Vintage Parisian Wall Hangings A Shabby is Chic Boutique DT Project.

Good morning friends, Kim here today to share with you my latest project for Shabby is Chic Boutique on Facebook. This time I have made a couple of wall hangings inspired by Paris!

 

 

I used 4 x 5 inch canvas boards for this project. I started off with some script paper from my stash as a back ground and then got out some of the Paris Napkins from SCB, which you can see below.

 

 

 

I fussy cut out the Eiffel Tower, and the post mark and some script from these two napkins and adhered them on top of the script paper. After that, I applied some sprays and also some crackle medium to make the whole piece look aged and very vintage. I kept layering on sprays to get inside the cracks until I was happy with the result. I also used some gelatos to give highlights to the Eiffel Tower and some colour to the background.

 

 

After the base was dry, I decided to try my hand at making some roses out of Wendy Vecchi Embossing paste. It was a lot easier than I thought, just taking a palette knife and making some swirls. The embossing paste was very smooth and easy to work with. I used more of the same sprays to get some colour on the roses, and as a final touch, added some micro beads for further texture.

 

 

 

I wanted to have a nice focal point at the top of the piece, so I used some of the IOD moulds from Prima and some air dry clay to make the top pieces. Once dry, I used some of the Art Alchemy paints to give them some colour and I then added a beautiful cameo from Shabby is Chic Boutique Store to the top.

 

 

 

 Finally, I added some of the gorgeous aqua tulle trim from SCB to the bottom of the wall hangings and some jute twine to the top so I could hang them up on my wall.

 

 

 

 I hope you have found some inspiration from my projects today, and will give something like this a try, it was so much fun to create!

 

Thanks for stopping by today, and please check out the Shabby is Chic Boutique Store on Facebook!

Kim :)

 



Winter Wishes DT Project for Rebecca Baer

Good Morning crafty friends! Today I am sharing my DT project for Rebecca Baer.  I have started on creating my Christmas Cards for this year, and Rebecca has some perfect stencils for this time of year!

 

I did a double layering technique with this card, using the Petite Diamond Plaid Stencil first. This is  a fun stencil, there is three parts to it, and you layer on one stencil at a time. I decided to go with  holiday themed colours in my card.

 

 

Here is the background so far...

 

Next I used the Snowflake Masque Stencil and some embossing paste, which is like a light texture paste and spread it all over the top of the background. 

 

 

 Once that was completed all over the card, I got out some holographic embossing powder and sprinkled it on top of the wet texture paste.   I then heat set it with my heat gun, and  the effect shown above, is dimensional and very snowy  and sparkly looking!

 

 

Now it is time for some die cutting, I used a Winter sentiment and some snowflakes which I coloured with Festive Berries Distress ink.  I used my glossy accents to glue it all down. You need a strong wet glue to make the pieces adhere to the texture on the card.

 

I added some sequins and glitter for some finishing touches to the card.

I hope you have been inspired to create a snowy card yourself and will give this layering technique a try.

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

Rebecca Baer Products Used

Petite Diamond Plaid Stencil

Snowflake Masque Stencil

 

Other Products Used

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste

Glossy Accents

Holographic Embossing Powder by Ranger

Sizzix Dies

Sequins From My Stash

 



Mixed Media Art Tag for Gina's Designs DT Photo Tutorial

Hello Friends, happy Friday! Today I would like to share a fun mixed media tag and tutorial I have created especially for the blog. I started off with one of Gina's Large Tags and covered it in vintage Norwegian dictionary paper that I got from a friend. I mod podged the paper on  and then it was time to get out the paints!

  

 I used my Silks Acrylic Glazes and my Prima stencil, first using the stencil with some vibrant colors and then once that was dry, I got out more colors and did a light stripeing effect over the top of it. The result was great as you can see the stencils show through the glazes so you get a lot of color coming through.

 Next it was time to get out the stamps and embossing paste to start layering more on top of the paint. I used some fun words and meanings to pick up on the dictionary paper in the background.

 Next is embossing the chipboard pieces I chose to add to the tag. I love the new Collage Borders Gina has in the store, and also the new Fancy Dragonflies as well. For the dragonflies, I used several different embossing powders, layering each one on, heating it and adding a different color. I really wanted the dragonflies to be in lots of fun tones.

 Here is the result of all the embossing power layering.

 I used some fine black embossing powder for the collage border.

 Here is the finished result! I added some flowers, burlap material along the side, metal gears a frame and game spinner to finish it off.

 I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial today, I had so much fun making this tag!

Mixed media is so much fun I hope you will give it a try!

Gina's Designs Items Used

Chipboard Tag Large

Fancy Dragonflies

Steampunk Collage Border

Other Items Used

Petaloo Flowers

Kraftsupplies4U Flowers

Prima Frame

Tim Holtz Metal Pieces

Silks Acrylic Glazes in Various Colors

Burlap From My Stash

Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste

Crafter's Workshop ART Stencil