A Strong Woman ...

"A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink." ~Gina Carey

A quick tag I did for the July More Than Words Mini Challenge using my gel plate, some stencils, thread, a Dina Wakley stamp, and my printer for the quote!

Process Video:

Font: BP Typewrite Damaged

Products used on finished tag:

• Gel Press Gel Plate
• Ranger
• Dina Wakley
• Acrylic Paint
• Peacock
• Stamp + Stencil
• Essential Silhouettes
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Ink
• Picked Raspberry
• Mini Blending Tool
• Archival Ink
• Jet Black
• Stampers Anonymous
• Tim Holtz
• Harlequin
• Splotches
• Tracks
• We R Memory Keepers
• Crop A Dile
• Craft Knife
• Tonic
• Tim Holtz
• Stamp Platform
• Americana
• Bright-Orange
• Master's Touch
• Gold
• Daler Rowney
• Neon Pink
• Neon Green
• The Paper Studio
• Rick Rack Scrap Pack
• Other
• Black Thread
• Pink Thread

Paints found on other gel press pages

• Ranger
• Dina Wakley
• Eggplant
• AC
• Vicki Boutin
• Sugared Strawberry
• Juicy Pear
• Daler Rowney
• Neon Orange
• Americana
• Gloss Enamels
• Black
• DecoArt
• Lavender

Stencil used on other gel press pages

• Homemade
• Ranger
• Dina Wakley
• Stamp + Stencil
• Essential Silhouettes

Beach Junk Journal

A little, beach themed junk journal I made for the ReneaBouquets Mood Board Challenge this month.

Flip Through Video:

The Process Video will go here when I've finished editing & uploading it!

Process Video 1: Cover & Construction

Process Video 2: Ephemera & Such!

And here are a few close ups:

I received that beautiful, floral applique (along the spine & other bits on the inside) in the ReneaBouquet Canvas Swap (Oct. 2018) from Wendy M.!  (Thank you, Wendy!!)

A close-up of the beautiful mermaid from ReneaBouquets!

A ReneaBouqet Beautiful Board Starfish!

Here you can see all three paperclips I quickly altered using ReneaBouquets Beautiful Bits - Seashell.

A closer look at the layers of lace! The scalloped lace I used on the edge of two of the pages I just received from Jenn D. in the ReneaBouquets June (2019) swap! (Thank-you, Jenn!)

Products:

• ReneaBouquets
• Beautiful Board
• Tiny Starfish
• Beautiful Bits
• Seashell
• Printed Beautiful Board
• Tiny Ocean Orchid Starfish Mermaid
• 13@arts
• Acrylic Modeling Paste
• Shimmerz
• Paste-eez
• Puttin' On The Glitz
• Creameez
• Berry Hot
• Prima
• Frank Garcia
• Golden Coast
• 12 x 12 Paper Pad w/ foil
• Ephemera (Item #995126)
• Ephemera (Item #995133)
• From Swaps
• From Wendy M.
• Floral Applique
• From Jenn D.
• Scalloped Lace (white)
• Kraft Tag & Sleeve
• From Yvonne (scrapbook.com swap ... Sept. 2018)
• The ribbon used to tie the journal shut
• Webster's Pages
• Adrienne Looman
• Designer Trim
• Plum Seed
• The Paper Studio
• Bright Lace Ribbon Scrap Pack
• American Crafts
• Vicki Boutin
• Blue Hawaiian Acrylic Paint
• Ranger
• 4" Brayer
• Tim Holtz
• Mini Blending Tool
• Distress Oxide
• Tattered Rose
• Antique Linen
• Distress Spray Stain
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Tonic
• Tim Holtz
• 5" Scissors
• Heidi Swapp
• Stencil (it doesn't appear to have a name...)
• Momentum Brands (pretty sure I got it at the 99¢ store)
• Happy Holidays
• Decorative Ribbon
• Mod Podge
• Antique Matte
• Art Glitter Glue
• E6000
• Beacon
• FabriTac
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze
• Unbranded/Unknown
• Paperclips
• Pink & White Bakers Twine
• Hairclips

Butterfly Lights

"Butterfly Lights"

In honor of her one year anniversary of Tres Jolie Kit Club, Kim had an online (Facebook) crop! The first challenge posted was a "bingo" challenge, and this is what I made using [most of] the products that came in the Tres Jolie June Mixed Media Kit!

Challenge #1 Scrapbook Bingo: Complete a project (card, scrapbook page, altered project, etc) using the any of the items list in a row. That row can be straight or diagonal. Upload your project to the Crop challenge file by Midnight (CST) tomorrow [June 9, 2019] for a chance to win a prize. You don't have to use one of our kits, but it would be nice to see (just no promoting any other kits).

The row with the yellow box is my "BINGO!"

The breakdown:

• Watercolor: I know, I know. HOW is there watercolor on there?!?! It was messy, but I added Concentrated Watercolors by Art Philosophy to the project (on top of the Acrylic Modeling Paste, which is where the Mod Podge Acrylic Sealer came in! I used it to keep those watercolors in place after they dried!!)
• Twine/String: Jute String by Tim Holtz on the top knob
• Wire: Wire lights by Prima
• Beads: Teal Glass Beautiful Beads by ReneaBouquets
• Glitter: Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass by ReneaBouquets

The good news, I've managed to (finally) make my computer capable of recording videos!

The bad news? I haven't edited the video for this project yet! (limited project submission time and all)

BUT...I'm going to edit it! I swear!!

UPDATE: I finished the editing...sorta. I mean, there's video, but no sound [Update #2: I added music after my son said it was "creepily quiet" LOL!]. By the time I "dealt" with my computer I was too tired of trying. Plus, it's been many, many years since I've played with video editing, and I am still trying to get my groove back! As I continue recording projects I do, the videos should theoretically improve...but for now, here is the video that has had almost 4 hours shaved off!

Here are some photos!

A close up look at the Chunky Glitter Glass at the bottom.

A closer look at the top.

A close up of [three of] the ReneaBouquet Glass Beads (there are nine total on the project)

Products:

• [From the] Tres Jolie June Mixed Media Kit
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Graphite Texture Paste
• Wax Cire Cera
• Peacock
• Lumies
• Item # 584771
• The "moss"
• Darice
• Metal Candle Holder Stand
• Floral Embellishments
• 30062044 Mini Sachet Roses
• Pastel, 0.75in, 25 Pack, Assorted
• ReneaBouquets
• Glass Beautiful Beads
• Teal
• Chunky Glitter Glass
• Diamond
• Magical Miniatures Double Side Printed Butterflies
• Watercolor Spun Sugar
• 13@rts
• Acrylic Modeling Paste
• Chalk
• American Crafts
• Vicki Boutin
• CreativeFX
• Iridescent Glaze
• idea-ology
• Tim Holtz
• Jute String
• Tonic Studios
• Tim Holtz
• 5" Scissors
• Prima
• Finnabair
• 3D Gloss Gel
• 2" Silicone Brush
• Art Philsophy
• Concentrated Watercolor
• Bora Bora
• Onyx
• Liquitex
• Black Gesso
• Daler Rowney
• White Gesso
• Mod Podge
• Matte Acrylic Sealer
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze

Dream (Altered Artist Palette)

"Dream" - Altered Artists Palette - May Creative Embellishments Mood Board Challenge!

I had always wanted to do an altered palette, and when it showed up in the May Mixed Media Kit from Tres Jolie I was overjoyed!! And, it just so happened that the paints included with the kit word perfectly with the Creative Embellishments Challenge this month!

The mood board for the Creative Embellishments May Challenge!

I rubbed some Prima/Finnabair Metallique Waxes on the fairies from Creative Embellishments.

I found "Dream" at my local Dollar Tree, and it was mirrored. First I sprayed it with some Krylon Original Primer, then I added the Pink-o do Mayo and Halo Pink Gold paint (drying between colors!!) and soaked them in water so the colors could pool together however they wanted!

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Products:

• [From the] Tres Jolie May 2019 Mixed Media Kit
• Studio 71
• Traditional Wooden Palette Set
• Prima
• Archival Cast
• Flora
• Texture Paste
• White Sand
• Flowers
• Sunrise Sunset Collection
• Item # 565169
• Jacquard
• Lumiere
• Halo Violet Gold
• Halo Blue Gold
• Halo Pink Gold
• Creative Embellishments
• Mega Pack Fairies In Black Chipboard
• Shimmerz Paints
• Pink-o de Mayo
• Anchors Away
• Butter Cream
• American Crafts
• Vicki Boutin
• CreativeFX
• Iridescent Glaze
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Stars & Moons Mould
• Heavy Body Gel
• Wax Cire Cera
• Firebird
• Sweet Rose
• Old Demin
• Unknown
• "Dream" (I kinda threw the package away, but I found it at Dollar Tree.)

Altered Box

An altered box I did for the Reneabouquets Feb 2019 Valentintes/Romantic Mood Board Challenge over on Facebook!

I started with the Shimmerz Raspberry Sherbet for the lower half of the box then used their Salt of the Earth for the upper half & lid, and left it to dry overnight. When I work up the next morning I felt that something was missing, so I pulled out my new Prima Indian Pink wax, my Nuvo Mousse, and my jar of Iridescent Glaze, and I sat down to ponder what to do with it all!

Eventually I decided to put the Indian Pink wax on top of the Raspberry Sherbet, I added a middle band of color with the Nuvo Mousse, and I put the Iridescent Glaze on the remaining white Salt of the Earth. After it was all dry I was arranging the flowers on the lid and kept thinking I should add something subtle, which is where the lattice stenciling came from. Then I finished arranging my flowers, sprinkled on some glitter glass, and added the "Astrial Pink" butterfly from ReneaBouquets for some extra color.

Products:

• ReneaBouquets:
• Hot Pink Shard Glitter Glass
• Astrial Pink Glass Wing Double Butterflies
• Tropical Summer Limited Edition Anemone Mulberry Paper Flowers (the light pink flowers & leaves)
• Shimmerz:
• Paste-eez
• Salt of the Earth
• Raspberry Sherbet
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Art Alchemy Metallic Wax
• Indian Pink
• Art Extravagance
• Paper Texture Paste
• Tonic
• Nuvo Embellishment Mousse
• Peony Pink
• American Crafts
• Vicki Boutin
• CreativeFX Iridescent Glaze
• Art Anthology
• Lattice Stencil
• KaiserCraft
• Paper Blooms
• Hot Pink
• JudiKins Diamond Glaze