Saturday, November 2, 2019

Wine Glass Shaker Canvas -Creative Embellishments and Buttons Galore

Wine Glass Shaker Canvas

Welcome to the Month of November. 
While everyday is a day to be thankful for the blessings in our lives, November is a month set specifically for this purpose of thankful reflection. 

I created a 5"x 7" shaker canvas for my own reflection of thankful gratitude - inspired by Creative Embellishment's  November Challenge. 
"The best wines are the ones we drink with friends."

This is the idea board for November.  The twist on the challenge this month is to use wood someplace in the piece. I added a wood frame for my canvas.   I picked this particular frame because it looks like cork.

The Creative Embellishments chipboard used on this canvas are shown below: 
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                     Wine Glass
grapevines
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The Chipboard Treatments
- leaves inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and dotted with gold paint.  
- grapes inked with Seedless Preserves Distress Ink and then dotted with BoBunn' Blush Glitter Paste. 

The Wine Glass Shaker  top layer was embossed with Stampendous Aged Wine Embossing powder.   


The Shaker Mix
The wine glass shaker has been filled with the gorgeous Plum Sequin mix from Buttons Galore.  The plum sequin mix was also used as an  accent in the background of the canvas.

Plum  Sequin

Creating the background of the canvas
The canvas board is 5"x7" and was created by layering different mists, allowing each layer to dry one at a time, until satisfied.  I also dabbed a little of the Seedless Preserves Distress Ink .  

Once the background colors were complete and totally dry, I glued the shaker in place, and dabbed Prima's Unicorn paste on the canvas to air dry.  Unicorn paste leaves a beautiful  texture and glittery sheen and shine when it dries.  
Finnabair Art Extravagance Effect Paste 100ml Jar-Unicorn


Adding the Sentiment to the Canvas
Adding a printed quote is super easy. I type my desired sentiment on a word document and print the appropriate sized wording on my computer (regular copy paper is fine).  The edges of the sentiment are inked to make them pop against the canvas board. 

The reason why everyday copy paper works well is because I attached the paper to the canvas using  Clear matte Gel Medium - Multi Medium (or even Mod-Podge) - as the adhesive.  The gel medium makes the paper stiff and durable. 

Paint a layer of the clear matte gel medium on the canvas, add the paper sentiment, and then paint another layer of clear gel medium over the paper.   This adheres the paper permanently, dries clear, and hardens the paper.  



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Creative Embellishments Shakers
Wine Glass
grapevines


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Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Mini - Seedless Preserves
Plum  Sequin
Buttons Galore - Plum Sequins PS748
Finnabair Art Extravagance Effect Paste 100ml Jar-Unicorn
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Ranger Ink - Multi Medium - Matte
BoBunny - Glitter Paste - Blush
Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Mini - Walnut Stain

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Friday, November 1, 2019

Santa's North Pole Workshop Shadowbox - Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for November


Santa's Workshop Tabletop Shadowbox Vignette- Spellbinders Large Die of the Month

Welcome to the North Pole.  
Santa is working overtime with elves, the reindeer, and even Mrs. Claus getting ready for Christmas deliveries.  Brought to you by the amazing Large Die of the Month Club by Spellbinders, with special appearances by Santa's Reindeer -Special Add-On Set and accented using a variety of chipboard pieces from Creative Embellishments and 3D Buttons from Buttons Galore and More. 


This month the creativity and festivity is on overdrive due the adorable die set that is a "must have".  This November's Large Die of the Month includes the dies to make Santa and elves (and Mrs. Claus too). 

You can grab the coordinating reindeer "add on" to complete the set.   See how adorable the reindeer is? I added a button nose to transform the reindeer into Rudolph - the ever important main Rein"dude". 

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Large Die of the Month Membership


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Mrs. Claus - Super Easy Adaptation
Santa is not complete without his lovely doting companion, Mrs. Claus.  I created Mrs Claus with a simple adaptation by using Santa's beard as her hair. I also gave her a lace apron and secured the lace to the back of the body. 




The Workshop
The Workshop was created using a variety of chipboard from Creative Embellishments starting with the Creative Embellishments - House Vignette - House Shadowbox.  From there, I covered with paper from Prima, and added the following chipboard accents:





You can see the roof Slate Shingles in the image below.  I painted them white and topped them with Unicorn Paste for a snowy glistening finish. 

This is the Unicorn Paste from Prima. It's my latest obsession for a perfect frosty finish to winter projects. It has a chunky texture because it contains mica flakes the help provide the iridescent sheen.  
Finnabair Art Extravagance Effect Paste 100ml Jar-Unicorn



Chipboard Embellishments
The Christmas tree in the background is Creative Embellishments - Mesh Tree , painted with green acrylic paint, and decorated with beads, sequins and buttons from Buttons Galore -Festive Traditions -Embellishment Bottles. 


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                                     traditions embellishment bottles
                 Buttons Galore -Festive Traditions
                        -Embellishment Bottles
           


Mesh Tree
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The chipboard North Pole Christmas Sign was wiped using a sponge and wash of white acrylic paint and water.  I didn't want to paint over the North Pole wording. 

Santa's chipboard sleigh was also painted with acrylic paint. 



 The Roof Ridge Top Chipboard was critical on this project to securing the chipboard sign and sleigh to the house. The chipboard is scored and acts like a hinge, thus helping to provide more support to the chipboard pieces when gluing to the house. 

The adorable finishing touches on Santa's North Pole Workshop are sweet 3D buttons from Buttons Galore and More.  
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3D Buttons Christmas Presents
Snowmen Buttons


Plum  Sequin

The paper used on the elves is from Doodlebug Christmas Magic 6x6 Pad.  The papers on the house are from Prima's - Sweet Peppermint Collection.

Doodlebug CHRISTMAS MAGIC 6x6 Inch Paper Pad 6531


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Large Die of the Month Membership

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3D Buttons Christmas Presents
Snowmen Buttons


Plum  Sequin

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sleigh
Creative Embellishments -Santa's Star Sleigh

   
Christmas signs
house vignette
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dollhouse slate shingles


Mesh Tree
roof ridge top
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Doodlebug CHRISTMAS MAGIC 6x6 Inch Paper Pad 6531
Doodlebug CHRISTMAS MAGIC 6x6 Inch Paper Pad 

   
Prima - Sweet Peppermint Collection - Christmas - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper with Foil Accents - Oh So Merry
roof ridge top

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traditions embellishment bottles
Finnabair Art Extravagance Effect Paste 100ml Jar-Unicorn
Buttons Galore

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 Spellbinders Clubs - Small Die of the Month
Spellbinders Clubs - Card of the Month
Spellbinders Clubs - Amazing Paper Grace Dies (APG)

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Spellbinders Clubs - Stamp of the Month
Spellbinders Clubs - Large Die
 Spellbinders Clubs - Glimmer Hot Foil

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