Here is a little canvas board I created – again with rainbow theme! I literally put acrylic paint down on my glass media mat for another project then decided to plop the board down in the leftover paint and see what happened! My theory was if I didn’t like it, I’d paint over it! So that’s how I got the background. I then mixed some black paint into spackle (yes, actual spackle!) and used that on the tree stencil. Added some embellishments and details (not many) and called it done.
Here are a few projects I have worked on this week.
This is a shadowbox frame I filled with flowers. Inspired by a Pinterest post.
Next we have two mixed media tags, also inspired by various posts on Pinterest.
I have decided to try keeping an art journal, though I really have no idea what I’m doing! Im not artistic, just crafty. And most of my creations are merely inspired by things I see online.
These next two projects are my first two art journal items. Both started out as one thing, but it didn’t turn out so I turned them into something else! No mistakes when being creative!
I found this project on the internet and just had to make it. There are plenty of iterations of this out there – if you search Dollar Tree Apothecary Chest, you’ll find plenty of inspiration!
I bought six of the little boxes at my local dollar store. I sanded all the rough edges down then glued the boxes together.
I then filled in the gaps where the boxes didn’t quite match up. I just used cheap spackle. After that dried, I sanded again. No photos of that step!
Next I painted everything black with acrylic paint. I ended up only doing one coat because I wanted a rustic, distressed look in the end. When the black was dry, I sanded the edges of all the parts.
I used my Tim Holtz Distress Stain to make the raw edges a nice brown color. I did two coats of brown.
My original plan was to leave the heart cut outs showing in the back of the drawer, but I decided to cover them with some decorative scrapbook paper instead.
The next step was a good coat of satin varnish. After it was dry, I made a template for my drawer pulls and screwed those all on.
The screws for the pulls were just a smidge long and I didn’t want the sharp points poking people when they reached in the drawers. My husband had the idea to use the Dremel on them and it worked perfectly! You can see in the following photo – the left side has been Dremeled and the right has not.
And then it was done!
Well hasn’t all hell broken loose all of a sudden?
I am choosing random names from my address book and sending cards to friends and family. Every week I will pick 5 more to send. I hope to continue doing this until some semblance of normal returns.
If you would like to send cards with me, let me know. I can hook you up.
If you want to receive a card at random from a total stranger, message me privately with your address and I’ll send you a card! I promise not to share any personal information ever.
Life has been life. After my sinus infection, one of our cats went into renal failure. It was time to make that awful decision to have him euthanized. It is never easy to do, no matter how many times we go through it. But our vet assured us we were making the right decision.
But life goes on and is never boring. We still have 5 cats, 3 dogs, and a geriatric ferret to keep our spirits up (and our credit card busy!). I couldn’t be without a pet in my life. They bring so much love.
Recently I worked on some citrus themed cards. This is a new to me stamp set that I was very excited to get! So many possibilities with it! The bright colors make me very happy. I can’t wait to have a bit more time to make more projects with this set!
All cards you see here, and on my Instagram and Facebook, are available to purchase. Just shoot me a message and I’ll arrange everything for you. I can even do custom orders if you need something special. Let me know how I can help!
Whew! This card was a project! I bought these dies because I fell in love with them. Had I known how fiddly they were going to be, I might have had a rethink about them!
I used multiple techniques – die cutting, stamping, watercoloring, coloring by hand – and multiple stamp sets – at least three that I can remember. It took me most of Sunday to make four of these! But, I do think the end result was worth my inky and gluey fingers!
Can you just imagine walking up this wildflower lined path for a beautiful spring hike in the mountains?
Spring is getting closer! Two more cards celebrating those beautiful Spring and Summer colors!
Just a quick bright and happy reminder that spring will be here soon!
I worked on a few wildlife themed cards this week. I decided to keep these cards simple and sweet. I frequently stick with a neutral greeting on my cards and I always leave them blank inside for personalization. I think that makes the recipient feel special rather than receiving a card with a sentiment already inside.
Watch for some Easter cards coming up soon!
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