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Saturday, July 27, 2019

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

Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste

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

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Dragonfly Express

The Dragonfly Express! (This photo was taken in full sunlight.)

This project actually had two sources of inspiration. The first was the ReneaBouquets June 2019 Mood Board Challenge, the second inspiration was the Creative Embellishments June 2019 Challenge. (Both sources of inspiration are below) I actually saw the Creative Embellishment challenge first, and I have a thing for hot air balloons. A looking at them from the ground thing, not an actually getting into one thing.

Anyhow, I also really wanted to use this dragonfly I had been working on, and a hot air balloon doesn't need any help flying, so it (slowly) transformed into a flying ship! Besides the flying in the Creative Embellishment inspiration, I also love the whimsy of the image, and the Ferris wheels made me think of actual wheels!

Creative Embellishments Inspiration

ReneaBouquets Mood Board

Process Video:

The following photos were taken in a more shaded area, because my front porch had a convenient hook I could use to get some greenery in the background and not have to hold the project in one hand while shooting with the other! LOL!!

ReneaBouquets Glass Microbeads for the dragonfly's eyes and ReneaBouquets Beautiful Beads on top of the masts.

ReneaBouquets Tiny Anchor and Creative Embellishments Pipes and Gears pieces.

And here are some photo of the dragonfly while it was still grounded! [Note: I found the dragonfly in my yard, buried in the dirt by a tree, apparently left by the previous owners. It was shortly after finding it that I came across a Finnabair DT members (I think) post in Instagram who used Finnabair's Leaves to build butterfly wings (I think it was a butterfly) and a solution to my broken wing dragonfly was born!]

Products:

Ship

My SVG Hut (Etsy) - 3D SVG Pirate Ship Galleon DIGITAL download

(My SVG Hut Blog - Assembly Instructions) (Mine is smaller than the original, "intended" size)

ReneaBouquets

Beautiful Board

Tiny Nautical Anchor Laser Cut Chipboard

Beautiful Beads

Magic Stones

Creative Embellishments

Steampunk Pipe Corner
Gear Cluster Set
Gear Cluster Set 2

Ranger

Tim Holtz

Distress Oxide

Hickory Smoke

Distress Spray Stain

Rusty Hinge

Dylusions

Ink Spray

Melted Chocolate

Heidi Swapp

Color Shine

Tinsel

idea-ology

Tim Holtz

Metallic Kraft - Stock
Hitch Fastners

Prima

Finnabair

Rust Effect Paste

Brown Rust
Red Rust
Gold Rust

Metallique Paint

Rustic Brown

Metallique Wax

Brushed Iron
Bronze Age
Vintage Gold

Opal Magic Wax

Turquoise Satin

Sizzix

Big Shot Pro
Tim Holtz

Embossing Folders

Waves
3D Foundry Metal
Riveted Metal
Diamond Plate

Silhouette

Cameo 3
Premium Blade

Nicapa Cutting Mat
Best

Double Sided Tape

Spellbinders

Tool 'n One

We R Memory Keepers

Crop A Dile

JudiKins

Diamond Glaze

Art Glitter Glue
Liquitex

Clear Gesso
Black Gesso
Matte Super Heavy Gel

Apple Barrel

Black Matte Paint

Unknown/Unbranded

Fishing line (used for hanging)
Kraft Cardstock
Chain
Eyelets

Dragonfly

ReneaBouquets

Glass Microbeads

Black

Prima

Finnabair

Mechanicals

Woodland Leaves

Mould

Mechanica

Opal Magic Paint

Rose-Gold

Metallique Paint

Royal Blue
Romance Pink

Opal Magic Wax

Vintage Silk

Metallique Wax

Bronze Age

Wax Cire Cera

Indian Pink
Blue Lagoon

Rust Effect Paste

Brown Rust
Red Rust
Gold Rust

idea-ology

Tim Holtz

Swivel Clasp

Ranger

Glossy Accents

JudiKins

Diamond Glaze

Creative Paperclay
Amazing Cast Resin
Liquitex

Black Gesso

Unknown/Unbranded

Gears

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Water Fairy

I love water lily's, I think they are so beautiful floating out on a pond, so I was, of course, immediately drawn to, and inspired by, the water lily in the Mixed Media Place's May Mood Board!

I just couldn't help myself! I have a pond on my property, but I have yet to get the water lily's I want for it, so I decided to make one! (I think the husband worries they will interfere with fishing too much!)

The May Mood Board for Mixed Media Place's May Challenge.

Process Video:

The flower is from the Silhouette Design Store, but I found the artist's assembly instructions here: JMRush: Water Lily Votive Candle (Flameless) Assembly

Welcome!

Texture Pebbles sprayed with Dylusion's and RenaBouquet's Glass Beads! (The glue wasn't all the way dry!)

The tea light is turned on in this photo, but it's also the middle of the day in a well lit room!

A closer look at ReneaBouquet's beautiful dragonfly!

Products

ReneaBouquets

Glass Beautiful Beads

Pink

Dragonfly

Teal Jewelry Premium Paper

Silhouette

Cameo 3
Autoblade
Premium Blade
Design Store

Design "3D Water Lily" (#135617)
Design "Water Lily Votive Candle (Flameless)" (#136055)

Ranger

Tim Holtz

Distress Crackle Paint

Clear Rock Candy

Dylusions

Shimmer Spray

Polished Jade

Prima

Finnabair

Wax Cire Cera

Mint Sparkle
Sweet Rose

Bazzill

Turquoise Mist
Robin's Egg

Brea Reese

Texture Pebbles

Fairy Garden Figurines

Fairy Crossing

JudiKins

Diamond Glaze

Art Glitter Adhesive
Unknown/Unbranded

Pink Cardstock
Tealight

Other

Fairy Best Wishes (Etsy Store)

Fairy Figurine

Pink ("Avon") Shopping Bag!

Monday, June 17, 2019

Altered Notebook - June ReneaBouquet Swap

Altered Notebook - June ReneaBouquets Facebook Swap

The notebook is a 9"x6" notebook I found at Wal-Mart.

I've owned the Prima Wildflowers Pillar for a few years now, and have been waiting to use that big, orange hibiscus on just the right project! Apparently the "right project" does eventually come along! LOL

ReneaBouquets always seems to have just the right pieces for so many of my projects.

This flamingo is made with Amazing Cast Resin & a Wilton, silicon, candy mold!

Some more "waiting for the perfect project" items I had been hoarding. Studio Calico was the first crafting supply subscription I used! I love them, and in a perfect world I'd be a subscriber to ALL clubs I could find, but since I don't have Jeff Bezos' money, I try different clubs, one at a time!

And here is a process video if you'd like to see the high speed version of assembly!

**I made the cut file for the "replacement" cover using Silhouette Studio.

Products

Notebook Cover

ReneaBouquets

Purple Spring Mix Mulberry Paper Flower Set
Beautiful Board Small Twisted Chain Frame Set Laser Cut Chipboard Frames

Webster's Pages

Dream In Color

Drifting

Studio Calico

{Yello!}
the floral print transparancy

Shimmerz

AcriTonez

Blue My Top
Pinkadelic

Ranger

Tim Holtz

Mini Blending Tool
Distress Oxide

Salty Ocean
Picked Raspberry

Dylusions

Stamp & Stencil

Quote Medley

Stampers Anonymous

Tim Holtz

Bubble Stencil

Prima

2" Silicone Brush
Wildflowers Pillar Pack

Mixed

Finnabair

3D Gloss Gel

American Crafts

Thickers

Pick-Me-Up

Crate Paper

Oasis Ephemera

Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste

The Paper Studio

Bright Lace Ribbon Scrap Pack

Chickaniddy

Mini Brads

Spellbinders

Tool 'n One

Liquitex

Matte Super Heavy Gel

Daler Rowney

White Gesso

Krylon

Workable Fixative

Brea Reese

Texture Pebbles

Art Glitter Adhesive
Best

1" and 1/4" Ultra-Thin Permanent Double-Sided Tapes

Sorrento Crafts

13 color stamen set

Silhouette

Cameo 3

Unknown/Unbranded

Stamen in largest Hibiscus
Lace on inside of cover
Chipboard

Flamingo

Wilton Candy/Fondant Mold

Flamingo

Prima

Finnabair

Metallique Paint

White Pearl

Wax Cire Cera

Indian Pink
Sweet Rose

Americana

Gloss Enamels

Black

Amazing Cast Resin
Daler Rowney

White Gesso

Tags

American Crafts

Amy Tangerine

On A Whim Collection Foil & Resist Tags

Shimmerz

Coloringz

No Yolking

Vibez

Jeni B Bleu

Ranger

Dylusions

Ink Spray

Funky Fuchsia
Squeezed Orange

Tim Holtz

Distress Ink

Twisted Citron
Picked Raspberry

Dina Wakley Media

Scribble Sticks

Sets 1 (Magenta) & 2 (Fuchsia)

Friday, May 31, 2019

Art Daily Journal Cover

For the months of May and June, Tres Jolie Kit Club is going to be working on the Finnabair Art Daily Journal! Which is why the May Cards, Tags, & More kit contained the 58 Piece Journal Cover Set, plus Finnnabair's Victorian Bookmarks & Sentiment's Stickers!

I decided to at least make the cover look like I planned on being productive!! I mean, it is the last day of the month and I didn't actually get any of the "Daily" part done like I told myself I would "just as soon as I finished the cover."

Lots of mixed media products on here, and not all of the glue is dried or the Heavy Body Gel, but it was dry enough to take photos!

First I took all the elastics off the journal so I could coat it in black gesso, then I figured out what was going to be the decoration after browsing my stash...so after I glued all the base pieces down I gessoed (<---is that even a word?!?!) again!

I was going to just paint the cover with DWM's Olive, but I saw my dylusion's Chopped Pesto and decided to combine the two! They aren't mixed together, I just dipped half my brush in one color and the other half in the second color. As I layered and built up the paint I would alternate colors or use both together again.

After the paint dried I started working on my rust effect paste, starting with Brown and finishing with Rusty.

As for the metal flowers; I gave them a coating of gesso and let it dry, then I spritzed them with water, randomly sprinkled the Perfect Pearls & Magical Shaker's on them, spritzed them with water again, then heat dried. To help keep the coating in place I gave them a spray with acrylic sealer. (All this was done on my work surface, before attaching them to the cover!!)

To finish I placed all the flowers to my liking, and gave a light coating of Metallique Wax to the edges of the cover!

OH! The Tim Holtz Adornment on the spine (that I used to cover the original hole since I relocated the closure!) ... it was gessoed, painted with Metallique Fresh Orange Acrylic Paint, then coated with the Firebird Wax!