Inspired by color....

Hi UmWowStudio Peeps....

THANK YOU soooo much for stopping

by the blog today to check out my latest creation

using UmWowStudio Chippies and Stencils.

I get soooo inspired by new product and that's where
I started.  I cut an oversized tag from

some NEW printed cardboard 

and I pulled out some NEW colors I've been
waiting to play with. 

(sorry there are no step out photos
I just enjoyed the creative process on this on!)

I spritzed the tag with water and once saturated

I tore off the top layer of the cardboard

in random spots on my tag.

I painted Glam into the crevices I exposed and

poured in a bit of Prills. 

I spritzed the whole tag with my new Mist colors 

and layered on 

Polishing Plaster and Crackle Paint

through a couple of UmWowStudio Stencils.

Circle Confetti

and Grid Stencil

When everything was dry I gathered up

the "torn off" pieces and adhered them 

randomly on the tag.

I then pulled out my stash of UmWowStudio chippies

and chose the

Writer's Block Background 

and painted it with a bit of Glam.

When dry, I proceed to cut it into pieces

and adhere the pieces randomly on the tag.

I stapled on a piece of chickenwire

and used it as the base to my flower cluster.

I stamped a heart felt sentiment

onto a piece of Kraft paper

and adhered it to the tag.

I finished off the tag with a bit of vintage curtain

and part of an old zipper
that I adhered to the back of the tag.

I hope you enjoyed my creative journey!!

Once again, THANK YOU for stopping by

the UmWowStudio blog today!

Other Products Used:

Tattered Angels

Glimmer Mist

Saphire

Dragonfly

Glimmer Glam

BonBon

Times Square

Canvas Corp

Printed Cardboard ~ Postal

Yvonne Blair Designs/IOStamps

Something will grow

Perfect Paints

Polishing Plaster ~ Sunwashed Clay

DecoArt Media

Crackle Paste

USArtquest

Prills ~ Go Mango

Petaloo

Vintage Velvet Dogwood ~ Gold

Dogwood Canvas ~ Antique Blue

Adventure awaits by Kareen

Hello!!!

It's me, and I'm here today with my last creation for the year 2016!!!

I know, it went too fast, we're almost on 2017, I can't believe it!

What an amazing year!!!

So, to end this fabulous creative year, I decided to make a video of this layout.

I hope you will enjoy it!

At first, here is my layout : 

Some close-ups :   

And the video : 

I used : 

Circle Confetti Stencil

Elk Head Silhouette

Scribble Circle

Layered Stars 

Love

Thanks for stoppin' by!

See you next year!

Heart by Kareen

Hello UmWowStudio's followers!!!

I'm here today with a layout and the amazing

7 Dots Studio's paper collection designed by the very unique DeeDee Catron.

I have to say, I usually take pastel or very bright colors,

so it is a little bit out of my comfort zone, but I really

like working with this collection.

So, I hope you will like it too!!

Some closes up : 

And here is a video of the making of : 

I used : 

Circle Confetti Stencil

Butterfly Swarm Stencil

Feather Trio 

Heart

Home Grown Mash

Thanks for watching and stay creative!

See you next time!!

Kareen 

Today: Mixed Media Layout by Kris Berc

Hello UmWowStudio fans!  It's Kris here today with a beach layout featuring a handful of goodies from the UmWowStudio store!

I love the circle confetti stencil!  First I used it with a pen to add some circles here and there on the background paper.  Then I used it with super heavy gesso to create bold white contrast and texture.  When dry, I added some shades of blue with sprays.

The chipboard pieces were terrific for my beach theme as-is in all their raw glory, but I did treat them with a coat of clear distress crackle paint for some fun detail and texture.  I think it makes the chipboard look kind of sandy, like the beach!

This fun piece of flair was the perfect finishing touch for my embellishment cluster.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend :)

UmWowStudio products used:
Arrow Title Mash!
Circle Confetti Stencil
Oh The Places You'll Go Flair

Vintage Clock Face

other products:
patterned paper: Maja Design
flowers, button: Prima Marketing

sprays: Lindy's Stamp Gang

crackle paint: Ranger

Mixed Media Layout + Start to Finish Tutorial by Kris Berc

Hello UmWowStudio fans!  It's Kris here today to share my very first project as part of the new creative team.  I thought it would be fun to include a start to finish tutorial for you- I hope you enjoy it :)

I had lots of fun playing with UmWowStudio goodies to create this layout of my daughter with her cousins.  Those girls can really lay on the sass haha!

Here are the steps to create this layout:

Choose a photo and set it down on your background paper in the area where you think you will adhere it.  Once you're satisfied with the location of the photo, use a pencil to draw some random circles around it (do not adhere photo yet).  Next, select some chipboard pieces from the Arrow Title Mash! set and set them down in various places on the page to get a general idea of your design.

 Place the selected chipboard pieces onto a craft mat.

Use a paint brush to cover the chipboard pieces with white gesso, then set aside to dry.

 Layer six pieces of patterned paper.  When satisfied with the arrangement, staple the layers together.

 Time to add color!  Prep the background paper by applying a layer of clear gesso onto it (this step not shown).  Let dry.  Then use sprays/mists to build layers of color on the background paper.  It's important to let each color dry completely before applying the next color.  I like to start with light colors followed by dark colors, so I used light purple first, then dark purple, followed by light blue, then a darker blue, and finally a light green followed by a darker shade of green.

Apply super heavy gesso through the Circle Confetti Stencil as shown; let dry.

 Time to add color to the chipboard!  Use clear embossing ink with coordinating colors of embossing powder and a heat tool to customize those awesome chipboard pieces.

Now you can glue everything down!

 Here's another look at the completed page.  As you can see, I left the "this happened" Arrow Title Mash! chipboard piece and the Damaged Punchinella Background chipboard pieces white.  I love the contrast!

Some closeups:

 I tucked a fun piece of flair, "be an adventurer", from the Oh The Places You'll Go Flair set, into this embellishment cluster.

 This is a closer look at the yummy dimension achieved with a piece of the Damaged Punchinella Background chipboard and gesso through the Circle Confetti Stencil.

 Here's the heat embossed arrow, heat embossed chevron, and gesso'd title piece from the Arrow Title Mesh! chipboard set.

 This is the balancing cluster on the lower left of the page.  More stencil work topped with a punchinella piece.

 Heat embossed chevrons and gesso'd punchinella piece on lower right of page.

and those sweet, yet sassy, girls!

I hope you'll give some of these products and techniques a try!

UmWowStudio products used:
Arrow Title Mash!
Circle Confetti Stencil
Damaged Punchinella Background
Oh The Places You'll Go Flair

other products:
patterned paper: Maja Design
flowers: Prima Marketing

sprays & embossing powders: Lindy's Stamp Gang
distress ink: Ranger