Handmade Backgrounds - Anything Goes Challenge Blog

Hello everybody, only 4 more sleeps until our half

 term break.  Not that I'm counting (0: Anyway before that we have a new challenge theme starting over on Anything Goes and this fortnight our theme is... 

HANDMADE BACKGROUNDS

So head on over to join in the fun.

My project this week is a canvas. I'm having so much fun with these I have quite a collection building... (0: 

I painted the base with Sand Eco Green Friendly acrylic paint I then used modeling paste through the stencil and painted over.

Fresco Finish Crackle glaze was spread over the whole canvas to get the crackle effect. 

These little embellishments I made with a mold, black utee and some treasure gold guilding wax.

The butterfly and sentiment is a stamp set from IndigoBlu and I believe its called Nature 2.  

I have sprayed with Dylusions Black Marble ink to create a simple speckle. I have also gone over the modeling paste with some more treasure gold to make it stand out. 

To finish I coated anything in Mod Podge to seal.. 

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Craft supplies 

Eco-Green Friendly Acrylic paints - Sand 

DecorAct modeling paste

Mask - Crafters Workshop - Butterfly Meadow

Dylusions Dye ink spray - Black Marble

Indigoblu Stamps - Nature 2 

UTEE in black 

Treasure Gold in Classic Gold 

Fresco Finish Crackle Glaze 

Distress Inks 

Mod Podge

Vintage Canvas

Hello everybody, hope you're having a relaxing Sunday, Tamara here with today's inspiration and I've had another go at a canvas this one is 10"x 8".  I have painted the canvas with Eco Green Friendly acrylics in Ocean I used a doily die which I sealed with Mod Podge. Then came the fun part of painting over with distress crackle to create that wonderful crackled finish..  

The flowers have been dipped into melted beeswax, it gave my papers that wonderful dark brown. 

I painted the tiny flowers in copper but forgot to add the tiny pearls to the centre and only realised after I had photographed it.. 

The stamped images I added glass fronts to using glossy accents. 

The chipboard squares I've used treasure gold over using the brush bath to create a liquid instead of a wax,  I then stamped an image with staz on then over the top I used a creative expression wax - pearl moon. 

 

Here's a picture of a close up of the crackle and the frantage embossing powder. Why not join us over on Cheery Lynn Challenge Blog for our weekly challenges.  A new challenge starts tomorrow (Monday)

for a chance to win a $20 coupon to spend in the Cheery Lynn Store.

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Spring

Hello everybody, welcome to Tuesday.  Over on Sweet Stamps we have a new challenge starting and the theme this week is.. 

"Spring"

You don't have to use a Sweet Stamps image to enter but we love it if you do (great to see what others create with these fab images). The prize is a $20 spending spree in the Sweet Stamps online store.. 

My make for you this week is a simple wall hanging...

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My take on the Prima Doll (take 1)

Hello everybody, Tamara Here. That's another week finished with! Can't believe we are nearly halfway through the year. Bring on summer, could do with a bit of sunshine! Anyway back to my project for this weeks inspiration over on Cheery Lynn Inspirational blog 

I'm really getting into my mixed media and wall hangings.  I may even create wall hanging this year instead on sending the traditional Christmas card,  (thought in would make a nice change) 

I have lots of bottle caps so decided to get them out to create an embellishment using a brad, paint and matching papers.  The small silver stackers are perfect for cutting out the centre.

This stunning butterfly is an earlier die from Cheery Lynn and embosses such a gorgeous texture. 

Below you can see the honeycomb die that I used to cut out my mask using acetate, doing this adds a whole new way to use your dies. 

I made the little flower here and the butterfly at the top using pour and mould, white embossing powder and treasure gold. 

Don't forget to head on over to the Challenge Blog to enter into our weekly competition, for a chance to win $20 spending coupon in the Cheery Lynn Store  

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Shaped but not Square

Hello everybody, hope you are all fine and well. Over on Anything Goes Challenge blog we have a new challenge for you and the theme for this fortnight is 

"Shaped but not Square"

As I have been getting into altered art and mixed media I decided to alter a tin that I had been saving.  

Head on over to join in the fun.. 

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