Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Trust Your Heart

 

I’ve taken a chipboard swirl from the July kit and a heart frame that I found in a bargain bin some years ago, combined it with the August Mixed Media Kit and came up with this:

I began by applying the White Sand Texture Paste through a favorite stencil here and there over the surface of the canvas, using my heat tool to dry it thoroughly. Heat causes the paste to rise and bubble and I wanted to take advantage of this to create more texture. Next, I used a small paint brush to spread the Tweedle Dee Denim spray around the surface, letting it drip down to the bottom and spraying it with water here and there while I dried it with the heat tool. I repeated the process with the Caribbean Blue spray, again using the heat tool to aid the drying process. I repeated these steps several time, adding layer upon layer of color and texture. When I was satisfied, I used a larger brush to cover the sides.

Meanwhile, I covered the chipboard with clear gesso to seal the surface. Once it was completely dry, I used a stipple brush to apply Metallique Wax in White Pearl to give it a silvery color.

Before adding the embellishments, I went over some of the stenciled parts with a baby wipe to expose the white surface. I glued down the heart frame, then the flowers and chipboard with Fabri-Tac. I added layers of pearls using gel medium and topped the heart with a sentiment from my stash.

I splattered the Sidewalk Chalk mist here and there around the canvas and called it "done".

A few closeups:





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*****Supplies*****

 

***Très Jolie Mixed Media Kit***

Royal & Langnickel – Artist Deep Edge Canvas – 5 x 7 #CNVDE-57

Prima – French Riviera Collection – Flower Embellishments – Vieille Ville #586225

Tres Jolie – Pearl Beads – Assorted Sizes

Prima – Finnabair – Art Extravagance – Texture Paste – White Sand – 2 oz #963002

Lindy’s Stamp Gang – Flat Fabio – Spray Mist – Tweedle Dee Denim

Lindy’s Stamp Gang – Flat Fabio – Spray Mist – Caribbean Blue

Lindy’s Stamp Gang – Flat Fabio – Spray Mist – Sidewalk Chalk

 

***Other***

Tres Jolie – Laser Cut Chipboard – Leafy Swirl

Prima – Stencil – Flourish #564278

Michael’s – Heart Frame

Tim Holtz – Idea-ology – Metallic Stickers – Quotations #TH93559

Beacon – Fabri-Tac

 

***Other Mediums***

Prima – Art Basics – Clear Gesso #961466

Prima – Art Alchemy – Wax – Metallique – White Pearl #968380

Liquitex – Gel Medium – Matte

 

 

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Hello Beauty: A Shabby Mini Album

 

Not only does Tres Jolie’s Scrapbook Kit for August come with a gorgeous paper collection from Craft O’Clock; there’s also a package of six coordinating sheets labeled “Junk Journal Extras Set”, full of images to fussy cut. Somehow, the image of a junk journal I made a year ago using a Tim Holtz fabric journal popped into my head. I dusted off my sewing machine and dug out some muslin fabric that I bought a while back and got to work.    


Here’s how I put the base album together. ***No sewing machine? No problem. I’ve added a few tips below.


Cut 1 piece of fabric approximately 12-3/4” x 7-7/8”. Cut 2 pieces approximately 12-1/8” x 7-1/2” and 2 more 11-1/8” x 6-7/8”. This doesn’t need to be exact; we’re going for something shabby here. Stitch around the borders about 3/8” from the edges.


Trim the edges close to the stitching. This will keep the unraveling to a minimum.


Fold the single large piece in half to find the center. Using glue dots, attach a skewer down the middle. (Don’t use a permanent adhesive for this step; you’ll be removing the skewer in a moment.)


Fold one of the smaller pieces in half; overlay a larger piece so they meet in the center. (I added one of the doilies from the kit to one of these signatures for fun.) Hold this together with a straight pin. Repeat with the second set of fabric. Pin your folded signatures on each side of the skewer.

Once the signatures are in place, remove the skewer. Unfold the fabric and stitch it to the cover down the middle. Repeat with the second piece. And there you have it: a base for a shabby mini album!

***You can create this without a sewing machine. Cut your pieces as follows:

1 piece @ 12” x 7-1/8”; 2 pieces @ 11-3/8” x 6-3/4” and 2 pieces @ 10-1/2” x 6-1/8” and hand stitch the signatures to the cover as above. Try to keep handling to a minimum until you glue on the pages; if your adhesive covers the papers to the edges, you shouldn’t have a problem.

I recommend a clear, thick glue like Fabri-Tac. It’s a strong adhesive and it dries quickly. I used Art Institute glue with a fine tip applicator to attach the edges of pockets and all the lace, etc.

Here’s a page by page of my mini. (I’ve left some pages “as is”; the patterns were just too pretty to cover.)





















I hope I’ve inspired you to try this easy project!

 

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*****Supplies*****

 

***Très Jolie August Scrapbook Kit***

Craft O’Clock – Hello Beauty Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Cover Sheet – CC-ZD-HB-34

Craft O’Clock – Hello Beauty Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 1 #CC-HB-34-01

Craft O’Clock – Hello Beauty Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 2 #CC-HB-34-02

Craft O’Clock – Hello Beauty Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 4 #CC-HB-34-04

Craft O’Clock – Hello Beauty Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 5 #CC-HB-34-05

Craft O’Clock – Hello Beauty Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 6 #CC-HB-34-06

Craft O’Clock – Hello Beauty Collection – Junk Journal Extras Set – 6 Sheets #CC-JJ-34

Craft O’Clock – Hello Beauty Collection – Free Bonus – Cutout Sheet

Prima – Sugar Cookie Christmas – Flower Embellishments – Sugar Sweet #648503

Tres Jolie – Paper Doily – 6 ½” – White

***Très Jolie August Cards, Tags and More Kit***

Craft Consortium – The Riverbank Collection – Metal Charms – Dragonfly Charms – 9 Pcs #CCMCHRM003

 

***Other***

May Arts – Jute #SM-10

White Crochet Lace

Beacon – Fabri-Tac

Glue Dots – Mini Dots – 3/16”

Scrapbook Adhesives – 3D Foam Squares #01614

Art Institute – Designer Adhesive – Dries Clear

 

***Mediums***

Ranger – Archival Ink – Coffee #AIP06640

 

***Tools***

Crop-A-Dile – Big Bite

EK Success – Nesting Circle Punch – ¼”

 

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