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

 

 

 

Nirvana Christmas Card!!

Good morning and welcome to December!!!

It's Christmas Time...

To start our celebration here in our home, I have started to collect the

Holiday decorations, and also create some one of a kind 

home decor...

Who doesn't make Christmas Cards? 

I do make special ones for my special family and friends...

But I also love to make a few and leave them around my home in my decorations!

Here is one I've created using 

Marion Smith's new paper collections "Nirvana"!!

I love the vintage feel...earth tones...and of course touches

of trims and lace!

I just love this image of the little girl that is on 

one of the embellishment pages.

This little image could be my youngest daughter..so I knew

I wanted to use this image in my decor displays with pics 

of my girls...love it

Vintage sheet music I used to create the Rosette...

Used a Tim Holtz stencil with gesso to create the 

background.

wooden tree

dollar store snowflake

I just love the color tones in the "Nirvana" paper collection!

now to create some more holiday decor!!

Happy December!

Everyone..

and
Merry Christmas,

Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Supplies

Marion Smith Designs-Nirvana Paper Collection

Tim Holtz-stencil Dot Fade  

Ranger-Distress ink-Vintage Photo and

Liquid Pearls white opal

Tattered Angels-glimmer mist Graphite

CTMH-Glitz silver glitter gel

trims and lace

Let's Remember-Tag Embellishment

                           Let's remember those who have served and who are serving us today!!! 
                                                                Happy Veteran's Day!!!

Today is our small town we love to show our love

with a ceremony....

the laying of the wreaths...

Here is a tag that I created to go onto a 

scrapbook layout

that I will share after I get these

wonderful remembering photos 

developed.

"Tag embellishment"

created out of Marion's new line Nirvana.

glued the Nirvana paper onto a shipping tag...

laid down some stucco

with a brick mask

white washed over the whole tag

sprayed some mists 

over the whole piece

using a baby wipe 

clean off to give a washed look.

before the splatters of mists...

The Remember This:

11-11-11

is

11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th Month

remembering those who have served 

and who are serving....

Thanks for stopping by,

I will be sharing soon the complete layout...

Peggy Lee

Let's remember!

Marion Smith Designs: Nirvana Paper Collection

Stucco/Gesso

Heidi Swapp: color shine in teal, tinsel

Tattered Angels: glimmer mist in raven

Ranger: Distress ink in black soot

"RIP" Tombstone Treat Holder

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Peggy Lee here sharing a quick and fun treat holder with you today...

"RIP" Tombstone Treat Holder

using

Marion Smith Designs paper collection "Nirvana"

I used my Cricut to cut out coffin, rip tombstone head

skull, match box holder, spider webs....

cut the pieces out of the Nirvana papers...embellished 

with Petaloo beautiful flowers..

trims and gems.

and every little trick and treat holder

needs splatters of glimmer!!!

Ranger's Perfect Pearl Mist in Heirloom Gold.

side view 

(this was a hard piece to photo)

everyone has crape paper on hand

just cut a 8" piece fold and gather....

Crape paper to me is Holiday must have!!

Shadows....eek

and

in this photo is my complete set

of

Trick or Treat Candy Holders

for Halloween

You can see more about the "french fry treat boxes" over on the 

Marion Smith Designs Blog!!!

Have a safe and happy Halloween!

BOO

Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Supplies:

Marion Smith Designs-Nirvana Paper Collection

Cricut-cut outs

Petaloo-flowers in Textured Elements and

Darjeeling-Dahlias

Ranger-Perfect Pearl Mists in Heirloom Gold

and Distress ink in Black Soot

Crape Paper

Ribbons/Trims

Gems

Halloween Treat Bags by Tonya Gibbs

Halloween will be here in just a few days.  I know a lot of people love to make "special" treats for some of their friends and loved ones.

Today I wanted to share with you a little treat bag I created using the scraps from my last Ustream class.    Almost everything used to make the bag and the decorations were from the scrap pile! I chose the papers from Marion Smith Designs Nirvana  "Up and Away" paper.

The bag was cut from the Tim Holtz "In the Bag" Die.  Then I used a spellbinders square die to cut a window from one of the panels.   By using scraps each bag will be unique.  Here is a process video on how I made them.

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today, and happy haunting!

 

Tonya A. Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

Two Cards - Same Design by Tonya Gibbs

I've shared many times that I love to make cards from my scraps.  To make this process move quicker, I find it best to design the first card so that it is easily duplicated.  As you work through your scraps, you will find the cards take on a unique look by using different patterns, and sentiments. Many times I wait until I need the card to add the sentiment.

These two cards are great examples.  The hard part was coming up with the design, after that the workflow becomes easier.

 

 

 

 



I've prepared video for making the second card.

 

 

I hope I have inspired you to use up those scraps.  As I stated in the video, I find it helpful to use them immediately.  You can never have too many cards laying around.

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

 

Tonya A. Gibbs

http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com

 



Digital Lesson 5 - Mix & Match to create Hybrid Layouts

As I continue my digital series, I wanted to share with you how traditional scrapbooking supplies and digital files can compliment each other to create gorgeous layouts.  My niece Emily is the subject of today's project.   I created a hybrid layout using Marion's new Printed Paper Collection Nirvana - hitting retail stores in just a few weeks, and her digital line Scarlet. 

Most companies now offer digital products that compliment their printed pieces. If you stick with the same artist or brand, you will find that different collections compliment each other.

I've been creating lots of products over at the Design Team blog for the past few months with the Nirvana line, and scraps are starting to pile up.  So last weekend, I made this beautiful tag using Tim Holtz' large tag as my base. By itself - the tag is just gorgeous!  But notice that Notecard dead center looks a little empty? Well....

It was designed to be an embellishment on a layout.  A place to house all of my "layers" as well as my Journaling.

Here was my problem.  I love the Nirvana line and it would have been awesome to use for the layout too, but I had a limited supply.   Since I only had protypes of the Nirvana line, I reached into my "digi" stash designed by Marion Smith and found that her digital line Scarlet was the perfect marriage.

I also decided to use Marion's Rolled Roses. Again these roses have designs that are neutral and nicely compliment both lines.

 

I love that I was able to use my scraps to create the tag. Even better that the tag adds layers of goodness, journaling and titles to my sweet Emily Layout.

How do you use your digi/printables to compliment your paper craft projects?  I would love to see some of your designs, please share them with me in the Artsy Addicts Facebook group - make sure you tag me.

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya Gibbs
http://www.psychomomscrapbooks.blogspot.com