My Pebeo Experience

Inspired by artist and demonstrator, Sheena Douglass, I spent some time creating canvas boards working with Pebeo Products.

Cern Releif
Acrylic Dyna Paints 
Prisme Fantasy in turquoise colour
Gold metal leaf
Buttons
Stencil
Modelling paste

This first one is on a canvas board 10x10cm. The smaller size canvasses are a good place to start whilst you are building your confidence.

I used a stencil to create the foliage and a gold pen to catch the glint from the sun as it was dropping in the sky.

 I played around with where the light was coming from on this next one.  

With this next one I was having some fun using some transparent cerne relief outliner and PVA glue to create the squiggly lines.  Once dry I was able to paint with irridecent acrylic paint and use some Prisme Fantasy paint. The canvas was painted black to begin with.  I then created the circular shape with modelling paste and allowed it to try before continuing.  I like it and may have another attempt at it now. 

Now the final canvas.  This one is larger, 10"x7". I started off by painting my canvas black then used some modelling paste through a stencil to create texture.  Next I laid out some buttons and adhered them into more modelling paste.  I then did the same with some string.  Once dry I was able to lay down some cerne relief on top of the string so that when it became dry and tacky I was able to lay my gold metal leaf over this.  

When dry I used my irridescent paints to paint the canvas.  

I think I did Sheena proud and would like to thank her for the ideas and getting me started on this journey of using acrylic paints in my mixed media.

In high tide or low tide I will be by your side

Good morning fellow Crafter's. I am sharing with you a card I have made with a beach scene. I have a set of matching stamps and dies that are a perfect size made by Justrite.

I tried a new technique for creating the background. I stamped the stencil with embossing ink before placing it face up on the die cutting plates. Then I gently placed the card stock on top before completing the sandwich for embossing. The effect of doing this forced the ink into the areas that were to be embossed. The cardstock was then coated with embossing powder in lavender then heat embossed.

After first stamping and then cutting out the shells they were coloured with H20s.

The frame was cut from Sue Wilson's square frame dies and I made the background using Imagination Crafts spray ink.

Pixie Powder Celebration

Last year I started using Brushos which is a powdered paint for backgrounds in my cardmaking.  The tiniest amount sprinkled onto card and then sprayed with a fine mist of water can create stunning backgrounds.   

Creative Expressions has developed this concept a stage further and added mica to give it a pearl finished and called it Pixie Powders.  The powders come in nice bottles with a nozzle tip so it is easy to shake out the tiniest amount.  When the colours blend the effect is gorgeous.

I am going to share with you today cards I have made where I have used the Pixie Powders to create wonderful backgrounds.

To make the background I needed some coloured tissue paper to match my pixie powders, a piece of acetate, some clear varnish lacquer (Cosmic Shimmer) and Pixie Powders.  I used Lava Red, Candy Pink and Rich Gold Pixie Powders.

First I took the acetate and spread a layer of clear vanish lacquer (Cosmic Shimmer). Working quickly I then sprinkled the powders randomly over the acetate.  The glue had the effect of making the powders spread, pretty much like water would.  I then laid a piece of pink tissue paper over the back of this.  When the lacquer was dry I trimmed off the excess tissue paper and the background was ready to use.  This is how it looked.

This image is the front and the one below is the back.

I used my Striplet die "Jubilee" from Sue Wilson to create the layer that sits over the pink background.  This was matted and layered onto card then finished with a flower made from tissue paper.

The next card is very different but again I used the Pixie Powders to create the background.  This time the colours used were Aqua Lagoon, Midnight Blue, Teal Wash and Peacock Green and green tissue paper.

I used dies from Sue Wilson's Greek Collection. I fell in love with this background die the moment I saw it and combining it with this technique for the background works particularly well as it allows the light to pass through.  I also used the border die from this collection to add drama down the side of the card and finished it off with the tag.  

These are my favourite colour combinations and I simply adore how this card has turned out.