AMY VOORTHUIS BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY

HI - JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT A BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY ON THE BLOG OF AMY VOORTHUIS.  SHE HAS A VIDEO POSTED THAT SHOWS ALL THE AWESOME ITEMS - AND THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF THEM!!  HER BLOG LINK IS:


http://www.amyvoorthuis.blogspot.nl/2015/04/my-massive-birthday-giveaway-yeahhhhh.html


ZIP OVER AND CHECK IT OUT AND LINK UP YOUR NAME - THERE WILL BE ONE LUCKY PERSON.  I KNOW I'M KEEPING MY FINGERS AND TOES CROSSED!

THANKS!

ENTRY FOR LINDY'S STAMP GANG APRIL 2015

This is my April 2015 entry into Lindy's Stamp Gang monthly challenge.  I used every spray color to make my background, a little texture with a stencil and I like how it turned out.  I used a Venice Carnival picture from Pinterest - some of the masks and costumes at the Carnival are absolutely amazing!  (You can click on the picture to enlarge).  Below is the link to the April challenge:

Lindy's April 2015 Challenge Link

Just click on the underscored link and it will take you directly to April's challenge.  I have also attached the product link next:

Lindy's April Challenge Colors

Click on the underscored link under the sprays and it will take you to Lindy's shop.  This month's colors are wonderful and they are:

Pink Ladies Pink

Summer Lovin' Sun

Magnolia Magenta Gold

Greased Lightnin' Green

Tilt A Wheel Teal 

Layout Recipe:

Mediums:  Art Basic's Clear Gesso, Art Basics Modeling Paste Opaque Matte (which I mixed a bit of Tilt-A-Wheel Teal into)

Inks/Sprays:  Lindy's Stamp Gang Pink Ladies Pink, Summer Lovin' Sun, Magnolia Magenta Gold, Greased Lightin' Green and Tilt-a-Wheel Teal; Tim Holtz Broken Glass around the edges of the paper; Viva Decor Pearl Pens in Cream and Light Blue

Flowers:  Prima Paloma collection - Melody; Prima Perle Bebe Almanac; Prima Coffe Break; Petaloo Texture Elements Blue Burlap

Stamps:  Prima Finnabair VIntage Vantage; Prima Finnabair Bubbles

Stencil:  Tim Holtz Bubbles

Embellishments:  The Flying Unicorn metal pieces - Garden Bloom; Bo Bunny Rose Cafe Tag; Blue Skeleton Leaves; Dear Lizzy Hello

Adhesives:  Beacon's Fabri Tac and Hot Glue Gun

Note:  The designer paper is unknown - just from my stash.

Thanks for taking a peek - hope you like it.

Reality v. Imagination Canvas

Today I am sharing a 5" x 7" canvas I worked on yesterday.  I used tons of metals from Flying Unicorn and Finnabair (Prima).  The quote "Reality has limits - imagination is boundless."  Unfortunately, I don't know to whom the credit of the quote should go - I've just seen it several times without an author.  I added some texture, stamping and a few little faux gems.  Thanks for taking a peek.

Materials:
Canvas: 5x7 canvas board by Art Alternatives
Paper:  Prima's Timeless Memories
Metals:  The Flying Unicorn Country Garden metals;  Prima Finnabair's Vintage Trinkets; Webster's Pages Cameo
Flowers: Prima Bristol Blooms Teal; Prima Coffee Break Flowers
Ink:  Inka-Gold Gold; Tim Holtz Vintage Photo (around edges of canvas); Black Staz-On for stamping
Chipboard:  Sentiment chipboard - Sa Crafters
Mediums:  Art Basics Heavy White Gesso; Art Basics Soft Matte Gel; Art Extravagance Copper Crackle Paste
Miscellaneous:  Blue faux gems; Gold faux gem center of cluster; Tim Holtz Bubbles Stencil

Thanks for taking a peek!

A PICTURE OF MY MOM AND DAD

This is a layout with a picture of my Mom and Dad.  If you click on the picture of the layout -you can see the picture of them better.  I used goodies from my Flying Unicorn kits for this layout.  Thanks for taking a peek.

Recipe:

Paper:  Monsieur Bertrand and Monsieur Antoine by UHK in Poland
Inks:  Lindy's Stamp Gang Hydrangea Blue (sprayed over the bricks and then splattered later); Ranger Vintage Photo around papers and framed layers
Flowers:  Prima: Cabriole White and Pearl Panache Blue Moon
Mediums:  Art Basics Heavy White Gesso; Art Extravagance White Texture Paste; Liquitex Liquid Gesso and Water for Splatters
Metals:  Flying Unicorn
Misc.:  Crafters World Mini Brick Stencil; Cheese Cloth; Braided Trim

LAST TWO ART JOURNAL PAGES

These are the last 2 pages in my art journal, I am going to have to buy another one - or choose an old book for a redo -  not sure  yet what I'll decide.  After I gessoed the pages and dried them,  I did some background spritzing with Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays, dried between colors, found some old stamps and then colored the flowers and a few of the stalks with Inka-Gold colors.  I typed up the words to a quote I like and distressed it with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo, as well as the edges of the journal pages.  

Thanks for taking a peek.