Fall Framed Home Decor

Hi there!  Laura here today, and just a little sad, as today is my
last guest post for Linnie Blooms....so I did want to take just a
second and say a huge THANK YOU, to owner Linda and DT
coordinator Kimberly, for the opportunity to create with these
awesome shapes!  I have had a blast!

And without further ado, here is my home decor project:

I used the Canvas Full Tree Shape and Distress Paint in Peeled
Paint and Walnut Stain to color the tree.  To get the leafy look...
I used the dauber to pounce on the color.  The Canvas Owl shape
was brushed with Distress Stain, and then I went around the edges
with Espresso paint dauber.  His eyes are two black buttons with
Jellie Dot gems for centers.

The Fall Leaf Shapes were colored with orange and red gelatos,
directly onto the canvas shapes, and then blended with water,
because I wanted a deep fall color.  I frayed the edges just a bit,
and then brushed them with the Espresso paint.

The fall banner is the Canvas Pennant pieces, and I left the tip
uncolored, then added a streak of orange and a streak of
yellow, and blended carefully to get the look of candy corn.
I brushed these with the paint as well, and then adhered the
letters, and used foam tape to adhere the banner to the frame,
and added twine bows.

I used stickers and paper from Reminisce, and buttons with
Trendy Twine Orange Licorice to finish it all off.

Thanks for stopping by today, and make sure to check out
all the fun shapes from Linnie Blooms....so many to choose from!

All That Glitters.....is Canvas

Hi everyone!  Laura back with another Guest Designer post!  I'm having
a great time playing with different techniques and ideas using all the
different shapes from Linnie Blooms!

This time I was inspired by the Linnie Leaf Shapes....to make, hmmm...
a tree?  A fall project?  Could it be a flower?

How about none of the above....lol!  I found some holiday spirit and made
a Christmas card using Linnie Blooms shapes:

The leaves reminded me of some of my mom's old fashioned ornaments, and
when painted with Distress Stain in Pewter....they have almost a mercury glass
glow to them just like the real thing.
 
Here's a closer look:

I frayed the edges slightly, I also stamped on one with glue and then glittered
it, the third smaller piece, I glued and glittered the entire edge.  A bit of bling
added a great background for the shapes....I used silver washi tape, some
sequins and gems, and rhinestone swirls to add even more sparkle and shine.

The "blank canvas" of Linnie Blooms shapes, give you so many ways to use
them.....just love 'em!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Sunshine Found Mixed Media Canvas by GDT Laura C

Hey everyone!  I'm Laura Cox and so honored and excited to be a Guest
Designerat Linnie Blooms this month!!

Mixed Media is such a creative outlet....no rules, just go for it!  So that's what
 I did with this canvas project (my first!):

  

I started with a canvas base painted with gesso, added spray inks directly on
thecanvas and also through an UmWow Studio stencil.  I also added modeling
pastethrough one of these stencils. The sequins and chipboard were added
while  it was still wet, then allowed dry time overnight.

Playing with different textures and mediums is the best part of mixed media,
and in this piece, front and center for the texture I wanted, were the
 Linnie Blooms  canvas shapes.  The sunshine and the arrow shapes were
colored in with gelatos and water, and then frayed up at the edges. 

A paper circle with distressed edges and brushed with gelatos and then
 a button with twine completed my sunshine, here's a closer look:

I just love that these pieces are limited only by your imagination and creativity!

I also added the mesh from Linnie Blooms as well.....this is a great stencil, or
used for additional texture as I did here (it reminded me of the beach!).  Some of
 it was dyed with spray ink, some I left plain.  I coated it with Faber-Castell/
Design Memory Craft gel medium, then played with it until I liked the look
and left it to dry.

Here is a closer look:

A little more gesso, sticker letters and a pic, finish it off.  It's a special
memento  of our beach trip this year.  Love that I can have this memory
on display! 

Thanks for stopping by today and finding a little crafting sunshine with me!
Hope you are inspired to create some of your own...so many options
with Linnie Blooms goodies!