Memorial Day Inspiration "Flying Flags" by Peggy Lee

This past Monday was our Memorial Day Holiday, our family

always celebrate with watching the Memorial Day Parade.

My hubby marches every year...

My heart is always full of joy, grace and grateful to all who are and have served.

Thank You to them all, even the ones who are left behind will they serve.

I love to take a photo of the flags flying every year!

I wanted a way to gaze upon it's beauty and be reminded everyday...so I created this 

Mixed Media Scrapbook Layout of the Flying Flags!

Love the USA!

I used drywall tape as a stencil, I laid it down and scrapped 

stucco over it, then pulled it up...it leaves great texture!!

I also used some other stencils as well.

I did some random stamping, sprayed and splattered

my favorite mists, color washes...and gesso watered down.

I found some metal letters in my stash...perfect for this layout....I am going to frame this

layout and hang it on our wall to honor my hubby and our family members who have served.

Thanks for stopping in today,

hugs

Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Garden Rose Card by Peggy Lee "Tutorial"

Happy Monday Morning to you all, it's Peggy Lee here

sharing with you all my mixed media card "Garden Rose" Card!

Using Marion Smith Designs Stamps

Garden Rose Stamp and Textured Edges Stamp.

Tutorial

I started with watercolor paper.

Using Archival Ink in black stamped the Garden Rose image

several times.

Card Base 4 1/4 x 6 size

Did more stamping on the card base for background texture.

After I stamped the images...I grabbed a few Tattered Angels

Glimmer Mist colors...started water coloring painting..using a small brush.

I painted several parts of the other stamped images..to but cut apart.

To add to the center of rose to give depth.

See the depth of adding layers to your stamped images.

Also added some more texture with gesso and stencils.

LOVE THIS TEXTURE

There you have it a simple mixed media card...just using stamps, ink,

glimmer mist and gesso!!

Give it a try, I know you will love it!!!

Thanks for stopping in,

hugs

Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Supplies:

Marion Smith Designs-Garden Rose & Textured Edges Stamps

Tattered Angels-glimmer mist in Cranberry Zing, Olive Vine & English Ivy

Ranger-Archival ink and liquid pearls in bisque

Stampers Anonymous- Tim Holtz Dot Fade Stencil

water color paper

gesso

Varsity Layout by Tonya Gibbs - May Challenge

Hi everyone, wow can you believe that school is almost out?  Where did the time go? Seriously It was just fall in my mind.   My son, Brighton, is a Jr. this year and I'm going to spend some time in the next year crying - no seriously - documenting his high school story!   I know it is hard to sometimes create Masculine Layouts so I have a few tips to kick start your creative process.

 

First of all GRUNGE makes masculine layouts come together so easily.  And what better way to get grunge then Mixed Media.  Just like little boys - the messier the better! Texture is my next hint!  I think you can't have too much texture on a boy layout!  

 

 

Second - stick to masculine colors.  Like Blues, Greens, black, browns.  Since my son's high school colors are Blue, White & Red, I decided to use them for my focal color pallet.

 

 

I typically avoid flower clusters and stick to masculine paper elements.  7Gypsies Vintage Varsity line was perfect for this layout - since it offered so many 'sports' themed elements that could be fussy cut and used for layers. 

 

Here is a process video of me making this layout.

 

 

 

 

I challenge you to post some masculine projects this month in the AA Facebook page.  From little boys, to grown me, it is a challenge sometimes to work with their photos, but they deserve to be documented too!    With Father's Day in a few short weeks, this will kick start your brain into thinking masculine!  

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com

 

 

Layout Supplies:  

• Canvas Corp - White smooth Cardstock
• 7Gypsies - Vintage Varsity 8x8 pad
• Stamper's Anonymous & Tim Holtz - The Ultimate Grunge
• Tattered Angels - Silver Glimmer Mist
• Faber Castell - Design Memory Craft   PITT Big Brush Artist Pens in the following Colors:
• Black,
• White,
• Cold Grey I 230,
• Cold Grey IV 233,
• Phthalo Blue 110,
• Dark Sepia 175,
• Deep Scarlet Red 219
• Faber - Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos in the following colors:
• Dark Blue
• Silver
• Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Glaze
• The Crafter's Workshop 6x6 stencils in the following Patterns:
• Mini Numbers
• Mini Well Rounded (this is the grunge stencil)
• Mini Wonky Circles
• Liquitex - Full Body Gesso
• Prima - Distress Tool
• Pearl Ex -  Interference Red
• Score Tape
• Scotch - ATG
• Scotch - Mounting Foam
• Idea-ology - Tim Holtz - Grunge Board Numbers
• Idea-ology - Tim Holtz - Sanding Block
• Cosmo Cricket  - Silver Glitter Adhesive Sheets
• Studio Calico - Wood Veneer Speech Bubbles
• Studio Calico - Wood Veneer Abroad Cameras
• Clear Glitter Nail Polish
• EK Success - Square Binding Edge Punch
• Stars - Rhinestone buttons
• Index Card

Family Story Layout by Tonya Gibbs

Hi everyone,  Mother's Day is around the corner, and today I thought I would share a layout of my family. My kids are turning into young adults right in front of my eyes. They are both in serious relationships and I thought it would be nice to document the time we have spent with them. I love spending time with all of them. For those of you who know me personally you know that Family is everything to me.  I wanted this layout to show them all how much I love them!  It is the highlight of my day when I can see all their faces! 

My friend pinned this layout sketch from PageDrafts.com yesterday and it totally inspired me. 

I selected Teresa Collin's Family Stories collection for my layout. I loved the soft aquas pinks and Navy blues in this collection and thought it would be great with my photos.

I also used the Teresa Collins Stencil 

Tattered Angel's Bubbles Glimmer Mist and little Modeling paste added the perfect texture to my background. 

I decided to use some Cosmo Cricket Glitter paper for my flags and wanted them to match my layout colors. I grabbed my Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft PITT Artist Pens and colored over the silver glitter. I think I'm falling in love with glitter thanks to Cosmo Cricket and their shed proof sheets!  

I had a few extra Bloom Sparklers from Webster's Pages on a card. You guys know how much I love to use extra piece here and there.  I decided they were perfect for the centers of my flowers.  I also spritzed the flower clusters with the Tattered Angel's Bubbles Glimmer Mist. This is the perfect minty blue color with silver glimmer.

Die-Namites Dies Leafy Branch die was the perfect addition to finish off my cluster.  Since my family is my anchor, I decided to nestle the Anchor charm from the ephemera pack into the flower cluster. 

I used one of the note cards in the collection to die-cut butterflies using a Martha Stewart Punch, and the Tim Holtz mover's and shapers die.   My photo was matted on the Spring Doily from Die-namites to give it a nice petite scallop border  then double matted onto a pastry doily for added texture and depth.  I used lots of the snippet titles from the Teresa Collins Ephemera pack around the page as my title, and used the title area of the sketch for my journaling. 

My kids are growing so fast and I know they are going to start leaving the nest soon. I want them to spread their wings and fly, but when they do this Momma is going to probably fall apart. No matter where life takes them, or who they pick as their life partner,  I hope they always treasure family time, and remember how much they are loved! 

Thanks for stopping in today, 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com 

Masculine Mixed Media Card by Tonya Gibbs

 

I've been sharing a lot of pretty cards lately, and today thought it would be fun to share with you a masculine card.  Lately I've abandoned my art journal for pieces of 4.25 x 5.5 inch sheets of mixed media paper.  I try out new mediums, play with techniques, and then recycle these panels into card backgrounds.  I find that mixed media techniques make masculine cards come together much easier!  And you could always keep the card 1 layer and display your art rather than lots of layers.

 

Here are the steps I took to create the background

 

 

1. Apply modeling paste to your card with stencil of choice (I used Heidi Swapps Honeycomb)
2. Use A Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Pitt Pen to apply color around the image. 
3. Use your finger to smooth out the ink.
4. Select a texture Stamp (I used Marion Smith Designs' Texture Stamp)  Apply ink to the stamp with a contrasting PITT Pen 

 

5. Apply archival ink around the image to give a distressed look. NOTE: you can use distress inks, but if you add water, they will react with that water.  Archival ink is permanent when dry.) 
6. Spray a wet medium onto a pallet.  I used Lindy's Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mist in Gossamer Gold  
7. Stamp a round object into the ink and apply it to your card
8. You will see a water ring just like it were left from coffee or tea. 

To finish off the background I added pieces of tissue tape with matt medium.   I added the panel to a piece of black cardstock and created this card for my nephew's birthday.

 

 

 

He loves photography, so I took advantage of using up some scraps to create this photo layers.   The Camera and Polaroid Frame were a Spellbinder's Die.  I then added the Tim Holtz Film Strip Ribbon, and Marion Smith's Washi Tape from her Romance Novel Prima line.   Happy Birthday stamp was from Studio G.  My nephew was turning 13 so I added a few school aged elements like notebook paper, music tape, geometrical shapes, tag and paper clip.  

 

Don't forget about the Sketch Challenge through out the month.  You can get details here!

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com

 

 

March Challenge Showcase

Hi everyone, in March I challenged members of the Artsy Addicts Facebook group to use purple to create a project.  I gave them this mood board as a reference.

 

 

 

I'm excited to Showcase the work of these amazing artists who graciously accepted my challenge, and inspire us daily with their talent! 

 

  Arantzazu Sangrador

 

 

Ava Gavloski

 

 

Joanna Grant

 

 

Kimberly Kay Pfeiffer

 

 

Lynne Erskine Forsythe

 

 

Maggie Fernandez

 

 

Neetu Art Works

 

 

Peggy Lee Baker

 

 

Sarah Lynch

 

 

 

Song Li

 

 

 

Tara Ashley Peterson Age

 

 

 

Tonya A. Gibbs

 

 

 

 

Tracy Scott

 

 

Walkiria Celada Cajal

 

 

Thank you to everyone for embracing the challenge, and to some of you for stepping outside your comfort zone.  We have all  enjoyed seeing your shares through out the month. I hope that each of you have been equally inspired.

 

 

Don't forget to subscribe while you are here!

Thanks for stopping in today!

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com 

These pieces were published with permission by their respective artists.  All rights are reserved.

Simply & Quick Card by Peggy Lee Baker

Good morning peeps, it's Peggy Lee here to share

with you all a simply and quick card.

I grab some pretty scrapbooking papers and a card base...

Starting layering them on

added some texture with a stencil and gesso.

Doily, cheese cloth-that I colored with Color Shine Teal

Color the seam binding with Perfect Pearls Mists-Heirloom Gold

Fussy cut out the paper flowers from 

Splash of Color-IOD Cotswald Manor Collection

Added yummie texture and color to the Petaloo flower

with Viva Inka Gold-Lava Red

This would make a wonderful thinking of you card,

get well soon, or birthday.

Thanks for stopping by today,

grab your paper crafting supplies and make a quick card.

hugs,

Peggy Lee

Supplies:

Splash of Color-IOD Cotswald Manor Collection

Petaloo-Little Darjeelings wild blossoms pink

Viva Inka Gold-Lava Red

Tattered Angels-Glimmer Glam-Bordeaur, Glimmer mist-English Ivy

Ranger-Perfect Pearls Mists-Heirloom Gold and TH-Dot Faded Stencil

Heidi Swapp-Color Shine-Tinsel and Teal

Gesso

Doily, seam binding, and cheese cloth

You are the Light Canvas by Tonya Gibbs

 

Hi everyone,  have you had a chance to participate in the blog hop with Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo? Today is the last day. Make sure you pop over to the respective blogs (listed below) and leave a comment. 

 

 

 

  

These gorgeous Botanicals from Petaloo complimented Marion's paper lines beautifully! Here are the products I used to create this canvas.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

My background was inspired by a rusted sign.  I really wanted the edges to have that rusted metal effect.  I used the Tattered Angels Natural Paint System - Mahogany  but instead of "as directed"  I blotched it on with a paint brush. Once it was dry I applied some crackle paint from Ranger to give it a blistered rusty effect.

 

 

 

Oh my can you say Luscious?  Look at these wonderful embellies all clustered together, with a few extra fussy cut pieces from Marion's paper collections.  I absolutely love how these all work so well together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Make sure you comment and subscribe to each blog, as we will be picking some lucky winners to win some awesome new products from both Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo!

 

 

 

I hope you have time to go to the respective blogs and hop.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com

 

Canvas Resources:

• Marion Smith Designs - Nirvana "Typograph"
• Marion Smith Designs - Never Grow Up Paper Collection "Sleepover"
• Marion Smith Designs - Mad Tea Party "Rabbit Hole" 
• Marion Smith Designs - Junque & Gems Filigree
• Marion Smith Designs - Junque & Gems Resin Roses
• Marion Smith Designs - Texture Stamps
• Petaloo - Botanica Blooms - Purple
• Petaloo - Botanica Blooms - Pistachio
• Petaloo - Botanica Minis Teal
• Petaloo - Velvet Hydrangeas Cream
• Petaloo - Botanica Minis Lav/Purple
• Liquetex - Matt Medium
• Liquetex - Gesso
• Ranger - Dylusional Sprays, Yellow, Green, Blue
• Ranger - Crackle Paint Clear Rock Candy
• Heidi Swapp - Gold Lame Color Shine
• Satin Ribbon
• Wooden filigree Frame - Dollar bin
• Surebonder Detail Glue Gun
• TCW - Damask Stencil 6x6
• Faber Castell Design Memory Craft  - Whipped Spackle
• Tattered Angels Naturally Aged Mahogany Woodgrain