Mixed Media Canvas

Mixed Media Canvas-I am sharing an olde but a goodie....enjoy!

I got to have some creative play this week with a friend and knew I wanted to create a mixed media canvas for someone special. That is why there is no title on this art piece yet (I will post after I have mailed this art piece out)! This was a lot of fun to create...

It all started with a plan 6x6 canvas, I glued down some wrinkled natural tissue paper.

I forgot to snap a photo of me trying out my new find which was Martha Stewart Stucco Paint where I used Crafters Workshop stencils with Splash of Color Primary Elements: Majestic Blue-Costa Rica and Dragon Wing powders those are so cool to mixed with molding paste or stucco like I used.

I used my favorite Tim Holtz Sizzix die: Tattered Floral which I cut with Coraline fabric with some of my favorite Tattered Angels glimmer mist. I just love how the Coraline will hold it's shape while being dried. I also used some Petaloo flowers that came in white.

I used some Dusty Attic chipboard pieces, which I cut apart and gesso them with spraying glimmer mist to give a weathered look.

These are Tim Holtz Sizzix die: Gears gesso-glimmer misted!!!

I just love how they came out.

Here is a close up of the handmade flowers with a Prima flower.

The next sets of photos show case the textures of adding layers of:

gesso, stucco, glimmer mist and stamping.

the fibers are cheese cloth covered in glimmer mists....

oops-I was being lazy and used my hand to clean my stamp...lol

and whoola my finished canvas (only needs a title) and will be complete and I hope my friend that someone special will enjoy it.

Don't be afraid of mixed media grab a few supplies and just start playing, it's all about the layers...enjoy!!

Thanks for stopping in today, remember to leave a comment!!

Peggy Lee

Supplies:

Splash of Color: Primary Elements

Martha Stewart: Stucco paint

Gesso

Ranger: Archival Black ink, stamps and Claudine Hellmuth Multi-Medium Matte

and Perfect Pearl Mist: Heirloom Gold, Blue Patina and Sunflower Sparkle and handmade distressed mixture of vintage photo and brushed corduroy.

and Tim Holtz Alternations Dies: Gears and Tattered Florals

Prima: flower

Petaloo: white flowers

Tattered Angels: Glimmer Mist

Turqouise Blue

Graphite

Aquamarine

Coffee shop

Melissa Frances: resin lock

Coraline

gems, cheese clothe

Dusty Attic: chipboard pieces

Artsy Addicts Blog: Lattice Album Design by Marion Smith

Hop on over to the Artsy Addicts Blog today for my post featuring the Lattice Mini Album designed by Marion Smith for Leaky Shed Studios.

Where you can get more photos of the inside pages of the album.

A beautiful mini using the Prima Romance Novel Paper Collections by Marion.

enjoy, Peggy Lee

MoJo Monday 5th Avenue Style (Melissa Frances)

With Christmas just around the corner and me recovering from gallbladder surgery this week I have had a little down time, so I decided I could create a simple shabby chic card for this weeks MoJo Monday. Of course I knew I had to use the 5th Avenue by Melissa Frances love this paper line, added some vintage seam binding and mother of pearl buttons.

A little sewing around in grey thread gives this card a little pop!

 Along with the card I knew I had to create a little ornament to adorn our tree with the 5th Avenue papers, it  turned out so cute I created a few more for Christmas gifts.

Merry Christmas,
Peggy Lee

supplies:
Bazzill blue card stock
Melissa Frances 5th Avenue paper pad 6x6
Melissa Frances resin pieces
Prima flowers
CTMH Glitz Glitter Gel Silver
Vintage Seam Binding
Mother of Pearl Buttons

Day 4-5 of 12 Days of Christmas

Here is a little Christmas Card Catcher that I created for the holidays!!

So inspired by Hilary Kanwischer she created the cutest Christmas Catchall....hop on over to her blog she has many little inspiration and creative goodness to share with all. I couldn't wait to dive into making some of these. My first one I used some Close To My Heart scrapbooking papers Wonderland with Melissa Frances pretty little tinsel trim, added some little pretties!

 This catcher I created using Melissa Frances scrapbooking papers "Frosty & Holly" with MF's tinsel, the tiny little snowmen on the paper was so cute, I decided to die cut a Tim Holtz "snowman" out and glitter him up to be a focal point on the front!!! Added some embellishments, the Merry Chrsitmas stamp is from TPC Studio "Timeless Chrsitmas".

                                                                             side view

                                                               Aren't they just cute!!!!

 It's amazing how beautiful our four season here in New Hampshire can be, this what I woke up to last week, this photo just screams....Christmas and handmade crafting time, so snuggle in I did!

Hope you enjoy these days of creating....blog hopping and being inspired is a great way to expand your creative level and spirit but remember to give credit is do....Thanks to great blogs like Hilary's and Melissa's my creative heart has been blessed and filled with happiness.

Blessings, Peggy Lee

MPTS November Challenge

Theme "Leafless Trees"
Material: buttons and felt
Technique: ink blending

I started out with a shipping tag-hand sketch a tree on the tag, with using my Distress inks I worked the beautiful fall colors onto the shipping tag with my blending tool. Then I cut out the same tree shape out of wool felt and glued to the tag, added some buttons. Card base is out of Kraft card stock and pattern paper was stitched on along with the tag. Added some burlap and sentiment.

This was a super fun challenge, fall is one of my all time fav's!!!! Hope you enjoy all the Design Team Members projects for more on them jump over to More Paper Than Shoes blog for tons of eyecandy delight.
Blessings "Happy Fall"
Peggy Lee

Supplies I used:
Shipping Tag
5x7 card-Kraft
Pattern Paper-Melissa Frances
CTMH: stamp-Treasure Life
ink-black
Distress inks:
brushed corduroy
vintage photo
forest moss
pine needles
Blending Tool
Reinker mixture-rusty hinge, water, perfect pearls copper (mixed in a mini mister)
woolfelt
buttons
burlap
Adhesives: white glue
glossy accents
fabric tac

Scrappin

Here is a new layout hot off the scrappin table!! "Sisters 2009" I love this photo of my two girls, Olivia and Emilee. No reason for this layout just to enjoy making a memory, and trying out some new creative ideas.

simple metal tag inked-flower is made from sheer ribbon folded in half and a running stitch through to pull up to give you any kind of look you want. I could of had many different looks, this simple ruffle one I loved. I used Glimmer Mist with a Tim Holtz mask-Oh my I love Tim's stuff!! Folded some paper, added some rubons and some chic embellishments. whoola...

Supplies I used are:

Basic Grey-wassail paper, opaline half pearls

Deja Views-timeless paper

My Minds Eye-rubons (My Laundry Line)

Melissa Frances-vintage architecture

Glimmer Mist-cranberry zing

Tim Holtz-distress inks: vintage photo, fried brick

Ribbon-sheer, textured, twine

Love my girls!! smiles and kisses

Joy

Bringing you all some Christmas Joy!! this cute little card I made a while back, but I just love it!!

Made with Melissa Frances paper, Close To My Heart Rustic Stamps, inks. glitter, red stickles. I sewed the little tree on the card.

So much to finish up before Christmas Eve, little more shopping, I haven't even done any of my baking like I do. This Christmas has come so fast and money is short, we have been trying to make homemade gifts, plus we have cut way back on gifts.

Let's remember the Real reason for the Season: Jesus birth!!!!!