Find Peace

There is a lot of truth in the above verbage....
Can I say ~ LIFE can be rough!
But when life becomes difficult I find peace in CREATING!

I have acquired a few new supplies and 

immersed myself in trying them out.

I pulled out several of my UmWowStudio Stencils
Grid
Wonky Circle

Wheelie Mask

Hexagon Confetti 

and my new Gel Press
along with some paint.

I created A LOT of prints
which I chose to tear up and apply

randomly to my artboard.

Then I pulled out a jar of Light & Fluffy

and applied it randonly through

UmWowStudio ~ Wonky Circles.

When it was dry, I dropped a bit of Orange

 onto my canvas with a pipette.

Spritzed it with a bit of water to help the color move.

When it was dry I applied a layer of

Vintage Distress Medium.

I brayered on a bit of Spun Sugar

onto one of the Circle Salad stamps

and applied it randomly onto my canvas.

I then applied a layer of

White Gesso over the entire canvas.

I then mixed a bit Multi Medium Matte

with a few Prills and applied randomly to the canvas.

I repeated the technique of dropping a bit of

Caspian Sea onto the canvas and spritzing with water.

I chose the UmWowStudio chippie

Gears Background

which I cut in half to go under my flower cluster.

I also cut up UmWowStudio chippie

Large Ivy

and added into my flower cluster.

I finished up my canvas with a quote ~ Great Things

which I stamped onto a piece of TissueStock

and applied it to my canvas.

I hope you enjoyed my creative journey....

I know I found a bit of peace in the process.

OTHER PRODUCTS USED

Tattered Angels

Glimmer Glam

Orange

Caspian Sea

Canvas Corp

TissueStock ~ White

Impression Obsession/Yvonne Blair

Great Things

The Crafter's Workshop

Light and Flufy

Spun Sugar

Ranger Ink

Vintage Distress Medium

Multi Medium ~ Matte

Gel Press

8x10 Plate

DecoArt Media 

Primary Yellow

Vermillion

Naphthol Red Light

Phthalo Green-Blue

Soak up the Sun

It truly feels good to be back to creating

.....that is not wedding related!

To get me back in the groove,

I needed a bit of help with inspiration so I visited

Our Mixed Media Moods

I LOVE the beach theme and the BEAUTIFUL colors.

As I pondered the mood board, I decided I wanted to create ATC's

so I chose to focus on the colors first.

I pulled out a piece of 7 Dots Studio ~ Palmistry paper

from the Fortune Teller collection.

I mixed up a concoction of

Gesso, High Impact Paint and Glimmer Glam

and splattered it on the paper surface.

Drying each layer as I went.

Next, I pulled out my UmWowStudio ~ Grid Stencil

and applied various texture mediums through the stencil

randomly on the paper.

When the mediums were dry I used a pipette

to drop a bit of Bronze Mist onto my paper.

Now I had completed "paper" which I cut into 3.5" x 2.5" pieces. 

LOOK at all the wonderful ATC bases I have to work with!

Sticking with the beach theme, I pulled out a piece of

UmWowStudio ~ Netting Background

cut it to size and colored it with a bit of Glam, along with a flower.

Do you see the seaweed looking chippie?

It's my UmWowStudio ~ Leafy Branch

which can look a bit like seaweed.

I colored it with a bit of Glam and then cut it into pieces.

Lastly, I mixed a bit of sand with a smidge of Clear Gesso

to accent my ATC.

I applied the mixture to edges and used it to adhere

the tiny shells.

I used the words for the Fortune teller collect to round out my ATC.

.

I hope you enjoyed my little canvas.....

now I'm off to make more ATC's!!

Other Products Used:

Tattered Angels

Glimmer Glam 

Bon Bon

Lime Cordial

Blue Topaz

High Impact Paint

Green

Copper

Glimmer Mist

Bronze

Canvas Corp

Burlap

Jute

MuddPuddles

Myrtle Beach Sand

Shells

The Crafter's WorkshopClear Gesso
Gesso

Shimmery Goodness

Black Modeling Paste

Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste

What does one do???

Hi UmWowStudio Fans....

I must tell on myself....

when I started this project I had
ZERO inspiration
ZERO creativity....

just a deadline to make!

What does one do??
Go back to what you know works.....

a piece of paper,

a stencil and a bit of medium

and so I began.....

I applied modeling paste through my

UmWowStudio ~ Grid Stencil

onto a sheet of 7DotsStudio ~ Fortune Teller paper.

(a round of applause to our fearless leader for this AWESOME paper!)

When it was dry I applied a layer of Clear Gesso
to help the next layer of color move easily.

I thought I was creating a video on how I did the next step
but seems to be......I was mistaken!

Then, I pulled out my package of
Ken Oliver's Liquid Metals.

I randomly dropped color onto my stenciled paper,

then spritzed with water and let it run.

When I was happy with the colors,

I dried the paper and tore the paper into strips.

Next, I pulled out a few of my newly acquired textures

a bit of fabric from a flea market in Florida

a few pieces of paper mesh

and my good ole standbys

dictionary paper and flute.

I tore them into various pieces and arranged them on

a 12 x 12 piece of kraft paper.

I then adhered all my pieces down with multi medium matte.

When dry, I used a fan brush to randomly apply

more multi medium matte on my "paper"

which I sprinkled Glass Glitter into.

When everything was dry, I flipped over my new "paper"
and cut into various sizes.

.....I applied my new "paper" to a greeting card base and

here are the results!!

I used a NAKED UmWowStudio ~ Gears Strip
behind my flower cluster.

I even made a bonus card.....

I painted a diecut ivy and...

Here are the results...

Not bad for having

ZERO inspiration

ZERO creativity....

Sometimes you JUST HAVE TOO.....

and it will come!

Other Products used:

Tattered Angels

Glimmer Mist

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Precious Metals

Glimmer GlamLime Cordial

Yvonne Blair Designs/IOStampsCard Sentiments

The Crafter's Workshop

Black Modeling Paste

Clear Gesso

Spring has SPRUNG!

The trees are sporting their baby leaves.

The animals are titterpated and

the birds are busy building their nests.

And FINALLY the sun has come out!

So, I thought embellishing a
Birdhouse would be apropos!

I began by covering my entire birdhouse
with white gesso.

I then cut paper to fit the sides of the birdhouse.

I then pulled out my

UmWowStudio Damask Stencil

and applied a bit of texture medium 

through it.

When dry, I adhered the papers

to my birdhouse.

I spritzed my birdhouse and a bit of 

vintage ric rack with a mist.

I applied a layer of texture medium to

a chippie for the
UmWowStudio Floral Collection

and then colored it with a bit o glam and mist.

I accented the

UmWowStudio Button Mash

with a bit of glam.

 I had covered the roof with pieces of
decorative wood but I felt it needed something more.

So, I pulled out my
UmWowStudio ~ Grid stencil

and applied a bit of texture medium through it.

When dry I spritzed it all with a bit of mist.

Now, you know my birdhouse needed to

say something.

So, I chose a stamp, stamped it,

cut it out.

Here are a few closeups of my finished Birdhouse.

Do you see the little piece of the
UmWowStudio ~ Grid Border??

I hope you enjoyed my piece of Spring....

Other Products Used:

Tattered Angels
Glimmer Mist

Crushed Shells
Taffy

Glimmer Glam

Just Peachy

7gypsiesArchitextures 8 x 8 paper pad

Yvonne Blair Designs/Impression Obsession

Everyday Quotes

The Crafter's WorkshopLight and Fluffy

White Gesso

Perfect Paints

Polishing Plaster

Apricot Lily
Sunwashed Clay