DT Seguras Crafts: Believe in Yourself Mixed Media Canvas

 

Dear scrappers,

As promised my second design for the company: Seguras Crafts.

I started this canvas during a painting lesson by a friend of a friend of mine. It was supposed to be just a collage with simple painting on it:

But when I saw the  “Believe In Yourself” stamp, I couldn’t  help it and had to stop the painting and do stamping and mixed media instead. This stamp is perfect. The little messages are so inspiring and perfect for Mother’s day gift or for a nice card of encouragement.

I started by painting the background using turquoise and dark blue acrylic paint, the I added the pieces of paper with paper glue following roughly the wings outline.

Then I wanted to use the black and dark blue inks to stamp the “Believe in Yourself” sentiment, with the bad luck that I didn’t notice that my old black (CTMH) inkpad was damaged and falling apart. As you can see in the picture in the middle, the stamping was totally irregular even using books as support for the stamps… well what to do… I decided to fill in the words with some enamel accents by Rangers. I really liked this raised and shinny outcome. For the “in” sentiment I used the very light blue almost white nuvo drops. I also stamped around the hearts and starts:

For the next steps, I used Multi Medium Matte (Rangers) to seal the collage papers, and applied a layer of clear gesso (LiquiTex) to add some grip for the next layers. I wasn’t very happy with the light color of the nuvo drops, so inked them a little bit:

I wasn’t totally happy with my previous stamping job and still wanted to add the rest of the sentiments, which are a lot smaller, so I ended up stamping them on white tissue paper using black StazOn ink and add the cut strips with ModPodge:

 

I added color to the stamped harts using Deco Glitter marker and outlined the collage with a metallic acrylic marker. 

I still wanted to add more layers, so I sprayed white Dylusions ink, dried and sprayed randomly blueish Tattered Angels ink for added shimmer. It is hard to capture both effects with the camera: 

It wasn’t still shimmering enough, thus I felt inspired tHe Seguras Crafts’ Rhinestones In Aurora Gleam (Coming Soon) And Ocean Bliss and added them using glossy accents to the stamped starts, which were becoming almost invisible after the many layers:

I love love the shine in this canvas and I am sure that the person for whom (secret) I made it will feel inspired and her spirit lifted by this angels wings telling her so many loving and uplifting words of so much need self love.

I hope you join me in checking Seguras Crafts and following the other amazing design team members. 

And remember the team logo, “Together we create for mental health”

Keep checking my posts in the following weeks for more inspiring work,

Love

Vicky Tovar

I’m also joining these fun challenges:

simplyellibelle: ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-april

wordartwednesday: anything-goes-weeks-692-693

girlzrebelchallenge: challenge-38-gebruik-glitter-use

lovetoscrapchallengeblog:.oltscb-172-anything-goes-ltscb-171

girlzcreativefunartofscrap: challenge-8

mixitupchallenge: miucb-76-anything-goes-optional-layers

pathofpositivitychallenge: spotch-129-anything-goes-positive-with-opt

ANYTHING GOES POSITIVE WITH THE OPT. TWIST OF 

EMBRACING THE UNEXPECTED: 

MAKE A CREATIVE PROJECT YOU WOULDN’T NORMALLY MAKE

Although I have done mixed media projects in the past, this is my first time using more words of affirmation for a gift. 

CraftWell DT: Hello Sunshine Mixed Media Canvas

 

Hi, 

This is Craftwell. Currently, I'm spending some time in Galveston, Tx and decided to make a mixed media canvas as décor for our vacation home.

I used the sassy shell bag kit by Tonic, and since I was limited by what I brought, it was an easy choice for this cute canvas:

Steps:

First, I added some crumbled aqua tissue paper using Clear Tar Gel, Golden to a plain canvas. Usually, I use ModPodge for this step, but the gel worked just fine. Then, I used a Finnabair stencil to add some blue ink, ColorBox/ Graphic45 to the dried tissue. In the mean time, I died cut the shell images I wanted to used using my SNAP and the specialty cardstock included in the kit.

Then, I did the fun part of spraying with gold sparkle spray the wooden mermaid clip, and some punched sand dollar pieces. I also added some Chrystal Drops accents to the wooden shells, which I also sprayed when the drops where dried.

Finally, I stamped the sentiment on watercolor paper using archival ink. I distressed the hand-tore edges with the sparkle spray using a brush.

I tore some leftover sand motive printed paper, and added the strips to the bottom of the canvas. When dried, I added some clear Chrystal drops accents to represent waves.

I added a net wrapping I had from some fruits, and used glossy accents glue and 3D zots to glue every piece to the canvas. Once assembled, I added randomly Chrystal Drops in blue and clear, and once the dried, I sprayed randomly with the gold sparkle spray, and added some sequins, Simon says stamps using clear gloss.

Some close-ups:

Here are some short videos showing more details:

Here is how the Mermaid clip works for adding a picture:

I am very happy with the final mixed media canvas and put it on a wall already.

Craftwell Tools: 

SNAP die cut machine

Other Companies:

Clear Tar Gel, Golden

Aqua tissue paper

Watercolor paper, Hero Arts

Sand motive printed paper scraps, various companies

5x7 Doller Tree Canvas

Black Archival ink, CTMH

Bon Voyage Blue ink, ColorBox/ Graphic45

Sparkle Spray Cream Gold, Nuvo

Chrystal Drops Midnight Blue, Nuvo

Chrystal Drops Clear, Nuvo

Bindweed Wallpaper stencil, Finnabair 

Sentiment Stamp, Paper Wings Productions

Sand dollar punch, Martha Stewart 

Specialty sticky handmade paper

Sequins, Simon says stamps

Glossy Accents, Rangers

3D Zots

 I hope you enjoy it this fun project and please follow Craftwell as well.

Stay cool this hot June

Vicky Tovar

Some Challenges:

http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2023/05/challenge-5-craft-card-making.html

https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2023/06/just-add-ink-658choose-two.html

Strips of paper sand  motive printed paper scraps, and sequins

https://paperdragonflycreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-18-anything-goes-or-summer.html

https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/stay-crafty-with-a-blog-named-hero-june-2023-challenge

https://do-allkreatives.blogspot.com/2023/06/78-create-scene.html

https://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-169-use-some-words.html

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-65.html

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/06/203-on-water.html

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=31781

vacation

https://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/2023/06/435.html

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/crafty-calendar-june-challenge.html

 

CraftWell DT: Pumpkin Patch Time

 Dear Scrappers,

This is my post for CraftWell for next week, but I’ll post it here first,

For this project, I decided to finally finish decorating a shaker album kit from ClearScraps to house some pictures from last year's pumpkin patch at the Atonement Academy (part of the AHG troop #TX0814 fundraiser):

I started this album following Clear Scraps instructions about staining the wooden pieces and adding the papers, as well as assembling the shaker cover. Then, I diverted by adding other elements and modifying the included stickers from Carta Bella to spell out Patch in my banner, which I hanged from a vine ribbon. The ribbon, pearl  cabochons, and metal leaves are part of a 3D embellishments box (in the top middle of the collage picture).

Materials (stickers are part of the Clear Scraps kit):

I used my SNAP to die cut some pumpkins as embellishments and to trim the pictures using some banners  and pumpkins dies:

Here some close up pictures of the cover: 

and an example of the inside pages (more pages to come yet):

The shaped pictures don't need extra mats and the colorful Carta Bella papers are a perfect background: 

In my Last post, I commented that wanted to host a give away to celebrate that my blog reached 100 followers.

Please if you were my 100th follower please post it here, that I missed you entry and you will win this prize from CTMH:

And to make it more fun, I’ll select randomly from one of the comments from this post one of my followers to win this prize, also from CTMH:

So make sure to follow this blog and to make a comment.

Please make sure to visit my post at CraftWell and follow us there for more ideas.

I’m also participating in the following challenges:

Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge: Lovely Leaves

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-384-mood-board.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UseYourStuff+%28Use+Your+Stuff%29

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-187-celebrate-fall.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FviBXK+%28Cut+It+Up%29

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/krafty-chicks-challenge-482-anything_21.html

https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/11/challenge-536-21st-of-november-make.html

Photo banners, die cut pumpkins and pictures as embellishments 

And last but not least:

https://minialbummakers.blogspot.com/2019/11/november-mini-album-tutorials-and.html

CraftWell DT: Steampunk Box

Hi,

This is My post for Craftwell. I decided to upcycle a nice packaging box from a Fendi Perfume for my husband to put inside his gym hoodies:

This:

In to this:

More details: here in my Snapguide.

Craftwell Tools: 

Snap

Other Companies:

Printed paper, World Life Collection,

Distress Collage Medium, TH, Ranger

ModPodge

Broad Tip Glue paint, CTMH

Metallic foil tape,

Steampunk gears, light bulb, and more gears, Creative Embellishments

Metallic Water Colors,

Hitch Fasteners, IdeOlogy, TH

Black Metallic Texture Paste, Heidi Swap

Dies, Graphic 45

3D embossing folder, TH, Sizzix

Distress paints, TH, Ranger

HeroArts Shimmer mist.

Liquid Gloss, Ranger

Some closer looks:

I hope you enjoyed my altered perfume box and follow my post at Craftwell.

Many blessings

Vicky Tovar

I'm entering the following challenges:

mixed media place: june-challenge

lindysgang: july-challenge-is-in-da-house

rhedds creative spirit: july-challenge

creative embellishments twist:color blocking