What do you get when you mix a PaperArtsy Triple Icon, Dylusions Stencil, Sheena Douglass' Honesty Stamp Set, Fresco Finish Paint and Me?

I came across one of Leandra's PaperArtsy videos and loved how she used the fresco paints and the Triple Wood Icon's she sells on her online store.

I think the stamps and items she sells are absolutely fantastic and versatile.  I bought the Fresco Chalk-effect Paints and can't get over the incredible opacity of the paler colors and them the translucency of the darker tones.

But the piece de resistance is the crackle laze gel.  OMG!! I have never seen crackle (and I have quite a few) work anywhere near as well and so quickly.  Traditionally you have to apply a thick layer 2mm approx and then wait for it to dry over a few hours.

Not the Fresco Finish Crackle Glaze!!  Paint a dark colour and dry it then apply a very thin layer of the crackle gel and then scrape a good bit off.  It can be heat dried and when it is completely dry apply a thick coat of paint in a contrasting and lighter colour ove the crackle.  You have to work very quickly and in one direction as the cracks happen immediately.  Stunning effect and I don't think I'll see anything to beat it for a long time to come.





Supplies
PaperArtsy Wood Triple Icon
Grunge Paste from PaperArtsy
Fresco Finish Paint
Fresco Finish Crackle Glaze
Sheena Douglass Honesty Stamp (a little bit magical collection)
Dylusion Stencil 9x12
Silks Paint
Flower Soft
Viva Decor Stamp Paint and Ferro Paste
Sizzix Vintaj DecoEmbos
Vintaj Blank
Crafters Workshop Bricks Stencil
Lindy Stamp Gang Magicals
Luminarte Primary Elements Wintermist Grey






1.   Apply Ferro paste through the leaves vine on the sides and top of the icon

2.   Once dry paint Magenta and dry then apply a very, very thin film of crackle glaze and dry
3.   When dry apply mermaid over the entire centre panel of the icon in one direction

4.   Start blending colours so purple, pink, blue and when it is blended to your satisfaction allow it to dry.

5.   Stamp the lady from the Honesty from Sheena Douglass' Lil Bit of Magic Collection onto the wood panel itself
6.   Fill in the the lady with Viva Decor Stamp paint in greens and gold and brown for the hair silver for her diadem.
7.   Stamp the same image on to a thick 300gsm+ white card and paint her with Silks purple shades, brown hair and apply flower soft flock so she appears to wear a circlet of roses and baby's breath
8.   Adhere the 2nd lady slightly behind the first on foam to give it depth

10. Apply Grunge Paste through the brick stencil and paint with Primary Elements Wintermist Grey o the lower right and upper left
11. Apply two little acetate foiled butterflies from Hunkydory to the right on the bricks on the right and on the vines on the left

12. Using a 1" Vintaj Circle blank and run it through the Big Shot machine using the 'Moonlight' DecoEmboss to abstractly emboss the moon and wispy clouds and then paint it green, and amethyst with the Vintaj paint

13. Adhere it the the upper right

That's it really, and I think it came out nicely snd I really enjoyed making it which is really the primary and most important reason for doing things like these.
I haven't made up my mind what to do for the outside but be assured that it will be another post for another day.

That's all

((Hugs))

Celina

                                     

Finnabair Inspired Journal Cover & Bookbinding!!!September Prima Challenge BAP

I know that it has been a very long time since I posted anything here so I aim to do weekly posts from now on.

Last Sunday I along with about 30 other crafty minded people had an amazing time learning new techniques from the fabulous Anna Dabrowska aka Finnabair.  This was my second year learning from her.  She really is gifted. 

CardznScrapz did an amazing job organizing and hosting the day so hats off to Rosary and Lia for all their hard work. I'm sure that everyone in their team were involved as it was a tremendous day and the shop was diverse and well stocked. Needless to say this hurt my credit card (I'm almost certain I saw tears in my husband's eyes when he left) as I picked up a staggering amount of Prima stock that I absolutely had to have!! (When I got home, I realised, that was not the case at all).

It was fantastic!!

Now, one of the classes involved was learning how to do a canvas collage which was something I had never done  before so, when I got home that night to Waterford, I couldn't wait to do another one.

I thought well, what can I do this technique on that was not wall art yet sturdy enough to be a similar project?  I know, I'll make a journal cover and I will make a Coptic bound book out of it.  Woo Hoo!!!   

That is exactly what I did.

I covered a piece of mountboard and chipboard with canvas and it measured 25cm x 25.5cm

I glued everything together and folded 40 A4 sheets to A5 and made 10 signatures and once the cover was complete I sewed it all together.


In respect of her wishes I won't tell you how to do it and how I did this but I will tell you about the little extra touches I did to make it more personal and more Me! LOL!!!

I added lots of molding paste to the lace and ribbon and created texture with lots of the new Elementals Stencils by Finnabair (naturally) from Prima Marketing.  I also used, almost exclusively their wooden Icons and Junkyard findings.





 
 

I had taught my 6 year old daughter, how to do the 'caught in crystal technique'  with tissue and acetate and then die cut the smaller Jewel Goddess from Spellbinders out of it.  I let the purples and reds guide me in the colors of Luminarte sprays and silks I used. 




The letters were done with the Martha Stewart White Clay and alphabet molds. I didn't want it to look all even and symmetrical so I glued the letters on  slightly wonky as I wanted it to look a little more grungy. Here in Ireland you can get it online in CardznScrapz(follow the link above).  If they run out they will source more for you if you request it. 

Finally I highlighted a few areas with different gilding wax colours from Cosmic Shimmer from Creative Studios UK I wasn't able to find waxed thread so I made my own with a lovely lilac skein of embroidery thread and bees wax I got from Grubbs Framing here in Waterford City.

  I love how all this turned out and it really challenged me to look at my projects in a completely different way.