Light House Canvas - DIY Home Decor with Creative Embellishments

 

Welcome to the ocean. The ocean is my happy place and I adore creating a variety of coastal projects to keep me as close as I can be to my favorite place.  

Creative Embellishments has a large selection coastal themed products to help with card making, home decor, traditional memory keeping,  scrapbooking, and any crafty idea you can imagine.

Today's feature is an easy  DIY home deco canvas made using Creative Embellishments Wooden Home Decor - Lighthouse and embellished with Creative Embellishments Seagull Set and Starfish and Sand Dollars

Creative Embellishments Wooden Home Decor - Lighthouse

Creative Embellishments Starfish and Sand Dollars

Creative Embellishments Seagull Set

 

The wood wooden Home Decor - Lighthouse  piece is fairly large (4.2" wide and 12" tall ) so I selected an 8"x 10" canvas for the project.  The paper background is a sheet of patterned paper from Stamperia's Sea Land 12x12 collection. It's also the backing behind the wood light house.  

I think I am on my 4th reorder of this gorgeous collection.  

I used a sea sponge and dabbed the wood light house with white  and light blue acrylic paint - but did not cover the whole piece. I tried to achieve a weathered look - not full coverage.    Tip:  if you find you have "over painted", just take some sand paper to the wood and ruff it up a bit.  You'll get it back to sea worthy perfection in no time.  

 

Thanks for stopping here today.  Happy Crafting.

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Creative Embellishments Wooden Home Decor - Lighthouse

Creative Embellishments Starfish and Sand Dollars

Creative Embellishments Seagull Set

Buttons Galore - Doo Dadz - Yankee Doodle DD110	Creative Embellishments United States - Wood Home Decor	Sea Land - Stamperia Double-Sided Paper Pad 12"X12" 10/Pkg - Stamperia Intl - Paper Pads

Beach Passport Mini Album

Passbook to the Ocean

The ocean is my favorite place, my quiet retreat to peace and tranquility and a place to wash away the stress of life.  

Creative Embellishments has the most amazing assortment of chipboard pieces that are perfect for any beach or ocean themed project.  I created a mini-album (Passbook) for my recent ocean vacation and accented using the following Creative Embellishments chipboard pieces:

Creative Embellishments - Sea Horses

Creative Embellishments - Seashells

Creative Embellishments Tag Set2 (mini tags)

Creative Embellishments - Fishnet Hearts

Creative Embellishments - Dream Word Set

Creative Embellishments - Beach Word Set1

Creative Embellishments - Together Frame Set

Creative Embellishments - Lighthouse Set of 4

The mini-album/Pasbook was made using the following die:
Sizzix - Eileen Hull -Vintage Travel Collection Passbook die . The beautiful paper used on the book is from Stamperia  - Sea Land collection.

Most of the chipboard pieces used throughout the Passbook has been lightly dabbed with a whitewash (water added to paint) of acrylic paint and some blue ink for a weathered and worn look.  I absolutely love the effect for the sea.

The image above shows some decorative tags created for the inside the Passbook for journal entries or memories. Below are the chipboard pieces used on the tag:.

Creative Embellishments - Seashells

Creative Embellishments Tag Set2 (mini tags)

Creative Embellishments - Beach Word Set1

The Creative Embellishments - Dream Word Set was used for the front of the Passbook.  

The next set of tags and fold out pages for the book are accented using the following chipboard pieces:
Creative Embellishments - Sea Horses

Creative Embellishments - Fishnet Hearts

Creative Embellishments - Together Frame Set

Creative Embellishments - Lighthouse Set of 4

These are fold out pages for the Passbook mini-album. They provide extra room within the album for small photos and such.  The chipboard is light weight so it doesn't hold down the pages like rocks.  Scroll down and I'll show you how I painted the lighthouse.    

The lighthouse is my favorite piece of chipboard in my album.  I adore it and will share how I made it in one easy image below.  Super easy and super effective for an old sea battered and weather worn lighthouse. 

This is the final fold out page within my book. I can add a little photo to the frame when the time comes.  

Where to shop? 

You can shop for Creative Embellishment chipboard and products right here .

Thanks for stopping here.  

Products Used on This:

Creative Embellishments - Sea Horses

Creative Embellishments - Seashells

Creative Embellishments Tag Set2 (mini tags)

Creative Embellishments - Fishnet Hearts

Creative Embellishments - Dream Word Set

Creative Embellishments - Beach Word Set1

Creative Embellishments - Together Frame Set

Creative Embellishments - Lighthouse Set of 4

Sizzix - Eileen Hull -Vintage Travel Collection Passbook die sz-660331

Stamperia paper  

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Walnut Stain

Stamperia paper - Sea Land 12x12 collection

Beach Themed Card and Tag - Creative Embellishments

Welcome to Creative Embellishment's Birthday Beach Challenge

Happy Birthday creative Embellishments.  Join us at the Facebook Event page here.  

In celebration of Creative Embellishment's Birthday, I am hosting a beach challenge - found right here. 

The Rules: 

 There are no rules other than to present a NEW creation featuring the ocean/beach/ sea....you've got the idea.   You DO NOT have to use Creative Embellishments chipboard to enter the challenges.  However you cannot combine CE challenges.  

This event is meant to Thank Customers and Introduce others to the product.   

 All the Challenges are listed on the   event page found here.  

Enter as many as you like.  There are 7 challenges and a total of  8 chances to win. 

  

The challenges are open until 11:59pm (EST),  Monday Sept. 17th 11

All projects must be uploaded to the Fan page by that time.  

Be careful of Time Zones. 

Prize for the Beach Challenge

The winner of my beach challenge will win the following price.  

I know, right?  Look at all the fabulous chippies. 

These are the chipboard pieces I used on my card and gift tag.  They are lightly dabbed with creamy white paint.  

Creative Embellishments - Fishnet Hearts

Creative Embellishments - ACT Tags Set2

Creative Embellishments - Joy Word Border Set

My paper choice is Stamperia's Sea Land collection.  It's peaceful, relaxing and refreshing. 

Thanks for playing along with Creative Embellishments.

Remember to add your work to the  Creative Embellishments  Birthday  Event Page or simply stop by and see how great the chipboard is.  

Products Used: 

Creative Embellishments - Fishnet Hearts

Creative Embellishments - ACT Tags Set2

Creative Embellishments - Joy Word Border Set

Stamperia Sea Land paper collection

Light House Sea Canvas

I love the sea.  It's peaceful and calming for me so I  tend to create what soothes my soul.  If you love the sea, then Creative Embellishments has chipboard pieces you will adore.  

I'm combined my love of sea and chipboard.    

This started out as an 8"x 10" canvas but after finishing it, I wanted to add a weathered frame for hanging.  The canvas rests on top of the frame - meaning the glass has been removed.  

These are the Creative Embellishment chipboard pieces I used on this framed canvas wall hanging.   

Seashells

Lighthouse 

Coral

Here's How I created the Lighthouse

Below is a quick glimpse of how I created the lighthouse.  The package of chipboard lighthouses comes with a set of four unique lighthouse shapes.  Select two of them and do not agonize that they are different.   Don't let that stress you out....you are an artist - let nothing  with a peaceful purpose  throw you off. 

Besides you'll never know they are different after you glue them together.  

Step 1.  Dab two  lighthouse chippies  lightly with whitewash ( white acrylic or gesso mixed with water to thin it out).    I used a sponge because it dabs so much better than a paint brush - but use whatever is easy and handy.  

Step 2.  Select which lighthouse you want as the bottom  and set aside.  

Pick up the second lighthouse - the top lighthouse - and mark off 1/2 inch sections  with a ruler and pencil.  

Step 3.  Lightly fill in  sections of the lighthouse with some blue ink .  I left the pencil lines because they added cool structure when colored ink was added.  Plus I liked the look.  

Step 4.  Lightly ink one edge of each lighthouse with brown.  This will add dimension.  

Step 5.  Time to glue the lighthouses together.  I glued the bottom one a bit off center to create dimension and shadows in the windows, at the top, and at the bottom.  I think the effect is very cool.  I'm happy.  

Here are some images of the finished lighthouse piece.  

The paper and sweet sea gulls are from Stamperia paper .   I simply cut them out and added some hemp cord for salty seascape effect. 

As I mentioned above, after I completed the canvas, I wanted a bigger piece for my wall.  The actual canvas is 8x10.  I shopped around for a frame that was worthy of a salty seascape.  This wooden frame looks as if it were made from  weathered wood.  Perfect.  

All I did was set the canvas on top of the frame and glue in place.  I removed the glass to make the frame lighter for hanging.  

 Thanks for stopping here today.  

Where to shop? 

You can shop for Creative Embellishment chipboard and products right here .

You can shop for Stamperia papers right here. 

Creative Embellishments

Creative Embellishments

Creative Embellishments

Stamperia paper  

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Walnut Stain

Stamperia paper - Sea Land 12x12 collection

The Sea Makes me Happy Happy Happy

Happiness is...the Sea and Spellbinders...

It's no secret that I love the seashore.  I love everything about it's peaceful setting.  It simply makes me happy.  

I also know I am NOT alone in declaring my passion for the ocean.  Many folks share this feeling (and some of them live with me). 

I made this card to share the calming affect the sea has on people. 

Even more exciting was the fact that I could use the new Oh Happy Day -Elegant 3D Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken   stamp/die set from Spellbinders.

Spellbinders Oh Happy Day -Elegant 3D Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken -SDS-116

This fun and versatile set is part of the Amazing Paper Grace Collection which includes the  newest line of products from Becca Feeken's Elegant 3D Vignettes collection by  Spellbinders.  

I admit I used the  Oh Happy Day stamp/die set from Spellbinders   in a most unusual way, but it was perfect for how I felt.

First - my paper choice is Stamperia paper - Sea Land 12x12 collection.  Utterly divine and soothing.  

I diecut the word "Happy" from several pieces of paper from the collection, inked the words Walnut Stain Distress Ink  accent, then pieced them all back together to create my card.

The cool thing about this technique?  That word "Happy" can be used to express joy for so many occasions - birthday joy, anniversary joy, friendships, love and even for a quick and fun "thank you " card.  

I have a few more samples using this same technique in upcoming posts.  Stay tuned for some "Happy" posts.  

Thank you for stopping here and thank you to Spellbinders for inviting me to be part of the Spellblogger Team.  Such a wonderful opportunity to share the best dies in the world. 

Where to shop? 

You can shop for all your Spellbinders dies right here .

You can click here for the Amazing Paper Grace Collection (which includes the Elegant 3D Vignettes collection).

You can shop for Stamperia papers right here. 

Products:
Spellbinders Oh Happy Day -Elegant 3D Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken -SDS-116Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Walnut Stain

Stamperia paper - Sea Land 12x12 collection