Relics & Artifacts Stamp-a-Day Challenge - DAY 22

I have taken the Relics & Artifacts Stamp-a-Day March Challenge

Here is my March 22nd make:

Today I am upcycling another one of my white stamped bags that come in one of my orders. The Otomi art stamp was stamp on this bag.

I have a large tag that I stamped with the CUPULA ArtFoamie with teal acrylic paint. Then I painted the outside of the Copula with a light pink acrylic plaint and dotted each of the scallops with pink. I let the tag dry over night. The bricks are stenciled with a light brown ink. The rest of the tag is filled in with pink, blue and green alcohol markers. I fussy cut the art stamp image of Otomi and painted her with watercolors. Adhered her to the tag. In the upper part of the Copula I stamped MUSE.

The images used from Sandra Evertson's collection are found HERE!

I have taken the Relics & Artifacts Stamp-a-Day March Challenge

Here is my March 20th make:

This week I was playing with my CUPULA ArtFoamie I made several partially stamped ATCs.

For this ATC you can see a partial stamping of the top arch from the CUPULA ArtFoamie, it was stamped with acrylic paint. Then with black ink I stamped  the Fiesta Crown and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  The Fiesta Crown was colored with alcohol pens. ART is from "Life is Art" stamp.

The images used from Sandra Evertson's collection found HERE!

Relics & Artifacts Stamp-a-Day Challenge - DAY 19

 I have taken the Relics & Artifacts Stamp-a-Day March Challenge

Here is my March 19th make: This week  I was playing with  my CUPULA ArtFoamie I made several partially stamped ATCs.

For this ATC you can see a partial stamping of the top arch from the CUPULA ArtFoamie, it was stamped with acrylic paint. Then with black ink I stamped  the Sacre Coeur and MUSE in the opening. 

The images used from Sandra Evertson's collection found HERE!

Relics & Artifacts Stamp-a-Day Challenge - DAY 17

I have taken the Relics & Artifacts Stamp-a-Day March Challenge

Here is my March 17th make: Yesterday I was playing with  my CUPULA ArtFoamie and stamping and made several partially stamped ATCs.

For this ATC you can see the top of the arch from the CUPULA ArtFoamie, it was stamped with acrylic paint. Then with black ink I stamped one of the Ruby Throats in the arch opening. The Ruby Throat was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Alcohol pens were used to finish the ATC. 

The images used from Sandra Evertson's collection found HERE!

PRIMA Ballerina Canvas!

When I was growing up I so in LOVE with BALLERINAS, almost as much as I LOVE PRIMA FLOWERS!!!  What little girl doesn't dream of being a ballerina. Funny thing is I was never a ballerina, but you can bet this girl has plenty of PRIMA FLOWERS!!!  The images of beautiful ballerina poses are a great compliment to Prima flowers!

Today I have a free standing canvas for you!

Supplies:
Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint:
  Metallique Soft Satin
  Sparks Dragon Eye
Prima Flowers
Altered Pages Collage - 1793 Vintage Ballerinas 
Gel Mediuum
Canvas
Black Gesso
Chipboard Swirls
Tacky Glue

Wet around the edges of the image you would like to use and gently rip around the edges.

Paint Canvas with Black Gesso, let dry. 

Apply gel medium to the canvas, spritz the image with water and lay flat on the wet gel medium.  Smooth the image.  Apply a layer of gel medium over the image. Let dry.

Paint the chipboard swirls front and back with the Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint: Sparks Dragon Eye.  Let dry.

Dap a bit of Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint: Sparks Dragon Eye on the Prima Flower.

Dab Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint: Metallique Soft Satin around the ballerina and on the canvas. Dry!

With Tacky Glue attach the chipboard swirls and flower.... who said you have to stay on the canvas?

What ballerina wouldn't want to display this sparkly gold and pink canvas on their mantle?

 

 

More inspiration photos!

 

 

 

 

Prima Flowers on Bird in a Cage

I am so excited that the Design Team at Altered Pages has the opportunity to be a product partner with PRIMA this month.  We plan to inspire creativity through our projects. 

Prima has the most amazing line products.  Each package of flowers is unique with so many ways to create with them!  The Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint will cover just about any surface you apply it to.  I plan to try it on as many surfaces as possible.  

Supplies for this project:
Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint:
  Metallique Dark Forest
  Metallique Soft Satin
  Sparks Dragon Eye
Prima Flowers
Black birdcage - recycled
Chipboard Bird - Queen Sparrow
Ribbon
Large Sheet Music
Rhinestones
3D Foam Mounting Squares
Tacky Glue

First, paint the flat black birdcage with Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paints. Fully cover the cage with Metallique Dark Forest.  Let it dry. Then with a paper towel dab a little of the Sparks Dragon Eye over the cage and let it dry.  Finally, with a paper towel dab the cage with Metallique Soft Satin.  When you are finished the cage will appear distressed.

Next, paint the Chipboard Bird - Queen Sparrow.  I did not have a blue Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint, all the same I wanted the shimmer of the paints.  I tinted the Metallique Soft Satin to get the color I wanted for the bird.  The chipboard crown was painted with Sparks Dragon Eye. 

 

Once the bird is dry assemble.  Adhere the wing with 3D Foam Mounting Squares.  Add rhinestones to the crown and adhere with Tacky Glue.

 

For the birds nest cut thin strips of Large Sheet Music and gently curl with the edge of the scissors.

Everything is ready to assemble.

Put the Large Sheet Music curls on the bottom of the cage, gently place the bird eggs on the sheet music. 

Add one Prima Flower inside of the cage.  Place the cage top on the bottom and secure tabs.  Gently slide the bird into the cage from the side.

 

 

Add two Prima Flowers and butterfly to the top of the birdcage. 

 This would make a beautiful center piece for an afternoon tea, baby shower, ladies luncheon and more.

 Be sure to stop by for more PRIMA inspiration tomorrow!

Let us know how much you enjoy the projects we have created! 

Experimenting with my Gel Press Plate...

Experimenting with the Gel Press and acrylic paints! Love the wonderful backgrounds they created.

Just two colors of acrylic paints and here are the results I got.

On a couple of them I placed circles punched and placed on the plate after painting.  The paint lifted, then I ran the brayer again and got a really cool effect.

This sheet has a bit of punchinella used for texture!  The prints were left to dry!

Using the Circle Background Stamp with black ink on an acrylic block.  Black embossing powder was used on the ink. 

After heating the embossing powder, punchinella and black ink was used to add another layer to the opposite side of the sheet.    

Adhere a black Bazzill Edge just off center of the card with glue.  Use ONE of a KIND Jolee's Stickers to embellish the card.... this would make a cute birthday card!

Using the Diamond Background Stamp with black ink on an acrylic block.  Black embossing powder was used on the ink.

Adhere a black Bazzill Edge just off center of the card with double-sided tape. Use a mica tile to stamp the Muse Eiffel Tower and heat emboss with black embossing powder. Then stamp Paris.  Adhere mica tile to the card with double-sided tape.  Add flowers!!!

Finally, add one of the circles used to lift paint from the Gel plate when painting to create the moon in the background!

Hope this inspires you to use your GEL PRESS!!!