Blinged Canvas Over @ Want2Scrap ;)

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Hi Everyone!
Today is my day to post over on the Want2Scrap blog.
I would love it if you popped over and took a peek. I'd love it even more if you left me some ♥LOVE♥ while your are there. :)

Here is a little teaser. ;)

CLICK HERE to see more. ;)

Have a wonderful day!

"Dream" Canvas for Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge and Art Glitter Post

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Happy Wednesday everyone!

I just have a sneak peek to share with you today.

It's time for another fun Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge.

The theme is "Bling with Ribbon".

It's also my day to post over on the Art Glitter blog.

I created an 8"x8" canvas for Want2Scrap to display at CHA and it works perfectly for both of today's posts. Here is the peek...

Yep....that's drywall fabric on my art canvas! I had quite a bit left from a home-improvement project and thought I  would incorporate some of it in my artwork. What do you think? :)

Why not join in on this week's challenge at Really Reasonable Ribbon? You might just win one of two prizes, and you will definatly have fun! :)

Don't have time to play along? You can still head over there and take a quick look at the beautiful projects the other girls have created for you.

If you would like to see the entire project with detailed info, please visit my post on the Art Glitter blog. :)

Thanks and....

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Supplies Used:

Art Glitter#236 Clementine ultra-fine transparent #297 Hibiscus ultra-fine transparent 

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Moss Swirl Ribbon

Want2Scrap - LeCreme Finesse Swirls, Peach Pearls, "Dreams" chipboard

Graphic 45 - Le Romantique "Loves Labyrinth"

Spellbinders - Wonderful Wings

Also: vintage book pages, drywall fabric, mulberry roses, Glimmer mist, distress inks, leaf punches, Mod Podge, 8" x8" canvas board,

Mixed Media Canvas and a Fond Faiwell

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Hi everyone! My post today is bitter-sweet. It's my last post as an official Helmar Hottie, but you know what they say...Once a Helamr Hottie, always a Helmar Hottie!.

I love this team and their products but sometimes we get so busy in our crafty lives that we just have to step back and make decisions based off of nessesity and not from our hearts. 

Now on to the sweet part of today's post...

I love buttons and am excited to share my mixed media canvas with you. I used lots of buttons form our prefered partner company Buttons Galore's - Candy Apple Green mix and a few from some of their other beautiful assortments.

I used the adorable Spirit Girl stamp illustrated by Suzi Blu from Stampavie, that was given to me from my sweet friend Allie Gower. The sentiment is one of Tim Holtz - Stamper's Anonymous from the "Just Thought" set. I water colored the image and used lots of Ranger Adirondack inks to drip in the sky.

I used my all time favorite decoupage...from Helmar of course! :)
The stems and leaves are Really Reasonable Ribbon's - Leaf Trim.

Of course I had to sneak in some Want2Scrap...the pearls on her shirt are 72 count Sage Green Pearls.

BTW... Over at the Want2Scrap blog, we are doing a fund-raiser for cancer and have lots of beautiful ATC's that will go to some very lucky people! 

For more information on how you can join us in the Passionately Pink For a Cure" campaign, head over to the Want2Scrap blog.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,

True :D

"Live a Creative Life" Mixed Media Canvas

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Hi Everyone!

Today I created a mixed media canvas to share with you.

I used lots of distress inks, pearlized mists, and Helmar adhesives.

I created the canvas background by gesso-ing first then using a distress ink technique  with Ranger and Tim Holtz Inks and Perfect Pearls mists plus lots of water. Then I stamped the Stampavie "A Creative Life" sentiment and image on the canvas and heat embossed. (The set was a gift from my sweet friend Allie Gower) I also stamped the image on an old book page then watercolored it. I attached it to the canvas with Helmar Decoupage.

I used Helmar Gemstone glue to attach the tiny little glitter flowers and Helamr Decoupage to add the eggshell mosaic coblestone walk way.

I "blinged" up the sun with some Yellow Ranger Stickles and some Amber Want2Scrap Gemstones.

I would love to know what you think about my canvas, especially since I am really just a card artist.  :)

Like the sentiment says though...."To live a creative life, we must loose our fear of being wrong".

To see a couple of photos of the project in the works, please visit the Helmar team blog. ;)

My Helmar/ May Arts Mixed Media Canvas "Dare to Dream"

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Hi Everyone!

Today is my day to post over at the Helmar blog and I thought I would share my project here too.

I am in love with K&Company's "Abrianna" stack but some of the prints are just too big for my cards.

I decided to use one of them for a mixed media canvas!

Here is my "Dare to Dream" piece, inspired by my friend Tracy Weinzapfel's canvases.

It is a special week  because...

For this project I used:

Helmar Decoupage

Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots,

Helmar Fabric Stiffener and Draping Liquid

I also used some of May Arts stunning wrinkled ribbon.

Check out Really Reasonable Ribbon...they carry lots of different colors of it! :)

Here are a couple of close-ups.

Other products used:

8"x10" stretched canvas

purple acrylic paint

K&Company's Abrianna Acetate Icons and Layered Accents.

Ranger Ink's Adirondack Alcohol Ink in Bottle, Butterscotch, Cloudy Blue, and Wild Plum.

Want2Scrap's Sage Green Pearls

Deja View's Wonderful Words Rub Ons
Plaid FolkArt paint

calligraphy pen and ink

You can see some of my "HOW TO'S" over at the Helmar blog. While you are there, you should really check out the awesome Helmar/ May Arts projects the other girls have created this week!

Then you should head over to the May Arts blog and see what they have been busy creating! You won't be disappointed!

I would love  to know what you think about my canvas before you go! :)