Tattered Angels - Red Brick

It is no secret that I'm in LOVE with these new Tattered Angels Naturally Aged Paint Systems. The minute I saw them, I had to have them all!  Today I would like to feature the Red Brick from the Architecture line. 

 

When I finished my samples, I thought they would perfect for book covers. So I created this cute little notebook from pieces of scrap manila card stock. The final book size is 2 1/4 inches x 3 7/8 inches.   I used Tim Holtz' grunge board hinges and a 7 Gypsies drawer pull for the handle.  Perfect size to jot down quotes or little notes. 

 

 

 

In the kits you will get a 4 - 1oz bottles of mediums from the Tattered Angel's family, and a full color step by step guide on how to complete the project.  As always, if you like the look and want to do it on a larger project, you can certainly buy larger bottles of the mediums.

 

 

 

Here is a step by step video on how this kits works.

 

 

If you use these paint systems, please tag me in your poject and let me see what you create. They are so much fun!

 

Thanks for stopping in today.



A Little Mixed Media Canvas

Yes indeed I enjoyed a little mixed media canvas play this weekend, and can I say it's was really  fun to just create with no direction, just play. I used scraps that was laying around my work table, with having bags of extra little pieces comes in handy when you are doing a mixed media canvas. Save your little bits.

This little canvas started out with a technique from watching Miranda on YouTube, using hot glue to draw a design and then glue tissue paper over the designs.

I was also inspired by watching Marion Smith videos on coloring with glimmer mist.

I challenge you to get inspired and grab some glimmer and create away.

I put a dab of gesso on my finger

 to paint over the raised areas to create depth  and help it stand out.

Grabbed some chipboard and cut out some of my favorite die cuts.

 Sprayed with differnet kinds of glimmer mist to add layers of color.

Got to love the glimmer!!

Die cut out the wings ran through an embossing folder.

Painted with black paint added some crackle paint (let dry).

Painted a thick coat of white paint or I used gesso.

 And watch the cracks appear it is a really cool affect.

I added little touches on the canvas with cheese cloth.

Using glimmer mist to achieve the color tones I wanted to use.

Dry the cheese cloth and cut or pull apart and add to canvas.

Die cut paper flowers, inked edges and color with glimmer mist.

Now when I finished the canvas at first the flowers where showing up on camera with a green coloring. Which I did love reminded me of a patina look, but I wasn't really feeling it.

 So I was BRAVE and I mean brave I was shaking in my boots when I decided to white wash the flowers. I was so excited when it turned out pretty cool.

At last it is finished.

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Have you wanted to try creating a mixed media canvas?

What is stopping you?

Go for it and give it a try you will be so happy you did.

Thanks for stopping in today,

Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

(don't forget to leave a comment)

 we love to hear from you.

Supplies:

canvas

gesso

folk art paint

crackle medium

hot glue

tissue paper

cheese cloth

paper doily

decoupage glue

Beacon 3-1 glue

Distress inks and stains

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist:

(graphite, olive vine, english ivy, aquamarine, marshmallow)

Tim Holtz dies and chitchat verbiages

Sizzix dies

mother of pearl buttons

chain

Crackle Tutorial and Sneak Peek

                                   Crackle Tutorial
Step 1 - Brush on crackle medium onto a surface (here I am using a $1 box from the dollar store) coat evenly over whole surface.
Allow to dry (better dried naturally-but you can use a heat tool just don't leave it on the surface to long).

Step 2 - Brush on your choice of paint this will be the top coat and the black will show through the cracking process. (apply a nice coat of paint with one swipe).

Step 3 - Allow to dry and see the lovely crackle appear. Now just embellish your project.

Crackle sneak peeks!!! 

 Yes that is my Cottage Chic Mini-I so love this crackle technique that Marion Smith showed us on her ustream video on her channel (apieceofcraft).

I did try the copic stitch and oh yes it's easy! Love how it looks with the crackle technique, I wanted to use chicken wire but the holes were to big, so laying around my studio was this heavy duty wire mesh...love how it looks on my Cottage Chic Mini.

This tutorial was inspired by Marion on her youtube channel.

Youtube -apieceofcraft (Marion Smith)

happy creating, Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Supplies:

Box

Folk Art Crackle Medium

Apple Barrel Goose Feather Acrylic Paint

Supplies in sneak peek:

Marion Smith digitals cottage chic

Claudine Hellmuth Studio Multi-Med. Matte

Ranger Distress ink-brushed corduroy and pumise stone

Ranger Distress Stain-walnut stain

Twine and Wire Mesh

"Be Free" Mixed Media Canvas

Where do I begin, June is a busy month with school ending events, graduations, parties, father's day, birthdays. Wow busy is an understatement-so with all that said I did squeeze some time in to create my first "She Art" mixed media canvas inspired by Christy Campbell Tomlinson.

When I mean inspired I mean this girl knocks my socks off with her creative spirit and beautiful heart. If you haven't checked out her blog I would highly recommend it. With what I have learned by watching Christy and Marion Smith my mind is exploding with creative ideas. I am new to mixed media, and let me tell you I love it...it's so freeing. I was having a down day and decided to try splatting paint, stamping with inks, rub- ons here and there...gluing scraps of paper-you can get so lost in the creative process.

Texture is the key in mixed media and a real joy to create, love the splashes of paints, script stamps and pen scratches.... see the picture below of the close up of the gesso and blue-green texture well that is a mistake turned into a WOW moment...see on the dress after I painted over the brown paper, it needed more textured so I glued on glitter then scrapped it off-wasn't going to waste it so I started scratching it on here and there...really cool effect!

To get started:

-canvas
-paints of your choice
-paint brushes (your fingers)
-gesso, glue
-stencils
-stamps, inks, pens
-just have fun

It's all about creating from your heart.
Peggy Lee
/http:pegbaker.blogspot.com/

Supplies:
6x6 canvas
gesso
decoupage
scraps of paper
paints (folk art, Claudine Hellmuth studio, Ranger Adirondack paint)
inks (archival black in by Ranger)
stamps (script-Close To My Heart)
flower- Tim Holtz Tattered Floral die cut
stencils
vintage lace and buttons
Rub-Ons
glitter
Print out of butterfly (transfered)
just had fun......