Spring birdie canvas

This mini canvas has been recycled from a project I made a few years ago which featured a bird, then stamped using a Tim Holtz stamp and a little nest made from torn strips of paper.

Well, the bird has evolved with confidence into a hand drawn and collaged image and the nest has become significantly more sophisticated along with the background.

My background is simply finger painted with acrylics but it's the addition of the Finnabair White Crackle Texture Paste through my favourite Balzer Designs stencil Fleur de Lis which really made the background interesting.

I used a mini 6X6 pad of papers by Basic Grey called Spice Market to collage my bird as I thought the designs and colours were a bit spring like. I added some extra interest by stamping with one of the lacy borders from a Finnabair stamp set called Lace and Doily by Prima.

A touch of doodling with Posca pen and it was finished. I now have it hanging above my desk to help cheer up a plain wall.

Have a good weekend.

Jaine x

Embossing part 2 - with Valentine inspiration.

 

 

It's Valentines day and for this, part two of my embossing workshop, I'm going to take a slightly different course and do a little dry embossing instead using Claudine Hellmuth sticky backed canvas.

The canvas sheets hold their shape perfectly when put through an embossing machine and it's possible to achieve many different looks using paint and ink.

After cutting my heart I painted it a soft pink with acrylic paint before putting it through my embossing folder.

I used my finger to rub over a little white, leaving the depressions in the darker pink colour.

When that was dry I rubbed over again (still with a finger) with some Inka Gold cream but gold acrylic works just as well.

In these three other examples I've managed to create different finishes using different products. In this first one the base is pink acrylic and the top layer is the same pink mixed with white for a much softer look.

In this one the base is black acrylic and the top layer is silver which gives it a brushed metal look. Interesting considering it's fabric.  I'll be back to that one.

This one is Distress ink with more Inka gold rubbed over the top.

The background of my canvas is layers of music papers, white acrylic, Distress Crackle paint - Rock candy, Distress ink - Worn lipstick and some stamping. As well as the heart I've added three little Crystals from Prima and hung three more Genie stones also from Prima.

You remember that black and silver ATC size piece?  Well here it is sewn and added to a card.

Happy Valentines Day.

I'll be back next week with part three and back to using embossing powder.

Jaine x