Faux Painted Canvas Tutorial

Welcome to the Smeared and Smudge Member Blog Hop. Today we are featuring techniques - mine is a faux painted canvas. My stamps are from Sweet Pea Stamps. A while back, I saw a class mentioned in a newsletter for a faux canvas, so not being any where near the location I did a quick search and found this version of the technique...to be honest I can't recall where I found it but then if you had to take your head off to sleep at night I would be in a lot of trouble!

Now my technique is a bit hard to capture with a camera but fairly easy to talk you through. For starters, you will need a stamped, colored image, dimensional adhesive such as Diamond Glaze, 3D Crystal Lacquer or Crystal Effects, I think Glossy Accents will work also and a toothbrush.

Working on a protected, clean surface, take your dimensional adhesive and lightly add streaks to the stamped image working from top to bottom. Try not to have an large globs.

Once you have layered streaks all across the image, take your toothbrush and run the bristles in the same direction as the adhesive, working across the image - you will want the texture the bristles are making. The layer of adhesive will be thin and will dry fairly quickly.

Once the first layer is dry, if you wish you can add another layer in the same direction. But if you are happy with the coverage then you will add streaks of dimensional glue from side to side. Once more, spread the glue with the toothbrush also from side to side and allow to dry once more.

After the image is dry, use it to create your own little work of art!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this technique enough to give it a try, it really gives the image the wonderful brushstrokes you would find on a canvas along with lots of shine. Thanks for stopping by! Here are all the stops along the way and let me tell you - there are some wonderfully creative people out there!
Smudgy Antics http://smudgyantics.blogspot.com
Kelli http://cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com/
Lady Brayton www.ladybrayton71.blogspot.com
Meredith http://www.papercanteen.com
Black Dragon http://lynsblogger.blogspot.com/
Jane http://jcocraft.blogspot.com/
Judi http://creatingartwithheart.blogspot.com
Jennifer http://www.insanedaze.blogspot.com <<<<
Terra http://www.moresmearedink.blogspot.com
Sugar http://sugscardsnmore.blogspot.com/
Kapree http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com
Donna http://dkspinner.blogspot.com
Paula http://whatspeaks2myheart.wordpress.com

Challenge card for Class Act and CPS

Today I would like to share a challenge entry with you. The stamp is from Class Act - their challenge is to create a masculine card using fabric and stitching (including the faux type). So I picked the wonderful papers from a BoBunny stack that reminds me of the fabric of a vintage man's shirt for the papers and did a little faux stitch around the sentiment. The sketch comes from Card Positioning Systems. Hope you have enjoyed seeing it!

Quick Quotes

Quick Quotes has a blog! If you aren't familiar with the company, they offer wonderful quotes and other supplies for your crafting needs.

Check out the Mother's Day Special

at Sweet Pea Stamps!

Stair Step Card

Today I have a stair step card to share - this is my first 'fancy' fold so I thought I would make it an easy one. This is for the Class Act challenge. If you haven't ever visited their site, you really should, they offer some really wonderful stamps.

The images are from Sweet Pea Stamps Karen Middleton collection.

Get Well Soon...

Today I have a card to share using the Card Positioning System's sketch challenge. The image is from the Sweet Pea Stamps Samantha Rawlings collection titled L'il Angel and the papers are from My Mind's Eye.

April's Follower Candy Winner!

Hey I am actually ahead of the game this month....the winners for April's follower candy Sweet Pea stamp are Larisa and hiscreation2! Please email me with your mailing address by the end of May!

Sweet Pea Stamps Blog Hop Day 2!

Welcome to the second part of the anniversary hop!

Today I have a gorgeous image by Nikki Burnette to share with you called Vienna.

These are the our newest images from Rebecca Sinz, ching-chou kuik and Nikki Burnette.

Rebecca Sinz

ching-chou kuik

Nikki Burnette

These are the hop stops:

Angela

Karina

Micki

Ellen

Katarina

Lisa

Alex

Holley

Dawn

Connie

Jennifer

 Sweet Pea Stamps blog

If you haven't already visited the Sweet Pea Stamps blog then that is your next stop. We hope you have enjoyed seeing the gorgeous stamps. They can be pre-ordered at a special sale price during the hop in the Sweet Pea Stamps store. Don't forget to leave a comment on each of the 12 stops for the chance to win a $10 gift card! Happy Hopping!

Two new cards to share

Here is a little appetizer for the hop tomorrow.

This card uses the sketch from Stamp with Fun and an image called Pincushion Fairie from the Sweet Pea Stamps Karen Middleton collection.

This one uses the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp, the image is called Untouchable from the Sweet Pea Stamps Linda Bigg's collection.

Hope you enjoy them and will remember to stop back by tomorrow for the SPS 2nd Anniversary Finale Blog Hop. ttfn!

Sweet Pea Stamps 2nd Anniversary Hop!

Welcome! Today begins the first leg of the Sweet Pea Stamps 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop. The design team members will be sharing two of the newest plates of images from Artists Renee Biertempfel and . This hop is circular so where ever you may jump in you will eventually end back up at. 

I hope you have enjoyed the hop so far! Today I am delighted to introduce Oceania by Renee Biertempfel, she can be found on plate 134 along with three additionally gorgeous images!

This first card was created with papers from the DCWV Immortal Love stack, copic markers and Wild Orchid flowers. 

 This second card was created using papers from Prima, copic markers and Wild Orchid flowers.

Thanks for stopping by today! Below is a list of all the stops just in case you missed one. Don't forget to leave a comment at each one along the way to be entered into a drawing for a $10 gift card!

Alex

Holley

Renee

Angela

Lisa

Jennifer

Sweet Pea Stamps

It's a Hop!

Sweet Pea Stamps will have a blog hop this Friday and another the following Wednesday - there will be some wonderful new images from new artists debuting these two days! Also, if you post the badge below on your blog linking back to SPS blog and leave your address in the linky, you will be entered into a fantastic drawing!

SPS Blog Hop Badge

Card Gift Box

Today I would like to share a card gift box, the stamp is from Faerie Song and I am entering it in the Class Act anything but a card challenge.

Card Gift Box
Supplies:
Faerie Song Mer-Mouse with Butterfly
Tuxedo Black Ink Pad (Tsukineko)
Copic Markers -
Mouse Body: W-7, W-5, W-1
Mouse Tail: B000, B93
Mouse Wings: YR07, E02
Mouse Cheeks, Ears and Nose: R24
Mouse Jewelry: Y28
Butterfly Wings: YG95, B93
Butterfly Body: YG95
Piggy Tales Card Stock - 2 sheets
Adhesive
Prima Flowers
Viva Décor Gold Pearl Pen
Martha Stewart Eyelet Border Punch
Directions:
To create the box, cut two pieces of card stock to 8” x 8”. Working with the
piece of paper that will make the lid, at each corner, cut a line from the
corner diagonally 1”.
Fold the edges of the paper inward using a bone folder to create creases.
Fold the ends of the box sides and nip the corners.
Adhere the two ends of each side together. Tack the box flap corners to the
sides. Use clothes pins to hold corners down while drying.
Repeat with the second piece of paper to make the bottom of the box. The
initial corner cuts should be about 1 1/16” long.
Cut a piece of coordinating paper to 1” x 6” and punch along one edge with
an eyelet punch. Adhere to the box lid.
Color the mermaid image and neatly trim out.
Cut a double mat for the mermaid image and adhere the three layers. Attach
the matted mermaid to the center of the box lid. Embellish with flowers,
adding a dot of pearl paint to the centers.

Two Sweet Pea Releases!

Today I would like to share two new releases from Sweet Pea Stamps, the first is from the Anna Marine collection and is titled Trick Me Once. The papers are digitals from Crafty Chaos, flowers are Wild Orchid that I painted with ummmm, the name escapes me at the moment but they come in little pots and are real popular...the brads are Queen and Co. She was colored with copics and the sparkle is Sakura glitter pen.
The sketch is this weeks challenge from PriscillaStyles.

This card features an image from Sweet Pea Stamps Joanne Schempp collection titled Luna Fairy. The papers are Bobunny, flowers and branch of bling Wild Orchid, the butterflies are punched. Can't recall who makes the corners. She was colored with copics with a touch of glitter pen.

Also wanted to announce this month's follower contest winners - since I have over a hundred followers I am giving away two stamps! The first goes to Have a Scrap Happy Day, the second to Crazy Creations. Please email me with your mailing info.

Love is Gone

This card was created using the Love is Gone image by ching-chou kuik. You can find it at Sweet Pea Stamps. The wonderful sketch is this weeks challenge at Friday Sketchers, it was so fun to find the right papers and have it all fall into place.

Card for an expecting mother

There is nothing like the thrill of becoming a mother. This is one of the images by ching-chou kuik you can find at Sweet Pea Stamps for that wonderful occasion and with Mother's Day coming up soon it would be the perfect time to add it to your collection! The card was created using the sketch at Crazy 4 Challenges. Here's wishing you a great week!

 

This card is for the Sketch n Stash sketch - I dug out a Crate Paper pad of paper from my stash. The stamp is from Faerie Song.

Easter is on it's way!

This is my submission for CardPatterns sketch, the image is Lisa Victoria's Bad Hair Day from Sweet Pea Stamps.

This card was created using the sketch from Mojo Monday and an image from the Elaine Cox collection at Sweet Pea Stamps.

This card was made using a beautiful image from Sweet Pea Stamps. It is called Fantasy Easter Ocean from the ching-chou kuik collection - would you believe she is only $2.63? Of course it is a sale price but a darn good one! I entered it into a few challenges - Shannon's Sentiments (spring colors - pinkish, green and yellow), the Get Sketchy Sketch Challenge and Paper Cutz - use three patterned papers challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

Ready for bed

Today I was quite busy, I pulled out a couple new stacks of papers and matched them up to some of the upteen images I have colored. This one is a Samantha Rawlings design from Sweet Pea Stamps called Ready for Bed. It uses a sketch from The Pink Elephant. Here's to a great weekend!

Cards & Things challenge

I came across this great sketch over at Cards & Things - the stamp is by Samantha Rawlings and can be found at Sweet Pea Stamps. Thanks for looking - jennifer

Are you a Sweet Pea?

Over the next year I will be perusing the blogs of the followers of both my and the Sweet Pea DT blog. If I happen to come upon a post using Sweet Pea Stamps images I will award that person ta honorary Sweet Pea Badge and send them a Sweet Pea stamp for their collection. Happy Stamping and Good Luck!

I was awarded the Liebster Blog award by Amanda at Only Amanda's Bits and Pieces. Before I posted to my blog I wanted to find out about this honor and basically what I have learned is Liebster is German for Favorite. It was created to call attention to lesser known blogs (usually under 300 followers) and the recipient is to award to any where between 3-5 other blogs. So I would like to spread the word about the following blogs.

I am giving this award to:
1. Anita's kaartenboetiek
2. Paper and String
3. SoDak Stamping
4. Sharon's Showcase
5. Graphix and Designs

Kissy Kissy...

this is a card that uses the sketch from Truly Scrumptious and the adorable image from Sweet Pea Stamps called Daphenes Dilema. Hope you enjoy it!

Today's challenge sub

This card was entered in the Fuzzy Wuzzy sketch challenge - plus it had to be an animal and what is more Delightful than a unicorn? The image is a new one from Sweet Pea Stamps Karen Middleton collection - ttfn!

Sweet Pea Stamps Customer Challenges!

Have you been to Sweet Pea Stamps lately? If not hurry over and check out the wonderful ways to win stamps! You can add this badge to your blog, link it back to SPS and be entered to win $20 in stamps.

Beginning March 10, there will be a 3 challenge contest to determine the Spring Design Artist - the lucky winner will receive $50 in stamps!

Currently all orders will be entered in a drawing for $25 in stamps. And if that wasn't generous enough, there is another contest - send in your Alice in Wonderland or Red Riding Hood card for a chance to win up to $25 in stamps!

With many so beautiful stamps to choose from - it only takes one to win!!!

And if you are not a follower of Sweet Pea Stamps blog you might wish to rethink and join in the fun - if the DT blog reaches 600 followers by 4/11/11 (the end of the newest contest) I will pick 2 winners and they will each receive a wonderful ching-chou kuik rubber stamp! So spread the word about SPS!

Candy Winners!

Since I hit the 100 followers mark there are two winners of an unmounted stamp for February -
GinaL (gina speak) - rcved info
myspirit0320


the 4 winners of an unmounted stamp celebrate hitting 100 followers are
alica
Danni (washington) - rcvd info
Michele (california) - rcvd info
bernietom47 - rcvd info


and the Birthday Bash Grand Prize Winner is
grandmalee!



and just because I can -
Marianne's Blogje - rcved info
Iryna Kittsteiner - rcvd info
also win an unmounted stamp!

thank you all for participating, don't forget I will continue to give away 2 stamps as long as my followers stay at 100+, if I hit 150 - there will be three monthly winners and so on!


To claim your prize please email me with your mailing address by 3/31/11.

Blog Candy!!!

My birthday just so happens to fall in February and what better way to celebrate than to giveaway candy! So, through February 28 anyway who comments on any of my blog entries, is a follower, spreads the word on Twitter, Facebook, through email, blogs or any other sharing method will be entered into a chance to win 16 - yes 16 gorgeous rubber stamps from Sweet Pea Stamps (just leave me a link to check)! Why sixteen??? Well I will always be sixteen at heart....

Isn't that just the yummiest bunch of rubber???? Now if you email someone have them mention in their post your name, handle, id, checking acct number (LOL) - some way that will lmk you need an extra entry. If you post the pic on your blog come back here and leave me the link - this is super easy peasy to win! Every time you mention - even if it is a repost you can come back here and leave the link for another entry. Good Luck!

Btw, the drawing will be March 1, 2011.

Challenge entries 2/27/11

Today I have a couple challenge entries to share, the first is for Crafty Ho's challenge blog - sketch. The image is from Faerie Song stamps.
Also entered into Shannon's Sentiments Fussy cutting challenge.
Sweet Stampin Challenge - Girly

This one is for the Sweet Stop sketch it too uses a Faerie Song image.

Only two more days til I draw my blog candy winners - ttfn!

Two cards to share

Hi! Thanks for stopping by today, I do appreciate and enjoy your comments! Today I have a couple cards to share...so far (if I can get motivated there maybe more or I may try to harness that energy to clean house *sigh*). But before I get going I wanted to share a wonderful blog I stumbled across a couple weeks ago. It is one of those that was mentioned elsewhere, seemed interesting and I saved it up in my toolbar. Then a few days ago I actually started visiting it, Feline Playful is a wonderful resource for finding challenge information - I really envy how much effort she must put into keeping it up! If you enjoy challenges it is a one stop place to shop - I hope you will enjoy visiting it.

Now for the cards - they both use images from Faerie Song Artstamps. She has the most adorable mice! I only wish the real things were as cute.

This card was entered into the following challenges.
Creative Card Crew - Fantasy
Lil Red Wagon - Animals
The Sweetest Thing - Sketch
Bunny Zoe's - Flowers Everywhere

This card was entered into the following challenges:
Crafts and Me Challenges - Spread Your Wings
The Pixie Cottage - Something Cute
Scrapbook Sisters - Lace and Pearls
The Paper Variety - Stitching (faux)
Magical Monday - Lace
Stamping Sisters in Christ - Use Green
Magical Monday - Lace
Incy Wincy Designs - Punches


Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to look around - I have some fantastic blog candy - the drawing is coming up soon!

Challenge entry for 2/23/11

Today's card features another adorable mouse image from Fairie Song, I had picked out the paper for it and then came across the Cupcake Inspirations challenge and it just seemed a perfect match! So all that was left was the sketch and that came from The House that Stamps Built. Hope you enjoy her!

Don't forget to check out the blog candy - I am really close to drawing a winner!

Sketch Challenge

Today I would like to share with you a card I created using the sketch from Clean and Simple  - the image is a new one from Fairie Song Artstamps - I just love these mice!

 

While you are here please do not forget to check out my blog candy - it will definitely get your sweet tooth aching!

Sending you a bunch of love...

yes, Valentine's is over but it isn't the only time to express affection and love now is it? This card was made with the image called A Bunch of Love by ching-chou kuik. It can be found at Sweet Pea Stamps - if you haven't checked things out there you really should, there are so many great promotions! First all stamp orders today will be entered into a drawing for a grab bag of 5 gorgeous stamps! Next, there is a card contest - use the Red Riding Hood or Alice in Wonderland images for your entry - there is even a sale on the RRH sheet of stamps! And when you place an order you are entered into a shopping spree giveaway - but you have to hurry as these offers are for a limited time.

Now, a blog candy update! I have had a lot of great responses for this month's celebration candy and with good cause - it is a fantastic package! I am 10 people shy of 100 followers - now when I hit 100 I will pull two monthly winners for the candy, which is usually 1 unmounted rubber stamp. As an added incentive to spread the word, if I hit 100 before the birthday bash has ended (Feb 28, 2011) I will pull four more names to send a stamp to as part of my birthday celebration. Good Luck!

Challenge entries

This card is for PriscillaStyles MMSC 89. The image is a new one from Sweet Pea Stamps called Pearl.

This card uses CardPatterns Sketch 101, the image is a new one from Sweet Pea also -

While you are here check out the blog candy I have up for grabs. ttfn and thanks for stopping by!

January's Blog Candy Winner!

The winner for January is JLJ Designs, she will receive a Sweet Pea surprise stamp! Thanks to everyone who follows my blog...next month's winner will receive another beautiful image from my stack of Sweet Pea Stamps - isn't it neat to get a surprise??? JLJ please email me with your mailing info and stop by Saturday for a special post!

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Stamping 411 weekly challenge

This card uses the Stamping 411 weekly sketch challenge, the image is from Faerie Song.

MMSC #87

This weeks challenge at Priscilla Styles is a great one - the stamp is a new one from Faerie Song.

Candy Winner!

There were 61 followers and 8 comments for a total of 69 chances to win last month's candy. Sooo number 62 was the winner!

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terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

Well OK, I'm a follower and I'd love to win!

10:13 AM

the winner! please contact me, by Jan 31, 2011, with your mailing info and I will get your prize out. thanks so much. January's candy is an unmounted sweet surprise!