Dream Canvas Layout

Its mixed media time at Paper Lane and soon they will be hosting a workshop that will bring out the artist in you!!  I cannot wait for the workshop because my mixed media skills are growing slowly but surely :-)

For my design team project to 'wake up' the mixed media artist in me I used various techniques on a mini canvas ... see the canvas at a glance below.

The paints I used was Martha Stewart's satin acrylic craft paint - Paper Lane stocks the complete range of her new craft products - pop into the store and buy some - they are affordable and a must have!!!  I used goji berry, rubber ducky and putty.  Placed a glob size of each colour onto the canvas and painted - it produced that really super colour. This paint is amazing people - its texture is thick and satiny.  It spreads on easy, washes off easy and is a total pleasure to use!  You must pop into Paperlane's store to try this fantastic paints!

I also used the mini tile texture template (above) and the poppies and peonies mask (below).  Under the flowers are washi tape and grunged up creme lace.

Gorgeous butterfly and Prima flowers.

I rubbed some bronze rub and buff on the wheels and that gorgeous flower is by Prima.  The word dream is by K&Company

 Everything I used on this mini canvas can be purchases at Paper Lane!

Paper Lane is the perfect place to buy your mixed media yummies and if you ready to start your mixed media journey just click on their name above and take a look at all the wonderful items you can buy.  Paper Lane also stocks canvas of different sizes; they are of excellent quality already primed with gesso..Their assortment of Martha Stewart paints, sponges, accessories, stencils, masks and mixed media products is extensive.

Enjoy...

We Miss You Card

Hello happy crafters, today I am featuring my submission to enter The Shabby Tea Room Challenge week # 134 - 'Sketch This'.  If you are curious about the website, the challenges and or the entries please click on their name above.  It is a super super challenge blog and it provokes and inspires your creativity.

Here is the photo inspiration  and sketch to unleash your imagination:

...and here is my card I am submitting for the challenge...

I used paper scraps, punched some flowers from the scraps too, creme lace, alphabets,distress inks, glossy accents, foam squares and some bling for the flower centres.  I cut the cats, fence, pumpkins and moon with my Cameo. 

Hope you like it!

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Exciting News

Hey everybody I am happy to announce that I am the latest member of Fascinating Fridays!!

Fascinating Fridays features a local artist every Friday with links to their blog and 3 images of some of their creations.  I am looking forward to working with Noor Nahdi the owner of Paperie Design Studio on this.  Dubai is filled with amazing, talented ladies and it would be awesome to be a part of recognizing this.  

I am lucky enough to be featured on Fascinating Fridays this week so please pop on over and read all about me :-).  Just click on the name above.

Paperie Design Studio has 4 members including me.  On the right side bar of my blog there are links to the team members blogs.  Just click on their name to see their amazing talent wow!

Every Friday I will post a link on my blog so you can view the feature of the latest local artist!  Everybody needs love and support and I am sure all my followers and browsers will do just that!

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Altered Photo Frame

Here is an altered frame I did in a 3 way swap with two dear friends.  The frames are from Ikea and was donated courteousy of Swati - thank you Swati!

I applied some clear crackle and was not happy with the outcome so ventured to alter it much more.  I chose blue as my theme colour with a Websters Pages background.

 The above image shows the photo frame at a glance.  I just love the soft look about it :-)

I tied vintage lace and a blue ribbon into bows and secured them in the top corner of the frame.  The camel brown rose is by Prima and I added a blue heart and a pearl center to the bows; love the soft feel of the color combination.

I cut some burlap into a heart shape and secured a Prima heart shaped button in the center with some twine.  I spun some blue beaded spray on the one side of the frame only.  As you can see I created some texture with gesso on the frame itself.

Behind the blue swirl is a piece of gold ribbon netting.  I tucked the end of the beaded spray behind there and secured it all with a beautiful flower by Prima.

The small flowers above were cut with a punch and kraft coloured cardstock.  I embossed it, dabbed some paint on it and added a pearl center.

I love these swirls with the bling - they are called Bling Board by Scrappy Cat; I bought them a long while ago and I have never seen them in stores again

To complete the look I dangled a beaded charm from under  the bows.  The Websters Petite Pages sheet of paper was sprayed with Autumn Nights glimmer mist.

Washi Tape Project

Have you ladies stepped outside your usual wash tape usage???  I tried to think of something easy and simple to do with washi tape and came up with this incredibly simple project..........

 A container for my glitter pens!!!

All the flowers on the container I made with washi tape.  I also ran the tape on a curve around the container.

Items you will need:

unused container

(I used a beverage container with the inside removed)

plastic container

A4 sheet of copy paper, washi tape

buttons, lace, scrap piece of paper

scissors, circle punch
bone folder, scoreboard
glossy accents, glue or glue gun

To create your washi tape paper line the paper with strips of washi tape until its fully covered.  Make sure the edges of your tape meet up perfectly and where there is a pattern try to line it up as best as you can.

To make the flower:

- cut a 1.5 inch strip of the washi tape paper you made
- scored the strips at every quarter inch (I used my Martha Stewart scoring board)
- using an accordion style fold on each score line - use your bone folder
- join the two ends with adhesive of your choice (I used glossy accents)
- using a scrap piece of white paper punch a circle with your circle punch
- place some hot glue on the circle
- bring the center part of your scored paper together and adhere to the punched circle
- hold down onto the hot glue for a bit and release

- adhere the buttons to the center of the flower with a glue gun or any adhesive of your choice.

The paper is quite sturdy once you have lined it with strips of washi tape.  I put my paper in my cameo and cut the delicate dress form, the Eiffel tower, the swirls and the delicate doily in the images below

I hope I inspired you to give it a try - it is very easy to do!  Plus you are also AND you are making a very pretty item to line your craft shelf!

Pop into Paper Lane...they have a variety of washi tape at very affordable prices.  

See you there...Janine