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....
It certainly does not feel like almost Christmas here in NJ. We are at almost 70 degrees and I am trying to stay festive as I am way too hot for the beginning of Winter. I have been so busy trying to get some projects done as gifts. Here are some Christmas balls I have made as gifts:
Sorry for the messy desk but Creative minds work that way. I am looking forward to sharing something else tomorrow. Until then....
