Showing posts with label Viva Colour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Viva Colour. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

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!


 

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

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.


Monday, December 9, 2013

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



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 Martha Richardson shares our first project share.  Here's what she has to say!

I would like to share three journal pages that I created using the oh so fabulous Luminarte Silk Acrylic Glazes.  I have to admit that I fell in love with these quite awhile ago and have several colors. I love working with them and the effect they create.

I would love to offer everyone a tip that I learned from several classes with Joanne Sharpe. Basically if you own many different colors in pens, markers, watercolors, SILKS, etc. you should create a tool that allows you to actually see the color on paper…great way to choose your colors and mix and match. It may seem like a lot of work but once completed it is much easier to match colors together.

This 1st journal page is what I created to show all my colors of Luminarte Silk Acrylic Glaze. I created this doodle on Strathmore Watercolor paper and then I drew a grid  of squares around it to use for my color samples. I noted on the back of this page what colors I used and where that color is. The center of the large circle uses the gorgeous AFRICAN JADE color. I wish that you could see the beautiful finish created but it just is so hard for a camera to pick of the glimmer.




The 2nd journal page I used a beautiful stencil, Marrakesch, designed by Michele Ward to create a background around another doodle. Most of the page was done with the Luminarte Silks Acrylic Glazes. The background was painted 1st with AFRICAN JADE Silk and then the second is a mixture of FERN Silk and PRETTY PERIDOT Silk that was added for the frame. I used CARMINE from the kit for the doodle but toned it down slightly with EMPEROR'S GOLD Silk. I wish you could see the African Jade background but again I can't get the colors to read correctly in my photos without altering all the other colors.


My last journal page was another doodle that I had created but never finished and I used this as my jumping off point. I 1st used the Sakura White Glaze Pen from last months kit to write significant words on the background before I painted it with AFRICAN JADE. I purposely added more color to some of the areas to show how Silks can be layered over one another.


I will be back later this week with a regular post that goes into more depth about Luminarte Silks Acrylic Glazes and the Viva Colour Modeling Creme and how it can be used on wood. 

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


As a Frog Dog Studio Design Team Member, I have the privilege of receiving amazing mixed media products every month to create with...
This month, our December Kit included Viva Colour Modeling Cream, & several jars of LuminArte Silks Acrylic Glaze.
(along with MANY other goodies of course!)
These great products, along with Catherine Scanlon's Grid Stencil (introduced to me through FROG DOG)
 are what I used to create this framed Christmas piece.

I started this project by using black acrylic paint to stencil the "GRID" onto a piece of cold pressed, 140 Lb. Watercolor paper.


Next, I used a pencil to draw each element into the grid areas.
After that, I went over the pencil drawings with one of my favorite pens... Black Pitt multi-liner in XS.


Then, it was time to COLOR!


In the photo above, you can see a close up of the modeling cream added to the fur on the hat.
The red is LuminArte Silk in Carmen.
My photo doesn't do the modeling cream justice, really...below is a photo of the depth and texture you can achieve with this amazing product...


Below, I am sharing some close up shots of this piece, so that you can see the brilliance and intensity
of color that LUMINARTE SILKS provide!










 The SILKS I used in this piece were...
African Jade, Fern, Carmen, & Sunflower.
ALONG WITH
Viva Colour's Pearl Modeling Creme
These amazing products can be found at SPLASH OF COLOR
Inspiration for this piece and more can be found at Frog Dog Studios
 

Amazing Project!  And Amazing Product!  You can tell that the team LOVES Luminarte Acrylic Silks and Viva Colour Modeling Creme.  The used both perfectly.

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 more projects from 2 more Designers.


Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Have You Ever Wondered? or FYI Product Details

Hello creative souls, Martha Richardson here. Today will be the 1st in a monthly series that I will be creating... "Have You Ever Wondered? or  FYI Product Details". I'm going to take a look at one or more products from the monthly kit. The more you know about the various properties and uses the more you will find uses for them. I love this idea and I am naturally an information seeker which is what led me to create this series. I'm going to share details and information for one or more products found in each monthly kit. Information that I have gathered from the internet and put into one spot for your use. 

PRODUCTS used from the  August Mixed Media Kit includes:
(1) ARTchix Ephemera Sheet
(1) ARTchix ECO ATC cards
(1) Viva Decor Inka Gold - Platinum
(1) Viva Decor Glitter Paste

Let's start with the Viva Colour Iridescent Glitter Paste.
Used to create a shimmering 3D effect, easy to apply freehand with stencils and pallet knife. Clean tools after use with water. Drying time varies upon surface and coat thickness.
• Creates intense sparkle due to high glitter content and caviar beads.
• Can be used on cardstock, chipboard, wood, glass, styrofoam, ceramics, foil and much more!
• Create dimensional effect / texture
• Water and fade resistant
• Easy to use, great with stencils
• Can be used with low temp heat gun to expedite drying time.
• High opacity
• Water based acrylic and non-toxic

Also available Viva Color BLACK Glitter Paste {be still my heart}!


And then we have Viva Colour Inka Gold:
A water based beeswax paste with no chemical additives or preservatives. With beeswax as one of the main ingredients, Inka Gold is safe and easy to use in all crafting and home decor projects. Just rub it on and polish!

Excellent for use on almost any dry, absorbent surface such as paper, paper mache, wood, bisque, terra cotta, etc.

Also great on glass, metal, and other non-porous surfaces when applied over Inka Gold Base Coat.
Step-by-Step Instructions for applying Inka-Gold
1.Load a small amount of Inka-Gold onto a dry sponge.
2.Rub the paint on your chosen object with a circular motion. The more you rub, the glossier it will become.
3.After the first coat has dried, you can apply a second coat to give an even more brilliant metallic finish.
4.After the application has dried, you can buff it gently with a soft dry cloth.
5.Other products can be applied after the Inka-Gold has dried.

Dried Up Inka-Gold?  Add fresh water to the jar.
Poke holes to break up the Inka Gold and disperse the water throughout the paste. Screw the lid tightly on the jar and let it sit several hours or over night. The Inka-Gold will be nice and creamy again.
I'm including links to several videos created by Marah Johnson, with her express permission.




So with all that information let's take a look at my project I created using a piece of cardboard as my canvas.

Thank you for stopping by and sharing a moment with me. I hope you like this series and will utilize the information provided. Make sure you stop by everyday to see what the other fabulous Design Team has created with this months kit!