Canvas bag from Cheryl's class

a new friend

i am certainly blessed to have the opportunity to share my love of creating art with you. for me creating is exciting, empowering and therapeutic. it just makes me happy!

Cheryl is giving me the space here to "do what i do." so browse, question and comment if you would like. i love to talk shop. 

it is easy to feel alone in our artistic endenvors, but let's not. let's connect! reaching out to each other is key to building our skill sets and our courage. 

recently, Cheryl came to my neighborhood (des moines, IA) and taught some classes. i took them all, and one class was to decorate a canvas bag. i love her style of teaching! for this class it involves looking at her example, learning about the products and then going freestyle.

Up close of background

for really intense color, i dipped my brush into the spray liquid and painted it on. it is a great way to get into the seams of the bag.

we all made pockets out of the cute canvas envelopes Cheryl provided in her kit. after stamping and painting, i decorated mine with gears and ribbon.

there were some charming resin accents i was crazy about, so i gave them a little silks paint to accentuate the details. it doesn't dry right away, but when the paint does dry look how cute! definately keep your eye out for these guys.

i love my colorful bag! i think the size is intended for a tablet, but it is also great for a journal and pens.i like to keep my journls handy and love when they can be haulded around in style.

thanks for checking out my art.

 bump up your color courage and enjoy!

Heather Kindt

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at colormeheather.typepad.com 

 Hi!  Shelley, here with a lighted box using the Ford Collection!

 This is a wooden keepsake box that I altered with paper, stickers, and a light on the front!  I altered a light that I purchased by changing the fixture to make it look a bid more industrial.  I used the inside of a cheap flashlight, and painted it and the cord silver.  The fact that the light actually works made it pretty cool!

 I painted the edges of the box and papered the sides, using our Ford Collection!

I lined the inside of the box with felt and paper, and I painted the edges with Viva Colour Silver Metallic Paint.  I glued the battery down so that nothing moves when you open the box.

 Overall, I was pleased with the project and with the pictures my husband had taken of my son went perfectly on it! 

Products Used:

American Original DS Paper

Classic Mustang Foil Paper

Mustang 5x12 Stickers

Ford F-150 Cardstock Stickers

Ford Girl 5x12 Cardstock Stickers

Ford Logo 5x12 Cardstock Stickers

Viva Colour Silver Precious Metal Paint

Silks Cinnamon Brown

Hi Bloggers, Lynn K. here with an altered project using the stunning IOD collection "Cotswald Manor". I found an inexpensive birdcage from Michaels that had some not so attractive fake floral decorations on it. I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the cage. I ripped all the florals and fake grass out and coated the outside with Splash of Color Viva Colour Inka Gold Metallic Rub. I took a soft cloth and rubbed it on the cage, then buffed it with a soft cloth - this gave the cage a copper like finish. I applied the Inka Gold to a key and added that to the top of the cage.

The cage opened allowing me to decorate the inside with papers from the Cotswald Manor collection. I fussy cut papers, including two adorable birds nested on some paper cut flowers. I dabbed some gesso aroung the papers edges and the green berry spray ...

Notice how the flower centers are glittering - that is Viva Colour's German Glitter in Champagne. This glitter is AMAZING - the sparkle finish is stunning, moreso than other glitter products.

Supplies Used:

• IOD's Cotswald Manor Collection
• Viva Colour Inka Gold Metallic Rub ~ Copper
• Viva Colour German Glitter ~ Champagne
• Gesso
• Petaloo Green Berry Spray
• Background Stamp
• May Arts Sheer Ribbon ~ White
• Key from my stash 
• Ranger Archival Ink ~ Black

 Thanks for stopping by and check out Spalsh of Color's new website for all the new collections and Viva Colour products!!

Hi everyone. Nancy W here with an altered journal page.

Must confess - I am new to art journaling so it's baby steps for me. I love the look that some of the artists get but it's hard for me to *let go*. First, I like a focal point. So I'm on the lookout for something I can use to make a statement, whether it's something from a magazine, a greeting card or a stencil.

This time, I began a page with a Marah Johnson design that I've been hoarding.  It's a lovely piece of paper called Character. Wallpapering a page in my journal with this was easy.

Next, I painted over it in what I'll call *tropical colors* from Splash of Color Luminarte Acrylic Silks. Painting with Silks allows the colors to jump center stage while still keeping the integrity of the design. Don't you love how you can still see the print through the Silks!

Next step was to choose a focal point. I turned to two stencils: one from The Crafter's Workshop and one from Stencil Girl Stencils.

For the Crafter's Workshop bird branch, I used Viva Colour Inka Gold Metallic Rub in Old Silver. Love the pearly sheen of this!

Then I used both Viva Colour Ferro Special Effect Paste in Granite and Pearl Modeling Cream for the Stencil Girl stencil. The Ferro Special Effect Paste actually has teeny tiny bits of ground rock in it so it's consistency is similar to really fine concrete. Love!

Then the painting/coloring began using those adorable pots of Luminarte Twinkling H2O's to add some color to the birdies. A Black VIVA Colour Pearl Pen was used for his eye.

So my foray into the world of Art Journaling continues, be it simple as it is. Finding this beautiful stamp on my shelf, I added this Japanese poem, Beneath A Plum Tree:

I am waiting to see

The flowers of long ago

In my old home

Beneath the plum tree

Has the snow melted?

Taking baby steps, practicing being random and free in art.

Thanks for allowing me to share with you.

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Channeling my inner Heather Jacob . . .

Hey Scrappers, Donna here again today so lets "Mix it Up" !!!  

For today's layout, I’ve mixed a piece of corregated cardboard, Twinkling H20s and papers from the Beautiful You, Awkward Family and Samantha Walker’s Tea Party collections. And oh!  There are some Paint It! word stickers, ribbon, a half piece of a zipper, lace, and buttons thrown in to today’s “mix” as well  .  

Here is our "Mix it Up" layout for today:

And here are your instructions:

Tear a piece of corregated cardboard to approximately 6" x 2".  Paint "ribbed" area heavily with Luminarte Solar Gold Twinkling H20s.  

Determine what photo size you will be using on your layout (I used a wallet size) and cut a white matt for the photo, making the matt size approximately 1/4" larger than your photo size.   Heavily paint the matt with Luminarte Solar Gold Twinkling H20s.  

Choose two (2) word stickers from the Devotion Words (I used "giddy" and "together").   Paint lightly with Luminarte Pink Azela Twinkling H20s.   Set aside to dry.

Select the design of Awkward Family Photos 12 x 12 paper to use as your layout base - you will need two (2) of the same - and set aside.  I used "Awkward Love".  The papers in this line can serve double duty here as they will serve as your page title and layout base at the same time! 

Punch five (5) hearts from the Beautiful You papers.  Set aside.

Punch two (2) photo corners from the Tea Party Floral Plaid paper.  Set aside. 

Punch or cut out  the layout base sentiment from the top, left portion of a piece of Awkward Family 12 x 12 paper and set aside (I punched the "Certified Awkward" circle.  Set aside.

Select a piece of paper from the Beautiful You papers and cut a piece approximately 1" larger than your photo. Use an edge punch to create a decorative edge on this piece.  Adhere this piece behind your matted photo and adhere the matted photo (do not put glue on bottom half of photo) to the center of the cardboard piece.

Determine placement of cardboard (the photo is already on it), four (4) hearts, two (2) photo corners, lace, ribbon, zipper. buttons, and stickers at bottom of layout and adhere to layout base.  Adhere sentiment piece to layout base with foam tape over the same area of your laout base.  (I used "Certified Awkward").  

Stitch buttons.

Wrap twine around bottom edge of photo and attach at right, layout edge with staple. Adhere one (1) punched heart over twine.

You know, you may want to try another one of this design to lay vertical on your page.   Fun!!

Thanks for stopping by!

 Supplies Used:

29241 Awkward Love DS Paper

29384 Floral Plaid DS Paper

29716 Beautiful You 6 x 6 Paper Pad

29155 Devotion Words 2.5 x 10 Cardstock Stickers

29035 Luminarte Twinkling H20s Grande Pink Azela

26363 Luminarte Twinkling H20 Grande Solar Gold

Hi everyone. My name is Nancy Wethington and I am today's guest blogger on the CI Splash of Color blog.

Cheryl introduced me to the Splash of Color array of products and I was immediately hooked.

The paints, metallics and modeling creams opened up a whole new world for me.

After grabbing a canvas, I decided to mix my new love of these paints with my addiction for inchies/betwinchies.

Inchies are 1" x 1" squares that you can paint, decorate, draw on, paper

and otherwise embellish to your heart's content.

You can do the same with betwinchies only on a slightly larger surface: 1.5" x 1.5"

Beginning with a 6" x 12" canvas, I reached for my *go to* color preferences:

I opted for Splash of Color Luminarte Acrylic Silks for the base.

Using a large flat brush, I painted in one direction and began layering the colors. This paint is so unique, you can layer colors over colors and you will never create a muddy look!   

You can easily achieve the most beautiful blending with these water based paints.

 And look at the sheen!

Next, for the background, a Crafters Workshop stencil and Viva Colour Pearl Modeling Cream were the medium of choice.

The Splash of Color Modeling Creams come in a variety of colors and are so smooth!

I love the Pearl (and I can tint it myself with any of the Luminarte Acrylic Silks or Luminarte Primary Elements).

Once again, a lovely shimmer and a quick dry!

Using Luminarte Twinkling H2O's, I was able to add bits of color here and there.

The adorable little pots contain so much color and shine!

After cutting some heavy chipboard for the betwinchies,

I counted on the Splash of Color Mixed Media Travel Collage Pack to decorate.

These images are perfect for tiny collage work as they're detailed in a small pattern.

Using a template helps plan the images:

 Wanting to add color to the betwinchies,

I once again turned to the Splash of Color Silks for the background

as well as the Splash of Color Luminarte Twinkling H2O's for the detail work. 

The Twinkling H2O's are also water based and work beautifully right from their cute little jars.

All dressed up and ready to go:

And here's the finished project:

Adding carpenter rulers to the edges finished it off:

I hope you enjoyed this altered canvas with betwinchies. It was a surely a pleasure guest blogging today.

Thank you Cheryl and Splash of Color.

Howdy Peeps.....Lynne Forsythe here 
with my "NYC ARTSY" canvas bag
I created for Winter CHA ~ 2013. 

I designed and created the canvas bag
from Canvas Corp ~ Canvas.
and embellished with the New York Destination Papers
Along with.....LOTS of Viva Colour Pearl Pens!!! 

I began by image transfering various images from
the New York Destination Collection
to different size pieces of Canvas Corp ~ Canvas.

I chose to use Pearl Pens to color the canvas bag and embellies
because they are fully washable when dry!!
What an AWESOME FEATURE!!!

SOOOO....I dipped the caps into it,
stamped with it,
colored the Petaloo Canvas Flowers with it...
and I found that if I spritzed it with
water or my favorite Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist
when freshly applied....
they could be easily manipulated.
.....and it splatters REALLY WELL, too!!! 

A good example is the matching wallet I made.

I love that it is even dimensional!!!

Hope you have enjoyed my ARTSY creation as
much as I did making it!!!

Products used:

Splash of Color
New York Destination Collection
Monarch Canvas Flowers 
Monarch ~ Canvas Shapes 

Viva Colour ~ Pearl Pens
30065 ~ Orange
30064 ~ Sunny
30073 ~ Copper
30070 ~ Black

Luminarte ~ Silks Acrylic Glaze
Stargazer

Luminarte ~ Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist
26395 ~ Ginger Peach 
26465 ~ Persimmon

Good morning!  Today is another  feature showing an easy way to create a layout in less than 30 minutes, for those of you who are on a time crunch.  I love stickers...and I love being creative with stickers....and this Studio Basics 101 collection called Kidoodle is perfect and pure fun for this very simple page.

I took the pink patterned/word paper from the collection and found 4 wallet-sized black and white photos.  I love to place my photos on the page first, in this example, a little off center.  I leave a little space between the photos to keep them from separate and to detract from the busy-ness of the patterned paper.  I also matted the photos in a larger white matte cardstock for that same purpose.  I then joined all four photos together with a large journaling sticker found in the 5X13 Kiddoodle Girl sticker sheet.  Those stickers are just way, way too cute...and so fun and girlie.

I embellished the large journaling sticker with other stickers on the sticker sheet and then surrounded my photos with various stickers and alphabets.   This page came together so quickly.  Take advantage of the stickers in all the Splash of Color paper collections.  They really are the finishing touches on a fun page.

Supplies:

 Splash of Color Kiddoodle Girl

Shelley, here, with an altered project that I made for winter CHA!

It's a wooden box that holds 4"x4" pictures, and it's on a swivel, so it turns!

I used Christine Adolph's ALL HOOPS Collection!  Isn't it cool?!

The box works like four picture frames.  You slide in the pictures from the inside of the box, and there is glass that covers each one.

I painted all edges of the box first with Viva Colour Precious Metal Effect Paint in Gold.  I then papered all of the sides and the top of the box with paper.

For the silver edges, I used a base coat, then Inka Gold Metallic Rub in Haematite on strips of paper, then glued these on the edges.  It looks like the edges are metal!

I installed a trophy topper on the top of the box, after I covered it in the base coat and the Inka Gold Metallic Rub in Haematite.  This topper started out as a shiny gold, and it is made out of plastic.  Using these products, it made it look like  pewter, and I really loved the look!

Here is a picture with the lid of the box removed.  For the lid, I made a couple of mini-magazines, and adhered them.

For the inside of the box, I made a tiny album as a bonus!  It just housed a few pictures, and was a fun addition to the box!

I used rub-ons and scrap paper and stickers to embellish the mini book.

I lined the inside of the box with felt, as to finish it out.

Lastly, I used some brown and white twine around the bottom and the top of the box!

I hope you've enjoyed looking at my project.  I've enjoyed sharing it with you!!

~  Shelley

Products Used:

All Hoops Paper

All Hoops Cardstock sticker

My Court Paper

Slam Dunk Paper

Viva Precious Metal Effect Paint in Gold

Viva Inka Gold Metallic Rub Base Coat in Smoky Blue

Viva Inka Gold Metallic Rub in Haematite

Basketball Rub-Ons

Hello Everyone, Lynn K. back with a new art journal page. Since embarking on my artful journey I have learned so much about mixed media products, colors combinations and what works well together and what doesn't!! I've learned about my self as well - I'm less afraid to try and fail because I ALWAYS learn with each page! I still have lots to learn as the array of mixed media products is enormous!

For today's page I went back to an additional background I created last year. While spraying a combination of Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists (Moonbeams, Pewter and Ginger Flower) on a previous page, I placed the opposite page over it and "mopped up" the ink to create a second background. I knew I would use this background at some point. I then added more layers to build up the background. I painted Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ Raspberry Wine on a rubber stamp and randomly stamped images on the background. I then scraped Viva Colour Modeling Paste through a circle stencil onto the right side of the page. I created some circles with text paper and added them to the bottom of the page. I added more Silks Acrylic Glaze in Raspberry Wine and French Lilac to the text circles and on the Modeling paste circles to tie the colors together.

I wanted to incorporated a magazine image on my page so I cut one out of Vogue Magazine and covered it with black acrylic craft paint. I glued her to the left side of the page and outlined her with a white sharpie poster-paint pen. I added more circles in gesso and Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ Black Ice and splattered gesso randomly on the page for a final layer. I added some journaling to the left of the image and was done!

Thanks for stopping by and I encourage you get out your journals, try some of these products and have fun learning!

Supplies Used:

• Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist ~ Ginger Flower
• Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist ~ Pewter
• Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist ~ Moonbeams
• Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ Raspberry Wine
• Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ Black Ice
• Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ French Lilac
• Viva Colour Modeling Cream ~ Champagne
• Acrylic Craft Paint ~ Black
• Gesso
• Sharpie Poster Paint Pen ~ White
• Archival Ink ~ Black