A Mixed Media Stocking by Marta

Today we have a guest designer joining us.. Marta! She has such a wonderful layered style and we are so super honored to have her. We know you'll love her style as much as we do!

Marta's Blog

There's no tutorial today, just some incredible eye candy! 

UmWowStudio Used:
Elk Head Silhouette
Mistletoe
Holly & Berries
Merry
Scribble Circle

The Struggle was REAL by Lynne

Hi UmWowStudio Fans.....

Have you ever started a project "greatly inspired"

to have your inspiration peter away and leave you 

STRUGGLING!

Well.....this was one of those projects!

I wanted to play along with this month's

I just LOVED the mood board...
the colors...
the birch tree....
the tree branch....

I COULDN'T WAIT to get started!!

I pulled out my bag of Birch Bark

(NONE of the Birch Bark was removed from a live tree!!)

....a few twigs,

a bit of cream colored fabric

(which I never used)

....an old paper bag

and a 6" x 12" Natural Canvas.

I tore the paper bag to size,

spritzed it with water and manhandled it!

Then, I adhered it to my canvas with Multi Medium Matte.

I applied Polishing Plaster through my

UmWowStudios

Handwriting Stencil.

Then, I pulled out my bag of UmWowStudio's
Alphas One
and applied them in cluster's
adhered with Multi Medium Matte.

When dry, I created a 50/50 mixture

of Glaze Medium and Gesso,

brushed it on my canvas,

waited a minute then wiped it off with baby wipes

until I achieved my desired look!

I was LOVING my canvas....

THEN.....

I added a layer of Glaze Medium and Aged Copper,

....and the struggle began!

I adhered Birch pieces to my canvas...

I struggled....

I splattered on various Glimmer Mists...

I struggled more!

Finally....I had to stop.

So...I decided to take my creation out to the fence

to photograph my creation...
to get a BETTER look at it!

Did I save it??? By adding....

chicken wire

and

UmWowStudio

Home Grown MASH

I dabbed various fall colors, on the chippie leaves,

inspired by the leaves in the mood board

then I shaped the leaves.

I colored a piece of seam binding with various Glimmer Mists

and wrapped it around my canvas

along with a piece of unraveled jute.

Do you see the various hearts nestled in the background??

UmWowStudio

Layered Hearts and

Home Grown MASH

....so there you have it!!

Hope you have enjoyed my struggle....

because it was real!

Other Products Used:

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist

Candy Corn

Marshmallow

Barn Red

Woven Burlap

Precious Metal

Canvas Corp

6"x12" Natural Canvas

Perfect Paints ~ Shimmering Matte Acrylic

Rain Slicker

Cantaloupe

Spring Green

Aged Copper

Perfect Glaze Medium

Petaloo

Ruffled Rose x 4

Yvonne Blair Designs

Words for Art

Choose your OWN path by Lynne

I am sooo excited to be posting today!!

THANK YOU for stopping by to take a peek...
to see how I created this greeting card.

I began my card by cutting strips of

a "paper" I made by adhering various strips
Tissuestock and vintage curtain pieces
to a piece of handmade chipboard.

I applied the strips to the card face and

spritzed the entire card with mist.

I then pulled out my box of UmWowStudio chippies

and chose

Distressed Harlequin Background

which I cut in half.

I then painted the chippie with gesso.

When dry, I spritzed it with mist.

LOVE how the color dried in the "pockets".

Next I pulled out a few pieces from the UmWowStudio

Flourishes Two 

I globbed on some paint to color

the flourishes.

While my UmWowStudio chippies were drying

I started working on the rest...

I colored a few flowers,

and stapled a piece of chicken wire to my card.

I chose a bit of verbage to finish off my card.

a few more pictures....

Once again.....THANK BUNCHES for stopping by!!!!

Other Products used:

Canvas Corp Brands
Tissuestock
Ivory
Kraft
French Script on Ivory
Handmade Chipboard ~ white
Greeting Card ~ Ivory

Tattered Angels

Glimmer Mist
Olive Vine
Crushed Shells
Choco Covered Strawberries
High Impact Paint
Olive

Petaloo
DIY Paintables
Mixed Leaves
Mini Pearl Daisies
Ruffled Rose X 4

7 Dots Studio

Fortune Teller

Introducing... Midnight Spell ♥

I'm very excited about this kit! It's a little Halloween, a little fall, a little dark, a little bright ♥

Midnight Spell

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It's here.. IT'S HERE!! MOSSY GLEN!!!

I can't wait to dig in and use this kit, I've already got a beautiful little card planned to share later this evening :D

Anyways.. check out Mossy Glen in its full reveal:

In the main kit you get:

One large flower in brown and green

One small peony in brown

One small daisy in soft yellow

One small daisy in green

One ribbon flower with pearl center and faux suede leaves

Three suede leaves

Two flower spread die cuts in kraft

Two hat pins; one six inch, one smaller

A set of paper butterflies; one large, one medium, three small

Two wrapped miniature torches

Two beaded clouds with three raindrops

One yard of crumpled snow white seam binding

One ribbon slide

One paper doily

One resin mushroom

Two kraft pennant style tags

Two miniature white tags (super small, look close!)

and Two medium sized embossed tags; retro circles and damask

And here is the Add on Resin Kit:

From left to right:

One large mushroom

One mossy rock

One cattail 

One wooden log

One mushroom bunch

Here are you shopping cart buttons!

As always the main kit is $18 with $3 shipping for US, $5 shipping for Canada and $6 shipping for the rest of the world, the add on resin kit is $10 no extra shipping.

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Aaaaaaand... let me know what you think of the kit! :D

Mossy Glen Sneak Peek #2!!

I'm a huge double dot fan :) 

Inspiration : Mossy Glen

Each month I like the kit club more and more...

Thinks trees, clouds, browns, greens, hints of yellow, blue and white :) 

Oh Mossy Glen.... you had me at M!! ♥♥

I made the collage but not all the photos did I take

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12x12 Sneak peek...

Here's a sneak peek of a 12x12 layout I've been working on for a publication submission. Unfortunately due to the fact I want to submit it, you can't view the whole thing. but here is a sneak peek using the August Kit of the month ADD ON!! :)

all resin all the time, right? :D

Beach Combing REVEAL!!!

 Alright alright.. here it is. Beach Combing!!

Here is the main kit:

It includes:

1 6 inch weathered wood fence

1 hanging beach sign

2 weathered wood clothespins

3 distressed patterned paper clothespins

3 patterned paper flags

1 bundle of driftwood

1 ragged muslin flower with box pleat and pearl center

1 vintage lace flower with pearl center

12 inches of rustic baker's twine

1 message in a bottle

3 weed silhouettes in cream cardstock.. mist 'em, use 'em as a mask, ink 'em... do what you will!

and a scatter of authentic shells.

 I've decided to introduce an add on kit! Each month's kit will consist of theme appropriate resin pieces. This month's includes an anchor, two pelicans and some harbor dock poles.. complete with rope and a netting throw. Each add on kit will be completely voluntary, will be $10 and will have free shipping as it'll just go in the same box as your regular kit. :) - If you love the add on kit.. buy it! It is worth way more than the $10 you get it for :) it'll go in my etsy for closer to $15

Here are you buy now buttons.. the first one is for US Shipping for the main kit, the 2nd is Canadian shipping, the 3rd is international shipping and the 4th is the add on.

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Beach Combing Sneak #2

Here is sneak peek #2!!