August Sketch Challenge - Megan's Papercraft Treasures

 Good morning, lovelies!  Today, I am excited to share my Design Team card for the August Sketch Challenge at Megan's Papercraft Treasures.

Megan's provided two sketches: a scrapbook layout and a card layout.  I'm not much of a scrapbooker, so I was excited to play with the card sketch!  

I started with a 5 1/2" x 11" card base of 110# white card stock and scored at 5 1/2".  I cut an additional panel of Pool Party to 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" and adhered it to my card. 

Because I don't have any good stitched dies (and let's be real... I am too lazy to bring out the sewing machine), I wrapped linen thread around the center of a 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" panel of patterned paper and adhered it to my card base.  

I die-cut two hearts from Roccocco Rose and Pool Party card stock and set about to arranging my elements.  Once I had attached the hearts to the card front, I added the chipboard bird house using wet glue and added the little bird to the front.  I tied a loopy bow from the linen thread and also glued it down, and added the flower clusters.  

For my sentiment, I die-cut a strip of Roccocco Rose and embossed the sentiment in Antique Rose Gold.  I popped the sentiment up using a double layer of foam tape so that it would fit over the bird house stake.  

I really loved working with this sketch!  It forced me to think outside the box a bit, and I had a lot of fun!  This is not a color combination that I would have thought to use, but against the patterned paper, I think it turned out quite lovely! 

I hope you will join us and play along with the sketch challenge.  You can find the sketches in our Facebook group.

Products Used:

• Recollections 110# Card Stock:  White
• Stampin' Up Card Stock:  Pool Party, Roccoco Rose (Retired)
• Stamperia 12x12 Scrapbook Paper:  House of Rose
• Stamperia Die-Cuts:  House of Rose
• The Greetery Shapely Hearts Dies
• Kindred Stamps:  Sentiment Strip Dies
• Altenew Sentiment Strips Stamps
• Altenew Embossing Powder:  Antique Rose Gold
• Stampin' Up Linen Thread
• Flowers (purchased on Amazon)
• Beauty Art Liquid Glue
• Foam Tape

As always, thank you for stopping by!  Make sure to head over to the group and check out the other Design Team projects!  

Mixed Media Wall Art

 Hiya crafty friends!  I am so excited to share my first DT project for the fabulous Megan's Papercraft Treasures!  Each month, we will be focusing on a different technique or type of project to showcase for you. 

For August, we are focusing on chipboard.  I had never actually worked with chipboard before, but thought this would be a great opportunity to try a mixed media canvas.  I honestly had NO clue what I was getting myself into.  This took me days to complete, but really that was just because I wanted to make sure the layers were completely dry before moving on to the next step.  I really had a fun time learning to use products that I had never used or hadn't used in a long time!  

I started with a blank 8x8 canvas that I prepped with Heavy White Gesso prior to painting with acrylic paint.  The key to mixed media projects is layers, layers, layers.  I think what I love most is the mess that I get to make and watching it turn in to something incredible.  

I randomly stamped partial background stamps on the canvas in pigment ink and allowed to dry.  I followed that up by adding embossing paste over a stencil and then using several ink sprays to add color and sparkle.  I also used Distress Oxide on the edges of the canvas to give it a shabby, vintage look.  

I distressed some patterned paper with my scissors and Distress Oxide Ink. To adhere them, I painted a layer of clear gesso where I wanted them, added the clear gesso to the back of my papers and laid them down.  I then painted the clear gesso over the top of the papers.  

Once dry, I adhered my painted chipboard sentiment and the remainder of my embellishments using Multi Medium Matte.  Sorry, for the super speedy tutorial, it is a lot of information to add to a blog post.   You can find a pdf tutorial here.

I am so incredibly happy with how this canvas turned out!  I have two more coordinating canvases in the works.  Stay tuned! 

Products Used:

• 8” x 8” Canvas
• Prima Marketing Heavy Gesso - White
• Prima Marketing Clear Gesso
• Ranger Multi Medium: Matte
• Craft Smart Acrylic Paints:  Robin’s Egg Blue, Ocean Breeze
• Distress Oxide Ink:  Vintage Photo
• Versafine Pigment Ink: Onyx Black
• Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst Spray: Time Travel Teal, Shabby Turbine Teal, Tibetan Poppy Teal
• Altenew Ink Spray:  Metallic Antique Silver, Iridescent
• Ranger Texture Paste Antique Crackle
• Stampin’ Up Basic Patterns Decorative Masks
• Stampers Anonymous Wendy Vecchi Script Background Stamp
• Joyful Home Crackle Background Stamp
• Celebr8 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Laser Cut Chipboard
• Recollections Butterfly Embellishments
• Recollections Paper Flowers
• Paper house 3D Stickers:  Paris, London
• Stamperia 12” x 12” Patterned Paper: Around the World
• Assortment of paint brushes
• Scissors

As always, thank you so much for taking time out of your day to read through my ramblings!  If you are in Australia, please make sure to pop in to Megan's Papercraft Treasures!  

Check out her store where you will find all sorts of goodness!  Also, come and join our Creative Friends Facebook Group.   Here, you will find monthly challenges, inspiration, and maybe a special offer or two! 

Much love!