Blue Moon Creations Crafting Station Get Inky! Easter/Spring Blog Hop - April 19th-20th

Hand crafted Easter and/or Spring decorations, treat boxes, and cards can be simple and fun! Make them with kids or on your own! Hop along with the Blue Moon Creation Crafting Station Get Inky Design Team this weekend and see some wonderful creations to inspire YOU to get your craft on this Spring!

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Welcome! If you arrived here from Kathy's blog you are in the right place. If you are just joining us, please make sure to start at the challenge blog for some great fun!

I usually do a card or a scrapbook layout but opted to do a mixed media project. Here is my completed project:

I used:

- Get Inky! Stamps Hoppy Easter 2014 stamp set

- Stazon Ink

- Vellum

- White cardstock

- Floral stickers

- Viva Pearl Paint Pen

- Faber Castell Gelatos

Thanks for hopping!  Your next stop along the bunny trail takes you to , Susan R.

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Thanks for joining for us today.  Here's the line-up if you get lost along the way!

Line-up:

1. Starting Spot- http://getinkychallenge.blogspot.com

2. Amanda- http://mandeesdandees.blogspot.com
3. Ann - http://annmakes.blogspot.com
4. Beth ~ http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com
5. Judy - http://insearchofmycreativeside.blogspot.ca
6. Kathy - http://upinthenightwithkat.blogspot.com
7. Susan B. -http://susanascorner.blogspot.com
8. Susan R - http://susanrenshaw0404.blogspot.com
9. Theresa -www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
10. Thia- http://bluemooncreation.blogspot.com

I Took the Plunge......

Happy Sunday all!

I have been admiring many mixed media artists, especially Donna Downey. Well, I had a friend come to spend the weekend and she had me look up videos on Faber-Castell's Gelatos. Well, it piqued my interest and I decided to try it out. First we decided to try making a tag. Here is what I made:

I combined a Tim Holtz tag with the Tim Holtz tissue paper and Distress Paint. The red paper was from my scrap pile and the bird was cut a Tim Holtz die we found at Hobby Lobby on clearance for $6.99. The words are cut from my Smash label maker. I decided I need a real label maker because this was a pain and did not stick. I inked the bird with Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

Then I moved on to the real project-a 8" x 10" canvas. This was part of a 2 pack from Hobby Lobby for $5. We gesso'd the canvas first (like we did to the tag) and dried it with the Embossing gun. We broke out the Faber-Castell  Gelatos and got busy. Here is the end result:

Do you see more of the Tim Holtz tissue paper there? I used my Cameo Silhouettes for all the die cuts and inked them with my Close to My Heart Exclusive Inks (Sunset & Twilight). I used Pop Dots to give the clouds and hummingbird to give dimension and the flowers are from Spare Parts that I found at Hobby Lobby too. The branch was inked with Tim Holtz distress inks and then I used my fine point brown and grey markers to give it dimension. I just LOVE this! I have a second one planned now too. I am so glad that you came by to share this adventure with me. Until next time....