Mermaids Welcome (Shadow Box)

"Mermaids Welcome" Shadowbox! Created for the "Paradise In August" Collaboration between ReneaBoquets & Crafty City!

Process Video:

Close-ups:

Products

• ReneaBouquets
• [From] Treasure Box #1
• Chunky Glitter Glass
• Diamond
• Beautiful Beads
• Unicorn Candy
• Printed Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard
• Small Ocean Orchid Mermaid
• Tiny Sunkissed Mermaid
• Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard
• Small Mermaids Welcome Sign
• Small Seashell Frame
• Beautiful Board (From Stash)
• Small Nautical Anchor
• craftycity
• Mintay
• Paradise
• Fabrika Decoru
• Shadow Box
• idea-ology
• Tim Holtz
• Vignette Hardware
• Corked Domes
• Ranger
• Emboss It Pen
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Oxide
• Cracked Pistachio
• Emerald Creek
• Seth Apter
• Baked Texture
• Dirty Sand
• Chunky Rust
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Metallique Wax
• Rose Gold
• Texture Paste
• Anemone & Coral Set
• Blue Green
• Fire Orange
• Taupe Rose
• US Shell Inc.
• Hobby Shells
• Cholla Pieces
• Jacquard
• Gum Arabic
• Liquitex
• Matte Super Heavy Gel
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze
• E6000
• Beacon
• FabriTac
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Sand
• Pebbles
• Texture Pebbles
• Seashells
• Sand Dollars
• Starfish
• Glass Decor Pebbles
• Gold-ish Beads (I received them from Brandy M. in a swap!)
• Clear & White Pearls/Beads
• Clear Microbeads
• Chain
• Spoon
• Burlap Ribbon
• Glass Micro Beads (they are intended for fingernail art, so they are super micro!)
• Sand
• Gold
• Glass Vials

This Place

This months challenge over at the More Than Words blog was "Happiness & Sketch." I love the sketch provided, but it took me a bit to figure out exactly what to do, and even then it was an accident! I was just playing with some old photos and new filters on my computer when I just happened to apply the on seen to this old photo I have from a family trip to the beach! The two children in the foreground are my mom and [one of] my uncles! Anyhow, as soon as that filter was applied everything just clicked (mostly) in my head!

With the sketch I, basically, did a "mirror down" lift of it, and as for happiness, who wouldn't love going to the beach?!?! Actually, I'm not much of a beach person, but I think that's because I'd prefer the beach if the word "private" preceded it!! LOL (My mom on the other hand, L-O-V-E-S the beach, so I'm sure she loved this day and was happy to play in the ocean!)

(As a side note, when everything clicked when the filter was applied to the photo that made me happy, but I don't know if that counts for the challenge!! ROFL)

Video:
I'm hoping. I lost some productivity time this month when I upgraded my computer. I have the parts recorded. Editing is an entirely different process!

Products:

• ReneaBouquets
• Glass Microbeads
• Gold
• Mint Tulle
• Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard
• Small Pearls Of Wisdom Frame
• Ranger
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Oxide
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Shimmerz
• Creameez
• Berry Hot
• Bazzill
• White (Smooth Cardstock)
• The Paper Studio
• Stick-A-Bilities
• Gold Foil Quotes
• Crate Paper
• Oasis Stickers
• Daler Rowney
• White Gesso
• Mintay
• Paradise Collection
• We R Memory Keepers
• Crop A Dile
• Corner Chomper
• Tonic
• Tim Holtz
• Paper Distresser
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Texture Pebbles
• The "netting" was packaging I up-cycled!

Altered Embroidery Hoop

An altered embroidery hoop I created for Linda B. for the August ReneaBoquets Swap! Since Linda and I agreed on an "anything goes" theme, I used the Creative Embellishments August mood board challenge as inspiration. Specifically the Silver & Purple ombré hair. I had planned on trying a green & purple idea, as you'll see at the beginning of the video, but that didn't work out very well, so I assumed it was because the ombré hair was haunting my thoughts!

Process Video:

Close Ups:

Products

• ReneaBouquets
• Mulberry Paper Flowers
• White Gardenia (It was "left over" from a different set of roses)
• Purple Spring Mix
• Tiny Treasures Butterflies
• Polka Dots & Bling
• Shard Glitter Glass
• Silver
• Creative Embellishments
• Baby's Breath
• Ranger
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Oxide
• Milled Lavender
• Mini Blending Tool
• Embossing Powder
• Lilac Pearl
• White
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Rust Effect Paste
• Purple
• Lavender
• Texture Paste
• Antique Silver Crackle
• Liquitex
• Matte Super Heavy Gel
• Darice
• 7" Embroidery Hoop
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Doily
• The "other" roses & leaves that I covered in texture pastes. I received them as a RAK some time ago from Pat G.!

Coffee Magnets (ReneaBouquet July Swap)

For the month of July, ReneaBouquets had a magnet swap, and I decided to make a coffee themed set!

After the process video there are some close-up photos & a product list.

Process Video:

Products:

• ReneaBouquets
• Beautiful Board
• Grid
• Glass Microbeads
• Gold
• Dark Red
• Mini Dusty Teal Mulberry Paper Roses
• Ranger
• Embossing Powder
• White (Super Fine)
• Black (Super Fine)
• Enchanted Gold
• Gold
• Archival Ink
• Black
• Chrome Yellow
• Emboss It Dabber
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Spray Stain
• Ground Espresso
• Weathered Wood
• Gathered Twigs
• Blueprint Sketch
• Distress Oxide
• Ground Espresso
• Weathered Wood
• Faded Jeans
• Blueprint Sketch
• Mini Blending Tool
• Water Pen - Nib
• Stampers Anonymous
• Mini Flourish Stencil
• Tonic
• Tim Holtz
• Stamp Platform
• Prima
• Ingvild Bolme
• Quick Dry Fluid Chalk Ink
• Worn Jeans
• Finnabair
• 3D Gloss Gel
• Simon Says Stamp
• Embossing Powder
• Ultra Fine Steel Navy
• Embossing and Watermark Ink
• Clear
• Stamp Set
• Coffee and Tea
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze
• MicroGlaze
• Liquitex
• Clear Gesso
• E6000
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Magnets

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Sometimes, just sometimes, I feel the need to do a project that has no real purpose. That's where art journaling comes in. In this case I wanted to use/remember this quote by Former First Lady Michelle Obama from her book Becoming:

Now I think it’s one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child—What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that’s the end.

I think it is probably a good thing art journaling doesn't have to have a purpose, because this looks nothing like what I was hoping for. But it did let me just experiment, which can be helpful when suffering from a mental road block. Basically, I was going for something shinier and dreamier, but I'm okay with the end result.

My only inspiration, besides the quote, came from this months Creative Embellishments Color Challenge. It helps that my favorite color is blue! I even managed to get the twist in (clouds or waves) when I stenciled on some clouds!

I can't guarantee a video. I recorded as I went, but my computer was acting up. In the end it actually decided it wanted to restart while in the process of recording. The last step is actually not recorded because it involved texture paste & paint and I couldn't wait for my computer to stop being temperamental.

I, more or less, know what is recorded, the problem is my computer cooperating during editing.

While I see how the video is willing to come along, here are some photos!

Products:

• Silhouette
• Silhouette Curio
• Silhouette Design Store
• All three fonts & the flowers are from the Silhouette Store, but I can only say with certainty that one of the fonts is "CG Free Font," the other two I can't remember (and I broke them apart for editing, so they are no longer "type" in the file).
• Creative Embellishments
• Heart Flourish
• Flourish 24 (Maybe...I didn't buy it myself, it came in a 3rd party kit so I am not sure. It might have been Curly Flourish. I forgot to compare to the CE website before cutting it apart & gluing it in!)
• ReneaBouquets
• Chunky Glitter Glass
• Diamond
• Butterfly Kisses
• Delicate Beauty (The two largest I received in a swap from Jenn D!)
• Shimmerz
• Vibez
• Snow Way Man
• Paste-eez
• Puttin' On The Glizt
• 13@rts
• Acrylic Modeling Paste
• Hip Kit Club
• Star Stencil (Sept. 2017 Kit)
• Cloud Stencil (May 2016 Color Kit)
• Tonic
• Tim Holtz
• Paper Distresser
• TCW
• Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste
• AC
• Vicki Boutin
• CreativeFX
• Iridescent Glaze
• Prima
• Finnabair
• 3D Gloss Gel
• Color Bloom
• Summer Sky
• Stampers Anonymous
• Tim Holtz
• Mixed Media CMS125
• Wendy Vecchi
• Rectangle Collage WVBG035
• Ranger
• Dina Wakley
• Large Art Journal
• Scribble Sticks (Set #1)
• Night
• Sky
• Acrylic Paint
• Marine
• Archival Ink
• Jet Black
• Perfect Pearls
• Perfect Pearl
• Blue Patina
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Oxide
• Weathered Wood
• Stormy Sky
• Dylusions
• Ink Spry
• London Blue
• Liquitex
• Clear Gesso
• Daler Rowney
• White Gesso
• Unknown/Unbranded
• White Cardstock
• Watercolor paper

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