Find Beauty in Your Day

Before I head out to spend the day running errands, I wanted to share this very cool project I made last night in a class at Memory Bound, my favorite local craft store.  It's a technique similar to the one I use for my photo transfer canvases.  Now I have a new way of covering my canvases.  I can't wait to make some of these up for gifts!  Thanks, Maggie, for such a great class.

Two-sided patterned paper was used.  Butterflies were on one side and stripes were on the other.  It took less than two hours to make this canvas.

Well, time to get tripping all over those errands.  Hope you all have a mighty fine day!

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Flowers & Flourishes

What?  A day without snow?  No worries.  Yes, snow will be here again tomorrow.  Not much but snow just the same.  I've lived in Iowa most of my life and even I'm getting tired of the cold and snow.  At least I stayed warm finishing up my latest mixed media project and did I ever learn a few things.  Hopefully, you won't notice the little mistakes I made.  Actually, I don't consider them mistakes, just learning opportunities.

The project was too big to fit in my light tent so I did my best trying to get a good photo of the canvas.  This is the best shot out of the gazillions I took trying to get it just right.  I know, perfect is not necessary but try to explain that to my OCD tendencies.

Stamp Sets:  Trust God, Gorgeous Grunge (Stampin' Up!); Inks:  Baked Brown Sugar (Stampin' Up!), Tuxedo Black (Memento); Card Stock:  Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!), Clever Paper (Authentique); Accessories & Tools:  Petite Petals Punch, Fancy Flower Punch, Pansy Punch and Decorative Label Punch (Stampin' Up!), Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die, Tim Holtz Elegant Flourishes Die, Crystals (Prima), Burnt Umber Acrylic Paint (Americana), Brads, 5" x 7" Picture Frame, Rhinestone, White Tissue Paper, 8" x 10" Canvas, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

Oh, just so you know, part of the flowers and the flourishes on the lower left and in the center of the canvas were cut out of wallpaper.  That's right, wallpaper!  Isn't that just too cool?  I had a bunch of wallpaper given to me and every now and again, I'll dig it out and use it on a project.  And, the frame, got that at a garage sale.  I love a bargain!

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Cheryl, a friend and fellow Stampin' Up!®, came over one night a few weeks ago to show me how they were doing the mixed media canvases.  She had shown this at our monthly demo meeting but I was not able to attend that night.  She graciously offered to spend an evening crafting with me.  We shared pizza and had a good time visiting.

Most of what I used is current with just a wee bit of retired added to the mix.  Actually, this is a good way to use up some of your retired card stock.  The flowers can be made any size and you are only limited by your imagination.

Ink:  Soft Suede; Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Gumball Green, First Edition Specialty Paper, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack, Cheerful Treat Designer Series Paper (retired); Accessories & Tools:  Fancy Flower Punch, Butterfly Punch (retired), Secret Garden Framelits Dies, Boho Blossom Punch, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Everyday Enchantment Brads (retired), Bitty Buttons, Antique Brads, Mini Brads/Silver, Ice Cream Parlor Buttons (retired), Linen Thread

The stems for the flowers were made out of various Designer Series Papers but unfortunately, I don't remember which ones but you can use any greens you have on hand.

I'm working on a black and white canvas now.  It's actually a photo transfer that went bad but the image will be part of the design.  If all things work out, I'll share it with you once completed.  It's just a matter of transfer what I see in my head to the canvas.  Now that's an iffy proposition.

Heart Canvas

Over the past couple of weeks, I've been doing some early spring house cleaning.  While going through some boxes stored in my closet, I found three 6x6 canvases that a friend had given me.  I love the mixed media canvases and I made this one for my granddaughter's room.

Stamp: Trust God; Ink: Raspberry Ripple; Card Stock:  Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack/River Rock; Accessories & Tools:  Hearts Collection Framelits, Full Heart Punch, Small Heart Punch, Bitty Buttons, Mini Brads/Silver, Linen Thread, Mini Glue Dots, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Craft Paint

Now I'm off to make something for the grandsons.  Since it snowed yesterday and today is bitter cold, I plan to stay in where it is warm and cozy.