Linnie Blooms 12 x 12 Old Glory

 

 

Where were you this Patriotic Weekend? Did you see fireworks? Did you see Old Glory?
I saw fireworks and smiles and food that stretch for miles and miles. Sang Songs and don't tell but no one was in tune..  Sunday, I was watching the US women's soccer team win the World Cup and flags were flying and smiles were alive through painted faces it was a sea of Red White and Blue. It made me remember that I forget how beautiful are flag truly is, the meaning behind it and how proud I am of it!

I am making my post on July 6th and I'm adding my version of Old Glory

I started with the 12 x 12 Canvas Page from Linnie Blooms, I love this size it's great for a frame, an album or all sorts of things.

 

 

I used the Linnie Blooms Canvas Sunflower Stencil to hold my USA , I  daubed and painted and texturize to create stripes, I did them freehand so I wasn't looking to make them straight. I used Folk Art paint White for the base and Folk Art Red to start the stripe and finished with Red from Art Anthology.  Art Anthology's Mud was used on top of stripes for give texture. 

I threw some turquoise paint from Art Anthology in scattered places. 

I used the Linnie Blooms Canvas Sunflower Stencil to trace onto some material and I cut it out from some material I had lying around the house.  I used Sizzix's Star Framelits to cut out a star from the material and from a piece of lace.

 

 

 

    

 

I forgot to mention that before I started the project I painted the canvas using the Folk Art Paint White

  

  

Happy Summer Day's

 

Trish

Canvas Scrapbook Page

 

Creating a background is such a completely satisfying process. Without relying on pretty patterned paper for the layout, anything is possible. I am the first to admit, a blank 12' canvas can be a bit intimidating but also so exciting. My best advice, "just go for it." I just had to start even though I didn't know exactly where my project would end up. I began by simply picking a stencil and color scheme.

A Closer Look:

 

 

 

 

Directions:
1. Prepare the canvas by securing the stencil to the canvas in 5-6 spots using double sided tape. Spray 1-2 squirts of mist (because a little goes a long way) and while firmly holding the stencil, work the paint into the canvas with a make-up sponge. Continue to apply additional colors and blend.

2. Next, dry emboss white cardstock with a damask pattern and then apply Distress Ink on the raised image. Tear one edge of the embossed paper and then brush on a generous swipe of Crackle Paint so that it just peaks out the sides when the photo is attached. Allow it to dry thoroughly before mounting the photo on the embossed card. Tear one edge of the velum paper and mount the photo cluster onto it.

3. Stamp the Vine Silhouette image onto cardstock with VersaMark ink, sprinkle embossing powder, and heat emboss. Cut the embossed image in half, tear both edges, and adhere it vertically behind the photo cluster.

4. After the canvas is dry, prepare your stamps using an acrylic paint dabber. Stamp randomly over the misted canvas with three different images. Remember to check to see that the stamp is evenly inked and look for any excess ink that should be removed so that it doesn't spoil the impression. Also, you may like to dab your finger along the outer edges of the stamp to lighten the applied ink so the image will have a gradual fade out and a more distressed look.

5. Finally, (the best part)...embellish the layout with rose trim, lace, butterflies, gems flourishes, charms, chipboard bird, and a title or quote. I stamped leaves onto transparency and embossed them in silver. Lastly, I stamped a quote onto transparency and heat embossed it with silver powder so that I had the ability to place it on the layout over dry embossed textured paper that would have been impossible to stamp on directly. To finish off the layout, lightly dust the edge of the canvas with a hint of pink chalk.

Supplies: 12x12 Canvas Scrapbook Page-Linnie Blooms, leaf vine stencil-Prima, pink/teal/lavender mist-Perfect Pearls Spray, silver acrylic paint dabber-Ranger, damask embossing folder-Darice, Tattered Rose Distress Ink-Ranger, Tattered Rose Crackle Paint-Ranger, Script Border stamp set-Heidi Grace, Flourish Script stamp-Ditto, Silhouette Spray stamp-N180 Stampendous, Fern Background stamp-Posh Impressions, Possibility stamp-Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous, VersaMark ink-Tsukineko, transparency, Pearl & Silver embossing powder-Stampendous, heat gun, vellum, blush rose trim-American Crafts, butterfly embellishments, skeleton leaves, chipboard, gems, charms, chalks- Inkadinkado

Don't forget to stop by the LB Shop to see all the wonderful canvas products.

TIPS: If you feel nervous or uncertain about the placement of the stamped images, stamp your chosen design on scratch paper multiple times. Cut them apart and use them to plan your stamping to see what works. Try different arrangements before taking the big leap to stamp directly on the canvas. Keep in mind that, using 3 repeated designs in a triangular formation around the focal point is the ideal number for balance, as groups of odd numbers are the most appealing. If you still can't decide between placements, you can photograph the different layouts to compare them on the computer screen side by side. This takes the guess work and uncertainty out of stamping so you can get back to creating. By taking a few moments to do these preparations, you will be happier with the final result.

My Superstar!

Spring wishes from the North of Sweden today! Finally it´s getting green outside, and the temperature has come to reasonable levels. I hope that your part of the world feels as nice as mine does right now.

I´m have a layout to show today. My 10 yo son is the coolest guy I know. Despite his lack of age he´s sure of what he wants and have confident. He doesn´t care much about what others in the same age thinks of him. When he chose his new glasses he picked the most colorful and girlish ones in the store cause that was the ones he wanted. He really is my superhero and I hope he can keep this confidence when he becomes a teenager!

I have used papers from Cocoa Daisy kits for this page and combined them with some of my favourite Linnie Blooms products - the canvas Stars and the canvas envelopes.

I have distressed the edges of the canvas shapes to hightlight them further.

 

 

Best wishes from Marie

Heart of Gold~Layout

With Valentines Day coming up soon, I wanted to make a Valentine Project.  I guess with the amount of yellow I used.. this is totally unexpected.  I used a 12 x 12 mixed stitched canvas page from Linnie Blooms to get started.   Rochelle showed you a stunning layout yesterday, using the same canvas page.

For my layout I wanted to do something with the ATC canvas stitched card so I cut out a heart with one of the Tim Holtz dies.  I also wanted to use a color I never work with... yellow.   This was also my 1st time creating something on the 12x12 Mixed Stitched layouts.  So many new things for me on one page.  I ended up keeping it simple and only used one picture. 

Here is a look at some of the items I used for my layout.

 

 

 

This is not a  typical Valentine Decoration but I am gonna make it work.  I hope you try something new and work with a new product too.  Check out the Linnie Blooms website to see all of the other wonderful products they carry.

 

Have a wonderful Day!  Kimberly, Scrap It Girl