Decoart Mixed Media Blog Tutorial Post - Painting and working with Acrylic

Today It's  my turn to share a little tutorial post over on the Decoart Media Blog and I have gone for a Vintage Circus style tag using one of the Acrylic Media Boards from Tando Creative and stamps from Carabelle Studio.

If you follow the Decoart Link it will take you straight to the tutorial post xx.

Hope to see you there. x

Simon Says Stamp are having a 'Use your favorite tool' challenge this week. My fave tool has to e the heat gun, I am an impatient crafter and always turn to my heat gun to help things along when I can, I have also used it for one if it's more traditional uses on my tag for some heat embossing.

Stampendous - Fresh Fall Fun July Catalogue Sample

Items Used: Maple Branch Stencil DWLJ906

Frantage Embossing Enamels: Aged Marine FREG037

                                                  Aged Bronze FREG042

                                               Aged Ivory FREG030

Decoart Media Fluids: Titanium White, Carbon Black, Green Gold, Quinacridone Burnt Orange.

This week the Stampendous Design Team are sharing makes using the new Stampendous products that have just been released, I am joining in today with my first make as part of their new Mixed Media team.(we will be creating projects for the Stampendous Catalogues and joining in time from time with the Awesome Stampendous DT.) 

If you head on over to the Stampendous Blog you can find more info and more projects using the new products.

I used a 6x8 inch box canvas and built my background up using the different Frantage Embossing Powders.

Once the powders cooled down I used the Maple Branch metal stencil and using a stencil brush added.

I stenciled first using the black media fluids and then off set the stencil and went over using the white paint to create a shadow effect 

the leaves were stenciled with the green gold and burnt orange to give an autumnal feel.

I wrapped some thin cord around the edges, Not really sure why but it felt right ;)

Thanks for stopping by, hopefully if you have some time we will see you over on the Stampendous Blog. xxx

Just for Fun

Morning all, I hope you are all keeping well this Sunday?

I had a quick play yesterday with some of my new Stampendous goodies and the Decoart Media Misters.

I used a Media Board from Tando-Creative and added some Stampendous Embossing Enamels, Twilight, Aged Marine and Verdigris.

Using Black Stazon ink I stamped one of the new Stamp releases 'Chilling'.

I decorated a wooden plaque with Decoart Media Misters, Red and Yellow.

If the Media misters are new to you, they are a permanent acrylic paint in a spray bottle much like the water based ink sprays that are out there, the advantage the Media misters have is that once dry they will not be reactive with varnishes or other layers of paints etc unlike the water based sprays.

You can even spray them over metal,painted and sealed surfaces and they will dry properly and keep their colour intensity unlike some of the ink based sprays that look vibrant for about 10 mins ;)

I added started with the red mister and then swapped to the yellow straight away, this allows the colours to mix and blend naturally and bellow you can see the close up of the kind of effect you will be left with,

The plaque was finished by giving them a coat of Satin Varnish and the Media Board was glued down.

Thanks for stopping by, Ill have a full post with the Details of my upcoming California trip in the next few days.

xxx.