Butterflies, Fairy, Angel and Bird

This cute, 6 panel, mixed media mini album measures 4" x 4". The metal embellishment with the butterfly sits on a piece of muslin that was painted then stamped with the words "dream big." I used several colors of Distress Inks on the inside panels, the images of the fairy, angel, bird, butterfly and other ephemera were fussy cut. I had been wanting to create a mini album for quite some time and finally got around to it.

I'm submitting this to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Spread Your Wings and also to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. 

Thank you for stopping by - have a great day!

Nicie

Dia de los Muertos Canvas Panels - Halloween Decorations

Hello Everyone,

Well, it's that time of year! Fall is coming our way and that means that Halloween is just around the corner! I just love fall with the leaves changing their colors, a chill in the air and a nice cup of hot cocoa. I created these two canvas panels in honor of Dia de los Muertos, but they can also be used as Halloween decorations.

I hope you like them and thanks for stopping by!

Nicie

Mixed Media Projects From Saints, Sinners & Shrines Class

Our class over at Artful Gathering is coming to a close. I have learned so many new techniques and can't wait to apply them to future projects. Here are two projects that I have finished so far and wanted to share them with you.

I hope you enjoy and thank you for visiting!

Nicie

Clay Embellishments for Future Projects

Hello Everyone!

I love the projects that I have been creating lately but waiting for them to dry is so hard! In order to keep myself busy and not be tempted to start working on these pieces, I remembered I had some clay embellishments and decided to decorate them for future projects. It's much easier working on air clay because the gesso & acrylic paint dry fairly fast. After the paint dried, I added Inka Gold Metallics to help bring out some of the dimensions in each piece.

I hope you enjoy the pictures and thank you for stopping by!

Nicie

Red Roses & Pink Stargazer Daylily Arrangement

I celebrated my birthday a few days ago and wanted to share with you the BEAUTIFUL flower arrangement my husband gave me. I love it and smells so wonderful!!! It has made me smile for days and would like to share a bit of sunshine your way.

Have a great day!

Cha-Cha enjoying the flowers!

Steampunk Canvas - Last Time

Hello Everyone, I hope you all had a nice weekend! As I was trying to organize some of my supplies, I found this canvas that I finished a while ago. I put it aside with plans to post it at a later time, but I hadn't planned to wait this long! lol!

It is a Steampunk themed 8" x 10" canvas, with a lot of layers, dimensional stencils, paint and clock embellishments. The sentiment at the top reads: "when was the last time you did something for the very first time". I truly like this message, it's very poignant.

 
I hope you all like this canvas and thank you for stopping by!!!

Tag Tuesday Blogger - Weekly Challenge "In The Style of"

I am so excited to announce that I have been added to the Tag Tuesday Blog and will now be posting to their weekly challenges. I want to thank Carolyn Saxby for adding me to this wonderful blog!!!

This week's challenge is to create something "In The Style Of" your favorite artist or crafter. I have always admired the creations of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Their paintings are always rich in color and the expressions are so lifelike. The picture of the painting I chose is from Dante Gabriel Rossetti, one of the original three members of the Brotherhood. Make sure to stop by the Tag Tuesday Blog to look at all the beautiful tags that have been created.

Thank you for stopping by!!!

  

Tag Tuesday Blog Challenge - Blue Theme

This week's theme at the Tag Tuesday Blog is "Blue". I'm participating and created the following tag by embossing it with a Darice folder, then added Distress Inks in Chipped Sapphire & Broken China, then added just a bit of Adirondack acrylic's Pool paint.

Once the tag was dried I sprayed Perfect Pearls in Blue Smoke, distressed the sides and added glitter glue to the butterflies. There are star shaped brads and glitter glue around the quote.

I hope you like it and thank you for stopping by!!!

Unruly PaperArts - Inspire Your Heart With Art Day

 Hello Everyone!!!

After a very looooong "vacation" from blogging and sad to say that even creating, I am back! As I was catching up on Facebook, I noticed that my friend Danielle from Unruly PaperArts invited me to participate in their event called Inspire Your Heart With Art Day. Make sure that you stop by their blog and leave a comment on their wonderful works of art!

I created this 5"x7" canvas panel with tons of acrylic paints, gesso, stencils, glass beads and of course tons of love from my heart. I really like the sentiment, it is one that truly called out to me! One of my favorite techniques at the moment is using stencils with 3D modeling paste. Just when you think your piece is completed, you find another spot for more stenciling. I just love the dimension and texture that you can create. Below are a few pictures of the canvas panel and I truly hope you enjoy it! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Simon Says Stamp - W Is For White Monday Challenge

I've created this card for the Simon Says Stamp, Simon Monday Challenge W Is for White. At first, I was going to create a white on white card but when I saw the picture of this swan, I wanted to incorporate the subtle blue hues that are on the water. The background was created using Distress Inks in Broken China & just a touch of Weathered Wood leaving the middle portion a bit lighter. I just purchased the Martha Steward stencil & was anxious to use it, so I thought that this project was perfect for the touch of white and also to show the blue background. The swan & the frame are Spellbinder dies that were highlighted with a bit of Broken China. The seam binding is white but to tie it in with the rest of the card, it has a very light tint of Broken China.

  

I really hope you liked this week's project and thank you for stopping by!!!