Altered Bird of Paradise- For Artists Live using Prima's Relics & Artifacts

Hi Everyone!!

I created this altered bird using the Relics & Artifacts resin pieces for my Artists Live Ustream show this past monday.

It was really fun creating this bird and building her out of many different mixed media and resin materials.

If you were not able to catch the show, here is the video recording. It shows my creation with a step by step tutorial.

Artists Live is a Ustream channel providing you with free live classes by many different artists, every Monday at 2pm EST, 6pm GMT.

If you don't want to miss any of our shows, then subscribe to our Facebook Page and Ustream channel.

For previously recorded shows, you can visit our Youtube channel.

Some more close-ups of my bird both front and back.

Products

Prima- Relics and Artifacts chandalier pendants

Prima- Relics and Artifacts chivalry

Prima- Relics and Artifacts rising spirit

Prima Art Alchemy- acrylic paint gold rush

Prima Royal Menagerie leaves- Matilde

Prima Finnabair Soft Gloss gel

Prima Finnabair Art Ingredients glitter set luminous

Prima Finnabair Art Ingredinets copper micro-beads

Pebeo metallic paint

 Prima say it in crystals

christmas ornaments

 wire

 tissue paper.

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7 Dots Studio Monthly challenge

Hi everyone

Its that time again to join us for the 7 Dots Studio monthly challenge.

This month's challenge theme is:

"Favorite Quote"

During our life we all gather many different quotes, that we use when the situation is appropriate. Some of them are just for fun and some of them should uplift us. Will you share with us your favourite quote?

* * * * * *

The rules are as simple as A, B, C:

- create any project inspired by the theme – Favourite Quote

- use at least one 7 Dots Studio product

- publish your project on you blog with a link to our challenge

- do not forget to include in your blog post our “inspirational circle” (you will find it at the top of this blog post)

- use inlinkz and please link directly to your blog post, not to the whole blog

Challenge is open till August 2016, 19th midnight CET

We announce winners by the end of July. One lucky person will win one Collection Kit and one 6×6 pad!

Join the challenge HERE

Have a wonderful day!!

Contentment- Blue Fern Studios Attic Charm with Video tutorial

Here is my second layout for this month's post at the Blue Fern Studios Blog using the Attic Charm collection as well. This one has a video tutorial below.

Here is the video tutorial:

and here are some close-ups of the layout!!

Products

Blue Fern Studios Attic charm Spring posy

Blue Fern Studios Attic charm Attic key

Blue Fern Studios flowers

Blue Fern Studios Jeweled frame

Blue Fern Studios contentment chipboard title

Blue Fern Studios cotton candy embossing powder

Prima flower vine

Prima Finnabair heavy white gesso

Prima Finnabair light paste

Prima flower stencil

Tim Holtz distress embossing ink

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Sweet- Blue Fern Studios Attic Charm with step by step tutorial

Hi Everyone,

This month I created two layouts for Blue Fern Studios with the Attic Charm collection.

Here is the first layout. It has a step by step PDF tutorial below.

Enjoy!!

This "Sweet" pastel I used the Attic Charm Mercantile paper as the background. This is a cute picture of my daughter with our dog Cookie!!

Below is a step by step tutorial on how I created this layout.

The Bourbon Street stamp was used below:

Products

Blue Fern Studios Attic Charm collection 

Blue Fern Studios Royal Heart frame chipboard

Blue Fern Studios sweet chipboard title

Blue Fern Studios Bird Ornament chipboard

Blue Fern Studios cotton candy and lime embossing powders

Blue Fern Studios Bourbon street stamp

Blue Fern Studios flowers

 white gesso 

distress embossing ink

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Have a fantastic day!!

Just a Glimpse- Designed for 7 Dots Studio

Hi Everyone,

I'm back again designing a brand new layout for 7 Dots Studio

Here is the video tutorial on how I created this layout:

Just a glimpse is such a simple phrase that makes us think of a moment in time when we caught just a small part of something bigger than life. Its that moment that we can remember with love in our hearts. I want to always remember small glimpses of my life, just like this one as my two kids were playing together in the lake. I loved catching this rare moment when they both got along and it was the perfect picture to scrapbook on this layout.

Here are some more close-ups of my layout:

Products:

7 Dots Studio Verano Azul- white plank

7 Dots Studio 9th Wave- die-cut elements

The Crafters Workshop stencil 

Prima Finnabair Dust and Rust stamp

Prima Finnabair black gesso

Ranger black archival ink

Prima white vines

Tim Holtz pine needles distress ink

13 Arts turquoise metallic acrylic paint

Blue Fern Studios chipboard

Flowers: unknown

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Tribal Woman- Art Journaling Page

Hi everyone,

I created this art journaling page on an airplane ride recently.

I painted a bunch of backgrounds in advance and then just took some markers and pens. Then I created this double page spread.

I knew I wanted to make a woman's face. I've been experimenting and learning how to draw faces. I'm not the best at drawing faces but I'm trying and getting more into it.

this time I drew a tribal woman but she can also be a sun goddess, autumn goddess, tribal warrior, etc.

I loved drawing this woman, especially her leafy hair crown. It took me almost my whole airplane ride to paint her but time past really fast!!

Products

Ranger Dyan Reavley Art Journal

Golden fluid acrylics

Molotow acrylic marker- white and brown

Faber-Castell Artists Pitt Big brush pens- black, scarlet red and orange glaze

Prima honey comb stamp

Faber-Castell black gelato

Ranger black gel pen

White gel pen

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Seaside Cottage--- NEW Blue Fern Studios Collectin

We are thrilled to announce the release of our new paper collection - Seaside Cottage.   When we hear the word "seaside", several images come to mind; white sand, clear blue water, gentle waves, seashells, summer vacations, and the list could go on-and-on.  The beach is a place you can go to escape all the pressures of life.  

We bring that relaxed feeling to this new collection created by Michele Singh.  

Seaside Cottage is a 10-page collection of double sided paper that evokes the magic of the beach. 

 You will find beautiful images, lots of amazing texture, and soothing beach colors.  

  

We also have 2 sets of coordinating flowers:

And what would a new collection be without some fabulous new chipboard?

We have some seaside images, as well as some amazing titles for all your summer projects!

And to enhance all this beautiful chipboard, we have a few new colors of embossing powder:

How beautiful is this collection?

I can't wait to play with it!!

Have a wonderful day!!