Another Sunny Day

Hi All! Greeting from California. It's another Sunny Day.

I started this project with a 6 x 6 stretched canvas I gesso the canvas and started painting green at the bottom and turquoise at the top  (the green paint is from Prima and the turquoise is from Art Anthology). I used the Canvas Fence and the Canvas Tree.  I gesso the fence and the tree,I painted the tree green with magenta blooms, I gesso over it again and painted it a second green with baby pink blooms. The fence was gesso and painted in baby pink with a hint of green (grass goes through fences).    

I added flowers to the fence(prima) and even some initials inside a heart. I added some croscill flowers(paper from DCWV) and mod podge them on to the canvas (middle and bottom low left)

I added a little blank scrabble piece and some rope twine to make a tree swing. (Memories)...

Thank You for letting me play. 

TRISH

Celebrate Home Canvas

I love messing with paint and stamps. When my DT pack arrived from Linda I immediately knew what to do with the frame and canvas piece she sent me.

The canvas piece that the frame holds was covered in gesso before I applied different colors of Ayeeda mists. When the gesso and mist was dry, I added a bit of modelling paste trough a stencil. After some more driying time the stamping was added with a permanent black ink. the chipboard frame was painted with silver glitter paint and the flowers with spray ink added with a brush.

Enjoy!

♥

Marie

Spring flowers = California Poppies

If you have grown up in Southern California then "Spring Flowers" means a day trip to the 

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve. 

It has been a tradition in my family for years. 

Today I am inspired to scrap my recent trip to the preserve.

This year the flowers were beautiful but because of the drought they were not quite as plentiful.

It is usually a solid carpet of golden orange.

So I selected my photos and supplies. I then let the creative magic take over.

 I like to have my stuff out. I like to be able to let it just flow. In order to do that I dig first as to not interrupt myself creative energy.

I start by choosing a set of colors, Inspired by the photos this time I have choose a

 Bright Golden Orange, Sky Blue, Lemon Yellow and  Cream.

I ultimately pull more supplies than I need every time. Maybe it is my trademark?

I get to creating. I don't think. I just go.

Covering my Linnie Blooms Canvas with Derwent Inktense pencils.

Then I blend with water and a brush.

I then stamp my words with Cavallini & Co. text stamps and my own writing.

I use StazOn Ink & Pigma Micron pen No. 05. 

Because I know they won't bleed or run if I add more color later.

I adhere the tag with a stack of Prima flowers (paper of course) 

The pretty blue brad is an old Melody Ross piece. 

I punch them all the way through to the very back of my page.

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My Linnie Blooms canvas butterfly is next up for a make over.

I add Terrific Tape to one side then the paper  of an antique book page from France.

Then I flip it over, add another coat of Terrific Tape, some pieces of thin wire and antennae.

Then attach some more old book page.

I color them with Derwent Inktense pencils. 

Some paper Prima flowers, a Recollections brad for the center.

I like to have some balance in my elements. I made these three flower arrangements for the page. Combined with some silky blue ribbon from my stash.

I like the look if glass beads glued to the center. I think it adds interest, They are from Martha Stewart Collection. My paper is punched with a Creative Memories punch to make the flowers shape. 

I have Gelli Plated some plain paper to match my lay out. It boarders the flowers and a photo.

I then journal in my own writing. What ever comes to me about this page. Like my own little story. I love the poppies and the memories this page has for me.

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Mixed media tags

Today I would like to show you two tags I made for my doughter Alice who turned 6 years old a couple of days ago.

 

I have used the same base for both tags, a cardstock tag with a patterned paper from 7 Dots Studio (Love is in the Air collection "Rising of the Sun"). First of all, I wanted to add some structure so I applied thick modeling paste (from the hardware store) trough a template. When dried I sprayed the tags with mist from Ayeeda (13@rts). After drying more I stamped with black permanent ink randomly over the tags.

 

When happy with the base I added my chosen Linnie Bloom canvas products, mixed with a couple of other embellishments. For the tag above I made a flower using two Canvas Blooms that I sew togheter by hand. Then I sprayed it with ink and highlighted it with a bit of red paint.

For the card down below I used the gorgous Canvas Leaves and feathers! They are SO versatile!! Instead of misting them I painted them with thin gesso. That way they get more flexible, and easy to bend when semi dry.

Other materials used: Flower (13@rts). Frame (Fabscraps). Chipboard Wheel and tag (Scrapiniec). Rinestones (Pink Paislee). Button (Prima Marketing). Stamps (Prima, Keisercraft).

Hope you liked my tags as much as Alice did!

Best wishes from Marie

Every little thing....

.....you do matters so much....

quote from Brave Girls Club...

As this is my last post as a design team member for Linnie Blooms...I wanted to spotlight the wonderful community of Brave Girls Club......I do not know if I will ever make it to one of their awesome camps {...dream....}, but I totally BEEEEEEEElieve in their concept!

Using a Linnie Blooms canvas blank...flowers...& leaves, I have colored with spray inks {heidi swapp...yum!} and Faber Castel gelatos {oh my goodness....cannot get enough of these!!}..layered it all together...some fun pompoms from my stash...oh and  snotexture applied thru PUNCHINELLA{yes...I am addicted to this}

Topped off with a Melissa Frances hanger I received in my Linnie Blooms rep kit.

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It's been an experience...I will never forget!

creative blessings,
debbie

What's in the Tea Leaves?

Well....as much as I enjoy my cup of coffee in the morning...I do so also enjoy my YOGI tea...

and so attached to each  tea bag is a tag with positive sayings/quotes/wordage.

Not to let ANYTHING go to waste ...I have been collecting these little pieces...for my art:

Soooooooooooo...I made a tag...with the tea tag "leaves"...and a Linnie Blooms butterfly, turned into a sweet yellow buttercup for spring!....a little piece of art!

Now, I am on a roll....I have had some mini frames( 4"x5") in my stash for MANY years..that I took and shabbed up, and with an ATC size piece of chipboard, I painted, layered & collaged up 2 more TEA ARTs!

*****I adhered these to the topside of the frame for a different look*****

I used the Linnie Blooms house and the owl ...super cute product!!

Beeeeeeeeeeeeee sure to check out The Linnie Blooms shop...she is adding more fun & yummys all the time!....

creative blessings, 

debbie

a sweet canvas for the home - using linnie blooms canvas shapes...with leeann pearce

Hello Linnie Blooms fans, I hope you are all well and have been creating up a storm with Linnie Blooms canvas products!

So today I am sharing a sweet canvas I made for the home.

Lets check it out! 

When I am creating  I don't feel that I have to paint it and ink it every time. Sometimes it looks perfect in it natural state. It already has shape and texture. It might just need a touch of detail. And that's how I have used the canvas shapes today! I simply glued the canvas shapes into a window and added some hand stitching detail. I also layer and hand stitched a  small canvas heart onto the bird for it's wing. I added some flair to the larger heart and buttons to the owl shape.

So there you have it... I hoped you enjoyed my simply but sweet canvas.

Thanks

>>>Leeann Pearce<<<

http://thepaintbrushgoesspottie.blogspot.com.au/

Hope is the thing with feathers.....

......HELLO!!!...this is my latest creation for the 

Linnie Blooms Design Team

LOVELOVELOVE these awesome products!

Mixed stitch canvas...birdies and heart shapes...OH MY GOODNESS!

 I played with the canvas blank & shapes...coloring with paint...Dylusions sprays, Heidi Swap Color Shine, and my ULTIMATE new favorite color tools Faber Castell Gelatos!(OMG...YUMMY!)

 This is how my creative brain designs...with the bits 'n bobs all out in front of me...until I can get the perfect fit!

 up close of one of the birdies...heart shape wing.."hope" is one of my "I cannot ever let go of these Stampin'UP! sets!" from when I was a rep...

 ....and this is the back.....I printed out the first paragraph of Emily Dickinson's sweet poem, sewed it onto vintage music paper, and attached it to the canvas.

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I will be putting this in my Etsy shop this weekend....along with some other treasures from my heart!

Thanks for looking!...remember...if you are interested in coming over to The BeeHive studio to enjoy some creative playtime with Linnie Blooms, just convo me on FB!!

creative blessings,

debbie

Canvas with Linnie Blooms Shapes

Hi everyone!

- Sandra here - Today, playing with Linnie Blooms Shapes, I realized a little canvas, 20 x 20 cm:

there are many different layer in the background, made with my favourite products: Dylusions, gesso, stencils, acrilic colors and Distress Ink:

I used the small canvas butterfly, and I add in the middle a Key and many small buttons

Hope you enjoy

Thanks 

Sandra

Long Blank Canvas And Butterflies!

Hello Linnie Bloom Friends, 

Pinky here again-

Today I have a project to share using the amazing

Canvas Long Blank from Linnie Blooms.

I had a good time creating this canvas. 

I used Smooch Spritz which I spritzed in graduated

colors- them to mute it I spray painted over the smooch with regular almond color

spray paint. I love how effective it was. 

I stamped the butterflies and the vintage lace. 

I added embellishments for the pop. 

 Because I wanted texture I added Hambly acetate paper. 

This was a fun project with Linnie Blooms Canvas. 

Here are the links to all of the Linnie Bloom Sites:

Linnie Blooms - by Linda Barutha

Shop:  http://linda-barutha.squarespace.com/shop/

Blog:  http://linnieblooms.blogspot.com/

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/LinnieBlooms

Pinterest:  http://www.pinterest.com/lllcreate

Twitter:  LLLCreate

Direct link to the online shop:  http://linda-barutha.squarespace.com/shop/

Products Used:

Linnie Blooms- Canvas Butterflies, Small Canvas Butterflies, Canvas Long Blank.

Clearsnap Smooch Spritz

Ribbons Unlimited Sheer Ribbon

Pink By Design Stamps

Liquid Pearls

Hambly

Webster's Pages sticker alpha

Pink Paislee stamps