A quick post today to share Mixed-media Mondays whimsical winter postcards. Unfortunately, handwritten letters and cards seem to be a thing of the past. That's such a shame. Bring a smile to someone special when they open up their mailbox and see these adorable postcards just waiting for them.
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I’ve had a long obsession with cuteness! When I first started in this industry, I made miniature characters in polymer clay. Sculpting really helped me train my eye to see simple shapes. I was then able to translate this into 2 dimensional form and draw.
The simple shapes of the dies in the Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ really help make this little character quick, easy and fun! Just another way to explore beyond.
Of course, id love to know what you think of this project and give me suggestions on what you would like to see!
Project Dimensions: Varies
Spellbinders Supplies:
MMM-001 Spellbinders® Artisan X-plorer™ machine
MD1-001 Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Ovals One Die
MD1-010 Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Hearts Two Die Template
Shipping tag from office supply store
Craft foam
Gesso
Acrylic paint: black, light blue
Alcohol markers - red, orange
Fine line permanent marker - black
Small strip of coordinating fabric
Double stick tape
Decoupage medium
Printed phrase
Scissors
Acrylic block
Cosmetic sponges
Cut one oval with the #3 and #1 (with #1 being the smallest) from craft foam. Cut one #2 heart from craft foam.
Attach shapes to acrylic blocks with double stick tape to create foam stamps.
Apply gesso to tag and allow to dry. Use a cosmetic sponge to daub on light blue paint to background to give a mottled effect. Let dry
Apply black paint to larger oval stamp and stamp onto tag in lower left corner. Apply black paint to small oval and stamp onto body for arms. Refer to picture for placement. Allow to dry.
Apply white gesso to heart stamp. Stamp an upside down heart in the center of oval and let dry.
Apply decoupage medium over tag and let dry.
Draw a triangle for beak with orange marker. Add feet with orange marker. Draw a red heart onto body. Add dots for eyes with black marker.
Add any additional details and outline penguin with black marker.
Cut out and decoupage words.
Tie fabric to whole at the top of the tag.
Add touches of snow where desired with white gesso.
Gotta love it when you can turn trash to treasure! Today I'm sharing a video tutorial on how to create acorns from scraps of fabric. Combine these with an old bed spring, some twigs and who knows what else you can find and you've got a fun candle stick holder!
Hints: Old scraps of fabric are perfect for this
project. Gather twigs and maybe even a
few berries from your yard to make this project festive. I added extra texture by creating foliage
with the S4-329 Foliage templates and dictionary paper. It’s a fun touch and adds a little bit of
unexpected texture!
Variation: Paint your acorns in fun colors and decoupage
words. Display in a decorative
bowl. They make great conversation
starters.
Spellbinders
Supplies:
MMM-001
Spellbinders® Artisan X-plorer™ machine
MD1-006
Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Shields One die templates
S4-328
Spellbinders® Foliage die templates (optional)
Dictionary
paper (optional)
Scraps
of fabric in fall colors and patterns
Burlap
Needle
and thread with matching color
Scissors
Tacky
glue
Green
chalk ink and makeup sponge
Polyester
fiberfill or other suitable stuffing material
Acrylic
paint – Tan, brown
Flat
paintbrush
For the candle:
Bedspring
Battery
operated taper candle
Twigs
and/or berries
Fabric
bow
Hot
Glue
Cut
three shield shapes from fabric using the #3 (with #1 being the smallest)
Shields three die template.
Round
off the point with scissors approximately 1/4” from the bottom.
With
right sides together stitch pieces together beginning at the bottom center
upwards to the top approximately 1/8” from the edge.
Open
up and set in remaining piece. Stitch
around beginning at one side on the top and sewing completely around to other
side. (add a little daub of glue on the
edges to prevent them from pulling apart and fraying. Let the glue dry.)
Turn
right side out and add stuffing.
Stitch
around the top approximately 1/4” from the top and pull thread tight to close
opening. Add glue and let dry. Trim off excess with scissors.
Cut
a random circle shape from burlap about 1/2” bigger that the size of your
acorn. Glue to top.
Paint
acorn tan. Let dry and then streak with
brown if desired. Add a little darker
brown to the burlap and let dry.
As
an option, cut several foliage shapes from dictionary paper and color with
green ink.
Arrange
twigs, acorns, paper foliage and berries.
Glue onto bedspring with hot glue.
Attach a bow with hot glue where desired.
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Some of you have already gotten a sneak peek of the video feature for this week. I am often asked what my favorite character to create is, it would hands down be SNOWMEN! They're so fun and just looking at them makes me smile.
So in this video, I share with you my secret tips on how easy it is to create this snowman on a mini canvas! What a great little decoration - and what a great gift too!
I'd love to hear what you think - so please share with me your favorite snowman project or leave me a suggestion for future videos.
The EASY way to create a Mixed Media Snowman Canvas I’ve been collecting snowmen for years and
years and in the wintertime, snowflakes and snowmen decorate my house! They have a way of brightening up my day and
make me smile. In this video, I show you
how to create this adorable snowman canvas which is a perfect project to start
with if you are new to mixed media. I
used a canvas board, but think creatively and explore beyond the base. What unique base will you create your snowman
on?
Project
Dimensions: Varies
Spellbinders
Supplies:
MMM-001
Spellbinders® Artisan X-plorer™ machine
MD1-012 Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™
Circles Three die templates
S5-117
Spellbinders® 2012 Snowflake Pendant die templates
SKU: F-003 – Spellbinders® Blue
Premium Craft Foil or MM1-001 Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Foil Pack One
Music patterned paper
Dictionary Paper or similar paper
with words
Printed
Phrase
Acrylic
paint: turquoise blue, green, red,
orange, off white and white
Fine
Tip Permanant markers – black and brown
4
x 4 Gesso board or canvas
Small
star sticker
Tacky
Glue
Paintbrushes
(small flat)
Decoupage
medium or Soft gel medium (glossy)
Cosmetic
sponge
Sanding
sponge
Moist
baby wipe
Bubble
wrap
Container
of water
Paper
towels
Decoupage
music sheet onto canvas and let dry.
Sand excess paper away with sanding sponge.
Using
finger or cosmetic sponge apply blue and green color over the music paper. Rub away excess with baby wipe to leave some
of the music paper showing through.
Cut
one large and one medium circle using the #2 and #3 (with #1 being the
smallest) Circles Three dies. Decoupage
them to the canvas.
Cut
one small snowflake from foil if desired.
Paint
over snowman with off white, rubbing some of the paint away to expose the paper
underneath. Add white for highlights.
Paint
a red scarf using a slightly curved line between the body and head and add two
long triangles for scarf tails. Add
white highlights. Let dry.
Paint
in cheeks with a blend of red/white and a small orange nose. Let dry.
Cut
out phrases and decoupage them to the surface.
Let dry, then outline with marker.
Outline
the snowman, add “x’s” for eyes and mouth and draw in any extra details.
Frame
the canvas with random lines around the perimeter.
Add
a small amount of white paint to bubble wrap and randomly stamp onto canvas for
snow.
Glue
on silver snowflake and add star sticker.
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