Love Yourself - Splashy Mix Media Challenge #7

Hello, fellow crafters! I'm here today to share with you my Design Team project for Splashy Mix Media!   Usually, we're creating something for someone else...birthday, anniversary, special occasion, etc. But how often do we do something for ourselves? Not often! So for this month, our theme is FOR YOU (LOVE YOURSELF). And use a photo or something of yourself. I don't know about you, but that's a very hard thing for me to do, especially since I don't like to take my picture. Ugh! Now let's take a look at the Challenge Board -

I love the sentiment on this board! To me, this was a clean and simple board...so here is what I came up with for this challenge:

As I don't like to fuss over myself, I went with the clean and simple design. 

Here are some steps I took:

Step 1: I found a profile picture of me, and printed it in black and white. Once it was printed, I turned it over and completely covered the back of the photo with my pencil. I then turned it over to the front and traced my photo onto the canvas. It worked like a transfer sheet. I traced that with a black marker and colored in the red lips, as in the example challenge board.

Step 2: I then painted my canvas with black acrylic paint. I used different colors of paste and randomly spread the colors all over in layers. 

Step 3: While that was drying, I got some gold vinyl paper and cut out the letters for my sentiment by using my Silhouette Cameo 3. I then took an 8 x 10 chipboard piece and adhered some Paper Temptress card stock on top of the chipboard.  I cut out the individual sizes I needed for each part of the sentiment and placed the letters on top of the board.

Step 4: I found some white flowers in my stash, and sprayed them with a tea stain colored mist spray. While that was drying, I took my sentiment pieces and adhered them to the canvas.

Step 5: I then added my flowers and the beautiful butterflies you see there, from Reneabouquets. 

I hope that you will join us for this awesome challenge! So much fun! After I got over the initial shock of having to do something with my face on it, I was quite happy with the outcome (even my hubby loved it).

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings, Jeanie Ellis - Scrapbookingmamaw

Splashy Mix Challenge #3! Pencil Box

Hello, fellow crafters! Today I want to share with you another DT project that I made for Splashy Mix Challenges! This month's board is incredible! As always, anything goes, as long as you follow the board! I love Spring, and this board is full of Spring-spiration!

Here it is:

NOTE: Please keep in mind the last date to submit your work is March 28th until 11:55 p.m.

Before I show you my project, check out our amazing Sponsors!

Prizes and Sponsors:

INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE WINNER

(as voted by our DT)

$30 USD value prize from CREATIVE EMBELLISHMENTS

NATIONAL CHALLENGE WINNER

(as voted by our DT)

Rs. 1000 Value prize from Die Cuts and More

3 DT Favourites

(as voted by our DT, in no particular order)

One DT favourite will receive Goodie bag from Letzcraft Store and will be our Guest Designer the following month 

1 Random Winner
(chosen by Random.org)

One Random winner from Indian Participants will get a goodie bag from Connect 4 Sale

We are grateful to all our generous sponsors for Supporting our brand new challenge

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Now, on to my project....I hope it inspires you to create!

Pencil Box

I don't know about you, but I'm always losing my pencils, pens, etc. So I decided I needed a Pencil Box, and frankly, I didn't want to go buy one. So I decided I'd make one out of chipboard. Please check out my video below for the tutorial. 

Here is the video:

I hope that you will view the tutorial on how I made this box. I'm already using it and it sure is handy to have!

Many blessings! Jeanie Ellis - Scrapbookingmamaw

Textured Mixed Media Canvas - Splashy Mix Challenges

Hi, fellow crafters! Today I am here to share with you my first project as a Design Team Member with Splashy Mix Challenges! How exciting! I love Mixed Media! But first, here are our amazing Sponsors and their generous Prizes to be given away!

INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE WINNER

(as voted by our DT)

$30 USD value prize from CREATIVE EMBELLISHMENTS

NATIONAL CHALLENGE WINNER

(as voted by our DT)

Rs. 1000 Value prize from Die Cuts and More

3 DT Favourites

(as voted by our DT, in no particular order)

One DT favourite will receive Goodie bag from Letzcraft Store and will be our Guest Designer the following month 

1 Random Winner
(chosen by Random.org)

One Random winner from Indian Participants will get Rs.500 gift voucher

Now it's time to share with you my project! Here's a video process of my Textured Mixed Media Canvas:

Step 1: The first thing I always do with a canvas, is to prepare it's surface by painting it with Gesso. In this case, Acrylic Gesso. 

Step 2: Add my stencils. I used Ranger Texture Paste Opaque Matte for this step. I did various stencils in various sizes and styles. There is no right or wrong in this step!

Step 3: I then painted the surface with Black Acrylic Paint

Step 4: Now it was time to add some elements. I chose several different pieces, such as metal butterflies, gears, flowers, and a resin frame. I then added them in with my Gorilla Hot Glue and painted them black also.

Step 5: Fun time! I used a variety of Prima Sprays (Frost, Glistening Waves, and Fir Needles), and sprayed one at a time. Here's where you decide to dry them with an embossing gun in between layers or spray and then dry all at once. I then added a variety of Art Alchemy Paints and Metalliques (list of items on my video description box). 

Step 6: Now I wanted to add my final pieces - flowers and a windmill. I sprayed the white flowers with the Glistening waves and added texture paste to the large flower, hot glued them on the canvas, and colored them with some of the paints. I also "aged" my windmill by using the rusty colored pastes and hot glued it on.

Step 7 (Final): My final step was to use some bamboo sticks I had in my stash, and hot glue them all around the canvas, to give it more of a "frame". I left the white on the outside so my inward project would "pop"! 

Now for some photos of my finished canvas:

I hope that you enjoyed my project, and that you will join us in this month's Splashy Mix Challenges!  Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings, Jeanie Ellis - Scrapbookingmamaw

Splashy Mixed Media Challenge Blog!

Hello, fellow crafters! I am so excited to announce to you that I am now a Design Team Member for a NEW CHALLENGE BLOG called Splashy Mixed Media Challenges!   When I applied for the team, I wasn't sure I'd get on , but when I got the email the other day saying I had been accepted, I was in Mixed Media Crafty Heaven! I am so very honored to have been chosen as a member of the team!

Here I am! :)

Our first challenge has already started, (follow link above). We hope that you will join in our challenges and spread the word that there's a new blog in blogtown! There are prizes to be given away each month! Below are our sponsors for January 2019 along with their prizes to be given:

INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE WINNER

(as voted by our DT)

$30 USD value prize from CREATIVE EMBELLISHMENTS

NATIONAL CHALLENGE WINNER

(as voted by our DT)

Rs. 1000 Value prize from Die Cuts and More

3 DT Favourites

(as voted by our DT, in no particular order)

One DT favourite will receive Goodie bag from Letzcraft Storeand will be our Guest Designer the following month 

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We are so very grateful for our Sponsors! So be sure to check them out! Be sure to check not only our Blog Challenge site (and join in on the fun!),but check out our Facebook Page too (HERE)! Be sure to keep checking back, as each DT will show their inspirational projects throughout the month (mine will be toward the end).

Thanks for stopping by! 

Blessings, Jeanie Ellis - Scrapbookingmamaw