Weeping Willow--- Tree of Life Series

This "Weeping Willow" tree was created a long time ago.

This month I'm sharing a lot of projects that I have not shared here before.

My blog has always been so busy with posts that I never had time to post non-dt projects.

Here is one of the the trees I originally created for the Tree of Life Series.

However after creating it, I found it a bit sad to share as it depicted a difficult time in my life.

Today I'm sharing it because I don't see the sadness in it anymore, its just another one of my art pieces that I love.

Products

Prima Finnabair Black gesso

Prima Finnabair soft matte gel

Prima Finnabair clear crackle paste

Gold Fluid Acrylics- gold, copper, turquoise, silver

Canvas strips

cheesecloth

Tissue paper

nuts and bolts

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My Boys- 7 Dots Studio- With video recording from Artists Live

I designed this highly textured mixed media layout using the 7 Dots Studio Lost and Found collection.

 I used some new mixed media products that I recently discovered at CHA from PentArt. They are sold by PentaColor  Here. These products are made in Hungary and are very high quality. They give texture and color all at once. 

I created this layout for my live show on the "Artists Live" Ustream channel on February 8th.  Below is the video recording in case you missed it.

Here are some close-ups

I was able to  make  a very masculine layout using dark earthy tones with paste and sprays.

The title was done using transfer solution from PentArt sold by Pentacolor. You can watch the video to see how I used it.

Products

7 Dots Studio Lost and Found- word stickers

7 Dosts Studio Lost and Found 6x6 pad

7 Dosts Studio Lost and Found element stickers 6x12

7 Dosts Studio Lost and Found Die-cut elements

7 Dosts Studio Lost and Found clear stamps

7 Dots Studio Lost and Found Vignette

UmWow Studio Yuletide-flair 

Pentart- metallic wax paste- gold and bronze

Pentart- texture sprays: ocre and chestnut

Pentart- Iron paste-red brown

Pentart- transfer solution

Dry wall tape

Corrugated cardboard tape

Prima Finnabair mechanicals stars

Jute string

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Two 6x12 Inspirational Canvases

I created two similar canvases using Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos.

They measure 6x12 and they each have their own inspirational quote written on them.

The both made their way to Australia and they now have a nice comfortable home in my friend's house.

I love adding circles to my projects. The circular motion ties things together and balances the piece.

Here I both stencilled and stamped circles in the background.

I used old pages from a book to create the "Trees" and then coloured them with the Gelatos.

I love picking meaningful quotes from the internet or from Pinterest. Whenever I see a quote I like, I tend to pin it so I can refer to it when I make these inspirational canvases.

Products

6x12 flat canvases

white gesso

Printed quotes

Gelatos

Prima Royal Menagerie stencil

Prima Finnabair modelling Paste

Prima brick stamp

Ranger black archival ink

Tim Holtz script stamp

Faber Castell Design Memory Craft Brush black pen

Black gesso

The Crafters Workshop half-tone circle stencil

Prima Finnabair Soft matte gel

Old scrapbooking paper

Old book paper

Black water-colour pencil

Molotow white acrylic marker

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Live- Laugh- Love- Butterfly Canvas

I designed this canvas a while ago and never got a chance to post it on my blog.

I used a lot of stencils and resist techniques to design it.

The key is to create lots of texture in the background using stencils, paints and stamps.

Then drawing the shape you like.

I used the Acrylic paints and Ranger Dylusions paints all combined.

Products

Book Papers

white gesso

Dylusion paints

Deco Art Inspiration stencil

Ranger black archival ink

Molotow white marker

Prima Finnabair soft matte gel

Faber-Castell stampers black pen

Red acrylic paint

Prima stamps

The Crafter's Workshop stencils

Tim Holtz script stamp

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Enjoy the story- Blue Fern Studios February sketch challenge

Hi Everyone,

Below is the layout I designed with the Blue Fern Studios February sketch challenge.

I used the new Timeless collection as it has earthy tones that matched my rock climbing photo.

I rotated the layout because I wanted to give the composition a downward movement. I used the checkered bits chipboard to create this movement and embossed it in BFS Oatmeal embossing powder.

I framed the photo in one of the chipboard Techno squares. It was embossed in Blue Fern Studios Sage embossing powder.

I used a brick stencil and the PentArt iron paste to create the brick pattern in the background. Then I sprayed with textured spray and Empress Gold Color Bloom spray to create color and texture behind the photo.

Finally I used the word Enjoy from the "Enjoy the Journey" chipboard title and I also used one of the arrow words. They were each sprayed with a matching shimmery and textured spray.

Products

Blue Fern Studios- Timeless Artistique paper, calling cards

Blue Fern Studios- chipboard

Blue Fern Studios imagine ink embossing powder: oat meal and sage

Blue Fern Studios imagine ink spray- leaf

Prima Marketing brick stencil

Prima Marketing Finnabair Pixie dust spray

Prima Marketing Finnabair metal cogs

Prima Marketing chalk edger white

PentArt Iron paste- grey

PentArt- texture spray

Corrugated cardboard roll- Unknown

Studio 490 gold embossing paste

Prima Color Bloom Empress gold

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