Jen's Mini Canvases

Hi Everyone!

It’s a glorious day here in Far North Queensland.  It’s a lovely 24C, (with 62% humidity), and the sun is shining.  Are you southerners jealous?  Don’t worry, there’s more rain forecast in the coming days and the humidity will skyrocket to 95% leaving everything damp and clammy once more. That’s the price you pay for living in paradise.  Excuse me; my washing machine is calling me…

…I’m taking full advantage of the free solar and wind energy today.

 I’m back again with my projects for the Mini Madness challenge.  While I didn’t have any trouble deciding what to do with my first project, the second didn’t come easily.  After a bit of ‘research’ online I decided to do some mini canvases.  One of the problems of living in a rural area is the lack of crafty stores in the immediate area, (which is why I shop at Scrap Matrix).  Sadly my local options are K-Mart, the local overflow stores and my friend who is a Kaszazz consultant.  Luckily one overflow store has mini canvases for less than $5 which suits my budget down to the ground.

I’ve created three canvases, (well actually four, but the first one was such a complete disaster it’s on my desk waiting for a black gesso makeover).  I’ve used Paperartsy Fresco Acrylic Paints on all of them with mostly Paperarsty stamps.  The technique is relatively simple.  I’ve blended three colours of the same hue with a brush and my fingers, (I think Gumboots might be my new favourite colour), and stamped with Archival Ink.  Let’s have a closer look at each one.

Number 1...

I've added some old music paper here with gel medium.

I've stamped my main images onto the canvas.  Stamp Set ESN 34...

...and again with clear embossing powder onto print.(Very had to photograph. My apologies if you can't see it.) I cut out the birds and attached them with 3D foam.  I added some Tim Hotltz Stickers.

Number 2...

This time I've used Carabelle Studio stamp sets Kooky Cats and Round & About.

Finishing with white Posca doodles and Tim Holtz sticker. The cats were stamped onto a piece of cardstock painted with Butter and Nougat and detailed with a purple pencil.

Number 3...

Lastly I thought I'd try circles rather than lines and was quite pleased with the result.

I've used Paperarsty stamp set EKD02...

...and once again finished with a Tim Holtz sticker.

Easy peasy.

(The birds were coloured with pencils).

My niece has claimed the Kooky Cats. I barely had time to photograph it before she had hidden it in away her bag. I'm sure the others will find homes in no time at all. 

That's all from me for now. 

Jen.

>^.^<

(Thanks to all of the artists who share their creations on Pinterest)

More mini madness with Tam...

Hi all

Tam back again to share a few more pages from my Mini Book.....

I'm loving the playing, the freedom.

I've been hoping to pop in to the Facebook Shares page with a couple of lives but I've been unwell and not able to talk for that long! 

A shame yes, but my family think its a blessing. Lol

Hopefully soon I'll be back to normal and able to create with you.

Until then here's a few more pages...

I used Art by Marlene Collage Book 3 and Art by Marlene Collage Book 4

and lots of Paints from Dina Wakley and Dylusions to create this cute little scene.

But wait there's more.....

that page on the right hand side opens up.... it has a flap.....

and then you get a lovely panoramic scene!

Too cute...

I love that it is interactive.

So the challenge with this was to make the picture make sense on both sides.

I wanted the pictures to be similar but different.

The above image is one page fully extended and then the below image is the other side, once the page is turned.....

So the little owl and trees that were on the right hand side in the first picture, actually becomes the left hand side of the next page.....

Isn't that cute?!

I simply added a few word stickers to finish them off.

I have a few ideas for some more interactive pages so hopefully I can do a live soon.

I'm really enjoying going mini and loving that it frees me up to try new things.

As you know quite a few of them have become larger journal pages.

Many of you have admired my collage scenes, so maybe going small to start with is a good way to start.

Just draw in a few hills and trees and clouds and get the paint out.

Don't worry too much if it looks messy.

It's adding in the pen work that finished the whole thing!!

Why not have a go?

Much love

Tam

xx

Jen's Mini Madness...

Hi everyone! I hope it's a lovely sunny day where you are today.  

(I'm having some technical issues with my laptop today so I hope this turns out ok.)

 This month is Mini Madness and what a great challenge this will be.  I can't wait to see what everyone's interpretation will be.  

(Thanks to all the great artists on Pinterest for sharing their creations.)

Some time ago I saw an article in a magazine where they had altered some dominoes.  Further research on Pinterest revealed the many different options I could take.  Inspired, I decided to purchase some dominoes and get started.  

I had a setback though... because of Covid-19 and everyone self-isolating, many games had been purchased from local stores and the shelves were bare.  I ended up having to order them online and wait, (forever it seemed), for them to arrive.  I then unleashed my mini madness and this is what I created.

I had so much fun I had created six, (I didn't think two of them were good enough to share), before I realised I should have been taking photos.  What a great excuse to make some more!

I've  used Paperartsy Fresco Acrylic Paints  .  Some I applied with my fingers but this one I applied with a brush using three shades of green.   

Next I applied Tracy's stamp from set ETS23 with Archival Ink.

I added decorations with a white Posca pen and  some Tim Holtz stickers and covered it with Ranger Glossy Accents and left it to dry.  I tried to be careful and make sure no bubbles but... 

 

... some managed to sneak in.

Make sure your words are stuck down properly, mine slipped as the Glossy Accents dried.

All the stamps I've used are from the Paperartsy range along with Tim Holtz  Collage paper and words from an old book. 

I hope you like them.   

I'm eager to see what you will create.  Please add them to the Facebook shares page and list which Scrap Matrix products you've used. 

That's it for me now,  I'm going to enjoy the sunshine. 

Jen.

>^.^<