A Cheerful Heart- Mixed Media Canvas

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I had been thinking of trying my hand at creating a mixed media project using a canvas panel. Creating a mixed media is an attractive, fulfilling process but most of the time I find myself not having enough patience or inspiration or material for it.

This one is made using amalgamation of different stamp brands and colors. I first applied gesso on the canvas panel. I used Distress Crayons set-1 for the background. I loved using crayons to create quick colorful background. Applying them with figures is really fun! I used Penny Black's Stencil with Ranger's texture paste. I added texture over the paste with a pin. Once it dried, I applied and smudged crayons over the flowers. Later, I stamped different elements with Kaisercraft's texture stamp, Altenew's Hennah Elements in background, stenciled black dotes with Heidi Swapp's stencil. With Embossing Pen, I added vertical, embossed golden lines. The stamped sentiment is from My Favorite Things' Cheerful Blessings stamp set, the butterflies are from Altenew's Wild Hibiscus stamp set. I added diecut branches from, believe it or not, Elyse Christmas Tree die of Memory Box. I love to use pieces of this exquisite Christmas tree diecut many times as foliage.

I guess, it turned out well. I enjoyed creating it, I hope to improve on some steps and make more of these.

Submitted to:

Memory Box Challenge 11: Anything But A Card

Simon Says Stamp: Monday Challenge

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Clustered Leaves- One Craft Die Three Ways

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I am sharing cards which involves using one die in three different ways. I am sharing this post with Ranganjali Store's Blog. They are also having an amazing GIVEAWAY.

Well, we all know that metal dies can cut paper, felt, foam and a couple of other surfaces, and that, foam shapes are used for stamping. It was the die- Simon Says Stamp's Clustered Leaves die which I felt will turn out to be a good and useful foam stamp having big leaves and a large overall diecut shape. Off course the die creates beautiful, versatile diecut shape which can also be used as a mask, but it also leaves negative shape good enough as a beautiful stencil, albeit for 2-3 dry uses if it is a paper.

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Masking + Stenciling

Stamping with diecut foam

Finally, the mask itself becomes an element here. 

Reused Ad flyer to make mask & stencil. Fun foam for stamp.

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Submitted to:

Simon Says Stamp- Wednesday challenge- A bit O' Green

Items used:

Spellbinders- Ironworks Motifs Die set

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Tulips on Vellum- Birthday Wishes

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Here is today's card created using Penny Black's Blooming Garden stamp set and a vellum piece. I used Specturm Noirs -Bright and Lights-  DR2, CR7, FL3 to color the tulips. I embellished with enamel accents and golden outlines and stamped the sentiment.

Submitted to:
Simon Says Stamp- Monday Challenge- No Ordinary Paper
Simon Says Stamp- Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes

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