Altered Home Decor for Made With Love

Hello friends! How are you on this rainy day?

It's brought the hot days down a notch and I'm glad that the year-end monsoons are finally here. We are enjoying the lovely winds coming through our windows and snuggling up with hot Milo. Elsewhere in the North, some of you are already having the polar vortex coming down and others are still in autumn. Keep warm and keep safe! Those of you in the South, happy summer fun!

I have a small altered project to share with you today. It's made for my LSS Made With Love Singapore and features the new Mix the Media range from Jillibean Soup, as well as the Rustic Harmony collection from Kaisercraft.

This can be the perfect piece to hang on the wall or to give away. 

Some close-ups:

Here is a start-to-finish video of how I put this piece together. Sit back and enjoy!

Supplies used (available from Made With Love):

Jillibean Soup 8" x 8" Wood Plank

Kaisercraft Rustic Harmony 6" x 6" Paper Pad

Ranger's Distress Stains (Brushed Corduroy, Bundled Sage, Rusty Hinge)

Ranger's Distress Paints (Victorian Velvet, Bundled Sage, Shabby Shutters, Mustard)

Ranger's Distress Ink (Walnut Stain)
Ranger's Perfect Pearls (out of stock)

Prima Marketing Clear Crackle Texture Paste

Prima Marketing Doily Metal Die

Prima Marketing White Roses (box)

Prima Marketing Resist Canvas sheet

Prima Marketing Say It With Crystals

Blue Fern Studios chipboards

Ribbons and laces

own stash:

clear gesso

regular gesso

love,

Mojo Restart with 13arts

And the weekend is here!

How are you today friends?

I'm just so excited to share my latest project for 13arts with you, because it's packed with gorgeous products and what can I say, sometimes all it takes to kick-start that rusty mojo machine again is some amazing supplies.

Here's the layout I did. Nothing to it, just sat down, picked out my new favourite colours and teammie Olga Heldwin's new Color Basics collection from my DT pack and everything just happened!

I covered a piece of 12x12 chipboard with Ayeeda's acrylic primer, instead of heavy gesso which gives complete coverage as I wanted an uneven look for the background with little bits of the chipboard peeking through. This was followed by some tissue paper which I stamped and randomly adhered and sealed with Ayeeda gel medium. This was followed by random patting of acrylic primer again and I used my palette knife to create peaks to give a little extra texture. I found that this is something unique to 13arts' primer as it has a "foamy" texture, compared to other gesso I have used that are either too fluid or to pasty. Then it was out with the new colours I received in my DT parcel - Matt Paints in Berry, Coral and Olga's Metallic Magenta, Pastel Mists in Antique Cream and Caramel. 

Some closeups:

Just to show the various textures I have on the layout. I used the new stencils from Aida's Cozy Afternoon collection and layered with lots of random stamping. 

Papers from Color Basics as my layers and photo mat. Together with some flowers that I colored with Matte Berry and some stamens from the 13arts store. Tucked between the layers are pieces of the Marrakesh Panel chipboard from Blue Fern Studios which I have left nude for a more rustic effect.

Love how versatile the Ayeeda paints are. Use them thick for an opaque and intense look, and water down to move them around like watercolors. Also seen here is the Splash Ink and Metallic Magenta which I've mixed with Ayeeda liquid medium to give more full-bodied splatters.

Another view of the textures I've created. Love those pearl accents from the store!

That's all I have to share with you today. Thank you for dropping by!

love,

My Boy for Marion Smith Designs

Hello friends!

It's my turn today on the Marion Smith blog and I'm excited to be showing you a project I've created with the new Posh collection, together with some older paper lines as well.

Here's the layout I've created:

I've mixed the old and new here: Posh together with a bit of Nirvana and Garment District and I love how the papers match up. My background was created with some of the new paints I got from 13arts and I think my new favourite (other than Gold) is Berry! 

Some closeups:

A little cluster I created with a cut-out from Garment District, Junque and Gems resin flower, a metal gear and jeweled key. 

My floral cluster with some Prima roses and also more Junque and Gems goodies - a silver metal gear which I primed with gesso and painted with my (you guessed it...) beloved Pearl Gold paint.

That's all I have for today. Do drop by the Marion Smith Designs blog for more inspiration from the wonderful DT!

 love,