Mechanical Heart

I have been working on these new mixed media projects that i am calling "postcards"  They are a 8.5" x 5.5" page with a large chipboard design created by me in the middle.  So far all the new designs for postcards are steampunk but already thinking up some new ones.  They can be framed, put into a journal or actually send them off to friend or family just make sure you use really good glue.  The first one is for 13 arts for their January challenge, here is the mood board- LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Hearts, sparkle, pops of color is what i see, but i went in a steampunk detour.

I did a mechanical heart, this is a new piece i designed it has a base layer, middle layer and top layer. (more on that later)
So not happy smoochy love heart, but mechanical steampunk actual heart.  Like i said steampunk detour.

I started with 8.5" x 5.5" mixed media cardstock. Adhered some cheesecloth with gesso, love the texture you get with cheesecloth.  I love texture but i don't like flowers and flowers can give you a lot of texture so i am always looking for some other product I can use- cheesecloth, yarn, wire etc..
Added some more texture with modeling paste and a stencil, then lindy's for color both magical and sprays.  To highlight the stencil i rubbed with inka gold- champagne color.  Not in this picture but ink with distress ink whole postcard with  ground expresso, and around the edges with black statz on.

Now here is what the mechanical heart looks like all layered together this new design is available on my etsy store.   I also added a foam heart (I cut it to have a flat back) then cut the gears into the foam heart.  (The foam heart isn't included in chipboard package)  Painted the whole thing with white heavy gesso.

Here is the heart all painted up, I painted the foam heart and tubing coming out with alchemy paint, royal red, rusty red, deep waters and black berry. Just layers and layers of colors.  The gears were all painted with rust paste and highlighted with light patina alchemy paint.  I added some splatters of color with lindy's blue and orange then darken the area around heart with charcoal.

Some close ups next.

Alright i have to say it this close up looks like a vagina. I am blunt.



So I noticed i now have 50 followers- whoo hoo that was my goal for the end of 2016 and I am going to call it a win we are only 19 days into 2017.

I have added 7 new designs to my etsy store- BoozyBear and will be adding/ revealing more tomorrow.  Have a great day.

 Archangel 4.5" x 5.75"
includes two pieces per package

Bones 7.75" x 4.5"
One piece per package

Mechanical Heart 5.75" x 3.75"
Six pieces per package

Seahorse 6" x 3.5"
One piece per package

Wind up Bird 3.75" x 5.75"
Three pieces per package

Alchemy Keys 2" x 5.25' each
Six pieces per package

 Angler Fish 7.5" x 4" each One per package

Shabby Snowflakes

Finished a page for Mixed Media Place December challenge here is the mood board

Bright, sparkly, and beige/cream is what i took from this mood board.

Here is my take, I used my some new chipboard shapes, shabby snowflakes, and time rewind.  This art journal page actually came together quickly, it still took me a day but that was in between cleaning my house, baking, dinner and Alex and me watching our show.

Here's my cake homemade angel food with 7 minute frosting.  I had extra eggs tomorrow my husband gets an egg yoke omelet I refuse to throw out farm fresh egg yolks.

I started with a blank journal page, added some texture with modeling paste and a stencil.  Started adding the color Lindy's creme burlee cream, south shore sand, dark chocolate truffle, and danny's zuko's denim.  I started with splattering on creme burlee, sprayed with some water, partically dried then repeated steps with south shore sand.  Completely dry, then spatter with some blue.
I wanted to highlight the texture so i colored around edges with brown pencil crayon.  I like how subtle it looks.

I embossed snowflakes with gold , heat set.  Stamp with a random stamp and versa mark emboss with white embossing powder, heat set.  While it is still hot sprinkle on some white micro beads.  I heated the snowflakes again to melt embossing powder so microbeads will stick.  I really like how these turned out.

Here i arranged on page along with fibers.  These fibers i found at the dollar store as the beard of a Santa door hanger.  They work really great for a page white thread, sparkle thread, great for texture and movement.

Finished cluster.  Added some stamping around cluster arrangement, splattered lots of color on top of layout, creme burlee cream, south shore sand, danny zuko's demin and white acrylic paint.  I wanted it look like it was snowing- success.  I painted base shape of time rewind chipboard with alchemy paint in an ombre effect , then embossed the top layer with gold embossing powder.

I also smeared some gel medium around cluster in between snowflakes, and along edges of cluster then sprinkled on pewter glitter.  More sparkle!
Arent't those fibers fantastic.

And now i think i am going to eat a piece of cake.

Memories Spell

I found a new challenge blog today via the Retro Kraft Shop- Studio Shock and their challenge this month is Memories Spell,

I started with a blank journal page added some texture with modeling paste and stencil.  While the modeling paste was still wet sprinkle on embossing powder, not everywhere just in serveral spots. Just a little accent. Heat set.

Add some color.  I used Lindy's color spray but not as a spray, I use a paint brush to splatter color onto page around texture, next spray with water to move color around.  While the page is still wet I add some more color, this blends in and I don't need anymore water.

Here's a close up, fun eh?  Sounds better when you say eh with a Canadian Accent.

Next doodle around texture circles with a black pen.

The final page.  I added random stamping around photo cluster and accent cluster.  I needed a little more pop of color so I used Lindy's purple color spray around cluster and accent cluster.

I also added microbeads along clusters.  The doily and lace edge were cut out of paper with my silhouette.

I really like white space and this is one of my favorite spots on the page, you can see techniques i used to create the background but nothing is overwhelming.

Close up of chipboard piece Hanging Lantern, also can see microbeads added around cluster.  My ink smeared from the water should have used statz on.

This was a quick layout today, sometimes that's the way things go, I am working on another layout for days now but it's not coming together at all.  Argh

Today was a snow day here in Cold Lake -42 celsius with the wind chill, what a perfect day for me to scrapbook and Alex played video games.

Put a Stencil on it

I love stencils, so this was the perfect challenge at The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

Had a lot of fun with this one, I used my new pack of water soluble pastel, water color paints and watercolor paint brushes. I started with recreating a vintage print of fish and seashells.

Here is the color roughed on the fish with water soluble pastels, the background was created with water color paints.  LOVE my new water color paint brushes I got them for Christmas best present ever, thanks mom.

Now here is the fish with shading and detailing, so cool to watch it all come together.

Here's the page with finished fish and seashells.

Finished page mixed media galore.
I used a large damask stencil and brown memento ink to add texture around fish and seashells.

Added more texture with white crackle paste and harlequin stencil.

Finally added micro beads, I just saw this on a tutorial by Heike Bruhn.  Mixed microbeads with gel medium then apply through a stencil once gel medium dries only micro beads are visible.  Very cool.

Now for the close ups.

I think this my favorite spot on the page.

 Here you can see the mircobeads on the page, I applied them through a stone wall stencil but they just look random.