Day 13: Belinda's Mixed Media tutorial!

Hello friends!

Today we have Belinda's mixed media tutorial that you can find over on her blog by clicking HERE.  I'm going to have to find some of the great material she used...so clever!

Come back tomorrow for our Gratitude Art post!!
DeNetra will have a mixed media tutorial for you on Wednesday and then we'll start some fun Art Journaling technique posts on FRIDAY (where we will catch up since we are a few days behind in our 31 Days of May Stamping Mixed Media)!!

Blessings,
Antoinette

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Day 12: Stamping Mixed Media: part 2 (layered canvas)

Hello friends!  Be sure to click on the 31 Days of Stamping Mixed Media link to the right of the blog to see part 1 of this post.  Here is where we left off; now the base is dry:

 Next, I stamped the verse I wanted from Inspired Stamps:  LABELMAKER VERSES:

 I tore out the first 3 words individually and left the last 3 as a set:  inking the edges:

 I wanted to tone down some of the areas so I applied gesso with a paper towel:

 I used a stamp from Inspired Stamps: BACKGROUND STAMPS and inked up a small section of it to stamp onto the canvas.  Clear stamps are great to use for this technique!

You can also apply paint to the clear stamp and press it to the canvas as shown in the next 2 photos:

 Just rinse off your stamp with clean water after using and your stamp will be fine!  Next I took HLO: praying boy and inked him up, matted him with black paper, and used foam to give him dimension:

 I used Momento black ink on the edges (you can use black paint, if you prefer):

 I stamped another stamp (the distressed song 'Holy Holy Holy' from BACKGROUND STAMPS) inked and matted it and then put the character with his mat on top before putting some white paint onto a toothbrush and flicking white splatters onto the entire canvas:

 I love charcoal pencils and used them on several places in this canvas; a stump will then blend it out:

 I added some metal, pearl brads, a flower, and bow to the canvas for this finished view:

I stamped the word PRAISE from the Labelmaker Verses in white ink at the bottom and added a metal arrow and more pearl spots to it.

I wish you could see this in person; I really really love the way it turned out and as good as photos are, they just don't capture the deep tones in this piece!

How is YOUR stamping mixed media coming?  Saturday Belinda has a post for us; Sunday is our Gratitude Art day; Monday DeNetra is back with a tutorial and then I'll be back on Tuesday for some Art Journaling fun!

Have a blessed day and thank you so much for stopping by and for any comments you leave!  We love to hear from you!
~Antoinette

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Day 9 Stamping Mixed Media tutorial by DeNetra

Hello friends!
We have a great and quick tutorial for you today from our very talented DeNetra for today!!  We will have several days this week where we will have a couple of posts for our stamping mixed media since we had a few days of new release focus last week!

We also have a winner of our new release comments for Facebook/Blog friends!  And our winner is...
KENDRA SMITH CROUCH who commented she likes the His Little Ones: Girl with Star!!
Congratulations, Kendra!  Email us your mailing address and we will get her right out to you!

Here's DeNetra's great tutorial:

Have a great day and we will be back tomorrow with 2 posts of our Stamping Mixed Media exploration!
Blessings,
Antoinette

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Day 8 in Stamping Mixed Media; Flower pots!

 Hello friends,
Today I have a simple way of stamping on something you may not have tried:  Clay pots!  I used momento (if your pot has a shiny coating, you'll want STAZON) and put the clear stamp into the ink, then using my fingers I just pressed the clear stamp onto the pot (so no block):

Mother's Day is Sunday and what mom wouldn't love a Bible Verse or using letter stamps, the name of the spice, stamped on the outside of the herb or flower pot? 

I'll be back tomorrow with more for you!
Blessings,
Antoinette

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Stamping Mixed Media: Day 7: paper quilting on a canvas

 Hello friends!
Today I have some paper quilting to show you on a canvas.  I chose papers from this set:

Then I punched hexagon shapes out of the paper:

 stamped with the Inspired Stamps JOURNAL SHAPES and inked the edges:

Added a verse:

 placed them on a yellow piece of paper in a quilted shape (you could sew these with thread if you wanted a truly quilted look):

And stamped a sentiment from PERFECT SENTIMENTS in the center! 

I added paper flowers, stickers, and metal embellishments! 

Are you trying something new?  If so leave us a comment and share what you are doing!

Blessings,
Antoinette

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Stamping Mixed Media: Day 6: Washi Tape Card

 Hello friends!
Today I want to show you something I am absolutely crazy about:  washi tape.  It's a thin, usually patterned or plain colored, and acts like tape (only not as tacky).  It makes great masks when painting, but also is gorgeous in place of patterned paper.  Here's how I made a very simple card:

 I measure like this, above:

 Then I trimmed the tape to look like ribbon above

 Until I got this pattern.

I added a flower from the FLOWER BUD Inspired Stamps set and my sentiment is from PERFECT SENTIMENTS.

How are you coming on your mixed media?  We are working on more video tutorials for you!
Blessings,
Antoinette

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Day 4 (Stamping Mixed Media): Wooden plaque

 Hello friends!
Today I want to encourage you to GO TAKE A CLASS.  It doesn't have to be a long class, but you need to stretch your creative muscle from time to time, and seeing how some things are done is not only great fun, but can open you up to new and exciting products. 

Today I headed over to Archivers for this great little wooden plaque make n take they had.  I used acrylic paint on the wood, plus the other little embellishments they provided.  One thing I love to do is to use my own stamps since I use Inspired Stamps (MARK PRAYING and HIS PLANS FOR YOU) , so if you don't like a sentiment they have or some of their embellishments, that's ok.  You can finish up your projects at home.  The good thing is to go have some fun and play a little bit!!

We will be back tomorrow with Day 5 of our Stamping Mixed Media focus this May.  We'd love it if you'd let others know about our 31 Days of May...feel free to post this on your blog, facebook page, or other creative outlet:

Thanks for visiting and we'll be back tomorrow!
~Antoinette

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Day 3 (Stamping Mixed Media): DeNetra's video tutorial

Hello friends,
Today, DeNetra, has made a wonderful video tutorial for you to show you her mixed media style.  I absolutely LOVE the way she does the ripped paper with the pattern piece behind it, then uses the Inspired Stamps set:  BIND AND STITCH from the Inspired stamps online store!!

Here's her finished piece:

and if you click after this sentence, it will take you to her blog post to see her video tutorial (CLICK HERE)
Thanks so much, DeNetra! 
Be sure to come back each day in May for more Stamping Mixed Media inspiration!
Blessings,
Antoinette

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Day 2 (Stamping Mixed Media): Real Stained Glass card...

 Hello friends!  Today I gathered a group of materials and decided to make a mixed media card to share with you!
I used washi tape:

 A corrugated 5x5 card base (so it could handle all the weight):

 I put some white paint down:

 Used a palette knife to spread it:

 Then saw this container I've had forever of real stained glass piece and knew I wanted to use some of these!

 So I spritzed some color down:

 Used some red line tape (strongest stuff there is!) to hold my stained glass pieces secure to the cardboard:

 Inked some black around the edges after putting my washi tape across the middle:

 Added my stamped verse from the Inspired Stamps: SING FOR JOY

 And a piece of crocheted ribbon and a paper flower finished it off:

 Here's another view:

So what did YOU make today?  Leave us a comment and let us know what you created with what you had laying around the house!!
Blessings until tomorrow (a tutorial you wont wanna miss!)
Antoinette

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