Bleeding Art Challenge Radley The Nuclear Apocalyptic Bear

Hello all

I am back with my latest victim, A bear i found at a charity shop which has become a cross between the Hulk and something off  Mad Max. I've named him Radley because he maybe radioactive but don't worry he doesn't bite.

Products used

Leaf Green Brusho Powder

DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Yellow-green Light

DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Green Gold

DecoArt Metallic Lustre Iced Espresso 

Metallic Lustre Burnished Brass

DecoArt Black Gesso

Burlap or any garden sack

Metal Charms

Face mould and clay

Bronze split pins

A teddy bear 

Start off by soaking the bear in Leaf Green Brusho Powder. I would wear gloves for this as you will stain your hands and everything else in green ink. Drain the water out of the bear and then mix the fluid acrylics with water and slosh it on. i used a lighter colour on the paws and muzzle.

Dry out the bear completely by hanging it outside for the neighbours to see, It will keep the curtain twitchers entertained while you prepare the clothes.

Just chop off a strip of burlap and wrap it around the bear, use the split pins to hold it on so you don't have to sew anything.

Take some burlap ribbon of any trim in a dull brown tone, and wrap it around the shoulders and bottom of the bear. Again hold the straps together with split pins.

To make the body armour take two large metal charms and coat with Black Gesso. When this has dried just rub on the metallic lustre.

 Paint up a small face and glue it on. 

Thread twine through the charms and tie them on or use glue, lots of glue!!

Finish off by adding random metal charms to the bear.

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Art Therapy Journal Tutorial with DecoArt and Sin City Stamps

Hello Crafty Friends

I am back with a step by step tutorial on  how to create this bright Art Journal page with
 Sin City Stamps and DecoArt Neon acrylic paints.

Product list

Sin City Stamps Art Journaling Stamps

Dry Wall Tape

DecoArt Neon Acrylic paint in Pink, Orange , Green and Yellow

DecoArt White Gesso

DecoArt Black Modeling paste

Docrafts Newsprint washi tape

DecoArt Andy Skinner Halftone Stencil

DecoArt Andy Skinner Old Film Stencil

Dovecraft Neon 3D Pearls Blue and Green

                Paint the page with green neon paint and then yellow. Next paint over with white gesso and leave to dry

Paint neon orange paint over the top and then another layer of gesso.

 Paint neon pink in the middle and splash over some blue paint and leave to dry.

 Using the random letters stamp from the journaling set, Stamp around the page.

 Use bubble wrap and add paint to it before pressing it onto the page.

Use a stencil to add modeling paste to the page and let it set.

 Add more paint over the stencil

Tear up strips of washi tape and add them to the page before covering them over with a little gesso.

Add a stencil using black modeling paste and let it dry before going over it with gesso.

Add more paint and then another stencil using black modeling paste.

Use the texture stamps from the journaling stamp set to build up more texture.

Cut up pieces of dry wall tape and paint over with gesso. Stamp out the note pad stamp onto card and cut out. Add texture stamps around the edges and then stamp the word Art at the top. Finish by adding the rest of the words using a label maker.

                             

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Tando Creative May Challenge: Home Heart Wall Hanging

Hi all 

 I am back with another entry for the Tando Creative May Challenge. Ive been inspired by the Home Decor Week and all the DT projects so i have made this lovely wall hanging using the Home Heart Wall Hanging.

The Chipboard is very strong and hods paint and other mediums well. For the base i painted it with a layer of Artiste Lagoon Acrylic paint and the used crackle medium over the top and dried it off with a heat gun. i then painted over the top with Artiste Sea Spray Acrylic paint.

For the words i painted them with Artiste Avocado Acrylic paint and then a layer of crackle glaze and the use Artiste Sage Acrylic paint for the final coat.

I have decorated my wall hanging with paper flowers which i dyed using the DecoArt Acrylic misters. The Trimcraft paper flowers are the best because you get a variety of sizes in one pack.

I used the mini hearts as well and just painted them with purple and lilac paint. 

Thank you for visiting and for more product info visit  http://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/

Festive Fun day one: Home made decorations

over the next week i am going to post a series of Christmas themed posts in the run up to the big day so here is day one,

There is nothing more fun then making your own decorations and this year i did just that using the wooden shapes from the Papermania Bare Basics range.

 I simply painted the shapes with acrylic paint and the let it dry before painting on some PVA glue and adding glitter. the bell i sewed through the bow to hold it in place.

This is the Dove shape which can be adapted for numerous occasions like Christmas and weddings. i have also taken a shine to these mini ribbon flowers that add a nice shabby chic look to your projects. so i will be adding more to my stash soon.

The Tree can be glitzed up in any way and still look good, traditional, vintage gold or modern white will look fab on any Christmas project. I will be stocking up on these for next year hopefully i can get some in the sales.

I used an assortment of twines and ribbons to make a loop with for hanging them to things. experiment to get a different style.

My favorite one is the Owl which has so many possibilities. Glitter for Christmas or Purple and Orange for Halloween. yep Halloween Owls will be next.

         The Reindeer looks so classy in white and i am going to use this one to fancy up a bottle of Irish Cream Liqueur.

 A few more variations of the stars, i added white paint to the base and coated in white glitter to give it this vintage look. adding pearl beading and resin flowers finishes the look.

 The robin is a symbol of winter itself and can be made in to a tree decoration with a bit of paint.

Thanks for looking  and i will be back tomorrow with some Christmas shopping pics.

Scrap Around the World July challenge; Special day

   I'm playing along with the July challenge at http://scraparoundtheworld.blogspot.co.uk/ the challenge is open until the 25th. I was inspired by the soft colours, the romance theme and the mixed media from the sketch. I decided to create another layout form my heritage album and scraped about Nan and Granddad's wedding.

I used HOTP Roses in Harmony with Papermania Lincoln linen papers on this layout.

The title was created by cutting the letters out of a journaling card and inking around the letters.

I painted a chipboard frame with acrylic paint and then stamped around it in Tim Holtz antique linen ink and embossed it with a heat embossing tool.

Cherish

I spent a whole rainy afternoon creating this page and i think that if you invest time into your layouts then you will get a good quality page.  But also invest time to journal about the subject of your page otherwise the memory will be lost amongst all those pretty things we like to stick on our pages.

Today  will show you how to get a simple distressed look using chipboard.

 using embosing ink, stamp a texture or pattern on to bare chipboard with clear stamps. i used Bo'bunny distressed textures on mine. Then while the ink is wet, coat it in clear embossing powder and meat it with a heat tool. Once it has dryed and cooled off dab acrylic paint that has been weaked with water over the top and let it dry. You could wipe off some of the paint if you want a more defined pattern or distress it with sandpaper.

 if you are going to stick things like beads on to chipboard use a strong adhesive and be prepared to get it all over your fingers. Don't worry it comes off with warm water eventually.

 To make it easier to fold and distress the edges of your page, first wet the edges with water using a sponge then tear and roll the page until you have the look you want. I created a creamy brown paint by mixing Tim Holtz old photo ink with white acrylic paint and dabed it around the edges.

I used card i had recycled from food packaging and then embossed the stamp and cut it out. I found that it loos more three dimensonal the just stamping it directly on the page.

Its off to the seaside with Portobello Road from Papermania

more seaside layouts and more excuses to add buntings to everything. i had some papermania portobello road paper left so i made this layout of Weymouth a seaside resort that couldn't get anymore British if it tried

 i mixed some acrylic paint with water and painted the background to tone down the bright red background. i then used misting spray and stamped the background with all aboard postcard writing stamp.

this time i used ribbons and charms to make the bunting .