Day of the Dead Canvas

Hi fellow Core lovers! It's Gini, and I am here to share my first post as part of the Core'dinations Design Team. I've become intrigued with the Day of the Dead celebration, and thought I would try my hand at creating a colorful canvas. The sparkle in the Core Couture paper did a great job of mimicking the famous sugar skulls. And while crepe paper marigolds are the traditional decoration, I thought I would create them using punches and Core'dinations. 

 

Day of the Dead Canvas Supplies:

• Core Couture - White Gloves
• Jillian Dot Spotted - Mantis
• Core Essential Brights
• Sand It Gadget
• Day of the Dead Wooden Skull
• May Arts Ribbon - 3/8" Knotted Edge Satin 466-38-28
• EK Success Flower Punches
• Art Anthology Dimensional Crystal Paint
• Xyron Creatopia
• Beacon Zip Dry Adhesive
• 8" x 10" Canvas
• Craft Files
• Craft Knife

 

Step 1. Apply full coverage adhesive to the back of a 12 x 12 sheet of White Gloves Core Couture paper. Adhere to the wooden skull.

 Step 2. Roughly trim around the skull. Use the Sand It Gadget to smooth the edges. 

 

 Step 3. Use a craft knife to remove the paper covering the intricate designs and smooth with small craft files

 Step 4. Outline the designs with dimensional paint. Allow to dry. 

 Step 5. Sand a piece of Jillian Dot Spotted and adhere to a canvas.

 

 Step 6. Adhere the skull to the canvas.

 Step 7. Punch flowers from Brights Cardstock (a mix of orange, yellow and red). Each flower needs 4 large and 4 small flowers.

 Step 8. Lightly mist the flowers with water. Shape with your fingers to form a bud. 

 

Step 9. Continue shaping each flower and allow to dry. 

 

 Step 10. Carefully unroll the dried flowers. Assemble with a dot of glue between each layer of petals.

  

Step 11. Glue the flowers to the canvas. Add ribbon to finish. 

 

Heartfelt Creations Inspiration

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC

HCDP1  247 Classic Sunflower Paper Collection

HCPC 3626 Classic Sunflower PreCut Set
HCD 753 Classic Sunflower Die
Other Products Used 
Creative Embellishments Chipboard - Twig Frame With Fall Leaves
Zva Creative - Crystal Alphabet CRP-01CB-101, Flower Centers CRW-06CA-151
Art Anthology Dimensional Crystal  Paint - Red Corvette, Sunbeam



Gelatos
Core'Dinations Cardstock

Distress the edges of the patterned paper. Cut a piece of patterned paper to fit behind the chipboard frame.  Paint the chipboard leaves and attach to the frame.  Fussy cut the sunflower corner from the paper and glue to the lower left corner. Color the crystal letters with Copic marker to match your layout and create your title in the center of the twig frame. Stamp and cut the flowers using the coordinating die.  Color with gelatos, mist with water and shape.  When dry, glue the flowers together.  Add a flower center. Arrange dimensional flowers with the printed flowers.  Cut a photo mat from the paper collection and add photo to finish. 

Antiqued Vintage Background for Mixed Media

 Hi, today I'm going to be sharing how I created the background for this detailed mixed media canvas.  As much texture as you see now it's hard to believe it started out as a wooden panel and plain cardstock - but it did!

 

First, I painted my board with Art Anthology Gesso and set it off to the side.

I began diecutting these panels using A Gilded Life's Vintage Brocade die.  

 I inked over the raised areas with Blue Lagoon ink.

Since my final design was going to have red poppies on it - I wanted to tie that color into the background.  I sprayed Art Anthology Colorations over my gessoed surface using Heart.  This way, the small openings in my embossed card stock would have red peeking through.  It's not a blaring red background, but it really helped to tie it all together.

I began gluing the embossed paper to the substrate, making sure to arrange them off-set to each other.

 I misted over the embossed area with Grass and Waimea Bay Colorations.  I left a small border of red on the left side, and added Big Dip 'O Ruby and Red Velvet Sorbet paints to add more depth.

 I came back in and sanded some of the high areas to add to the distressed look and put a die cut over the red border.  Finally, I used a glue stick over some raised areas and added gold leaf. This produced a background that looked like it took centuries to gain this much patina and depth! Just the look I was going for!

I decorated my panel with handmade poppies, antique buttons, and an altered vintage book.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Art Anthology Products:

Gesso

Colorations: Waimea Bay, Grass

Sorbet: Bid Dip 'O Ruby, Red Velvet, Veridian

Hearfelt Creations New Release Festive Christmas Collection

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC 
HCDP1 246 Festive Christmas Paper Collection
HCD 752 Cut Mat Create Die Set
HCD 734 Sun Kissed Fleur Die Set
HCPC 3621 Dove of Peace PreCut Set
HCPC 3623 Festive Candlelight PreCut Set
HCPC 3557 Christmas Poinsettia PreCut Set

1259723 Art Institute Glue (Dries Clear)
Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Paper Blossoms Tool Kit 

Other Products Used 



May Arts Ribbon SN14

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers: G28,G24,G20; E31,E33, E34, E35; R43. R46
Art Anthology Paints: Big Dip O' Ruby Velvet; Dimensional Crystal
Xyron 9" Creative Station, Teresa Collins Foam Adhesives, Teresa Collins Adhesive Kit Box
WorldWin Cardstock, Gold Foil Paper

Take a 6 x 6" card base and adhere a 5.75 x 5.75 piece of patterned paper. Cut the printed panel, and add Stickles to the berries in the background. Die cut the fancy corners from gold foil paper using the HCD and adhere to the back of the panel, so that the corners stick out as shown. Stamp the birds, color with Copic markers, and fussy cut.  Adhere the image to the card with foam adhesives. Stamp the flower border, color and fussy cut.  Stamp, cut  and shape the poinsettias to match. Paint the flowers and add Dimensional Crystal for the centers.   Adhere to the border and place on card.. Finish with ribbons.

Sew Beautiful Journal Page with Art Anthology

I usually like to have some sort of a plan for a project before I start.....so, sometimes I struggle with art journal pages.  I'm trying to work on being a little more free when I create, so these pages are great exercises for that.  As I worked on this one, it became more and more quilt/fabric like - so I added some embroidery image stencils over the top to finish the theme.

 

 I began by using plastic canvas waste as a stencil and misting with Colorations ( Waimea Bay and Heart).

 Then I used  houndstooth stencil and spread Baby Blue Eyes Sorbet over it.

 

 I made marks using Vegas Gold Sorbet with a comb and Red Velvet Sorbet with a cardboard tube.

 I misted the page with Colorations - Hottie. 

 I painted over part of the page with Art Anthology gesso.

I stencilled the base of the flowers with Mi Bella Sorbet and the centers with Persimmon Velvet.

 I used Modeling Paste to stencil the embroidery hoop and thread spools.

 

Then I used the Dimensional Crystal to color in the images.

 

I finished off the page with some  sequin hearts from May Arts and a "beautiful" sticker from Ki Memories.

Art Anthology Products:

Art Anthology Gesso

Art Anthology Sorbet: Mi Bella, Vegas Gold, Red Velvet, Blue Eyes

Art Anthology Velvet: Persimmon

Art Anthology Colorations: Hottie, Waimea Bay, Heart

Art Anthology Dimensional Crystal: Guava, Peony, Bluebird, Fairy, Sunbeam

Seeing Stars

I have a beautiful art journal - well, the outside is gorgeous.  But I realized, I had only completed a couple of pages on the inside - so I decided it was time to do something about that.  And today, I'll share my first efforts with you.

I primed my page with gesso.  After it was dry, I lightly sprayed it with water, and used an old credit card to spread out some Art Anthology Velvet paint in Reef.

I painted Baby Blue Eyes Sorbet paint on  Hampton Art's Fancy Facade (PS0817) and stamped it to add texture.

I cut stars from dictionary pages and glued them to the page and then traced around them with a charcoal pencil.

 Next, I used the Hampton Art chevron mask from Mod Greetings (SC0641) and the Honolulu Blue Sorbet.  I love this glossy, sparkly layer.

I stamped the sentiment, but cut the words apart and inked them and glued to the page. Finally, I misted over the page with the Colorations - Waimea Bay.  For a bit of contrast, I added dots of the Dimensional Crystal in Red Corvette.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Supplies

Art Anthology Sorbet Dimensional Paint - Honolulu Blue, Baby Blue Eyes

Art Anthology Velvet Dimensional Paint - Reef

Art Anthology Dimensional Crystal - Red Corvette

Art Anthology  Colorations Spray - Waimea Bay

Art Anthology Gesso

Hampton Art Stamps:

Mod Greetings: SC0641

Fancy Facade: PS0817

I Am Not Afraid: PS0761