Scatter Joy Mixed Media Canvas

Scatter Joy Mixed Media Canvas

by | Nov 1, 2016 | Mixed Media

While cruising the clearance aisle at Michaels one day I saw some canvas letters.  I didn’t need a leftover ‘Q’ or a ‘Z’ or ‘V,’ so was about to give them a pass when I spotted an ‘I’.  I decided for only $.20 it would make a nice little canvas 🙂

It’s only 8”x2 ¾”x1” and the “Scatter Joy” vellum (see complete quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson here) piece fit onto it perfectly. I had that vellum in my stash for a long time along with some clearance napkins from Joann Fabric.   I used the top layer of the napkin for the main background of white, blue & green floral and stripe patterns, positioning it so the blue pattern appeared on either side of the canvas.

hand made mixed media canvas scatter joy blue pattern

The next layer was Golden fluid acrylic in green gold spread through The Crafter’s Workshop “Art Is” stencil.  I also brushed the same acrylic onto the rest of the canvas and rubbed it off in several places with a baby wipe to let the background show through.  At this point I also added some gesso to tone down parts using my finger rather than a brush.

hand made mixed media canvas scatter joy top left

Other layers included Golden molding paste through sequin waste on the top left and bottom right as well as some Tim Holtz Botanical Remnant Rubs rub-ons (flowers & music staff) in the opposite corners. I tore positive affirmations from Christy Tomlinson’s She Art coffee filter sheets text and placed them around the canvas.

hand made mixed media canvas scatter joy affirmations

Last was the quote, which I trimmed closely around the letters and used a very light touch with some of the green acrylic around the edges to integrate it. I smudged a Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pen from this set to add a bit of shadow around the quote.

I used Liquitex Matte Medium to adhere all the elements, including to seal on the rub-ons.  It has always held everything for me with no problem but for some reason it just didn’t want to work on that vellum. I had a terrible time trying to get the quote to stick!  Perseverance 🙂

Scatter joy!  Karen

Fall Faux Quilted Card

Fall Faux Quilted Card

by | Sep 30, 2016 | Fall, Seasonal

Hi, all!  I’ve been under the weather most of this week, but before I succumbed, I did have a fun new crafty friend over to make cards!!

We made “quilted” cards by punching hexagons (Stampin’ Up) out of coordinating patterned papers. “Patching” it together took a little time because we had to keep the same patterns from ending up next to each other.  It helps to have at least four different papers. I added some definition by edging the pieces with VersaFine Vintage Sepia ink.

In the interest of using my stash, I chose the ancient My Mind’s Eye Wild Asparagus stack.  This is the very first or maybe second paper stack I ever bought. The other one is called Everyday Tango. I can’t bear to part with either even though they are totally old school.

I used a Recollections kraft cardbase and left space between each hexagon. To further the quilted effect I added faux stitching with a Faber-Castell PITT artist pen (M dark sepia). I finished off the front with a Lawn Fawn Stitched Labels die and a sentiment put together by masking off two different stamps from the Hero Arts stamp & cut set Prayers.

 

hand made fall quilt card label detail

Apparently I missed the stitching one of the hexagons!

hand made fall quilt card sew stitching detail

These MFT dies come in very handy 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing the sewing theme, I cut the inside sentiment from MFT’s Stitched Alphabet, used the Clear & Simple set called “On the Mend” to stamp the spools, needle & thread, and added a little faux stitching around the inside panel with another PITT pen (M black) to finish it off.
Hand made fall quilt cardI used my go-to VersaFine Onyx Black for both the outside sentiment and inside elements. I started out adhering my hexagons with Tombow tape runner but it was hard to keep the adhesive off the front of the pieces so I switched to my Zig 2 Way glue pen.

Since I only just very recently acknowledged that summer is over, this is my first nod to any fall crafting. Now that I’ve broken that barrier, though, I’m kinda thinking it would be fun to make some more fall cards! Would love to see any that you guys have made!

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