Monday, October 14, 2013

A touch of Pink with Green Tara

"Canvas of Love"

This month I thought I would create something pink for Breast cancer awareness. This is another 8x8" canvas. I covered the canvas in chipboard pieces then the entire canvas was covered in gesso and sprayed with Lindys Stamp Gang sprays and Chalk board sprays. Gelatos were used around the edges of the canvas to give darker colour tones to the edges.

Green Tara Apple blossoms in pink along with a cherry blossom and white rose that I have coloured Green, these beautiful flowers have been teamed up with a corner chipboard from Memory Maze.

Cherry blossoms and another coloured rose with a dusty pink diamante silk flower, Memory Maze chicken wire, rectangle frame, bird cage and bird on a wire.

More Green Tara flowers tucked in here and there. Memory Maze underscore chipboard.

More Green Tara blooms.

Green Tara Mesh ribbon in pink and lace that has been coloured.

Memory Maze little love hearts.

Memory Maze corners.

Products used

Green Tara Ribbons and flowers

Memory Maze chipboard

Gesso

Gelatos

Lil Davis chipboard letters

Lindys stamp gang sprays

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Fabscraps Angels

"Sweet Angel Canvas"

An 8x8" canvas using the Fabscrap Christmas range.

Directions

Canvas

- Start by painted the entire canvas with gesso this will give the paper something stronger to stick to.

- Next cut the 2 little angels out of the corner of paper C61 004.

- Cut a piece a little smaller than the canvas from paper Festive bells C61 004 and adhering it to the front of the canvas.

Center swirls

- Next cut a piece larger than the canvas enough that it will cover all 4 sides as well as the front of the canvas out of Special Times C61 003

- Fold the square into halves but so it looks like a triangle, then fold it the opposite way where the creases join this is your center.

- Starting at the center cut along the 4 folds but don't go all the way to the edge leaving approx 2' border around the paper.

- then you should have 4 cut outs in the center, cut each of these 4 pieces into 5 strips leaving each one with a point in the middle going larger as you head out to the outside of the paper.

- distress and ink all our your now cut edges

- Roll each of the strips over a pencil folding outwards to help with the curling process.

Covering the canvas

- Now attach the paper to the canvas covering the front and side

- I have also added small amounts of texture paste to the edges and sides of the canvas then coloured it with gelatos in pink, green, silver and brown.

- Using a quick drying glue stick down each of the swirls to the border around the canvas.

- Ink and stick down the 2 little angels

- Taking the chipboard chandelier from DC60 015 I have covered in gesso then used gelatos and water to colour it.

- add flowers and embellishments to finish of your canvas.

Extra products used

Green Tara flowers

misc paper doily

gelatos

distress ink

texture paste

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Memory Maze & Tanya Leigh Designs DT

Last month I was away and missed my DT post for Memory Maze so this month I though I would try and fit as much chipboard as I could into one project.

"Daydream"

This photo was taken by one of my girls out the front of Sally's house (owner of Memory Maze) this canvas is 8x8.

Tanya Leigh Designs Dream Transparency circle.

Memory Maze Memory Maze Tree with swirls S0021 has been painted with Gelatos.

Tanya Leigh Designs wood cut bird cage left in original state.

Memory Maze Picket Fence, only a third of it was used, using gelatos again but this time in white and grey. Teamed up with some Memory Maze flowers and vines.

Memory Maze Daydream also coloured with gelatos and a couple of vines.

FWAB pearls and a little bumble bee from Memory Maze.

Tanya Leigh Designs Date tag.

Memory Maze Park Bench.

A tiny little Memory Maze flower added to her hands.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Fabscraps DT Share

When I first saw my DT pack I was scared, it was full of wonder boyish papers and embellishment. Now having one boy who is 19 and hasn't let you take a photo of him for years had me worried I wouldn't be able to create something with these pages.

But after a trip to QLD and a few theme parks I had the perfect photos for these stunning papers.

"Wild at Heart"

I titled this page Wild at heart because miss Ella is a huge dare devil saying she would go on everything and I give her credit for trying but oh my she was scared lol.

Instructions

I used 2 pieces of Skating wild 2 - C59 004

One I cut the middle out of and the other I cut a border of 2 sides, then layered them together, using the cut of strips I tore 2 long triangle shapes for the top and bottom of the page, all the edges were then inked.

I added some washy tape, and flicks of black paint to the background.

Both the chipboard Skater boy DC59 002 and chipboard words DC59 008 were painted in black and sprinkled with red glitter before the paint dried.

I added some tags and flowers from my stash to finish off.

Monday, September 30, 2013

"Just for You - Large Gift Tag"

This tag could be used as a card front or for a large gift tag.

Lots of Green Tara flowers including small heirloom in pink, cherry blossoms, small roses & diamante silk flowers. I have also added a couple of skeleton leaves.