Gear Canvas...

Hello and Happy Thursday! 

Tina here today with a canvas that screams Mixed Media!

This month, Frog Dog Studio will be cross-promoting with Sin City Stamps.  There are 2 fabulously romantic stamps in the February Kit, but Sin City also has amazing chipboard and stencils.

Today, I'd like to share with you a project I created with Gears Chipboard pieces, PanPastels, Lindy's Sprays and Magicals, and all kinds of steampunk goodness.

I want to apologize in advance for my post.  I got so excited when I was creating this project, I completely forgot to take photos of each step.  (I really need to just put the video recorder on when creating).  So, I will attempt to talk you through each steps.

{I am considering doing a class showing my creative process in detail.  If you'd be interested, I'd love to know.}

Step One:
Cover burlap canvas with Gesso.  I left areas of the burlap 'un-gesso'd' for interest.

Step Two:
Using a stencil, add modeling paste to several areas of background.

Step Three:
Using several shades of PanPastels, cover background.  I really love how the PanPastels 'grab' the canvas, creating awesome texture.  I WILL be doing this technique again.

Next use several sprays, spray canvas background.  I used golds, oranges, tans, and dark browns for my background.  (using the dark brown sparingly)

Step Four:
Cover Gear chipboard pieces with Gesso.

Step Five:
Once the Gesso has dried, cover each with PanPastels, layering colors.  Fix with hairspray, fixative, or water.

Step Six:
Cover burlap canvas and individual gear chipboard pieces with wax medium.  This is one of  my favorite steps.  I really love how the wax 'interacts' with the color and texture and sets it all in place.

Step Seven:
Glue gear chipboard pieces in place.  Let dry completely.

Step Eight:
Mix Lindy's Stamp Gang magicals with Gel Medium and randomly cover areas of canvas and gears.  These are the areas that have a red appearance.

Step Nine:
Using found objects, such as small metal gears, numbers, and watch pieces, cover each with more of the Magical mixture.  Adhere to background. 

I also used one of the Prima dominos included in the February kit for one of my found objects.

Step Ten:
Add more spray randomly, accenting different areas of the canvas.  Let pool and puddle for a great grungy look. 

Step Eleven:
Highlight areas with Gold Inka Gold.  

And you are finished!  It is really hard to show the texture and dimension in photos.  I really wish there was feel-a-vision!  ;)

I will be framing and hanging this canvas in my art studio!  Love!

I wish to thank Sin City Stamps for creating amazing chipboard.  If you get a chance, hop on over to their store and check out all of their goodies!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Team Up! (Day Three)

Welcome to the Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Design Team Cross Promotion!

This week the teams are showcasing projects from the Frog Dog Studio December Mixed Media kit, featuring Luminarte Acrylic Silks and Viva Colour Modeling Creme.  Both teams are excited to share their kit projects and show you how they were inspired. 

Each day (December 9-11th), on the Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Blogs, we will be sharing Design Team projects with tips, how-to's, and Kit and Product shares.  Be sure and visit both blogs for daily inspiration. 

We love Frog Dog Studio kits and Splash of Color product so much, we are sharing them with you!  

Visit the Frog Dog Studio blog and Splash of Color Blog each day and leave a comment for a chance to win the following:

1.  ONE winner will be selected to receive a Frog Dog Studio December Mixed Media.

2.  ONE winner will be selected to receive a $25.00 Luminarte and Viva Colour Prize Package! 

Leave a comment each day on each blog for more chances to win.  You must visit each blog and leave a comment on both blogs in order to qualify for a chance to win. 

Comments are due by midnight MST, Wednesday, December11th to qualify for the drawing.

Winners will be announced shortly after the end of the comment period, so be sure to check back to see if you've won.

Let's see what the Frog Dog Studio team created today!

Design Team member Lea Cioci shares our first project share.  Here's what she has to say!

I have two different projects that highlight the wonderful December Kit at Frog Dog Studio!!! I like that each kit gives you major media to use in your art, and ephemera as well as elements to make several complete works of art! The DT, I am proud to be on, helps those who are looking for ideas, techniques and eye candy!!!

Stamping with Silks!

Found a gold chipboard tag and wanted to design a simple, festive look as an alternative to a greeting card. Flat painting and smooshing plastic wrap to create texture. 

To stamp with Silks, use a sponge or a cut piece of Ranger's foam Sheet, and paint a good amount of Silks on it. The paint will go into the surface but because it doesn't totally soak in, it makes a perfect stamp pad! The Ranger Foam is exactly what they use for some of their stamp pads. There are felt sheets too. Use the foam and tap on the stamp from the kit, and then stamp on the tag. Stamp the image off the edges of the tag. Cool effect!!!

Add elements, wire and twine or raffia with beads to complete the look!

A created vignette' which highlights the Primary of Shopping and the Christmas Season! The smaller art is designed on the Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements Fabric. Silk Paints glaze areas, and after using the modeling paste; the Silks add light semi-transparent colors that make the letters POP! The tree is a flat, wood tree. The Modeling paste and Silks bring this little tree to life. Silks were used on one of the accents pieces and on some of the circles of the background cardstock. The mesh and one of the collage images complete the look!

The Tim Holtz stencil is adhered to the fabric using painter's tape.

After applying paste to the stencil and removing excess, this is how it looks on the fabric before adding color with Silk Paints.

This is perfect for a journal cover or photo album cover! 

Our next project share is by Design Team member Melissa Johnson.  She created an amazing Holiday Project you will simply love!

I can't tell you how much I am enjoying using the products from Splash of Color. Right now my favorites are definitely the Luminarte Silks, the Viva Colour Modeling Creme, and the Viva Colour Glitter Paste. With that in mind, I wanted to create a little bit of holiday decor using those products.

To begin, I created a background by collaging some old book paper and using the Silks and the Modeling Creme, which reminded me of snow. I also used the modeling creme with some stencils to add some texture. I used a Gelli print from my stash and some washi tape to create the tree. Using the tip of a stick, I created little "ornaments" using different colors of the Silks. I stamped the sentiment and fussy cut the little bird from our Frog Dog Studio kit. When that was done I sealed it all with matte medium and dried it with my heat gun. When it was all dry, I coated the entire piece with the Glitter Paste. I love how sparkly and winter-y this piece turned out!

 

 

 

Be sure and hop on over to the Splash of Color Blog to see what their Design Team is sharing today!

Remember to leave a comment on both the Frog Dog Studio blog and the Splash of Color blog each day for a chance to win!  We will be picking a winner tomorrow!  Be sure and stop by to see if you are a lucky winner!

We hope you enjoyed out Team Up with Splash of Color!  Have a crafty week!

 

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Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Team up! (Day Two)

Welcome to the Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Design Team Cross Promotion!

This week the teams are showcasing projects from the Frog Dog Studio December Mixed Media kit, featuring Luminarte Acrylic Silks and Viva Colour Modeling Creme.  Both teams are excited to share their kit projects and show you how they were inspired. 

Each day (December 9-11th), on the Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Blogs, we will be sharing Design Team projects with tips, how-to's, and Kit and Product shares.  Be sure and visit both blogs for daily inspiration. 

We love Frog Dog Studio kits and Splash of Color product so much, we are sharing them with you!  

Visit the Frog Dog Studio blog and Splash of Color Blog each day and leave a comment for a chance to win the following:

1.  ONE winner will be selected to receive a Frog Dog Studio December Mixed Media.

2.  ONE winner will be selected to receive a $25.00 Luminarte and Viva Colour Prize Package! 

Leave a comment each day on each blog for more chances to win.  You must visit each blog and leave a comment on both blogs in order to qualify for a chance to win. 

Comments are due by midnight MST, Wednesday, December11th to qualify for the drawing.

Winners will be announced shortly after the end of the comment period, so be sure to check back to see if you've won.

Let's see what the Frog Dog Studio team created today!

Design Team member Keri Babbitt shares our first project today.  Here's what she has to say!

I used LuminArte Silks Acrylic Glaze in African Jade, Carmen, Fern, Ice, & Solar Gold for this holiday layout.  I also used Viva Colour Modeling Cream in Pearl.

Designer Techniques: 

1.  After applying a thin coat of African Jade over kraft paper, I dipped a small paintbrush into the paint, and flicked thick lines in a random pattern.  I love the tone-on-tone look this creates!

2.  The chipboard strips were created by mixing glitter into the Pearl modeling cream, and applying with a palette knife.  I created a shimmery, two-toned finish on the raw chipbboard by applying a thin layer of Ice glaze, followed by blotting on Solar Gold in some areas.

3.  The acrylic stamps from the Frog Dog December kit work so well with the Silks Acrylic Glaze.  I applied both African Jade and Fern to the stamps with a foam brush before stamping, to create a lightly variegated image.

Designer Tip:  The Silks glazes layer so well on a variety of surfaces.  On this project alone, I applied it to canvas, chipboard, wood, and both matte and glossy paper.

Our next project share is by Design Team member Tina Walker.  She created an Colorful Canvas full of texture!

I really love creating canvases, starting with a bright, colorful background.  My canvas background starts it's colorful journey with several colors of Luminarte Acrylic Silks.  I layered Silks in a random manner, covering the entire canvas in color.  Silks are semi-transparent, so when you layer colors on top of each other, you get a great depth of color.

When the Silks were dry, I added Glitter Paste with one of my favorite The Crafters Workshop stencil to my background.  The Glitter Paste 'pulls' the Silks color, thereby 'coloring' the Glitter Paste.  This is one of my favorite techniques when using Silks.

 After the Glitter Paste dried, I cut a circle template with my Silhouette Cameo, then traced the circles on my background.  Using Distress Paint in Picket Fence, I painted around each circle, allowing the color of the Silks and Glitter Paste to POP out in the circles.  (I painted several coats of Distress Paint to matte out the color outside the circles).  Since Distress Paint also has semi-transparent properties, subtle hints of color still peeked through the white.

I outlined each circle with a Black China Marker, then a Charcoal Stick.  (Spray the Charcoal with fixative to prevent it from smearing).  After a spritz of fixative, I outlined each circle with a White China Marker.

Have you tried Luminarte Acrylic Silks?  We would love to know what you think about them.

Be sure and hop on over to the Splash of Color Blog to see what their Design Team is sharing today!

Remember to leave a comment on both the Frog Dog Studio blog and the Splash of Color blog each day for a chance to win!  Stop by tomorrow for our final day for projects from 2 more Designers.

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Expanding Your Options - December 2013

Happy December to you, my crafty friends!

For this month's edition of Expanding Your Options, let's take a peek into my layering process for this holiday canvas, using products from every previous and current Frog Dog kit!



I know that for many, this time of year can be chaotic and busy, but hopefully you find a way to squeeze in some Creative Time in one form or another.  Happy Crafting!

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Love is the flower you've have to let grow....

Hello and Happy Monday!

Tina here today with the first December project share!

Before we get to my projects, let's take a peek at the December Mixed Media kit again!

There are so many options when creating with this kit, I wasn't sure where to start.  I was really drawn to the Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements, so I thought I start there.

I pulled out a 12x12 Flat Panel canvas that I had been playing with and several squares of the Tim Holtz fabric.  I thought I'd create a flower canvas, using the fabric as the base for my flowers.

I drew several flower shapes on a piece of paper, then cut them out to use as a template.

I placed the flower shapes on my canvas, then adhered them using matte medium.

Once they were dry, I used Distress Paint, (in Picket Fence) and covered up the background.  Since Distress Paints are transparent, the create color and texture that was previously added to my canvas is still visible through the white paint. 

Using Faber Castell Big Brush Pens, I added texture and more color to each flower and throughout my background.

I cut several leaf shapes from the fabric and de-constructed the Maya Road ribbon from the kit to create stems for my flowers.  I adhered them to the canvas with Matte Medium.

I wanted my flowers to have a bit more POP of color, so using water downed Distress Paint, I painted each flower, leaves, and stems in bright, colorful tones.

To add more texture and dimension, I outlines each element with Oil Pastels.  I love how these look on my mixed media canvases.

I finished my canvas off with a sentiment!

Once I got going with this canvas, I created several additional Home Decor projects.

I mixed the Modeling Creme with Lindy's Magicals to create the texture on this project.  I also used Viva Decor Inka Gold to accent the texture.

I bought this metal shrine on a recent trip and covered it with layers of gesso and Modeling Creme.  I simply LOVE how this turned out!  Lots of Distress Glitter, Alcohol Ink, and Distress Ink to create the vintage look.

That is all for today.  I hope you stop back each day this month for more amazing Design Team projects, tips, and tutorials!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great one!

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