May Challenge - April Showers have brought us May Flowers! - Flowers the alternative way

Are you up for the May Challenge when the Designers have been challenged to use Linnie Bloom Canvas Flowers? I´m going to show you an alternative way of using Linnie Blooms product for creating your flowers. Here is my step-by-step on how to make it happen.

And this is my finished result. I painted the flowers with a bit of Heidi Swapp Color Shine to achieve the right effekt. I also reshaped the flowers a bit to give make them a bit wider. 

I really hope you enjoyed my mini class, and that I will see your creation uploaded to the May challenge!!

shabby jar huggers by leeann pearce

Hello Linnie bloom fans!

Today is my first post ...and yes i have been busy in my space creating some shabby jar huggers!

Jars are on trend everywhere... I love them because of the many wonderful things we can do with them! 

anyway lets check out my shabby jar huggers.

Starting here - I used the 11" x 9" canvas blank and cut this into 3 strips. Now I don't measure everything  I eye ball everything. 

I am very much a random freestyler. 

So you just relax and go with it ok! 

- Unpick one end of the trim canvas.

 - Cut a small piece of elastic and loop in unpicked end.

- Machine stitch elastic in place and zigzag all the way round.

- Gather together assorted fabrics, hessian, lace and  ribbon  what every strips of fabrics that are lying around.

- Cut at random lengths and layer.

-  Layer assorted fabrics on base and machine stitch in place.

- Now simply finished off by layering  clusters of embellishments such as buttons, metal alphas/numbers, doilies,  linnie blooms canvas shapes and flowers.

- Finish off by hand stitching with embroidery thread for extra detail.

NOTE: Be sure to add a large button at the opposite end for elastic to loop onto.

 ...and here they all are shabby jar hugging.

Thanks for popping by and you can see more of my work at 

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

Leeann Pearce

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