March Hopping with Craft Hoarders Anonymous

Welcome everyone to the

March Hop

with the Ladies of Craft Hoarders Anonymous.

Can you believe we are already in the 3rd month of 2016????

EEEKKK time is flying.

Every month on the 5th a group of us

will share projects and offer inspiration on ways

to use your hoard.

(Remember, use your hoard you get to buy more. 

It's a win -win!)

Today I am sharing an art journal page.

The background started when I used the page to clean paint off my brayer

during a Gelli Printing marathon.

I often keep blank paper nearby for just such a purpose,

instant backgrounds for future projects.

I added Washii tape, lots of stenciling,

including this awesome text one by Stencil Girl stencils,

and my 3 hearts (for my 3 girls)

Here is the list of all who are participating this month

Gloria Stengel 
Debbie Seyer
Pam Bray
Jacquie Southas
Glenda Brooks
Tracey Sabella
Donna Idlet
Wendi Robinson
Teresa Horner
Barbara Rankin
Karen Zueger-Brownell
Christy Houser

Make sure to stop by them all and leave some love.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day>

February Challenge at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

Are you ready for another challenge at 

Craft Hoarders Anonymous?

This month's challenge is a perfect way to create a piece for that 

"someone special"

in your life.

                                                                 How I Love Thee 
     You may create a Valentine, anniversary, wedding, or other love-themed project for this challenge. You may create something that has the word "LOVE" on it. Dig into your hoard and find all those hoarded hearts and pink sequins and doves and wedding paper that you have been saving for just the right project!

I created an 8x8 canvas for the challenge.

Prima and SEI specialty paper are the base.

Layered with drywall tape, Washii tape, stamping and modeling paste.

The sentiment was stamped on vellum,

traced over with a Copic marker,

and framed with a resin frame by Prima.

Some texture....

Supplies:

Paper: Prima & SEI

Modeling Paste

Crafter's Workshop Stencil

Prima ink

Bobunny Stamp

Prima Resin Frame

Lindy's Stamp Gang & Tattered Angels mist

Sequin waste, Drywall tape & Washii tape

Make sure to visit the Design Team members blogs

 to see how the have worked with this challenge.

Amber Milone
Christy Butters
Debbie Seyer
Donna Idlet
Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks
Gloria Stengel 
Kathy Clement
Nancy Dynes (on vacation)

Pam Bray
Teresa Horner
Wendi Robinson

                          Once you have visited the blogs make sure to head back to
                                                    Craft Hoarders Anonymous
                                                        and link up your project.

                                    Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Art Journal page with another background tutorial :)

Hey everyone,

It's Thursday (which means it's almost the weekend)

and I wanted to share another background tutorial with you.

One of my art journals had 1 blank page left in it, taunting me with it's sheer whiteness,

I had to fill it up.

Here is my finished page:

And here is how it started:

First I randomly covered the page with masking tape.

Not completely though, the paint with react differently to the paper and tape and I love the variations you get.

Some random stamping with my favorite Kaisercraft script stamp and Solvent ink.

(you need to use solvent ink or else your images will bleed and run as you add layers)

Very light layer of Gesso over everything.

See, you can still see the stamping, but now have a smooth surface for the rest of the layers.

Using my finger I colored the page with 2 colors of Golden Fluid acrylics.

Keeping my finger wet I was able to smooth and blend the paint quickly covering the page with color.

I still had the hole reinforcers on my desk from using them for the latest Craft Hoarders Anonymous challenge.

They kept sliding off the background paper they came on, so why not use them up on this project.

Just glued them down across the page.

Using some Claudine Hellmuth paint and my finger again I colored the white circles.

More stamping, this time with a Bobunny stamp and Solvent ink.

Washii tape…

I love using this on my projects. It's semi transparent so the background shows through, is lightweight so you can layer and not get too bulky,

and of course it brings more pattern to the piece.

Washii tape= Love

Last but not least on the background creation is a bit of Modeling paste through a hole stencil.

A real thin layer just to add some dimension. 

You can color the paste with paint if you wish but I wanted the white to contrast the other colors here.

And the finished piece.

With an image cut from an old magazine,

some Rub Ons (which I swear multiply in the night and I will never be able to use them all) and a little bit of handwriting.

My page, and book, is now complete.

                                           
                                                              Some closeups of the page...

I hope I've inspired you to get out and play.

Thanks for joining me and have a great day!

Art Journal page playing with Bister

The other day a friend shared some works she had created using

Bister.

I was in awe of what she had done and at the same time decided I 

NEEDED them now.

Bister is wood stain imported from the Netherlands.

It's water soluble and on glossy or stamping paper can created absolutely beautiful backgrounds.

Doing a Youtube video search I found a few tutorials,

most in another language, and most on how to create cards and such by combining the Bister background with stamped images.

I am all about backgrounds, and I am all about stamping (but usually as part of my background making)

so I decided to share my spin on combining the 2.

The following is a step by step tutorial on creating this Art Journal page.

This is Bister.

It comes in 8 colors in these little containers.

Don't panic about the size, it truly is an example of a little goes a looooonnnggg

way.

See, it has fine grains, almost along the lines of an embossing powder.

I used a dry paint brush to flick a small amour across my page.

I wound up using 3 colors here.

Mist it with water.

The more you mist the more it bleeds and runs.

I'm in heaven.

Excess water can be blotted up along the edges with a paper towel

and you can dry with a heat gun to speed things up.

I added a second layer of color just because I wanted more veins of color in my piece.

Then some simple stamping with a Kaisercraft stamp and Solvent (StazOn) ink.

I put a tiny bit of the stain in a container, added some water and made a watercolor paint.

Using a cosmetic sponge and stencil I added some circles to the page.

In hindsight I'd use a different applicator,

the sponge soaked up more of the water than I wanted

(I know, who'd have thought a sponge would soak up water…duh moment)

My circles...

I outlined the circles with a white acrylic paint pen.

Added some torn pieces of a sewing pattern.

More stamping,

this time with a Tim Holtz stamp and Solvent ink.

Little bit of Washii tape,

cause tape makes me happy.

For my embellishment I took a piece of canvas and misted it with Olive Vine & Bronze 

Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels, 

and Buccaneer Bronze Moonshadow Mist by Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Once it dried a little bit of stamping with a Club Scrap stamp and Solvent Ink.

I cut a heart out freehand, adhered it to the page and did a bit of machine stitching around it.

Here is the finished piece.

I added some words using Tim Holtz stickers.

Outlined the heart with a Distress Marker and smudged it with my finger,

and inked the edges of the page with black ink.

A few closeups….

Love my heart

Some of the Bister background with stamping over.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my newest tutorial.

Have a fantastic weekend!