Be a Designer of Dreams

Hi! It's Candy Spiegel back with another design featuring products from Linnie Blooms.

Almost all of the products used this time are part of the Linnie Blooms collection.

I started with a square blank, along with the butterfly, sunflowers and flower canvas shapes. I coated each of them with Glimmer Mists.

I then used Ranger Archival Ink in black and Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 stamps to add pattern to the blank, butterfly and flower.

I then stacked the flowers together and attached with a large brad from my stash.

For the butterfly, I added wire antennae and used a black glaze pen for the body.

I used my Crop-A-Dile to punch holes in the top of the blank and tied a ribbon on as a hanger.

I glued the flower and butterfly onto the blank using Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Adhesive. I stamped the saying, another Wendy Vecchi stamp, onto a piece of white paper and used Distress Ink to color it a soft green to match the piece. I used dimensional foam to adhere the saying to the front.

I thought it needed a bit more sparkle, so I added Clear Rock Candy Distress Stickles to the top flower, the butterfly and the saying.

And there you have it ... a sparkly, peaceful, encouraging little wall hanging.

New Picket Fence

Hi! It's Candy Spiegel returning with a brand new piece from Linnie Blooms ... the picket fence!

I was so excited to see this brand-new piece. It is lined and sewn like the bookmarks and blanks.

In my mind, picket fences are white, so I painted the piece with white acrylic paint. (The front fence in this photo is untouched) However, that also covered the stitching, so I spritzed the wet paint with a bit of water and re-painted with the brush and then used a paper towel to absorb some of the moisture until I achieved the color I wanted.

While my fence dried, I airbrushed the tree with the Copic Airbrush System and Copic markers. I wanted to give the appearance of leaves, so I randomly held the airbrush in place, close to the tree, to get the darker areas. I used a similar technique on the trunk, but I kept the airbrush going in a nice, smooth strip.

I attached both pieces to a 5x7 card with Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear adhesive.

I then used dies to add grass, flowers (Elizabeth Craft Designs), birds (Memory Box) and sentiment (Elizabeth Craft Designs) to the card. The center of the flowers is a Dew Drop from Robin's Nest.

Thanks for stopping by! Visit my blog to see more ideas.

Help! The Chickens Are Molting

Hi! It's Candy with a 2-page layout to share for Linnie Blooms Designs this month.

I am completely in love with my chickens and I have to scrapbook every little thing they do. When they molt, or lose feathers and replace them with new ones, they look absolutely ridiculous. So, like any good moma, I took lots of pictures and created this layout.

I am also completely in love with the little pockets from Linnie Blooms and I knew one would be perfect for this page.

I started with a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop. I applied it to the pocket with Archival Ink. Then, I used a combination of Distress Inks until I got the right color. I glued down the front flap and then added a little resin button from Melissa Frances. Then, I added a bit of green twine and filled it with some of the feathers I have picked up from the chicken coop.

On the opposite page, I used some Linnie Blooms Canvas Squares and Pennants to create a banner for the title. I colored the canvas pieces with Distress Ink and added plastic letters from Tim Holtz to the top. To create a look of stitching, I topped each piece with tiny staples using the Tiny Attacher.

I love the rustic feel the canvas pieces gave to this layout. What do you think?

Birthday Bookmark

Today is my birthday, so I decided to create something that was just to make me happy ... a bookmark.

Yes, sometimes I still read a traditional book and need a bookmark to hold my spot.

I started with a blank from Linnie Blooms. This is actually two pieces of canvas sewed together with paper in between.

Then, I decided to try something different. I honestly did not think it would work, so I was ecstatic when it did.

I used an embossing folder and my Big Shot to create this unique texture on the canvas blank. Cool, eh?!

Then, I used the Copic Airbrush System to create a purple gradient.

Next, I used a Wendy Vecchi stencil and Dreamweaver's Glossy Black Embossing Paste to create the flower.

The small words are Tim Holtz rub ons. I also added a stamped word, some ribbon and floss. 

And I learned you can used all of these techniques to decorate a canvas project.

Thanks for visiting! 

Candy Spiegel

Hi! It's Candy Spiegel returning as my second time as a guest designer on the Linnie Blooms blog!

This time I wanted to share the Stitched Canvas Book I created ... well, decorated anyway. The great thing about this little book is was all sewn and ready to go when I received it!

I started using my Copic Airbrush System and plastic stencils to create the background.

To keep things neat, I placed the book in an old box and used Removable Glue Dots to hold the stencil in place.

After the stenciling was finished, I airbrushed a few colors around the edges of the book.

Then, I airbrushed a piece of Linnie Textures and added it to the cover.

Then, I added a Sizzix peacock die, flowers, ribbons, fibers, Dew Drops, charms and more.

Here's another detail shot ...

For the inside pages, I used papers from Graphic 45 and Webster's Pages. I continued airbrushing the pages throughout the book to tie it all together.

On this page, I airbrushed the Linnie Textures for the right side of the page, then used it as a stencil for the left side of the page.

I hope you enjoyed this peek inside my little mixed-media booklet. Visit my blog at http://candyspiegel.wordpress.com/ for more inspiration.

A Sparkly Christmas Garland

Hi, I'm Candy Spiegel and I am so excited to be a guest designer for Linnie Blooms Designs this month!

I created a Christmas banner and started with primative stars. They began as a blank slate, like this ...

 I wanted to try some airbrushing techniques with the Copic Airbrushing System. Since that technique uses air to apply color, your pieces will fly all over the place. To hold them in place I used Removable Glue Dots to hold them to a scrap sheet of paper while I applied the color.

 I used Y18 for the stars.

Next came theCanvas Evergreens. I used Washi Tape to mask off the trunks while I sprayed the tops of the trees.

 I used YG63 and YG67 for the trees. I colored the entire top with the lighter color. Then, I went back and did stripes in the darker color to mimic the branches and depth in the tree.

Then I covered the trees and used E44 to color the trunks.

 For the stockings, I taped off the top portion and then used R46 to color the base. Red is not a nice color. It does not play well with others and it goes everywhere. I learned I should have taped off the entire top of the stocking, not just a few strips!

 Then I taped on a stencil by The Crafter's Workshop. I colored it with R89.

Once it was dry, I covered the top portion with Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Adhesive and then added Fun Flock. For the stars, I covered the entire top with a thin layer of glue and added glitter over the top.

Once the flock dried, I sewed some gold twine to the stockings and then added a little bow. I also used the Tiny Attacher to make little staple "x's" on the tops. I used Stickles to add garland to the trees and then Robin's Nest Dew Drops for Ornaments. Here are my completed pieces ...

 I wanted one more piece for the middle, so I cut out a chipboard reindeer and covered it in paper. Then I added some greenery and a few Stickles for berries.

 To hook the pieces together, I used jump rings. On the middle jump ring, I added a few tiny jingle bells.

The jump ring can easily pull out of the fabric on the trees. To prevent that from happening, I applied a bit of Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Adhesive to the back of the tree with my finger to prevent any fraying and make it strong enough to hold the jump rings on the delicate branches.

Then, I used another jump ring at the end to add some ribbon to hang the banner with.

And here is the finished banner ... I hope you like it and I hope it inspires you to create a banner of your own!