and wishing I was one of these birds! Lol!

     The colors and images were inspired by the Lindy's Gang fun and fabulous June Color Challenge! 

     All of the stamping was done with the Hero Arts Basic Grey (Enjoy the Journey) Stamp Set. The leaves were stamped with permanent green inks and embossed with Lindy's Gang (Clearly Clear) Embossing Powder. 

     To create a lagoon, I added some ripples to the rest of the tag with white gesso, and painted the top with LG (Ocean Breeze Blue) Spray. Since I didn't have the right shade of green in my sprays, I combined (Yodeling Yellow and Lederhosen Laurel) Magical Shakers with water, and blended that with more yellow towards the bottom. Voila! I DID have the perfect green! After a few more coats of color, I went over the whole tag with Ranger Multi Medium Gloss. 

     The houses were made from some old Kaisercraft and Bo Bunny scraps, and adhered and coated with Prima 3d Matte Gel. They started out much lighter, so I deepened the colors with the same sprays and magicals, and gave them texture with Prima Patina Effect Pastes (Mint Green and Blue) and (Dusty) Rust Effect Paste. For some more dimension, I raised up the house on the right with a piece of cardboard. 

     The birds are from the Bo Bunny (Serendipity) Collection. Two were fussy cut, and the one flying is a diecut. I adhered colored feathers to them (yellow, pink, and blue) with Prima 3D Matte Gel, and deepened the colors again using Lindy's Sprays (Poincianna Red Flame and Ocean Breeze Blue), with that perfect mix of Magical Shakers (Lederhosen Laurel and Yodeling Yellow).

     The flowers were embossed with LG (Tannenbaum Green Gold) onto white cardstock and painted with LG (Poincianna Red Flame) Spray. That Magical green combo was used for the leaves, with (Yodeling Yellow) in the centers. I also used the magical mix for the feather, which started out yellow, and was first given a spray of LG (Sea Mint Green). 

     
     A scrap of cardboard was used along the bottom. To mimic sand, I added Prima (Dusty) Rust Effect Paste and Mini Art Stones, and of course some shells.

     I finished the edges of the tag with some white gesso, and backed it with white cheesecloth. Then I dyed some strands of the cheesecloth with LG Sprays (Ocean Breeze Blue and Poincianna Red Flame), and again that mix of Magical Shakers (Lederhosen Laurel and Yodeling Yellow) to top it off. 

     Thanks for your visit, and take care! 

Challenges Entered:

Lindy's Gang ~ June Color Challenge

Lindy's Gang Products Used:

Sprays: Ocean Breeze Blue, Sea Mint Green, and Poincianna Red Flame

Magical Shakers: Lederhosen Laurel and Yodeling Yellow

Embossing Powders: Clearly Clear and Tannenbaum Green Gold

Tag Tuesday ~ Feathers

Moving Along With The Times ~ June 119 Things With Wings

Try It On Tuesday ~ Create A Scene

A Vintage Journey ~ Rustic Charm

Tuesday Throwdown ~ #460 Anything Goes

Bleeding Art ~ June Challenge

All the World's a Stage Postcard

     Hello and hope you're staying well! Just want to share my latest postcard made with Lindy's Gang goodies, a couple of stamps, and a stencil. 

     I started by stamping the (Around the World) Stamperia Stamp onto the top right corner with (Jet Black) Archival Ink. 

     The next step was adding Prima Black Gesso to the (Steampunk Man) Stamperia Stencil. Then I smooshed and painted it all in several layers, starting with Lindy's Gang Sprays (Cafe Au Lait and Golden Doubloons), Magical Shakers (Antique Gold, Antique Bronze, and Bratwurst Brown), and Squirts (Beaver Tail Brown and Poutine Gold). Once it all dried, I reapplied the stencil and used my finger to apply Finnabair Metallique Wax (Vintage Gold) over the black gesso, and (Bronze Age) to the edges. 

     The curtain rod was embossed with Lindy's Gang (King Midas Gold) Embossing Powder onto black cardstock, with the main image representing the curtains with all of the folds of her dress, fussy-cut from a magazine. To create a spotlight, I painted the center with (Poutine Gold) Squirts, and embossed over it with LG (Clearly Clear) Embossing Powder.  

     
     I printed out the quote for the April Mini Challenge at More Than Words to use the word "All", and finished the edges with Finnabair Metallique (Vintage Gold) Wax. 

     Thanks for looking! 

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Challenges Entered:

More Than Words ~ April Mini Challenge

Sunday Postcard Art ~ Theatre

Try it on Tuesday ~ Have Fun with Stencils

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ Anything Goes with Optional Yellow