See Possibility Mixed Media Canvas

 

This is the second canvas I was working on yesterday. This morning the molding paste has dried and I was able to add items to the canvas and finish it. 

I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to do with this one. Just like the canvas I posted about yesterday, I don't remember the colors of ink that I used for the background. I had created this over a year ago and just set it aside. I do love all the different colors in the background on this one. 

I added Golden Light Molding Paste in three different places using the gradient hex Tim Holtz layering stencil. I love how when it's wet it picks up the color of ink on the canvas.

 

I finally settled on just doing a random collage of ephemera. 

Most of the items I used are from my Tim Holtz stash of items with the exception of a few items.

The ace of clubs card,  hand, piece of ruler, circle with the N7 and the stamp are from an ephemera packet I've had in my collection for a few years. The small metal frame is the last one I had left and it's by Momenta. 

 

I cut apart two of the Tim Holtz Quote Chips sentiments and adhered all items with Distress Collage Matte Medium. A few of the items I used Glossy Accents. 

 

For some reason I thought both of these quotes fit with all of the collaged items. You just have to see that there is possibility everywhere for everything and you have to believe in yourself. 

I love the variation in color where I used the molding paste with the stencil!

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Find Joy Mixed Media Canvas

 

Right from the start I'm going to mention that I'm not a huge pink and purple fan. I have nothing against the two colors, they just aren't ones that I'm drawn to naturally. 

The background on this canvas was made probably well over a year ago. I've had this canvas and another one just waiting to have something done with them. At the time I was playing around with distress inks (I don't remember what the colors are that I used) and they turned out a little different than I expected. I just set them both aside knowing that someday I would get back to them and create something. 

I used a stencil called mini bricks by The Crafters Workshop with some Golden light molding paste on both corners of this canvas. The paste picked up the color on the canvas. 

I stamped randomly around the canvas with a Tim Holtz stamp. I don't have the name of the stamp as I don't have the packaging anymore. I then splattered black soot Distress ink over the canvas.

 

 

The flowers are from Little Birdie. I believe I picked them up at Tuesday Morning. 

The metal frame I've had in my stash for awhile. It's from Momenta.

I used Tim Holtz Quote Chips for the sentiments. I cut two sentiments apart. 

The photo is from an ephemera packet that I picked up back in 2013 when I went to a show called Junk Bonanza that is held twice a year here is the Twin Cities area. 

 

I thought the quote fit the photo. The two women look like friends having a good time!

Now I have one more project off my list! 

I have another canvas that is almost finished. I have everything ready to go to finalize it, but I have to wait for the molding paste to dry. I will share it once I'm done with it. 

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Thanks

Hello and Happy Friday! Today I'm sharing yet another thank you card! For my background I used a Tim Holtz Layering Stencil called Speckles with some Golden Molding Paste. I mixed in some Vintage Photo Tim Holtz Distress Stain to give it a light brown color.

The images are from a stamp set by Hero Arts called Delicate Leaf Clusters. I stamped the same image three times with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye, Rusty Hinge and Wild Honey. The thanks die is from Simon Says Stamp.

I'm so happy it's Friday! Hoping to get to spend some time in my craft room this weekend. I'm going to go through all the challenges that are coming up and see if I can inspire myself into creating some more cards!

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Thank You Very Much!

Another card using Golden Light Molding Paste. I'm really happy with how this card turned out. It makes me want to go out and buy some more stencils. I really love working with them!

For this card I used Tim Holtz Distress ink in Broken China to color the molding paste. The stencil design is by Heidi Swapp. I used a Hero Arts stamp from the Thanks A Bunch Set (CL663) along with the Broken China distress ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. The white base is from PaperTrey Ink and the island blue cardstock is from Simon Says Stamp. The bling is by My Mind's Eye.

I haven't had much crafting time this week after work. I've just felt tired and cold and haven't felt like crafting. What I don't like is when I get all these ideas going through my head as I'm having coffee before I have to leave for work and can't act on any of them. Hopefully I'll still have all this enthusiasm this evening so I can try some of my ideas out!

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Blue Butterfly - Thanks A Bunch

 

This was a fun card to create! No challenge for this one as this is another card for a card order I'm working on. 

The butterfly adds so much texture! I used two different stencils for this background. I used Mini Chickenwire reversed from The Crafter's Workshop on the background and a butterfly from Heidi Swapp. There is a combination of the stencil and some distress ink splattered on watercolor cardstock. 

For the butterfly I mixed some Golden Light Molding Paste with some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in broken china. The bling is from My Mind's Eye. For the sentiment I used a stamp from the Hero Arts set called Thanks A Bunch CL663.

That's it! Happy Saturday! Thanks for stopping by :)

ShowCASe Your Style Challenge #5: Theme

Here's my CAS card for the ShowCASe Your Style challenge. You were supposed to use at least one die cut. For mine I used a Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Squares to cut my image. For the image I used Golden Gel Medium Light Molding Paste along with the Gothic Layering Stencil from the Tim Holtz collection. I then colored the molding paste with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass. The sentiment is from Hero Arts called Find Joy and was stamped the same distress ink. 

That's it! Very quick and easy!

ShowCASe Your Style Challenge #5: Theme

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Stencils, Embossing Paste + Distress Markers = Fun!

This was my first attempt at coloring embossing paste after it had dried using Distress Markers. I've colored the embossing paste before spreading it on the stencil with Distress Ink and I like that effect, but I wanted to use several colors this time. The card above was my first attempt. After I let the embossing paste dry I laid the stencil back on top and colored with Distress Markers. I then used the Tim Holtz Water Brush and went over the areas for a watercolor look. I think it has a rough look, but I like it. 

For this card I did the same as the card above except used the green cardstock. I like the look on the colored cardstock.

For this card I didn't use the water brush. Instead I just colored with the Distress Markers. I like how vibrant the colors turned out. I'm definitely going to use this technique again with other stencils. For all the sentiments I stamped the sentiment with Distress Ink and then embossed with clear embossing powder. After I was finished with the cards I thought I could have added some bling or sequins. I opted to just leave them plain as I thought they looked fine. 

Products used for these cards include: Golden Gel Medium Light Molding Paste, Tim Holtz Distress Markers, Tim Holtz Water Brush, Tim Holtz Festive Layer Stencil, Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Handwritten Holiday 1 & 2 Sentiments, Recollections Christmas Noel Glitter Paper, Craft Smith Timeless Holiday patterned paper, PTI for the card bases, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Embossing Powder. 

I really LOVE playing with this stuff! I reminds me of icing.

 It almost looks good enough to eat when you are spreading it on the stencil!

From the three panels I created I was able to cut them in half and make six cards. 

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Unscripted Sketches 5th Blog-iversary + A Giveaway!

Unscripted Sketches is celebrating their 5th Blog-iversary! 

We've got some fun giveaway's planned. 

Head over to the Unscripted Sketches Blog to check out all the fun!!

Here's my take on this week's sketch:

 

I used some Golden Light Molding Paste with a Prima stencil for my design on black cardstock from PaperTrey Ink. The background paper peeking out from behind is called Everyday Kraft from the Paper Studio. I die cut the burlap flowers using the Tattered Flowers Die from Tim Holtz using the Burlap Stack from DCWV. Sentiment is from Hero Arts called "Thank You For Being My Friend".

For the Blog-iversary I'm giving away a Sympathy Stamp set from Hero Arts called Remember.

To be eligible to win here's what you need to do:

1. Become a follower on either my Blog or my Facebook page (or both!).

2. Leave a comment.

Winner will be chosen at random Friday, April 18th and announced on my blog on Saturday, April 19th. 

Hope you'll join us this week with your take on the sketch above. All the details are on the blog post over at Unscripted Sketches!

This post is also linked up to Virginia's View Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Products Used For This Card:

Base Cardstock - PTI in True Black & White

Patterned Paper - the Paper Studio - Everyday Kraft, DCWV - Burlap Stack

Ink - Tim Holtz Distress - Black Soot, Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black

Gems - DCWV Gem Stickers

Stamp - Hero Arts - Thank You For Being My Friend - CL487
Flowers - Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Die
Prima - Stencil
Golden Light Molding Paste

Unscripted Sketches #242 - Wishing You Brighter Days

I tinted some Golden Gel Mediums Light Molding Paste yellow using dandelion ink from Memento to create my circle background on this card. I used the negative from a Spellbinders circle die cut out of cardboard that I taped over the TCW mini chevron stencil and then applied the molding paste. I love it! This stuff is so fun to work with. The purple branch is a Die-Namites die called summer branch.

I hope you'll join us this week with your take on the sketch above. You can get all the details over at Unscripted Sketches! You don't have to have a blog in order to play. If you load your creations to a gallery, just add the direct link to your project and be sure to give credit for the sketch to Unscripted Sketches. That's it!

Products Used:
Base Cardstock - PTI in Vintage Cream
Patterned Paper - Core'dinations - Brights, Premium Textured - Carnival
Stamps - Hero Arts - Remember - CL577
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot & Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black, Memento - Dandelion
Golden Gel Mediums Light Molding Paste
Die-Namites Die - Summer Branch
Spellbinders Dies - Scallop Circle & Square and Circle
Stencil - TCW - Balzer Designs - Mini Chevron

Unscripted Sketches #234

Love the sketch from Unscripted Sketches this week! It's a very simple, versatile sketch to use for any occasion. I used Golden Light Molding Paste with a stencil called Mini Harlequin from The Crafter's Workshop. 

I picked up three or four stencils a few months ago to experiment with. I love the texture and the dimension that it creates on a project. 

I added some washi tape from Queen & Co. for my borders. I'm really trying to use washi tape on more projects. I have a good amount of it and it seems such a waste not to use it. 

I really like the look of the random spots of molding paste that come through the stencil. The pattern isn't all uniform and I like that.

Please join us this week with your take on the sketch above. All the details are on the blog post over at Unscripted Sketches! You don't have to have a blog in order to play. If you load your creations to a gallery, just add the direct link to your project and be sure to give credit for the sketch to Unscripted Sketches. That's it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Products Used:
Base Cardstock - PTI in Vintage Cream & Terracotta Tile
Black Cardstock for matting from Bazzill
Stamps - Hero Arts - Thanks A Bunch - CL663
Ink - Ranger - Jet Black
Queen & Co. - Trendy Tape - Fishnet Black
Hero Arts - Black Metallic Decor
Golden Light Molding Paste
The Crafter's Workshop Stencil - Mini Harlequin