Hero - FabScraps Adrenaline Collection

Hero

This is my father-in-law.  He is a Hero.  He proudly served in WWII in the 101st Fox Company in  Belgium in the Battle of the Bulge; rough times, deadly times, difficult and bitter cold times but ever so important and heroic times. 

Now I am certain all military folk would tell me that I have his honorable technical title, his unit, his division and his position totally incorrect, but for me, a civilian,  I don't think so.  The only title I think important is Hero.  

This FabScraps Adrenaline collection honors all military Heros bravely serving all countries - and there are so many heros.   We all know them: Our grandparents, dads and uncles, our sons, our daughters, moms, sisters, the boy down the street, your best friend's child, those wounded soldiers who need our compassion,  and perhaps that bravest person you once knew who never came home. 

I celebrate them today.  I also thank FabScraps for honoring those bravest of people and giving us all a collection to boldly celebrate their lives and their heroic achievements. 

FabScraps  Adrenaline  Chipboard Army Tank DC54006

FabScraps Adrenaline Military Base CampC54001

FabScraps Adrenaline Pitstop Power C54003

FabScraps Adrenaline Cloud Jumping C54008

The tank was inked was sprayed with Lindy's Cattail Copper Brown mist, then drizzled with Lindy's Stamp Gang Edelweiss Moss Green.  After that dried, I inked the edges with Tim Holtz Rusty Hinge ink and stamped my title. 

My final treatment to make it pop was to coat with Ranger - Clear Rock Candy.  It really accentuates the rich colors. 

As a final touch, I coated the edges of my whole page in Clear Rock Candy as well to make the be strong and vibrant, rich with color. 

Thanks for looking.  Let's celebrate a Hero today!

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My Supplies:
FabScraps  Adrenaline  Chipboard Army Tank DC54006
FabScraps Adrenaline Cloud Jumping C54008
FabScraps Adrenaline Pitstop Power C54003
FabScraps Adrenaline Military Base CampC54001

Ranger - Clear Rock Candy

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Cattail Copper Brown/Edelweiss Moss Green

Tim Holtz - Vintage Photo/Rusty Hinge

EK Success - Binding Edges punch

Bo Bunny Brads - Timepiece

Cheesecloth and orange metallic mesh

Jewelry chain

Cardboard

Stamps and Archival Ink - jet black

April Mood Board Challenge - Maja Design

Welcome to the Maja Design Mood Board Challenge

April's mood board features the soft pastels of Spring and all that is gorgeous  with the Vintage Spring Basics collection.  this is called Orchids.    I took the photo in Florida in June 2013. 

You are free to interpret the mood boards in any way you’d like. They are supposed to provide inspiration. Draw your inspiration from the colors of the collection, the verse by Elvis, words and photos. You are free to use any Maja papers you’d like as long as they follow the color scheme. We highly encourage you to follow the theme of the mood board as well.

We are presenting a new mood board the first Tuesday of every month. We will be presenting all participating creations that fulfill the requirements below April 30th. We will also draw a winner who will be winning a Maja Design collection of their own choice in 6×6 or 12×12.

After your creation is done, take a photo and send it to moodboard@majadesign.nu without any watermarks (size 600×600). Include your full name and address in the e-mail together with what collection you would like if you win. Don’t forget to write down if you would like 6×6 or 12×12. We need your creation April 28th at the latest. And don't forget to be mindful of the timezone

If you need help sizing your photo properly, I have a super easy tutorial with a free tool for assistance here.  

. We will only publish creations that fulfill the requirements!

Here are some close ups of the work I prepared.  This image shows the mask I used with molding paste.
After the paste dried, I coated with a clear gel medium like clear gesso. I knew my next step was misting so did not want the mist soaking into the paper or the molding paste.

 I used some mists  and made sure they got into the creases and crevasses of the dried molding paste ( you can see my product list at the end of this post).

After the mist has dried, I apply some gesso or white acrylic paint with a foam brush to the very top surface of the molding paste to make white again.

My papers rolls are glued at the end of each roll so they do not flatten out or unroll over time.

Maja Design 1st of April

Maja Design 3rd of March

 Maja Design 5th of April

Maja Design 10th of April

Come and play along at Maja Design.
Thanks for stopping here.

Supplies:
Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics - 1st of April BAS-601 (background)
Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics - 3rd of March BAS-592 (stripes)
Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics - 10th of April BAS-610 (stripes)
Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics - 5th of April BAS-605 ( stripes)
Sprays/Mists:  Shimmerz Colorings -MonShari and Lindy's Starburst Frosted Forget Me Not
Faber Castell - Gel Medium clear
Claudine Hellmuth Studio Acrylic -Pastel Yellow
Prima Mask Poppies and Peonies -  922436 (6x6) /922146 (6x6)
Gesso
Golden Light Molding Paste

Sunset on the Pier - FabScraps

Sunset on the Pier 
This is a photo I shot in May 2012. I begged my niece not to turn and look. " No no no don't look at Aunt Jen".   But it was too much for her to handle and she just had to look.  Actually it turned out adorable.
This is sunset on our beautiful Lake Ontario.


I created this with  the Little Peeps Collection. by FabScraps.

Here are the FabScraps Little Peeps papers I used:

Sea Shells C56004 ( stripes/chevrons)                                              Miss Muffet C56003 ( Background)

You can see my chevrons are just layers of the same stripes from Sea Shells C56004 -just cut in different directions.

Thanks for looking.  Don't forget to check out FabScraps of Facebook and on their blog.

Supplies:
FabScraps Little Peeps Collection : Miss Muffet C56003 ( Background)
FabScraps Little Peeps Collection : Sea Shells C56004 ( stripes/chevrons)
Prima Flowers Soprano A 561673
Prima Dell Arte Resin Seagulls 891466
Mister Huey Chevron Mask
Glitter pen
Trims, laces
Archival Ink in Chestnut

Blue Fern Studios April Sketch Challenge

April Flowers
This is a photo I took of my cousin from 2012.  I thought I would pair her up with some Blue Fern Studios   chippies and try painting a pastel watercolor looking background with my Lindy's Stamp Gang mists.

This was created for the brand new sketch challenge at Blue Fern Studios by the gifted Michele Singh
Don't get discouraged if you don't have the Floral clock that is shown in the sketch - substitute it for a punched circle or perhaps some string or stamping in a circle.  Utilize your Blue Fern chippies elsewhere.

Someone asked if I used photoshop to create the whitewash  over processed look.  I did not.  It is very light in person and I actually was afraid I would have to enhance it in photoshop for the internet, but in the end I did not.

     Here are the chipboard products I used: Floral Clock 074684

Garden Daisy (large 074967) and (small 074974)

This is how I created my watercolor look:  

Step 1.  Completely coat your paper or canvas with clear gesso.  The clear canvas acts as a water barrier for the papers so that the mists do not soak into the paper.  

Step 2.  I dipped my paintbrush upouring a little Lindy's onto my nonstick craft mat.  Then dabbed the Lindy's onto the paper lightly.

Step 3.  Dabbed up the excess mist on my paper with a paper towel so  it does not leave a pool or puddle of mist. 

Step 4.  Sprayed water from mist bottle onto the spot where I painted - then dabbed up the water with a paper towel. 

Step 5.  If not happy with results, spray more water or add more mist and follow the steps over again. 

Step 6.  Using a black marker, trace some of the lines around the splotches.  

Step 7.  Rub a little Tim Holtz Scattered Straw ink around the page for blending and softening. 

I painted the chippies with white gesso then added yellow acrylic paint for the flowers and green acrylic paint for the stems.   The yellow was too bright for me so I painted over with white gesso to tone down. 

Thanks so very much for looking. 

So come and play along with the  Blue Fern Studios sketch challenge here and get creative. 

Supplies:

Garden Daisy (large 074967) and (small 074974) 

Floral Clock 074684

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Stampabilities Le London Script Punch

Archival Ink -Jet Black

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst - California Poppy Gold/Ramblin Rose Pink/Heliotrope Purple Plum

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Flat Fabio Caribbean Blue

Claudine Hellmuth - Pastel Yellow/Landscape Green
Prima Wishes and Dreams Stamp by Leeza Gibbons
Tim Holtz Scattered Straw ink