CARD#s HPJ-2017-07 to 20

Hi again! This time, I am going to show you the cards I made for our colleagues in the US. 

I so love how they turned out. I'll definitely make some more similar cards in the future. They look awesome!

Each card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". 

So, how did I make them? The same way as my canvases and art journal spreads. Heh. I coated the cards (slightly smaller than the front of the base) with gesso then stenciled with light molding paste. After drying, I stamped the images and texts. I then splattered inks onto each one. 

CARD# HPJ-2017-07: Time Orange

CARD# HPJ-2017-08: Perfume Pink

CARD# HPJ-2017-09: Time Green

CARD# HPJ-2017-10: Time Blue

CARD# HPJ-2017-11: Balloon Blue

CARD# HPJ-2017-12: Balloon Orange

CARD# HPJ-2017-13: Victoria Circles

CARD# HPJ-2017-14: Victoria Wired

CARD# HPJ-2017-15: Victoria Script

CARD# HPJ-2017-16: Girl Stitched

CARD# HPJ-2017-17: Girl Orange

CARD# HPJ-2017-18: Girl Green

CARD# HPJ-2017-19: Girl Blue

CARD# HPJ-2017-20: Girl Pink

For the sentiment, I inked the clear stamps using my white pigment ink pen and stamped on pieces of black board paper. I adhered them onto the front of the cards. 

So, what do you think? Aren't they gorgeous? I'm sure I will be making more of the same type in the future. They're fun and easy to make, but of course it takes more time to finish them because of all the needed drying. That was that. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you check out my other projects. Happy Thursday!


MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper White, Elit Board Paper Vellum White, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Pebeo White Gesso, Golden Light Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencils Mini Chickenwire Reversed, Mini Cut Circles, Mini Art Is and Mini Tile Texture, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Boho Dreams, Victoria, Provincial, Boutique, Journal and Perfume, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps You're Invited, Stitches and Dreamer, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Bahama Blue, Scarlet, Jack O'Lantern and Butternut Squash, Ranger Distress Stains Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Broken China and Tumbled Glass, Uni Ball Signo Broad Pen White

DT PROJECT FOR BEE HAPPY CRAFTS: Victoria

 

Hi! What I am going to share today is the first project I made for Bee Happy’s DT. For the first project, I decided to make a mixed media canvas. I was supposed to work on the cover of an art journal, but one thing led to another and I came up with this. Just to warn you though, this post would be a bit long. 

Alright. Now that you are forewarned about the impending lengthy read, let’s start from the beginning of how I put together this piece. I used an 8”x10” primed canvas for the base. I added some texture onto the surface of the canvas by applying molding paste on a couple of The Crafter’s Workshop mini stencils and coated everything with gesso. After drying, I sprayed several layers of glimmer mist. I began with Tattered Angels Butternut Scotch followed by Jack O’Lantern and Coral Reef. I used Black Magic at the corners as well as the sides.

Remember the items I received from Bee Happy? I used several of them to make the embellishments and the background of the image. I don't know if you can recognize all of them, but I included the buttons, a tag, a paper doily, some of the papers from the sampler pack and die cuts made from the mini doily dies.

I altered the color of most of the supplies except for the metal charms. Similar to what I did with the canvas, I gessoed the pieces then sprayed them with glimmer mist. I painted some with gold poster color (the die cuts, wooden embellishments and some of the buttons) and coated a thicker  with liquid pearl.

Before affixing the embellishments, I adhered a paper doily over the mini brocade that I stenciled on the left side of the canvas. I then layered pieces of patterned papers whose edges I distressed after which I coated with watered-down gesso. I also inked the edges. I adhered them using Modge Podge. It is the first time that I used this medium and I really like how strong it adheres the papers onto the canvas. Anyway, I wanted to coat the stamped image as well as the sentiment with crackle paint, but unfortunately I ran out of it. Sad. So what I did was spray the image with glimmer mist (Black Magic) and fussy cut it when it dried. I affixed the image onto the canvas with foam tape. I added metal wings to make 'Victoria' more interesting.

A few months ago, I splurged on some clear stamps. I just love Bee Happy Crafts for carrying clear stamp brands especially Kaisercraft and Prima Marketing! I posted about it here. I utilized some of the stamps from that craft haul on the canvas. The main image also came with them.

Now for the fun part--decorating! I kept changing my mind as to how I would be putting the embellishments as I worked on the canvas. But even so, I am quite happy with the outcome. It is a huge improvement. If you have seen the first four canvases that I made from the previous year, there is such a great difference that you would surely notice. If you're interested to see what I mean, you can check my IG (@paperaddict28). I was just so stupid to have accidentally deleted my tumblog. It is where I posted about all of them. Tsk.

I wanted to use shrink plastic as an embellishment. They were supposed to dangle down with the tag, but the whole idea failed. Ha. I'll tell you more about it on the next project that I make using them successfully.

I am really happy on how the canvas turned out. I think you would see more altered projects in the near future. So that was that. I have to end it here for now. I just hope our internet connection gets better tomorrow so I can upload more stuff. Thank you for looking today!

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Conda 8”x10” Canvas, Moods Board Paper Storm Gray, Studio Calico Sampler Pack, paper doily, American Crafts Thickers, tag, paper flowers, metal charms, self-adhesive crystals, pearls, beads, jump rings, polymer clay flowers, bottle caps, wooden flower, lace trimming, vintage paper clip, buttons, brad, Eno Greeting Wooden Embellishment, The Crafter’s Workshop Stencil Mini Art Is and Chicken Wire Reverse, Golden Molding Paste, Reeves Gesso, Modge Podge Classic Matte, Elmer's White Glue, Stanley Glue Gun, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Victoria, Hexagon, Flutter, Film Strip Edge and Confidence, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity, My Favorite Things Doily Mini Circles, Cuttlebug Machine V2

ART JOURNAL SPREAD# 8: Freedom

"I am no bird; 

and no net ensnares me.

I am a free human being

with an independent will."

-JANE EYRE, Charlotte Bronte

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Pebeo Gesso, Golden Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Mini Tile Texture, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Scarlett, Candied Apple, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Victoria, Boutique, Journal, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity Music, Squares

ART JOURNAL SPREAD# 16: Little Things

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Pebeo Gesso, Golden Light Molding Paste, The Crafters Workshop Stencils Chickenwire Reversed, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Evergreen Bough and Peacock Feathers, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Messy, Prima Rubber Cling Stamps Rust and Dust, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Victoria and Blue Bay, Rosie's Studio Clear Stamps Flourish, journaling card

ART JOURNAL #7: Life

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Pebeo Gesso, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Peacock, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Cinder, Ranger Archival Ink Aquamarine, StazOn Midi Ink Pad Cloudy Sky, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Victoria, Triangles and Boutique, Heidi Swapp Mixed Media Clear Stamps Script, Golden Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Mini Art Is, Rosie's Studio Diecuts