tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583166891420195102024-03-09T19:46:35.778-07:00Pawsitively Creative This blog is about creating mixed media projects and maybe a card or two, while also having fun along the way. I hope to make you laugh out loud and enjoy the art we create. I may share some info about pets because I am an avid animal person and also a Vet Tech.Happy Crafting!Carpe Diem! Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-62920121917556480182017-10-19T09:12:00.001-06:002017-10-19T09:13:21.955-06:00Guest Designer at Stamps and Stencils!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Hello again! 2 posts in one day! I am happy to say that I am a guest designer over at <span style="background-color: red; color: red;"><a href="http://stampsandstencils.blogspot.com/2017/10/welcome-to-todays-guest-designer-nikki.html" target="_blank">Stamps and Stencils</a> </span>today. They asked me some interesting questions about being a creative person. Feel free to head over there and read my answers. I was also asked to share some of my favorite designs. </div>
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This feathery black hat is one of my favorite designs because I enjoy making hats and also because of the elegant gothic feel to the design. It is a really soft hat and only weighs 3 oz! Wearable art is fantabulous!</div>
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Jack Skellington and the Nightmare Before Christmas are a classic in my book. This was the first wired armature I had ever made and I learned a lot in the process of creating Jack. Of course this is perfect for October and Halloween!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and having a look at my blog! Ya'll are awesome sauce! Keep on creating and Carpe Diem! ~Niki</div>
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Happy Halloween ya'll! I just love this time of year and it reflects in my art! The world of fantasy comes alive this time of the month. From gouls, goblins, ghosts, vampires, and vampire hunters! Yes, I have finally made a Vampire Hunting Kit! Read on if you dare to see what is in this vintage handmade suitcase!</div>
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I am excited to be a guest designer for <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2017/10/tis-near-halloween.html" target="_blank">Frilly and Funkie's challenge "Tis Near Halloween"</a> with Sara Emily as the hostess. I know we both love Halloween so this was a perfect fit! I have finally finished this design. Picture heavy post so grab a cuppa and enjoy the wonderful fantasy world of the supernatural!<br />
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My vampire hunting kit started out life as a regular ole wood suitcase. I saw so much potential in this a splurged an entire 0.50cents on it! I removed all of the hardware and the added some padding to the outside of the suitcase. I then wrapped it in a faux leather fabric to give it a vintage feel.<br />
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Once the outside of the box was done, I started laying out everything I wanted to feature on the inside. This is an absolute must for this design! I have been saving and collecting items for this design for years. I did decide to leave some items out and add some others. (Hence the leg bones missing)<br />
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I glued a lovely red plush velvet in to line the top and bottom of the suitcase. The padding was recycled from some happy mail I received. I the traced around my objects and cut out the padding where the objects were going to lay. This was only done for the bottom of the suitcase.<br />
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I then adhered the velvet fabric to the padding to create my indentions. It was a process but it worked! Use foam if you decide to try this! All of these items you see in the pictures were altered in some way. Paint, embossing powder, alcohol ink, mod podge, stains, melted crayon, antiquing cream, you name it and I probably used the mixed media product!<br />
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The dissection kit is the real deal but I have painted, distressed and made it look more vintage. I did end up adding a cover over the scalpel blade though! I did cut my finger, oops.<br />
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The most important part of a vampire (or supernatural) hunting kit is to have a stake. I used a dowel and a sharp knife to whittle away at the tip to create my stake. I added some leather and wax thread to the handle and the skull is a lucky charm to help while using the stake. It keeps the aim of the wielder true.<br />
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The old image of a wiccan symbol was aged with distress inks and alcohol inks. The nails that are holding it in place are so vintage looking, I just had to use em.<br />
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Each bottle has a special purpose. Everything from snake skins, to rats, owl feathers, garlic, holy water with silver and more are featured here! The bottle labels were inked and aged with archival and distress inks.Each lid is sealed with glossy accents, just in case!<br />
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The skeleton rib cage and vertebrae are used to help new hunters learn where to hit their mark of the heart and also to help dismember any bodies that need it. There is a helpful labeled skeleton next to the rib cage so new recruits make sure to cut in the correct spots!<br />
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The bottles in the above picture are used to help with healing, should a hunter become injured whilst out fighting. And everyone needs a glass skull to hold some holy water infused with silver.<br />
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The cauldron above features an evil eye to help with black magic incantations. The vial of blood is from a vampire and ready to be used in the next spell.<br />
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These bottles are among my favorite. One features snake skin (dried mod podge I tinted with some paints) an the other features a bloody finger. Hope ya'll have a spooktacular Halloween and enjoy! Me and my little pumpkin helper say "Danger doesn't lurk at every corner, it's just hanging out waiting for fear and horror to show up"! HAPPY HOWL-OWEEN !!!!!!!!!!<br />
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I would like to share this vampire hunting kit with these challenges:</div>
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I was inspired by the dark trees and lanterns in the bottom right picture. This would be the perfect world for my vampire hunter!</div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-49703025687923790032017-10-01T06:00:00.000-06:002017-10-01T09:26:07.047-06:00Vampire Hunter Journal<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
What a wonderful October! So happy that Halloween is so close (even though I will be spending this Halloween in the hospital with my husband while he gets a new hip). I have wanted to create a Vampire Hunting Kit for almost 2 years now and figured with the new challenge at <a href="https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Mix It Up</span></a>, this would be the perfect time to get a start on it. And every hunting kit needs a journal, or two or three journals! Happy October y'all!</div>
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I started with a piece of leather and embossed it with a new embossing folder. You can't really see the embossing well in these photos and in retrospect, it looks like the leather didn't take the embossing well. Lesson learned.<br />
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I then hand bound 20 white 82lb pages with wax thread and added those to the inside of the journal because lets be honest, who the heck would want the pages outside the journal? Not me! Defeats the purpose. I am in a weird mood while writing this. Haha!<br />
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While the pages were sewn into the journal, I added a Tim Holtz metal tag to the seam of the outside of the journal. Nothing fancy, just some knots to make it stay in place.<br />
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This vampire hunting journal was downloaded from <a href="http://www.howtohauntyourhouse.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=174" target="_blank">How to Haunt Your House</a> (they have some amazing downloads for Halloween!) I printed it on a laser printer and then bound it just like the leather journal. Each page was distressed and grunged up.<br />
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I used some distress inks, distress stains, archival inks, acrylic paints for splatters, and even some dirt from my yard. The edges of the journal were given an aged look with a pair of scissors. I think I pulled out all of my browns, yellows, and dark colors and just kept layering until I liked the look.<br />
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The pages with a vampire that have been killed are highlighted with a red skull and a capital D. The book tells you how to kill the supernatural and also who is deceased. Such a cool and interesting read.<br />
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I had to add some red alcohol ink and red distress ink to each page to give it a sinister feel. If any Vampire Hunter had a journal, it sure wouldn't look all nice a pristine! Hard work means dirty items! Bwahaha!<br />
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Hopefully you all have a wonderful and fun October! I know I will be adding to my vampire hunting kit, guess you will just have to visit again if you want to see what else is going to be in the kit! Carpe Diem! Thanks for reading and visiting! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!<br />
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I was inspired by the quote. "Give it a try said the heart". I have been wanting to make this and finally gave it a try! </div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-6194837154509458082017-09-07T08:39:00.006-06:002017-09-07T08:39:57.717-06:00Ruffled in Darkness<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Well hello there lovelies! I have been on a hat making kick and am going strong with so many designs. You all will probably get sick of me posting these. Hehe! I have wanted to make a totally black and soft hat featuring a more elegant gothic feel and so I decided to play with lots and lots of feathers. I was inspired by all of the beautiful ravens that are cawing around my neighborhood. Here is the finished design. Enjoy!</div>
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I started with the usual foam. I used the taller black top hat for this feathered design. The shorter white hat will be featured at a later date. </div>
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I glue my hat together and the grabbed a load of black feathers. You can dye your feathers using food coloring if you would like to make a certain color. The draw back is, the lack of certain colors in food coloring, and it makes the feathers more of a light color. But anyway, it is a fun thing to try!<br />
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As you can see in the picture above, it was a feathery good time! Those feathers ended up everywhere! Each feather was laid exactly where I wanted it and surgically glued into place. I didn't want any of the stem to show so there is a lot of overlap. The feathers were bent and curled to fit the curve of the hat.<br />
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The skull and wings were given a special treatment and then I added some dark blue rhinestones to it. The circle under the beak was inlaid with Prussian blue paint and highlighted with glossy accents. I added some soft black lace around the base of the hat and also tied some black leather into knots to give it more texture. It is hard to see in the picture.<br />
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The sides of the hat feature a TH skull and crossbone. The eyes are ice blue rhinestones from Xanderous Crafty Stash. Those little gems are so little and were very interesting to work with. The eyes were glued in with glossy accents as well. I did trim off the loop at the top of the skull.</div>
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The back of the hat showcases the large lace bow and another skull and crossbone. The lace is extra long to give the hat a nice added form of elegant goth. I do hope you enjoyed this journey with me! Thank you for looking! Carpe Diem!<br />
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I would like to share this hat with these challenges:</div>
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<a href="http://rheddscreativespirit.blogspot.com/2017/09/septembers-challenge.html" target="_blank">Rhedds Creative Spirit-Anything MM Goes</a></div>
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<a href="http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.com/2017/09/september-challenge.html" target="_blank">Eclectic Ellapu September-Flora/Fauna and/or Nature</a></div>
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With so many ravens about in my neck of the woods, I thought this would fit into the Nature part. </div>
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<a href="http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2017/08/its-anything-goes-challenge.html" target="_blank">Sisterhood of Crafters-Anything Goes </a></div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-64267913429519131112017-09-01T06:00:00.000-06:002017-09-01T06:00:21.909-06:00Inlaid Die Cuts<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Hello! A new challenge started at<a href="https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Mix It Up</a>. The challenge is to use an inlaid die cut. To be completely honest, I had never heard of this technique and so google helped me. Haha! What an interesting and fun time I had. I should have gone for a more simple die cut, but I never take the easy way! Haha!</div>
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I started with a Prima watercolor paper that already had a resist on it. I added some Lindy's magicals from my favorite Steampunk set and got to adding some color. The paper took the water like a champ! I totally enjoy how the magicals flow together and work so beautifully together!<br />
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Now comes the inlaid die cut part. After google, and my team explained this technique to me, I was intrigued to try it! So, I used a Sizzix Tim Holtz MM#2 die and cut it out of my paper. I saved all of those little tiny pieces and then cut the die again using white fun foam. I was able to keep the fun foam in the die cut and then just laid that into the paper die cut. Whew! That saved some time. </div>
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Then I started to add the paper die cut on top of the inlaid foam die cut. Very time consuming but also kind of relaxing. I knew where the pieces needed to go and just went at it. I used TomBow glue for this step. </div>
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I added a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Reneabouquets" target="_blank">Reneabouquets</a> butterfly and another die cut for the sentiment (<a href="http://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">thank you to Sara Emily for that one!</a>). The sentiment die cut was heat embossed using white and gray powders. It is a bit wonky but so am I.<br />
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I then added some lovely flowers (also from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Reneabouquets" target="_blank">Reneabouquets</a>) and a handmade bow I made from some crinkle ribbon. I used Lindys Stamp Gang mists for the ribbon.<br />
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And there is my take on the inlaid die cut technique. Have you tried this before? I may be the only to have not heard about this technique. Lol! Carpe Diem! Hugz! ~Niki<br />
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I am going to share this creation with these lovely challenges:</div>
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I was inspired by the colors from the peacock feathers and the swirls in the tree picture.</div>
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Of course my favorite color combo is blue with hints of grungy rust and white</div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-32597867395031828402017-08-31T09:10:00.000-06:002017-08-31T09:10:56.380-06:00Elegant in Gray<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Gray is one of my favorite colors and I have incorporated it into my entire house. Gray and grey can be used interchangeably and that is okay by me. I wanted to make an elegant gray top hat that is more feminine and had some lace and frills. Here is the end result. </div>
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I was lucky enough to be asked to be a guest designer at <a href="http://xanderouscraftystash.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Xanderous Crafty Stash</a> again and have used metal pieces from there. All of the metal pieces were heat embossed using a mix of white, gray, and silver embossing powders. I layered the metal pieces to create a flower look and used a brad for the middle. </div>
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The hat was painted silver gray in layers. I wanted to make sure the hat had a nice even coat of paint over it. The inside of the hat was painted as well. The lace was adhered to the hat with hot glue and shaped to form around the base of the hat.<br />
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The little rivets that are on the top of the hat with the bands are made using a hole punch and glued with glossy accents. This hat was meant to look crisp, clean and ready for a photo shoot.<br />
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The largest feather was curled using some tricks I have learned about working with feathers. It creates such a wonderful added dimension to the feather cluster. And feathers can also be colored using food coloring (more about that later).<br />
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This mini top hat is the most frilly hat I have designed so far. I do have to say that I like the overall look and feel of the hat. Using quality lace was a must. I don't like that itchy lace stuff!<br />
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The back of the hat (above picture) features another metal flower cluster. The lace was gathered in the back and draped over the edge for a nice Victorian feel. And that lace is so soft!<br />
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The top view of the hat shows the "rivets" better. Just a regular old one hole punch produced these rivets. You don't need anything fancy to make em.<br />
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This side view of the hat shows the gathering of the lace around the base of the hat. Because the hat has a curve to it, I had to figure out a way for the lace to lay flat. By gathering the lace at the back of the hat and only gluing the bottom of the lace, I was able to form it better. Trial and error. Haha! I so enjoy making these hats and trying different designs. The sky really is the limit for my designs. I hope you enjoyed!<br />
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I would like to share this altered mini top hat with these amazing challenges:</div>
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<a href="https://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2017/08/september-anything-goes-challenge.html" target="_blank">Crafting By Designs-Anything Goes September</a></div>
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<a href="http://daydreamerchallenges.blogspot.ca/2017/08/challenge-2-always-anything-goes.html" target="_blank">Day Dreamer Challenges-Anything Goes</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-41/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes</a></div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-5247660345025561072017-08-15T06:00:00.000-06:002017-08-15T06:00:20.207-06:00Dark Harlequin Mini Top HatIt sure has been a bit since I made a mini top hat. I have been itching to design a new one. With a new challenge at <a href="https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2017/08/miucb-4-anything-goes-paper-piecing.html" target="_blank">Mix It Up,</a> I figured this would be a great time to get started! I didn't use the twist of Paper Piecing but the stencil sure was pieced together!<br />
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I started with my usual craft foam and drew out the template. Then I painted everything with red acrylic paint (2 layers) and grabbed a Tim Holtz Harlequin stencil. I used black texture paste through the stencil.</div>
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Once the texture paste was dry, I cut out the different pieces. The hardest part was waiting for the texture paste to dry! I didn't use a heat tool because the foam will change shape. </div>
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I glued all the pieces together with contact cement. That is the ONLY glue that will hold this hat together. Nope, don't try hot glue. It doesn't work well.<br />
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I grabbed some metal pendants and such from my stash and used black alcohol ink on the pendant hanging on the front of the hat. The skull is from Emerald Creek and I applied Snow Cap AI to it. </div>
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The "ribbon" around the base of the hat is leftovers from another project. I also made a little bow out of it.<br />
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The skull lady pendant is from Tim Holtz. The feathers were glued together and shaped with the back of my dull scissors. The skeleton hand is leftover from Halloween and painted black with white highlights for the bones.<br />
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The top of this hat has a Creative Embellishment rose chippie. I used Emerald Creek Classic embossing powder-Candy Red <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">and adhered it with Tombow glue. Ta-da! Sounds easy but this took me awhile to create. Carpe Diem! ~Niki</span></div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-85385350127428277532017-08-10T21:26:00.000-06:002017-08-10T21:38:12.725-06:00OctopodaHello lovelies and welcome to my blog! Some of you may know about my mini top hat obsession. I wanted to challenge myself even further and add a more prominent sculpt to a hat. I set about creating Octopoda! Hope you enjoy because this was by far the most fun I have had designing a top hat! When I make these hats I am a Mad Hattress Maven, hence the new copyright.<br />
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I started with the usual foam template and glued everything together. Then I set about using my new Finnabair Patina pastes! These pastes are awesome and dry super fast! Two of the paints have texture included in it. I just added color where I wanted it and the texture was an added bonus!</div>
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I used the brass color last instead of first like some people do. I always seem to do things backward. Haha! I added the pastes with my fingers and also with some different brushes. Then the pastes got a dusting of Artisan powder-La Chapelier. This added a nice grunge to the hat. </div>
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I then grabbed some random metal pendants and pieces and coated those with the same pastes and powders. Everything looks like it goes together well but all were painted differently. Then I started on the sculpt of the octopus. I have never tried this before and was overwhelmed.. </div>
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I ended up watching multiple YouTube videos about sculpting an octopus and came across a video by Stephanie Kilgast that helped immensely! I was then able to to begin my sculpt and just have a good play with the clay. The legs took forever because I kept breaking the darn things off! Oops. I realized I was making my legs way too small! Haha! The little suction cups took a lifetime to create, well it seemed like a lifetime and my fingers were sore. Next time I may try some beads instead. </div>
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The octopus was painted with Finnabair Art Alchemy paints-Metallic Mermaid and Deep Water. I kept layering the colors until I was happy. I added some white dots around the head of the octopus because it looked good to me and helped define the head. </div>
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All of the trinkets and tid bits you see were altered (painted) with the patina pastes and artisan powders. The netting was leftover from a project I did about a year ago. The shells are real and are a gift from a friend of mine. I also added some "pearls' and blue "bubbles"</div>
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The pictures of this hat really don't capture the essence of the piece, but I am probably my own worst critic. Aren't we all? Every time I look at this design I am surprised to say that I MADE this piece! </div>
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The back of the hat shows more of the netting and adds a nice texture as well. I think the netting was what made me decide to create a sea themed design. </div>
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A closer look at the octopus. It was a doozy creating those legs but in the end, the effort was totally worth it and then some! Those little suctions are awesome sauce and little devils as well.<br />
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Can you see the little white dots that help to define the head of this octopus? I also added some to his body as well and then painted a light coat of the Metallic Mermaid over the dots so it wasn't such a stark contrast.<br />
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Do enjoy the journey and stop to learn from different artists. I so enjoy seeing what others are making and different ways to incorporate new ideas into my designs! Hugz and Carpe Diem!<br />
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-35326959358398917922017-07-18T12:34:00.002-06:002017-07-18T13:46:13.921-06:00Blues and MetalToday is the day that I can share my second guest design for <a href="http://xanderouscraftystash.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Xandeous Crafty Stash</a>! I enjoy working with metal trinkets and tid-bits and <a href="http://xanderouscraftystash.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Naomi (the owner of XCS</a>) was kind enough to let me have a play. With so many wonderful challenges going on I wanted to create a design that fit all so I decided to keep it blue. For some reasons blues are more easy for me to work with. I have been working on trying to create more layers, texture and composition in my designs. Exploring the possibility is what I am enjoying right now. Here is the final result.<br />
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I started by applying black gesso to my background board (compliments of <a href="http://sewpaperpaint.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Autumn from Sew Paper Paint</a>) and adding some stenciling with black modeling paste. </div>
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Then I had to decide on the composition of the pieces. Every metal piece you see is from Xandeous Crafty Stash! The paintbrushes are from my stash. Everything was glued down with multi matte medium. </div>
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To add even more texture I randomly slopped on some texture paste. That's the white gritty lookin stuff in the picture below. </div>
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A thin coat of DecoArt Prussian Blue Hue was brushed over the entire piece, then another thin layer. Once that was dry I kept using different DecoArt blues to create different layers of blue colors. Cobalt Teal Hue, Cobalt Turquoise Hue and Turquoise Water. Around the edge, where most of the texture paste is I added some Quinacridone Gold. And some Q-gold in other random spots. </div>
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Then came the dry brushing using different shades of white. The best white I use for dry brushing is DecoArt Titanium White.<br />
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I would like to share this design with these fun challenges:</div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-58099050327140802062017-07-15T07:57:00.001-06:002017-07-15T07:58:40.026-06:00Galaxy Card with Distress InkWowzers! Can you believe we are more than halfway through 2017!?! Say what! Pretty soon the summer will be over and that means back inside out of the cold. But enough about that glum price of news. I wanted to try to create a galaxy card using distress ink and because our new challenge over at <a href="https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2017/07/miucb-3-mid-month-inspiration.html" target="_blank">Mix It Up is all about Distress Inks/Distress Tool,</a> I had a go. Enjoy!<br />
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I started with some heavyweight white card stock and began blending distress ink colors. I went from the lightest color to the darkest and spritzed my card stock with water along the way. </div>
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Next time I'll try using watercolor paper instead. :) I heat dried my card and then added the darkest distress ink-black soot. </div>
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Then I smooshed black soot and mermaid lagoon onto my craft mat and spritzed with water. I added the ML randomly to the card to create an almost blue swirl. Then I did the same with the black soot. And heat dried it again. I then watered down some white heavy acrylic paint and splatter the entire card to create some "stars". </div>
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While my card was drying (under a heavy book) I got started on the stars. I used some Snow Cap alcohol ink on the rusty stars and poured some DecoArt glitter to those while wet. Once everything was dry I added some TH chitchat stickers and glued the stars down with a hot glue gun. Viola!</div>
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My first attempt at a galaxy card. Whew! The best part about this technique is there is no set pattern or colors to use. Just enjoy the process. Hugz and Carpe Diem! ~Niki</div>
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After the wash I used multiple stamps with black Archival ink and added some more interest to the bark. </div>
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While that was drying I started heat embossing all of the wonderful metal trinkets from <a href="http://xanderouscraftystash.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Xanderous Crafty Stash.</a> Each metal piece got at least two coats of embossing powder just so I could make sure none of the metal peeked through.</div>
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I layered the metal pieces to create a butterfly and some metal coral colored flowers. Then I added some moss and grass. The sign "This Way" is from Prima. </div>
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The stamping is subtle but in real life it pops more. Hopefully this picture below shows the stamping okay. </div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-25564955810295856282017-06-15T04:00:00.000-06:002017-06-15T04:00:09.461-06:00Mix It Up #2What a lovely week it has been and I am thrilled that the weather is so much more to my liking of being hot. Summer is my favorite season and then Spring. Anyway, today is the day for the <a href="https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2017/06/miucb-2-anything-goes-stamping.html" target="_blank">Mix It Up Team B's designs and our technique focus this month is stamping!</a> Rubber stamps, cling stamps, hand made stamps-just no digi stamps. :) So without further ado here is my design. Enjoy!<br />
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This is my very first time using Gelatos and I have to say I enjoyed it immensely! The colors for this design are all from the iridescent collection. Everything from Black Hole, Lunar, Blue Moon to Satellite, Nebula and Supernova. Cool names for such gorgeous colors!<br />
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I used a watercolor canvas and applied a layer of gesso first. I then just slapped on all the colors that came in this set and sprayed it with water letting the drips happen here and there. </div>
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While my canvas was drying, I decided to try my hand at making a dream catcher. First time doing this as well. I used some broken grape vines I had leftover in my stash and some embroidery thread. I wrapped the thread around the vines and made a circle. I then wove a greenish blue embroidery thread through the circle and made the inside of the dream catcher. It worked! Surprise surprise! I used a Prima word sign and some clear bead things to add some texture to the dream catcher. </div>
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Raiding my feather stash produced some teal feathers, some teal feathers with polka dots, some white feathers and some small metal trinkets from TH Ideaology.</div>
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I attached those to the bottom of the dream catcher and then added the silver rose (from Emerald Creek). </div>
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The dream catcher was popped up on foam dots and the middle feather was adhered to the canvas with a hot glue gun. </div>
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The last thing I added was some stamping with random rubber word stamps. I used Distress Ink and slapped down some script. </div>
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So get out your stamps and enjoy a good play day, or week! You never know where your paints and colors will take you! Carpe Diem and Hugz! ~Niki<br />
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I started with a canvas and glued a piece of paper to it. Not sure of the designer of the paper though. Then I used a chicken wire stencil and some adirondack ink to add some interest. Pinks, purples and Blues were my main colors.<br />
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The frame chippie is from Creative Embellishments and I painted acrylic paint in two colors. Once the paint was dry I stamped some script stamps onto it with adirondack Watering Can ink. The frame was popped up on foam dots. The feathers, bits of flowers and bits of picks were from my stash. I did end up adding some stamping to the feathers. The little jar is filled with magical fairy dust (embossing powder) and the lid was glued and a bow added to it. The butterfly is from Reneaboquets store. </div>
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The clock mold in the top right corner is made from an IOD mold and polymer clay (I prefer clay that needs to be baked). I painted it pink and then applied white antiquing cream to it. Smudged some ink in it and glued it to the cheesecloth. Then added another flower cluster. And ta-da! Done!<br />
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Enjoy the journey and Carpe Diem! Hugz! ~Niki<br />
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-2104918714672151042017-04-09T09:46:00.002-06:002017-04-09T09:47:41.379-06:00New Challenge Blog!Why hello there crafty people's. I sure hope your weekend is going well. I have some BIG news to share about a new blog in blogland. It's called <span style="color: cyan;"><a href="https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mix It Up Challenge</a>.</span> This is a technique based challenge blog that will make you want to try new things. Cool right? Yeppers. I happen to be on the Design Team (yippee!) and just wanted to share the news.<br />
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The challenges start in May but we are doing a <span style="color: cyan;"><a href="https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2017/04/just-for-fun-challenge.html" target="_blank">"Just For Fun" challenge for April</a>.</span> You can design anything your heart wants. Mix It Up and try something new if you feel up for it. Anything Goes with this Just For Fun challenge. And you can also become a follower. You could even possibly win a prize! Awesome sauce! </div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-27514885048898699312017-03-26T15:16:00.002-06:002017-03-26T15:16:47.047-06:00Simple Little CardWell simple is a relative term when it comes to me and cards but that is okay. Last night a friend came over and we ended up in my art room with me showing her how to use different products. I asked her if she wanted to make a quick card and this is the result. She kept her card and I didn't get to take pictures but we used the same techniques.<br />
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Using watercolor paper, I showed her how to stamp with Versamark and heat emboss an image (I think that was her favorite part) and then we used LSG magical to add some color. Her color choices were purples, pink, and blue. We spritzed our paper with water first then added some of the Magicals powder. We created drips and I showed her how to smoosh her paper onto the craft mat to get all of the excess powder that accidentally flew off the brush. Haha! </div>
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The chit chat sticker I used was edged with ink and the flower cluster was glued with a glue gun. The edges were distressed on the base of the card and the panel. I used the word delightful because this was a fun experience and also because this card is going to be mailed to my dear Grandma whom is a delight to me. The card was finished with some white splatter paint. :) </div>
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Well I have been back in my art room for the first times since December. I lost my mojo, it plum left me for a few months. I didn't even really want to look at anything art related. Rock bottom is what it was like, but just for art and not anything else. I am not sure why this happened or if it will again, but I have an inkling about what started it. So now I am trying new things and even took an online course from Andy Skinner (more to come on that). We shall see what happens. The design I am sharing today has been remade about 8-9 times. This piece has been on multiple journey's, color schemes, details added and taken away. Only today was I able to see a clear picture of what it wanted to be. Thank goodness! Lol. I give you</div>
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The frame was found at a thrift store and I saw so much potential.</div>
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FIRST IDEA: The initial project was going to be a Valentine's Day gift. Ever see those frames on Pinterest that say "Spooning Since ..."? Well that idea didn't pan out because my metal stamping stamps wouldn't stamp into the spoons. </div>
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2ND IDEA: lots of chippies and a frame to hang jewelry. The metal mesh that is inside the frame wouldn't hold anything and actually broke rather easy. No pics. </div>
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3RD IDEA: soft pastel colors to create a Prima inspired design. That was nixed almost immediately when I went to gather supplies. I have no pastels. Lol!</div>
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8TH IDEA: altered rusty paintbrush. Hmmmm, that is feelin about right! Here is how it went down. </div>
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I am not sure exactly what I did because everything you see in the picture above was used. The frame got some paint and stamps were added with Versamark. Then I used about 3-4 embossing powders. The metal corner pieces are from Emerald Creek and heat embossed with Charred Gold.</div>
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Stamps, stencils, metal tidbits, paints, sprays, micas, texture paste, crackle paste, embossing powders, and on and on. I did add some white paint around the edge of the paintbrush to define the edges because it was getting lost in the pictures. What a journey! </div>
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The end result was so very different than what I had started with. I am okay with that. Add in the flinging of the splattered paints and drips and drops, it was fun, and fun is what I was after. That was the journey that I wanted to take. </div>
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Thanks for stopping by and Carpe Diem! Enjoy the journey. We all have Broken Art somewhere just waiting for that light bulb to go off in our brain. Hugz! ~Niki</div>
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I want to send this piece on more journey's so I took it to a few different places to get my photos. I will be sharing it with these challenges: </div>
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I came "aboard" by reaching my own destination for learning to "art" again and have fun doing it after a dry spell.</div>
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I was inspired by the dark background with the highlights of the purples, blues and teals. I used a <a href="https://creativeembellishments.com/chipboard/frames/leafy-vine-frame.html?limit=100" target="_blank">CE leafy vine frame chippie</a> as the focal point of the altered paintbrush. <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-77406845143078753482017-02-18T08:38:00.003-07:002017-03-05T22:14:11.246-07:00Saying I love you with woodHello and welcome to my little blog. Hopefully you all have had a wonderful holiday with Valentine's Day. I decided to make my DH a wooden sign. The numbers on the sign are very special to us and one of a kind.<br>
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I started with some leftover pine boards and stained it with MinWax. I let that dry overnight and then printed out my latitude and longitude. These coordinates are the location of where Kyle and I first met. Awwww! I printed just the outline of the numbers to save on ink.</div>
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The next step was to "weather" my boards. I applied some watered down DecoArt chalky paint. After that was dry, I dry brushed some of the same chalky paint over the boards. Viola! The easiest way to make new boards look older and weathered. TIP-You might also want to take some random objects (metal works best) and beat the boards. This technique makes some interesting intentions for your stain to seep into. I've used a tire iron, chains, an axe, hammer and such on past projects. It's awesome and fun. </div>
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The time consuming part came when I outlined all of the numbers and letters to show the coordinates. Yes, some people use transfer paper, others remember to flip their image before they print it and trace that outline but I plum forgot and had to transfer paper. So, I taped my "template" to the board and used a pen to trace the letters. Using a bit of force while tracing I was able to get the font onto my board and then use a pencil to make it even more apparent. </div>
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Once my outline was done I used DecoArt titanium white and painted the letters and numbers. </div>
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After everything was dry, I used a hand sander and lightly sanded parts of the boards to create even more of a weathered look. Below is a closer look after the sanding. </div>
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All done and ready to hang up. I nailed some shims to the back of the boards and some hooks. This was a gift for my husband for Valentines Day and I just got it hung today. Whew! Here is a look at it on our wall.</div>
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Please don't mind my wall color. Our living room has not been painted yet and this brown was there when we moved in. I am so very tired of living in brown houses. Haha! But that is another post for another day.<br>
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I started the usual way and used craft foam and my template to cut out each piece. This hat is made from scratch. It doesn't matter what color your craft foam is because everything gets a coat (or two or three) of paint.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Good scissors and contact glue are so important! You just can't make this hat without contact glue. Here is a shot of the gluing process. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I left the top of the hat off because I wanted to stamp one of the Crystal Cookie stamps on it and heat emboss the image using the new <a href="https://www.emeraldcreek.co/Epaulette-Blue-Shimmer-Embossing-Powder-p/csh-eb.htm" target="_blank">Epaulette Blue powder</a> from Emerald Creek. The base of the hat is painted with metallic blue paint. The stamp is called <a href="http://www.emeraldcreek.org/product-p/cc-001.htm" target="_blank">Boots Before Corset</a></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Once the hat was completely glued together I went to town on decorating it to achieve the burlesque theme. Black lace with some bling went around the top and the bottom. Black feathers and a black rose, with a mini <a href="http://www.emeraldcreek.org/Rose-Charm-p/ch-rose.htm" target="_blank">metal rose</a> in the middle are a must! I applied black alcohol ink to the little boot and added those near the black rose 'cause these boots are made for walkin, and that's just what I'll do!</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I used a metal frame that I heat embossed with another new Emerald Creek EP, <a href="https://www.emeraldcreek.co/product-p/cco-mb.htm" target="_blank">Metabaloid Blue</a>. I then stamped the <a href="http://www.emeraldcreek.org/product-p/cc-003.htm" target="_blank">Playful and Full of Life</a> lady onto some tissue paper and then glued the tissue paper onto some tinfoil. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Every girls needs a sassy hat and this one sure turned out sassy. Haha. Huge thank you to Kim for the opportunity and also to Gail for creating these wonderful stamps! Hugz and Carpe Diem! ~Niki</span></div>
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I used Boots Before Corset. These words are special to me because this was my first design made for CHA and without this stamp, it wouldn't have been possible. </div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-72974587838070710682017-01-31T11:34:00.001-07:002017-01-31T11:38:13.144-07:00Birthday Card (cards scare me)Well it is always a challenge for me to design a card, I am not sure why but it's true. I wanted to make a beautiful card for a dear lady that is an amazing person. She is known for her unique style and wonderful details so I knew I had to pull out everything I had to get this design. I know she'll love it even if it is kinda sloppy because she is just a good person like that. Hehe!<br />
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All the layers were popped up on foam dots for dimension. The real magic started with chipboard <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">feathers that were painted white. The flowers are goodies I won from Creative Artiste and the bows were made with strings from my stash. The blue ribbon and white pearl things are from my stash as well. The white branch looking things are the MS branch punch. Everything was given a flick and spritz of white paint and a flick of white alcohol ink. The little horseshoe is from a friend <a href="http://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sara of Saras Closet. </a></span></div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-20410680772633884432016-12-09T05:00:00.000-07:002016-12-09T20:05:57.886-07:00Secret Santa and a Card!Why helllloooooo lovelies! Can you believe it is December already!?! I sure can't. I am so very thankful that everything is looking up and my family is doing well. We had a scare with my beloved FIL but he is improving every day. Thank goodness! And I am also thankful for such an amazing team at Anything But Cute. Every lovely lady on our team is talented, sweet, supportive, plus we all communicate terrifically. This year we decided to do Secret Santa gifts<span style="color: #3333ff;"><u> </u></span>and my chosen one is <a href="http://sewpaperpaint.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Autumn!</a> She is a kind and caring lady, not to mention a totally stellar artist so I had to pull out the big guns for this card! Cards scare the daylights out of me and I always have such a hard time with the design. This little card took me 3.5 weeks! Yikes and haha all at the same time right? Here is my gift to the fantabulous and wonderful Autumn!<br />
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I started with brown card stock and cut the TH paper to size. No measurements because I eyeball everything. Then I used my sanding block and sanded the TH paper to help showcase the holiday words. The edges were distressed. </div>
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Next came the Santa picture (a lovely gift from <a href="http://mylittlecraftthings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bubbles, aka Pamellia, last Christmas)</a>. I had a play on words since we are doing a secret Santa and thought this pic was perfect for the theme. Not to mention so very festive and perfect for the Holiday!</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">And that's all for this cards folks! But, wait there is more! Here is a sneaky peaky of the gift I received from the gloriously sweet and talented <a href="http://vintagehandmade45.blogspot.com/2016/12/secret-santa-at-anything-but-cute.html" target="_blank">Branka of Vintage Handmade</a>. You just <b>have</b> to go visit her blog to find out the amazing details of this rustic and gorgeous design! I absolutely love it!</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">It looks even more fantabulous in real life and the textures and crackle are spectacular! Thank you very much B and Merry Christmas! Hugz and Carpe Diem! ~Niki</span></div>
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I started with the paper mache deer head and painted it white but then I cut it off of the shield it was on. I had a totally different plan at the beginning that involved a burlap canvas and the shield but that quickly changed. </div>
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Once the head was cut off, the antlers were painted metallic silver and I added some art stones to the part of the antlers that touched the skull and painted those silver (had to add some realistic touches here and there). The antlers were then painted with mod podge and dipped into a package of faux snow. Viola! Glamorous antlers! </div>
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Then I went out to my garage and cut a piece of pine board to lay inside the opening of the back of the canvas. Power tools are so fun and using left over boards is a great way to save money!<br />
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I stained the wood with MinWax Classic Gray and when it was almost dry I added some Semi Gloss white ceiling paint to parts and also some blue acrylic paint. I then waited for those to dry and hand sanded it to create the cracks and peeled paint look.<br />
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The next step was to add the paper frame around the canvas opening. I cut the paper to fit and mitered the corners to create a frame. Then I added some modeling paste with a flourish stencil around the frame. </div>
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Now it's starting to look like something I would hang on my wall! My husband had asked me to make something for our room so this is it! I applied some crackle glaze and I then painted a wash of white, blue and grey over the stenciled frame and glued down the ornate white frame in the middle.<br />
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Now I added the pine board to the middle of the canvas and glued the frame to the board. The white mesh inside the ornate frame is from my wonderful friend <a href="http://sarascloset1.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sara of Sara's Closet</a>. The deer head was glued to the board and helps to hold the mesh down. The final touch was to add the bling at the bottom.<br />
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Here is a close up of the details on the antlers. The faux snow worked perfectly for what I had in mind. And the bling on the forehead adds such a wonderful glam vibe to this design. </div>
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Tres chic? Maybe! I seem to be embracing my more feminine side lately. I can't wait to see what you create! Hugz and Carpe Diem! ~Niki<br />
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On a side note: This is what my DIY rustic glam wall is looking like so far. I used cedar planks and hand painted/distressed each one to look different but uniform. I absolutely adore this wall!</div>
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In the picture above-the green frogger tape is where the studs are in my wall so I know where to shoot my finishing nails. The baseboard molding is designed by me and also almost done. In the picture below more of the wall is done (I added my own version of crown molding) and now all I need to do is caulk the baseboards, add a chandelier, and some DIY remote controlled lanterns that will hang on each side of the bed. And yes, the night stand and the lamp are going bye-bye! Awesome sauce and I can't wait for it to be complete!</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); text-align: justify;"><a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2016/11/what-mesh.html" target="_blank">Frilly and Funkie-What a Mesh</a> </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-thinking-of-you-3/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday-Thinking of You</a></div>
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<a href="http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.ca/2016/11/fussy-and-fancy-challenge-176-icesnow.html?m=1" target="_blank">Fussy and Fancy #176-Ice/Snow with lots of texture and sparkles</a></div>
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<a href="http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2016/11/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-191.html" target="_blank">DL.Art Thankful Thursday #191-Fairy Tale</a></div>
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<a href="http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2016/11/challenge-325-animals.html?m=1" target="_blank">Fab N Funky #325-Animals</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.vintagejourney.com/2016/11/november-challenge-cracking-up.html" target="_blank">A Vintage Journey-Cracking Up</a></span></div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-6968245755647629362016-10-27T00:00:00.000-06:002016-10-27T00:20:19.230-06:00Elements of Nature and Guest DesignerHello y'all! Happy day to you and what a good one it is so far. I am happy and excited to share some news with everyone. I am a guest designer today over at <a href="http://stampsandstencils.blogspot.com/2016/10/elements-of-nature-challenge.html" target="_blank">Stamps and Stencils.</a> Hehe! The very talented team has been challenged to design something inspired by the <a href="http://stampsandstencils.blogspot.com/2016/10/elements-of-nature-challenge.html" target="_blank">Elements of Nature</a>! Hop on over to check out what they have created, you'll enjoy looking at everyone's creative talents. I decided to make something that features moss, bark, sticks, rocks, butterflies, paints, and a secret door. Here is my mini garden top hat.<br />
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If you would like to see more details and close ups head on over to <a href="http://stampsandstencils.blogspot.com/2016/10/elements-of-nature-challenge.html" target="_blank">Stamps and Stencils</a> where I do a step out about the process. </div>
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I used so many materials and tidbits from nature, even some coffee beans for the dirt. The hat is made from crafters foam (that's how all my hats start out). </div>
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And here are some pictures of the sides of the hat. The door was made with polymer clay that was stamped into. The brow edging around the door is leather and the door itself was painted with about 3 colors of brown paint, a white wash and some Emerald Green Viva Decor. </div>
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I wouldn't mind living in this hat! The "feather" looking piece in the picture above is made with polymer clay and an Iron Orchid mold #6. Then it was distressed with the same paints that were used on the door. </div>
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Thank you to the entire team for letting me share in such a wonderful challenge theme! You all rock! Carpe Diem!<br />
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I would love to share this top hat with these lovely challenges:<br />
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<a href="http://aurchalenge.blogspot.com/2016/10/challenge-2-winter-andor-spring.html" target="_blank">Always use Rubber Challenge #2-Winter/Spring</a><br />
I used Spring. Flowers blooming, gardens growing, butterflies out and about.<br />
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<a href="http://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/2016/10/welcome-to-creative-artistes-challenge.html" target="_blank">Creative Artiste Challenge #19-Anything Mixed Media Goes</a><br />
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<a href="http://mixedmediaplace.blogspot.com/2016/10/october-challenge.html" target="_blank">Mixed Media Place #21-Paint the Sky, Make it Yours!</a><br />
I totally enjoy making mini hats and this design is my new favorite. Anything mini makes me smile and laugh.<br />
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Now I have a new hobby with flowers and planting em. I am still learning but I wanted to merge my two hobbies to see what would happen. This started off as just a plain old small garden thing. An ivy plant and another plant. Some rocks were thrown in, a mini white pumpkin, and moss with faux spider webbing. But I wanted more! Bwahaha! </div>
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The spider webbing got me to thinking about Halloween and thus began my Scary Fairy Garden journey. I grabbed some fancy fence chipboard pieces and cut some parts off then double embossed all the pieces with <a href="http://www.emeraldcreek.org/SearchResults.asp?Search=burnt+copper&Submit=GO" target="_blank">Burnt Copper Leaves EP</a> and then sprinkled some <a href="http://www.emeraldcreek.org/Charred-Gold-Embossing-Powder-p/era-chgold.htm" target="_blank">Charred Gold</a> and <a href="http://www.emeraldcreek.org/Hammered-Metal-Embossing-Powder-p/era-hmetal.htm" target="_blank">Hammered Metal EP</a> randomly on the pieces. Once everything was heated I stuck the chippies into the dirt. The cage was embossed with the same powders but I didn't heat emboss, I just used some Tombow glue to add the powder to make the cage look textured and dirty. </div>
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The <a href="http://www.emeraldcreek.org/Bat-Charm-p/ch-bat.htm" target="_blank">Bat Charm</a> and <a href="http://www.emeraldcreek.org/default.asp" target="_blank">Rose Charm </a>that are on top of the cage were heat embossed with Burnt Copper and Charred gold then adhered to the cage with a glue gun. See what a bit of embossing powders can do to a metal charm! Loves it. :)</div>
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The mice that are hidden throughout the garden are colored with the <a href="http://www.emeraldcreek.org/product-p/dm-markers.htm?1=1&CartID=0" target="_blank">Ground Espresso distress marker</a>. It makes the mice look wet and stinky. </div>
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The pebble path that lead the fairy to her doom is covered in her fairy dust and <a href="http://www.emeraldcreek.org/Hammered-Metal-Embossing-Powder-p/era-hmetal.htm" target="_blank">Hammered Metal </a>embossing powder. It makes the path look more ominous. This powder was sprinkled on the small white pumpkin as well. Then I painted "Beware" in silver acrylic paint. </div>
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Little spiders and other creatures are lurking throughout the garden so BEWARE or you may end up in the cage. </div>
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The skeleton fairy was one from a dollar store that is on a string with multiple skeletons. I used some hot water to bend the arms and legs into the sitting position you see. Once the appendages were the shape I wanted I plunged the skeleton into some cold water. And that is how you can shape your plastic skeletons. I used a butterfly stamp to make the wings and built a wire frame to shape the wings those were painted with Silks and then added to the fairy skeleton. (Don't mind that random skeleton arm in the pic below, some skeletons were harmed in the making of this design)<br />
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The scary tree that is near the gate lights up and the light blinks but I couldn't get a good picture. Can you see the small red light in the mouth of the tree? <br />
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Here is an over head shot of the Scary Fairy Garden<br />
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Another overhead shot, let's call it an aerial view.<br />
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Thanks for touring the Scary Fairy Garden with me! Hopefully your creative juices are flowing and you can join the fun! Hugz and Carpe Diem! ~Nikij<br />
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Today is the start of a new challenge at <a href="http://anythingbutcutechallenge.blogspot.com/2016/10/challenge-18-autumn-day.html" target="_blank">Anything But Cute</a> and our wonderfully talented <a href="http://sewpaperpaint.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Autumn of Sew Paper Paint</a> is our Hostess. She chose the theme of <a href="http://anythingbutcutechallenge.blogspot.com/2016/10/challenge-18-autumn-day.html" target="_blank">"An Autumn Day" </a>and describes it as follows:<br />
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Perfect theme for this time of year in my part of the world. I started with a flat canvas and then laid down some stencil work using matte texture paste. While the paste was still wet I sprinkled on some clear glitter, and because I am an impatient person, I used my heat tool to help the paste dry faster. :) After it was all dry I added multiple colors of distress inks and kept blending until I was okay with it.<br />
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Next came all the embellishments. I was gifted this orangish burlap and had to use it on this design. I cut it into strips and glued it to the canvas with a hot glue gun. </div>
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I pulled some of the threads from the burlap to give it a distressed look and then got my acorns out. I gathered these while visiting my Grandmother for Thanksgiving last year and to celebrate her 90th Birthday. I did have to glue the acorns back into their shells. Hehe! </div>
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The rest of the embellishments are picks from various stores. I added and altered and layered until it looked right to me. </div>
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The bows were made with some leftover ribbon and jute. Those bows took forever to make but persistence pays off. </div>
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The corn husk was inked up and fringed up a bit. The husk part was lightly misted with water and cut into smaller sections that I could curl back. The devil is in the details right? Yeppers.</div>
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A couple of metal elements were added and the word "Explore" was added because the cooler days mean exploring more of my town. And voila! Done. Hopefully you all are staying warm and enjoying your day. Carpe Diem! Hugz! ~Niki</div>
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I am celebrating Fall and the harvest of the wheat crop. Not to mention the celebration of the upcoming Holidays. </div>
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Pawsitively Creativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17736670192550922659noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258316689142019510.post-78943451099567467522016-09-15T05:00:00.000-06:002016-09-15T10:09:51.715-06:00Vintage Travel TagHello dearies! I hope you are all well and good. We are having cooler weather in my neck of the woods. I miss the 90's and above but most people seem to enjoy the 70's. I spent a little bit of time in my art room to create a new tag for our challenge over at <a href="http://sandee-and-amelie.blogspot.com/2016/09/back-on-track-our-september-challenge.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">SanDee&Amelie's Steampunk challenge</span></a> where of theme is Anything Goes Steampunk/Industrial. I haven't created a tag for what seems to be months so thought I would see what happened.<br />
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I started with a Kraft tag and added an Andy Skinner stencil with DI. <br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Then layered the word panel stamped with an Artistic Stamper word stamp, heat embossed and crinkled on top of the tag. Then swiped some distress ink over it and around the edges. The metal trinkets were glued with glossy accents. The metal sentiment was adhered with rusty wire and glossy accents. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I heat embossed the little car with champagne EP and fussy cut it to fit the bottom of the tag. The stamp was a gift from Bubbles aka Pamellia @<a href="http://mylittlecraftthings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> mylittlecraftthings.</a> The windows were colored with a black marker.</span></div>
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Hope to see you try your hat at anything Steampunk and be in the draw for some wonderful prizes! Hugz! Carpe Diem!<br />
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