tag tutorial by Tusia Lech

Hello bloggers :)

Today I would like to show you two tags and a little tutorial, how I created them.

I used 2 tags, I have created once using Gelli Plate and gorgeous UmWowStudio stencils - Checker Board mask and Cicada mask. 

If you would like to watch the process, here is the video - please watch the very first minute of it:

I altered chipboard pieces (Leaf Stems and Wild Lilies) using some media.

At first I applied white gesso.

Then I applied Finnabair Soft Gloss Gel using palette knife and....

...and sprinkled Finnabair yellow glitter.

When everything dried, I sprayed chipboard with Chalk Glimmer Mist.

I distressed the edges of the tags using distress ink and started to put all elements together.

Here is the final effect and some close-ups:

Thank you for visiting UmWowStudio blog today!

Tusia

UmWowStudio supplies:

Checker Board mask

Cicada mask

Leaf Stems

Wild Lilies

7 Dots Studio and Finnabair supplies:

Dreamer - papers

Finnabair - Heavy White Gesso

Finnabair - Soft Gloss Gel

Finnabair - yellow glitter

Finnabair - Glass Beads - Plum

Other:

Prima flowers

thread

Chalk Glimmer Mist

acrylic paint

brayer

Gelli Plate

A Favorite Quote Mixed Media Canvas

Hello and Happy Thursday!  Tina here today a Mixed Media canvas, using a favorite quote.

Creating mixed media projects shouldn't be difficult or require complicated techniques.  The canvas I would like to share with you today uses basic techniques, yet creates a unique and personalized project.

Texture is the key to mixed media.  Texture can be created by multiple mediums: paint, ink, paste, gels, paper, stamps, stencils and 3D items.  The background of my canvas was created using paste, stencil, ad watercolor paints.

Using the Checkerboard mask,  apply modeling paste to your pre-gesso'd canvas.  Once the paste is dry, randomly apply Shimmerz Inklingz to the canvas.  Let the colors mix and blend creating a beautiful, shimmery background.

Randomly stamp the background for contrast.

Prep your chipboard embellishments with gesso and let dry.

Chipboard used:
Alpha One
Water Faucet
Heart Confetti

Paint with your favorite product.  I used Shimmerz Inklingz and paints.

For more glitz, I added glitter to the inside section of each heart chip.

Finish off the edge of your canvas with washi tape and several strings of twine.

And this is it.  Done just like that.  Not complicated, but unique and personalized.

I hope you enjoyed by quote canvas today!  Thanks for stopping by!

Pretty in Pink

Hello all,

Today's layout is about my youngest daughter's love of pink. She is a princess-y kind of girl, through and through (despite her extremely un-princess-y mother and sister).

Of course I had to use some UmWowStudio Layered Butterflies but I also wanted to grunge it up a bit. I wanted to make them look vintage and metallic. What do you think?

The chipboard are so sturdy! Adding layers of acrylic paint and heat (to get the texture) was no problem.

I also texturized the Hexagon Background with some fiber paste and texturized the background with the Checkerboard Mask and heavy gesso.

That Wild Flower flair went so well with this page. I just had to emphasize it with some dark brown twine from May Arts.

Have a creative day!

Supplies:

UWS Layered Butterflies
UWS Hexagon Background
UWS Wild Flowers Flair
UWS Circle Confetti Mask
UWS Checker Board Mask

7Dots Studio Love is in the Air

May Arts brown twine

Prima Crystals

How About a Little Happy This Monday!

Hello all!

Is it Monday already? Well, how about a page to put a smile on your face! I followed along with this month's sketch...it's a fantastic starting point to fill your head with ideas! Here's my girl, happy as can be and I think she's even striking a little pose....

I pulled out a bunch of my UmWowStudio goodies here :) For the background I used:

UWS Circle Confetti Mask
UWS Herringbone Mask
UWS Checker Board Mask

To create embellishments, I used several chipboard pieces:

UWS Gears Background

UWS Layered Arrows

UWS Alpha Two

And since I got my inspiration from the September sketch, I just had to throw in a flair (which coincidentally matched perfectly with Alpha Two!):

UWS Life is Good Flair 

Hope that put a little happy in your day!

pocket pages by Tusia Lech + video

Hello UWS fans :)

Here is Tusia Lech. For my today blog post I prepared a spread with gorgeous Pocket Chip pieces. I made also a video to show you, how everything was created.

Below you can see a close-up with Happy Hello Pocket Chip covered with embossing powder.

On the background paper I applied gesso through UmWowStudio stencils - Checker Board Mask and Wood Grain Mask.

Here you can see a chipboard from Today Chevron Pocket Chip set.

And here you can watch the video with a whole process of creation - enjoy :)

UmWowStudio products:
Happy Hello Pocket Chip
Checker Board Mask
Wood Grain Mask
Today Chevrons Pocket Chip

Tusia Lech

Discover Hidden Creatures

Hello! It's Amy here today, to share a layout I made, with a fun, whimsical and lighthearted feel!
I started by creating my background with mists and watercolors/watercolor pencils. I laid down the harlequin mask, and used black ink to give some contrast. To give some texture, I used the checkerboard mask, and rubbed on some 13 Arts gesso (it's nice and textural/substantial) using my fingers. Adding watercolor over the gesso (once dry) gave a little splash of color as well.


After layering up some papers and fibers, I began to embellish. I painted the cat tails chipboard pieces, adding some moss underneath for a natural look, as well as flowers and the beautiful embellishments, like the dragonflies and bird nest. All of these (and the papers) were in July's Scraps of Darkness kit, "Believe."

I love how this layout shows my quirkiness (I painted myself as a fox for Halloween last year), and my love for gnomes and other great fantasy woodland creatures. :) Thanks for having a look today, and lots of artsy crafty gnome sparkle blessings are being sent to you! Loves, Amy  

Supplies:
 UmWowStudio- Stencils- checkerboard, harlequin; Chipboard-Cat Tails
Papers and Embellishments: Scraps of Darkness July Kit, Believe
(BoBunny, Prima Marketing, Renea Bouquets)
Stamps-Viva Las VegaStamps!
Paints-13 Arts, Sakura (watercolor), Faber Castell (watercolor pencil)
Mists-13 Arts, Tattered Angels
Washi Tape-Tim Holtz
Fibers-Webster's Pages

Guest CT Member : Michele Kosciolek

Hey folks! :)
Today we have SUPER FAN Michele Kosciolek visiting us with a superb altered book! I'll let her take over form here ;)

Michele here and I am an aunt, a daughter, a sister, a friend and an UBER fan of Um Wow Studio!  Born and raised in Michigan, I found my way back almost 8 years ago after living in California for over 15 years.  I think someday I will find myself back in California but no matter where I land I LOVE to create!!!

A very dear friend of mine lost his father recently and asked me to do something special with an old photo.  I have been waiting for the perfect idea to come to me and it finally did...I used a vintage book to create a frame for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

Items used:

UmWow Studio- banner mash, gear mash, DIY printers blocks, checkerboard mask, harlequin mask, ATC frame-movie and flair for the love notes set.

VLVS!-clockface

Prima- flower, brad and pebble

May Arts-burlap string, 1.5 inch grosgrain and 1/2 inch woven burlap

Vintage bits- gears, clock hand, scrabble letter and film negative

Tim Holtz- film strip, light bulb, archival ink and distress ink

Misc- mod podge, inka gold, metal pull and metal flourish

 

It's worth waiting for - Tusia Lech

Hello folks :)

I created art-journal page, which was an inner must for me :):):) For me art-journal is the most emotional form of expression. I am very emotional person and putting my emotions into colors, shapes and words is something absolutely necessary to me :)

I started with background. At first I used 5 colors of Gelatos. Then I used UmWowStudio Checker Board Mask with Gel Medium on one side and Butterfly Swarm Mask with Inka Gold Metallic Rub on the other.

When it dried, I started adding stamping (7 Dots Studio sets from Cold Country and Illumination collection) with white ink.

Heart String chipboard (which I love) was covered with white and red embossing powder.

I have used also tags (among them 7 Dots Studio Nature Walk) and UmWowStudio Dream a Little Dream badge was a cherry on a top.

Have a great day!!

Tusia

UmWowStudio supplies list:

Heart Strings

Banner Mash

Butterfly Swarm Mask
Checker Board Mask
Dream A Little Dream flair set

fun - art journal

Hello UmWowStudio fans :)

Here is Tusia Lech with art-journal.

I would like to show you couple photos, how I created it.

At first I cut cardboard and white, blank canvas to create front and back cover.

Then I started to glue down some canvas stripes using Gel Medium. I used Checker Board Mask to create a pattern.

I started adding colors with Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays and gorgeous chipboard pieces from Gear Mash set.

Again I have used Gel Medium and UmWowStudio Checker Board Mask.

And then I started stamping (Avery Elle stamp set and 7 Dots Studio stamp set)

And here are some close-ups of finished covers:

And back cover:

Thank you for visiting UmWowStudio blog today.

Tusia Lech

UmWowStudio supplies:

Checker Board Mask

Wild Flowers Set

Gear Mash chipboard