Faith over Fear Mixed Media canvas for Creative Artiste

 Hello creative friends!  It's been a while since I did a canvas, so I figured it was about time! I recently saw a project that incorporated macrame and loved the idea, so I decided to try it, although my use was much simpler.

I made two ropes of square knots and two of half knots and glued them at the sides; I had planned on using spray gesso  for better coverage of the macrame ropes and into the grooves of the roses, then found my can was no longer working, so I had to content myself with brushing it on.  The roses were fairly dark so I had kind of counted on the coverage of the spray, so needless to say it took quite a bit of brushing before they were covered enough to spray. I think sprays hate me, because I also had a couple of my favourite mists act up! UGH! The moral of the story, I think, is not to let your supplies sit unused for too long or they will rebel!  Once I was satisfied with the misted colours I rubbed Finnabair waxes onto the letters and most of the embellishments to make them pop a bit. I love the Peacock Blue and it really made the lettering stand out. The orrnate doilies behind the macrame ropes are from Gypsy Soul LaserCuts, as is the  lovely round chipboard piece in the center. The cute wooden flowers are from Dollarama, believe it or not.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my project, and I wish you creativity, faith and freedom!
xx Lynne

Nature Tag album for Creative Artiste MixedMedia Challenge Blog

I treated myself to a Graphic 45 "Woodland Friends" paper pack while we were locked down, hoping it would inspire me to get creative, and it was perfect to pair withh this cute tag album from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts and make a place for all the photos I had of Buddy, the squirrel we rescued and raised about 15 years ago.

I had a lot of fun with this, going through the papers and choosing as many squirrel images as possible and combining them. I had to keep the inner pages fairly flat, but added paper and fabric flowers on the cover as well as some plastic greenery I had and some decorative fibers both on the cover and attached to the pull-out tags. I inked all the edges and used foam tape for added dimension on most of the pages

My photos were all taken before we had a digital camera, so many of them are pretty awful , and I had to silhouette a lot of them because they were quick candid shots and often had very busy backgrounds, but I'm happy I was able to preserve the memories of our adorable little Buddy together in an album.

The pages are like pockets which hold a pull-out tag, as shown here:

These are the pull-out tags:

These are the pocket pages:

God's creations are amazing and this lovely paper showcases so many of His beautiful animals; I hope you enjoyed seeing my project and my squirrel photos.

Be sure to take part in the July challenge at Creative Artiste-always anything goes, as long as it's mixed media! Thanks for stopping by! xx

Check out the challenge HERE

Irish Blessing- a project for Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog

 Hello crafty friends! Lynne here today with a cheerful projet to bring in the month of March; it's sunny and mild in Southwestern Ontario as I write this and it's beginning to feel like spring could be on the way.

I used a chipboard piece from Gypsy Soul Lasercuts as the base and painted it white, then brushed it with DecoArt crackle finish before finishing it with a coat of green. After printing it out from Google Images, I cut out lines of the blessing to fit into the shapes on the heart and lightly inked the edges in antique gold before attaching them. The white flowers were lightly misted with green glimmmer mist. The background paper and the one I fussy cut the leaves from are both from Prima's Garden Fable collection. I handcut the shammrocks and added a tiny green ribbon rose to complete the cluster at the bottom.

This was a pleasure to put together and became a gift for a dear family member who has been to Ireland and loved it, and who has had a tough time recently and could use a blessing.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I wish you joy, peace and creativity! xx

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First project of 2021-layout for Creative Artiste

 Hello friends and Happy New Year! We took the month of January off at Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog and I'm happy to be back with you, sharing my first layout of the year featuring a photo of my late father taken by his best friend a few years before Dad passed.

I had been in a bit of a creative slump before starting this so opted to keep it simple, using coordinating papers from Heartfelt Creations and painting my Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts chipboard frame with metallic silver, then cutting it in half to partially frame the photo.

   

It felt good to create a layout again after a dry spell-sometimes finishing a simple project is what's needed to get those creative juices flowing again rather than tackling something that could overwhelm you. I hope you enjoyed seeing my page and I wish you a wonderfully creative 2021!
xxLynne

Beachy door hanger for Creative Artiste

 Hello crafty friends! The October Challenge at Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog is on, and it's anything goes!! Hope you join us this month!

Yes, I know fall is here and beach season is over, but my bathroom has a beach theme and I made this to hang on the door.

I've never wanted to keep my bathroom doors closed, but I have a houseful of cats who have decided that unrolling the TP and tearing it to shreds is just SOOOO much fun that I have to resort to this.

I used a chipboard piece from Gypsy Soul Lasercuts, one of the Botanical Journaling Blocks, as the base. I painted each side a light tan colour, then added pale green stenciling. The chipboard shapes, also from Gypsy Soul, were painted the same pale green (after some were dry embossed with my Cuttlebug) then added. A few "bubbles" were added here and there, some clear and some iridescent, and sprinklings of microbeads as well as a few tiny real seashells. When making a two-sided project like this, it's important to allow glue to dry before turning it over.

I misted lightly with Tattered Angels Leap Frog, Money Bags and Maya Blue, then rubbed Finnabair Metallique waxes in Peacock and Lucky Emerald. Some silver alphabet stickers and a simple twine hanger finished the project off. Now all we need to do is teach the cats to read!! Just kidding....I think it'll be more about training hubby to remember lol!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I wish you a happy, healthy October....and I'd love to hear some of your destructive pet stories!! xx hugs, Lynne

"Dashing" mixed media layout for Creative Artiste;

Hello there crafters! I can't believe May is here already; April was a busy month for me and seemed to fly by. I really wanted to start doing more layouts again, and decided to create a masculine layout for my "Silver Screen" album, which contains pages about favourite classic actors and movies, and this guy is my very favourite actor from the 40s/50s.

I used Blue Fern Studios Chesterville collection, Gypsy Soul Lasercuts chipboard and Tattered Angels mists and glazes.Papers and embellishments were distressed with brown, white and black inks, and I added bits of black thread here and there as well as machine stitching the paper strip below the photo. A variety of buttons from my stash were added, as well as a few items cut from the Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman collection. The corrugate behind the photo was simply painted grey and lightly rubbed with ink.

It was fun to get my grunge on with this page; I like the contrast between the grungy background and the more formal photo-it's a bit of a metaphor for the versatile actor that James Stewart was.

Thanks so much for stopping by-hope you enjoyed seeing my page. Happy May! Stay safe and find time to be creative when you can....hugs! xx

"Hands of Time" clock for Bleeding Art

Hi there arty friends! LynneJ here with my first DT post for Bleeding Art, and I wanted to do something unusual and a little quirky:

The chipboard grandfather clock is a 3D kit from Gypsy Soul Lasercuts, and I had so much fun creating this. I used dark grey wodgrain paper to cover the body of the clock, using the gear-patterned paper for the pull-out drawer and the inside back. I added a few black rubons to the sides of the piece, added some Stone Effects spray paint very lightly here and there

The cool-looking piece on the face of the clock is from a real timepiece! My friend gave me some of the watch and clock parts she had gotten from her father-in-law, who was a retired clockmaker.I just rubbed a little Finnabair Metallique wax in Rich Copper onto the surface as well as onto my metal and chipboard gears and the clock hands to make them coordinate with the gear paper.



The phrase, "if the hands of time were hands that I could hold..." is a lyric from the theme song of the 70s movie "Brian's Song" and I have always loved this line and have been wanting to use it on a project for a long time-so glad I finally found the right one! I cut the hands from a photo I had from a kids' class I taught years ago.The lyrics are stickers attached to strips of vellum and twisted a bit for interest.I had recently watched a story with an angel character in it who was losing feathers from his wings, and that inspired me to add the feathers in the lower opening.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my project; I'm so happy for the chance to join up with an awesome and talented group of crafters and share my creations with you. Thanks for stopping by; stay crafty and stay safe....hugs, Lynne

"Crazy Cat Lady" canvas for Creative Artiste

Hi there! I created this piece for an online auction to be held as a fundraiser for a local cat rescue organization. Thank goodness for our online world, especially right now as we are all practicing  social distancing. 

I used some of my beloved Gypsy Soul Lasercuts chipboard kitties, a few diecuts, paper flowers and bits & pieces from my stash, added stenciling with homemade texture paste, gessoed the whole thing then added Tattered Angels glimmer mists. Hope you like the finished effect! May you all stay safe and healthy in these complicated times, and spend some of your extra home time creating something interesting and beautiful! hugs!

Christmas trinket box and rosette tree/Home for the Holidays Blog Hop

Hello there hoppers! Lynne here with a little display made up of a trinket box I made using  the Gypsy Soul Lasercuts Treasure Chest and Studio75's Christmas Gift paper set. I was privileged to be invited to participate in this blog hop, and I know there'll be a lot of awesome projects for you to see along the way! Have fun!

I love to fussy-cut, so after I covered the chipboard pieces with patterned paper, I added cutout images for interest and dimension . The berries and little latch were from my stash.

I made a loop bow out of strips of paper for the top, inked the edges and added some tulle. I then topped it off with a bird image cut from the paper.

I purchased a tree made with rosette folds somewhere over the summer and used it as a pattern for this one, folding an 18" long piece that was about 2-1/2' wide for the bottom layer, then getting a little smaller for the two other ones/ I used a holly border punch before folding them They were glued to a skewer, then into a thread spool which I also covered with paper. A chunky gold bead and a white plastic snowflake finished it off.

I like soft colours, even at Christmas, so this project with these papers was perfect for me, and was a lot of fun to put together. I hope you enjoyed seeing it and maybe even found a little inspiration here....wishing you a wonderful Christmas season xx

The  blog list is as follows:

Scrappy Squirrel’s Nest-that's me!!

Ink Stained Roni

Karla Yungwirth Designs

Paper Mache Patch

Nelly’s Artistic Creations

Rosie Neustaedter

Kelly Parker

Zoe Bateman

TinaJewels Creations

Natassa Blazaki - Art Recipes and More Whimsy Chic Papercrafts

It's Oddly Appealing

Olde World Christmas triptych for Creative Artiste

Hello there crafters and happy December to you! 'Tis the season, for sure, (although I'm really, really behind on everything this year!) and I wanted to create something with a warm Christmas feel to it. I remembered having some gorgeous vintage Christmas cut-aparts  in my stash,
and these old-fashioned Santas were the perfect size to fit into my triptych panels.

The piece itself is a Gypsy Soul Lasercuts item, the Arabian triptych. I primed it in white, then added clear DecoArt Crackle Glaze, then rubbed FolkArt antiquing medium over it to create a vintage effect and make the cracks stand out more.

When the pieces were put togethet, I chose chipboard, wood and diecut items to embellish the tops of each frame. These pieces were heat embossed with Pebbled Copper; sorry but I don;t know the manufacturer, as I received them in small unlabeled containers, bearing just the name of the colour. Again I added a little rub of antiquing medium.

This was a fairly simple project to put together but I do like the vintage feel of the finished project and I hope you do too. Thanks a bunch for stopping by; I hope you decide to play along with our December challenge, which can be found HERE. I wish you a wonderful Christmas season and look forward to sharing my creations with you again in the new year! xoxo
LynneJ

ITEMS USED
Gypsy Soul Lasercuts Arabian Triptych
DecoArt Crackle Glaze-clear
FolkArt transparent acrylic soft gel paint-sepia
Pebbled copper embossing powder
Versamark ink

"Pawprints" frame for Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge blog

Hey there, friends! I had this plain chipboard frame in my stash and decided it would be perfect to use for  a furbaby project-I just love the sentiment "pawprints on my heart"; it and the other chipboard embellishments are from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts.

I stencilled randomly with homemade texture paste, then added the  chipboard and other embellishments  before priming the whole thing with white gesso.
I then misted with a variety of Tattered Angels mists, then I rubbed the chipboard pieces with Rose Gold Metallique Wax.

The photo in the frame is of our two dogs, Dudley and Elmo, who have since crossed the Rainbow Bridge. This photo was taken over twenty years ago, but their pawprints definitely remain on the hearts of my family.

Thanks so much for stopping by; I hope you enjoyed seeing my project-give your furbabies an extra hug today! xoxo

"Wine O'Clock" mixed media canvas

Hello there, crafty friends-I love creating canvases and I had some fun with this one! I had some great wine-themed chippies from Gypsy Soul Lasercuts in my stash, and I was REALLY in the mood for a glass (or two) of wine, but didn't have any and REALLY didn't feel like getting dressed and going to the store...so this is what I did instead!!

I added gems to the chipboard grape clusters for extra texture and interest, and I used the corkscrews included in the chipboard set as substitutes for the letter "T" in my title work. Bits of stencilling with homemade texture paste added some extra detail.

After gluing everything down with a hot glue gun, I painted the entire surface with black gesso,
then rubbed some Art Alchemy Metallique waxes onto various areas, then sprayed some Rustoleum Stone Textured Finish (from the spray paint section at the hardware store) and added a little Tattered Angels mists here and there. The mists are subtle on a black surface, but do add some tint and a bit of shimmer.

I am entering this in the May challenge at Bleeding Art-the criteria is to add stencilling to your mixed media project.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful and creative week! xx